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SHAFIQ HUSAYN – DNA (SPLICE MIX 3)

*Pbbt! — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:37:04 +0000

Shafiq Husayn of SA-RA drops this here gem as a part of All City Records final LA 10″ x 10 series. For those who have been keeping up with it, the series has produced some pretty dope records and this definitely follows suit. Download link and stream below, and click HERE to cop up on the final installment.

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SHAFIQ HUSAYN – DNA (SPLICE MIX 3) [DOWNLOAD]

I, CED – ALL IN MY MIND

NO — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:05:11 +0000

So the homie I, Ced has been busy lately! Recently dropped another mixtape on his site, Move Next Media a completely different mixtape for the homie KNNY FRSH‘s site FRSH SLCTS & today his solo album, All In My Mind debuted on Record Breakin’ Music. Peep Angel (She’s Like Magic), a bonus track that is not on the album & that you can DL on the strenf’…

Angel (She’s Like Magic) BONUS TRACK

Yeah, so you already know that All In My Mind is THAT album & you must cop that imeeeeeeeeeeeejiatley! & hit the jump for the other two free mixtapes I was tellin you about.

I, CED – ANGEL (SHE’S LIKE MAGIC) | DOWNLOAD

RECORD BREAKIN’ & FRSH SLCTS PRESENT I, CED – BESIDES MY MIND: B-SIDES & REMIXES MIX | DOWNLOAD

I, CED – THE WHAT THE *****’S HAVE YOU BEEN RADIO MIX #4 | DOWNLOAD

FREQUENCY | ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD & THE MIGHTY SA-RA LIVE! [TICKET GIVEAWAY]

NO — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:32:02 +0000

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It’s that time of the month yet again! Frequency continues to bring the freshness to our ears & this time they are bringing the legendary Ali Shaheed Muhammad got me doing calisthenics of A Tribe Called Quest & Lucy Pearl to rock the 1′s & 2′s. If that ain’t enough you got The Mighty Sa-Ra all together fresh off their solo efforts to bring that grown sexy next level funk schitt we all know & love. Blind I in association with V-Tech Phones & Frequency are providing you a chance as always to win you a pair of tickets! Hit the jump for more details on how…

Simply send your first & last name before 5pm Thursday 16th to submit@blindiforthekids.com with the title FREE FREAKIN’ TIX FOR FREQUENCY PLEASE! & We will announce the winner the night before the show.

SONNYMOON SIGNS WITH PLUG RESEARCH

NO — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:38:49 +0000

Congratulations to our good friends Dane & Anna, better known as Sonnymoon, for signing to one of todays leading labels in future sound; Plug Research! Plug Research is home to artists such as Bilal, Exile, Flying Lotus, Om’Mas Keith & Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra Creative Partners & Quadron just to name a few. Since late 2009, it has been a roller coaster ride for them as they have made a noise louder than bombs with their free debut album they asked us to drop on Christmas, to performing @ SXSW, to getting remixed by Melo-X, to J*Davey twitting their appreciation for witnessing the “whiter & trippier version” of them, to now signing with a label that pushes the envelope on creativity and delivers each artists vision with quality. We here @ Blind I are proud of our folks! Congrats & Jedi Respecognition & LET’S GOOOOOO!!!

Peep their latest song entitled “Blast Off” which can be found on the Potholes In My Blog summer sampler.

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LABEL LOVE 001

Maiya — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:47:23 +0000

Nowadays, labels get a bad wrap for clinging so tightly to their music, and understandably so. But, the folks in charge at Ubiquity, Fania, Plug Research, ESL, Now Again, Tru Thoughts and Bastard Jazz have all pitched in tracks for Label Love 001. It features music from folks like Quadron, Shafiq Husayn, Bilal, Quantic, Dimlite and other international acts. Very jazzy. Check out their websites and browse through their artist rosters. We feature some of them on our monthly mixes.

Dibble dabble with the streams and see what you like.

DOWNLOAD LABEL LOVE [VIA BANDCAMP]

BLIND I FOR THE KIDS PRESENT… QUALITY>QUANTITY

NO — Wed, 05 May 2010 06:41:58 +0000

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: having preference to better things, as opposed to more things. – UrbanDictionary

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Late last year Blind I put action behind a dream which was to do an album with a handful of artists that we love. This was even before we went out to SXSW & did our Quality showcase. Our motto has always been “Quality Over Quantity,” & we take that very seriously around these parts. You can tell from each staff member’s individual comps to the posts we make. You can go to many sites & see the same thing. You come here & see something different. You have respecognized this since we stepped onto the scene 4 years ago and have become our beloved “faithful.” We appreciate you all. In honor of you all & for those who don’t know about the Blind I movement, we offer you Quality>Quantity The Album. This album features all brand new exclusive heat from 1-O.A.K., Black Spade, Brittany Street, Co$, Danny Brown, DaVinci, Dert, Devonwho, F.A.M.E, Haz Solo, House Shoes, iLL-Literacy, JimiJames, Joob, Joya Mooi, Noahdeeakili & Sulaiman (C’mon Son… like WE weren’t finna fitz to get on our own schitt), Onra, Penguin Prison, Peter Hadar, Shafiq Husayn, Shawn Jackson, Sonnymoon, Tabi Bonney, The Bangerz & The Primeridian.

On behalf of the entire Blind I staff… we are proud to present to you… QUALITY>QUANTITY THE ALBUM.

DOWNLOAD: BLIND I FOR THE KIDS PRESENT… QUALITY>QUANTITY THE ALBUM [BANDCAMP]

SHAFIQ | BILAL – CHEEBA [VIDEO]

NO — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:58:04 +0000

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Brand new video for Shafiq Husayn‘s “Cheeba” ft. Bilal, off of the critically acclaimed album “Shafiq En’ A-Free-Ka” released via Plug Research. Directed by Kahlil Joseph, the video features a rare video appearance and performance from Bilal, who is also scheduled to release his long awaited full length album via Plug Research in the upcoming months.

SHAFIQ HUSAYN FEATURING FATIMA-LIL GIRL

Maiya — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:19:07 +0000

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Gotta love Shafiq for acknowledging the black queens. Fatima is a dope singer. Looking forward to hearing more from her.

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 3

MEEZYART — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:44 +0000

Ahh it’s Thanksgiving.. and there is so much good music to be thankful for.
This month i have selected a array of artist that you may have heard before…but just not like this.
You know here at blind I we keeps it fresh. So enough of the small talk… let’s get to the getttin.
Tracklisting and Link on the other side.
GOBBLE GOBBLE!

DOWNLOAD MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOl 3 [MEDIAFIRE]

DOWNLOAD MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOl 3 [Sharbee]

BILAL LIVE PERFORMANCE- “LEVELS”

Maiya — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:05:30 +0000

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I had the pleasure of catching this performance during CMJ week in NYC. Bilal was one of the most anticipated artists to hit the stage that night and as usual he tore it down. “Levels” is from his forthcoming album via Plug Research. I love the way it begins.

Shouts to VTech for the footage. If someone gives me this leak I’m not even going to cheat and download. Gotta support real artistry.

Enjoy!