The Audacity of Dope

I heard this video dropped, but I hadn’t had a chance to peep it yet until the homey Todd Angkasuwan alerted me via Twitter:

Yessir!  If you don’t remember, we had Raheem in studio last year for Sound Session and he blessed us with a little a capella preview of “Bulletproof,” peep game:

Todd definitely did the song justice too.  Great record and great visuals!

The Clipse rolled through the Sound Session studio last month and spoke with me all about their upcoming album, Till The Casket Drops.  I’ll be posting up the full interview soon, but in the interim, seeing as how their “Popular Demand (Popeyes)” track with Cam’ron leaked last week and set the net ablaze, I thought I would toss up this part for y’all.

In the clip, Pusha and Malice discuss how the track came together, their motivation behind the record, and how Cam dissed them in 2002 by declining their offer to be on the “Grindin'” remix.  Download the track here:

Clipse ft. Cam’ron and Pharrell – “Popular Demand (Popeyes)”

Full interview coming soon…

If you listen to Sound Session at all, you know that we give out tickets all the time on the air.  Well today we’ve got a little present for our loyal TAOD readers as well, courtesy of the homies at Obese Productions.

If you want to go check out the Ghostface Killah show this Saturday night at the Showbox Market, I’ve got one pair for the reader that can email me at DJHyphen@gmail.com with the best reason why you should get to go see Ghost.

Contest ends at 5pm (PST) Friday the 23rd.  Let’s go!

In case you want a little video to go with the audio from this week’s SNSS, here’s some footage of the homey Sol sitting in with us.  We talked about his new EP (download here!), his upcoming trip to Brazil, and more.

Weekends like these don’t come along too often.

This past Saturday, Jay-Z performed in Seattle for the first time in 10 years (apparently Bill Gates needs to remind Hov about our lovely city) and pretty much shut down the city.  Aside from a few Blueprint 3 songs that really have no business being performed at a Jay-Z show, the concert was epic from start to finish.  Call me old fashioned, but I’d like to see at least one song from Reasonable Doubt (“Dead Presidents”!?!?!) or In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (“A Million and One Questions”!?!?!?) rather than “On To The Next One.”  Maybe that’s just me.  *Kanye shrug*

That said, in front of a sold out Key Arena, Jay killed it from beginning to end and the opening lineup of J. Cole, Wale, and N.E.R.D. was excellent.  Big shout to all those artists for coming through the studio before the show.  We’ll have interviews with them coming soon…

Meanwhile, on this week’s SNSS, we played new joints from (who else) Hov, N.E.R.D., J. Cole, Big Boi, Slick Rick, the CunninLynguists, Ghostface Killah, Fashawn, and more.  Local artist Sol joined us in studio and we played a snippet of our interview with Royce Da 5’9″.  Cop Street Hop in stores now!  Last but not least, we world premiered a new track from the one and only YZ featuring Slug and Brother Ali.  If you don’t know, now you know.

Show #229 (10-18-09)

1. Jay-Z ft. Pharrell – “So Ambitious”
2. N.E.R.D. ft. Santigold – “Soldier”
3. Janelle Monae – “Come Alive (The War Of The Roses)”
4. Lupe Fiasco – “Fire”
5. Dynas ft. Slick Rick – “Family Jewels”
6. Keelay & Zaire ft. Tunji, Thurzday, Kam Moye, Ragen Fykes, & the Park – “Addicts For Real (Remix)”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH SOL, PT. 1**
8. Sol ft. Grynch – “No Sleep” (Local Music)
9. **INTERVIEW WITH SOL, PT. 2**
10. Big Boi ft. Gucci Mane – “Shine Blockas”
11. J. Cole – “World Is Empty”
12. **INTERVIEW WITH ROYCE DA 5’9” (SNIPPET)**
13. Royce Da 5’9” ft. Phonte – “Something 2 Ride 2”
14. Yoshi ft. Buff1 & Darien Brockington – “Magnetic”
15. Jay Rush ft. D-Black – “I Ain’t Even Mad (Khrysis Real Sh*t Remix)”
16. BK-One ft. Murs – “Eighteen To Twenty-One”
17. YZ ft. Slug & Brother Ali – “Did I Ever Tell You” (WORLD PREMIERE)
18. CunninLynguists ft. E-40 & Evidence – “Running Wild”
19. Macklemore ft. Geologic – “Church” (Local Music)
20. Debaser ft. Phat Kat & Rasco – “Out Front” (Local Music)
21. Ghostface Killah – “Stay”
22. Sene – “WonLover”
23. Fashawn ft. Exile – “Bo Jackson”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?jjmocwngna4
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/6721777347ecef6a/ )

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.

Back again with another edition of SNSS, highlighting the latest and greatest music out there each week.  This time around, we ran new cuts from folks like J. Cole, Lupe Fiasco, Keelay & Zaire, BK-One, Shad, Janelle Monae, J*Davey, Yoshi, and many more.  We also gave out some tickets for an upcoming Ghostface Killah show here in Seattle, but if you missed it, don’t fret: we’ll have more tix in the coming weeks.

Yep.  Pretty much what we do.

Show #228 (10-11-09)

1. Sean Price & Buckshot – “Can’t Fight The Feeling”
2. Skyzoo – “Under Pressure”
3. Raekwon ft. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah – “10 Bricks”
4. Ghostface Killah ft. Fabolous & Shareefa – “Guest House”
5. They Live – “Meth Heads” (Local Music)
6. J. Cole – “Welcome”
7. Strong Arm Steady ft. Talib Kweli – “Okay (Get Started)”
8. KRS-One & Buckshot ft. Mary J. Blige – “The Way I Live”
9. Lupe Fiasco – “Fire”
10. Debaser (Sapient & Ethic) ft. Phat Kat & Rasco – “Out Front” (Local Music)
11. Crown City Rockers – “Make It Hotter”
12. Keelay & Zaire ft. Tunji, Thurzday, Kam Moye, Ragen Fykes, & the Park – “Addicts For Real (Remix)
13. Big Boi ft. Too $hort & George Clinton – “For Yo’ Sorrows”
14. BK-One ft. Brother Ali & Scarface – “American Nightmare”
15. Shad ft. Jermiside & Destruments – “The Calling”
16. Grynch ft. RA Scion & Illa J – “You Know Me (Remix)” (Local Music)
17. Yoshi ft. Buff1 & Darien Brockington – “Magnetic”
18. Peter, Bjorn, & John ft. Drake – “Let’s Call It Off (Remix)”
19. Janelle Monae – “Come Alive (The War Of The Roses)”
20. J*Davey – “End Of Your World (Mama’s Back)”
21. Joss Stone ft. Nas – “Governmentalist”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?xmymyiyukym
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/66879242614734ab/)

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.

Alright, I’ve put this off long enough but the time has come for me to officially put out the call: we are looking for an intern to assist with Sunday Night Sound Session on KUBE 93 and The Audacity of Dope.

Long story short, with my day job going well, I’m finding less and less time for SNSS and TAOD related projects.  Meanwhile, the demand for radio show and website content gets greater and greater. 

Sound Session has been broadcasting on KUBE’s 100K watts for over 4 years now and we’ve established ourselves as one of the premier outlets for dope, progressive hip-hop on the radio throughout the country.  We have great relationships with artists and labels and folks tune in from all over the world each week.

Likewise, the blog has grown from merely a place where I archived radio shows and interviews, to a fairly active site with an increasing amount of traffic every quarter.  I would like to post up more content, but my schedule doesn’t allow that many updates each week.  Even with the limited posts, TAOD is pretty well known in the hip-hop blogosphere, and I’m always pleasantly surprised when I’m talking with an artist or label and they mention they check out the site regularly.  But the bottom line is that there’s a lot of untapped potential here, so it’s time to turn this up a notch.

That’s where you come in.

I’m looking for someone to assist with a few main things regarding the radio show and the website:

• Recording and editing our video interviews. We interview artists almost every week, but the amount of time it takes to edit the video and post it often means that they sit on my computer for weeks, if not months (…or even years).  We turn down interviews all the time as well, just cause we don’t have time to put together the content after recording.  We want someone who can record them (either on your own camera or our Kodak Zi8) and then edit them in iMovie or Final Cut Express/Pro for posting online.  We can tweak the format if you have new ideas, or we can stick to the current presentation that we use.  Check out www.vimeo.com/hyphentv for some examples.
• Editing our audio interviews. Sometimes we don’t record video (though hopefully this would be less often if we had an assistant), so we’d like someone familiar with editing audio.  You don’t need to be a Pro Tools expert by any stretch of the imagination, but you should be familiar with basic editing concepts and be able to use an audio editing program or two.
• Assisting in the studio during Sound Session. If you’re able to come down to the station most Sunday nights, we’d love to have someone help take phone calls and assist with the production of the show.  We don’t run a very complicated broadcast, but if you’re interested in learning how it all goes down and chilling with J. Moore and myself, we could use an extra hand.
• Blogging on The Audacity of Dope. I would like someone to help post dope content on the site.  It would probably work two ways: 1) I’d send you some material to post up when you have the chance.  2) You’d find content that you think should be posted on your own and then toss it up (probably with my approval at first and then if that goes well, you could post up whatever fits with the site at your discretion).  This would also entail sending content to some of the other main blogs to post up from time to time, so you should be able to network fairly well without annoying folks.  I.e., if you’re unfamiliar with the magic of the BCC function in emails, please stop reading now.

So there you have it.  Nothing too fancy and, in all honesty, nothing too glamorous.  This won’t make you a star or guarantee you a job in this industry, but it should be a great way to learn about the business.  Plus, you’ll get some fun perks like hanging out with artists, free tickets to shows, being cooler than your friends, etc..

Unfortunately, we cannot offer school credit right now because the Clear Channel intern system would require us to get a new person after every quarter.  I don’t want to have to find a different person every few months if I can help it.  I’m looking for someone who wants to really throw themselves into this, take pride in his/her work, and dedicate a few hours a week to it for a long period of time.  If you’re interested in interning for the KUBE promotions staff and receiving school credit, you can read more here.

A few people have also already asked, “is there any pay?”

Of course not, welcome to the music industry!

If you’re interested, please email me at DJHyphen@gmail.com with a brief letter and any links to work you’ve done that might be similar to this position.  I’d also like to know:

• Who you are
• Why you want to help
• Why we should select you
• What special skills you may have

Obviously you’ll need to be a Seattle-area resident to help, but if you’re not and still want to get involved, hit me up and we can talk about it.  If you know someone who might be interested, please help spread the word via email, messageboards, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, etc..

Thanks y’all…

Thanks to a pretty massive power outage in the Queen Anne/Magnolia area of Seattle on Sunday night, our recorded archive of SNSS had a bit of a malfunction.  While we lost the first 30 minutes of the show when we got knocked off the air, the back up generators kicked in and we still have the final hour for y’all.  The link below picks up right before the brand new track from Big Boi, so you can still hear great music from Kid Cudi, Bilal, Shad, De La Soul, Warren G, Aloe Blacc, and more.

Shout to the homey Skyzoo calling in from Brooklyn as well.  Be sure you cop his official debut album, The Salvation, in stores today!

Show #226 (9-27-09)

1. Crown Royale – “We Gotcha”
2. Royce Da 5’9” – “New Money”
3. Mistah F.A.B. – “Follow Me”
4. Consequence ft. Rick Ross – “The More I Get”
5. Wale ft. K’Naan – “Um Ricka”
6. Brother Ali – “Crown Jewel”
7. Anton Genius ft. Naledge, Dominique Larue, Apollo Cain, Truth, & Pugs Atomz – “Gettin’ Up (Remix)”
8. J. Cole – “Lights Please”
9. Big Boi ft. Too $hort & George Clinton – “Fo’ Yo’ Sorrows”
10. Kid Cudi ft. Chip Tha Ripper – “Hyyerr”
11. Shafiq Husayn ft. Bilal – “Cheeba (Nottz Remix)”
12. They Live – “Meth Heads” (Local Music)
13. **INTERVIEW WITH SKYZOO #03**
14. Skyzoo – “The Beautiful Decay”
15. El Prez ft. Donwill & Von Pea (of Tanya Morgan) – “Victory Lapse”
16. Shad ft. Jermiside & Destruments – “The Calling”
17. De La Soul – “La La La”
18. Warren G ft. Raekwon & Nate Dogg – “100 Miles”
19. Kyle Lucas & Captain Midnite ft. Sol & Grynch – “The New Light” (Local Music)
20. Othello ft. Now On & Mayer Hawthorne – “Active Balanced (Terry Cole Remix)” (Local Music)
21. Kam Moye – “Let’s Be Honest”
22. Aloe Blacc – “Houston”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?z1gymnywiix
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/6627369668e80d1f/ )

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.

Really pressed for time these days, so nothing fancy this week…just the business.

Great music from the likes of Pac Div, One Be Lo, Fashawn, J. Cole, Kam Moye, Othello, The Nope, Kid Cudi, Dynas, Little Dragon, Drake, Anton Genius, and more.  Big shout to the homey El Prez for letting us world premiere his “Victory Lapse” track with Donwill and Von Pea of Tanya Morgan.  Great song.  Shout to Buckshot (and the whole Duck Down fam) as well for calling in this week to talk about his new album with KRS-One.  Cop Survival Skills in stores now!

Show #225 (9-20-09)

1. Pac Div – “Whiplash”
2. One Be Lo ft. Mike Posner – “Pigs”
3. Eclipse ft. BJ – “Still Parker Brothaz” (Local Music)
4. Fashawn – “Fash Plays It Cool”
5. Strong Arm Steady ft. Defari – “Get Ya Money Right”
6. Rashid Hadee – “LA Girls”
7. Brother Ali ft. Freeway & Joell Ortiz – “Best@it”
8. Apathy ft. Phonte – “True Love”
9. Skyzoo – “The Beautiful Decay”
10. J. Cole – “Lights Please”
11. Jay-Z – “Thank You”
12. Othello ft. Now On & Mayer Hawthorne – “Active Balanced (Terry Cole Remix)” (Local Music)
13. Crown Royale (Buff1 & DJ Rhettmatic) – “We Gotcha”
14. Ghostface Killah ft. Shareefa – “Not Ur Average Girl”
15. Anton Genius ft. Naledge, Dominique Larue, Apollo Cain, Truth, & Pugs Atomz – “Gettin’ Up (Remix)”
16. Consequence ft. Rick Ross – “The More I Get”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH BUCKSHOT #02**
18. KRS-One & Buckshot ft. Naledge & Melanie Fiona – “Past, Present, Future”
19. Kam Moye – “Blue Skies”
20. Raekwon ft. Lyfe Jennings – “Catalina”
21. Dynas ft. DJ Jazzy Jeff – “The Future”
22. The Nope (Moka Only & Psy) – “Rain All Day” (Local Music)
23. Drake ft. Nipsey Hussle – “Killer”
24. **El Prez ft. Donwill & Von Pea (of Tanya Morgan) – “Victory Lapse”** (WORLD PREMIERE)
25. Kid Cudi – “Sky Might Fall”
26. Shafiq Husayn ft. Fatima – “Lil Girl”
27. Little Dragon – “Feather”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?vhvozkez3b3
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/6594250678c199e9/)

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.

So much going on in the world of Hyph…good music, cool homies, great sports, artists coming into town, even a job promotion (raises FTW!), etc…all sorts of dopeness, so I’ll get right to it.

Check out the latest episode of SNSS for new tracks from people like Sean Price, Raekwon, Fashawn, Mayer Hawthorne, Drake, Wale, Crown Royale, Shafiq Husayn, Felt, and many more.  Special shout to Phonte and Nicolay of The Foreign Exchange calling in to talk about their show TONIGHT (Tuesday, the 15th) at Nectar Lounge.  Everyone here in Seattle better come through…it’s sure to be one of the best concerts of the year.  We gave out more tickets to that this week, along with tix to the Method Man & Redman show on Thursday and copies of the soundtrack to the new Big Pun documentary.  Thanks to everyone involved and congrats to our winners!

Lastly, as I mentioned last week, I had the pleasure of DJ’ing for U-N-I during their Bumbershoot performance.  With J. Moore aka Jonny Tarantino on the cam, we grabbed some footage for y’all too.  Be sure to watch it here to see Thurz & Y-O tear down the Fisher Green Stage in the shadow of the Space Needle.

Show #224 (9-13-09)

1. Marco Polo & Torae ft. DJ Revolution – “Double Barrel”
2. Sean Price ft. Skyzoo & Torae – “Duck Down”
3. Raekwon ft. Method Man & Ghostface Killah – “New Wu”
4. Fashawn – “Fash Plays It Cool”
5. Strong Arm Steady ft. The Game – “Trunk Music”
6. BK-One ft. Phonte, Brother Ali, & The Grouch – “Here I Am”
7. Skyzoo – “Popularity”
8. D. Black – “The Return” (Local Music)
9. Jay-Z ft. Kid Cudi – “Already Home”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE**
11. Nicolay ft. Carlitta Durand – “Lose Your Way”
12. Mayer Hawthorne – “Shiny and New”
13. Wale ft. Jazmine Sullivan – “Award Tour”
14. Drake – “Fear”
15. Dynas – “Challenges Of L.O.V.E. (Leaving One’s Virtues Exposed)”
16. Big Pun ft. Fat Joe – “Twinz (Deep Cover ’98)”
17. Crown Royale (Buff1 & DJ Rhettmatic) – “We Gotcha”
18. Sonny Bonoho – “Judge Brown” (Local Music)
19. Felt (Slug & Murs) – “Protagonists”
20. Shafiq Husayn ft. Fatima – “Lil Girl”
21. Macklemore – “And We Danced” (Local Music)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?yiggnz0ux2m
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/65592032ba214e50/)

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.