The Audacity of Dope

(watch part one in HD on HyphenTV)

On December 13th, the legendary Common Sense made his 4th appearance on Sound Session here in Seattle. Since we just talked to Com in September (check it out here), we wanted to do something a little different instead of our traditional interviews.  With help from our good friends at Interscope/Geffen/A&M we threw a listening party for his new Universal Mind Control album with 50 lucky winners, some customized Microsoft Zunes, and other assorted goodies.

In the video recap, you can watch Com talk about the creative process for every track on the album and what it was like to work with the Neptunes, Mr. DJ, Kanye West, Cee-Lo, and more.  Be sure to watch both parts of the video and enjoy them in HD on the HyphenTV Vimeo Channel courtesy of Organic Digital Videomedia.

(watch part two in HD on HyphenTV)

Since the entire interview lasted about an hour, I’ll be posting up the full audio for all you die hard Common fans sometime in the next week.  As dope as the video clips are, there’s even more interesting tidbits about UMC’s creation in the extended interview (the reason why the “Announcement” video was pulled, the story behind the original mix of “Punch Drunk Love,” etc.).

Stay tuned for that and hit up Com in the blogosphere over at his new site, ThinkCommon.com.  Be sure to go cop Universal Mind Control in stores now and still available at Zune.net for 99 cents!  It makes a great last minute Christmas present…

Some visuals for a little new new from Cee-Lo and Dangermouse.  You know Gnarls is always good for a quirky, dope video.  That cartoon Cee-Lo doesn’t seeem quite proportionate to the actual Cee-Lo though hahah.

Video courtesy of OnSmash (and apparently Yahoo, according to that watermark).

The latest from Cee-Lo & Dangermouse’s The Odd Couple.  Gross, dope, and pretty accurate all in one.  The broccoli was clownin’.  Here’s the mp3 if you need it:

Gnarls Barkley – “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul”

Spotted on IllRoots.