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VOTE FOR DESIGN BY CHOICE!!! TEXT 101321 TO PEPSI (73774) OR VISIT DESIGNBYCHOICE.ORG

I’m extremely proud to present to you an amazing program & opportunity created by my good friend Brandon Breaux of Ends Wealth Corp. called Design By Choice. The program is a fantastic idea where aspiring young designers can work with experienced professionals to foster their business acumen & creative techniques. I only wish a program like this was available for me in my early years…maybe Blind I would be a Fortune 500 company by now! I urge you to check out the video above and VOTE ASAP!!! Every vote counts and with a big enough push we can make a difference! Design By Choice is a mentorship program for young designers dedicated to empowering the design community with resources and access that enable the individual to make powerful career choices and be satisfied with those choices. Recently Design By Choice has been accepted into the Pepsi Refresh Project for voting. If they win they will receive a 25k Grant to make Design By Choice’s event and mentor program a reality.

To learn more about the program you can visit http://designbychoice.org/ and to vote right away Text* 101321 to Pepsi (73774)!

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VIDEO-DARIEN BROCKINGTON-RAIN

Cheers to Darien Brockington for bringing the afternoon sexy. “Rain” is one of those Ivebeenwaitingforyoutogethome type songs and the slightly NSFW video too. His album, The Cold Case Files is out now on Amazon. Add it to your collection STAT.

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ANOTHER PART OF MJ: MICHAEL JACKSON REMAKES, REMIXES & RE-EDITS VOL 1 & 2 [REPOST]

In celebration of the birthday of Michael Jackson , I decided to repost this .. don’t sleep!!
Our Peoples over at illvibe are always keeping it fresh. Dj lil’ Dave is really putting it down with the BEST MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE MIX HANDS DOWN…Yeah i said it! I’ve heard a lot of MJ mixes and i like “Another part of MJ: Michael Jackson Remakes, Remixes & Re-Edits ” the most. What’s fresh about it is that instead of playing all the obvious classics we all know and love, he pulled together all the remixes, remakes, re-redits, b-sides, and demos he could find. The result is a mix of hiphop, reggae, house, samba, boogie, and of course some soul.

I was juiced in search of the track listing to find out there was another mix he put out in the anniversary of the Late Great King!
Lil’ Dave presents “Another Part Of MJ Vol.2:

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Both downloads and Tracklisting after the jump Let me know what you think!

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DJ TAP.10 – MADE MIX VOL.4

The homie Tap.10 from the illustrious & praise worthy Honor Roll did this mix for Made Jewelry to celebrate their new line “Made In SF” . It’s a collection of recent joints Tap has been feeling along with some classic, lesser known Frisco anthems. Peep just a taste of the goodness then DL the whole schitt afterwards…

Goapele – Milk & Honey (Mind Motion Mix)

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CLASSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY: JAY-Z CAN’T KNOCK THE HUSTLE

Classic Jigga in the Roc glory days. One of my favorite songs by Jay-Z. Clever video too.

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CLASSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY: MYSTIKAL & OUTKAST – NECK UV DA WOODS

My first two thoughts after watching this video again: 1.) Man Mystikal definitely was the Animal of rap music. 2.) There’s waaaayy too much neon Fubu action goin on here…

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VIDEO: THE MAKING OF KANYE WEST’S “POWER”

This looks FANTASTIC. My goodness. Heads up: It’s slightly NSFW.

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VIDEO: CEE-LO-WHAT PART OF FOREVER

When you look at the transformation of Cee-Lo’s music, you almost have to do a double take to make sure you’re looking at the same artist. He’s always been on his own program, but from the gritty Dungeon Family “Cell Therapy” days to wandering in the woods is quite a leap. However, the video is peaceful and seems consistent with his recent shtick [see:No One's Gonna Love You]. This was co-written by Cee-Lo Green and Oh, Hush! & Rob Kleiner for the Twilight soundtrack.

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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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BUN B – LET EM KNOW (PROD. DJ PREMIER)

This shit is very dope. UGK’s Bun B and Gang Starr’s DJ Premier voltron for “Let Em Know“, a very dope breath of fresh air from some classic material makers. I had to throw this one up cause everybody needs to have it, so indulge!

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