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A TRIBUTE TO YUKIMI NAGANO

Ya know we here @ Blind I are infatuated with some Little Dragon , let alone the beautiful voice of front woman Yukimi Nagano. (We are also working on a lil Blind I /Little Dragon collabo… hold tight). Well, The Couch Sessions has released their first mixtape in honor of Yukimi. It features some unreleased material, guest appearances & rarities . We’ll let them tell you the scoop…

More info, tracklist & DL after the jizzy…

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VIDEO: RAPHAEL SAADIQ “LET’S TAKE A WALK” + FALL TOUR DATES

New visuals for Saadiq’s Let’s Take A Walk off his highly-underrated The Way I See It album. Hit the jump for his Fall 09 Tour Dates to see when he’ll be in your city! › Read More…

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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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VIDEO: RAPHAEL SAADIQ – 100 YARD DASH

Another favorite from The Way I See It.

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Q-TIP- WE FIGHT/LOVE FEATURING RAPHAEL SAADIQ

Thx Chris!

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Indulge.

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RAPHAEL SAADIQ – THE WAY I SEE IT (SAMPLER)

5 Ill tracks from the S-A-A-to the D-I-Q. Enjoy! Tracklisting after the jump.

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THE SOUL OF D’ANGELO

 We had to re-up this one….it’s just a must have and in my opinion, the R&B Mixtape of the Year.

1. D’Angeloduction
2. Brandy : Baby (D’Angelo And Baby Fro Uptown Remix)
3. Me And Those Dreamin’ Eyes Of Mine (Primo Two Way
Street Mix, Def Squad Rx)
4. Brown Sugar” (Alternate Version, Soul Inside 808
Mix, Remix Ft. Kool G Rap)
5. Lady (CJ Mackintosh Mix, Primo Remix Featuring AZ,
Live Version)
6. Cruisin’ (Wet Remix, Dallas Austin Remix, Live
Version)
7. A Tribe Called Quest : Crew (Yeah, That’S D Playing
The Keys Here)
8. Vertical Hold Featuring D’Angelo : Pray
9. Angie Stone For Devox Featuring D’Angelo : Everyday10. D’Angelo & Erykah Badu : Your Precious Love
(Marvin Gaye Cover)
11. The Boys Choir Of Harlem Featuring D’Angelo :
Overjoyed
12. I Found My Smile Again
13. Black Men United Featuring Boyz II Men, D’Angelo,
… : Will Know
14. Girl You Need A Change Of Mind (Eddie Kendricks’
Cover)
15. Everybody Loves The Sunshine (Roy Ayers’ Cover)
16. The Roots Featuring D’Angelo The ‘Notic + The
Hypnotic + The Spark
17. BB King Featuring D’Angelo : Ain’T Nobody Home
18. Live Sweet Sticky Thing + I’M So Glad You’Re Mine
+ Heaven Must Be Like
19. Gza Featuring D’Angelo : Cold World Remix
20. Method Man Featuring D’Angelo : Break Ups 2 Make
Ups
21. Slum Village Featuring D’Angelo : Tell Me
22. Common Featuring D’Angelo : Geto Heaven Part Two
23. Lauryn Hill Featuring D’Angelo : Nothing Else
Matters
24. Left And Right Featuring Method Man And Redman
(Red Astaire Version)
25. Devil’S Pie (DJ Premier’S Raw Mix, 45 King’S
Remix, Red Astaire Version)
26. Africa (Acoustic Version + LP Version)
27. Spanish Joint (Acoustic Version + LP Version)
28. She’S Always In My Hair (Prince’s Cover)
29. Raphael Saadiq Featuring D’Angelo : Be Here
30. The Roots Featuring D’Angelo : Break You Off
(Original Mix)
31. D’Angelo, Femi Kuti And Macy Gray, The
Soultronics, … : Water Get No Enemy
32. Roy Hargrove Featuring D’Angelo : I’Ll Stay
(Funkadelic’s Cover)
33. Sing A Simple Song Featuring Isaac Hayes And Chuck
D (Sly & The Family Stone)

Enjoy!!

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FEEL GOOD INC!

I’ve been listening to alot of the shit that I have in my personal catalog, and I came to the conclusion that my favorite jawns are the ones that make me just plain HAPPY. I love to feel good from my music, and although I see the value in tracks that are deep, meaningful, educational, etc., sometimes I just like to wild out and dance. I know we’ve all been in a situation where we’ve had to play DJ iPod in a random get-together and been confused as to what to play. I guarantee that this 2CD compilation I’ve put together will get it poppin in any location. Classic feelgood music. Smile motherfuckers! You’re alive and well! Have sex even! I don’t care! Just FEEL GOOD!

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1-01 camp lo luchini
1-02 jaylib the official
1-03 daft punk one more time
1-04 philly’s most wanted please don’t mind
1-05 michael jackson pyt
1-06 timbaland release (feat. justin timberlake)
1-07 michael jackson rock with you
1-08 stevie wonder sir duke
1-09 outkast so fresh, so clean
1-10 the roots stay cool
1-11 janelle monae violet stars happy hunting (nez&rio rmx)
1-12 the roots without a doubt
1-13 jamiroquai you give me something
1-14 raphael saadiq you should be here (feat. d’angelo)
1-15 p & the yessirs young girl (feat. jay-z)
1-17 kanye west we major (feat. nas & really doe)
1-16 black star definition

2-01 robin thicke brand new jones
2-02 the strokes hard to explain
2-03 talib kweli in the mood (feat. kanye west & r. ayers)
2-04 tony toni tone it feels good
2-05 wale good girls
2-06 50 cent ayo technology (feat. j timberlake)
2-07 d’angelo greatdayndamornin’/booty
2-08 diddy all night long (feat. fergie)
2-09 soho hot music
2-10 fam-lay fresh & drivin’ (feat. pharrell)
2-11 full force ain’t my type of hype
2-12 gnarls barkley the last time
2-13 incubus are you in?
2-14 the jackson 5 the life of the party
2-15 kanye west the good life (feat. t-pain)
2-16 maroon 5 can’t stop
2-17 the jb’s jb’s monorail
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Mediafire Links:
Feel Good Inc. Disc 1
Feel Good Inc. Disc 2

Rapidshare Links:
Feel Good Inc. Disc 1
Feel Good Inc. Disc 2
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ACOTM: Ring The Alarm!

Ok, now I am all for love and peace and harmony and equality. But there is something nefarious going on in the world of music, and I don’t like it. Peep- the Black female singers getting all the airplay are the ones who look like strippers and sing like *yawn*. And the new “Queens of Soul” are White women. What the hell?

Now, we know that most radio music is trizzash anyway. And we know that there are plenty of Black women out there who have real talent and who make real Soul music. But the fact of the matter is the Chrisette Michelles, Ledisis, Sy Smiths, N’Dambis, and Davinas of the world are being virtually ignored while wack-ass (IMO) Joss Stone, Fergie, Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen are turning the Soul music game into a big marginally-talented, meth-laced mess.

I’m not saying that White girls can’t make Soul music. Much respect to Teena Marie and Lydia Pense of Cold Blood, the OG’s of the female Blue-eyed Soulsters. I’m saying, why the hell are Black women being outsourced? Why do we only see the Black chicks who can’t hardly sing? And why are all these heavyweights like Raphael Saadiq, Questlove, Jay-Z, and Pharoahe Monch so damn down to shower these weak White women with praise? Amy Winehouse gets drunk, can’t do a live show without vomiting or cursing out the audience or slapping herself in the face. People still talk about how raw she is. Meanwhile, Lauryn Hill displays her own unhealthy behavior on stage and everyone dogs her out.

The moral of the story is, Black women can’t have shit. When ever we dominate or orginate in any field, there is always a push to see us replaced by our White counterparts and that is some bullshit. There is enough love and adoration to go around and youse a fool if you don’t know how to give respect to the originators before you big up the imitators. Don’t tell me shit about no damn Amy Winehouse unless you know about Minnie Ripperton and do not cop no fuckin wack-ass Lily Allen record if you don’t have any Mystic.

PS- Joss Stone fucks for beats.

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