The Audacity of Dope

Getting this week’s SNSS out to y’all right away since I’m headed down to LA in a few hours.  If you’re in SoCal, holler at me and let’s link!  I’ll be there all week.

In the meantime, enjoy this week’s show, featuring new music from Havoc, REKS, Chance The Rapper, GrandeMarshall, Big K.R.I.T., Andre 3000, Jay-Z, Quasimoto, J. Cole, Kid Cudi, Bridget Kelly, Stacy Barthe, Rittz, Tyler, The Creator, and more.  Shout to Neema for swinging by the studio to debut his new single with Crooked I, Grynch, Ra Scion, and Aquino, and a special shout to longtime friend of the show, Talib Kweli, for calling in to talk about his new album.  Be sure to go cop Prisoner of Conscious when it drops on Tuesday!

8 year anniversary of SNSS on the next episode…

Show #412 (5-5-13)

1. Havoc ft. Lloyd Banks – “Life We Chose”
2. REKS ft. EzDread – “Caged Bird”
3. Chance The Rapper ft. Ab-Soul – “Smoke Again”
4. GrandeMarshall – “Gotmef*ckedup”
5. Big K.R.I.T. – “The Bigger Picture”
6. Beyonce ft. Andre 3000 – “Back To Black”
7. Jay-Z – “$100 Bill”
8. Wu-Tang Clan – “C.R.E.A.M.” (Throwback of the Week)
9. Czarface (7L, Esoteric, & Inspectah Deck) ft. Action Bronson – “Czardi Gras (It’s Raw Again)”
10. Action Bronson ft. Lauriana Mae – “Compliments 2 The Chef”
11. Jarv Dee – “High Expectations” (Local Music)
12. J Shiltz ft. Junia-T – “From The Soul”
13. Quasimoto – “Planned Attack”
14. De La Soul – “Get Away”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH TALIB KWELI**
16. Talib Kweli ft. Busta Rhymes – “Rocket Ships”
17. J. Cole – “3 Wishes”
18. Kid Cudi ft. King Chip & ASAP Rocky – “Brothers”
19. Bridget Kelly ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Street Dreamin’”
20. Stacy Barthe ft. Rick Ross – “Hell Yeah”
21. Rittz ft. Mike Posner – “Switch Lanes”
22. Scribes – “Hop On The Ride” (Local Music)
23. Tyler, The Creator ft. Erykah Badu & Coco Owino (of Quadron) – “Treehome95”
24. **INTERVIEW WITH NEEMA**
25. Neema ft. Crooked I, Grynch, Ra Scion, & Aquino – “Lex Luthor” (Local Music)

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/63895172/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/jsjmwt5llcsk)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/afyy2s)

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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)

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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!

We’re happy to announce that SNSS has been given 15 more minutes of airtime here on KUBE 93, so we now officially run from 10pm – midnight every Sunday.  Thanks to all our supporters at the station, throughout the industry, and most importantly, our listeners.  Keep spreading the word!

On this week’s episode, we were joined by good friend of the show, dream hampton, who always brings great insight and discussion to SNSS.  We discussed Rick Ross’ rape raps and the ensuing fallout with Reebok, the pseudo “controversy” over Jay-Z’s trip to Cuba, and dream shared some classic stories of Jay and Biggie.  On top of all that, we ran new records from Statik Selektah, Raekwon, Black Thought, Joell Ortiz, Big K.R.I.T., Tyler, Drake, De La Soul, RZA, Chali 2na, Common, Marco Polo, and more.

Enjoy!

Show #410 (4-21-13)

1. Pusha T – “Numbers On The Boards”
2. Statik Selektah ft. Raekwon, Joey Badass, & Black Thought – “Bird’s Eye View”
3. Joell Ortiz – “Roll Deep”
4. Dave B ft. Gift Uh Gab – “Mr. Chow” (Local Music)
5. Nitty Scott, MC – “Language Arts”
6. Big K.R.I.T. – “Serve This Royalty”
7. Young Roddy – “This One”
8. Tyler, The Creator – “Awkward”
9. DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross, & Lil Wayne – “No New Friends (SFTB Remix)”
10. Jay-Z – “Open Letter”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH DREAM HAMPTON, PT. 1**
12. Jay-Z ft. The Notorious B.I.G. – “Brooklyn’s Finest” (Throwback of the Week)
13. **INTERVIEW WITH DREAM HAMPTON, PT. 2**
14. De La Soul – “Get Away”
15. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – “Beware Of The Stare”
16. Kid Cudi ft. RZA – “Beez”
17. Thunderbird Gerard – “Trouble”
18. Chali 2na ft. Ming Xia – “Against The Current”
19. Daft Punk ft. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers – “Get Lucky”
20. Pigeon Hole ft. Zoe Lauckner – “June” (Local Music)
21. Common ft. Cocaine 80s – “Congratulations”
22. Call Me Ladro – “L.A.D.A.” (Local Music)
23. Marco Polo ft. Talib Kweli & DJ Premier – “G.U.R.U.”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www53.zippyshare.com/v/55769920/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/8c54vzjpqiq1)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/jh0iui)

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 y’all, here’s the latest episode of SNSS.  New music from the likes of Tyler, Freddie Gibbs, Fashawn, Thunderbird Gerard, Young Roddy, Has-Lo, Big K.R.I.T., Lloyd Banks, Jay-Z, Nitty Scott, Cassow, sayknowledge, Major Lazer, and more.

Speaking of Major Lazer, peep our interview with Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Jillionaire backstage at Showbox SODO right here.

Enjoy!

Show #409 (4-14-13)

1. Tyler, The Creator ft. Frank Ocean – “Bimmer”
2. P-Money ft. Freddie Gibbs & Fashawn – “Break It Down”
3. Pusha T – “Numbers On The Boards”
4. Thunderbird Gerard – “Trouble”
5. L’Orange ft. Has-Lo – “The Real McCoy”
6. Joey Badass – “Day In The Life”
7. Young Roddy – “This One”
8. Big K.R.I.T. – “REM”
9. Sol – “Dope” (Local Music)
10. denitia and sene – “casanova”
11. Miguel ft. Kendrick Lamar – “How Many Drinks (Remix)”
12. Talib Kweli ft. Miguel – “Come Here”
13. Tito Lopez – “Jada & Pac”
14. Lloyd Banks – “Picture This”
15. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge ft. Cappadonna – “Center Of Attraction”
16. Yelawolf – “Tennessee Love”
17. Major Lazer ft. Amber Coffman (of Dirty Projectors) – “Get Free”
18. Jay-Z – “Open Letter”
19. Nitty Scott, MC – “Language Arts”
20. Fugees – “Fu-Gee-La” (Throwback of the Week)
21. Cassow ft. Danny Brown – “Oh Lord” (Local Music)
22. sayknowledge – “HEEM!”
23. Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) – “Get U Home” (Local Music)

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/8483568/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/npc2h7csb8rr)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/id6x68)

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Recently, J. Moore and I got a chance to sit down with Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Jillionaire, collectively known as Major Lazer backstage at their Showbox SODO show in Seattle.  The fellas were real cool and we chopped it up about their upcoming Free The Universe album and the Lazer Strikes Back series of EP’s they’re releasing leading up to the project.  We also spoke about life on the road, including their favorite shows, US vs. international crowds, and what it’s like to perform at huge festivals like SXSW and Ultra.  They told some stories about working on the new Snoop Lion album as well, including what it means when Snoop shows up to the studio without his Xbox.

Shout to Detooz Films on the filming and editing.  And if you haven’t seen the crew’s new video for “Watch Out For This (Bumaye) with Busy Signal, The Flexican, and FS Green, peep the dopeness:

We’re quickly coming up on our 8 year anniversary of SNSS, but for the most part, it was business as usual this week.  Check out the latest episode to hear new music from artists like Joey Badass, L’Orange, Blu, Tito Lopez, Pac Div, Tuxedo, Tyler The Creator, Gilbere Forte, Slum Village, Yelawolf, Bonobo, and more.  Plus we were joined in studio with our homies Ricky Pharoe and Griff J, and Sol called in all the way from Haiti to fill us in on his year long travels and debut a new record.

Our interview with Diplo and the Major Lazer crew will be coming shortly on the blog as well.  But for now, enjoy!

Show #408 (4-7-13)

1. Joey Badass – “Day In The Life”
2. Quelle Chris ft. Tanya Morgan, Cavalier, & Fresh Daily – “Greene Eyes”
3. L’Orange ft. Blu – “Alone”
4. Tito Lopez – “Jada & Pac”
5. ST 2 Lettaz – “Not A Luv Song”
6. Pac Div – “Slow”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH RICKY PHAROE & GRIFF J, PT. 1**
8. Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) – “Do It” (Local Music)
9. Mayer Hawthorne – “Designer Drug”
10. Tyler, The Creator ft. Frank Ocean – “Bimmer”
11. Gilbere Forte – “Pray”
12. Dave B – “DTRT” (Local Music)
13. Nas ft. AZ, Cormega, & Foxy Brown – “Affirmative Action” (Throwback of the Week)
14. **INTERVIEW WITH RICKY PHAROE & GRIFF J, PT. 2**
15. denitia and sene – “how to satisfy”
16. Amp Live ft. James Melo – “D.H.E.A.”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH SOL**
18. Sol – “Dope”
19. TiRon & Ayomari – “PRTY N BLSHT”
20. Slum Village – “Forever”
21. Chuuwee – “Your Soul In E Minor”
22. Bonobo ft. Szjerdene – “Transits”
23. Jarell Perry ft. Nacho Picasso, Locksmith, & Torae – “First Time”
24. Yelawolf – “Tennessee Love”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www11.zippyshare.com/v/35203043/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/me2ux56ezgwl)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/gzp2fa)

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.

New music on this week’s SNSS from artists like Torae, John Legend, denitia and sene, Amp Live, Chuuwee, Tony Williams, Tuxedo, Quelle Chris, Stephen Marley, Stalley, Scarface, Jarell Perry, and more.  We also gave out some passes to meet ASAP Rocky this week during our interview and we were joined in the studio by up and coming local singer Nyoka.  Be on the lookout for her to make some noise in the pop world soon.  She’s got some big records!

Show #407 (3-31-13)

1. Torae – “Limitless”
2. 50 Cent ft. Kendrick Lamar – “We Up”
3. John Legend ft. Rick Ross – “Who Do We Think We Are”
4. denitia and sene – “because we are fools”
5. Amp Live ft. James Melo – “D.H.E.A.”
6. **INTERVIEW WITH NYOKA, PT. 1**
7. Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay-Z – “B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (Remix)”
8. Chuuwee ft. Gibby & Stevie Crooks – “Minds That Collide”
9. Tony Williams ft. Kanye West, King Chip, & Freddie Gibbs – “Another You (Remix)”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH NYOKA, PT. 2**
11. Nyoka – “What Did You Win” (Local Music)
12. Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) – “So Good” (Local Music)
13. **INTERVIEW WITH NYOKA, PT. 3**
14. Stalley ft. Scarface – “Swangin’”
15. Jarell Perry – “First Time”
16. Joey Badass – “Hardknock”
17. Quelle Chris ft. Tanya Morgan, Cavalier, & Fresh Daily – “Greene Eyes”
18. Yirim Seck – “Rainy Days” (Local Music)
19. SmCity ft. Maimouna Youssef – “To Be Continued”
20. Black Milk – “Sunday’s Best / Monday’s Worst”
21. Christopher Ellis, Stephen Marley, & Jah Cure – “End Of Time”
22. Barrington Levy – “Here I Come” (Throwback of the Week)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www68.zippyshare.com/v/47519439/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/7qpdrtiggnc3)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/d1wocb)

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.

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.

On this week’s SNSS, we chatted about J’s return from SXSW and welcomed two of our favorite folks in the town, Sax G and DJ Topspin, to talk about Sax’s new project.  Be sure to grab Tu Me Manques right here.  Shout to the young homey Dave B for coming through the studio as well to chat about his The Coffee EP, which you can download here.  More great music from Seattle.  We’re kinda killing the game right now, don’t front…

Speaking of great music, the rest of the cuts on SNSS ain’t so shabby either.  Peep episode #405 for new freshness from the HS87 crew, Planet Asia, AZ, Big Daddy Kane, Johnny Polygon, K-Hill, A-Mafia, Styles P, ANTHM, TiRon & Ayomari, Action Bronson, Dido, Major Lazer, and more.

Last, but not least, we posted up our full interview with the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff.  Peep the video right here and listen in as we chop it up with the greatest DJ of all time.  Yeah, I said it.

Show #405 (3-17-13)

1. HS87 ft. Hit-Boy, Kent M$NEY, Audio Push, B Mac The Queen, Schoolboy Q, Casey Veggies, Xzibit, Rick Ross, Method Man, Redman, & Raekwon – “Cypher”
2. Planet Asia & Gensu Dean – “Thoroughest”
3. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – “The Sure Shot (Parts 1 and 2)”
4. Action Bronson – “Morey Boogie Boards”
5. AZ – “Thank You”
6. Marco Polo ft. Big Daddy Kane – “Nite & Day”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH SAX G & DJ TOPSPIN, PT. 1**
8. Drake – “5AM In Toronto”
9. Raz Simone – “Formula To Life” (Local Music)
10. denitia and sene – “trip. fall.”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH SAX G & DJ TOPSPIN, PT. 2**
12. Sax G – “Now What” (Local Music)
13. Sax G – “U R Me” (Local Music)
14. Johnny Polygon – “Normal”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH SAX G & DJ TOPSPIN, PT. 3**
16. Gift Uh Gab – “For A Second” (Local Music)
17. K-Hill ft. Keisha Shontelle – “Where I’m Supposed To Be”
18. A-Mafia ft. Uncle Murda & Styles P – “Cuban Connection”
19. Black Star – “Definition” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Black Star – “RE: DEFinition” (Throwback of the Week)
21. **INTERVIEW WITH DAVE B**
22. Major Lazer ft. Busy Signal – “Bumaye”
23. Shad – “Raw Freestyle”
24. ANTHM – “Nina”
25. TiRon & Ayomari – “No Filter”
26. Dido – “Lost”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www1.zippyshare.com/v/35447338/file.html
(back up link – http://linkmixes.com/rn40239nbu18)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/xjz0ji)

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.