The Audacity of Dope

Cot damn, the title to this record is so fitting. Super grimy slap.

New visuals from Pac Div off their GMB album.  My guy Like kinda murdered it.

Check out new music on this week’s SNSS from artists like Common, Kendrick Lamar, Stalley, Miguel, Big Boi, Spree Wilson, 50 Cent, Saigon, STS, J. Cole, and more.  Shout to the Pac Div homies for calling in as well.

In other news, if you missed our interview with Yuna, you can watch it right here.  Many thanks to her for coming through and performing a few amazing acoustic tracks for us live in the studio.  Enjoy!

Show #382 (10-7-12)

1. Kanye West ft. Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, CyHi The Prynce, Kid Cudi, & D’Banj – “The Morning”
2. DJ Drama ft. Common, Kendrick Lamar, & Lloyd – “My Way”
3. Stalley – “Loud Motors”
4. Cassow ft. Epp – “Where U At” (Local Music)
5. Miguel – “Kaleidoscope Dream”
6. Frank Ocean – “Lost”
7. Mayer Hawthorne ft. Snoop Dogg – “Can’t Stop (Dam-Funk G-Mix)”
8. Big Boi ft. Kelly Rowland – “Mama Told Me”
9. Spree Wilson – “Right One, Wrong Time”
10. 50 Cent ft. Too Short – “First Date”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH PAC DIV**
12. Pac Div – “Automatic”
13. Eighty4 Fly – “Cool Kid” (Local Music)
14. Kendrick Lamar ft. Dr. Dre – “Compton”
15. Saigon – “Relafriendship”
16. Lupe Fiasco ft. Bilal – “How Dare You”
17. Sam Lachow & Raz ft. Ariana DeBoo – “Coyotes” (Local Music)
18. J. Cole – “Get Free Coleworld”
19. Big Daddy Kane – “Young, Gifted, and Black” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Toussaint Morrison – “Can’t Relive The Party”
21. STS ft. J. Nics – “Schoolie’s Jawn”
22. Steven A. Clark – “F.*.C.K., Pt. 2”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.sharebeast.com/c4p83frxnki6
(back up / streaming link – http://www35.zippyshare.com/v/89025052/file.html)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/c0w9870kwxny)

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 don’t go to clubs or listen to the radio (outside of SNSS) but when I do, I listen to Pac Div’s “Top Down.””

Pac Div’s The Div project comes out on Tuesday.  Support some of the game’s best.

It’s late on a Saturday night and I don’t really feel like typing. You should watch this video though.

During one of the 329821329834230 times I saw the Pac Div homies rock live at SXSW, I remember tweeting that they make the exact kind of hip-hop I like the most. “Fallin'” off their Mania release is just such a record.  While I may take excursions into other sub-genres, it’s essentially the same experience I have while consuming other forms of media: fantasy land is fun to visit, but I live in the real world and relate to that real music.  Exhibit A above.

The Pac Div homies will be in Seattle tomorrow night (Sunday, the 3rd), performing with Killer Mike, Young Dro, and Dee-1 at the Croc. Check ’em out!

(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.

Apologies for the slight delay in posting up the archive of SNSS, but Monday was both Valentine’s Day AND my birthday, so I took the night off.  Sue me.  Aside from some technical difficulties recording our breaks for the first 20 minutes of the show, we’ve still got all the dopeness for you below.  Shout to the Pac Div homies for calling in as well!

Show #298 (2-13-11)

1. Lupe Fiasco ft. Skylar Grey – “Words I Never Said”
2. Pharoahe Monch ft. Showtyme & DJ Boogie Blind – “Clap (One Day)”
3. Saigon ft. Q-Tip – “The Invitation”
4. Kyle Rapps ft. Joell Ortiz – “Hard Knock Children”
5. Jelani The MC – “De La Vega”
6. Shad ft. Dallas Green – “Live Forever”
7. Sol ft. Dice – “For The Love” (Local Music)
8. Kendrick Lamar – “Cut You Off”
9. Blu, Freddie Gibbs, & Homeboy Sandman – “In”
10. Action Bronson – “Back 2 The Future”
11. Tyga ft. Game, Snoop Dogg, & Pharrell – “Really Raw”
12. Pusha T – “My God”
13. Scribes – “Simple Things” (Local Music)
14. DJ Quik ft. Gift Reynolds – “Luv Of My Life”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH PAC DIV**
16. Pac Div – “Anti Freeze”
17. Co$$ ft. Blu – “Through The Flames”
18. Cee Lo Green ft. Melanie Fiona – “Feel For You (Remix)”
19. Talib Kweli ft. Nigel Hall – “Mr. International”
20. The Good Sin & 10.4 Rog – “All For You” (Local Music)
21. Fortilive ft. Neenah – “Make Up”
22. Common – “The Light” (Throwback of the Week)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?rk888ua0k3ynyws
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/86626469e9a3b851/)
(2nd back up – http://www.usershare.net/8nb8lwblhp3c)

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.