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MAIYA PRESENTS…THANK MAI NOW VOL.1

4Hero-Naima (Remix)

Whenever people reference Blind I, or the kind of music we post, especially in our monthly compilations, the word “taste” comes up a lot. Individually and collectively we all have a very specific ear and that’s what draws you in to either hate or love it. Sometimes when I put mine together, I try to switch things up a bit to reach and satisfy different tastes, but this month, it’s just me. I catered to what I wanted to hear.  I took my time pairing them together, contemplated and edited accordingly. Sit back, put your feet up and play it loud. (Drake voice) Y-y-y-y-you can thank me now.

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Tags: 00GENESIS, 4HERO, BENT, BLIND I, CAZEAUX, CEE-LO GREEN, Compilation, CORTEX, drake, ELAQUENT, FLAKO, FLYING LOTUS, HARDKANDY, Jazzanova, JIMPSTER, KOOP, LEON WARE, LONNIE LISTON SMITH, MAIYA PRESENTS...THANK MAI NOW VOL.1, MINNIE RIPPERTON, PPP, SHAUNISE, SUZI ANALOGUE, THE ROOTS, VIKTER DUPLAIX, Yukimi Nagano

THE CARLTON – DJ STYLUS

I live in the land of nerds Silicon Valley, CA! I would consider myself a nerd!!. Since NERDS are the new black and the 90s are back, I’m dropping this cool lil gem for the KING OF NERDS. A mix dedicated to CARLTON mixed by Dj STYLUS.

“The Carlton” is an ode to the King of All ’90s Sitcom Nerds, Carlton Banks, and the sounds that he would likely be grooving to if were still around in 2010.

This is a fresh lil mix with a lil bit of everyone from Stevie Wonder to J Davey to Hall & Oats. All the songs have that CARLTON feel to it to definitely get you Bouncing…peep the vid I found to go with it after the jump SUPER CLASSIC.

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The video, tracklisting and download is after the bounce.

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Tags: Blackalicious, CARLTON BANKS, DJ STYLUS, Donald Fagen, Gang Starr, GNARLS BARKLEY, J DAVEY, JAMIROQUAI, LAURYN HILL, MEEZY, MEEZYART, PIGEON JOHN, Pink, PPP, PRINCE, soulbounce, STEVIE WONDER, ZO!

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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Tags: ?uestlove, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, AHMAD JAMAL, Amerie, BDP, Bilal, BLACK SPADE, BLU(E)., BOBBI HUMPHREY, CODY CHESNUTT, COMMON, Daru Jones, DERT, diana ross, DJ SPINNA, DONNY HATHAWAY, DONWILL, DUTCHMASSIVE, DWELE, ELUCID, Erykah Badu, GB, HOLLYWEERD, ILWIL, ILYAS, INTIMATE STRANGERS, Isley Brothers, J DILLA, James Poyser, Jazzanova, Jose Gonzales, Jose James, LITTLE BROTHER, LITTLE DRAGON, LMNO, MADLIB, MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE, Marvin Gaye, Median, MIKA ARISAKA, MR.J. MEDEIROS, n.e.r.d., Nas, NICOLAY, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH, PETER BROWN, PHAROAHE MONCH, PHONTE, PLATIN PIED PIPERS, PPP, PRINCE PAUL, PRROF, Q-TIP, Raphael Saadiq, RELL, ROB VIKTUM, SLUM VILLAGE, STRONG ARM STEADY, SUBLIMINAL RENAISSANCE, Tanya Morgan, TARA ELLIS, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, TEEDRA MOSES, TERRACE MARTIN, TETTORYBAD, The Beatles, THE BLACKBYRDS, THE FORIEGN EXCHANGE, THE GAP BAND, The Randy Watson Experience, VIKTER DUPLAIX, VON PEA, WAAJEED, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET, YUNGUN AKA ESSA, YUTI, ZZ HILL

TRACKADEMICKS – THE [RE]MIXTAPE VOL. 3 

No & I  had the pleasure of getting a advance copy of 3rd installment of the [RE]MIxtape series in Austin, and let me go the books and say this is my new favorite mixtape of 2010. The 17 song mix includes remixes from the likes of Zero 7, Chromeo, Jazmine Sullivan, Janelle Monae, Little Dragon and more, along with a couple original Track joints. The entire mix was crafted together by fellow Honor Roller DJ TAP.10.

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Tags: 1O.A.K., chrom, Chromeo, DJ TAP.10, HONOR ROLL, Janelle Monae, Jazmine Sullivan, Kenna, LITTLE DRAGON, MEEZY, MEEZYART, PPP, TRACKADEMICKS, WALE, Zero 7, ZION I

COULTRAIN – THE WANDERER & BALANCING ACT

The PPP vet Coultrain dropped off some snippets of some new tracks, The Wanderer from the Epilogue to The Adventures Of Seymour Liberty and Balancing Act from the Prologue to Seymour Liberty Chapter II: The Great Escape. Indulge!

Tags: COULTRAIN, PPP

MAIYA PRESENTS…SEASONS

Sometimes we’ve done seasonal compilations that have been more literal, but to me these songs just take me to that place. The leaves are falling and the temperature is lowering. Old memories are phasing out to create room for new experiences.

Tracks/link next door.

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Tags: ALEX GOOSE, BLIND I, CAMP LO, Compilation, DAMU THE FUDGEMUNK, FAT JON, KAMELEON BEATS, LONNIE LISTON SMITH, MAIYA PRESENTS...SEASONS, MF DOOM, OUTKAST, PHAT KAT, PPP, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, SHAUNISE, THE ASTRONOTES, The Randy Watson Experience, Theophilus London, Tiombe Lockhart

NO KNOWS DOPE – AUGUST 2009

This month has been a circus like no other for your boy. I always speak through the music I love & this month’s NKD tells the whole story from beginning to end. Special shout out to the fake, the exposed, the trill, the lilypads & the truth. This ones for you.

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DOWNLOAD NO KNOWS DOPE – AUGUST 2009 [MEDIAFIRE]

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Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, ADAM LEVINE, BABY HUEY & THE BABYSITTERS, COULTRAIN, DJ PREMIER, DUG INFI, DUG INFINITE, DWELE, FAITH EVANS, FIRST DOWN, GINO VANELLI, HI-TEK, J DILLA, JAY DEE, JAYLIB, Kanye West, LITTLE BROTHER, MADLIB, No I.D., NORMAN CONNERS, OMARION, OWUSU & HANNIBAL, PACIFIC DIVISION, PERCEE P, PETE ROCK, PHAT KAT, PHONTE, PPP, QUASIMOTO, RAPPER BIG POOH, RAS KASS, REFELECTION ETERNAL, SCIPIO, SLUM VILLAGE, SOL+10, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, TALIB KWELI, THE NEPTUNES, THE O'JAYS, THE PHARCYDE, Thenativesoul, WHODINI, Will.i.am

NO KNOWS DOPE::APRIL 2009

Whattup Blind I faithful! I truly apologize for not droppin this on the 15th (the day NKD’s are scheduled to drop) but the truth of the matter is that (in the words of my momz) ‘I am burning the candle @ both ends’ by doing ’4 much’ these daze! But ya know what I say… I’ll rest when I’m dead. So with that being said, let’s get to it! I had 5 songs that I had previously selected a month ago for this months edition. The rest was compiled all damn day today. There were songs I had in mind for this comp but needed a lil help in obtaining so with that I say a SPECIAL JEDI THANK YOU TO: J Peepz, Platurn, Pickster,  Dandiggity, G-Wrex & Goldenchyld. G-Wrex & Goldenchyld of The Bangerz were in the lab yesterday & created a blend of Pharrell’s That Girl to Dert’s Venus Morning (featured on his last project Talk Strange) . Peep the track…

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Download after the jump…

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Tags: 1O.A.K., BLACK EYED PEAS, BLACK THOUGHT, BLEU COLLAR, blu, Chester French, DANNY BREAKS, DERT, DIZ GIBRAN, drake, EXPRESS RISING, FAME, Francis and the Lights, G-WREX, GOLDENCHYLD, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, J DILLA, J*DAVEY, KAY, Keri Hilson, KRADDY, KUDDY ROC, MAX KANE, MR.DIBIASE, Musiq Soulchild, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, OAKLAND FADERS, PACIFIC DIVISION, Pharrell, PHONTE, PLANTLIFE, PLATURN, PPP, PRINCE, SOL+10, STEREOLAB, SUB REN, SUBLIMINAL RENAISSANCE, The 87 Stick Up Kids, THE BANGERZ, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, THE JACKSONS, THE PHARCYDE, THE ROOTS, TUGBOAT, UCB, WALE

PPP LIVE TONIGHT!!! [SF]

Tonight in SF, Detroit-based hip hop and R&B group composed of producer Waajeed and multi-instrumentalist Saadiq known as PPP is back in San Francisco like you have never seen them before.  Accompanying band leader Waajeed and Saadiq will be drums, bass, Keys and two vocalists by the name of Coultrain and Monica Blair featured from the new PPP album.
This is the live show, that if haven’t seen, has killed stages Worldwide. Blind I fave Trackademicks will be opening up along with 10.A.K. & TAP.10 More info after the jump!

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Tags: 10.A.K., DETROIT, G-WREX, PLATINUM PIED PIPERS, PPP, SAADIQ, SAN FRANCISCO, TAP.10, THE BANGERZ, TRACKADEMICKS, UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR, WAAJEED

WAAJEED LIVE TONIGHT IN SJ!!

Tonight in Downtown San Jose @ Fahrenheit. Waajeed of PPP will be rockin’ that schitt!

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Guest List Love & More info after the jump…

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Tags: FINGERBANGERZ, G-WREX, PLATINUM PIED PIPERS, PPP, REMEDY, WAAJEED