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HAZ SOLO-LINER NOTES (HIGH CALORIE DONUT MIX)

Blind I comrade and producer Haz Solo salutes J Dilla with a new track, “Liner Notes (High Calorie Donut Mix).  I smiled listening to this because I recently included the original song, “Telegram” by Eleanore Mills on Rendezvous: The Soul Edition. The beauty of hip hop production is the many ways samples can be flipped [...]

THE PRIMERIDIAN-WHAT IF JAY DEE PRODUCED PCP

Dilla tributes, mash-ups and remixes pop up annually in February.  There are so many to keep up with, but you know Blind I will post at least a few. The Primeridian is paying homage via What If Jay Dee Produced PCP.
“This collection of songs over rare and unreleased gems from the late James Yancey aka [...]

BLING47 BREAKS DILLA EDITION: WAAJEED F. PHAT KAT

Our good homie Waajeed recently relaunched his Bling47.com site & it’s better, faster, stronger, fresher! We encourage all of you to add it to your bookmarks or homepage it if you havn’t already!

Bling47 Breaks takes you on a journey into samples used by J Dilla.  This original series is directed, filmed and edited by Waajeed himself. The 3rd episode features him speaking [...]

TOKIMONSTA – DARKEST (DIM) FT. GAVIN TUREK

I been waiting for this song to have a proper video. From Brainfeeder recording artist TOKiMONSTA is her stand out track “Darkest (Dim)” from her Creature Dreams EP. Simply beautiful and etheral in content. Love it.

VIDEO: THE PARK – THESE ARE THE DAYS

THIS SONG RIGHT HERE! I’m having a great Monday because of this jam. This new video from Bay Area outfit The Park showcases the progressive nature of this band and their vision of funk. Having been the promient rhythm section for artists like Big KRIT, Freddie Gibbs, Tanya Morgan, Coco, Alice Russell, and Jesse Boykens III [...]

VIDEO: BLU – JESUS

Los Angeles spitkicker and rappercrush to Blind I’s very own Ms. Maiya Blu drops this video for the title track off his 2011 release jesus? (which he released under the name B). Easily one of my favorite albums from 2011, hasn’t left the CD changer since I copped up. Produced by the one and only [...]

VIDEO: M.I.A. – BAD GIRLS

This song is dope as fuck. This video is the motherfucking shit. Watch it 1,000 times.

TALIB KWELI & RES as IDLE WARSHIP LIVE

Thats right, your favorite and ours will be performing live in SJ next Friday! This is a show NOT to be missed as they rarely come to our town.
Want tickets? Get the deets and tickets after the j.u.m.p.
 
 
 
 

REVIEW: SONNYMOON – 2012 EP & SAN JOSE SHOW

I’m late on this review and that’s a shame because Sonnymoon are homies and cherished artists here at Blind. More so, I’m personally late! I been MIA for a minute here on the site. Sorry folks. Trust, it was within good reasons too. Anyway, lets get on with the review. Check it out after the [...]

D’ANGELO AND THE TESTIMONY LIVE IN PARIS (AUDIO)

Any D’Angelo fan who remembers when Brown Sugar was released,  considers Voodoo an R&B classic or simply digs his music has had an exciting week. We’ve all pondered whether he’d make a legitimate comeback and finally record some new material for over a decade now. Fortunately, this Europe tour has eliminated doubts and reignited his [...]

VIDEO-SONNYMOON-MORNING PERSON + TOUR DATES

It has only been two weeks since Sonnymoon blessed us with their 2012 EP and it’s been playing nonstop! The pair just released a new video for “Morning Person,” and producer Dane Orr really shines on this one. The video has a simplistic elegance to it. Walking through the fields at dawn never looked so [...]

HYPNOTIC BRASS BAND – STARFIGHTER

In high school I used to take the CTA Eastbound Blue Line from Racine to Washington to catch the Number 6 bus home every day. Now, for those familiar with the janky ass Chicago Transit Authority and their routes, you might ask “why go two stops past Jackson to catch the number 6?” Two [...]

KNXWLEDGE-OVRSTND.LP

When Knx sends me some new music,  I usually just listen to it, then whip up a quick post about it (busy, busy, busy). From the album cover, to the samples and the song titles, I can usually just use my insight to find out the tone of a project. My guess this time? A [...]

BLACK SPADE-SPAND (PROD. BY KNXWLEDGE)

Pardon us for the delay in posting this new track “Spand” by our St. Louis brother Black Spade.  This beat originally appeared in Knxwledge’s Kompsure.EP and now Spade has laced it with his vocals.  Lately,  I’ve noticed tons of artists rhyming over Knx’s beats, and you  typically don’t see him endorsing the end result. [...]

SAUX-REAR WINDOW EP (F/JOYA MOOI)

Blind I favorite Joya Mooi just sent over a new track called “Later In Time” by a producer named Saux who is also based in Amsterdam. This is a single from Saux’s new EP titled Rear Window, which was just released today!  Joya is featured on two songs in the EP. She’s now back to [...]

JAMES PANTS-BEAT ARCHIVE PART II

Guys, I don’t know how in the HELL I missed this one. Granted its only like 4 days old, but the fact that there was a PART ONE that dropped back in September that I missed completely makes me feel like I’ve had my internet head in my internet ass for the last few months. [...]

VIDEO: D’ANGELO LIVE IN STOCKHOLM

D’Angelo’s first performance in a decade. With 11 dates for D’s Voodoo International tour and a new album slated to drop this year, you can start getting excited now. Pow! Shouts to FADER for the assist.

BLIND I TICKET GIVEAWAY: BLU x TIRON & AYOMARI x KOOLEY HIGH & MORE IN NYC!

NYC! Blind I is giving away FIVE tickets to see Tiron & Ayomari, Blu, Chris Turner, Kooley High, Scienze, Fresh Daily and DJ Prince, February 1st at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. All you have to do to enter is follow us on Twitter  and shoot us an email telling us why you’re a deserving [...]

YUNA – LIVE YOUR LIFE (PRODUCED BY PHARRELL)

My new obsession. Yuna is signed to FADER’s label, and she’s a 25 year old Malaysian Muslim with influences including No Doubt, The Cranberries and Fiona Apple, amongst others. Her previous works (namely last year’s Decorate EP), which I’ve been jamming too religiously, are reminiscent of a bit of Feist, but honestly I feel like [...]

VIDEO: DECLAIME – SHIP’S DOCTOR

You can call him Dudley Perkins,you can call him Declaime, or you can call him Dr. Shrooman, but wassnever you do don’t call him wack. New visuals for the first single off of Mr. Perkins’ recent release Self-Study which can be grabbed rite chea. Video directed by Declaime himself and Georgia Anne Muldrow, who also [...]