The Audacity of Dope

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
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/77527238b74d9b09/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/nuvrvrfii3rd)

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.

Shout to Josh for putting me up on this dope new music from Tallahassee, Florida.  You’ve heard this record on SNSS recently and here’s the video.  Peep their site for more info – www.typicalweekend.com

If you’re like me, you’ve been listening to Drake’s Thank Me Later album quite heavily the past few weeks, so you’ll probably also enjoy this interview with Semtex.  While they don’t break down every song on the album (I would have been particularly interested to hear the story behind “Karaoke”), there’s a lot of good info in here.  I did laugh at the “sounds like your parents played a big role in your life” question though.  Generally speaking, that’s pretty much what they tend to do.

You can also check out footage of Drake murdering our Summer Jam last night over on the KUBE site.  It was impressive to watch, thinking back to when we played him over 3 years ago on Sound Session.  I never would have anticipated his success to be this great, but it’s really ill to have the hottest rapper of the moment actually be dope.  Novel concept, I know.

When Miguel blows up, we can all tell our friends we used to listen to him sing harmonies on Blu & Exile records before he got his deal…

Oh, and Seattle people: J. Cole is coming to Bumbershoot this year.  As one of the Bumberboard, you’re welcome.

I asked some friends where I should cop some new clothes for a wedding this weekend and the homey Sam recommended a Seattle classic.  Yes, this store actually exists (or existed…I dunno if it’s still around).

Some of my friends don’t really approve of the liberal use of the Marvin Gaye sample, but I don’t think Theophilus is trying to take it to that level or anything.  This is just a mixtape record, albeit a super sexy record, especially when paired with the Vashtie directed video.

Check please.

And the winner of “best artist to come out of nowhere and immediately become one of Hyphen’s favorites” is…

Legos make everything better.

I swear it feels like just yesterday when we all watched Zinedine Zidane gracefully end his legendary soccer career by high-fiving Marco Materazzi’s chest with his forehead (confused?), but 4 quick years later and it’s already time for another World Cup.  While I’ve had a few debates with my non-soccer loving friends, overall, it seems like everyone is pretty excited about the tournament.  On the pitch, every country other than Germany is off to a slow start, but that’s fairly typical for the Cup.  As the teams get into their second games, things will loosen up a bit and the questionable goalkeeping combined with Adidas’ controversial Jabulani ball should provide some memorable moments.

Unfortunately, due to the time difference from South Africa to the Pacific Northwest, half of these memorable moments will occur when we’re asleep or just waking up.  Consequently, I’ll wrap this up in hope that I can change my schedule for the next few weeks.  Early to bed (for once) means that I can actually catch the 7am (or perhaps the 5am…well, naaaah) game before hitting the office.

Peep this week’s episode of SNSS for less soccer talk and more musical dopeness, including tracks by Rah Digga, Drake, Kanye, Reflection Eternal, Shad, Outkast, and more.  Plus, we played part of our recent interview with one of the illest new MC’s in the game, Laws.  Be sure to check out the full interview right here.

Show #263 (6-13-10)

1. Rah Digga – “This Ain’t No Lil’ Kid Rap”
2. Homeboy Sandman – “The Carpenter”
3. Asher Roth – “G.R.I.N.D.”
4. Cook Classics ft. Freddie Gibbs – “Midwest Malcolm”
5. Dom Kennedy – “1997”
6. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Devin The Dude – “Moon & Stars”
7. Sol – “Dear Friends” (Local Music)
8. Theophilus London – “Flying Overseas (Version 1)”
9. Shad – “Telephone”
10. Big Boi ft. Andre3000 & Sleepy Brown – “Lookin’ 4 Ya”
11. Janelle Monae ft. Saul Williams – “Dance Or Die”
12. **INTERVIEW WITH LAWS (SNIPPET)**
13. Laws – “Hold You Down”
14. Drake – “Show Me A Good Time”
15. Kanye West ft. Dwele – “Power”
16. TiRon – “Boys & Girls”
17. JFK – “On The Regular” (Local Music)
18. The Roots ft. John Legend – “The Fire”
19. Little Brother – “Whatever You Say” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Cool Nutz – “Monster Up” (Local Music)
21. Reflection Eternal ft. Bilal – “Ends”
22. Electric Wire Hustle – “They Don’t Want”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?jzwmmzdgxnm
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/772375449f425bcf/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/vtgzsorsdzzp)

Link to download the full interview with Laws – http://www.mediafire.com/?mz1yu3znh20
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/772049093f61ac06/)

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.

While on tour with Reflection Eternal (check our interview here) and U-N-I, one of the nicest up and coming MC’s in the game, Laws, stopped by the Sound Session studio to chop it up.  We talked all about his background, linking up with the J.U.S.T.I.CE. League production team, his 4:57 mixtape with Don Cannon, his upcoming Yesterday’s Future project, and more.  Check out the links below for the full interview!

Laws on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?mz1yu3znh20
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/772049093f61ac06/)

If you haven’t downloaded 4:57 yet, grab it right here.