The Audacity of Dope

New music on SNSS this week from artists like Nas, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Rick Ross, Andre 3000, Ghostface Killah, CyHi The Prynce, Talib Kweli, Warren G, Shad, Dee-1, Frank Ocean, Shawn Chrystopher, and more.  Special thanks to Feezable The Germ, Thaddeus David, Nacho Picasso, and Avatar Young Blaze for coming through the studio as well.

If you missed our interview from Summer Jam with Kendrick Lamar, you can watch it right here.

Show #372 (7-29-12)

1. Nas – “A Queens Story”
2. Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
3. J. Cole – “The Cure”
4. **INTERVIEW WITH FEEZABLE THE GERM, PT. 1**
5. Feezable The Germ – “Higher” (Local Music)
6. **INTERVIEW WITH FEEZABLE THE GERM, PT. 2**
7. Rick Ross ft. Andre 3000 – “Sixteen”
8. KJ – “Cheese, Bread, Skrilla”
9. Childish Gambino ft. Ghostface Killah – “It May Be Glamour Life”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, NACHO PICASSO, & AVATAR YOUNG BLAZE, PT. 1**
11. Thaddeus David ft. Nacho Picasso & Avatar Young Blaze – “Sir Lancelot” (Local Music)
12. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, NACHO PICASSO, & AVATAR YOUNG BLAZE, PT. 2**
13. CyHi The Prynce – “Bachelor”
14. Talib Kweli ft. Curren$y & Kendrick Lamar – “Push Thru”
15. Warren G – “Still In Love”
16. Shad – “It Ain’t Over”
17. A Tribe Called Quest ft. Tammy Lucas – “1nce Again” (Throwback of the Week)
18. Dee-1 – “Shut Up and Grind”
19. **INTERVIEW WITH AVATAR YOUNG BLAZE, PT. 1**
20. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Jerrel Perry – “Ghostbusters” (Local Music)
21. **INTERVIEW WITH AVATAR YOUNG BLAZE, PT. 2**
22. Frank Ocean – “Forrest Gump”
23. Polica – “Dark Star”
24. Shawn Chrystopher ft. Dom Kennedy – “Situation”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?1se30una0cnjnj9
(back up / streaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/gii79n1wo7t2)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/j0doh16vvule)

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 had the chance to chop it up with Meek Mill backstage after his recent performance at Showbox Market and here’s the video we put together.  Meek discussed how he takes the energy from his studio records to the stage, the inspiration behind his hit single “House Party,” his “Dreamchasers 2” mixtape breaking download records, his official upcoming major label debut album, his favorite Philadelphia MC’s, and more.

Big shout to Meek, his MMG family, WMG, Detooz Films, and Le Fresh Perspective for helping coordinate.

A few things to note for this week’s SNSS:

• Shout to up and coming artist YP for calling in to the show and speaking on his recent signing to Universal, his music, and all things Chicago.
• Special thanks to Wyking for dropping by the studio to speak on his #2604Peace campaign and the upcoming Umoja Fest here in Seattle.  If you’d like to get involved, just drop that #2064Peace hashtag on Twitter and get down with the crew.  We’re long overdue to stop, or at least hamper, the violence affecting our community and the entire country.  Stop the madness.
• More special thanks to Thurz for allowing us to world premiere his new record with Rich Kidd and Rocki Evans, “Keep The Faith.”  Be on the lookout for his upcoming mixtape with Mick Boogie, which will be leading up to his next album, Blood On The Canvas.  A classic in the making, trust me.
• We’ll have our interviews with Meek Mill and Yuna coming soon.  Shout to both those artists for showing love to Sound Session.

Enjoy the show!

Show #371 (7-22-12)

1. Rick Ross ft. Dr. Dre & Jay-Z – “3 Kings”
2. Naledge ft. Fooch – “Ride Around Shinin’”
3. Tito Lopez – “The Blues”
4. Strong Arm Steady & Statik Selektah ft. Dom Kennedy & Baby D – “Smoke On”
5. Curren$y & Harry Fraud – “Sixty-Seven Turbo”
6. Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
7. Nas ft. Amy Winehouse – “Cherry Wine”
8. Queen Latifah – “Just Another Day” (Throwback of the Week)
9. Shad – “Old Prince”
10. KJ – “Cashback”
11. Blu & Exile – “A Man”
12. Fearce & BeanOne – “Yuk The World” (Local Music)
13. Feezable The Germ – “Wilson Fisk” (Local Music)
14. Concise Kilgore ft. Action Bronson – “Octopussy Tentacles”
15. Kanye West ft. Pusha T – “New God Flow”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH YP**
17. YP – “Who I Be (Clap)”
18. **Thurz ft. Rich Kidd & Rocki Evans – “Keep The Faith” (WORLD PREMIERE)**
19. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert – “Same Love” (Local Music)
20. Ellie Goulding – “High For This”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?cklmx4ca4vshn9b
(back up / streaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/2qlnltmf1e2v)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/ntnzpaz3fn1t)

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 Luck recently released the video for “Searchin'” off his highly underrated Beautiful Music 2 project and he filmed it in our lovely city of Seattle.  See…it doesn’t always rain here!

Download the whole album here.

Just another beautiful week here in Seattle, which, aside from our dearth of sandy beaches, completely stunts on your city in the summer time.  Sorry, no shots, just facts.

Here’s episode #370 of SNSS, featuring new music from the two stars of the industry right now, Frank Ocean and Nas, plus other favorites like Kanye, Pusha, Childish Gambino, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Curren$y, Harry Fraud, Dom Kennedy, Meek Mill, and more.  We were also joined in the studio by two of Seattle’s rising stars, J. Pinder and Eighty4 Fly, and on top of all that, we even have a comeback record from the elusive Cody Chestnutt!

Tune in and enjoy the show, but please pardon the fact that we’re still working out the small quality issue with the audio.  Hopefully you still enjoy the music and to make up for it, here’s a bonus treat: the video of our recent interview with Stalley!  http://youtu.be/wdXuUs2j6c0

Show #370 (7-15-12)

1. Kanye West ft. Pusha T – “New God Flow”
2. Childish Gambino ft. Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul – “Unnecessary”
3. Meyhem Lauren ft. Sean Price – “Grown Man Palettes”
4. Curren$y & Harry Fraud – “Sixty-Seven Turbo”
5. **INTERVIEW WITH J. PINDER, PT. 1**
6. J. Pinder – “A Learning Game” (Local Music)
7. **INTERVIEW WITH J. PINDER, PT. 2**
8. The Physics – “Days” (Local Music)
9. Frank Ocean ft. Earl Sweatshirt – “Super Rich Kids”
10. Dom Kennedy – “Lately”
11. Snoop Doggy Dogg – “Tha Shiznit” (Throwback of the Week)
12. 50 Cent – “Leave The Lights On”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH EIGHTY4 FLY, PT. 1**
14. Eighty4 Fly – “Kush High” (Local Music)
15. **INTERVIEW WITH EIGHTY4 FLY, PT. 2**
16. Nas – “Bye Baby”
17. KJ ft. Brendan Philip (of Purple HeArts) – “Vegetable”
18. Ellie Goulding – “High For This”
19. Elzhi – “Blue Window”
20. Meek Mill ft. Fabolous, Wale, & Mac Miller – “House Party (Remix)”
21. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “Lights Down (Remix)”
22. King Mez – “Timely Fashion”
23. Maffew Ragazino ft. Skyzoo – “BK Accent”
24. Cody Chestnutt – “That’s Still Mama”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?juuokbmxois8zbv
(back up / streaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/sur23ri3fqmp)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/saay3ws9b894)

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’ve mentioned numerous times on TAOD, Twitter, SNSS, Facebook, various hip-hop panels, and just about any other place someone’s made the mistake of giving me a voice, the Physics are my favorite musicians in the Northwest.  They make the exact kind of hip-hop I love: soulful, genuine, complex, smooth, laid back, dope music.  They’ve put out a few projects over the years (which I highly recommend you cop right here) and now they’re back with their third full length LP, Tomorrow People.

They’re asking for assistance via a Kickstarter Campaign and any support you can provide will be well worth it.  Cop the album, a shirt, a hat, or even just donate a dollar to support the cause.  Anything you can provide is appreciated.  More information in the video above and the copy below:

After making music together for over a decade and a half, we are close to finishing our third full-length album, Tomorrow People. We are excited to release it on August 25. All we need is help from you.

Tomorrow People is pretty much about dope raps, dope beats, and dope hooks. After putting out our last LP, Love is a Business, and touring with the Blue Scholars last fall, we went straight back to the lab to produce a rap record that is more lyrical than our last, featuring some of Seattle’s best like Jake One, Sol, Grynch, Vitamin D, J. Pinder, and more. With this release, we are on the cusp of attaining our goals as musicians, knowing that tomorrow is unknown, but hoping that tomorrow will be amazing.

Those who pledge will have access to a wide range of incentives, including digital and physical copies of the album before the release date, Kickstarter-exclusive shirts and snapback hats, a verse from Thig, a beat from Justo, invites to a private Seattle hip hop BBQ, and more.

All funds raised through this campaign will help fund the mixing, mastering, duplication, and promotion of Tomorrow People. Anything we raise above our goal will go straight into a still-unannounced fall tour. The more backers we get, the more cities we can play in.

Please help us spread the word, and help us bring our music straight to you! Your support is GREATLY appreciated.

-The Physics

Support here.

Maybach Music Group’s Stalley stopped by Sound Session while in Seattle on tour on 6/10/12. We chopped it up about various topics, including his “Savage Journey To The American Dream” mixtape, linking up and receiving advice from Rick Ross, how he plays the “every man” role in the MMG crew, his upcoming major label debut album, and more.

Big shout to Stalley and Dan for coming through the studio, plus Detooz Films for filming and editing the footage.

Now…say it with me:  M-m-m-m-m-maaaaaaybach music!

New music on this week’s SNSS from artists like Dom Kennedy, GLC, Fly.Union, YP, Nas, Meyhem Lauren, Frank Ocean, Cheri Coke, Dion Primo, Wu-Block, M.O.P., and many more.  We had some recording equipment issues (shocking, I know), so apologies in advance for the sliiiiight hit in audio quality.  Either way, hope you enjoy the show!

Show #369 (7-8-12)

1. Dom Kennedy ft. Kendrick Lamar – “We Ball”
2. Fly.Union ft. GLC – “Seen This Before”
3. Eighty4 Fly ft. Royce The Choice & Logics – “Hammer” (Local Music)
4. YP – “Who I Be (Clap)”
5. Kanye West ft. Pusha T – “New God Flow”
6. DJ Khaled ft. Kanye West & Rick Ross – “I Wish You Would”
7. 50 Cent ft. Schoolboy Q – “Can I Speak To You”
8. Nas ft. Large Professor – “Loco-Motive”
9. Meyhem Lauren ft. Sean Price – “Grown Man Palettes”
10. Big Shug ft. Fat Joe & M.O.P. – “Hardbody”
11. The Kid Daytona – “Cuban With The Jesus Piece”
12. Wu-Block – “Union Square”
13. Oddisee – “The Need Superficial”
14. Little Dragon – “Sunshine”
15. Frank Ocean – “Sweet Life”
16. Cheri Coke – “The Interlude”
17. Dion Primo ft. Chris Turner & MeLo-X – “Gone”
18. Rashad – “I Wanna Love You”
19. Ray Dalton – “So Emotional” (Local Music)
20. Lupe Fiasco – “Bitch Bad”
21. Above The Law – “Flow On” (Throwback of the Week)
22. Serge Severe – “Seasons” (Local Music)
23. DJ Nu-Mark ft. TiRon & Ayomari – “Feel The Way About”
24. Big K.R.I.T. – “Yesterday”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?o4qe1usa6iw637u
(back up / streaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/9mvtu7vz0u1y)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/a5axca2ap1ft)

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 can’t get enough of Henri and his growing disillusionment with the world. Here’s video three, another masterpiece. If you missed the first two, click here.  From the looks of the credits, Henri calls Seattle his home.  Makes sense.

New School Noise is the brainchild of my guy DJ Same and Le Fresh Perspective, who hope that the event can shine light on some of the younger MC’s in the Seattle area.  The idea is pretty straightforward: fans will vote from a list of MC’s to decide who will perform at the showcase, which goes down August 19th at Neumos.  In the build up, they’ll be releasing a few of these teaser videos showing cyphers with some of the artists looking for votes.

Up above, you can see Dave B, Sean Brooks, Rebel, and J’Von, while down below, you’ve got Warm Gun, TayWill, Key Nyata, A-Rawlo, and Antbeezy.

Since Same has been helping out with Sound Session, we’re helping out with this program and co-signing it.  I think I may be hosting the event at Neumos too, but we’ll have more official news released on Le Fresh’s site, Neumos’ site, and TAOD as we get closer.