The Audacity of Dope

It’s a busy week in Seattle with Monday Night Football coming to town for my day job at ESPN, Dom Kennedy performing on Capitol Hill, and the Watch The Throne tour with Kanye & Jay-Z going down as well.  To that end, just the biz this week.  Shout to King Britt (!!!), Tendai Maraire, Dyme Def, and Casey Carter for coming through the SNSS studio to kick it.  Enjoy the music and don’t let us get in our zone.

Show #340 (12-11-11)

1. Black Star – “Fix Up”
2. Common – “Celebrate”
3. DTMD ft. Oddisee – “Untitled”
4. Slim The Mobster ft. Dr. Dre & Sly – “Back Against The Wall”
5. Kooley High – “Laid Off”
6. **INTERVIEW WITH KING BRITT & TENDAI MARAIRE**
7. Bruce Leroy – “To The Death” (Local Music)
8. Drake ft. Lil Wayne, YG, Nipsey Hussle, & Snoop Dogg – “The Motto (Remix)”
9. Dom Kennedy – “Dream To Me”
10. 50 Cent – “Wait Until Tonight”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH DYME DEF, PT. 1**
12. Dyme Def – “Opportunity Knocks” (Local Music)
13. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Illest Motherf*cker Alive”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH DYME DEF, PT. 2**
15. Slick Rick – “Need Some Bad”
16. The Roots ft. Mos Def – “Double Trouble” (Throwback of the Week)
17. The Roots ft Big K.R.I.T. – “Make My”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH CASEY CARTER, PT. 1**
19. John West ft. Pusha T – “Lovely”
20. Robin Thicke – “The New Generation”
21. **INTERVIEW WITH CASEY CARTER, PT. 2**
22. Antbeezy – “Dreams To Make It” (Local Music)
23. Childish Gambino – “Fire Fly”
24. Quelle Chris – “Symbolic (Basquiat)”
25. Amy Winehouse – “Half Time”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?23ykstt7gbt5bxr
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/7g8icpdwd7ex)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/9731797568bcf93d/)

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.

As I mentioned last week, Wale came through SNSS for a quick chat about his Ambition album, his fans, sports, and more.  Be sure to check out the video of our interview right here.

Now that that bit of shameless self-promotion is out the way, on to the 2nd bit of shameless self-promotion!  On this week’s episode, peep some new music from artists like M.O.P., Childish Gambino, Drake, OnCue, The Roots, Amy Winehouse, Murs, Rittz, The Kid Daytona, and more.  Danny! also called in to talk about his upcoming project on Interscope and the inspiration behind one of my favorite records out right now, “I Don’t Wanna Hear That Sh*t.”  Be on the lookout for Payback early next year!

Show #339 (12-4-11)

1. J. Cole – “God’s Gift”
2. Jay-Z & Kanye West ft. Frank Ocean & The-Dream – “No Church In The Wild”
3. M.O.P. – “Blasphemy (Blast 4 Me)”
4. Black Milk & Danny Brown – “Black & Brown”
5. Bruce Leroy – “The Truth” (Local Music)
6. Rapsody ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Rock The Bells”
7. The Roots ft. Dice Raw – “Lighthouse”
8. The Kid Daytona ft. Action Bronson – “Ivory Coast Crime Scene”
9. M.anifest – “Okay”
10. Lupe Fiasco – “Life, Death & Love From San Francisco”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH DANNY!**
12. Danny! – “I Don’t Wanna Hear That Sh*t”
13. Childish Gambino – “Heartbeat”
14. Drake – “Shot For Me”
15. Amy Winehouse – “Best Friends, Right?”
16. Antbeezy – “Dreams To Make It” (Local Music)
17. Rittz – “Wishin’”
18. OnCue – “Feel Tall”
19. Wizdom ft. Sol, Luck-One, & Grynch – “That’s Nice” (Local Music)
20. Black Star – “Fix Up”
21. Murs ft. Ab-Soul & O.C. – “Life and Time”
22. Jay-Z – “December 4th” (Throwback of the Week)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?bqx37huz6ohe3hm
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/rczkxy3sjaeg)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/97030939ed4db722/)

Link to download just interview with Danny! – http://www.mediafire.com/?ta88y3lzw9cyzs3
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/w0ntuwthr2og)

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 in town for the “Ambition” tour on 11/25/11, Wale stopped by KUBE and the SNSS studio to chat with me for a few moments.  We talked about his Ambition album, years of grinding for success, what it’s like seeing fans quote his lyrics on Facebook & Twitter, and more.  Since he’s always known as one of hip-hop’s most fervent sports fans, we had to talk some football so I asked about his recent debates with Skip Bayless at ESPN, who is the best running back in the NFL, his take on Tebow-mania, and what we should do with the BCS.

If you’d prefer to just listen to the audio, download/streaming links are below:

Wale on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?hdqw9fmweo1trjc
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/rosy83wfkyfi)

Ambition is in stores now, cop that.

On this week’s episode of SNSS, DV-One and I were joined in studio by our good friends, Jake One, Grynch, and Wizdom, plus we played part of my interview with Wale from Saturday.  I’ll be posting up the full video soon, but if you must have visual evidence that it went down, peep our historic moment for race relations.  Enjoy music from all these fellas, plus artists like Common, Childish Gambino, Pac Dic, Rapsody, Lupe Fiasco, Yelawolf, Black Star, Robin Thicke, Peter Baldwin, The Weeknd, Amy Winehouse, and, of course, Drizzy.

Show #338 (11-27-11)

1. Common – “Celebrate”
2. Childish Gambino – “You See Me”
3. Murs – “Westside Love”
4. Pac Div ft. TiRon – “She”
5. Parker ft. SK & Mario Sweet – “In The Morning” (Local Music)
6. **INTERVIEW WITH JAKE ONE**
7. Jake One ft. Sol, Prometheus Brown, & Preach – “Dawgs In The House” (Local Music)
8. Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 – “I Do”
9. Rapsody ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Rock The Bells”
10. Drake – “Over My Dead Body”
11. Lupe Fiasco – “Life, Death & Love From San Francisco”
12. Amy Winehouse – “Halftime”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH WIZDOM & GRYNCH**
14. Wizdom ft. Sol, Luck-One, & Grynch – “That’s Nice” (Local Music)
15. Yelawolf – “The Hardest Love Song In The World”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH WALE #02 (SNIPPET)**
17. Wale – “Barry Sanders”
18. Black Star – “Fix Up”
19. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Gotta Have It”
20. Tha Dogg Pound Gangstas ft. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg – “Big Pimpin’” (Throwback of the Week)
21. **INTERVIEW WITH JAKE ONE, WIZDOM, & GRYNCH**
22. Robin Thicke – “Love After War”
23. Peter Baldwin – “Suicide Girl”
24. The Weeknd – “The Knowing”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?qglybgy3g7jhkf9
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/tsm3zr7uh5jg)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/9674494197349c70/)

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.

Check out this week’s SNSS for new music from Freddie Gibbs, Young Jeezy, Andre 3000, Childish Gambino, Rittz, Wale, Tanya Morgan, Common, Danny Brown, Drake, Amy Winehouse, and more.  Plus, longtime friend of the show, J. Pinder, stopped by, and Stones Throw’s MED came up from Los Angeles to kick it with us and discuss his new LP, Classic.  Featuring production from Madlib, Karriem Riggins, Oh No, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and the Alchemist, plus guest appearances by Aloe Blacc, Talib Kweli, Hodgy Beats, Oh No, and Kurupt, you definitely need to cop it now!

Show #337 (11-20-11)

1. Freddie Gibbs ft. Freeway, Sly Polaroid, & Adrian – “Anything To Survive”
2. Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 – “I Do”
3. Danny Brown – “Pac Blood”
4. Common – “Sweet”
5. Roc Marciano – “Emeralds”
6. Ghostface Killah ft. Method Man, Cappadonna, Masta Killa, & Redman – “Buck 50” (Throwback of the Week)
7. **INTERVIEW WITH MED, PT. 1**
8. Props ft. Wale – “Grindin’ To Eat” (Local Music)
9. J. Cole ft. Missy Elliott – “Nobody’s Perfect”
10. Pac Div – “Move On”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH J. PINDER, PT. 1**
12. J. Pinder – “Go Far” (Local Music)
13. Childish Gambino – “Hold You Down”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH J. PINDER, PT. 2**
15. Drake ft. The Weeknd – “The Ride”
16. Rittz – “Wishin’”
17. Goapele – “Undertow”
18. Wale ft. Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
19. Frank Ocean – “We All Try”
20. Amy Winehouse – “Our Day Will Come”
21. **INTERVIEW WITH MED, PT. 2**
22. Gazmo ft. Bruce Leroy – “Stuupid” (Local Music)
23. **INTERVIEW WITH MED, PT. 3**
24. MED ft. Talib Kweli – “Classic”
25. Tanya Morgan – “We Rollin’”
26. **INTERVIEW WITH MED, PT. 4**

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?0f23m2m7416m1um
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/kx65421ldj3f)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/96445618c89f7c12/)

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.

Apologies for the week long delay for SNSS #336, but some things came up last week (namely, my baller trip to Los Angeles to see Frank Ocean! *notsohumblebrag*).  Here’s the show though, complete with new music from Pac Div, ASAP Rocky, Asher Roth, Jhene Aiko, The Away Team, Drake, Wale, and more.  Plus, we were joined in studio by local artist Props, who has a real dope track we’ve been playing featuring Wale and produced by Vitamin D.

Check out the show here!

Show #336 (11-13-11)

1. Pac Div – “Posted”
2. ASAP Rocky – “Peso”
3. Danny Brown – “Pac Blood”
4. Don Trip ft. Cee Lo Green – “Letter To My Son (Remix)”
5. Roc Marciano – “Emeralds”
6. Planet Asia ft. Tri-State – “Gold Kufis”
7. MED – “Too Late”
8. Heavy D ft. Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Pete Rock, & Q-Tip – “Don’t Curse” (Throwback of the Week)
9. DJ Quik – “Heavy Mr. Big Stuff”
10. Wale ft. Kid Cudi – “Focused”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH PROPS, PT. 1**
12. Props ft. Wale – “Grindin’ To Eat” (Local Music)
13. J. Cole – “Sideline Story”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH PROPS, PT. 2**
15. Th3rdz – “Rap Rap” (Local Music)
16. Asher Roth – “Common Knowledge”
17. Freddie Gibbs ft. Dom Kennedy – “Menace II Society”
18. Jhene Aiko ft. Casey Veggies – “In Love We Trust”
19. Amy Winehouse ft. Nas – “Like Smoke”
20. Goapele – “Break Of Dawn”
21. Drake ft. The Weeknd – “Crew Love”
22. Gazmo ft. Bruce Leroy – “Stuupid” (Local Music)
23. The Away Team – “Scars & Stripes”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?srccsc4fcmv434y
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/i8llcg3162dt)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/96445050118ae549/)

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 were joined by the one and only dream hampton!  Dream is one of the finest literary voices in hip-hop, a co-author with Jay-Z, the longtime friend of the legendary Notorious B.I.G., and just an all around amazing woman.  While in town for a public discussion with Kimya Dawson, dream stopped by our show to share some stories and check out some new music.  She even revealed that she’ll be making her music video directorial debut soon with Seattle’s own Thee Satisfaction!  And while the on air tales were great, oh how I wish we could share all the off air stories…

Enjoy!

Show #335 (11-6-11)
**Co-Hosted by Dream Hampton**

1. Torae – “For The Record”
2. Gilbere Forte ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “Black Soul”
3. Phonte ft. Jeanne Jolly – “Everything Is Falling Down”
4. ASAP Rocky – “Peso”
5. Statik Selektah ft. Nitty Scott, MC & Rapsody – “Black Swan”
6. Drake ft. Rick Ross – “Lord Knows”
7. Freddie Gibbs – “Natural High (Even Higher Learning)”
8. Lloyd Banks – “Love Shots”
9. Wale ft. Meek Mill & Rick Ross – “Ambition”
10. Props ft. Wale – “Grindin’ To Eat” (Local Music)
11. Common – “Sweet”
12. Camp Lo – “Luchini AKA This Is It” (Throwback of the Week)
13. Proh Mic ft. Paola Jean – “Easy Luvin” (Local Music)
14. Amy Winehouse ft. Nas – “Like Smoke”
15. Peter Baldwin – “Suicide Girl”
16. Jesse Boykins III – “B4 The Night Is Thru”
17. Notion – “Zeused Up” (Local Music)
18. Black Milk & Danny Brown – “Zap”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?8dkmvvkbt4a2qdj
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/qe1tflqd2jru)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/958245008231c787/)

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.

November, eh?  Really?  Really?????  Wow.

Peep this week’s show for new music from Pusha T, Mac Miller, Lupe Fiasco, Gilbere Forte, Exile, Jesse Boykins III, Phonte, The Kid Daytona, Saukrates, and more.  There’s a chance these links might die, so grab ’em while you can!  Who am I kidding, I’ll re-up upon request.  Holler at a Hyphen.

Show #334 (10-30-11)

1. Pusha T – “What Dreams Are Made Of”
2. Mac Miller – “Willie Dynamite”
3. Lupe Fiasco – “Lightwork”
4. The Away Team ft. Talib Kweli & Rapsody – “Set It Off”
5. Khingz – “F.u.t.u.r.e.” (Local Music)
6. Saukrates – “Say I”
7. J. Cole – “Rise and Shine”
8. T.I. ft. Pharrell – “Here Ye, Here Ye”
9. Gilbere Forte ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “Black Soul”
10. Statik Selektah ft. Pill & REKS – “They Don’t Know”
11. The Kid Daytona ft. Goapele – “God Is Good”
12. Goapele – “Undertow”
13. Rocki Evans – “Funeral Song”
14. Jhene Aiko – “My Mine”
15. Common ft. Makeba – “Blue Sky”
16. Common – “1, 2 Many” (Throwback of the Week)
17. Proh Mic – “Optimistic” (Local Music)
18. Exile – “4ever (Friend Zone, Pt. 1)”
19. Danny! – “I Don’t Wanna Hear That Sh*t”
20. Jesse Boykins III – “B4 The Night Is Thru”
21. Allen Stone – “What I’ve Seen” (Local Music)
22. Phonte ft. Eric Roberson – “Who Loves You More”
23. Torae – “That Raw”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?a2o5q2odpav9fhy
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/3r15ds4lt21g)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/95429580dfb18f13/)

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.

What up y’all?  Apologies if I’ve been a bit M.I.A. (noMaya) over the last week or so.  I know I have a ton of music to get to, emails to answer, interviews to edit, blog posts to write, etc., but I’ve been caught up with my non-music life recently.  It’s actually been great to focus on the day job and other normal, grown up facets to life, but I’ll try to get back in tune on the music side this week.  Holler at me if you need me!

Enjoy this week’s SNSS with new music from The Roots, T.I., Cocaine 80s, Allen Stone, Phonte, Lupe Fiasco, Chip Tha Ripper, DJ Shadow, Danny!, Torae, and more.  That dopeness.

Show #333 (10-23-11)

1. T.I. ft. Pharrell – “Here Ye, Here Ye”
2. Mac Miller – “Blue Slide Park”
3. Cocaine 80s – “Six”
4. J. Cole – “Daddy’s Little Girl”
5. Rocki Evans – “Funeral Song”
6. Torae – “That Raw”
7. Rasheed Chappell – “What I’m Here 4”
8. Allen Stone – “Sleep” (Local Music)
9. Proh Mic ft. Tone Trezure – “Sleep In Girl” (Local Music)
10. Danny! – “I Don’t Wanna Hear That Sh*t”
11. Mayer Hawthorne – “Henny & Gingerale”
12. DJ Shadow ft. Posdnuos & Talib Kweli – “Stay The Course”
13. Immortal Technique – “Toast To The Dead”
14. Phonte ft. Evidence & Big K.R.I.T. – “The Life Of Kings”
15. Lupe Fiasco – “Lightwork”
16. Cam’ron ft. Kanye West & Syleena Johnson – “Down & Out” (Throwback of the Week)
17. Action Bronson & Statik Selektah ft. Nina Sky – “Cocoa Butter”
18. Sonny Bonoho – “Coogars” (Local Music)
19. Yuna – “Come As You Are”
20. The Roots ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “Make My”
21. Chip Tha Ripper ft. Wale – “25 Wives”
22. Sir Michael Rocks – “Brite”
23. Rick Ross – “I Love My B*tches”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?ap7iwa1d9dd5047
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/ykozyfmq4pvp)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/9514807385efd0f4/)

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.

I’ve been having so many negative experiences this past week dealing with artists, labels, and promoters, I can’t even begin to express my frustrations with this industry.  Rather than treat everyone like Silky Johnson — “I hope all the bad things in life happen to you and nobody else but you” — I’d like to stay positive and instead recognize all the dedicated SNSS listeners who sent their support and appreciation for what we do.  You guys are awesome and we do this for y’all.  And them, even if they don’t know it.

Enjoy and be sure to peep my favorite song out right now:

Show #332 (10-16-11)

1. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Illest Motherf*cker Alive”
2. Common – “Blue Sky”
3. Murs – “316 Ways”
4. Nas ft. Rick Ross – “It’s A Tower Heist”
5. Rick Ross – “I Love My B*tches”
6. Mac Miller – “Blue Slide Park”
7. Drake ft. Nicki Minaj – “Make Me Proud”
8. J. Cole – “Sideline Story”
9. **INTERVIEW WITH SONNY BONOHO, PT. 1**
10. Sonny Bonoho – “Coogars” (Local Music)
11. Sol – “Albert Einstein” (Local Music)
12. **INTERVIEW WITH SONNY BONOHO, PT. 2**
13. Rapper Big Pooh ft. Choklate – “They Say”
14. Donny Goines ft. Bun B, XV, & Pill – “Champion’s Anthem”
15. Maffew Ragazino ft. Rocki Evans & The Mad Stuntman – “City of God”
16. Rocki Evans – “Funeral Song”
17. Yuna – “Come As You Are”
18. Chip Tha Ripper – “Realer”
19. Mobb Deep – “Quiet Storm” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Sir Michael Rocks – “Brite”
21. Steven A. Clark – “Angel Of Death”
22. Allen Stone – “Unaware” (Local Music)
23. Ro Blvd ft. Thurz – “Great Going Good”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?5qgtwmd5gf2gvro
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/hpx11rfgqgfs)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/94890351bdbe4425/)

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.