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DJ MERLIN PRESENTS…BE ADVISED VOL 2

Ladies and Gentlemen. Are you ready? To take another trip. From new school to old, from groovin to dancin’, from singin’ to bangin’ your bead, from likin’ to lovin’ good music. Dj Merlin and Blind I are proud to present the latest installment in the Be Advised Series. Dj Merlin’s Be Advised Vol. 2.  If you listen closely the songs are inspired by love because it’s something that your heart beats for and that was my inspiration for this edition. Who says talking about love has to always be mushy and in slow songs? Do it Behind The Groove and its a whole nother experience.

Be Advised Volume 2 is twice as long as the previous (more music, more beats:) and has a more eclectic blend of artists thru a wider range of genres, and no matter what you listen to or when you listen to it, this should always fit right in. As always its funky and gets you moving any time of day with new music from the likes of Sy Smith, Peter Hadar and Persia to throw backs from Teena Marie, Me’Shell Ndegeochello and Michael Jackson.

Hit the jumper for full tracklisting and peep Be Advised Vol. 1 for the previous course. You have been advised.

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MEEZY AND MERLIN PRESENT – MIXOLOGY: REMIXES & COVERS

It’s been a long time coming and for the first time EVER. Blind I is happy to present to you the first in a series of new Blind I team compilations. Our first edition Mixology:Remixes and Covers compiled by Meezy and Merlin. A great get together of a couple of your favorites from Blind I, as well as some unheard remixes and cover songs from across a wide spectrum of music and sounds. From J*davey, exclusive Amy Winehouse remixes… to that new 1-O.A.K. we got it all!! Peep the little taste below to get them taste buds moistened and sit back, relax & cool out. Be sure to thank us later!!

As always hit the jump for the track listing.

Sy Smith – Teena Marie Lovergirl (Syberized)

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Hollyweerd – Weirdo – Monopoly Remix

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SY SMITH – FAST AND CURIOUS

I am so excited to be posting this right now I’m watching it on YouTube. But before I get into that lets get to the bizness.. SY SMITH (said loudly so you can hear me) has just released an excellent Mark de Clive-Lowe produced album entitled Fast and Curious. Oh boy does this shit GO!

Now, if you haven’t heard these guys together before as I did live in SJ. Get a taste. Thats just the first 7 mins but it got REAL RAW after that. These two together is like Missy and Timbaland, you can’t go wrong.

Click the jump for a couple of highlights from the album. I like Find My Way because its groovy as hell and there’s a point where she beats the shit out of these hi-notes that’ll make Mariah Carey rethink her hi-note game.

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MAIYA PRESENTS…RENDEZVOUS VOL.7

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It’s that time of the month again. She’s baaacccccckkk. I was hoping to use the artwork that was on the wall in the movie Belly (our minds work so randomly don’t they) because I thought it would be perfect. You should know the RDV compilations by now. All the goods are after the skip. Let me know what you think. Some new, some old. All sexy. Thanks to Suli and Noah for tag-teaming the graphics.

Mai

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ZO! – ….JUST VISITING TOO EP

Zo! returns in anticipation of his album SunStorm dropping next summer (damn, did you know Foreign Exchange had a label now?), and drops the …Just Visiting Too EP, with features from all the regular gang…Phonte, Yahzarah, Carlitta Durand, Sy Smith, Darien Brockington. Check out Perfect Angel featuring Yahzarah and then indulge in the free download (track listing after the jump)

Zo! – Perfect Angel (Feat. Yahzarah)

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Tags: CARLITTA DURAND, DARIEN BROCKINGTON, PHONTE, SY SMITH, YAHZARAH, ZO!

SOULCULTURE PRESENTS…AALIYAH REVISITED

AFTA 1 f/ Nikko Gray-Four Page Letter/One In A Million

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Today marks the anniversary of the day we lost the late great Aaliyah. Can you believe it has been eight years already? On this Soulculture tribute EP, R&B acts like Marsha Ambrosius, Sy Smith and Tawiah  cover some of your favorite Aaliyah songs. Tracks and link after the jump.

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Tags: AALIYAH REVISITED, AFTA1, BLACK EINSTEIN, BLIND I, JESSE BOYKINS III, MARSHA AMBROSIUS, SOULCULTURE, SY SMITH, TAWIAH, TRIBUTE ALBUM

ERIC ROBERSON – MUSIC FAN FIRST

One of my favorite male crooners is back with his latest opus entitled Music Fan First, it drops tomorrow, but Blind I has your exclusive sneak peak now!

The Newness

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Hear the rest of the album & get it after the va J – J…

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