Sound Session #429 (9-1-13)

Posted in Episodes, Sound Session on September 16th, 2013 by Hyphen

SNSS

Apologies for the massive delays on the recent episodes of SNSS, but sometimes real life just likes to keep me busy.  This episode (#429) was from September 1st, which was right in the heart of the Bumbershoot Festival weekend.  That Saturday, J. Moore and I hosted the main stage at the Key Arena for Joey Bada$$ and Kendrick Lamar’s show.  Joey killed it and watching K. Dot take his show to another level every time we see him is always incredible.  I had to Vine one of my favorite moments from the show and here’s my favorite pic of the day as well.

Speaking of Kendrick Lamar, our good friends at Hard Knock TV posted some lost footage of our sit down with him from KUBE’s Summer Jam a while back.  If you missed that one, be sure to check out the interview here.

While J and the homies enjoyed the rest of the festival that weekend, I jetted down to San Diego to attend a wedding from my good college friends (congrats Andrew & Daya!) and get in some family time.  Shout to everyone I caught up with in SoCal and extra shout to J for holding down SNSS that week solo!

Enjoy the dopeness:

Show #429 (9-1-13)

  1. Pusha T ft. Chris Brown – “Sweet Serenade”
  2. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Future – “Just Last Week”
  3. The Lox – “Summer’s Too Hot”
  4. Shawn Chrystopher – “Biscayne”
  5. THURZ ft. Cali Martyr – “Got Damn, Got Damn”
  6. Thaddeus David – “Save Time” (Local Music)
  7. MC Eiht – “Make Some Mo”
  8. Bambu ft. Cutso – “My Potnas”
  9. Ransom x Statik Selektah – “Unexplainable”
  10. Shad – “Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)”
  11. Tanya Morgan ft. Tiara Wiles, Mike Maven, Spree Wilson, & Rocki Evans – “The Only One”
  12. Rapsody ft. Chance The Rapper – “Lonely Thoughts”
  13. Nissim – “World Heroes” (Local Music)
  14. Yancey Boys (Illa J & Frank Nitti) ft. Common and Dezi Paige – “Quicksand”
  15. Jay-Z ft. Rick Ross – “F*ckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt”
  16. Earl Sweatshirt ft. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies – “Hive”
  17. Sonny Bonoho – “Concubine Juicy” (Local Music)
  18. Dr. Dre ft. Jewell – “Let Me Ride” (Throwback of the Week)
  19. CharlieRED – “Lovely”
  20. John Legend – “So Gone”
  21. The Foreign Exchange – “Call It Home”
  22. AZ – “I Excel”
  23. Black Milk – “Perfected On Puritan Ave”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/80912223/file.html
(back up – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/65e587be59/)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/3rlg440azmy1)

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Sound Session #420 (6-30-13)

Posted in Episodes, Sound Session on July 1st, 2013 by Hyphen

SNSS

I spent last week in Los Angeles and just like I say after every trip there, half of the city is awesome and half is horrible.  I’ll spare you the lowlights, but on the positive tip, shout to all the folks I spent time with: at ESPN’s LA office, at the Hard Knock TV annual 3 on 3 basketball tournament, and at the BET Awards functions.  Despite losing in the championship game of the hoops tourney, we had a great time and we’re definitely looking forward to the next one.  Along with hoops, the other highlight was definitely a trip to Disneyland.  I hadn’t been in about 20 years since I was a little kid and it really is the happiest place on earth.  Go there, with or without kids.  You’ll have a great time.

As for this week’s SNSS, you already know what it is.  Dope music from folks like Dom Kennedy, Fiend, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Drake, Kanye, Wale, The Bullitts, Mac Miller, Asher Roth, Bas, Lion Babe, Shad, TiRon & Ayomari, and more.  Plus, the young homies, Brothers From Another, joined us in the studio.  Be sure to check out their new Tacos On Broadway EP (features include Sol, Dave B, Thaddeus David, and Asher Roth) right here.  They’re definitely a group to look out for, not just in Seattle, but on a national level.

Enjoy the show!

Show #420 (6-30-13)

  1. Dom Kennedy – “Never”
  2. Prodigy & Alchemist – “Breeze”
  3. Fiend – “Maria Sharapova”
  4. **INTERVIEW WITH BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER, PT. 1**
  5. Kanye West – “Black Skinhead”
  6. Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) ft. Big Boi – “Banana Clipper”
  7. Wale – “88”
  8. Schoolboy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Collard Greens”
  9. **INTERVIEW WITH BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER, PT. 2**
  10. Brothers From Another – “Drunk Talk” (Local Music)
  11. **INTERVIEW WITH BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER, PT. 3**
  12. Drake ft. Sampha – “The Motion”
  13. The Bullitts ft. Jay Electronica – “Murder Death Kill”
  14. CharlieRED – “GreenGREED”
  15. J. Cole – “Villuminati”
  16. Romaro Franceswa – “Loyalty” (Local Music)
  17. Mac Miller – “Bird Call”
  18. Asher Roth – “Pop Radio”
  19. Shad & Skratch Bastid – “Clappin’”
  20. Tanya Morgan ft. Exile – “Together”
  21. TiRon & Ayomari – “Haven’t You Heard?”
  22. Common – “Resurrection” (Throwback of the Week)
  23. Tope ft. Grynch & Spaceman – “Family Affair” (Local Music)
  24. Bas ft. J. Cole & KQuick – “Lit”
  25. Lion Babe – “Treat Me Like Fire”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www61.zippyshare.com/v/76904578/file.html
(back up – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/93b1660472/)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/wpi9b9l8azwp)

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.

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Sound Session #380 (9-23-12)

Posted in Episodes, Sound Session on September 26th, 2012 by Hyphen

Sorry for the delay on this week’s SNSS archive, but as always, better late than never!  New music from folks like Murs, Fashawn, Exile, Kilo Kish, Moka Only, Brother Ali, Frank Ocean, Miguel, Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco, Big Sean, Ghostface Killah, and more.  Enjoy…

Show #380 (9-23-12)

  1. Kanye West ft. Pusha T & Ghostface Killah – “New God Flow (Remix)”
  2. Scoe ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Thank You”
  3. Murs & Fashawn ft. Adrian – “This Generation”
  4. Action Bronson – “It’s Me”
  5. Fabolous – “So NY”
  6. ILLFIGHTYOU – “92” (Local Music)
  7. Lupe Fiasco – “Form Follows Function”
  8. Big Sean ft. J. Cole – “24K Of Gold”
  9. Kilo Kish – “Navy”
  10. Miguel – “Do You…”
  11. Frank Ocean – “Monks”
  12. Talib Kweli ft. Black Thought & Ab-Soul – “Congregation”
  13. Brother Ali – “All You Need”
  14. Rookie Snow ft. Nipsey Hussle & Emoe – “Successful” (Local Music)
  15. Jay-Z – “Takeover” (Throwback of the Week)
  16. PackFM – “Crazy”
  17. Leezy Soprano – “Greater Love” (Local Music)
  18. Dag Savage (Johaz & Exile) ft. Fashawn & Co$$ – “Cali Dreamin’”
  19. Steven A. Clark – “Seashore”
  20. Junia-T ft. Slakah The Beatchild – “You & I”
  21. Moka Only ft. Plug 2 (of De La Soul) – “Mr. Megahustle” (Local Music)
  22. Mansions On The Moon – “Radio”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?81a2eizjazaigm3
(back up / streaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/eac5v50djkan)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/m8bvi7kmfpjg)

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Sound Session #368 (7-1-12)

Posted in Episodes, Sound Session on July 3rd, 2012 by Hyphen

Big shout to everyone I ran into down in Los Angeles this past week, especially Nick and the whole team at Hard Knock TV.  I had a blast playing in their basketball tournament and celebrating their 7 year anniversary and 50 million YouTube views.  Here’s to many, many more!

Check out new music on this week’s SNSS from artists like Kanye, Pac Div, Eighty4 Fly, Ray Dalton, Wale, Khaleel, ADaD, Little Dragon, Lupe Fiasco, O.C., Apollo Brown, and more.  Enjoy!

 Show #368 (7-1-12)

  1. Killer Mike – “JoJo’s Chillin’”
  2. DJ Khaled ft. Kanye West & Rick Ross – “I Wish You Would”
  3. Nas ft. Rick Ross – “Accident Murderers”
  4. Pac Div – “Automatic”
  5. Eighty4 Fly ft. Neema – “Go Slow” (Local Music)
  6. Dom Kennedy – “Girls On Stage”
  7. Big K.R.I.T. ft. 8ball, MJG, & 2 Chainz – “Money On The Floor”
  8. Brothers From Another ft. Prometheus Brown & Thig Natural – “Molly Moon” (Local Music)
  9. Ray Dalton – “So Emotional” (Local Music)
  10. Rashad – “Make Love 2 This”
  11. Wale ft. Stalley – “Fluorescent Ink”
  12. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib ft. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Shame”
  13. Khaleel ft. Panchi – “Rappin’ Exercise”
  14. Big Boi ft. Pimp C, Bun B, & Big K.R.I.T. – “Gossip”
  15. Brother Ali – “Stop The Press”
  16. ADaD ft. Fashawn & Naledge – “Space Invaders”
  17. Asher Roth – “Good Morning View”
  18. Little Dragon – “Sunshine”
  19. Lupe Fiasco – “Bitch Bad”
  20. O.C. & Apollo Brown – “Caught Up”
  21. The Stop The Violence Movement – “Self Destruction” (Throwback of the Week)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?2as2qjfanq7zjy8
(back up / streaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/zj65nw89z78r)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/r7zxegdgc7mf)

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.

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis interview with Hard Knock TV

Posted in Artists, Other Peoples' Interviews, Videos on April 29th, 2012 by Hyphen

Not only is it great to see Mack and Ryan link up with my guy Nick @ Hard Knock TV (cough…SXSW HoopxHang Champions!…cough) during the Paid Dues Festival, but the interview turned out really good as well.  But if you’re familiar with Hard Knock content, that’s no surprise.  Peep both clips to hear the fellas talk all about their story, their upcoming album, Seattle’s hip-hop scene, and much more.

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HoopxHang at SXSW

Posted in Artists, Sound Session, Sports on March 24th, 2011 by Hyphen

(hint: floating left is when I like to pull the most)

As I’ve mentioned on the blog and Twitter, I traveled down to Austin last week for SXSW.  In addition to all the incredible shows I saw and artists I chopped it up with, I had the privilege to play in the first annual HoopxHang 3 on 3 tournament.  John Gotty of the Smoking Section (my personal favorite blog because of the care they put in their write ups and their excellent musical taste), Nick Huff of Hard Knock TV, and Nike Basketball organized the event and invited about 50 artists, DJ’s, managers, bloggers, record label reps, and other industry folks to take their talents to Doris Miller Auditorium.

Anyone who knows me personally knows that as much as I live and breathe music, sports has always been 329318239128x the passion in my life.  I’ll go play any game, anytime, anywhere, so I was just excited to get a little run in during the trip.  Also, every time these rappers come through Sound Session, you should hear them go on and on about their skills on the court.  After all that talk, I finally got to play with a few of the homies!  Topping it all off, Nike came through with free gear from head to toe.  #winning!

Special shout to my two teammates:  Kenny, a friend of The Smoking Section’s John Gotty, and Chris (pictured below) from Hollyweerd.  We didn’t know what squad we would be on before we began, but we meshed pretty nicely.

After winning our first two games (yours truly with the game winners in each…#humblebrag), we were ousted in the semi-finals against the eventual champions…these guys:

That would be Push Montana (who turned into Khalid El-Amin against us), Brock (Diamond Supply), and Dutch (Smokers Club).  They had a solid mix of skill, size, and intensity that proved too much for the competition as they knocked off the Pac Div homies (below) in the Championship.

Despite what had to be a logistical nightmare, the event went off without a hitch and everyone had a great time.  Hats off to everyone who organized and participated and thanks again to Gotty and Nick for the invitation.  Looking forward to it being bigger and better next year…perhaps we could we see a little 5 on 5 action?  We need to get these rappers in shape!

Be sure to check out the official recap with more pictures and stories over at The Smoking Section.

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Balance ft. U-N-I – Hard To Get (video)

Posted in Artists, Music Videos on February 19th, 2011 by Hyphen

Inspired by Slum Village’s “Climax,” of course.  Dilla told you later with “Won’t Do” as well.  Shout to all the homies in this one!

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