The Audacity of Dope

After a long period of relative silence, it looks like Lupe has decided to stop letting these counterfeit ‘lyricists’ get all the shine.  He’s been ripping freestyles lately and now he’s dropped a new mixtape to stake further claim to the throne.  FNF Up!

Special shout to Shake @ 2DopeBoyz for creating some dope artwork (crushing the original) and splitting the tape up into single tracks.  Enjoy!

01 Intro
02 The National Anthem (Radiohead)
03 Turnt Up (Travis Porter)
04 Fireman (Yoga Flame) (Lil Wayne)
05 L.A.S.E.R.S. Manifesto Interlude
06 Angels (rmx) (Dirty Money)
07 So Ghetto (Jay-Z)
08 Say Something (Timbaland)
09 Thank You (Jay-Z)
10 The One (Slaughterhouse)
11 Popular Demand (Clipse)

Download here:  Lupe Fiasco – Enemy of the State: A Love Story

Ok, I’ve given Jimmy Fallon a rough time since his show came on the air, but “this ish right herrrrrrrrrrrrre?”  This is great.

My favorite track of the month is easily Mayer Hawthorne’s remix of James Pants’ “Thin Moon,” and the fine folks at Stones Throw have given me the go-ahead to post it up for y’all.

James Pants ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Thin Moon (Remix)”

EDIT: Apparently there was a mix up and the label has now asked for the song to be removed. If you got it, lucky you.  If not, you can always tune into Sound Session this week to hear us run it over 100K watts.

Mood music.  Enjoy.

The new Canon 7D camera apparently shoots incredible video.  Peep this clip from aspiring filmmaker Brandon Moza walking around Vancouver, set to Radiohead’s “Go Slowly.”

It’ll cost you a pretty penny…emphasis on the pretty.

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.

Visuals for the latest track from the Slaughterhouse album.  If you missed our SNSS interview with 3/4 of the group, peep it here.

I have another dope interview with Royce on deck, so look out for that in the coming week.  If you’ll excuse me though, it’s time to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and be thoroughly disappointed.  Michael Bay…slaughtered…my childhood.

Hilarious. Shout to my coworkers for putting me on to this one and the series in general.

We got a few calls inquiring about this track when we played it on the last Sound Session and now the visuals have hit the net.  That’s right…Dres is back and his new album, From The Black Pool of Genius: The Prelude, drops Dec. 1st.  Dope.

The long awaited video for one of the best tracks of the year just hit the net and I think it’s safe to say that the Clipse are officially killing it right now.  Aside from “All Eyes On Me” with Keri Hilson, every joint that’s leaked from Till The Casket Drops has been flames.  If you missed Pusha and Malice talk about this record on Sound Session recently, peep the back story:

Check the full interview here.

Has anyone asked Pusha about that rather potent shot at Lebron and apparently sharing a groupie?  Normally, the tabloid stuff is just that, but it sounds like there’s some truth to this one and it’s a little personal.  Either way, hilarious.  Pusha’s flow is disgustingly ill on that first verse too.

Oh, and for the record – fast food: we off that.

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.