The Audacity of Dope

While the weather has been nice out here in Seattle for a while (yes, we do have nice weather, shocking, I know), it’s finally starting to feel like summer.  This weekend featured the annual “Bite Of Seattle” festival, an awesome exhibition match between Chelsea FC and the Seattle Sounders in front of 66K at Qwest Field, and A-Trak & Theophilus London shutting down Chop Suey.  All of this under 80 degree sunny skies mind you…and now this coming weekend will feature our KUBE Summer Jam at White River Amphitheater.  Nothing like summer in the SEA.

On this week’s show, we played new cuts from folks like Killer Mike, Donnis, J. Cole, Pac Div, Goapele, Slaughterhouse, Mr. Hudson, Rakim, and more.  We also ran a joint from the big homey Jake One off his project with Freeway, along with world premiering the final version of Nas’ “Film.”  The version that you’ve heard floating around the net features the original beat from last year’s Red Bull Big Tune winner, C-Sick, but the final version sports revamped and replayed music, along with the proper mixing and mastering.  With our very own J. Moore co-writing the hook, you know we had to drop the official version of that big tune.

Last but not least, shout to Consequence for calling in to talk about his new single with Kanye & John Legend (the joint is crazy) and his upcoming Cons TV album.  “It’s the Cons fool…word!”

Show #216 (7-19-09)

1. Rakim – “Holy Are You”
2. Killer Mike – “In My City”
3. Donnis – “Heartbeat”
4. J. Cole – “Ladies
5. The Physics ft. Macklemore – “Good” (Local Music)
6. B.o.B – “Camera”
7. Pac Div – “For You”
8. Get Busy Committee – “Come And Talk To Me”
9. Freeway & Jake One – “Bloggers” (Local Music)
10. **INTERVIEW WITH CONSEQUENCE #02, PT. 1**
11. Consequence ft. Kanye West & John Legend – “Whatever U Want”
12. **INTERVIEW WITH CONSEQUENCE #02, PT. 2**
13. Mr. Hudson ft. Kanye West – “Supernova”
14. Drake – “The Winner”
15. DJ JS-1 ft. Wordsworth & Rahzel – “What’s Happening”
16. Skyzoo – “The Beautiful Decay”
17. Slaughterhouse – “Warriors”
18. Grynch – “My Volvo” (Local Music)
19. Nas ft. Choklate – “Film (Final Version)” (WORLD PREMIERE)
20. Lupe Fiasco ft. Matthew Santos – “Shining Down”
21. Goapele – “Milk & Honey”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?inztxznej5n
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/629529039f341627/ )

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Fresh new visuals for Mr. J. Medeiros’ “Holding On” off his upcoming Friends Enemies Apples Apples album.  Ever since I first met the Procussions years ago, they’ve always been some of my favorite folks to chop it up with.  Not only is J a dope artist but he’s always down for a deep thought provoking convo, which you just can’t get with most of this industry…

If you never caught his excellent song & video, “Constance,” from a few years back, peep game:

What a great record.

The long awaited mixtape from Pac Div, Church League Champions, is finally here and it’s heatery, as expected.  As you can tell by the brilliant title, Like, Mibbs, and BeYoung are huge hoops fans and I actually have a great interview with them talking about their music and their favorite sports memories.  Any dudes who love the 2001 Arizona team as much as I do are alright in my book.  It helps that they’re dope ass artists too of course…

Interview coming soon, but in the meantime, bump that new new:

Download here.

You may remember this track from our recent Cornerstone Mixtape (download here!) and now it gets some fresh visuals.  There’s something really ill about Daytona’s delivery to me…he needs to do a track with Slick Rick and go back and forth with that conversational flow.

How did I miss this when it first dropped?  Wow.  My bad y’all…

New Rik Cordero visuals for the DJ Khalil produced lead single from Joe Budden, Royce The 5’9″, Joell Ortiz, and Crooked I, aka Slaughterhouse.  Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll hip-hop.

Bobby Ray flips the classic Tribe track for his edition of the Reebok Classic series and absolutely murders the hook.  Super catchy.  Shout to the Cornerstone folks, B Rich, Tre, and TJ…dope job fellas.

The visuals for the “real death of auto-tune,” KRS & Buck’s “Robot,” just dropped and they do not disappoint one bit.  Dope track + true lyrics + crazy graphics = a smash.  Todd Angkasuwan is really becoming one of the premier directors in the game.  Be on the lookout for Survival Skills dropping on September 15th on Duck Down.  The 206’s own Geologic from the Blue Scholars will be on the record as well!

Now, what’s your favorite robot?  I’ll offer up the hilarious awkwardness of Peter Crouch’s goal celebrations:

So awful hahahaha.

Ok, fine.  File this under “Things That Make Hyphen Miss Los Angeles.”  Shout to the IE and the 909.  5-C’s like what.

Take a tour of LA from the comfort of ya own home as u ride with El Prez and The Fresh Coast Collective aka the FCC, featuring a who’s who of LA upcoming talent in this rap “renaissance” we got poppin over here, and produced by Axel…it’s the Soundtrack to an Endless Summer!

Off his upcoming project, “Animal Style!”, a (2)DopeBoyz Presentation in conjunction with IM-King Clothing and more, rapper El Prez is giving people a taste of what LA has to offer with the perfect soundtrack for the summer. Produced by Axel, “Floss Angeles” features fellow FCC rappers Convinced, Dale Danja, DNEZ, Chris Focus, and C-San, who along with El Prez, act as “guides” for these Hip hop tourists…consider it “how to survive in south central” 09!

To commemorate the video release, Ek5obition Clothing will relase a Limited Edition “Floss Angeles” T-shirt with the launch of their online store August 2009. Check Ek5obition.com and Eazeest.com for more info.

Shout to Reggie Reagor on the director credit too.  Great job fellas.

Brand new video off Chali’s Fish Outta Water, in stores now on Decon Media.  While most people know that the big homey Jake One produced this, little known fact: Sound Session’s very own J. Moore is on the background vocals on this hook.  That’s riiiiiiiiight!