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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. But in this case, both artists are really standing behind “Spand” and once you listen you’ll understand why. There’s a musical chemistry between the two that might fuel more collabs in the future. Black Spade is in the process of working on his next solo album as well as working with Coultrain and others. As always, Knxwledge has been cranking EPs out on the regular. You know you’ll find all of them posted here on the site. Enjoy.

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BLACK SPADE- SPAND (PROD. BY KNXWLEDGE) [DOWNLOAD]

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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 creating music after a brief hiatus, so hopefully this means we’ll have a follow up to her Hard Melk LP. We will definitely be looking forward to hearing more from Saux as well.

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SAUX REAR WINDOW EP [DOWNLOAD]

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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. For this I apologize. Please don’t do the fool like me and download. I’m going to go drown myself in my sorrows now. *facepalm*

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JAMES PANTS – BEAT ARCHIVE PART II [DOWNLOAD]

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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.

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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 Blind I faithful (maiya@blindiforthekids.com). We will announce the winners on Monday! In the meantime, if you don’t have the headliners’ new music check out Tiron & Ayomari’s A Sucker For Pumps and Blu x Exile’s Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them.

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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 her songwriting & voice are much better. Yeah, it’s like THAT. Check out a Soundcloud stream of her new Pharrell-produced joint ‘Live Your Life‘, and then grab it on iTunes like I did. Can’t wait until the world knows Yuna!

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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 produced the track. Talk about keeping it in the family, rite on.

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VIDEO: SCHOOLBOY Q – HANDS ON THE WHEEL (FEATURING ASAP ROCKY)

New Schoolboy Q visuals for “Hands On The Wheel“, his collaboration with ASAP Rocky on the recently-released & in HEAVY rotation “Habits & Contradicitions” album from Schoolboy available right now on iTunes. Setting the bar high for a newborn 2012. Obligatory shout out to the homies NEZ & RIO for being on that joint too with a couple bangers. Partake!

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SATELLITE HIGH & MADD CAESAR – LOOK AT THE MESS YOU’VE MADE

The homies Madd Caesar are @ it again with this all new project they did with Satellite High, & I must say, once again, they are killin schitt! Peep, cop, bump & share with a loved one! They’ll thank you for it later!

SATELLITE HIGH & MADD CAESAR – LOOK AT THE MESS YOU’VE MADE | DOWNLOAD

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DEM ONE – LIFE AFTER HIP HOP, THE MIXTAPE

Dem One is too damn dope!! He’s just too damn good @ what he does. This mixtape right here my nigga? Hands down the best mixtape of the year (year just started tho No?!…..GIVE A FUCK!) Kids take heed & G’s be proud. This is for us.

DEM ONE – LIFE AFTER HIP HOP, THE MIXTAPE | DOWNLOAD

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