Blind I | The Boutique Music Blog | Quality Over Quantity.

NO KNOWS DOPE | NO KNOWS BABIES | APRIL 20XI

Last Monday, April 11th at 10:43AM, my daughter Ajané arrived into the world. It was the most beautifulest thing in the world without a doubt. Being “on call” for the whole month of March & April kinda put a roadblock in my head as to what ‘theme’ I wanted to execute for Aprils NKD & as I pondered the thoughts I lowkey was already playing the soundtrack & not even knowing it. Playing songs that I felt related to what I was going through or have gone through or what I want to achieve as a man & as a father to my children. About a week before the 15th (sorry for the delay… been busy changing diapers n schitt. pun.) I finally decided to dedicate this months NKD to the babies. The children. The kids! But no… not on some Yo Gabba Gabba or Kids Sing Along schitt… naw… on some grown folks – grown biz – type of musical growth if you will. Whether you are a mother or a father, raising your sons or daughters, this edition goes harder to marauder & slaughter any biologicals that don’t bother. I breaks water! hahaha Naw pho trill tho… I’m on Cloud 9000 & 99! Blind I For The Kids… literally.

TL & DL after…

› Continue reading

Tags: Bilal, BRIAN MCKNIGHT, CHRIS ROCK, COMMON, CURTIS MAYFIELD, ED OG & DA BULLDOGS, Eric Roberson, GIL SCOTT-HERON, J DILLA, JAY DEE, JODECI, john mayer, Kanye West, Kelis, LAURYN HILL, LITTLE DRAGON, MARC DORSEY, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Musiq Soulchild, N.E.R.D, NEZ & RIO, NKD, ORGANIZED KONFUSION, SLICK RICK, SOJOURN, STEVIE WONDER, TALIB KWELI, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, THE BLACKBYRDS, THE TEMPTATIONS, Thenativesoul, TRACY MORGAN, XZIBIT, YAHZARAH, ZO!

THE RETURN OF SUBLIMINAL RENAISSANCE….

Damn you, Subliminal Renaissance. Smashing shit for years out the Cali way and then leaving us to fend for ourselves for all this time with no new music. Good thing they heard the cries from around the globe though, because I’m happy to announce that SUB REN is BACK! Not only are Sol Plus 10 and Noahdeeakili back in action making crack music (of which you can sample some of the newness above), but they’re rocking out in Santa Clara on the 16th at the shindig celebrating Tape Mastah Steph’s 2nd Homecoming to the Bay Area, along with Soapbox Melodics and a whole bunch of other goodness. I, for one, am ecstatic that Sub Ren’s back in action and if I could get my Chicago ass out to the Bay to catch this show I surely would! If you’re out there, you should definitely be in attendance! You can click on the flyer over there —> for more info and check out the Subliminal Renaissance Bandcamp page here –> http://subren.bandcamp.com/. The album will be out Spring 2011 on Isolated Wax Records, so be on the lookout!

Tags: BAY AREA, NOAHDEEAKILI, SOAPBOX MELODICS, Sol Plus 10, SUB REN, SUBLIMINAL RENAISSANCE, TAPE MASTAH STEPH

TAPE MASTAH STEPH – MIXTAPE IN A DAY VOL.1

Breakbeat King; Tape Mastah Steph is back like he never left! A San Jose, Killa Cali transplant now residing in Dallas TX goes in the mix with Dallas poets; Molek Ular, Kraftmatik, Mic Smith (Ras13), Golden Child & JAHshua…. Raw, uncut &stream of consciousness, no adlibs or doubles, Real Hip Hop. Artwork by Molek Ular. Peep & get…

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

DOWNLOAD MIXTAPE IN-A-DAY: VOL 1 EARTH DAY 4/22/2010 [NEVADUGDISCO]

Tags: Golden Child, JAHshua, KRAFTMATIK, Mic Smith (Ras13), MOLEK ULAR, NEVADUGDISCO.COM, TAPE MASTAH STEPH

NO KNOWS DOPE | MARCH 20X

This month I decided to flip the script & keep it off this NKD. Get it? No scripts… just beats. Thus, No Knows Beats! From my favorite producers past, present & future. This cover is quite special to me as well because it is a painting of me done by my brother like no other Dee Jae Pa’este of Konscious Klothing & he was kind enough to let me use it for this months NKD art. (I mean… IT IS ME tho hahahaha). I have been bumping this all day while I was working on the back cover & it is damn good designing music… or work music… or whatever you use it for. Burn a CD, drop it on your mp3 players & cypher with your homies while you cruise the block or BBQ it up… or just stfu & listen.

A list of who’s on this batch & the DL after the J…

› Continue reading

Tags: 88 Keys, ALEX B, BENGA, BLACK MILK, Bullion, CASPA, CHIMPANZINAUTS, Daru Jones, DERT, DEVONWHO, DIMLITE, EDIT, ETURNAL DAWN, Exile, F.A.M.E., FLYING LOTUS, Gaslamp Killer, HI-TEK, J DILLA, JOOB, MADLIB, MAX KANE, MR.DIBIASE, MR.DJ, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOSAJ THING, PASHA BROWN, PHONOSAPIENS, RADIO RANDONE, RUSKO, Sa Ra, SAMIYAM, SHINY'S FOOD, SQUARE WEEZY, SWIZZ BEATS, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, WAAJEED

TAPE MASTAH STEPH – THE BARBARIAN RACE

If you haven’t heard, Haiti is going through it right now! The country sits on a tectonic plate boundary & was rocked with a 7.0 earthquake that destroyed homes, businesses & took many lives in the process. With all the money you save on getting free schitt on the daily online, I highly suggest you dip into your pockets & throw a lil help their way. You can hit up the Red Cross or Yele.org to see what you can do to help the crisis. We are the generation responsible for taking action so that our kids can follow suit. Let’s lead by example!

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Tape Mastah Steph made this track yesterday after sending out his support to Haiti. In his own words…

Created this track yesterday as my thoughts went out to Haitians in that devistating Earthquake that struck southern Haiti on Tuesday. If anyone is to donate to charity, I urge you only give to legitimate organizations such as the Red Cross. Beware of virus emails, charity scammers, etc. Make sure you research the Organization to where you are donating. Also keep our world leaders in Prayer.

Tape

DOWNLOAD TAPE MASTAH STEPH – THE BARBARIAN RACE [SHAREBEE]

Tags: EARTHQUAKE, HAITI, RED CROSS, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, YELE

NO KNOWS DOPE – JULY 2009

Cali is so damn hot these daze…. so I had to make it hotter by murkin the damn NKD game with this months edition. UBER Jedi respecognition to my DJ for lacing me with a few heaters that I included on this. Major NEW NEW!! Along with that current & true that you always get from me. The faithful already knows whats up. Last month when I began working on this The Clipse’s Eyes On Me was my fave @ the time… NOW it’s track 25 peep…

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Yup. You know who it is. Ef a jump. DL now!

DOWNLOAD NO KNOWS DOPE – JULY 2009 [MEDIAFIRE]

Tags: ?uestlove, AALIYAH, ACEYALONE, Amerie, Az, BLACK SPADE, blu, CARLITTA DURAND, CHASE AND STATUS, CLYDE CARSON, Dam Funk, Dead Prez, DISCOVERY, DJ BUZZ, DJ HEAT, DJ PREMIER, DJ QUIK, DJ Vinroc, DON PRAHFIT, DORIAN CONCEPT, drake, ELECTRICK RED, FABOLOUS, FRANK NITTY, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, GLASSES MALONE, GOAPELE, GOLDENCHYLD, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, INSPECTAH DECK, J DILLA, JAMIROQUAI, Jay-z, Kanye West, KEELAY AND ZAIRE, Keri Hilson, Keys N Krates, Kid Cudi, KURUPT, Lyrics Born, MADLIB, MICHAEL JACKSON, MISTAH F.A.B., NOSAJ THING, NOVEL, ONE, Pharrell, PROH MIC, Raashan Ahmad, ROYCE DA 5'9, Ryan Leslie, SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD, STATIK SELEKTAH, STEVIE WONDER, Tanya Morgan, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, THE BANGERZ, The Clipse, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., TRACKADEMICKS, WU TANG CLAN, ZO!

JENDOR

Long time & good friend of mine Jendor has been doing his thing to preserve the integrity of our culture we love, hip hop. He is a vet of the San Jose underground scene & has done everything  to insure that the youth don’t go astray following the words of mediocrity in today’s music. His debut album Gourmet Classics just touched down on iTUNES & is a must have for any true school head. Peep the first single entitled “Pave The Way” as well as what legendary Caz had to say…

“ My man Jendor check out that Joint “Pave The Way” its fire!”

Tags: CESAR COMANCHE, DJ FRESH, JENDOR, JUSTUS LEAGUE, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, THE ARCHITECT

THE YEAR OF THE OX

Blind I fave Tape Mastah Steph is @ it again. This time producing as 1/3 of one of his many side projects entitled Year Of The Ox. Molek Ular & Kraftmatik complete the trilogy & BOTH can spit! I have attached a BLIND I EXCLUSIVE from their upcoming LOVE project (they already have 2 under their belts). Peep the Blind I exclusive track entitled…

Just In Case

EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD (Mediafire)

GET YEAR OF THE OX NOW!!!

eNjOy!

Tags: KRAFTMATIK, MOLEK ULAR, NEVA DUG DISCO, REBEL KNIGHTS MUSIC, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, YEAR OF THE OX

TAPE MASTAH STEPH – RAW BASEMENT SOUNDS

Tape Mastah Steph is a vet in the game & is known as one of the sickest break beat producers in it. He has done work with many artists & recently released this collection of his beats entitled RAW BASEMENT SOUNDS! He has given his permission to not only post this project, but for you all wether u be a DJ or MC to use as a blend for a mix, remix, or spit over for a mixtape. Just credit the man himself of course!

PART ONE

PART TWO

eNjOy!

Tags: TAPE MASTAH STEPH