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.

I’ll keep it short and sweet this week: peep SNSS #241 for new music from artists like Robin Thicke, Raheem DeVaughn, AB, Jojo Pellegrino, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Dyme Def, PackFM, Crown Royale, Kenna, Jay-Z, Jay Electronica, J. Cole, Outasight, and more.  The music really is top notch on this one so hopefully you discover a record or two that you enjoy but perhaps haven’t heard before.

Also, be sure to check out the newest issue of Jenesis Magazine for a dope feature (including the cover!) on yours truly.  They decided to highlight me in their “DJ’s vs. Bloggers Issue,” since I suppose I qualify as both.  Coming off the heels of our article in the Seattle P.I., this is again, quite flattering.  You can grab the magazine right here.

Show #241 (1-10-10)

1. B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars – “Nothing On You”
2. Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z – “Meiple”
3. Raheem DeVaughn – “I Don’t Care”
4. AB ft. Slum Village – “Feels So Good”
5. Black Milk – “Keep Going”
6. Jojo Pellegrino ft. Sean Price & Inspectah Deck – “Triple Homicide”
7. Strong Arm Steady – “Two Pistols”
8. Self Scientific – “Designer Music”
9. Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime ft. M.E.D. & Big Pooh – “Endure”
10. The Knux ft. Malbec – “Fruits”
11. Jay-Z ft. J. Cole – “A Star Is Born”
12. Dyme Def – “Do Something” (Local Music)
13. Reflection Eternal ft. Jay Electronica, J. Cole, & Mos Def – “Just Begun”
14. Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C”
15. Lupe Fiasco – “I’m Beaming”
16. Outasight – “Everything’s Alright”
17. SOTA (State of the Artist) – “Common Senses” (Local Music)
18. Strange Fruit Project – “Sepia Tone”
19. Statik Selektah ft. Bun B, Wale, & Colin Munroe – “So Close, So Far”
20. Clemm Rishad ft. Adrian – “Windows” (Local Music)
21. PackFM – “Happy Days”
22. Grand Agent – “One Man Army”
23. Crown Royale – “Photographs”
24. Kenna – “Turn”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?lnmjzztx3yo
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/71101994e31d74b9/ )

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.

Fresh off the heels of our Best of 2009 edition of SNSS, this week’s episode brings us back to our usual routine.  In other words, more of the same great music that you’re not hearing anywhere else on commercial radio.  And if you’d like some evidence (in case our archives aren’t proof enough), be sure to check out this new article in the Seattle P.I. about SNSS: Sunday Night Sound Session – The Best Radio Show You’ve Never Heard.

Of course, you’re already familiar with the show cause you’re a fellow music lover, but big shout to Elliott Smith for writing the piece and helping spread the word to the masses.  Be sure to check out his sports and movie blogs as well, great stuff.

And now…I present to you…without exaggeration…the best Sound Session we’ve done this entire decade!

Show #240 (1-3-10)

1. Skillz – “2009 Wrap Up”
2. Clipse ft. Yo Gotti – “Showing Out”
3. Slum Village – “Da Night”
4. Black Milk – “Keep Going”
5. Fashawn – “Memory Lane Freestyle”
6. AZ – “I’m Ill”
7. Reflection Eternal ft. Jay Electronica, J. Cole, & Mos Def – “Just Begun”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH NEEMA**
9. Grieves & Budo – “Smile For The Blade” (Local Music)
10. Grand Agent – “One Man Army”
11. Bavu Blakes – “May I”
12. Strange Fruit Project – “Sepia Tone”
13. The Knux ft. Malbec – “Fruits”
14. Outasight – “Downtown In My Mind”
15. AB – “Less Than Enough”
16. Lupe Fiasco – “I’m Beaming”
17. Robin Thicke ft. Snoop Dogg – “It’s In The Morning”
18. Clemm Rishad ft. Adrian – “Windows” (Local Music)
19. 1-O.A.K. – “Lovecats”
20. Miike Snow – “Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)”
21. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “The End” (Local Music)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?dajjmjjwozg
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/70807600943fefd1/)

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.

Well, another year has come and gone and that can mean only one thing: you’re being constantly bombarded with “Best of 2009” lists everywhere you look.  This year, you’re probably also getting hit with “Best of the Decade” lists, which I personally find far more interesting to debate than the standard year-end recaps.  While we didn’t put together any best of the 2000’s (off the top…my favorite albums were “College Dropout,” “Graduation,” “The Blueprint,” “A Piece Of Strange,” “The Listening,” and “Connected,” among MANY others), J. Moore and I did compile our favorite Sound Session records from the past year for you.

Keep in mind, these are not the biggest records of the year…nor the blogosphere favorites…or Twitter picks.  Nah, these are 26 of our favorite songs that we played heavily on SNSS in 2009.  They are not in any sort of countdown or follow any other ranking schema.  We included a few of our favorite records from the town and crossed into other genres as well.  In other words, we followed our normal formula for spinning great music on the radio, but we just supersized it on some Barry Bonds-Roger Clemons-Alex Rodriguez super powered steroid type steez.

I’ve included some extra notes and honorable mentions for my fellow music nerds who want to see behind the curtain a little.  Of course, you can always just download the show and trust the opinions of your friendly neighborhood dope connoisseurs.  It’s unique.  It’s one of a kind.  It’s Sound Session.

Show #239 (12-27-09)
Best of 2009

1. Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune)”
2. J. Cole – “Lights Please”
3. Clipse ft. Kanye West – “Kinda Like A Big Deal”
4. Big Boi ft. Too $hort & George Clinton – “For Yo’ Sorrows”
5. Consequence ft. Kanye West & John Legend – “Whatever U Want”
6. The Roots – “How I Got Over”
7. Mayer Hawthorne – “Maybe So, Maybe No”
8. John Legend – “Lay Your Head Down”
9. Drake – “November 18th”
10. The Physics – “I Just Wanna Beat” (Local Music)
11. Outasight – “Brand New Day”
12. Pac Div – “Young Black Male”
13. Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C”
14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Otherside” (Local Music)
15. Mos Def ft. Slick Rick – “Auditorium”
16. U-N-I – “Land Of The Kings”
17. Little Dragon – “Never, Never”
18. Goapele – “Milk & Honey”
19. Mr. Hudson ft. Kanye West – “Supernova”
20. Lupe Fiasco ft. Matthew Santos – “Shining Down”
21. Raekwon ft. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah – “10 Bricks”
22. Royce Da 5’9” ft. Busta Rhymes – “Dinner Time”
23. Fresh Espresso – “Big Or Small” (Local Music)
24. The Kid Daytona ft. Bun B – “Air Born”
25. Crooked I & DJ Wicked – “Jackin’ For Beats 2009”
26. The Foreign Exchange ft. Darien Brockington – “Take Off The Blues”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?jzwezzjyymy
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/705153199ed07770/)

Notes:

1. The first, best, and most powerful record off Blueprint 3.
2. The 2 best albums this year were mixtapes and J. Cole had one of ’em.
3. “Popular Demand” was up there too, but Khalil & ‘Ye joined Pusha & Malice to make this a lock.
4. Sure, it’s an awesome record. But you wanted to hear Dre on it too, huh?
5. Only problem with this Grammy Family song? It’s too short for all that talent.
6. Is this the only official Roots song they released in 2009? At least they made it count.
7. “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” came out in 2008 (or was it even ’07?), but the Mayer had a few contenders for song of the year.
8. An unreleased record that leaked this year, though it sounded straight out the Motown era.
9. So Far Gone was my mixtape album of the year and you could have picked about 10 Drake records to represent the 2009 Rookie of the Year.
10. My favorite track from Seattle in 2009, the Physics’ ode to keeping the relationship simple was completely too ill. Girls didn’t want to like it, but they had to.
11. OU’s unique style melded with insane production to result in this optimistic anthem.
12. “Pac Div” or “Mayor” were also flawless, but Like, Mibbs, and BeYoung were at their best when slightly more serious.
13. The radio rip caused a furor, the CDQ killed teh internets. The net’s golden child dropped the excellent “Exhibit A” as well.
14. Mack is one of Seattle’s best (no pun – peep “The Town“) and he opened his heart on this one. Killed our phones with every spin too.
15. Madlib on the beat, Mos remembering he can rhyme, and a Ruler verse for good measure? Check please.
16. A few joints off A Love Supreme could have been included but the GLS single helped Thurz & Y-O break through.
17. Our Swedish indie pop/electro/soul/downtempo/whateveryouwanttheygot darlings dropped another classic LP with Machine Dreams.
18. People should know better than to sleep on Goapele. This should have been on everyone’s Best Of list.
19. “Just give [him] a chaaaaaaance.” 808’s & Heartbreaks records from ‘Ye get better with every listen.
20. Biggest missed opportunity of ’09. Could have been huge, but no push, no video, no album. Lu’s on another level though.
21. Could have told me this was on the original Purple Tape and I would have believed you. Even Cappa sounds ill on it. Dilla!
22. Royce murdered mics all year but he rode this Quincy Tones produced banger perfectly.
23. Rik Rude & P-Smoov dropped one of the best albums of the year, but outside the NW, too many haven’t heard it. Wake up.
24. Not the best Bun verse, but Daytona’s ill flow and the mellow beat were intoxicating.
25. Like Royce, Crook beat up beats all year (word to Jersey Shore) but Wicked served up classics for him here.
26. Tay & Nic followed up the 5 Mic Connected by switching up the sound and still got nominated for a Grammy. FTW.

Honorable mentions from artists not otherwise represented:

• B.o.B – “Generation Lost”
• Brother Ali – “Fresh Air”
• Buggs Tha Rocka ft. Little Brother – “Get Away”
• D. Black ft. Marissa – “Yesterday” (Local Music)
• DJ Spinna ft. Phonte & Yahzarah – “Guaranteed”
• Dyme Def ft. Saigon – “Pick Up Ya Flow”
• Elzhi – “Deep”
• GLC ft. Kanye West & T-Pain – “Flight School”
• Grynch – “My Volvo” (Local Music)
• Kev Brown ft. Kenn Starr, Wayna, Raheem DeVaughn, & Eric Roberson – “The Hennessy Joint”
• K’Naan ft. Chubb Rock – “ABC’s”
• Lushlife – “Until The Sun Dies”
• M64 (Ragen Fykes & Ohmega Watts) – “In The Pocket” (Local Music)
• Marco Polo & Torae ft. Saukrates & S-Roc – “Crashing Down”
• Mike Posner ft. Big Sean & Freddie Gibbs – “Bring Me Down”
• Nas ft. Choklate – “Film”
• Nipsey Hussle – “Hussle In The House”
• Rashid Hadee – “The Wrong Thangs”
• Reflection Eternal ft. Res – “Back Again”
• Saukrates ft. Rich Kidd – “Salt N Pepper”
• Scribes – “Roll My Way” (Local Music)
• Slakah The BeatChild ft. Drake – “Enjoy Ya Self (Remix)”
• Stepbrothers (Evidence & Alchemist) – “It’s Coming Down”
• The Knux – “Fire”
• Timbaland ft. Drake & Lupe Fiasco – “Say Something (DJ Hyphen Edit)”
• TiRon ft. Ayomari – “3 Drink Minimum”
• Wale – “Pretty Girls”
• Yoshi ft. Buff1 & Darien Brockington – “Magnetic”
• Zion I ft. K. Flay – “Coastin'”

Special shout to the homey Shad as well.  America just started to catch on to his incredible The Old Prince album in 2009, but technically, the music had been released a few years ago in Canada.  Either way, he supplied us with a lot of great records to play this past year.

Again, far from comprehensive, but hopefully some of these songs resonated with you as much as they did with us in 2009.  Send any and all feedback this way.  I need something to occupy my time while the whole industry is closed up until the 4th.  See you all in 2010, peace and happiness to you and yours.

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.

For better or worse, this week’s SNSS archive is coming to you live from my “vacation,” down in sunny San Diego.  In reality, I don’t think anyone in the music industry, or even anyone under about 40, takes a traditional vacation anymore, but at least I get to avoid the office for a week.  Plus, the winter weather in SoCal is a bit nicer than the old Pacific NW.  The hammock and the hot tub don’t hurt either…

On this week’s show, check out new music from artists like Strong Arm Steady, Outasight, Slum Village, Jay Electronica, Miike Snow, Robin Thicke, Shaun Boothe, Maxwell, Lupe Fiasco, and more.  Plus, we were joined in studio by the homies Grieves and Budo, who debuted a brand new song for us and hinted at a big announcement they’ll be revealing soon.  Again, more big things happening for talented cats from Seattle, you gotta love it.

Tune in next week for our Best of 2009 show…scientifically engineered to blow every other year end wrap up out the water, believe that.

Show #238 (12-20-09)

1. Laws ft. Jay Rock – “Number One”
2. Clipse – “Freedom”
3. Strong Arm Steady ft. Phonte – “Best Of Times”
4. Outasight – “Downtown In My Mind”
5. Slum Village – “Da Night”
6. **INTERVIEW WITH GRIEVES & BUDO, PT. 1**
7. Grieves & Budo – “Smile For The Blade” (Local Music)
8. Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C”
9. **INTERVIEW WITH GRIEVES & BUDO, PT. 2**
10. Drake ft. Colin Munroe – “Runaway Girl”
11. Theophilus London – “Humdrum Town”
12. RJD2 ft. Kenna – “Games You Can Win”
13. Miike Snow – “Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)”
14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Champagne Champagne & Buffalo Madonna – “Kings” (Local Music)
15. Lupe Fiasco – “The National Anthem”
16. Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z – “Meiple”
17. Shaun Boothe ft. Talib Kweli – “Concepts”
18. Grynch – “The Right Way” (Local Music)
19. Esinchill – “Daddy Was A Sailorman”
20. Sade – “Soldier Of Love”
21. Maxwell ft. Nas – “Help Somebody (Remix)”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?mtmmywf5jyj
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/70211895c39fecc0/)

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.

Just because I like to share my technological frustrations with the world, here’s a quick update of the issues that have dominated my life the past 2 weeks:

• PC: data saved (clutch!), hard drive reformatted, rebuilding slowly but up and running.
• Mac: optical drive fixed, new studio monitors arrived and sounding great.
• Blog: resolved issues, saved the whole database of past entries (double clutch!), slightly revised the look. “All black everything” – Jay-Z
• Car battery: replaced.

See, even my car is bowing to the peer pressure and trying to fit in.  The way things are going, I’m surprised lights still turn on when I flip switches.  But anyway, looking positively and moving forward (“strikes and gutters dude“), I think we’re close to being back to normal.  Besides, as long as the episodes of SNSS aren’t affected, we’re all good right?

Peep this week’s show for new music from people like Wale, J. Cole, Pill, Freddie Gibbs, Clipse, AZ, Laws, Theophilus London, Nneka, Mos Def, Robin Thicke, the one and only Sade, and more.  Plus, we played a snippet of our recent interview with Nipsey Hussle.  While I work to post up the full version, you can always check our first conversation with him from a few months ago right here.  Enjoy!

Show #237 (12-13-09)

1. Wale ft. J. Cole & Melanie Fiona – “Beautiful Bliss”
2. Pill ft. Freddie Gibbs – “Run Up To Me”
3. Clipse – “Freedom”
4. Vinnie Paz ft. Clipse – “Street Wars”
5. AZ – “I’m Ill”
6. KRS-One & Buckshot ft. Talib Kweli & Geologic (of the Blue Scholars) – “Oh Really (Remix)”
7. Laws ft. Jay Rock – “Number One”
8. Budo & Krukid – “HalfPastHell” (Local Music)
9. Theophilus London – “Humdrum Town”
10. Kardinal Offishall – “We Gon’ Go”
11. Brasco ft. Serani – “Money Train”
12. Nneka ft. Jay Electronica – “Walking (J. Period Remix)”
13. Sade – “Soldier Of Love”
14. Mos Def – “Supermagic”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH NIPSEY HUSSLE #02 (SNIPPET)**
16. Drake ft. Nipsey Hussle – “Killer”
17. Freeway & Jake One – “Know What I Mean” (Local Music)
18. CunninLynguists ft. Grieves, Geologic, & Macklemore – “Close Your Eyes” (Local Music)
19. The Game – “Turn Off The Lights”
20. Lupe Fiasco – “Popular Demand Freestyle”
21. Robin Thicke ft. Jazmine Sullivan – “Million Dolla Baby”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?0n3mnwdo0nm
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/699163698458fa3a/ )

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.

My dinner is calling me (potstickers FTW!), so I’ll make this a quick one.  Peep this week’s edition of SNSS to hear some dope new music from artists like Focus, Pill, Donnis, Solange, Fashawn, Paten Locke, Gift Of Gab, Felt, the NYG’z, and more.  I think three of the songs we played might be in my top 20 tracks of the year:

• Mike Posner ft. Big Sean & Freddie Gibbs – “Bring Me Down”
• J. Cole – “Lights Please”
• James Pants ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Thin Moon (Remix)”

Hmm…I’m looking forward to our end of the year “best of” show.

Shout to the Far East Movement for coming through the studio a while back as well.  Look for that full interview to be posted on the blog soon (have you checked our interview with Royce Da 5’9″?).  And speaking of interviews, shout to the new homey Elliott for meeting up with us for an upcoming article on Sound Session in the Seattle P.I..  For some extra goodness, check out his great sports blog – Outside The Press Box – and his movie site – What Would Van Damme Do?…I bet he’d dance.

Show #235 (11-29-09)

1. Focus ft. Crooked I, Jay Rock, Kida, & Marsha Ambrosius – “Homage To Dr. Dre”
2. Pill – “Coastin’”
3. Donnis – “Gone”
4. B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars – “Nothing On You”
5. Solange – “Stillness Is The Move”
6. Lupe Fiasco – “Thank You Freestyle”
7. Fashawn ft. Aloe Blacc & Devoya – “Hey Young World”
8. Paten Locke – “Ventilation P. Locke”
9. Gift Of Gab – “Richman, Poorman”
10. Freeway & Jake One – “Waited Too Long” (Local Music)
11. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Xperience – “Crew Cuts” (Local Music)
12. DJ K.O. ft. Silent Knight & East – “80’s Babies”
13. Felt (Murs & Slug) – “Bass For Your Truck”
14. Obie Trice – “Got Hungry”
15. Royce Da 5’9” ft. Busta Rhymes – “Dinner Time”
16. NYG’z – “Ready”
17. Kidz In The Hall ft. Marsha Ambrosius – “All Night (Make Up Sex)”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH FAR EAST MOVEMENT (SNIPPET)**
19. Murs ft. Far East Movement – “Break Up (The OJ Song) (Remix)”
20. Consequence ft. Kanye West, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Common, & John Legend – “Whatever U Want (G.O.O.D. Music Remix)”
21. EvergreenOne & Todd Sykes – “If I Was Famous” (Local Music)
22. Slum Village – “Dope Man”
23. Mike Posner ft. Big Sean & Freddie Gibbs – “Bring Me Down”
24. J. Cole – “Lights Please”
25. James Pants ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Thin Moon (Remix)”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?v2jnnznmz22
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/692461798ab01565/)

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.

Pardon the brief delay on this week’s SNSS archive, but we had a few technical difficulties.  Plus, it’s a short week for Thanksgiving, so everything seems even more hectic than usual.  I’ll gladly take it if it means a 4 day weekend though…

Check out this week’s show for great music from artists like Lupe Fiasco, Slum Village, Obie Trice, Souls of Mischief, Strange Fruit Project, Macklemore, James Pants, BlakRoc, and more.  Plus, we aired a snippet of our recent interview with Wale.  We’ll be posting the full discussion (with video) on the blog soon (along with the full Royce Da 5’9″ video in the next few days).  Keep it locked.

I know it’s generally a positive holiday, but whenever this day comes around, I can’t help but think of Nas’ bars from “What Goes Around“:

“The Indians saved the Pilgrim/
And in return, the Pilgrim killed ’em/
They call it Thanksgiving, I call ya holiday hellday/
Cause I’m from poverty, neglected by the wealthy”

Not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but remember how we got here…and on that note – *ahem* – Happy Thanksgiving!

Show #234 (11-22-09)

1. Lupe Fiasco – “Fire”
2. Slum Village – “Dope Man”
3. Obie Trice – “Got Hungry”
4. Royce Da 5’9” ft. Busta Rhymes – “Dinner Time”
5. Freeway & Jake One – “Love” (Local Music)
6. Souls Of Mischief – “Proper Aim”
7. Rita J ft. Guilty Simpson – “Outlasted”
8. Strange Fruit Project ft. Thesis – “Crash”
9. DJ Crazy Toones ft. Kurupt – “2 Turntables and a Microphone”
10. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Otherside” (Local Music)
11. CunninLynguists ft. Freddie Gibbs – “Imperial”
12. Nipsey Hussle ft. Snoop Dogg & Pooh Bear – “Gangsta’s Life”
13. Pill – “Coastin’”
14. James Pants ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Thin Moon (Remix)”
15. Solange – “Stillness Is The Move”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH WALE (SNIPPET)**
17. Wale – “Triumph”
18. Consequence ft. Kanye West, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Common, & John Legend – “Whatever U Want (G.O.O.D. Music Remix)”
19. Emilio Rojas – “Bold and Arrogant”
20. EvergreenOne & Todd Sykes – “If I Was Famous” (Local Music)
21. BlakRoc ft. RZA & Pharoahe Monch – “Dollaz & Sense”
22. J. Cole – “Dollar & A Dream 2”
23. Drake – “Fear”
24. Yoshi ft. Buff1 & Darien Brockington – “Magnetic”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?3z2yomzgiom
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/68919161f763de1c/)

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 last week, we were joined in the studio by the lovely Anjulie on the most recent edition of Sound Session.  It’s always a blast to hang out with talented artists that are also cool people, which isn’t quite as common as you might think.  Anjulie’s self titled album is in stores (and Starbucks) now…be sure you cop it and support one of the dopest up and coming singers around.  If you need more proof, check her out in person when she hits your town for the Raphael Saadiq tour.  Trust me.

Also, if you missed it, peep the video for our full interview with Jay-Z’s first signing to his Roc Nation label, J. Cole.  This kid is destined for huge things, so if you aren’t familiar, catch up right here!

Show #233 (11-15-09)

1. **INTERVIEW WITH ANJULIE, PT. 1**
2. Wale – “Triumph”
3. DJ Crazy Toones ft. Kurupt – “2 Turntables and a Microphone”
4. Timbaland ft. Drake & Lupe Fiasco – “Say Something (DJ Hyphen Edit)”
5. Freeway & Jake One – “All By Myself” (Local Music)
6. Ice The Villain ft. Raheem DeVaughn – “Walk With You”
7. Mike Posner ft. Big Sean & Freddie Gibbs – “Bring Me Down”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH ANJULIE, PT. 2**
9. Anjulie – “Some Dumb Girl”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH ANJULIE, PT. 3**
11. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Otherside” (Local Music)
12. Slum Village – “Dope Man”
13. Focus ft. Crooked I, Jay Rock, Kida, & Marsha Ambrosius – “Homage To Dr. Dre”
14. J. Cole – “World Is Empty”
15. Fashawn – “Stars”
16. Solange – “Stillness Is The Move”
17. Little Dragon – “My Step”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH ANJULIE, PT. 4**
19. EvergreenOne & Todd Sykes – “Girl Song” (Local Music)
20. Joell Ortiz – “Happy Birthday Pun”
21. Black Sheep – “Forever Luvlee”
22. Focus ft. Phonte – “Recession”
23. **INTERVIEW WITH ANJULIE, PT. 5**

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?zmyymwhfryy
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/68576204a0b4681a/)

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.