The Audacity of Dope

This is amazing. I pine to get back on the slopes. Soon.

Ever since I was a kid, one of the first things I’ve done in every city I visit is find the nearest basketball court. Even if I don’t end up getting out on that court, just seeing it instantly gives you a little connection with your new surroundings. For those of us who have played ball our entire lives, I know y’all can relate.

In his new video, Omar Aura shows us a little glimpse of that life in his hometown of Fresno, CA. This track will be available on his upcoming project, Auradon Sessions, dropping March 6th.  Seattle people: Omar told me he just did a record with Grynch for the project, so be on the lookout for that.  Everything he’s released has been dope so far and with tracks like this one, I’m sure that will continue…

Omar Aura – “Balla”

I was pretty apprehensive when I heard this was a “live” video, but I actually like what they’ve done here. Mixing in live footage with what appears to be staged model shots (or I suppose that really could be the LA crowd…they’re winning with the females down there) and alternating between live and studio audio was a nice touch. Plus, as long as you aren’t prone to epileptic seizures (no, seriously…heed the warning at the beginning), the effects are great. Kanye even gets directorial credit on this one. Yeezy taught you.

This week’s SNSS features new music from Common, One Be Lo, Peedi Crakk, Drake, Big K.R.I.T., Saigon, Action Bronson, Yuna, and many more.  Plus, we gave SNSS debuts to Sound Fx and Will Brennan.  Enjoy!

Show #347 (2-5-12)

1. Common – “Lovin’ I Lost”
2. One Be Lo – “Jenny”
3. The Roots ft. P.O.R.N. & Truck North – “Kool On”
4. Koolade ft. Peedi Crakk – “All Round Philly”
5. Thaddeus David – “Jones” (Local Music)
6. The Kid Daytona – “Angela’s Sister”
7. Drake – “Under Ground Kings”
8. Big K.R.I.T. – “Boobie Miles”
9. Don Trip – “Allen Iverson”
10. Gangrene – “Flame Throwers”
11. 50 Cent – “You Took My Heart”
12. Action Bronson – “Strictly Business (Part 1 & 2)”
13. Maffew Ragazino ft. Das Racist – “Jackson Pollock”
14. Redskin – “Sunday Night Sound Session Freestyle” (Local Music)
15. Saigon ft. Jovan Dais – “Women Are The New Dogs”
16. Kooley High – “Drop A Dime (If They Get On)”
17. Sound Fx – “A Son’s Prayer”
18. J. Pinder ft. Mistah F.A.B. – “Dream Killers” (Local Music)
19. Yuna – “Live Your Life”
20. Justice – “On’n’on (Rick Rubin Remix)”
21. The Fugees – “Zealots” (Throwback of the Week)
22. The Away Team ft. Phonte – “See U Later”
23. Will Brennan – “Rite Of Passage”

Link to download mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?27m642ib43e7ahm
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/uoxvm9jmxi01)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/99014691a74aeb8d/)

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.  Here’s last week’s SNSS:

Show #346 (1-29-12)

1. Evidence – “Falling Down”
2. Action Bronson – “Strictly Business (Part 1 & 2)”
3. Chase N. Cashe – “Wavy Navy (Max Bundles)”
4. Chuuwee – “Cold World”
5. Drake ft. The Weeknd – “The Ride”
6. Common ft. James Fauntleroy II – “Cloth”
7. Saigon ft. Jovan Dais – “Women Are The New Dogs”
8. 8Ball & MJG ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “We Buy Gold”
9. J. Pinder ft. Mistah F.A.B. – “Dream Killers” (Local Music)
10. BJ The Chicago Kid ft. Kendrick Lamar – “His Pain”
11. Yuna – “Live Your Life”
12. Gotye – “Giving Me A Chance”
13. Scribes – “Thruourmusic” (Local Music)
14. Astonish – “All I Need”
15. The Away Team ft. Phonte – “See U Later”
16. Wu-Tang Clan ft. Cappadonna – “Triumph” (Throwback of the Week)
17. Thaddeus David – “Never Too Late” (Local Music)
18. The Wurx ft. Peedi Crakk – “No Ordinary”
19. Emilio Rojas ft. Nikkiya – “Blame Me”
20. John Legend ft. Ludacris – “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)”
21. Amy Winehouse – “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?bx0s54fs8kp75vz
(back up / streaming link – http://hu.lk/2faosc7pxmpk)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/9900071788d669b8/)

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.

#doglife

(I’m headed to Los Angeles this week so I wanted to get this archive up ASAP for y’all.  If you’re in LA, hit me and let’s link up!)

After last week’s debacle, you didn’t think I’d forget to record SNSS on back to back episodes, did you?  Back once again, it’s the incredible.  This time, we were joined in studio by one of our favorite local artists, Thaddeus David, who you should be familiar with from his work with State of the Artist (SOTA) and Helluvastate.  He’s now releasing his first solo project, Maven, this Friday and we spoke with him all about it.

We also aired our interview (and live acoustic in-studio performance!) from a very promising up and coming R&B singer, John West.  Peep the interviews and the rest of the dopeness below.  RIP Etta James & Jam-Master Jay!

Show #345 (1-22-12)

1. Drake ft. Lil Wayne – “HYFR”
2. 50 Cent – “You Took My Heart”
3. The Wurxs ft. Peedi Crakk – “No Ordinary”
4. Homeboy Sandman – “The Miracle”
5. ASAP Rocky – “Peso”
6. Jay-Z – “Glory”
7. Sol – “Rap Life” (Local Music)
8. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 1**
9. 8Ball & MJG ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “We Buy Gold”
10. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Isabella Du Graf – “Never Impossible” (Local Music)
11. Astonish – “All I Need”
12. The Quakers ft. Guilty Simpson & MED – “Fitta Happier”
13. Bumpy Knuckles – “We Are At War”
14. Tito Lopez – “Conversation With Tito”
15. Common ft. John Legend – “The Believer”
16. Kanye West – “Addiction” (Throwback of the Week)
17. Run-D.M.C. – “Jam-Master Jay” (Throwback of the Week)
18. The Weeknd – “Montreal”
19. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 2**
20. Thaddeus David – “Never Ever” (Local Music)
21. The Slakadeliqs ft. Tingsek – “Nine 2 Five”
22. Asher Roth ft. Action Bronson – “Choices”
23. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 3**
24. Saigon ft. Lil’ Fame – “Another Man Down”
25. Brother Ali – “Writer’s Block”
26. **INTERVIEW WITH JOHN WEST, PT. 1**
27. John West – “Already There (Live on Sunday Night Sound Session)”
28. **INTERVIEW WITH JOHN WEST, PT. 2**
29. Chuuwee – “Reign (Long Live The King)”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?t3ms1jya6r4nshl
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/y9g0rh0zqutb)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/98890031608773b4/)

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.

No idea what this has to do with Volkswagon, other than that they’ve used Star Wars brilliantly in the past, but I guess we’ll find out during their Super Bowl commercial.  Side note: it’s absolutely absurd that the NFL has trademarked “Super Bowl” so companies have to use synonyms like “Big Game” or “Game Day.”

New Jerome D visuals for one of the standout records off Q’s new Habits & Contradictions project.  Loving the sample.