The Audacity of Dope

It’s early, but I’ll make two statements I’m pretty confident will end up being true: this is one of the best songs of 2015 and Joey’s B4DA$$ is one of the best albums of the year.  J. Cole at the end of 2014 and now Joey, Lupe, Drake, and soon to be Kanye and Kendrick to kick off 2015.  Not too shabby…

btw, Dilla and The Roots on the beat!

It’s 3am here in London and I’ve been listening to Joey Badass and Lupe’s new albums all night, which are completely reinvigorating my feelings towards contemporary hip-hop. Honestly, outside of some of the best, I feel like hip-hop’s been a bit stale the past few years. Well both of these projects and both of these artists are absolutely KILLING it right now and restoring my faith. This legit, off the top freestyle from Lupe is a great example of what I’m talking about. Cop Tetsuo & Youth in stores now and enjoy!

Hip-hop is alive and well. Joey’s murdering everything he touches these days and “Christ Conscious” is no exception. Dope video too!

Watch out for B4DA$$ and Seattle homies: Joey’s performing at the Showbox on 10/10.

On this week’s SNSS, we ran new tracks from The Game, G-Unit, P Reign, Logic, Lecrae, Melat, Diggs Duke, Cam’ron, Snakehips, BANKS, Friend Within, Sinead Harnett, Lupe Fiasco, Common, and more.  On top of the good music, Joey Bada$$ called in to talk about his upcoming album, B4DA$$, and Bas also checked in to discuss his Last Winter project and being signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville Interscope imprint.  Shout to our longtime Atlanta homey Art By Odell for hanging with us in studio while he’s in Seattle for this weekend’s Bumbershoot Festival as well!

Enjoy the show…

Show #481 (8-31-14)

1. The Game ft. DJ Khaled, Diddy, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, Yo Gotti, Wale, King Pharaoh, Swizz Beatz, Curren$y, Problem, & TGT – “Don’t Shoot”
2. Stalley ft. Ty Dolla Sign – “Always Into Something”
3. G-Unit – “Watch Me”
4. P Reign ft. Drake & Future – “DnF”
5. Shaprece – “Molting” (Local Music)
6. **INTERVIEW WITH JOEY BADA$$**
7. Joey Bada$$ – “Big Dusty”
8. Action Bronson – “Easy Rider”
9. Sam Lachow ft. Nacho Picasso – “Lemony Snicket” (Local Music)
10. Logic ft. Childish Gambino – “Driving Ms. Daisy”
11. Lecrae ft. Andy Mineo – “Say I Won’t”
12. **INTERVIEW WITH BAS**
13. Bas ft. J. Cole – “My N*gga Just Made Bail”
14. Melat & Jansport J – “Move Me”
15. Diggs Duke – “The Pinnacle (of Class and Taste)”
16. Lupe Fiasco ft. Common & Jennifer Hudson – “Remission”
17. Dilated Peoples – “Figure It Out (Melvin’s Theme)”
18. Saigon – “Nunya”
19. Cam’ron – “Soulplane”
20. Ol’ Dirty Bastard – “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” (Throwback of the Week)
21. Theoretics ft. Shelton Harris – “Future Is Bright” (Local Music)
22. Snakehips ft. Sinead Harnett – “Days With You”
23. BANKS – “Beggin’ For Thread (Friend Within Remix)”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/dd78fa6711/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_481%2C_8-31-14.mp3
(back up – http://www49.zippyshare.com/v/23114072/file.html)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/j7hxszye15kg)

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Apologies for the massive delays on the recent episodes of SNSS, but sometimes real life just likes to keep me busy.  This episode (#429) was from September 1st, which was right in the heart of the Bumbershoot Festival weekend.  That Saturday, J. Moore and I hosted the main stage at the Key Arena for Joey Bada$$ and Kendrick Lamar’s show.  Joey killed it and watching K. Dot take his show to another level every time we see him is always incredible.  I had to Vine one of my favorite moments from the show and here’s my favorite pic of the day as well.

Speaking of Kendrick Lamar, our good friends at Hard Knock TV posted some lost footage of our sit down with him from KUBE’s Summer Jam a while back.  If you missed that one, be sure to check out the interview here.

While J and the homies enjoyed the rest of the festival that weekend, I jetted down to San Diego to attend a wedding from my good college friends (congrats Andrew & Daya!) and get in some family time.  Shout to everyone I caught up with in SoCal and extra shout to J for holding down SNSS that week solo!

Enjoy the dopeness:

Show #429 (9-1-13)

1. Pusha T ft. Chris Brown – “Sweet Serenade”
2. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Future – “Just Last Week”
3. The Lox – “Summer’s Too Hot”
4. Shawn Chrystopher – “Biscayne”
5. THURZ ft. Cali Martyr – “Got Damn, Got Damn”
6. Thaddeus David – “Save Time” (Local Music)
7. MC Eiht – “Make Some Mo”
8. Bambu ft. Cutso – “My Potnas”
9. Ransom x Statik Selektah – “Unexplainable”
10. Shad – “Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)”
11. Tanya Morgan ft. Tiara Wiles, Mike Maven, Spree Wilson, & Rocki Evans – “The Only One”
12. Rapsody ft. Chance The Rapper – “Lonely Thoughts”
13. Nissim – “World Heroes” (Local Music)
14. Yancey Boys (Illa J & Frank Nitti) ft. Common and Dezi Paige – “Quicksand”
15. Jay-Z ft. Rick Ross – “F*ckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt”
16. Earl Sweatshirt ft. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies – “Hive”
17. Sonny Bonoho – “Concubine Juicy” (Local Music)
18. Dr. Dre ft. Jewell – “Let Me Ride” (Throwback of the Week)
19. CharlieRED – “Lovely”
20. John Legend – “So Gone”
21. The Foreign Exchange – “Call It Home”
22. AZ – “I Excel”
23. Black Milk – “Perfected On Puritan Ave”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/80912223/file.html
(back up – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/65e587be59/)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/3rlg440azmy1)

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.

Sorry for the delay on this week’s SNSS archive.  We have been busy preparing next month’s Cornerstone Mixtape and getting ready for our 8 year anniversary.  Longtime listeners may remember we did Cornerstone #115 four years ago (to the month!) and we’re happy to be back with #160 now.  We’ll spread the word when it’s released so everyone can check it out.

Speaking of things to check out, make sure you peep the video of our recent interview with Joey Bada$$ and the rest of the Pro Era crew right here:

Then go ahead and rock with us on episode 411, featuring new music from artists like Pac Div, Trek Life, REKS, James Blake, JON MCXRO, 8thW1, Jarv Dee, Rapsody, The-Dream, De La Soul, Mac Miller, and more.  Enjoy!

Show #411 (4-28-13)

1. Big K.R.I.T. – “King Without A Crown”
2. Marco Polo ft. Tragedy, Lil Fame, Adrian Younge & The Delfonics – “Stand Up (Remix)”
3. Action Bronson ft. Lauriana Mae – “Compliments 2 The Chef”
4. Pac Div ft. Elway 7 & Edbone – “It’s All Love”
5. Trek Life – “Hometown Foreigner”
6. Dave B – “Illectric” (Local Music)
7. Mac Miller – “S.D.S.”
8. J Shiltz ft. Junia-T – “From The Soul”
9. REKS ft. EzDread – “Caged Bird”
10. De La Soul – “Get Away”
11. James Blake ft. RZA – “Take A Fall For Me”
12. Tyler, The Creator – “Awkward”
13. Major Lazer ft. Ezra Koenig (of Vampire Weekend) – “Jessica”
14. JON MCXRO ft. Miguel – “Give It Up”
15. Kelis – “Jerk Ribs”
16. Janelle Monae ft. Erykah Badu – “Q.U.E.E.N.”
17. 8thW1 – “Happy (Dirty Art Club Remix)”
18. Jarv Dee – “High Expectations” (Local Music)
19. Tito Lopez – “DGAF”
20. Statik Selektah ft. Raekwon, Joey Badass, & Black Thought – “Bird’s Eye View”
21. Beatnuts ft. Big Pun & Cuban Link – “Off The Books” (Throwback of the Week)
22. Rapsody – “Everlasting”
23. Shelton Harris x Tyler Dopps – “24k Dreams” (Local Music)
24. Young Roddy – “This One”
25. Johnny Polygon – “Normal”
26. The-Dream – “IV Play”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www70.zippyshare.com/v/58269764/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/8idg03l4gt0g)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/kcrkd7)

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.

J. Moore and I recently had a chance to chop it up with Joey Bada$$ and the Pro Era crew at the Sound Session studio.  We touched on a bunch of topics, including how they originally came together,; how they were put on to golden hip-hop by their families, their ambitions outside of hip-hop, and what life is like on tour with the whole crew.  We also discussed their upcoming projects, including solos from Joey and CJ Fly, and they spoke on how artists like Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and the TDE camp are inspiring them as artists and businessmen.

I’m hoping more younger cats in the game follow the same general path as Pro Era.  There’s just something naturally ill about that classic boom-bap sound, and as long as artists are being genuine and providing their own twist on it, I’ll never get tired of hearing it.

Shout to Statik Selektah and Jake One for coming through as well, plus the Detooz Films homies for filming!

New music on this week’s SNSS from artists like Smoke DZA, Roc Marciano, Troy Ave, Bambu, Jhene Aiko, Black Milk, Robin Thicke, Astro, Danny Brown, The Foreign Exchange, and more.  Plus, we were joined live in studio by our homies Brainstorm (of Dyme Def) and Carl Roe.  Be sure to check out Brain’s new solo album, The Celestine Prophecy 2, right here!

Shout as well to Joey Badass, the whole Pro Era crew, Diplo, and the Major Lazer crew for linking up with us for interviews this week as well.  Be on the lookout for those clips soon!

Show #406 (3-24-13)

1. Smoke DZA ft. ASAP Twelvyy – “Aura”
2. P-Money ft. Roc Marciano – “The Professional”
3. Troy Ave ft. Avon Blocksdale – “So Ambitious”
4. Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay-Z – “B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (Remix)”
5. Pigeon Hole – “Wolf Pack” (Local Music)
6. Kris Kasanova – “Mosh Pit”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH BRAINSTORM & CARL ROE, PT. 1**
8. Bambu ft. Prometheus Brown – “Books”
9. Joey Badass – “Unorthodox”
10. Johnny Polygon – “Purple Mess”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH BRAINSTORM & CARL ROE, PT. 2**
12. Brainstorm ft. Carl Roe – “Oh My God” (Local Music)
13. Black Milk – “Sunday’s Best / Monday’s Worst”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH BRAINSTORM & CARL ROE, PT. 3**
15. Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
16. denitia and sene – “how to satisfy”
17. Jhene Aiko – “Everything Must Go”
18. Lifesavas – “HelloHiHey” (Throwback of the Week)
19. Astro – “He Fell Off”
20. Paul White ft. Danny Brown – “Street Lights”
21. J-Key – “On You” (Local Music)
22. The Foreign Exchange ft. KING – “All The Kisses (Ahmed Sirour Remix)”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www37.zippyshare.com/v/34858207/file.html
(back up link – http://linkmixes.com/ts11fq0uturz)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/dknskt)

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.