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TEEKO LIVE THIS SATURDAY!!! [SJ]

This Saturday the Live @ The Pagoda concert series continues with After Hours. Jazz musicians have traditionally used “after hours” gigs to push the boundaries of the art form. This year’s collaboration between the Summer Fest and Universal Grammar presents an eclectic mix of Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic and Latin grooves at The Fairmont’s Pagoda Restaurant from late evening until the wee hours.

Teeko (4OneFunk/F.A.M.E.) will be in the house this Saturday rocking live for us all!

“The most insane & creative turntablist I have ever worked with.” - Mark Ronson

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PEEP THE FB INVITE | GET YOUR TICKETS |  GET THE ALBUM 

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Tags: 4ONEFUNK, AFTER HOURS, F.A.M.E, LIVE @ THE PAGODA, TEEKO, UNGRAMMAR

VIDEO: TRACKADEMICKS PRESENTS THE LINER NOTES: MORE THAN TWO WAYS

The homie Trackademicks gives us the back story behind the stellar “More Than Two Ways”, off his “State Of The Arts” album. This is the digital version of having a jacket in your hands reading the liner notes seeing who did what & who thanked who & so on… y’all remember those daze? More than two ways. da da tsssh… anyways… Shout out to our brotha Teeko… that lil impromptu set in your crib y’all were doing was fresher than fresh!! Lemme get a dubb! hahaha

Tags: 1-O.A.K., 4ONEFUNK, F.A.M.E, HNRL, TAP 10, TEEKO, TRACKADEMICKS

STARSHIP 27 – VOLUME 2

YES!!! Volume 2 to one of my favorite compilations that came out back in 2009. The homie J-1 aka The Deer & Animal Kingdom has Voltron’ed up with (in)Sect Records to bring us the 2nd installment of Starship 27. J-1 handpicked/single handedly reached out to the homies & they responded with exclusives for that ass! The cats involved this time around are ALL Blind I faves & have been featured on every last one of our original compilations such as House Shoes, Devonwho, F.A.M.E., Coultrain, Black Spade, Jordan Rockswell, Dibia$e, P.U.D.G.E., Dam-Funk, I,Ced & more! Whether it’s rocking with Shafiq Husayn’s En’AFreeKa ensemble, Animal Kingdom, or dropping beats tapes on HVW8, regardless of the entity or platform, The Deer continues to bring quality artistry to the ears 7 has never watered down or sugar coated a COT DAMN THANG! So salute off top all day sir! KEEP GOING!! Peep two of my faves then hit the jump for the tracklist, the DL & even a link to Volume One in case you had your schitt on snooze…no loosing here… #WINNING. Now prepare for take off!

J-1 – Slang Talk

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Black Spade & Coultrain – B WIT U

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Tags: A-LIVE, ANIMAL KINGDOM, AYIRO, B. BRAVO, BLACK SPADE, C.F.C., COULTRAIN, Dam Funk, DEVONWHO, DIBIA$E, ERIC LAU, F.A.M.E, FLAME BROWN, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, HOUSE SHOES, I CED, INSECT RECORDS, J BIZNESS, J1, Jordan Rockswell, KONE, MAX KANE, P.U.D.G.E., RAS G, STARSHIP 27, TEEKO, THE DEER

R-CADE & SMOOVGROOVS – SPACE CAKES EP

I’m so proud of my homies. When creative people put their thoughts into actions the world rejoices and enjoys! My San Jose chaps R-Cade and SmoovGroovs just finished crafting their debut masterpiece Space Cakes and it is quite the party rocker! Funk is alive and well and these boys are showing us that for sure. Using the technology of today with the analog stylings of the keys, the blending of boogie and beats was natural. With help from 4 One Funk‘s Teeko and Max Kane this is going to be quite the adventure. Stay tuned for more!

R-Cade & SmoovGroovs – Night Away (Ft. Max Kane)

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SPACE CAKES EP [DOWNLOAD]

Tags: 408, BEVMO SJ, MAX KANE, MODERN FUNK, NO AFF, R-CADE, SAN JOSE, SMOOVGROOVS, SPACE CAKES, TEEKO, THE PICK UP, Treatment

TEEKO – NEVA FIND ANOTHA (ALL MY LOVE) FEAT. BLACK SPADE, DWIGHT TRIBLE & KENNY BROOKS

Remember back in the day (2009-early 2010) I was telling you about Teeko‘s album “Light Up The Darkness” & how that when THAT came out you can get Bridge To Truth (the Teeko song we all love oh so very much) well… IT’S FINALLY COMING OUT THIS MONTH!! See that pic right there to the right ? That has a list of all the players involved. Schitt is real son! Peep the ill Neva Find Anotha (All My Love) joint featuring the homie Black Spade, Kenny Brooks & the legendary Dwight Trible.

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Now go to Teeko’s site to get the goods including the smasher Young Funklords featuring the homies Devonwho & Dibiase. SLUMPS!

Tags: 4ONEFUNK, BLACK SPADE, DWIGHT TRIBLE, F.A.M.E, KENNY BROOKS, TEEKO

THE BLIND I MUSIC BOUTIQUE PRESENTS TRACKADEMICKS “STATE OF THE ARTS” BOOK+ALBUM RELEASE PARTY+TICKET GIVEAWAY

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Here at Blind I we have always been about the music and the cultures that manifest themselves around this evolving art form. Within the last few years Blind I has been steadily building its repertoire beyond the blog from creating our popular music compilations, to sponsoring local concerts, organizing events at major music conferences and so forth. We have achieved so much in a short amount of time (and without any cooperate backing) yet we are always looking to further explore and expand what we can do to better serve the musical populace.

We have been playing around with this one idea for quite some time.  After much waiting and planning we would like to present to everyone our newest endeavor, The Blind I Music Boutique. We will be curating musical events showcasing the artists we have grown to love and enjoy on our site, and in real life. Taking the initiative to work closely with these artists we hope to ensure an event that highlights an eclectic array of sounds and talents. Our wish is to further broaden the participant’s scope and taste when the night is through (to basically have a good time).

The first artist to grace our new series will be no other than that Bay Area maestro, Trackademicks. We will be celebrating the recent release of his debut album and book, “State of the Arts” at 330 Rich in beautiful San Francisco with performances by Track’s and the entire HNRL Crew! This party is guaranteed to pop off. With an opening performance from J*Davey’s own Polyester The Saint and an all-star line up of DJs on the decks, live art stimulating your eyes via Mister Bouncer, an early open bar provided by Remy Martin, and food provided by the burrito baron DJ Mr. E (Papalote), we got you covered on all the bases (everything except a date, that’s on you).

Hit the jump for more information plus a chance to WIN TICKETS to the Boutique…

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Tags: 1-O.A.K., 4ONEFUNK, ANT-1, F.A.M.E, HELLAGOOD, HNRL, HONOR ROLL, LAUSD, Mark PLSTK, MEEZY, merlin, MISS JOSIE STINGRAY, MISTER BOUNCER, MR.E., PAPALOTE, POLYESTER THE SAINT, REMY MARTIN, RISKY BISNESS, SPANK POPS, TAP.1O, TEEKO, THE BLIND I MUSIC BOUTIQUE, TRACKADEMICKS, TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE, WNKK

NO KNOWS DOPE | NO KNOWS BEATS 2 | JANUARY 20XI

This year marks the 5th anniversary of my No Knows Dope series (HOLY MEGABYTES BATMAN THE FIF’ YEAR!)… blessed! Thank you all for your continuous support of the NKD franchise as well as all the other $tunta$tic original compilations that the rest of the Blind I staff offers. Last years NKD concept was fun being able to do each month dedicated to one of my all time favorite artists or themes. This years method to the NKD madness is simple. Genres & sub-genres (according to me that is) all mixed & glitched by my good friend/brother & DJ W1shOne. This months edition is a sequel to last years No Knows Beats & this one is str8 up exclusive thruout! FIAH! All purpose music right here! 110% skip proof! I want to send some special Jedi respecognition to all my friends (I, Ced & Black Spade of Hawthorne Headhunters, SquareWeezy of The Bangerz, Haz Solo, Max Kane, Teeko, Malaguti & Colin Brown of 4OneFunk/F.A.M.E., Seven Davis Jr., DJ Dskrybe of Trademark, REL of D2S, Hayling, Waajeed and W1shOne & Sol Plus 10 of Sub Ren who came thru for me by blessing me with never before heard or released beats. I hope you enjoy this mix as much as W1sh & I had putting it together. This is only the beginning… 11 more to go! Stay TUNEd.

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Tags: 4ONEFUNK, 84 SKILLS, BLACK SPADE, COLIN BROWN, DEVONWHO, DISTORTION 2 STATIC, DJ DSKRYBE, F.A.M.E, FINESE, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, HAYLING, I CED, JNEIRO JAREL, JOOB, KLIPMODE, KNXWLEDGE, MALAGUTI, MAX JANE, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, Oriol, Rel, SAUCE81, SEVEN DAVIS JR., Sol Plus 10, SQUARE WEEZY, SUB REN, TEEKO, THE BANGERZ, TRADEMARK, W1SHONE, WAAJEED

VIDEO: GRILLADE – DREAM OF YOU (EMOTIONALLY YOURS)

Damn these motherfuckers are resickulously fuckin retardedly stupid wit it! FUCK! Yet another dope song, more dope visuals, from the ever so dope Grillade (Ragen Fykes, Keelay & The Park). Shot all around some of the lowkey spots in the city from Brooklyn Circus to Papalote (get the Chcken Adobo Burrito next time u visit). Vid also got cameos from homies Teeko & Tanya Morgan. DOPE SCHITT!!!

Tags: DONWILL, GRILLADE, KEELAY, RAGEN FYKES, Tanya Morgan, TEEKO, The Park, VON PEA

EXCLUSIVE: F.A.M.E. – NIGHTCAP FEAT. MIKE BAKER THE BIKE MAKER

Awwwwwww yes! New F.A.M.E.! Teeko, Max Kane & Malaguti have been @ it non stop since their release of Truthpics & like everyone else, I have been waiting for that NEW NEW! Alas, I opened my inbox this morning to find that my brother like no other Max Kane had delivered the new freshness to Blind I on a 1st dibs basis…FTW! F.A.M.E. enlists the ever so lively Mike Baker The Bike Maker from The Town’s own HNRL. With additional guitar from Mugpush (On The Hill Productions) this song goes the distance! Enough bable… Peep, DL, bump, share, eNjOy!

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DL includes instrumental as well.

F.A.M.E. – NIGHT CAP FEAT. MIKE BAKER THE BIKE MAKER [DOWNLOAD]

Tags: F.A.M.E, HNRL, HONOR ROLL, MALAGUTI, MIKE BAKER THE BIKE MAKER, Movemakers, MUGPUSH, TEEKO

COULTRAIN-GODMUSTBEABOOGIEMAN EP

So many impressive hip hop projects have been released this year, but I’ve been secretly hoping more R&B would arrive in my inbox. Then St. Louis native, Coultrain, aka. Seymour Liberty answered my call with the EP GodMustBeABoogieMan. It’s Coultrain at his finest; soulful voice echoing through the speakers, making each track feel like a summer lullaby.  He collaborated with Black Spade, Teeko, J1 and others. The tracklist, artwork and all of the goodness is contained in the zip. Partake!

DOWNLOAD COULTRAIN-GODMUSTBEABOOGIEMAN [MEDIAFIRE]

Tags: BLACK SPADE, COULTRAIN, EP, GODMUSTBEABOOGIEMAN, J1, SEYMOUR LIBERTY, TEEKO