Militant Minds

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Militant Minds EP
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EP by Tragedy Khadafi & Blak Madeen
Released September 20, 2012
Recorded 2012
Genre East coast hip hop
Length31:17
Label Leedz Edutainment
Producer Skin Ced
Teddy Roxpin
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Rob Whitaker
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Militant Minds EP is a collaboration between Queensbridge rapper Tragedy Khadafi and Boston duo Blak Madeen (AI-J and Yusuf Abdul-Mateen), released in September 2012 as a free download in Bandcamp. [1]

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Track listing

#TitleProducer(s)Featured Performer (s)Length
1"Intro"Skin Ced1:23
2"Militant Minds"Teddy Roxpin3:37
3"Remain Calm"Teddy Roxpin3:56
4"Ready For War"Miestro da Semi-ConductorBlacastan, Reef the Lost Cause4:12
5"Trials & Tribulations"Skin Ced4:10
6"Millenium Movement"Skin Ced3:31
7"Step Into My Zone"Skin Ced3:32
8"Nothing I Can Do"Teddy Roxpin3:27
9"Militant Minds (Remix)" Rob Whitaker3:39

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