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NO KNOWS DOPE | JUNE 20X

Let’s see… We started out w/ str8 up heat to kick start it all, then Dilla, then Beats, then Love , last month was Stereolab & this month is no surprise to the faithfuls that respecognize that P up there on the cover. For those not in the know… That “P” is for Portishead. Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley gave us a unique new sound back in 1994 & since then have only released 3 albums with their last one being in 2008. Like Sade, D’Angelo & Dr.Dre (Detox anyone?), Portishead is one of those groups that doesn’t need to come out every month with a new record because their music & legacy alone stand the test of time. I ain’t gonna lie tho… I wish they wouldn’t take so damn long in between albums &  or tour if they were, but I guess we gotta take what we can get, till we get what we want. I for one couldn’t wait so I decided to make this month all about the P. It is filled to the brim of rarities, remixes, covers, tributes, unreleased & of course my faves from the albums they DID release. A definite MUST HAVE for any true P fan or Blind I faithful for that matter. & As always… thank you for your continuous support in making these NKD‘s a part of your life. I do it for you!

TL & DL after the after…

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Tags: ADRIAN UTLEY, BETH GIBBONS, BJORK, Dave McDonald, DEPECHE MODE, Derrick Stewart, GEOFF BARROW, GRAVEDIGGAZ, JUNKWAFFEL, Ken Thorne, KRAFTEWORK, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOIR DESIR, PAUL WELLER, Portishead, Radiohead, REY RESURRECCION, THE SABRES OF PARADISE, TOM JONES, Tré Hardson

BLIND I EXCLUSIVE AUDIO+VIDEO: REY RESURRECCION – SPACESHIPS [P REMIX]

So the story goes like this: My brotha Rey Resurreccion remixed his Spaceships song using Portishead as his tools. Schitt was too on point & I told him how it would be dope to sync it to his video as a special exclusive remix/prelude to June 15th/NKD/No Knows Portishead. & VOILA! The O.G. still bangs… but THIS one is just too damn ice cold & gives the whole video a completely different vibe & emotion. We hope you enjoy. Be sure to add Old Rust New Bang & Limitless to your music library too.

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NO KNOWS DOPE | MAY 20X

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Awwwwwwwwwww gyeah sun! I’m getting out my dreams! Okay so we’ve tackled str8 up heat to kick start it all, then Dilla, then Beats, then Love & now S T E R E O L A B ! ! ! This also like my Dilla tribute has been in the making for some time (since 07). My good friends Andrew Baker, Kenny Chen, Dert & myself share a love for Stereolab like no other. A favorite group of influential freshmakers as well from Gilles Peterson to  ?uestlove to J Dilla. Members Tim Gane (guitar/keyboards) , Lætitia Sadier (vocals/keyboards/guitar), & Andy Ramsay (drums) stepped on the scene back in 1990 straight outta London England. They have had many members come & go since then including Mary Hansen (backing vocals/ keyboards/ guitar), who joined the group in 1992, ten years before her accidental death. I had the pleasure of catching them last year for the first time live & it was phenomenal. Like the No Knows Dilla, this one was just as difficult to compile but I think after 4 years of debating on certain tracks to stay on or be taken off I have narrowed it down to (IMO) the best of the best that makes me love this “groop” so much. Heat spanning from across their vast discography, collaborations, live versions, remixes & rarities … yeah… this is the one! I hope you all eNjOy as much as I do.

TL & DL AFTER  THE J…

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Tags: BUSTA RHYMES, COMMON, DERT, J DILLA, JAY DEE, Jazzanova, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, STEREOLAB, THE HIGH LLAMAS, THE ROOTS, THURSTON MOORE, Zero 7

NO KNOWS DOPE | APRIL 20X

1st… Muthafuck a bitch… Oh my bad.. It’s that love thang… © Like I told y’all before… I’m coming with a theme every NKD this year. Jan was on some o.g. NKD steez, Feb was No Knows Dilla, March was No Knows Beats & this month is dedicated to “love” thus, No Knows Love.  I kinda went in on this one. Forgive me, but I do it because you love it.

Fix after the j…

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NO KNOWS DOPE | MARCH 20X

This month I decided to flip the script & keep it off this NKD. Get it? No scripts… just beats. Thus, No Knows Beats! From my favorite producers past, present & future. This cover is quite special to me as well because it is a painting of me done by my brother like no other Dee Jae Pa’este of Konscious Klothing & he was kind enough to let me use it for this months NKD art. (I mean… IT IS ME tho hahahaha). I have been bumping this all day while I was working on the back cover & it is damn good designing music… or work music… or whatever you use it for. Burn a CD, drop it on your mp3 players & cypher with your homies while you cruise the block or BBQ it up… or just stfu & listen.

A list of who’s on this batch & the DL after the J…

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Tags: 88 Keys, ALEX B, BENGA, BLACK MILK, Bullion, CASPA, CHIMPANZINAUTS, Daru Jones, DERT, DEVONWHO, DIMLITE, EDIT, ETURNAL DAWN, Exile, F.A.M.E., FLYING LOTUS, Gaslamp Killer, HI-TEK, J DILLA, JOOB, MADLIB, MAX KANE, MR.DIBIASE, MR.DJ, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOSAJ THING, PASHA BROWN, PHONOSAPIENS, RADIO RANDONE, RUSKO, Sa Ra, SAMIYAM, SHINY'S FOOD, SQUARE WEEZY, SWIZZ BEATS, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, WAAJEED

NO KNOWS DOPE | FEB 20X

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This has been some years in the making. I have been wanting to dedicate my Feb NKD‘s to Jay Dee since I started doing NKD but it’s always been so difficult to pick n choose my favorite songs from my favorite artist, in this case it being Mr.Yancey himself. I literally sat there and debated heavily over some heaters & had to narrow it down to 40 of my most loved Dilla beats of all time. True Dilla fans should have the majority of this months edition, however like I said, I took my all time faves & put em in one home. Some – the actual songs, some – just the beats. This is for the faithfuls, so with that being said there isn’t a back cover this month. No track list either. It’s ALL DILLA PRODUCED! So from here on out… get used to Feb being like this.

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Tags: DIL WITHERS, DILLA DOGG, J DILLA, JAMES DEWITT YANCEY, JAY DEE, MC SILK, NKD, NO KNOWS DILLA, NO KNOWS DOPE, PAY JAY

NO KNOWS DOPE – DECEMBER 2009

The last of the mohicans… or shall I say NKD’s for oh nina! I wanna say thank you to my brother like no other $ulaiman for not only droppin’ one of the illest mix/albums in a minute but for making good on our bet. Which was, had he lost (& he did) then he would have to make all the covers for NKD for 2009 & he did just that. So… thank you $ir. Never bet against my Lakers again hahahaha Anyways y’all.. it’s Christmastime & I come through with the come thru bearing gifts.

Tracks & DL after after…

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NO KNOWS DOPE – NOVEMBER 2009

Gone till NOvember…. back like a bad dream! Whats good faithfuls?! I trust your weekend was a fun & safe & are now ready to start the week off right & what better way to do so than with this months installment of NKD! Every month I try & out do the last & with all modesty I know I did hahahaha You can be the judge for yourself though.

Tracklist & DL after the fadeaway…

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NEW ES VILLA [[[NKD EXCLUSIVE]]]

I can’t wait for y’all to be on what I’m already on, so here’s a sneak peak @ what this months NKD is gonna be on. eNjOy the new sounds from Slum Village entitled Dope Man until NKD drops on the 15th.

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NO KNOWS DOPE – OCTOBER 2009

…& ya just don’t stop… back like a bad dream like I never left…Ya kNOw what time it cuz you iz da faithful… why I am typing “ghett-right”? I have no idea.  Anyways, this one goes out to all the purists of sound & the respecognition of listening to an album from beginning to end. If a track had to much damn dead space @ the end of a track I took that batch out. If a song was dope as fuck in a mix that I loved I got that schitt up in this piece! You don’t play when it comes to your NKD & therefore I vow to never play either.

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I send no apologies for this months edition of NKD. It is – what it is (male quote of the century) “of course my goons is astounding, niqqa I used the Auto-Tune™ because I’m clownin’!”

Track List & DL after the bounce, rock, roller-sk8…

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