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9th Wonder – “Bladey Mae” (Grandma’s Blades) [Beat Tape]

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“This past weekend, I met my grandma, Beulah Mae Jarrett Douthit’s family (my dad’s mother) for the first time. My grandma passed in 1965, so I’ve had no connection to her at all. I listened to the elders talk about her all day. One elder in particular, her oldest niece, who’s 78-years-old, told me that her nickname was ‘Bladey Mae,’ because of the blades she carried around in the purse and pockets, to protect her children from a segregated South, one of them being my dad. I was looking for a name for a new beat tape, and that one just came out of nowhere.

Here’s to you Beulah Mae Jarrett Douthit and the blades you carried to protect pops……‘Bladey Mae’…”

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Here’s a sampler stream for you to check out. Click the link to purchase the full 73-beat collection.

9TH WONDER – BLADEY MAE (GRANDMA’S BLADES) [BEAT TAPE]

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