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JC's back with the first song from his upcom­ing Tea Party album. The sounds are sup­plied by the one and only, 88-Keys.

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Hip-hop got pretty bor­ing to me last way, so I took a mini-hiatus. I'm back to weed­ing through the garbage that get posted on other blogs just so I can bring you good music start­ing with this song. [via]

What’s up friends? I hope you’re ready to SEIZE THE DAY like I am every wak­ing moment of my life… unless I feel like being totally lazy (usu­ally on Sundays). Well, here’s a song I made with my good friend Colin Munroe to help wake you up a bit. I hope this song proves more effec­tive than your mocha latte at Starbuck’s… & it’s cheaper too & will last longer (think about it).

I orig­i­nally made this song for EA Sports’ NBA Live 10 video game. The song was placed within the game but not included in the offi­cial sound­track due to con­trac­tual issues.

I’ve taken the lib­erty to include the lyrics so you could truly feel where I was com­ing from with my whole carpe diem steez. I hope this helps you get thru the hus­tle n’ bus of your day. Play this song then play “Grindin’” by The Clipse & you should be able to con­quer all. *hi5*

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In this 3rd (and final) install­ment of his New York Minute inter­view, 88-Keys goes back to 01, when he and Kanye met in a leg­endary mid­town studio.

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Mos and J-Live saved this brother from home­less­ness. The rest is history..

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Tracklist:
01. Intro – Bilal & Statik
02. Dont stop – Musiq ft Bilal
03. Hollywood – Bilal ft Sara
04. Remember – Dilla ft Bilal
05. Reminisce – Bilal ft Mos Def & Common
06. High & Dry – Pete Kuzma ft Bilal
07. Fallin’ – Jay-Z ft Bilal
08. Play your cards right – Common ft Bilal
09. Bring 2 – Bilal
10. Everything I do – Beyonce ft Bilal
11. It’s your world – Common ft Bilal
12. Get rich, die tryin’ – MOP ft Bilal
13. Milf – 88 Keys ft Bilal
14. Looking up – Hezekiah ft Bilal
15. Certified – Guru ft Bilal
16. 6th Sense – Common ft Bilal (9th Wonder remix)
17. Funky for U (inter­lude) – Bilal
18. Sometimes (Live on BBC 1 Xtra) – Bilal
19. Free – Bilal ft Nottz
20. Square one – Scratch ft Bilal
21. Nightmares – Clipse ft Bilal & Pharrel Williams
22. Somthing to hold on to – Bilal
23. Master teacher – Sara ft Bilal
24. Can’t hide love – Randy Watson Experience ft Bilal
25. Fanito – Mr. Wonderful & Mr. Sonny James

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