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NO KNOWS DOPE | AUGUST 20X

Okay so, thus far we have had NKD’s on some str8 up heat to kick start it all, then Dilla, then Beats, then Love , then Stereolab, then Portishead, then we had last months double NKD for Stevie & for this month I had to go with my man Busa Busss!! So many people sleep on Busta Rhymes! I never see him any ANNNNNNNNNNNYBODYS top 10 or top 20 for that matter. I had to dead that by doing a No Knows Busta. 60 pinche tracks! & even THAT was narrowed down. These are just my all time favorite Busta songs of all time. The others will be saved for a sequel somewhere down the road, but for now I think these will suffice. If you’ve always thought like me… then this is FOR YOU! If you sittin’ there reading this like… “really No? Busta?” then stick yo’self Pretty Tony & hit the jump to DL like yesterday!! (my bad for the 1 day delay)

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Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, Artifacts, Black Moon, BUSSA BUSS, Busta, BUSTA RHYMES, CRAIG MACK, Flipmode Squad, FUGEES, GUILTY SIMPSON, HI-TEK, J DILLA, JAY DEE, Jill Scott, JOHN FORTE, Leaders of the New School, LL Cool J, M.O.P., MARIAH CAREY, MEKA, Mobb Deep, Mos Def, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, ODB, P DIDDY, PHAROAHE MONCH, Q-TIP, RAMPAGE, RAS KASS, Redman, REMY MARTIN, ROYCE DA 5'9, SLUM VILLAGE, SWIZZ BEATZ, TALIB KWELI, TEPHLON, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

MARK RONSON – BANG BANG BANG (F/ Q-TIP & MNDR)

Mark Ronson and Q-Tip is a match made in heaven. Off Ronson’s upcoming Record Collection project, ‘Bang Bang Bang‘ is a dope mesh of Ronson’s unique talent to create an almost anachronistic sound that could work in 1965 or 2016, and Q-Tip’s all-around cool flow. Check it out and see if you agree. This is a summer joint! Indulge.

Tags: MARK RONSON, MDNR, Q-TIP

[RUMORED] TRACKLISTING/ PRODUCTION CREDITS FOR KANYE WEST’S ‘GOOD ASS JOB’ [OMG]

According to the good folks of TeamSupreme. The noteables are so vast…I definitely need to hear Holding Me Back, Monster, and Chain Heavy. Kanye never lets me down.

Hell Of a Life (feat. Lil’ Wayne) [Kanye West x DJ Toomp]
Dark Fantasy [RZA]
Power [S1]
Chain Heavy (feat. Eminem x Jay-Z) [Kanye West]
Ghetto University (feat. T.I.) [Kanye West x DJ Toomp]
That’s My Girl (feat. Katy Perry x Kid Cudi) [Kanye West x Jon Brion]
Runaway [Kanye West x Q-Tip]
Lost In The World (feat. Nicki Minaj x Rick Ross) [Kanye West x No I.D.]
Gorgeous (Ode To Kardashians) (feat. Drake x Game x Ludacris) [Kanye West]
Monster [Kanye West x DJ Premier]
Holding Me Back (feat. Mos Def x Talib Kweli x Phonte) [Kanye West x Madlib]
Devil In a New Dress [Pete Rock]
The Joy (feat. Common x John Legend) [Kanye West]
So Appalled (feat. Drake x Jamie Foxx) [Kanye West x No I.D.]
Blame Game [DJ Toomp]
Sweat On My Face [DJ Premier]

Tags: DJ PREMIER, DJ Toomp, drake, EMINEM, Game, Jay-z, Jon Brion, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Kid Cudi, LUDACRIS, Mos Def, nicki Minaj, No I.D., PETE ROCK, PHONTE, Q-TIP, Rick Ross, RZA, S1, T.I., TALIB KWELI

BILAL – AIRTIGHT’S REVENGE ALBUM ART W/ COMMENTARY BY Q-TIP & PHONTE

With his new full length album coming out soon on Plug Research the artist known to most as Bilal is getting ready for his triumphant return. We dropped some gems earlier on Blind I so you should be reacquainted with what’s to come.

The cover art is pretty ill though. Has a BDP “By Any Means Necessary” ala “Malcolm X” classy vibe to it.

Check the interviews with Q-Tip and Phonte with what they have to say about Bilal and the music. After the drop!

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Tags: AIRTIGHT'S REVENGE, Bilal, PHONTE, PLUG RESEARCH, Q-TIP

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 10

AWWW FRESHLY BACK FROM a Fresh trip to New York ! BIG CITY , BIG LIGHTS, THE GAME IS TIGHT OUT THERE
so you know i had to keep it tight on Vol. 10 for all you lovely Blind I Kids.

Keep it love, Keep it You, Keep it connected, Keep YOU true!

Tracklisting and DL on the other side

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Tags: Anan Ryoko, BIG BOI, BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR, blu, BONOBO, Cee-lo, Curren$y, Cut Copy, Danny Brown, Donwill & Von Pea, drake, FLYING LOTUS, Grupo Batuque, J Period, JESSE BOYKINS III, Keys N Krates, mainframe, Martin Parks, MEEZY, MEEZYART, MELO X, NNEKA, ONRA, PROH MIC, Pugs Atomz, Q-TIP, REFLECTION ETERNAL, Sa Ra, SNOOP DOGG, STEVIE WONDER, THE ROOTS, 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

A TRIBE CALLED MOTHER F*CKING QUEST!!!

If I had perfected my teleporting super power like I’ve been working on for the past since – since then there would be no reason why I wouldn’t have been there myself getting this dope footage! Shout out to the cat who recorded this & uploaded it with the quickness. This was last night @ BK’s Knitting Factory & Tribe as always shows why, until they drop their mics they are the status quo for showing everyone after them how to truly rock a show!!

Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, Ali Shaheed Muhammed, KNITTING FACTORY, phife dawg, Q-TIP

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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Tags: 1-O.A.K., 50 Cent, ANGELA BOFILL, BLACK THOUGHT, BLOCKHEAD, Eric Roberson, GINO VANELLI, J ROCC, jamal, JOSIE STINGRAY, KAY YOUNG, LAURENN, NICOLAY & KAY, NO KNOWS DOPE, P & The Yessirs, PAC DIV, Pharrell, PHONTE, PRUNES, PUSHA T, Q-TIP, Rakim, RAPHI, RO SPIT, ROBERT GLASPER, ROYCE DA 5'9, SLUM VILLAGE, SOJOURN, SONAR KOLLEKTIV ORCHESTRA, SPANK POPS, STRONG ARM STEADY, TALIB KWELI, teena marie, THA ALKAHOLIKS, THE PHARCYDE, THE PROCUSSIONS, THE ROOTS, VIKTER DUPLAIX, W.ELLINGSTON FELTON, WILLIE EVANS JR., XZIBIT, ZO!

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 2

Breath in & breathe out – “woo saaa!” ok.. BACK AGAIN IT’S THE INCREDIBLE!
Blessing ya’ll with some MEEZY loving for your ear-lobes… Another musical collection to compliment your life soundtrack.
Track list and link after u Leap! Get yours!

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Tags: 9th Wonder, Bilal, Classified, Clipse, Cunninlynguist, DAVID BANNER, drake, Dubconscious, E-40, EVIDENCE, Fat Joe, IZZA KIZZA, J DILLA, J*DAVEY, Jay-Z & Jay Dee, Kosma, Lykke Li, Mary J. Blige, MEEZY, MEEZYART, Nujabes, ODDISEE, Q-TIP, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Sam Seven, Sandman, SANTOGOLD, STEVIE WONDER, THA DOGG POUND, The Souljazz Orchestra, Ursula 1000, WILLIE HUTCH

VIDEO: Q-TIP | NORAH JONES – LIFE IS BETTER

Shout out to Soul Culture for the look. I’ve always appreciated this song & the visuals for it are pretty fly.

eNjOy!

Tags: NORAH JONES, Q-TIP