The Audacity of Dope

Despite the special effects looking like cut scenes from an early 2000’s computer game (Starcraft FTW), I kinda dig this video.  Well, upon further review, I think I just like he song and the clip itself is adequate.  Kanye kind of bodies his verse (for a guest 16 on a R&B track) and The-Dream is actally one of the few pop/R&B singers I like these days.  Though I don’t like that there’s a hyphen in his name…not one bit.  Why does The-Dream have a hyphen and Flo Rida doesn’t?  These are the things that keep me up at night.

Sidenote, Seattle folks: The-Dream (and perhaps Ms. Milian?) will be coming to Summer Jam this year, July 25th at White River Amphitheater.  For more info and the complete lineup, click here.  And since it is a recession, if you want to cop lawn seats for $9.33, we’re having a special promotion this Saturday from 10am  – 1pm at White River.  Plus, if you find me there and mention The Audacity of Dope, you win a special prize*.

*special prize is dap lasting no longer than 2.3 seconds.

On a week where J. Moore was holding it down for us with Jake One in Minnesota at the Rhymesayers’ Soundset concert, I was expecting to run through a normal episode of SNSS solo.  Turns out, I forgot that the long holiday weekend also meant that the yearly Sasquatch Festival was taking place down at the Gorge and the homies The Knux were in town early for their Monday performance.  Krispy Kream and Rah Almillio dropped through the studio to kick it and co-host with me, and we talked about their next album, upcoming tour plans, an all-star remix for their “F!re” track that’s in the works, the Twitter phenomenon, and more.  Plus, they even ripped a quick freestyle live over the air.

You can peep the interview and full show below…video of the freestyle coming soon.  In case you missed their first appearance on SNSS, click here.

Show #208 (5-24-09)

1. **INTERVIEW WITH THE KNUX, PT. 1**
2. Marco Polo & Torae ft. Masta Ace & Sean Price – “Hold Up”
3. DJ Spinna ft. Fresh Daily, P.Casso, & Homeboy Sandman – “Get On Down”
4. Quest Tha Young’n ft. Reks & Termanology – “To Be Nice”
5. CL Smooth – “The Piano”
6. Kanye West & Malik Yusef ft. Common & John Legend – “Magic Man”
7. Kid Cudi – “Super Boo”
8. Santigold – “Your Voice”
9. **INTERVIEW WITH THE KNUX, PT. 2**
10. The Knux – Live Freestyle
11. Scribes – “Roll My Way” (Local Artist)
12. Buff1 – “For U (M-Phazes Remix)”
13. Shaya – “Be Proud”
14. Lykke Li ft. Drake – “Little Bit (Remix)”
15. Julian Marley ft. Damian Marley – “Violence In The Streets”
16. Busta Rhymes ft. Pharrell & Tosh – “Kill Dem”
17. M64 (Ragen Fykes & Ohmega Watts) – “In The Pocket” (Local Artist)
18. **INTERVIEW WITH THE KNUX, PT. 3**
19. Bruce Leroy – “100 Bars Of Death” (Local Artist)
20. Saigon – “Change Gon’ Come”
21. Windimoto ft. Phonte – “Don’t Let Me Leave Alone”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?kcn22gljlwd
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/60507353af892ef7/)

Link to download just the parts with the Knux – http://www.mediafire.com/?aowymygdmhm
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/60507495869da4aa/)

Link to watch the interview/freestyle with the Knux – http://vimeo.com/4835244

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.

If you’ve been following along, we’ve hit some nice milestones recently, namely Show #200 a few weeks ago.  It doesn’t take a math major to realize that 200 shows = 200 weeks and give or take a few Sundays off, that’s adding up to about 4 years.  Well this past week, we officially celebrated 4 full years of Sunday Night Sound Session on KUBE 93.

While we have a lot of fun on SNSS and don’t take ourselves very seriously at all, broadcasting a show like ours on a 100K-watt Clear Channel station in a top market for 4 years is actually a pretty special accomplishment.  As a media studies major from back in my college days, I’ve always been cognizant of the effects of media consolidation and the danger it brings.  To combat that, it’s been a pleasure using the airwaves and the website to provide a powerful, consistent voice for alternative and independent artists from around the world.  It’s a responsibility we take seriously and we work hard every week to create a quality program for listeners to enjoy.  All the while, our number one goal is to be true to our beliefs and represent the hip-hop culture with the respect it deserves.

To four…and hopefully many more…years of SNSS – “raise your glasses to the sky”

Show #207 (5-17-09)

1. Raekwon ft. Method Man & Ghostface Killah – “New Wu”
2. Elzhi – “Deep”
3. Cory Gunz ft. Willie The Kid & MarVo – “A New Day”
4. Drake ft. Bun B – “Uptown”
5. Mos Def – “Casa Bey”
6. Donny Goines ft. Outasight & Peter Hadar – “Sublime”
7. Scribes – “Roll My Way” (Local Artist)
8. Chester French – “Time To Unwind”
9. Eminem – “My Mom”
10. Asher Roth – “La Di Da”
11. Bruce Leroy – “Million Dollar Dream” (Local Artist)
12. Busta Rhymes – “Shoot For The Moon”
13. Izza Kizza ft. Colin Munroe – “Connect The Dots”
14. Colin Munroe ft. Joell Ortiz – “Piano Lessons”
15. The Kid Daytona – “The Engine”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH BLUE SCHOLARS, GRYNCH, & DV-ONE**
17. Toni Hill – “This Thing Called Love” (Local Artist)
18. Slakah The BeatChild ft. Drake – “Enjoy Ya Self (Remix)”
19. Julian Marley ft. Damian Marley – “Violence In The Streets”
20. J Dilla ft. Black Thought – “Reality TV”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?zuuymgqmjjz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/60217878c91f946b/ )

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.

In case anyone glossed over the weekly wrap up for SNSS below, I thought I’d make a separate post with the audio for my interview with 88 Keys and Izza Kizza from Sunday Night.  Big shout to 88, Izza, Daniel, Drastic, and the whole crew for coming through…definitely some real cool folks and dope artists.  Special thanks to DJ Pheloneous for helping make it all happen too.  More details about the show in the last post.

88 Keys & Izza Kizza on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?mimgontduuq
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/599085806f274121/)

If you missed our past interviews with 88 Keys, check ’em out here and here.

You know with Show #206 of SNSS, we had to make it a good one…Google “206” if you’re confused.

While J was holding it down it Phoenix at Sha Money XL’s One Stop Shop producer conference (“hardly home, but always reppin” – Drake), I was joined in the studio by 88 Keys & Izza Kizza before their show Sunday night at Nectar.  We chopped it up about Mother’s Day memories, Izza’s new Wizzard Of Iz mixtape, the debates 88 & Kanye had for The Death of Adam album, and more.  If one interview wasn’t enough, I also ran a snippet of a discussion I had with Louis Logic from a while back about his crazy new surf rock/hip-hop hybrid project, Spork Kills.

In addition to the special guests, the music this week was one of my favorite collections that we’ve played recently: new joints from Asher Roth, the Clipse, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Drake, Eli Paperboy Reed & The True Loves, Raekwon, and many more.  Be sure to peep XV’s ode to the leaked pictures from Cassie & Rihanna (hello!) and one of the smoothest R&B songs we’ve played in a while, “This Thing Called Love” by the Northwest’s own Toni Hill.  Enjoy!

Show #206 (5-10-09)

1. **INTERVIEW WITH 88 KEYS & IZZA KIZZA, PT. 1**
2. Jae Millz – “Mother’s Day”
3. Asher Roth – “Fallin’”
4. Scribes – “Roll My Way” (Local Artist)
5. **INTERVIEW WITH 88 KEYS & IZZA KIZZA, PT. 2**
6. Izza Kizza ft. Colin Munroe – “Connect The Dots”
7. Clipse ft. Kanye West – “Kinda Like A Big Deal”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH 88 KEYS & IZZA KIZZA, PT. 3**
9. 88 Keys ft. Bilal – “M.I.L.F.”
10. Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
11. Eminem – “Déjà Vu”
12. Busta Rhymes ft. Common, Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx, & John Legend – “Decisions”
13. Slakah The BeatChild ft. Drake – “Enjoy Ya Self (Remix)”
14. Drake – “HoustAtlantaVegas”
15. XV – “ADDicted”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS LOGIC (SNIPPET)**
17. Spork Kills – “Black Widow”
18. Eli Paperboy Reed & The True Loves – “I’ll Roll With You”
19. Reflection Eternal – “Back Again”
20. Macklemore – “The Party” (Local Artist)
21. Raekwon ft. Method Man & Ghostface Killah – “New Wu”
22. Kanye West & Malik Yusef ft. Common & John Legend – “Magic Man”
23. Toni Hill – “This Thing Called Love” (Local Artist)
24. **INTERVIEW WITH 88 KEYS & IZZA KIZZA, PT. 4**

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?iwd03y1ztff
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/5990763456f148d1/)

Link to download just the parts with 88 Keys & Izza Kizza – http://www.mediafire.com/?mimgontduuq
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/599085806f274121/)

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’m multitasking a little too much right now (watching the NBA, answering emails, listening to demos, talking on AIM, updating Twitter, blogging, etc.), so I’m not even gonna try to be witty or anything.  You guys know the drill anyway…here’s the latest edition of SNSS, complete with new joints from Maxwell, Slakah The BeatChild ft. Drake, PackFM, XV, P.Casso, Reflection Eternal, Chester French, and many more.  There’s only so much dopeness you can pack into an hour and a half of commercial radio…100K-watts like what.

Show #205 (5-3-09)

1. Dyme Def ft. Saigon – “Pick Up Ya Flow” (Local Artist)
2. Statik Selektah ft. Styles P & Talib Kweli – “The Thrill Is Gone”
3. Blu & Exile – “Love Line”
4. Slakah The BeatChild ft. Drake – “Enjoy Ya Self (Remix)”
5. Drake – “November 18th”
6. Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
7. Tanya Morgan – “On Our Way”
8. PackFM – “Absolutely Positive”
9. Asher Roth ft. Cee-Lo – “Be By Myself”
10. XV ft. El Prez – “Please Hold”
11. U-N-I – “Windows”
12. Pep Love ft. Otayo Dubb & LB – “No Doubt”
13. Chali 2Na ft. Talib Kweli – “Lock Sh*t Down”
14. Macklemore – “The Party” (Local Artist)
15. Reflection Eternal – “Back Again”
16. De La Soul – “Big Mouf”
17. Clipse ft. Kanye West – “Kinda Like A Big Deal”
18. Toni Hill – “Rose” (Local Artist)
19. Chester French – “Bebe Buell”
20. P.Casso – “Mind Over Matter”
21. Elzhi – “Deep”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?qywvazntzgx
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/596138960972858b/)

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.

Another fun night in the SNSS studio as we were joined not only by Seattle legends Jake One and DV One, but by one half of the super production crew Tha Bizness, the big homey Dow Jones.  We chopped it up about all the success him and Henny have had over the past few years, what it’s like working with Lil’ Wayne and Drake on their new albums, what they respect in other producers, and much more.

Oh…and we also played some great music from artists like Royce The 5’9″, Brother Ali, U-N-I, Devin The Dude, Elzhi, the Clipse, Blu, Kanye West, and more, but you already know.  Peep another world premiere from Tanya Morgan too, as we rocked their joint, “On Our Way.”  I think the Pep Love track may also be a premiere…shout to Omid and Otayo for sending that through.  Lastly, we aired a snippet of our interview with Chester French, which I’ll be posting up in full on the blog soon.  Stay tuned.

Show #204 (4-26-09)

1. Royce The 5’9” – “Brooklyn We Go Hard Freestyle (Slaughter)”
2. Reef The Lost Cauze ft. Brother Ali – “Big Deal (Remix)”
3. KRS-One & Buckshot – “Robot”
4. Torae & Marco Polo – “But Wait”
5. Stepbrothers (Evidence & Alchemist) – “It’s Coming Down”
6. Wale ft. Lady Gaga – “Chillin’”
7. U-N-I – “The Grudge”
8. Mike Jones ft. Devin The Dude – “Give Me A Call”
9. Elzhi – “Deep”
10. Dyme Def ft. Saigon – “Pick Up Ya Flow” (Local Artist)
11. **INTERVIEW WITH DOW JONES (of THA BIZNESS), PT. 1**
12. Asher Roth ft. Busta Rhymes & New Kingdom – “Lion’s Roar”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH CHESTER FRENCH (SNIPPET)**
14. Chester French – “She Loves Everybody”
15. Trackademicks ft. MoxMore – “Topsidin’”
16. Pep Love ft. Otayo Dubb & LB – “No Doubt”
17. Grynch – “A Dream Undeferred” (Local Artist)
18. Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
19. **INTERVIEW WITH DOW JONES (of THA BIZNESS), PT. 2**
20. Lil’ Wayne ft. Young Money – “Every Girl”
21. Toni Hill – “Rose” (Local Artist)
22. Tanya Morgan – “On Our Way” (WORLD PREMIERE)
23. Clipse ft. Kanye West – “Kinda Like A Big Deal”
24. Blu & Exile – “Love Line”
25. **INTERVIEW WITH DOW JONES (of THA BIZNESS), PT. 3**

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?zuomwmiywdm
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/5929776171534798/)

Link to download just the interview parts with Dow Jones – http://www.mediafire.com/?ygwygzzdjzz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/59298051d94e8b3f/)

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.

Shout to Dow for coming through Sound Session tonight.  Peace to Jake & DV in the building too of course.  I’ll post up the show later tonight for y’all…

D.A. & Max can help you out.  Interview with the Chester French boys coming soon.

Another week, another dope edition of SNSS in the books and now on the blog for y’all.  We ran new joints from folks like Pac Div, Skyzoo, Defari, Chali 2Na, Asher Roth, B.o.B, Kid Cudi, Shad, Outasight, U-N-I, Drake, and more, plus we were joined in the studio by one of the dopest up and coming producers in the game, Kuddie Fresh.  Y’all know the drill…

Show #203 (4-19-09)

1. Crooked I & DJ Wicked – “Jackin’ For Beats 2009”
2. Pac Div – “Pac Div (What It Is)”
3. Nipsey Hussle ft. Slauson Boys & K. Young – “Roll The Windows Up”
4. Defari – “Show Some Luv”
5. Skyzoo ft. Wale – “Freshfest”
6. Grynch – “A Dream Undeferred” (Local Artist)
7. Chali 2Na ft. Talib Kweli – “Lock Sh*t Down”
8. Stepbrothers (Evidence & Alchemist) – “It’s Coming Down”
9. Big Pooh – “Rear View Mirror”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH KUDDIE FRESH**
11. Asher Roth ft. Miguel Jontel – “His Dream”
12. B.o.B ft. Devin The Dude – “Gettin’ High”
13. Sharam ft. Kid Cudi – “She Came Along”
14. Chester French – “C’Mon (On My Own)”
15. Dyme Def ft. Saigon – “Pick Up Ya Flow” (Local Artist)
16. Jadakiss ft. Raekwon & Ghostface Killah – “Cartel Gathering”
17. Shad – “Get Up”
18. Outasight – “Even Say Goodbye”
19. Common Market – “Escaping Arkham” (Local Artist)
20. Kidz In The Hall – “I Got It Made (Reebok Classic ’09)”
21. U-N-I – “Lauren London”
22. Drake ft. Lloyd – “A Night Off”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?zjwznhl3w2m
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/5895088060a5bf87/)

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.