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DOWNLOAD TO DONATE CAMPAIGN (LUPE FIASCO, KENNA, MIKE SHINODA…)

Kinda tardy, but you can never be too tardy for a good cause. MusicForRelief.org amassed a great team of donors and celebrities to contribute to create the Download To Donate campaign, with names like Linkin Park, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Gabriel, Alanis Morissette, Slash, The All-American Rejects, Hoobastank, Kenna, Enrique Iglesias and Lupe Fiasco contributing tracks to support the effort. Clearly the standout track for most Blind I enthusiasts is the Mike Shinoda-produced Resurrection, featuring Lupe Fiasco and Kenna. You can check out all the songs in the stream and follow the link to download the compilation after the jump!
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NOSAJ THING | LOW LIMIT | SQUARE WEEZY [[[TONIGHT]]]

December 4th, 2009, San Jose once again will be host to The Changing Same Music and Arts Series at the Agenda Lounge This will be The Changing Same’s 2 year anniversary, which was launched in 2007 at San Francisco’s club Mighty. Co-founded by Ungrammar, The Changing Same’s headlining artists that night for the launch were Prince prodigies J DaVeY along with Platinum Pied Pipers. Since then, Ungrammar has stayed the course with the mission of what The Changing Same is all about – presenting emerging artists that are at the forefront in the future realm of Soul, Electronica, Latin and post Hip Hop sounds – or can we say new sh!t!

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Peep the jump for major info & major heat from the illest in the game …

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BLIND I | CONN5 | UNGRAMMAR PRESENT ?UESTLOVE & HOUSE SHOES LIVE [SJ]

Fahrenheit, Ungrammar, Conn 5, BlindIForTheKids invites you to this special edition of The Lounge. The Lounge pushes along with an appearance by the one the only….

?uestlove
The Roots | Okayplayer | Philadelphia

+ Special guest opener

House Shoes
Detroit to LA

Limited $8 Pre-Sale Tickets Available at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/78899

Questlove DJ Sets are a pleasure to experience everytime out. It allows a nightclub going listener to get open to sounds not usually displayed in that arena. Questlove’s first appearance in San Jose was back in July of 2003 at the infamous weekly jump off called ‘STANK’ at the more or less infamous Agenda Lounge. So lets call this one a 6 year anniversary of that monumental night. 7 times more to San Jose since, his sets are always different – all the more to take a chance and come out.

As the opener, DJ Houseshoes will set the night off right. His first time to San Jose, lets all give a warm southbay welcoming. You can cop his current mix project “King Jame Version” dedicated to his hometown brethren J Dilla at Streetlight Records on Bascom Ave. More on Shoes’

Detroit’s HipHop ambassador to the world…. Four time winner of Best Hip-Hop DJ in Detroit. Relocated to Los Angeles in 2006…. Ran Detroit’s Hip Hop scene for over a decade. Released the highly sought after JayDeeUnreleased in 1997… Released PhatKat’s Dedication to the Suckers 12″ in 1999… The House Shoes Collection Vol.1 : I Got Next followed in 2004… and Loungin’ Vol. 1 : Live at the Buddha Lounge in 2005… Loved by many, Hated by few… Make sure to peep the podcast at www.shoeshouse.podomatic.com…

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LESS DOWNLOADING, MORE STREAMING

Now don’t jump the gun just yet. This by no means is saying that downloading is dead, but rather, people are finding ways of little or no monetary sacrifice to listen to any music they come across. Services like Pandora, Last.fm and Blip.fm, along with the mobile ease of iPhones and Blackberries, are making it increasingly idiotic to be scouring the internet all day like yours truly looking for that new new. One thing that it doesn’t incorporate, however, is the up-and-coming factor - those acts who may not have their music available on streaming applications or may find it financially difficult to do so. More info after the jump.
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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S INAUGURATION SPEECH [IN TEXT]

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land — a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

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HIP-HOP ALBUM COVERS WITH LEGOS

Format magazine recreated 20 hip-hop album covers by using Legos! They’re dope and creative. Here are a few of my favorites but you can check their site to see them all.

More covers after the jump.

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IMAGINE HAVING YOUR OWN PERSONAL MUSEUM…

I needed to post this up on Blind I because of the shear epicity of this collection. Please, read and enjoy. via Wired Magazine…

Browse the Artifacts of Geek History in Jay Walker’s Library

From King James to James Bond, Chaucer to Sputnik, a personal library like no other.
Photo: Andrew Moore

Nothing quite prepares you for the culture shock of Jay Walker’s library. You exit the austere parlor of his New England home and pass through a hallway into the bibliographic equivalent of a Disney ride. Stuffed with landmark tomes and eye-grabbing historical objects—on the walls, on tables, standing on the floor—the room occupies about 3,600 square feet on three mazelike levels. Is that a Sputnik? (Yes.) Hey, those books appear to be bound in rubies. (They are.) That edition of Chaucer … is it a Kelmscott? (Natch.) Gee, that chandelier looks like the one in the James Bond flick Die Another Day. (Because it is.) No matter where you turn in this ziggurat, another treasure beckons you—a 1665 Bills of Mortality chronicle of London (you can track plague fatalities by week), the instruction manual for the Saturn V rocket (which launched the Apollo 11 capsule to the moon), a framed napkin from 1943 on which Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined his plan to win World War II. In no time, your mind is stretched like hot taffy.

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SWAGGER LIKE HERS?

M.I.A. recently introduced her limited-edition unisex clothing line, Okley Run, during New York Fashion Week. Aside from T-shirts for fans, the line offers her signature: vibrant ethnic patterns, tanks, hoodies and American Apparel-ish leggings. The prices are stupid. M.I.A. definitely pairs things together that you wouldn’t catch me in, but I appreciate that she has her own unique sense of style.

Peep a few of the threads here and share your thoughts.

Sidebar- Don’t you find it curious that people are just now discovering M.I.A. after “Paper Planes?” Kala has been out for over a year…

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VOTE OR DIE, NO, SRSLY

Hey, look who’s bizack! I know it’s been a long time since you’ve heard from Blind I’s resident hater player, but alas Sister Toldja has returned. You know you missed me.

Anyway, I got something serious to talk to y’all about and I hope you’re listening. Now, the Hip-Hop community is all abuzz with Obama fever these days. Cats are shouting him out on songs (for better or worse), you see his face plastered on t-shirts all up and down the ave, etc. But did you know that 8 MILLION Black folk in this country aren’t registered to vote? And that had Ohio’s 270,000 unregistred Black voters stepped up to the plate, the state could have been won in the 2004 election? Had the same occurred in Florida as well, we could have avoided the past eight years of misery. And NOW look what we are facing:

Mickey and Mallory 2008

It is my fear that if John McCain and Sarah “You gotta be fucking kidding me” Palin are elected, we will all actually die. This is what I would imagine his first day in the Oval Office would look like…more info after the jump. › Read More…

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Pick A Shore

Want to know how much I love Blind I? I think I will spend 5 minutes telling you why I do. Sometimes I have to write about artists like (*dies*) Flo-Rida. That’s why in spring 07, I submitted my app to become a part of the team. I was instantly sold after my first visit. It’s refreshing to mesh with a crop of folks that are not afraid to delve into good music. To be atypical and forward-thinking, and highlight what’s new in the market. The boys have the new new on smash, so I guess my niche is the archives and I find it delightful.
I got the title “Pick a Shore” after Mr. Right Now asked me where we will be going this spring. Warm, drum heavy, sexy tunes for your vacay. Break out your beach chair. Where is your passport taking you? I plan to kick my heels up in Santorini. Travel is important for the soul. If you are hitting anybody’s beach, please bring this comp along. $ stank you for the fabulous globe art!

Love as usual.
-Maiya
Feel free to hit me at Maiya@blindiforthekids.com with any compilation theme ideas. Next month is Inner City Blues. Stay tuned.

Pick A Shore1
1. DJ Tundra- This Rhythm
2. Muhsinah-Discovery
3. Jazzanova f. Vikter Duplaix-Soon
4. Slum Village- Count The Ways
5. Vikter Duplaix-Pure
6. Marvin Gaye-Come Live With Me Angel
7. Roy Ayers-Everybody Loves the Sunshine
8. Frankie Beverly f. Maze-Golden Time of Day
9. Justin Timberlake-Nothing Else
10. Nas/9^th Wonder-Thug Mansion
11. Jay-Z-Feelin’ It
12. Jill Scott- Honey Molasses
13. Mos Def-The Beggar
14. Apollo Nove- Mr. Right Now
15. Mr. Fingers- Can You Feel It
16. Depeche Mode-Enjoy the Silence
17. Peter Hadar-Can’t Stop
18. 112-All My Love
http://www.mediafire.com/?jqgtrauwod4

Pick A Shore 2
1. Feist-Leisure Suite
2. Amy Winehouse-Moody’s Mood for Love
3. John Legend-Maxine
4. Astrud Gilberto-Girl From Ipanema
5. Camp Lo-Rockin’ It
6. Busta Rhymes-Take It Off
7. Beenie Man f. Kelis- Jamaica Way
8. A Tribe Called Quest- 4 Moms
9. J*Davey-Everybody
10. Tracey Lee- Stars in The East
11. Lupe Fiasco- Paris, Tokyo
12. Björk-Hyperballad
13. Vikter Duplaix-I See The Sun
14. Kameleon-West Coast Wife
15. Pharcyde-Splattitorium
16. Maroon 5- Sunday Morning (live)
17. War-Music All Day
http://www.mediafire.com/?2cordnzmclh

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