The Audacity of Dope

Maaaaaaan, I knew that dude looked like he belonged on an episode of Law & Order.  You don’t quite expect a video from Phonte and Nicolay to come in the form of visuals that could have doubled for “Kim,” but Matt Koza and Bruce Pinchbeck did an excellent job with this one.

Adorable. Makes me wanna have a kid. Or at least use Chrome more than Firefox.

I saw a few people commenting on the wait we’ve endured for Elzhi’s Elmatic and it was evident that they were a little frustrated because it’s not necessarily a completely original concept.  However, the few records that we’ve heard off it so far are RIDICULOUS so I’m really looking forward to it being released on May 10th.  The combination of Elzhi’s Nasir-influenced bars with live instrumentation is gonna be crazy…

I’ve seen a few of these one take videos, but this one might be the best yet. The University of Kentucky athletic teams joined forces for this cover of Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite” and it turned out both corny and dope at the same time. LOL @ Terrance Jones though, cot damn.

Shout to the kids who clearly messed up in the video too. “50 grand I get this on one take…Hov!”

Apologies on the extra day delay for this week’s SNSS, but here is episode #309 in all its glory.  Shout to DJ Quik for calling in to the show and to Luck One and Spaceman for dropping by the studio.

Not sure if anyone noticed, but next week’s episode on 5/8/11 will mark the 6 year anniversary (to the day) of our first show in 2005…yup!

Show #309 (5-1-11)

1. Iron Solomon ft. Gordon Voidwell – “Spring Fever”
2. Big K.R.I.T. ft. David Banner – “Sookie Now”
3. Shane Eli ft. Playboy Tre & Rittz – “Let’s Ride”
4. CunninLynguists ft. Tunji & BJ The Chicago Kid – “Dreams”
5. MED ft. Blu – “This Is Your Life”
6. The Physics – “These Moments” (Local Music)
7. Random Axe – “The Hex”
8. Self Scientific ft. The New Royales – “The Picture Show”
9. Schoolboy Q ft. Jhene Aiko – “Fantasy”
10. Kendrick Lamar – “Hiii Power”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH LUCK ONE, PT. 1**
12. Luck One – “Sounds Of My City” (Local Music)
13. Fresh Daily – “Say Yes”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH LUCK ONE, PT. 2**
15. Ice Cube – “Steady Mobbin’” (Throwback of the Week)
16. Aleon Craft – “Make It Out”
17. Ill Vibe Collective ft. A.R.M. – “Medicine Men”
18. A.V.I.U.S. ft. Fashawn & Evidence – “Same Ol’ Line”
19. **INTERVIEW WITH DJ QUIK**
20. DJ Quik ft. Jon B – “Real Women”
21. Rockwell Powers & Ill Pill ft. Grynch & Ra Scion – “My Way” (Local Music)
22. Apollo The Great ft. Joell Ortiz – “Call It Quits (Remix)”
23. Roc Marciano & Killah Priest – “Slugs Thru Ya Papaya”
24. **INTERVIEW WITH SPACEMAN**
25. The Weeknd – “What You Need”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?2v36qa278axeuuv
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/897586766ffe73a1/)
(2nd back up – http://www.usershare.net/z9uh4xa94lgi/DJ Hyphen and J. Moore – Sunday Night Sound Session, Show 309, 5-1-11.mp3)

Link to download just the interview with DJ Quik – http://www.mediafire.com/?y6h8ibbr8ydu990
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/8975881298332d4c/)
(2nd back up – http://www.usershare.net/1bf3uajbdat4/DJ Hyphen and J. Moore – Interview With DJ Quik, 5-1-11.mp3.mp3)

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.

Following up on Obama’s jokes at the Correspondents’ Dinner, Seth Meyers took the podium and doled out ether left and right.

“Rick Sanchez, you are gone…and forgotten.”

Of course, the highlight is seeing Donald Trump and Bill O’Reilly sulk in their seats, completely unable to take any sort of self deprecating humor whatsoever. Just laugh, idiots. God forbid you show one sliver of a likeable human characteristic.

I was sold when Optimus Prime showed up and knew I was going to post by the time they dropped Lion King. This is the Barry we all know and love, and the one whose personality won us over years ago.

As Barack says in the speech, “the honeymoon is over” in regards to his presidency, but I’m not too disappointed in what many consider to be a lack of progress towards the tasks he laid out during his campaign. I’ve never been a fan of any portion of the political process and I really think you just have to make the best decisions when they come up. Barack was the best choice we had at the time and he continues to be just that. Hopefully he gets back in office and swags out in his 2nd term when there’s no concern over being reelected.

We shall see. But in the interim, enjoy the jokes!

I’ve been putting off running errands and while checking Twitter, I saw Anjulie randomly post up this video. Both the song and the visuals are dope!

My UK obsession for the weekend continues…

Speaking of The Daily Show, here’s another great piece from this week.  Funny x Munn.  Can’t go wrong there!  Her mom reminds me of some of the homies’ parents too, classic.

When I woke up yesterday and begrudgingly started getting ready for work, I noticed my Twitter and Facebook timelines were filled with friends expressing their extreme hatred for all the media coverage of Will & Kate’s royal wedding.  Even though my dad is British and I have family there, honestly, I had no idea the wedding was even going down, let alone that it was this big of a deal…or at least that the media was trying to make it such an event.

While I understand why folks were so perturbed, I really couldn’t care less about the wedding or the media’s coverage of it.  Yeah, they blew it up to an absurd degree.  Um, that’s what they do.  Perhaps I’m a jaded media studies major, but I don’t see why any of this is surprising or discouraging.  Instead of getting annoyed by the coverage, I watched a little last night and above all, it reminded me how much I heart British people.  The wedding was so old fashioned…so banal…so proper…and the people looked so…utterly miserable.  THAT, my friends, is the British society I know and love.

I could write pages trying to explain the nuances of it all, but I think this Kate Middleton For The Win Tumblr site sums it all up brilliantly in every simple photo edit.  Go there.  Immediately!

In related news, I caught up on The Daily Show episodes I missed this week and I particularly enjoyed John Oliver returning to London to cover the wedding: