The Audacity of Dope

Another insanely busy weekend around the Northwest, and pretty much all over, with the first official week of the NFL season taking the country by storm.  Between the NFL, NCAA football, the FIBA championship, the US Open, EPL, the WNBA Finals (hey, gotta rep the home team…plus I’ve had a crush on Sue Bird since about 2002), and the MTV VMA’s, not only do we have a lot of acronyms, but Saturday & Sunday were jam packed with entertainment.  Rather than rehash it here, you really should be following my Twitter…and of course, J. Moore’s as well.

On the heels of our web chat footage of J. Cole from last week, if you missed his live performance at Bumbershoot, I shot some footage you can check out right here.  When “Grown Simba” drops at 8:47, it’s really too ill, and this performance shows why Cole is gonna be a star in the near future.  It’s well deserved too.

Show #276 (9-12-10)

1. Joell Ortiz – “Battle Cry”
2. J. Cole – “Villematic”
3. John Legend & The Roots – “Hard Times”
4. Big Boi ft. Andre 3000 & Sleepy Brown – “Lookin’ 4 Ya (Full Mix)”
5. Black Milk ft. Mr. Porter – “Closed Chapter”
6. **INTERVIEW WITH LANGUAGE ARTS, PT. 1**
7. Language Arts – “Fast Life” (Local Music)
8. **INTERVIEW WITH LANGUAGE ARTS, PT. 2**
9. Wiz Khalifa ft. Fashawn – “In The Cut (Remix)”
10. Andy Allo ft. Blu – “Dreamland”
11. Pollyn ft. Freddie Gibbs – “Falling Out of Place (Remix)”
12. Aleon Craft – “Early Moan”
13. Kno ft. Thee Tom Hardy & Tunji – “Rhythm Of The Rain”
14. Kanye West ft. Common, Pusha T, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, & Charlie Wilson – “G.O.O.D. Friday”
15. Grynch – “My Volvo (Sabzi’s Bolbo Riddim Remix)” (Local Music)
16. Dres of Black Sheep – “For The Record”
17. Maxwell – “This Woman’s Work” (Throwback of the Week)
18. Lace Cadence – “Moonlight” (Local Music)
19. Bilal – “Think It Over”
20. Aloe Blacc – “Mama Hold My Hand”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?frnjg15cxyj539a
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/80382355fdc0bc38/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/zri3p6vkyaht)

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, we had some big events here in Seattle over the past few days.  First off, shout to Nottz, DJ Toomp, and all the competitors in the Seattle stop of the Red Bull Big Tune.  Well…all the producers…except one.  If you were there, you already know.  If not, enjoy the awkwardness.  But on the real, congrats to Rising Son and Trox for repping the NW nicely.  See y’all in the finals fellas…

Secondly, many thanks to everyone who came through Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival over the holiday weekend.  By all accounts, the festival was a smashing success and J. Moore and I enjoyed hosting the main stage on Monday night to wrap up the show.  J. Cole, Drake, and Mary J. Blige combined to close out the weekend and pretty much killed it.  I didn’t hear a single account from someone who didn’t enjoy the concert and from where we watched, it certainly looked like the audience loved it.

Special shout to J. Cole and his crew for coming through KUBE for an interview and hopping in a live web chat with almost a thousand fans.  If you missed it, you can check out the archived video right here.  We’ll air the formal interview shortly…

Lastly, thanks to Thee Satisfaction and Angela Yee (shout to her artist, Jay Electronica too) for dropping by Sound Session live on Sunday night to co-host with us.  If you missed the lovely ladies of Thee Satisfaction performing at the festival, you definitely missed one of the highlights.  And if you aren’t familiar with Angela’s work on Sirius XM’s Shade 45, you’re sleeping.  She’s a cool, hilarious, cultured hip-hop head…can you say wifey material?  Well, depending on how you view her Lip Service show haaaa…but I digress…enjoy SNSS!

Show #275 (9-5-10)

1. Lupe Fiasco – “Go To Sleep”
2. Aleon Craft ft. Hollyweerd – “Wonderland (Remix)”
3. Freddie Gibbs – “Personal O.G.”
4. Nottz Raw & Asher Roth – “Enforce The Law”
5. Skyzoo & Illmind – “Speakers On Blast”
6. Black Milk ft. Royce Da 5’9” & Elzhi – “Deadly Medley”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH THEE SATISFACTION**
8. The Physics – “I Just Wanna Beat” (Local Music)
9. The Foreign Exchange – “Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me”
10. J. Cole – “Blow Up”
11. Vandalyzm – “Get Dough”
12. Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH ANGELA YEE, PT. 1**
14. Kanye West – “Devil In A New Dress”
15. Drake ft. Nicki Minaj – “Up All Night”
16. Choklate ft. Drake – “Overdose” (Local Music)
17. Faith Evans ft. Raekwon – “Everyday Struggle”
18. Diggy Simmons ft. Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell – “Oh Yeah!”
19. Eminem ft. Nate Dogg – “Till I Collapse” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Language Arts – “Fast Life” (Local Music)
21. Spragga Benz ft. Nas – “This Is The Way”
22. **INTERVIEW WITH ANGELA YEE, PT. 2**

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?ozl594ogfdqj6me
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/801871347feb0778/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/e0ka63h0vh27)

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.

The homey J. Cole was in town over the weekend for our Bumbershoot Festival and he came through the Sound Session studio to kick it with us.  We recorded a normal interview, which we’ll air soon and also post here, but in the interim, you can peep the archive of the live UStream web chat that we did with almost a thousand listeners logged in to the room.

Cole ran through some random questions from his fans in the chat and I tossed him some that people were tweeting us at the same time.  He talked about everything from his album, his upcoming mixtape, his touring, his favorite athletes, and much more.  If you’re looking for a more formal interview, peep our sit down with Cole the last time here was in town right here.  We’ll also have a new interview shortly…

Big shout to Cole, his crew, and the label homies…all some of my favorite folks to chop it up with.  Continued success…Roc Nation in the building.

COLE WORLD.

Check out this week’s edition of SNSS to hear brand new music from the likes of Slum Village, Black Milk, Kanye West, Vandalyzm, Cee-Lo, Aloe Blacc, Lupe Fiasco, Fresh Daily, Nas, J. Cole, Drake, Nottz, and more.  Speaking of those last 3, there are 2 events this week that all our fellow Pacific NW’ers should come to Seattle for:

• Thursday, Sept. 2nd – Red Bull Big Tune at Neumos.  You already know what it is since J. Moore is one of the founding members of the Red Bull Big Tune, but if you’re sleeping for some reason, peep the site for more info.  This year’s Seattle stop goes down on Thursday and along with a plethora of talented producers from around the NW, Nottz and DJ Toomp will be on hand as the featured guests.  To top it all off, it’s FREE.  You have no excuse not to be there…unless you’re agoraphobic, I suppose.

• Saturday, Sept. 4th – Monday, Sept. 6th – Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival at the Seattle Center.  That’s right, the world famous Bumbershoot Festival is back for it’s 40th year, complete with all sorts of incredible musicians.  Seriously, the lineup is packed across all genres.  Check it out here.  Be sure to peep the main stage on Monday evening to catch J. Cole and Drake perform at the same concert for the first time.  You’ll also be treated to Mary J. Blige closing out the show that night, plus J. Moore and myself will be hosting.  I think this is the 5th year J and I have hosted the main stage and it’s always a blast.  Last year, I was fortunate enough to DJ for the U-N-I homies (footage if you missed it) and this year we get J. Cole and Drizzy.  Doesn’t get much better…

Show #274 (8-29-10)

1. Drake ft. Young Jeezy – “Unforgettable”
2. Slum Village ft. Little Brother – “Where Do We Go From Here”
3. Black Milk ft. Royce Da 5’9” & Elzhi – “Deadly Medley”
4. Kanye West ft. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, & Bon Iver – “Monster”
5. Vandalyzm – “Get Dough”
6. 2 Hungry Bros. & 8thW1 – “Stupid Face”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH KD CUTZ**
8. J. Pinder – “Upside Down” (Local Music)
9. Cee-Lo – “Forget You”
10. Aloe Blacc – “Loving You Is Killing Me”
11. Choklate ft. Drake – “Overdose” (Local Music)
12. Lupe Fiasco – “Go To Sleep”
13. Fresh Daily – “All Black (Menelik)”
14. Shad – “Rose Garden”
15. J. Cole – “Blow Up”
16. Nas – “Power, Paper, & P***y”
17. DMX – “The Convo” (Throwback of the Week)
18. Nottz ft. Alchemist – “The 1ne”
19. Lace Cadence – “Moonlight” (Local Music)
20. Seu Jorge & Almaz – “Rock With You”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?f7jjrv62afeboo8
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/79907186c6c8c10a/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/am5jdeh6o2e2)

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.

Much like that De La Soul footage I posted recently, I’ve been meaning to get some of this footage out for months.  Here’s a quick montage of Drake’s performance at our Summer Jam from June.  If you missed out, he’ll be back in Seattle next Monday with J. Cole and Mary J. Blige for Bumbershoot.  Holler @ a Hyphey when you see me there.

Shout to mind of i on the editing.

“We back.  We back, we back, we back”

Another edition of SNSS is in the books, but as usual, we have your back on the archival tip.  Shout to Mister D.O.G. for coming through and to the One Reel/Bumbershoot family for providing some free tickets to their upcoming festival.  You don’t want to miss it!  More details here – www.bumbershoot.org

Show #273 (8-22-10)

1. Freddie Gibbs – “Live By The Game”
2. Mickey Factz – “Paradise”
3. J. Cole – “Blow Up”
4. Aloe Blacc – “Politician (Live On Sound Session)”
5. Outasight – “Ahh Yea”
6. Joell Ortiz – “Sing Like Bilal”
7. Bilal – “Restart”
8. Nipsey Hussle ft. Lloyd – “Feelin’ Myself”
9. Kanye West ft. Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz – “Power (Remix)”
10. Trek Life – “Wow”
11. 2 Hungry Bros. & 8thW1 – “Stupid Face”
12. Shad – “Yaa I Get It (Oddisee Remix)”
13. LaRue – “Not Like Me” (Local Music)
14. Paul Wall ft. Raekwon, Jay Electronica, & Yelawolf – “Live It”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH MISTER D.O.G., PT. 1**
16. Mister D.O.G. ft. Mistah F.A.B., Outrageous, & Cool Nutz – “She’s 100 (Remix)” (Local Music)
17. Slum Village ft. Little Brother – “Where Do We Go From Here”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH MISTER D.O.G., PT. 2**
19. Da Brat – “Fa All Y’all” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Lupe Fiasco – “Go To Sleep”
21. Diggy Simmons ft. Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell – “Oh Yeah!”
22. Lace Cadence – “Moonlight” (Local Music)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?wtt6mwlp47lftwh
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/79660731d324a16d/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/9p40m16gk5p9)

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.

It’s been a long time coming, but the homey Lace Cadence of Clockwork has officially released his first solo project, coming in the form of the Launchpad mixtape.  If you’re familiar with Clockwork, then you know a bit of what to expect, but this builds off the group’s sound and takes it to a new place altogether.  I had a nice discussion with Lace about where he’s at musically these days and I couldn’t be prouder of dude.  In essence, he’s a grown ass man and he’s going to make the music he wants to make, without compromise.  He’s shown elements of this style throughout his career, but he really owned it on these records.  As an artist, that’s where you want to be.

I’m also happy to add that J. Moore and I hosted the tape, while DJ B-Mello mixed the project from front to back (sound familiar?).  It was a great process all around, so big shouts to Lace, Frank, Blastoff Productions, Producer L, and everyone involved with Launchpad.  Hope y’all enjoy the tape as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

Download here.

Aloe Blacc visited us last week and while here, he blessed us with a live performance of “Politician,” singing soulfully and eloquently about our government officials. The full interview is coming soon, but I wanted y’all to see this video ASAP.  Nailed it in one take…

Be sure to cop Aloe’s Good Things album on Stones Throw, coming out September 28th.  Support good music!

“My purpose for music is positive social change…” – Aloe Blacc

Super busy reviewing a TON of resumes for that job posting I mentioned last week, so I’ll keep this week’s SNSS update to a minimum.  Having the ability to hire someone and potentially change his/her life is somewhat daunting.  No one Hyphen should have all this power.

Show #271 (8-8-10)

1. Freddie Gibbs – “National Anthem (FTW)”
2. Bun B – “Let ‘Em Know”
3. Skyzoo & Illmind – “Frisbees”
4. Mikey Rocks – “Bat Phone”
5. Ab-Soul ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Turn Me Up”
6. Slum Village ft. Posdnuos & Phife Dawg – “Scheming”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH LARUE, PT. 1**
8. LaRue – “Not Like Me” (Local Music)
9. **INTERVIEW WITH LARUE, PT. 2**
10. John Legend & The Roots – “Our Generation”
11. Mayer Hawthorne – “I Need You”
12. Nottz – “Cars”
13. Mario Dones – “Pastries”
14. Sweatshop Union ft. Geologic & Shad – “In To The Sun” (Local Music)
15. Drake ft. Jay-Z – “Light Up”
16. Mickey Factz – “Paradise”
17. Mos Def – “Hip-Hop” (Throwback of the Week)
18. Outageous & Dice – “I Love My Life” (Local Music)
19. Rick Ross ft. Cee-Lo – “Tears Of Joy”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?vr6k3i5vvdtyxnr
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/79191811939ee901/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/52213y0ltjy1)

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.

Quick update this week with three main points:

• Shout to a Northwest hip-hop legend and pioneer, Cool Nutz for sitting in with us on this week’s SNSS and co-hosting.  Cool Nutz founded his Jus Family record label in 1993 and has been a staple of the NW scene for years, both in the booth and the community.  His new project, Incredible, is in-stores now…cop that – http://www.myspace.com/coolnutz

• Another shout to the homey Outasight for letting us world premiere the title track from his upcoming mixtape, Never Say Never.  OU is one of our favorite artists and with his recent signing to Warner Bros., it’s only a matter of time before his shine extends from the blogosphere and those of us in the know, out to the general public.  So when Becky in Bellevue says she likes his sunglasses, remember where you heard him first.

• Don’t be mad, Hyphen is hiring!  As I mentioned previously, I got a nice little promotion at the day job and as a result, I’ll be hiring for an open position within the Client Services department at ScreenPlay, Inc..  In short, this job will involve networking with movie studios to acquire and catalog their promotional video content and assist with managing a few of our select accounts.  Don’t get intimidated by the job posting…to succeed, you’ll just need to be a movie lover, tech savvy, organized, hard working, and gregarious.  It’s somewhat of an entry level position, but it’ll be fun, plus you get to work with me there are areas for growth.  Please check out our website – www.screenplayinc.com – and the job posting – http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/tfr/1872285224.html .  Feel free to spread it around to anyone who might be interested and hit me if you have any questions at all.

Show #270 (8-1-10)
**Co-hosted by Cool Nutz**

1. Kanye West ft. Dwele – “Power”
2. Freddie Gibbs – “On One”
3. Skyzoo & Illmind – “Frisbees”
4. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) ft. Cassidy & Xzibit – “Goin’ Back”
5. Big K.R.I.T. – “Country Sh*t”
6. The Roots ft. Phonte & Dice Raw – “Now Or Never”
7. Kendrick Lamar – “For The Homies”
8. Cool Nutz – “Monster Up” (Local Music)
9. Rick Ross ft. Kanye West – “Live Fast, Die Young”
10. Drake – “The Resistance”
11. Pharoahe Monch ft. Mela Machinko – “Shine”
12. 6th Sense ft. The Kid Daytona – “Never Be The Same”
13. Frankie Payne ft. Saukrates – “My Life”
14. Pigeon Hole ft. D-Sisive – “Light Show” (Local Music)
15. Outasight – “Never Say Never” (WORLD PREMIERE)
16. Scarface ft. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel – “Guess Who’s Back”
17. Sheek – “Jungle Brother”
18. Outrageous & Dice – “I Love My Life” (Local Music)
19. Mickey Rocks – “Bat Phone”
20. Chromeo – “Don’t Turn The Lights On”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?z619jf7jxphz3b1
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/789545882e09ddde/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/y8ugzcocih4f)

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.