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We appreciate all of you who download our individual compilations as well as our tag team joints. So 1nce again, Maiya & I tag teamed to bring the 2nd installment of our 3 part All That Jazz series. Tracklist & DL after the after. Partake, eNjOy & stay TUNEd.

MAIYA AND NO PRESENT…ALL THAT JAZZ VOL.2 | DOWNLOAD

So this was an idea I had back in 2007. $ even made me a cover & everything & I never put it out. I decided to pull from that & make this to give y’all for this months edition of NKD, thus we going back in time, to a place where I was coming up as a MC I bumped the schitt outta everything on this edition. Broken tape decks & everythang! This past Saturday I was up @ my DJ W1shOne’s Audio Playground all day working on a mix of this for y’all but was not able to complete it the way I wanted to within such a short time, thus, expect a mix with songs that are not on this to be intertwined with some of these songs & more a lil down the road this year. Ill drop it randomly so stay TUNEd for that. Until then, go inside my mind/ears & enjoy some NOstalgia.

TL & DL after the after…

NO KNOWS DOPE | NO KNOWS NOSTALGIA | MAY 20XI | DOWNLOAD

Hit the jump for more info like, the track list, Deniss Coffey SXSW dates & the DL of course..

Constellations – The A to Z of Dennis Coffey: A Mix By House Shoes by Strut

Leading up to the foundational Motor City guitarist’s new self-titled solo album, Detroit’s own House Shoes takes us on a journey through Dennis Coffey’s history of funk.  Including the psychedelic b-boy soul of Coffey’s 70′s solo material, classic recordings on which he recorded as a sessions musician, hip-hop cuts which have sampled his material, and even a couple of sneak peaks at the new album’s music, Constellations is 45 minutes of straight heat, mixed by a master DJ intimately acquainted with Coffey’s legacy, and his future.

Constellations – The A to Z of Dennis Coffey: A Mix By House Shoes

RECORDED AT SOUNDMATIC BY RHETTMATIC

1. Scorpio Intro- (feat Dennis Coffey, Jazzy Jeff, Jake One, and Q-Tip)
2. LL Cool J- Jinglin’ Baby
3. Dennis Coffey- Main Theme (Black Belt Jones OST)
4. Dennis Coffey- 7th Galaxy*
5. Dennis Coffey- Ride Sally Ride
6. The Temptations- Cloud Nine
7. Rodriguez- Sugar Man
8. Marvin Gaye- I Want You
9. Dennis Coffey- Garden Of The Moon
10. The Spinners- It’s A Shame
11. Dennis Coffey- Never Can Say Goodbye
12. Dennis Coffey- Whole Lotta Love
13. Diamond D- No Wonduh
14. Isley Brothers / Dennis Coffey & Lyman Woodward- It’s Your Thing
15. The Floaters- Float On
16. The Dramatics- In The Rain
17. The Dramatics- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
18. Dennis Coffey feat. Mick Collins (Dirtbombs) & Rachel Nagy (Detroit Cobras)- I Bet You*
19. Edwin Starr- Easin’ In (Hell Up In Harlem) / Digable Planets (Nickle Bags)
20. The Temptations- I Can’t Get Next To You
21. The Undisputed Truth- Smiling Faces Sometimes
22. Dennis Coffey feat. Mayer Hawthorne- All Your Goodies Are Gone*
23. Outro

* denotes material from the upcoming Dennis Coffey album

Dennis Coffey At SXSW 2011

• Weds. 3/16: Dennis Coffey (Guest Appearance w/ Adrian Younge) – Wax Poetics Showcase @ Scoot Inn 1308 East 4th Street – 1:00 AM w/ Chico Mann, Kendra Morris, Echocentrics
• Sat. 3/19: Dennis Coffey @ Hotel San Jose 1316 South Congress Avenue – 6:30 PM w/ Black Angels, Black Joe Lewis (Dennis guesting), The Relatives (Dennis guesting)
• Sat. 3/19: Dennis Coffey @ Beauty Bar: Palm Door 401 Sabine St. 12:00 AM w/ Brownout, T. Bird & The Breaks, Diplomats of Solid Sound

9th? WTF? Yeah… I’ll let Pooh tell it.

“We decided to give that song to people for two reasons. First, the people have been asking for another 9th/Little Brother song since this is the last Little Brother album. We had intended for that song to be an iTunes bonus track but certain circumstances led us to leak it, which leads to the second reason: We got word late Friday from our distribution company that iTunes took the song down following a call from 9th or someone in his camp. I feel that if he didn’t want the song out then he could have easily contacted any one of us (Big Dho, Phonte, or myself) and explained his reasoning and the issue would have been dealt with accordingly. Instead we find out on some “oh yeah, I forgot to tell” type shit while trying to figure out other information. “Star” was recorded in 2005-2006 for use by 9th on his Wonder Years album that has yet to get a release date.

~CONTINUED AFTER THE J~

A lot of people have been asking and waiting for my response regarding the twitter outburst over the weekend. I posted a few statements via twitter myself, but, for the most part, I have chosen to remain silent. I have never believed in airing out business on the internet. I have tried to be as diplomatic as possible when answering questions about the situation in an effort to move on. Unfortunately, the same passion that people have had for Little Brother since we came on the scene in support of us is the same passion that fuels a lot of the extra back and forth between parties. You would have never witnessed what you did over the weekend if 9th actually spoke to us instead of speaking to you, the fans, via social network about the situation. Telling people, “You don’t know the REAL story,” and “It ain’t on me, they wanted me out the group,” and other comments of that nature does nothing but agitate the situation. It’s only so much you can take before you finally explode and ask, “Why not talk to me instead of talking to those who have nothing to do with our problems?”

Phonte and myself have always been made to look like the mean, jealous, bitter, former group members in the situation when that is far from the case. 9th has taken the “high road” because at the end of the day, there isn’t too much he can say if we really started throwing out the facts behind his departure from the group. We have issues that can and will only be worked out by us, if at all. Some of your outside input is appreciated but not necessary as we sort through this situation. At the end of the day it doesn’t help, it only adds fuel, regrettably. As always, we appreciate you support and thank you for listening.”

DOWNLOAD LITTLE BROTHER | 9th WONDER – STAR [MULTIUPLOAD]

Rise In Power and Rest In Peace Big L! One of the best to do it ever of all time. And as a special commemoration for the Blind I faithful, hit that jump…
Big L – The Greatest Hits (DL Megaupload)

Swwwwwwiiiittcchhhhhh… Standards Smanders…
2010 is here…we are in the future…the future is now!!! So the vibe around our camp is sooooo FUTURISTIC. SO you know I had to go IN on this cover and take it to the FUTURE. I switched up my whole standard cover look and feel…. even switched the standard art size. Alot of Good new songs on this volume and a couple of old gems..even a new joint from one of my favorite artist REDMAN.
It’s rides soo nice .. you will thank me twice!
Make um’ say oh my!

Tracklisting and DL on the other side

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your all welcome…

Download MEEZY LISTENIN VOL 5 [Mediafire | Multi-upload ] Fixed zip

Yesterday was a sad day for music as we lost another one of our fore fathers in soul. The great Teddy Pendergrass lost his battle with colon cancer on Wednesday January 13th 20X. I will always remember him for the greatness that he gave us all. Jay Cee made an ill podcast in tribute to Teddy P that really needs no introduction or list of tracks to tell you that it is a must have for any true aficionado. We miss & love you brother Teddy. Rise in Power.

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DOWNLOAD JAY CEE –  REST IN PEACE TEDDY PENDERGRASS!!![EARGASMS]

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LONG LIVE TEDDY P!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the stuff the French thought about giving America before they decided on the Statue Of Liberty? How about what your boy President John Adams had in mind for a crib before he had the White House built? Yeah, it’s that major. These are a collection of demo tracks, instrumentals, and writer reference tracks for Thriller, aka the best album ever created ever in life. I remember shortly after MJ‘s passing a collection of super rare recordings came out with a myriad of archived joints from the King….and I maybe remember ONE of these tracks being in that collection. So check out the Starlight Demo, i.e. the Thiller before Thriller, then hit the jump to view the track listing and partake. GO!

Download Michael Jackson’s Thriller Session Demos (zShare)

Michael Jackson x De La Soul – I Can’t Help It/Breakadawn
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Download DJ Jazzy Jeff x Michael Jackson – He’s the King, I’m the DJ (Mediafire)
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