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NO KNOWS DOPE | MAY 20X

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Awwwwwwwwwww gyeah sun! I’m getting out my dreams! Okay so we’ve tackled str8 up heat to kick start it all, then Dilla, then Beats, then Love & now S T E R E O L A B ! ! ! This also like my Dilla tribute has been in the making for some time (since 07). My good friends Andrew Baker, Kenny Chen, Dert & myself share a love for Stereolab like no other. A favorite group of influential freshmakers as well from Gilles Peterson to  ?uestlove to J Dilla. Members Tim Gane (guitar/keyboards) , Lætitia Sadier (vocals/keyboards/guitar), & Andy Ramsay (drums) stepped on the scene back in 1990 straight outta London England. They have had many members come & go since then including Mary Hansen (backing vocals/ keyboards/ guitar), who joined the group in 1992, ten years before her accidental death. I had the pleasure of catching them last year for the first time live & it was phenomenal. Like the No Knows Dilla, this one was just as difficult to compile but I think after 4 years of debating on certain tracks to stay on or be taken off I have narrowed it down to (IMO) the best of the best that makes me love this “groop” so much. Heat spanning from across their vast discography, collaborations, live versions, remixes & rarities … yeah… this is the one! I hope you all eNjOy as much as I do.

TL & DL AFTER  THE J…

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Tags: BUSTA RHYMES, COMMON, DERT, J DILLA, JAY DEE, Jazzanova, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, STEREOLAB, THE HIGH LLAMAS, THE ROOTS, THURSTON MOORE, Zero 7

TRACKADEMICKS – THE [RE]MIXTAPE VOL. 3 

No & I  had the pleasure of getting a advance copy of 3rd installment of the [RE]MIxtape series in Austin, and let me go the books and say this is my new favorite mixtape of 2010. The 17 song mix includes remixes from the likes of Zero 7, Chromeo, Jazmine Sullivan, Janelle Monae, Little Dragon and more, along with a couple original Track joints. The entire mix was crafted together by fellow Honor Roller DJ TAP.10.

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Tags: 1O.A.K., chrom, Chromeo, DJ TAP.10, HONOR ROLL, Janelle Monae, Jazmine Sullivan, Kenna, LITTLE DRAGON, MEEZY, MEEZYART, PPP, TRACKADEMICKS, WALE, Zero 7, ZION I

NO KNOWS DOPE – MAY 2009

& 3 daze later… it arrived. The 15th came & went. No excuses. No apologies. It is what it is. With that being said, Whattup tho Blind I faithful?! I trust you had a pleasant weekend. I know I did This months NKD is just perfect for all your moods. My lil bro phoniggalo $ executed my vision perfectly on the artwork! Thanks for going back to the Adobe Vortexâ„¢ for me bro! Track list (yeah you read right… I’m coming thru with the come thru for those who always griped about a track list hahaha) & DL after the J…

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Tags: ACEYALONE, ALBE BACK, AMILCAR, blu, BOBBI HUMPHREY, BUSTA RHYMES, CAMP LO, Colin Munroe, DECLAIME, DERT, DJ CLASS, DONALD BYRD, drake, DWIGHT TRIBLE, ELIGH, ELZHI, Erykah Badu, FLYING LOTUS, GARY BARTZ, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, Ill Legit, IZZA KIZZA, J DILLA, JAY DEE, JAYLIB, Kanye West, KIDS IN THE HALL, MADLIB, MARSHA AMBROSIUS, Naledge, NICOLAY, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, OPIO, ORGANIZED KONFUSION, P.CASSO, PACIFIC DIVISION, PHAT KAT, PLANET ASIA, Que D, RAPHI, RAPPER BIG POOH, REFLECTION ETERNAL, ROYCE DA 5'9, Rus Soul, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, SLUM VILLAGE, SPONTANEOUS, TALKING HEADS, Tanya Morgan, THE GROUCH, THE MOTHER.FUCKING GASLAMP KILLER, TiRon, TRACKADEMICS, VSTYLES, WILDCHILD, Zero 7

BLIND I SAYS GO! MAY 2009

What up Blind I faithful! May marks the beginning of some consistent heat in your area, and with Blind I being a reflection of real life happenings and what not, we gotta keep up! This month’s collection of joints features a whole host of roller-coaster riders with just enough tracks, boasting everyone from Chester French to De La Soul. You should enjoy yourselves with this one, I know I do. And feel free to tell your friends about this! Twitter it, share it on Facebook, or post it on your blog! It ain’t no fun if you can’t put somebody else on to the real & the raw! So with no further ado…

Download Blind I Says GO! May 2009 (Sharebee)

Track listing after the jump.
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Tags: Asher Roth, Az, Big Sean, BLACK THOUGHT, Blind I Says Go, blu, Chester French, De La Soul, Diamond District, EL MICHELS AFFAIR, Erykah Badu, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, J DILLA, Kid Cudi, Mayer Hawthorne, Method Man, Mos Def, PHAT KAT, RAEKWON, Raheem Devaughn, Redman, SLICK RICK, Tanya Morgan, The Cool Kids, Zero 7