The Audacity of Dope

Yup yup, nothing but the bizness (shout to Dow, Henny, & Kuddie) this week.  Look out for the full interview with Little Dragon to be posted soon on the bloggy blogg.  Enjoy!

Show #242 (1-17-10)

1. Snoop Dogg ft. Jay-Z – “I Wanna Rock (Kings G-Mix)”
2. Lupe Fiasco – “I’m Beaming”
3. Outasight – “Don’t Say Anything”
4. Reflection Eternal ft. Jay Electronica, J. Cole, & Mos Def – “Just Begun”
5. Statik Selektah ft. Bun B, Wale, & Colin Munroe – “So Close, So Far”
6. Joell Ortiz ft. Novel – “Like I Know”
7. Self Scientific – “Designer Music”
8. Freeway & Jake One – “She Makes Me Feel Alright” (Local Music)
9. Drake – “Zone”
10. Consequence ft. Diddy, the Lox, & John Legend – “Whatever U Want (Bad Boy Remix)”
11. The Knux – “Floozy”
12. IsWhat?! – “Fanta (Arch Cupcake Remix)”
13. Fashawn – “Hard Freestyle”
14. AB ft. Slum Village – “Feels So Good”
15. CurT@!n$ – “Exodus”
16. Apathy – “I’m A Demigod”
17. Rhymefest ft. Little Brother & Darien Brockington – “How High”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH LITTLE DRAGON (SNIPPET)**
19. Little Dragon – “Runabout”
20. SOTA (State of the Artist) – “Common Senses” (Local Music)
21. Clemm Rishad ft. Adrian – “Windows” (Local Music)
22. Shaun Boothe ft. Talib Kweli – “Concepts”
23. Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?tlizjjgrmdj
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/71396145e2159c42/)

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.

As I mentioned, I’ve been having massive computer problems recently, so this post is about a week too late.  That said, I’m a completist and definitely feel the need to archive every SNSS episode that I can.  If you missed it live, here you go!

Show #236 (12-6-09)

1. Kardinal Offishall – “We Gon’ Go”
2. Gift of Gab – “Richman, Poorman”
3. Felt – “Bass For Your Truck”
4. Wale ft. J. Cole & Melanie Fiona – “Beautiful Bliss”
5. Lupe Fiasco – “Fireman Freestyle (Yoga Flame)”
6. Statik Selektah ft. Bahamadia – “Do What I Believe”
7. Freeway & Jake One – “Know What I Mean” (Local Music)
8. D-Black – “No Ordinary Love”
9. James Pants ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Thin Moon (Remix)”
10. Idle Warship – “Bedroom Lites”
11. RJD2 ft. Kenna – “Games You Can Win”
12. B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars – “Nothing On You”
13. Eminem – “Drop The Bomb On ‘Em”
14. Royce Da 5′9″ ft. Bun B & Joell Ortiz – “Hood Love”
15. The Niceguys – “Supreme Team”
16. El Michels Affair ft. Diamond District – “The PJ’s (Remix)”
17. CunninLynguists ft. Grieves, Geologic, & Macklemore – “Close Your Eyes” (Local Music)
18. Budo & Krukid – “HalfPastHell” (Local Music)
19. Chikaramanga ft. Big Tone – “Cool”
20. Louwop ft. Shad – “One 2 Check”
21. Paten Locke – “Ventilation P. Locke”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?3kmzezmk3zz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/69696177daef5dc4/)

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.

Back again with another edition of SNSS, highlighting the latest and greatest music out there each week.  This time around, we ran new cuts from folks like J. Cole, Lupe Fiasco, Keelay & Zaire, BK-One, Shad, Janelle Monae, J*Davey, Yoshi, and many more.  We also gave out some tickets for an upcoming Ghostface Killah show here in Seattle, but if you missed it, don’t fret: we’ll have more tix in the coming weeks.

Yep.  Pretty much what we do.

Show #228 (10-11-09)

1. Sean Price & Buckshot – “Can’t Fight The Feeling”
2. Skyzoo – “Under Pressure”
3. Raekwon ft. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah – “10 Bricks”
4. Ghostface Killah ft. Fabolous & Shareefa – “Guest House”
5. They Live – “Meth Heads” (Local Music)
6. J. Cole – “Welcome”
7. Strong Arm Steady ft. Talib Kweli – “Okay (Get Started)”
8. KRS-One & Buckshot ft. Mary J. Blige – “The Way I Live”
9. Lupe Fiasco – “Fire”
10. Debaser (Sapient & Ethic) ft. Phat Kat & Rasco – “Out Front” (Local Music)
11. Crown City Rockers – “Make It Hotter”
12. Keelay & Zaire ft. Tunji, Thurzday, Kam Moye, Ragen Fykes, & the Park – “Addicts For Real (Remix)
13. Big Boi ft. Too $hort & George Clinton – “For Yo’ Sorrows”
14. BK-One ft. Brother Ali & Scarface – “American Nightmare”
15. Shad ft. Jermiside & Destruments – “The Calling”
16. Grynch ft. RA Scion & Illa J – “You Know Me (Remix)” (Local Music)
17. Yoshi ft. Buff1 & Darien Brockington – “Magnetic”
18. Peter, Bjorn, & John ft. Drake – “Let’s Call It Off (Remix)”
19. Janelle Monae – “Come Alive (The War Of The Roses)”
20. J*Davey – “End Of Your World (Mama’s Back)”
21. Joss Stone ft. Nas – “Governmentalist”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?xmymyiyukym
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/66879242614734ab/)

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.

After another long winter and spring, it finally feels like summer here in the 206.  If you’re anything like me, the perfect complement to 70-80 degree weather is a good soundtrack and that’s exactly what we’re giving you each week with SNSS.  Peep the latest episode featuring dope new music from folks like Drake, Kid Cudi, B.o.B, Asher Roth, U-N-I, P.Casso, Tanya Morgan, Homeboy Sandman, Donny Goines, Outasight, Brother Ali, Marco Polo & Torae, Chester French, Fresh Daily, Oddisee, Santigold, and more.  We were also joined in studio by two of our illest up-and-coming Seattle MC’s, J. Pinder and Shawn Starr, and we aired a snippet of our interview with Exile.  We’ll be posting up the full interview on the site soon, but in the meantime…

Show #209 (5-31-09)

1. Drake ft. Lil’ Wayne – “Ignant Sh*t Freestyle”
2. Kid Cudi – “Super Boo”
3. U-N-I – “Land Of The Kings”
4. B.o.B – “Put It On Me ’09 (Reebok Classic Mix)”
5. Brother Ali – “Real As Can Be”
6. Tanya Morgan ft. Jermiside – “Don’t U Holla”
7. P.Casso ft. Von Pea & Homeboy Sandman – “Best In Show”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH SHAWN STARR & J. PINDER, PT. 1**
9. Shawn Starr ft. GMK – “Past The Games” (Local Artist)
10. Mos Def – “Casa Bey”
11. Skyzoo ft. Talib Kweli & Reks – “When I Rhyme”
12. Donny Goines ft. Outasight & Peter Hadar – “Sublime”
13. Scribes – “Can You Hear Me” (Local Artist)
14. **INTERVIEW WITH EXILE (SNIPPET)**
15. Blu & Exile – “Love Line”
16. Santigold – “Your Voice”
17. Fresh Daily ft. Oddisee & Mela Machinko – “Universal Medicine”
18. Asher Roth – “Sour Patch Kids”
19. Guilty Simpson – “Stress”
20. Bruce Leroy – “Million Dollar Dream” (Local Artist)
21. Marco Polo & Torae ft. Masta Ace & Sean Price – “Hold Up”
22. Chester French ft. Wale – “I’m Sorry”
23. Windimoto ft. Phonte – “Don’t Let Me Leave Alone”
24. **INTERVIEW WITH SHAWN STARR & J. PINDER, PT. 2**

Download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?ldzjtyjy2cj
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/608328707136b4e0/ )

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.

I’m multitasking a little too much right now (watching the NBA, answering emails, listening to demos, talking on AIM, updating Twitter, blogging, etc.), so I’m not even gonna try to be witty or anything.  You guys know the drill anyway…here’s the latest edition of SNSS, complete with new joints from Maxwell, Slakah The BeatChild ft. Drake, PackFM, XV, P.Casso, Reflection Eternal, Chester French, and many more.  There’s only so much dopeness you can pack into an hour and a half of commercial radio…100K-watts like what.

Show #205 (5-3-09)

1. Dyme Def ft. Saigon – “Pick Up Ya Flow” (Local Artist)
2. Statik Selektah ft. Styles P & Talib Kweli – “The Thrill Is Gone”
3. Blu & Exile – “Love Line”
4. Slakah The BeatChild ft. Drake – “Enjoy Ya Self (Remix)”
5. Drake – “November 18th”
6. Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
7. Tanya Morgan – “On Our Way”
8. PackFM – “Absolutely Positive”
9. Asher Roth ft. Cee-Lo – “Be By Myself”
10. XV ft. El Prez – “Please Hold”
11. U-N-I – “Windows”
12. Pep Love ft. Otayo Dubb & LB – “No Doubt”
13. Chali 2Na ft. Talib Kweli – “Lock Sh*t Down”
14. Macklemore – “The Party” (Local Artist)
15. Reflection Eternal – “Back Again”
16. De La Soul – “Big Mouf”
17. Clipse ft. Kanye West – “Kinda Like A Big Deal”
18. Toni Hill – “Rose” (Local Artist)
19. Chester French – “Bebe Buell”
20. P.Casso – “Mind Over Matter”
21. Elzhi – “Deep”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?qywvazntzgx
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/596138960972858b/)

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.

The latest edition of GGR with Phonte and Brainchild dropped last week, but hey…life is busy.  Even if it’s a few days late on TAOD, the music is still as fresh as ever.  Plus, any mix that starts with an artist named Dorian gets posted.  Fact.

In celebration of his brother Big Pooh’s recent wedding, Phonte discusses his third time as a groomsman, how not wearing a wedding ring can build a healthy marriage, and how to use the word ‘bitch’ in a positive way.

1. Dorian “Be Loved”
2. Ebrahim “Tears Of Ayanna”
3. Q-Tip “Let’s Ride”
4. Ryan Leslie “Just Right”
5. The-Dream “Walkin’ On The Moon” (feat. Kanye West)
6. Theophilus London “TNT”
7. Trackademicks “Enjoy What You Do”
8. J*DaVeY “Night & Day”
9. Miguel “Dig”
10. J Dilla “Let’s Take It Back”
11. Dr Who Dat? “Kelly Drive”
12. Freddie Joachim “Meditation”
13. Mos Def “Victory”
14. Waajeed “Anything”
15. Fam-Lay “Fresh N Driving”
16. DJ Mitsu The Beats “Right Here” (Seoul City Remix)
17. Mayer Hawthorne “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” (Astronote Remix)
18. Little Dragon “After The Rain” (GB Interpretation)
19. Esthero “Superheroes” (Afta-1 Remix)
20. Aaliyah “Rock The Boat” (Stimulated Remix)
21. Santana “Aqua Marine”
22. Mr. V “I Can Sing”
23. Herbie Hancock “Watermelon Man” (Kenny Dope Club Mix)
24. Atjazz “Wind & Sea”
25. Rapper Big Pooh “Rear View Mirror”

Download here.

Congrats to Pooh as well!

Fresh off last week’s 200th edition of SNSS, we’re hitting you over the head with another dope show, this time, packed full of exclusive joints that I believe we world premiered Sunday on KUBE.  In today’s internet age, the traditional idea of ‘exclusives’ has pretty much gone out the window, and regardless, I’ve never even been that big a fan of the whole notion anyway.  Simply because a DJ plays something first, doesn’t make it worthwhile (“NEW SOULJA BOY!!!!”).

Instead, this past week, we ran some great songs that the general public just hasn’t heard yet, but everyone will probably have soon.  Some of them will be included on our upcoming Cornerstone Mixtape (with some other exclusives), but who knows if they’ll leak before that drops in May.  Speaking of which, DJ B-Mello, J. Moore, and I finished up the mixtape last night (shout to Taybot and L for the engineering assistance!) and it sounds fresh.  Looking forward to y’all hearing it, but for now, peep the show and some world premieres from Fashawn (prod. Exile), Roddy Rod ft. Phonte & Carlitta Durand, Asher Roth, and Tanya Morgan ft. Blu.  [Kanye] Good music definitely in the building! [/Yeezy]

Show #201 (4-5-09)

1. Donnis – “Party Works”
2. CunninLynguists ft. Khujo Goodie & Killer Mike – “Georgia (Remix)”
3. Drake – “November 18th”
4. Kid Cudi – “Rollin’ Freestyle”
5. Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West, Common, & A-Trak – “I Poke Her Face”
6. Melanie Fiona ft. Talib Kweli – “Give It To Me Right (Remix)”
7. J. Pinder ft. Shawn Starr – “Havin’ Problems” (Local Artist)
8. Crooked I & DJ Wicked – “Jackin’ For Beats 2009”
9. Bishop Lamont – “Friends”
10. Method Man & Redman – “Mrs. International”
11. Fashawn – “The Outer City” (WORLD PREMIERE)
12. Outasight ft. The Kid Daytona & Donny Goines – “Fame & Fortune (Remix)”
13. Shad – “Exile”
14. Illa J ft. Grynch – “Showtime (Remix)” (Local Artist)
15. Roddy Rod ft. Phonte (of Little Brother) & Carlitta Durand – “This Time Around” (WORLD PREMIERE)
16. U-N-I & Ro Blvd – “Lauren London”
17. Pac Div – “Shut Up”
18. Common Market – “Escaping Arkham” (Local Artist)
19. Scratch ft. Musiq – “Tonite”
20. Asher Roth – “La Di Da” (WORLD PREMIERE)
21. Keelay & Zaire ft. Supastition & Slo Mo (of Fortilive) – “Trapped”
22. Tanya Morgan ft. Blu – “Morgan Blu” (WORLD PREMIERE)
23. Mayer Hawthorne – “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?mxjmgntmwmy
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/58302299c213a043/)

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.

While I always like the songs we play on SNSS (I’m slightly biased), there are certain weeks where I absolutely love the tracks.  This was one of those weeks.  From Drake to Deep Rooted, Zion I to Nottz, John Legend to Nat King Cole, this was one of my favorite SNSS episodes in a minute.

Plus, we were joined in the studio by a dope up and coming artist from the town, Sol, and played a snippet of an interview we did with TiRon.  Be on the lookout for the full version of that interview, which I’ll be posting up later this week.  In the meantime, enjoy:

Show #196 (3-1-09)

1. J. Period ft. De La Soul – “Excursions 2009 (Tribute Mix)”
2. Zion I – “Antenna”
3. B.o.B. – “Generation Lost”
4. Drake – “Lust For Life”
5. Buggs Tha Rocka ft. Little Brother – “Get Away”
6. John Legend – “Lay Your Head Down”
7. Nat King Cole – “The Pick Up (Just Blaze Mix)”
8. Pacific Division – “Mayor”
9. Braille & S1 ft. Vursatyl (of the Lifesavas) – “Megaphone Phonics” (Local Artist)
10. DJ Deckstream ft. Mos Def – “Life Is Good”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH TIRON (SNIPPET)**
12. TiRon ft. Ayomari – “3 Drink Minimum”
13. Colin Munroe ft. Young Buck – “I’m Fine”
14. K’Naan – “Somalia”
15. Reflection Eternal ft. Bootsy Collins – “Internet Connection”
16. Deep Rooted – “D.E.E.P. R.O.O.T.E.D.”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH SOL**
18. Sol – “Road Is Rough” (Local Artist)
19. Spaceman – “This Is That Fire” (Local Artist)
20. Nottz ft. Kardinal Offishall & Cory Gunz – “Can’t Hide The Truth”
21. Saigon & Statik Selektah – “The Rules”
22. CunninLynguists – “Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)”
23. Mayer Hawthorne – “Maybe So, Maybe No”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?tgzje4dutwg
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/56445774269b2e5c/)

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.

Man, how great would it be if every Monday was a holiday?  It’s a lot easier to host a late Sunday night show, sleep in the next day, and then post up the archive when you don’t have to run to work first thing in the morning.  I’m not mad at this at all.

Last night was a pretty fun show, though I was a little bored with nobody else in the studio (if you couldn’t tell by this post).  J will be back from his travels next week, but in the meantime, I played some dope tracks from folks like M.O.P., Cormega, Drake, Kid Cudi, the CunninLynguists, Mos Def, K’Naan, Big Boi, and I might have debuted a new Mayer Hawthorne (DJ Haircut) track too.  Not sure if anyone’s played that one yet, but, obviously, it’s dope.  Peep it all below:

Show #194 (2-15-09)

1. M.O.P. – “Blow The Horns”
2. Blame One ft. Sean Price – “Disturbed”
3. Cormega – “Maybach Music Freestyle”
4. Drake – “Say You Will Freestyle (Say What’s Real)”
5. Sol ft. Philharmonic – “Spliff” (Local Artist)
6. Kid Cudi – “Day N Nite”
7. J. Period ft. Consequence & Kid Cudi – “Buggin’ Out 2009 (Tribute Mix)”
8. Mic Legacy ft. Skyzoo – “The Radio”
9. Focus ft. Frank Nitti, T3, Baatin, & Illa J – “Homage To Dilla”
10. CunninLynguists – “Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)”
11. Big Tone ft. Blu – “A Song Called Triumph”
12. DJ Deckstream ft. Mos Def – “Life Is Good”
13. Wale ft. Young Chris & Tre – “Nightlife”
14. Spaceman – “This Is That Fire” (Local Artist)
15. P.A. ft. Emilio Rojas & F.T. – “Illy Bop”
16. Rhymefest – “Exodus 5:1”
17. K’Naan – “Somalia”
18. U-N-I – “Night Nurse (Remix)”
19. Big Boi – “Ringtone”
20. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Lil’ Wayne – “King of the Streets” (Local Artist)
21. Marsha Ambrosius ft. Little Brother – “Sunshine”
22. Foreign Exchange ft. Darien Brockington – “Take Off The Blues”
23. Mayer Hawthorne – “I Wish It Would Rain”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?wmmojntyytd
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/55734911caa83c04/ )

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.

I’ve been doing a radio show a week for damn near 10 years, but yet, somehow I’ve never been bored during any one of those shows.  With J out of town on vacation and no guests coming through SNSS live, this was one of the first shows in a minute where I was alone in the studio.  My worries that boredom would ensue were soon alleviated when I remembered why I love this gig.  I’m all by myself…in a soundproof room…playing music that I love as loud as possible.  You can just vibe and rock out to it.  Doesn’t get much better than that.

Along with playing some of my favorite tracks out right now from artists like Blu, Inverse, Little Dragon, K’Naan, Kenna, Anthony Hamilton, Royce The 5′9″, and more, I also ran a snippet of the interview I did with B.o.B. and Playboy Tre from a while back.  Be sure to check out the full interview here.

Show #189 (1-11-09)

1. Blue Scholars – “Coffee & Snow” (Local Artist)
2. Statik Selektah ft. Little Brother, Joe Scudda, & Chaundon – “On The Marquee”
3. Kid Cudi – “Sky High”
4. Strong Arm Steady ft. Mistah F.A.B., Bishop Lamont, & Planet Asia – “Sunny CA”
5. El Prez – “Hammerman”
6. Inverse ft. Substantial – “Spark My Soul”
7. Blu – “Vanity (DeathOfAStar) pt.One”
8. Little Dragon – “Constant Surprises”
9. Common ft. Martina Topley-Bird – “Everywhere”
10. Asher Roth – “I Love College”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH B.o.B. & PLAYBOY TRE (SNIPPET)**
12. B.o.B. – “I’ll Be In The Sky”
13. Colin Munroe ft. Joell Ortiz – “Piano Lessons”
14. Grieves & Budo – “Guenevieve” (Local Artist)
15. Shawn Jackson & Co$$ – “Here We Go Again”
16. Adele ft. Naledge (of Kidz In The Hall) – “First Love (Remot Remix)”
17. Musiq – “SoBeautiful”
18. Snowgoons ft. Boom Bap Project – “The Storm” (Local Artist)
19. Royce The 5’9” – “Shake This”
20. K’Naan ft. Chubb Rock – “ABC’s”
21. Kenna ft. the Cool Kids – “Loose Wires (Remix)”
22. Anthony Hamilton – “The Day We Met”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?m2wwzkmzzjh
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/540617114130cae6/ )

Link to download the full interview with B.o.B. & Playboy Tre – http://www.mediafire.com/?xnlx1wmo0gz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/54012448089f57ba/ )

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.