From 12 pm to 6pm on Friday, March 19th, DC to BC and The Great Progression, along with several other fine organizations, will be hosting Quality!, a South By Southwest showcase in Austin, TX. How did this all happen? If you’re interested, you better read on.

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Today feels almost as great as when a member of the Star Trak family drops an album. Why? Well, because the music blog of all music blogs, Blind I For The Kids, has dropped a powerful, two disc compilation of everything that production gods The Neptunes haven’t leaked to the masses. I consider myself a Neptunes superfan, but most of these I’ve never even heard of. It’s like uncovering fossils or ancient ruins to me. I could talk, but I’d rather let the creator, my ninja Sulaiman out the Chi, do the rest of the talking while you jam this unreleased Fam-Lay snippet featured on the tape.

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I’ve been working on this for a LOOOONG time and I finally completed another masterpiece. For those not in the know, The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for some successful Hip hop, R&B and Pop artists in the late-90s and 2000s. The Neptunes’ sound is a distinctive brand of off-kilter, stripped-down electronic funk. Along with Timbaland and Dr. Dre they were the driving force behind many of the musical characteristics of late-90s/2000s hip-hop, helping to re-introduce sci-fi style sounds into the hip-hop mainstream, along with sounds from Middle Eastern and Asian music including percussion and woodwind.

I decided a few months back to make a collection of my favorite rare, b-side, and unreleased Neptunes production, from 1999 to 2009, in order to create a dedication to over 10 years of next-level music that still stands the test of time. I swear listening to these tracks puts you in a state of mind where everything’s better around you. Decemvir, which is the latin term for “ten“, is used to describe this decade of incredible works from the stellar production duo. Their music can speak for itself more than anything I can say, so without further ado, I give you…

DOWNLOAD: The Neptunes – Decemvir (DISC 1 | DISC 2)

if i could marry a music blog, it would without a doubt be blind i for the kids. cuz every day, my wife would put me onto something incredible, forever broadening my horizons. yeah, i’m on their johnson a little bit (all hetero/no brokeback, RIP heath), but it’s because they are the greatest innovators of the compilation CD. everything they throw to their cult following is from mars, or a surrounding planet/galaxy.

the latest gem i’ve scooped from them is dandiggity’s eclecticuts, vol. 2. i just got vol. 1 in rotation like two weeks ago and it’s also vicious, but this one gave me the eargasm (all hetero/no brokeback, RIP heath). yerp. eclectic collection of b-sides, remixes, and rarities that i’ve never even thought about thinking about. ever. goodness. how do they find these precious songs, i’ll never know. but kudos, blind i. kudos. i’ll throw a sample your way, and as usual, click the artwork or the link below to download. tracklisting after the jump!

DL: dandiggity’s eclecticuts, vol 2

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editor’s note: this mix right here!? you have no idea how this series inspired me. it dropped a year ago, and my dude $ulaiman of blind i for the kids (the best music blog around) blessed me with the re-up of this super mix. confused as to why it’s so crucial? read away.

Whoa! I’m proud of myself. Four, yes FOUR discs full of super-sexy, ultra-flirtatious, luxuriously-loving, filthy-fucking songs! I dug all the way through my extended catalog of slow jams and picked the best ones possible to add to these compilations. What I ended up with was 50 (yes, 50!) songs of which I really wanted to make a compilation out of. I tried to leave off some of the super OBVIOUS joints that are on EVERY compilation out there (D’Angelo’s Untitled, H-Town’s Knocking The Boots, random ass R. Kelly), and focus on the four themes/stages of intimacy where this music is helpful: Flirting, Sex, Fucking, and Love.

I know we all fall under at least ONE of those four categories when we’re getting in the mood with our significant others, and my intent through the organization of these is to allow you to pick which mood/situation is closest to yours. I recommend you grab ALL of em, however, for as we all know, the best intimacy is spontaneous, and you don’t wanna be logging onto Blind I while your lady/mans is getting undressed and ready to get it popping.

I mixed a bit of old with a bit of new…a bit of soul with a bit of OOH!. I’m so cliche, please forgive me, but I feel like out of all of our compilations offered here, this is the most universally appealing and is SURE to get it going when you need it to. And it all blends perfectly….

Have fun. Use protection . And get EVERY DISC. DL links and tracklistings after the drop!

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yerp. michael phelps has just solidified his spot as one of the greatest athletes of all time. and guess what? he’s a product of baltimore, maryland. consider the man claimed (and rightfully so). rumors are rampant that the man is has gills, has fins, is a dolphin…all sorts of things. congrats on rocking the olympics and scooping 8 gold medals and 7 world records in the process.

you thought this post had no real purpose? please. blind i’s $ulaiman aka TheNativeSoul put together this track, inspired by phelps himself. flows over ‘ye’s “barry bonds” instrumental and kills it. enjoy!

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click here the artwork to download.