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NO KNOWS DOPE | NO KNOWS NOSTALGIA | MAY 20XI

NO — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:58:56 +0000

So this was an idea I had back in 2007. $ even made me a cover & everything & I never put it out. I decided to pull from that & make this to give y’all for this months edition of NKD, thus we going back in time, to a place where I was coming up as a MC I bumped the schitt outta everything on this edition. Broken tape decks & everythang! This past Saturday I was up @ my DJ W1shOne’s Audio Playground all day working on a mix of this for y’all but was not able to complete it the way I wanted to within such a short time, thus, expect a mix with songs that are not on this to be intertwined with some of these songs & more a lil down the road this year. Ill drop it randomly so stay TUNEd for that. Until then, go inside my mind/ears & enjoy some NOstalgia.

TL & DL after the after…

NO KNOWS DOPE | NO KNOWS NOSTALGIA | MAY 20XI | DOWNLOAD

HIEROGLYPHICS – REPUTATION

NO — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:32:20 +0000

Bay-Area super group Hieroglyphics are back in a big way, releasing a new song “Reputation” in conjunction with a series of paintings inspired by the group from When Art Imitates Life (W.A.I.L.) – Hiero served as the guiding creative force behind the Hieroglyphics Legacy and Monument Series paintings. From music to art to clothing collaborations, and more, the legendary Hiero crew has certainly earned quite a “Reputation,” and the aptly named song celebrates the Hiero legacy. This no-frills track is all about the flow; synthy guitar riffs and bare bones beats leave the listener free to focus on the killer verses – these seasoned veterans need no embellishment. “Sorry that we kept you waiting… sort of like a test of patience/had to come up with the best arrangement,” A-Plus tells fans, who definitely won’t hold the group’s absence against them with a new track out and their upcoming West Coast tour to look forward to.

Hieroglyphics-Reputation

Tour dates & DL after the jump…

In the coming weeks, Hiero will be embarking on a six-date West Coast tour, presented by Marvel’s Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

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LUKE VIBERT – BONAFIDE BEATS

NO — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:41:45 +0000

Luke muthafunkin’ Vibert! The doode who made one of my favorite tracks that I ever put on a NKD…

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Well the good folks over @ Bonafide Magazine have been putting out a series entitled Bonafied Beats, and for Vol.6 they called on the talents of Luke Vibert. The schitt is like hoppin in a DeLorean of 1.21 gigawatts to late 98/early 99. In Bonafide’s words…

Fresh from carbonite, the next mix in the Bonafide Beats series is certified vintage, having been in storage since Prince was partying in 1999. Washing up on the silicon shores of Luke Vibert’s hard drive some ten or more years since it was made, this mix captures the vibrancy of underground hip-hop on the cusp of the new millennium. With the ‘golden-era’ fast disappearing in the rear-view mirror, here we see one-time independent outfits such as Company Flow and Slum Village take a breath and prepare to dive deeper, making way for Fiddy and co. to lurch in and plunder all that glamour and gold offered up to the new millennium ‘gangster’ rappers.

Reflecting on what was to come in the 10 years to follow, the mix now seems to have added poignancy; it really is a polished nut of a selection. Given that most of the featured artists are now fully compounded as underground hip-hop heavyweights, with – and this is hard to believe – more than a couple of artists on here adding to the roll-call of dearly departed (think Guru, Jay Dee,Baatin), it’s reassuring to know that Luke was vibing off of what would eventually form part of an underground hip-hop manifesto of sorts. Which is why he’s down. Word is bond and never forget where you’re from kids.

Company Flow – America
The Brothers – Memories
Polyrhythm Addicts – Motion 2000
Company Flow – World Of Garbage
Sir Menelik & Kool Keith – Space Cadillac
Sir Menelik ft Grand Puba & Sadat X – 7XL
Slum Village – I Don’t Know
Pacewon – I Declare War
Souls Of Mischief – Shooting Stars
Slum Village – Fantastic
Rahzel & Q-Tip – To The Beat
Gang Starr – Discipline
Truck Turner – Who Am I
Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says
Organized Konfusion – Thirteen
Screwball – F.A.Y.B.A.N.
hmm – shit – not fucking sure man!
DJ Spinna& Missin Links – Who U Be
J-Treds – Never Too Much
A Tribe Called Quest – Girls [unreleased]
Doug E Fresh – Nuthin’

LUKE VIBERT – BONAFIDE BEATS VOL.6 | DOWNLOAD

VIDEO: SOULS OF MISCHIEF – WON ONE

NO — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:14:01 +0000

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Hiero’s 4 man tag team brings the visuals to the Prince Paul produced Won One.

LIVE @ THE GOOD LIFE CAFE

NO — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:57:48 +0000

Yup. All Cali heads already know. Whether The Bay or L.A. respecognition has been given to the O.G.’s from L.A.’s underground who birthed many styles worldwide. This is a collection of tapes… yes… tapes. Tapes that have been digitally transfered for our listening pleasures. All live sessions from the health cafe called “The Good Life” where MC’s gathered together on Thursday nights to flex their skills in front of their peers & current torch holders of style. There is actually a very dope documentary that was made on The Good Life that you should peep as well to get a lil more insight.I mean everyone from Freestyle Fellowship, Abstract Rude, Volume 10, Ganjah K, Chali 2NA, Born Allah, Funky Trend, Big Al, Medusa, NgaFshMedusa, Riddlore, & so many more. Peep…

Download audio file (All-Stars.mp3)

TL & DL after the jump…

It also contains sessions from the early days of Project Blowed, the entity that took the baton from The Life when they closed their doors for the last time.

A-Team – “Live @ The Good Life”
A-Team – “Maskaraid”
Abstract Rude & Aceyalone – “Acey & Ab”
Big Al & Funky Trend – “Live @ The Good Life”
Biz Markie, 2Mex, Chu Chu, Tray Loc, Aceyalone, Funky Trend, MC Serch, & Sesquapadillion – “Freestyle Session”
Chali 2na & Born Allah – “Live @ The Good Life”
Eastside Badstads/Easty Boys – “Spit It Out”
Ellay Khule (Rifleman) – “Anybody Can Yell”
Ellay Khule (Rifleman) – “Live @ The Good Life”
Ganjah K – “Fam”
Hip Hop KClan – “Beyonder”
Hymnal – “Farmer John”
Medusa – “Pimp My Lyrics”
Meen Green, Self Jupiter, Ganjah K, & Aceyalone – “Freestyle Session”
Mikah 9 – “Fly”
Misai & Allah Culture – “Live @ The Good Life”
NgaFsh & Ellay Khule (Rifleman) – “Awkward Aqua Boogie”
P.E.A.C.E. – “Cigars & Brimms”
P.E.A.C.E. – “Rude Rudy”
Project Blowed – “All Stars”
Project Blowed – “Bust The Bad Guy”
Riddlore? & Born Allah – “Live @ The Good Life”
Sesquapadillion – “Live @ The Good Life”
Skar (Hip Hop KClan) – “Live @ The Good Life”
Souls Of Mischief – “Freestyle Session”
Volume 10 – “Freestyle Session”
Volume 10 & Mikah 9 – “Freestyle Session

This is EXTREMELY rare & should be DL’ed like yesterday!

LIVE @ THE GOOD LIFE [DOWNLOAD]

MEEZY’S NECK BRACE [BIRTHDAY EDITION]

MEEZYART — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:33:55 +0000

Man, 34 years on this planet. So in honer of my mom and pops getting down 34 years ago, I had to enlist the help of my “brother -like-no-other” NO to bring you 34 tracks of that “Break ya neck , can’t understand why I’m bobbin’ my head so much good music” .
So even though it’s my B-Day , you are the one who gets the gift!

Warning: This Compilations hits so hard you will be bobbin’ your head so much you might need a NECK BRACE!

Track List & DL after the jump…

DOWNLOAD NECK BRACE (Fixed Lisiting) [MEDIAFIRE]

Your all welcome !

NO KNOWS DOPE – DECEMBER 2009

NO — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:08:13 +0000

The last of the mohicans… or shall I say NKD’s for oh nina! I wanna say thank you to my brother like no other $ulaiman for not only droppin’ one of the illest mix/albums in a minute but for making good on our bet. Which was, had he lost (& he did) then he would have to make all the covers for NKD for 2009 & he did just that. So… thank you $ir. Never bet against my Lakers again hahahaha Anyways y’all.. it’s Christmastime & I come through with the come thru bearing gifts.

Tracks & DL after after…

DOWNLOAD NO KNOWS DOPE – DECEMBER 2009 [MEDIAFIRE & SHAREBEE]

eNjOy!

DEL | EL MICHELS AFFAIR

NO — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:21:02 +0000

So it goes like this… El Michels Affair dropped their Enter The 37th Chamber which consisted of them playing out live instrumatation versions of some of the Wu Classics. NOW… they Enter The 38th Chamber. A chamber that invites MC’s such as Diamond District, Del The Funky Homosapien, A-Plus of Souls of Mischief, Kam Moye, Nightclubber Lang of Boom Bap Project, Sandpeople, Von Pea of Tanya Morgan & much more. This is Bay Areas own Del The Funky Homosapien‘s take on Bring Da Ruckus

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DOWNLOAD DEL | EL – BRING DA RUCKUS [AUDIBLE TREATS]

Peep Diamond District’s PJ’s Remix & DL after the J…

Dimond District (Oddisee, X.O., and yU) rhyme over El Michels Remix of Raekwon’s PJ’s.

Download audio file (Diamond_District-PJs_Remix.mp3)

DOWNLOAD DIAMOND DISTRICT | EL -PJ’S [AUDIBLE TREATS]

CHOSEN FEW | OPIO | PEP LOVE

NO — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:27:34 +0000

Dope song from Chosen Few’s upcoming Hiero-backed album featuring Hiero’s own Opio & Pep Love entitled Girl’s Gone Wild.

Download audio file (Chosen_Few-Girls_Gone_Wild_Feat_Opio_and_Pep_Love.mp3)

DOWNLOAD CHOSEN FEW – GIRL’S GONE WILD FEAT OPIO & PEP LOVE [AUDIBLE TREATS]

eNjOy!

VIDEO: SOULS OF MISCHIEF – PROPER AIM

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:46:19 +0000

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Souls Of Mischief! Enough Said! Montezuma’s Revenge is available today via Hiero Imperium Records.