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DEM ONE – LIFE AFTER HIP HOP, THE MIXTAPE

Dem One is too damn dope!! He’s just too damn good @ what he does. This mixtape right here my nigga? Hands down the best mixtape of the year (year just started tho No?!…..GIVE A FUCK!) Kids take heed & G’s be proud. This is for us.

DEM ONE – LIFE AFTER HIP HOP, THE MIXTAPE | DOWNLOAD

Tags: BOOKS ONE, C-NOTE, D-STYLES, DA HERMIT, DEM ONE, HEN BOOGIE, ILL MIND, JON WAYNE, LU B, MALCOM LEE, MR.AEKS, ODDISEE, OFFICER RICKY, Raphael Saadiq, SKYZOO, SMITTY GRANDS, Sol Plus 10, SQUARE WEEZY, THE BANGERZ, TRANSIT 7, WAYSTYLES

*EXCLUSIVE* BLIND I & BEV MO PRESENTS “8BITOFSOUL”

Our good friend & comrade DJ R-Cade of BevMo recently hand crafted this mix of old, new & future soulful sounds of everything we love. I have bumped this mix out like no other since he shot us the final. This is the first of many more to come. Hit the jump for the track list. & Jedi respecognition to R-Cade & the entire BevMo posse extraordinaire!

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Tags: BEATSOFREEN, BENNY TONES, BEVMO, blu, choklate, Darondo, DIGITAL BUTTER, DJ QUIK, DJ R-CADE, Fat Freddy's Drop, FAVORITE FLAVA, KINNY, MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE, MUGPUSH, NE-YO, NICOLAY, ODDISEE, Sa Ra, SOUNDSPECIES, STIK FIGA, TA-KU AND ROUGHSOUL, The Weeknd, YUNGMARS

VIDEO: ODDISEE – THE BLOOMING

Oddisee allowed ZBS Studios in Belgium to create a visual for his joint “The Blooming“, which I’ve been digging for awhile. Oddisee is one of the few new producers that thinks outside of the box, so it’s cool to see this atypical visual paired with the sonics. ‘Odd Seasons‘ out now « (iTunes)

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ODDISEE – I’M FROM PG

Man this doode is evolving into something iller than he has been 1 song @ a time! You know what to do.

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VIDEO: ODDISEE – CI’IY LIFE FEAT. TRANQILL

Washington DC producer & emcee Oddisee serves up some visual fixins for the meat that is his album (um…pause?) Odd Seasons which you can pre-order on iTunes here. Love it when the video fits the mood of the track so well like this (especially when the track is as dope as this one). Video by Mark Phillips. Enjoy!

Tags: CI'IY LIFE, MARK PHILLIPS, ODD SEASONS, ODDISEE, TRANQILL, Video

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 17

I know silence is golden, but not when it comes to this music I love so much.  Man it’s been a long time…! deep breath~~~ Life is now and your next journey has arrived and the new  MEEZY LISTENING 17 is just your soundtrack.   I have a lot of good stuff for you this time around..something old , something new, something borrowed , something blue… all compiled just for you!  A new journey is ahead of us all, so step into that new you and hop on this train we call life and go go Live that!!
DL and TL at the end of the line.
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Tags: Bilal, COLEMAN, Curren$y, Daedelus Alex Lattimore, DON PRAHFIT, ERK THA JERK, Gemineye Presents..., HOPE, J DILLA, J.ESPINOSA, Jeff Lorber, Jhene Aiko, Kendrick Lamar, Keys N Krates, Kooley HIgh, KURL BOOGIE, Lite, Los Amigos Invisibles, Najee Taylor McFerrin, ODDISEE, Quadron, R-Cade | SmoovGroovs, RAEKWON, Roosevelt, SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD, SNOOP DOGG, Snoop Dogg Ft. Marty James, THE STUYVESANTS, Tommy Guerrero, Wiz Khalifa

VIDEO: DIFFERENT NOW – ODDISEE FEAT. TOINE

Tight new video from Oddisee . The Song comes from the Mello Music Group’s “Helpless Dreamer” compilation. You can purchase the track or whole compilation on iTunes or MMG’s Bandcamp page.

Tags: ODDISEE, TOINE

SDOT’S IDISH 3.1

It’s the return of Sdot*s Idish! If you’re familiar with it, you know what to do. If not, you should really get on it! Tracklisting & link after the jump…EnJOY! › Continue reading

Tags: 14KT, 3.1, AFTA-1, CASEY VEGGIES, EPSILON PROJECT, FREEWAY & JAKE ONE, Great Weekend, idish, J DILLA, J ROC, KRITIKUL BEATS & TEDDYP, MADLIB, ODDISEE, sdot*, SLAKAH THE BEATHCHILD, Soulful!, SWIFF D, Ta-Ku, TAKE, TOTAL SCIENCE

DJ CUZZIN B & JAY*CLIPP – SOUL 4 SALE

My brotha I-Ced put me on to this dope mix from the good homies DJ Cuzzin B & Jay*Clipp who basically, made a seriously dope mix of all the artists I love & will love. You’ll see a plethora of Blind I faves from Full Crate to Kendrick Lamar to Jneiro Jarel to HNRL to Robin Hannibal to Marvin Gaye & more! Heres a taste…

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TL & DL to follow…

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Tags: 1-O.A.K., BADD LUCC, CANYA REIAL, CARMEN RODGERS, D'ANGELO, DIE & INTERFACE, DION, DIVAGEEK, DJ CUZZIN B, ERIC LAU, FULL CRATE, GENO YOUNG, HI-TEK, HNRL, HONOR ROLL, JAMIE WOON, JAY*CLIPP, JNEIRO JAREL, JOYA MOOI, Kendrick Lamar, KESHIA SHONTELLE, KURUPT, LOVEY JEAN, LUX DEVILLE, MADDSLINKY, MARC DE CLIVE LOWE, Marvin Gaye, muhsinah, Murs, ODDISEE, OLIVER DAYSOUL, OMAR, PRINCE, Q-TIP, Reggie B, ROBIN HANNIBAL, ROCQUE WUN, SANEYES, STRAY, TAWAIAH, TERRACE MARTIN, THA BOOGIE, TYLER WOODS, WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT

MELLOW MUSIC GROUP – HELPLESS DREAMER

Have no fear the raw, the real, the dope is here! Check out the straight to digital compilation put together by the good folks over at Mello Music Group entitled, “Helpless Dreamer”. It’s features new music from Oddisee, Apollo Brown, Finale, Kenn Starr & more.

[DOWNLOAD] – BANDCAMP

[DOWNLOAD] – ITUNES

Tags: Apollo Brown, FINALE, KENN STARR, ODDISEE