The Audacity of Dope

“We back.  We back, we back, we back”

Another edition of SNSS is in the books, but as usual, we have your back on the archival tip.  Shout to Mister D.O.G. for coming through and to the One Reel/Bumbershoot family for providing some free tickets to their upcoming festival.  You don’t want to miss it!  More details here – www.bumbershoot.org

Show #273 (8-22-10)

1. Freddie Gibbs – “Live By The Game”
2. Mickey Factz – “Paradise”
3. J. Cole – “Blow Up”
4. Aloe Blacc – “Politician (Live On Sound Session)”
5. Outasight – “Ahh Yea”
6. Joell Ortiz – “Sing Like Bilal”
7. Bilal – “Restart”
8. Nipsey Hussle ft. Lloyd – “Feelin’ Myself”
9. Kanye West ft. Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz – “Power (Remix)”
10. Trek Life – “Wow”
11. 2 Hungry Bros. & 8thW1 – “Stupid Face”
12. Shad – “Yaa I Get It (Oddisee Remix)”
13. LaRue – “Not Like Me” (Local Music)
14. Paul Wall ft. Raekwon, Jay Electronica, & Yelawolf – “Live It”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH MISTER D.O.G., PT. 1**
16. Mister D.O.G. ft. Mistah F.A.B., Outrageous, & Cool Nutz – “She’s 100 (Remix)” (Local Music)
17. Slum Village ft. Little Brother – “Where Do We Go From Here”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH MISTER D.O.G., PT. 2**
19. Da Brat – “Fa All Y’all” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Lupe Fiasco – “Go To Sleep”
21. Diggy Simmons ft. Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell – “Oh Yeah!”
22. Lace Cadence – “Moonlight” (Local Music)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?wtt6mwlp47lftwh
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/79660731d324a16d/)
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Apologies for the delay on this week’s show, but you know how it goes.  Peep this week’s show to hear great music (as always) and the homey Lace Cadence joining us to debut “Moonlight” off his brand new mixtape.  J. Moore and I hosted the tape, while it was mixed by DJ B-Mello.  Sound familiar?  Cop Lace’s tape for the free right here – http://lacecadence.com

Super duper big time shout to Aloe Blacc coming through the studio this past week to bless us with an exclusive performance of his “Politician” record.  If you aren’t aware, Aloe has been a dope MC for years but in the last few, he’s started to branch out and really illustrate his musical genius.  His new project, Good Things, is, simply put, incredible.  It’s one of the best albums of the year and a throwback to when soul music not only sounded great, but also pushed buttons in society.  Nowhere is this more evident with “Politician,” a track that only appears as an instrumental reprise on the album.

In studio, Aloe murdered this in one take.  I highly recommend you peep it right here – https://www.theaudacityofdope.com/2010/08/15/aloe-blacc-politician-live-on-sound-session/

Show #272 (8-15-10)

1. Outasight – “Ahh Yea”
2. Rick Ross ft. Cee-Lo – “Tears Of Joy”
3. Trek Life – “Wow”
4. Kanye West ft. Beyonce & Charlie Wilson – “See Me Now”
5. Slum Village ft. Posdnuos & Phife Dawg – “Scheming”
6. Exile ft. Blu – “Love Line”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH LACE CADENCE, PT. 1**
8. Lace Cadence – “Moonlight” (Local Music)
9. **INTERVIEW WITH LACE CADENCE, PT. 2**
10. Drake ft. T.I. & Swizz Beatz – “Fancy”
11. Mayer Hawthorne – “I Need You”
12. Ab-Soul ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Turn Me Up”
13. LaRue – “Not Like Me” (Local Music)
14. Moe Green – “Going For The Kill”
15. D-Sisive – “Ken Park”
16. Mickey Factz – “Paradise”
17. Paul Wall ft. Raekwon, Jay Electronica, & Yelawolf – “Live It”
18. Pharcyde – “She Said” (Throwback of the Week)
19. J. Cole – “Blow Up”
20. Mister D.O.G. ft. Mistah F.A.B., Outrageous, & Cool Nutz – “She’s 100 (Remix)” (Local Music)
21. Aloe Blacc – “Politician (Live on Sound Session)”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?z5bjcs98mzxq6cn
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/794664281379042a/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/7kdkjt422cyv)

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Super busy reviewing a TON of resumes for that job posting I mentioned last week, so I’ll keep this week’s SNSS update to a minimum.  Having the ability to hire someone and potentially change his/her life is somewhat daunting.  No one Hyphen should have all this power.

Show #271 (8-8-10)

1. Freddie Gibbs – “National Anthem (FTW)”
2. Bun B – “Let ‘Em Know”
3. Skyzoo & Illmind – “Frisbees”
4. Mikey Rocks – “Bat Phone”
5. Ab-Soul ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Turn Me Up”
6. Slum Village ft. Posdnuos & Phife Dawg – “Scheming”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH LARUE, PT. 1**
8. LaRue – “Not Like Me” (Local Music)
9. **INTERVIEW WITH LARUE, PT. 2**
10. John Legend & The Roots – “Our Generation”
11. Mayer Hawthorne – “I Need You”
12. Nottz – “Cars”
13. Mario Dones – “Pastries”
14. Sweatshop Union ft. Geologic & Shad – “In To The Sun” (Local Music)
15. Drake ft. Jay-Z – “Light Up”
16. Mickey Factz – “Paradise”
17. Mos Def – “Hip-Hop” (Throwback of the Week)
18. Outageous & Dice – “I Love My Life” (Local Music)
19. Rick Ross ft. Cee-Lo – “Tears Of Joy”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?vr6k3i5vvdtyxnr
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/79191811939ee901/)
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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.

Quick update this week with three main points:

• Shout to a Northwest hip-hop legend and pioneer, Cool Nutz for sitting in with us on this week’s SNSS and co-hosting.  Cool Nutz founded his Jus Family record label in 1993 and has been a staple of the NW scene for years, both in the booth and the community.  His new project, Incredible, is in-stores now…cop that – http://www.myspace.com/coolnutz

• Another shout to the homey Outasight for letting us world premiere the title track from his upcoming mixtape, Never Say Never.  OU is one of our favorite artists and with his recent signing to Warner Bros., it’s only a matter of time before his shine extends from the blogosphere and those of us in the know, out to the general public.  So when Becky in Bellevue says she likes his sunglasses, remember where you heard him first.

• Don’t be mad, Hyphen is hiring!  As I mentioned previously, I got a nice little promotion at the day job and as a result, I’ll be hiring for an open position within the Client Services department at ScreenPlay, Inc..  In short, this job will involve networking with movie studios to acquire and catalog their promotional video content and assist with managing a few of our select accounts.  Don’t get intimidated by the job posting…to succeed, you’ll just need to be a movie lover, tech savvy, organized, hard working, and gregarious.  It’s somewhat of an entry level position, but it’ll be fun, plus you get to work with me there are areas for growth.  Please check out our website – www.screenplayinc.com – and the job posting – http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/tfr/1872285224.html .  Feel free to spread it around to anyone who might be interested and hit me if you have any questions at all.

Show #270 (8-1-10)
**Co-hosted by Cool Nutz**

1. Kanye West ft. Dwele – “Power”
2. Freddie Gibbs – “On One”
3. Skyzoo & Illmind – “Frisbees”
4. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) ft. Cassidy & Xzibit – “Goin’ Back”
5. Big K.R.I.T. – “Country Sh*t”
6. The Roots ft. Phonte & Dice Raw – “Now Or Never”
7. Kendrick Lamar – “For The Homies”
8. Cool Nutz – “Monster Up” (Local Music)
9. Rick Ross ft. Kanye West – “Live Fast, Die Young”
10. Drake – “The Resistance”
11. Pharoahe Monch ft. Mela Machinko – “Shine”
12. 6th Sense ft. The Kid Daytona – “Never Be The Same”
13. Frankie Payne ft. Saukrates – “My Life”
14. Pigeon Hole ft. D-Sisive – “Light Show” (Local Music)
15. Outasight – “Never Say Never” (WORLD PREMIERE)
16. Scarface ft. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel – “Guess Who’s Back”
17. Sheek – “Jungle Brother”
18. Outrageous & Dice – “I Love My Life” (Local Music)
19. Mickey Rocks – “Bat Phone”
20. Chromeo – “Don’t Turn The Lights On”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?z619jf7jxphz3b1
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/789545882e09ddde/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/y8ugzcocih4f)

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At the end of this week’s Sound Session, we started tossing around the topic of “your favorite rapper.”  Of all the pointless music debates I seem to have every day, this one has to be my favorite.  I just love that there’s no wrong answer.  How are you going to correct me on my favorite MC?  That said, I reserve the right to clown you when you say something off the wall.  “Pras?!?!?!  PRAS?!?!?!?!  I guess that’s how you was raised…”

Show #269 (7-25-10)

1. Nas & Damian Marley – “Nah Mean”
2. Big K.R.I.T. – “Country Sh*t”
3. Kaimbr ft. Roddy Rod & Hassaan Mackey – “Army Fatigue Rap”
4. Asher Roth – “I’m Eddy”
5. Dom Kennedy – “Locals Only”
6. Fice – “Two Five Three” (Local Music)
7. Dam-Funk ft. MC Eiht & Steve Arrington – “Hood Pass Intact (Remix)”
8. Onra ft. T3 – “The One”
9. Lauryn Hill – “Repercussions”
10. Shad – “Telephone”
11. Pigeon Hole ft. D-Sisive – “Light Show” (Local Music)
12. J. Cole – “Premeditated Murder”
13. Curren$y ft. Mos Def – “Breakfast”
14. Laws ft. Funkghost – “Vintage Futuristic 2”
15. The Roots ft. STS & Joanna Newsom – “Right On”
16. Rakaa ft. Aloe Blacc – “Crown Of Thorns”
17. Trek Life – “So Supreme”
18. Moe Green – “Non Title Match”
19. Big L ft. Kid Capri – “Put It On” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Outrageous & Dice – “I Love My Life” (Local Music)
21. Shawn Jackson ft. John West – “Lil Big Man”
22. John Legend & The Roots – “Our Generation”
23. Drake – “Karaoke”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?kvoqc7tp16k5i6u
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/787223765744d5e7/)
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On the positive side, I got a promotion at the day job so I’m now managing our Client Services division…along with about 4 other jobs there (raise FTW though).  On the downside, I worked a 14 hour day today.  So yeah, just the basics…but know that we murdered this show…[Dame Dash] lyrically, B!!!! [/Dash]

Show #268 (7-18-10)

1. Nipsey Hussle ft. Lloyd – “Feelin’ Myself”
2. Cook Classics ft. Co$$ – “The L-O”
3. Kendrick Lamar ft. U-N-I, Skeme, & Brown – “I Do This (Remix)”
4. Bun B – “Let ‘Em Know”
5. Big K.R.I.T. – “Country Sh*t”
6. Freddie Gibbs – “National Anthem (FTW)”
7. Curren$y ft. Mos Def & Jay Electronica – “The Day”
8. Rick Ross ft. Raekwon – “Audio Meth”
9. Drake ft. T.I. & Swizz Beatz – “Fancy”
10. Parker Brothaz ft. Big Pooh – “Hard Work” (Local Music)
11. SOTA ft. Grynch & XP – “Say Say” (Local Music)
12. Dam-Funk ft. MC Eiht & Steve Arrington – “Hood Pass Intact (Remix)”
13. Big Boi ft. Vonnegutt – “Follow Us”
14. Black Milk – “Welcome (Gotta Go)”
15. J. Cole – “Premeditated Murder”
16. Marco Polo ft. Arcee – “Ambition”
17. Moe Green – “The Level After Like”
18. Canibus – “Second Round K.O.” (Throwback of the Week)
19. Fice – “Two Five Three” (Local Music)
20. John Legend & The Roots ft. Melanie Fiona & Common – “Wake Up Everybody”
21. Miike Snow – “Cult Logic”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?n7cgszozy5j7zl3
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/78500484814af329/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/b2krexdp46dp)

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You remember when you were a kid and your parents (if they loved you…shots fired) would ask about your day at school?  Regardless of what happened, 90% of the time, you’d respond to “how was your day?” with “…good.”  I mean, you could have aced a test…gotten into a fight…got that date to Homecoming…etc., but it’s always first nature to just sum it up.  “Good.”

Well, sometimes these Sound Session archives feel the same way.  That’s not a bad thing.  On the contrary, we just continue to provide that piffery.  Uncut, raw, dopeness…straight to your veins each week (enough overt drug references for ya?).  “How was Sound Session this week?”…”Dope.”

And in case you’re wondering, our throwback is in response to the Oscar Grant madness…aka the only decision worse than Bron Bron this week.  Speaking of which, here’s some advice: announce the creation of a specific chapter of your charity that will focus on Cleveland’s youth.  Pledge a minimum of 2 million, which is a drop in the bucket for you.  Anytime someone attacks you for the callousness you showed the Cavs, say you’re sorry but that’s just sports anyway…your charity work shows how you really feel about the community.  Diffuses the situation and 2 million in donations buys you 10 million in PR.  But nah…run with the “all the ad revenue from my ego-tastic special goes to the B&G Club” angle.  [Jamie Foxx] Yeah, that’ll get ’em on your side…yeah [/I am your conscience].

Show #267 (7-11-10)

1. Jazmine Sullivan – “Holding You Down (Goin’ In Circles)”
2. Big Boi ft. Sam Chris – “The Train, Pt. 2 (Sir Lucious Left Foot Saves The Day)”
3. Rick Ross ft. Jay-Z and John Legend – “Free Mason”
4. The Kid Daytona – “On The Hill”
5. Shawn Jackson ft. John West – “Lil Big Man”
6. MED ft. Talib Kweli – “Classic”
7. Raphael Saadiq – “It’s A Shame”
8. The Physics – “My Place” (Local Music)
9. Drake – “Paris Morton Music”
10. Aloe Blacc ft. The Grand Scheme – “Billie Jean”
11. Pharoahe Monch ft. Mela Machinko – “Shine”
12. Homeboy Sandman – “Calm Tornado”
13. Marco Polo ft. Promise – “The Bridge”
14. Shad – “Keep Shining”
15. D-Sisive ft. Moka Only – “West Coast (Remix)”
16. Laws ft. Emilio Rojas & Big K.R.I.T. – “Hold You Down (Remix)”
17. Parker Brothaz ft. Big Pooh – “Hard Work” (Local Music)
18. Jay Dee – “F**k The Police” (Throwback of the Week)
19. Slum Village – “Lock It Down”
20. Cook Classics ft. Co$$ – “The L-O”
21. SOTA ft. Sol – “You Know Girls” (Local Music)
22. Dom Kennedy – “1997”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?uzicwmngkjy
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I’ll be honest…I’m spending my day off eating waffles, watching the end of Spike’s Star Wars marathon (greatest movie series ever?), and getting some work done for the day job, so I’ll keep this brief.  Just more good music on a rainy and cloudy 4th of July episode of SNSS this week (wtf is a “summer?”).  Oh, also, happy Tactical Retreat Day to all my British folks.  Ahhh, memories.

Show #266 (7-4-10)

1. Drake ft. Alicia Keys – “Fireworks”
2. Rick Ross ft. Kanye West – “Live Fast, Die Young”
3. Kendrick Lamar ft. U-N-I, Skeme, & Brown – “I Do This (Remix)”
4. Cool Nutz – “Monster Up” (Local Music)
5. Freddie Gibbs – “National Anthem (FTW)”
6. Nappy Roots – “Welcome To The Show”
7. The Roots ft. Jim James – “Dear God 2.0”
8. Big Boi ft. Sam Chris – “The Train, Pt. 2 (Sir Lucious Left Foot Saves The Day)”
9. Shad ft. Relic – “We Are The Ones (Reservoir Party)”
10. The Kid Daytona – “On The Hill”
11. Phil Ade – “Always There”
12. The Physics – “My Place” (Local Music)
13. Raphael Saadiq – “It’s A Shame”
14. Jazmine Sullivan – “Holding You Down (Goin’ In Circles)”
15. Dwele ft. DJ Quik – “I Wanna”
16. Black Milk – “How Dare You”
17. Goodie Mob – “Night Train”
18. Nas – “What Goes Around” (Throwback of the Week)
19. SOTA ft. Champagne Champagne – “What You Asked For” (Local Music)
20. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl ft. Q-Tip – “Bang Bang Bang”
21. Aloe Blacc ft. The Grand Scheme – “Billie Jean”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?mb2nygzm2mz
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Just the biz this week.  Rooting for Japan and Spain to pull out victories in the morning and set us up for a stellar Elite 8 in the World Cup.  Shout to DV-One for co-hosting while J was out and about.  Holler.

Show #265 (6-27-10)

1. Shad – “Listen”
2. Royce Da 5’9” ft. Black Milk & Elzhi – “Real Hip-Hop”
3. Bilal – “Free”
4. Brother Ali – “Don’t Look At Me, Look Around”
5. Goodie Mob – “Night Train”
6. SOTA ft. Sol – “You Know Girls” (Local Music)
7. Theophilus London – “Flying Overseas (Version 1)”
8. Ice Cube – “I Rep That West”
9. E-40 ft. 50 Cent & Too Short – “Trick (Remix)”
10. Drake – “You Know, You Know”
11. The Roots ft. Truck North & Peedi Peedi – “Web 20/20”
12. Rakaa (of Dilated Peoples) – “C.T.D.”
13. Cool Nutz – “Monster Up” (Local Music)
14. Wiz Khalifa ft. Killa Kyleon – “Spotlight”
15. Aloe Blacc – “Femme Fatale”
16. Nneka ft. Nas – “Heartbeat (Remix)”
17. Dwele ft. Slum Village – “How I Deal”
18. Canary Sing – “My Style” (Local Music)
19. A Tribe Called Quest – “Luck Of Lucien” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Rhymefest ft. Mario – “The Classics”
21. Chromeo – “Don’t Turn The Lights On”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?rndmdzzyzw5
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/777516699cf5c159/)
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It seems like there are a million things I could talk about for this week’s recap – from our Summer Jam to the World Cup…oh, and perhaps the NBA Finals – but I’ve been discussing these things so much in real life, I don’t even feel like typing ’em haha.  If you want to chat, say somethin’.

Show #264 (6-20-10)

1. Kanye West ft. Dwele – “Power”
2. Dom Kennedy – “Locals Only”
3. Cook Classics ft. Tunji & Deacon The Villain – “Towards The Future”
4. PackFM – “The Support Group (Interlude)”
5. PackFM – “I F*cking Hate Rappers”
6. Big Boi ft. Andre3000 & Sleepy Brown – “Lookin’ 4 Ya”
7. Wiz Khalifa ft. Killa Kyleon – “Spotlight”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH CLOCKWORK**
9. Drake – “Thank Me Now”
10. Shad – “A Good Name”
11. Bilal – “Free”
12. Slum Village ft. Colin Munroe – “Faster”
13. Cool Nutz – “Monster Up” (Local Music)
14. Spaceman – “I Get It In” (Local Music)
15. Royce Da 5’9” ft. Black Milk & Elzhi – “Real Hip-Hop”
16. The Roots ft. Blu, Phonte, & Patty Crash – “The Day”
17. Theophilus London ft. Jesse Boykins III – “Life Of A Lover”
18. Kardinal Offishall ft. Jully Black, Allistair, Korry Deez, Wio-K, & Black Kat – “Ol’ Time Killin’” (Throwback of the Week)
19. JFK – “12 Years” (Local Music)
20. Eternia & Moss ft. Rah Digga & Lady of Rage – “The BBQ”
21. Homeboy Sandman – “Mean Mug”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?zymktkm2qfq
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