The Audacity of Dope

The homegirl Chok recently released a holiday themed EP (cop it here) and here are some visuals for one of the records. Not only is the song dope and the video cleanly shot, but the message included really sums up what the holiday season should be all about. Well done Chok!

The Good Sin documents a recent trip from Seattle to Los Angeles for a concert with the homies and it doubles as the official video for “The Crown.”  Dope record and cool visuals, though I swear…if I ever sit next to a rapper making a music video on the plane, I’m jumping out that b.

Visuals off of one of my favorite projects from the Northwest over the past few years, The Good Sin’s collaboration with 10.4 Rog, Late.  I’m was worried I might be spotted in one of those pictures, but then I realized a real life Hyphen has never been caught on film in the wild.  Real ninjas move in silence.

Another insanely hectic week in the books, but Sound Session is back like we never left…cause we haven’t.  Episode #341 marks our final show of 2011 since next Sunday is Christmas (oh yeah…I should probably get on that whole “shopping” thing…), so after this, we’ll see y’all in 2012 with our best of ’11 wrap up edition.  Don’t miss it!

I tossed a few videos from Jay-Z & Kanye’s Watch The Throne tour up on Twitter for those unlucky folks who haven’t seen it live (you’re slippin’), so you can peep them right here.  After that, enjoy SNSS #341 with new music from Snoop & Wiz (produced by Jake One), Lupe Fiasco, Tunji, Murs, Asher Roth, Action Bronson, Brothers From Another, Summer Leather Vest, John West, The Kid Daytona, Drizzy, Black Star, and more.  See y’all next year…it’s a new day.

Show #341 (12-18-11)

1. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – “Let’s Go Study”
2. Freddie Gibbs ft. Dom Kennedy & Polyester – “Menace II Society”
3. Lupe Fiasco – “Double Burger With Cheese”
4. The Sleepwalkers ft. Tunji, Murs, & Noah King – “One”
5. Asher Roth ft. Action Bronson – “Choices”
6. City Hall – “Out For A Rep” (Local Music)
7. 50 Cent – “Wait Until Tonight”
8. John West ft. Pusha T – “Lovely”
9. Childish Gambino – “L.E.S.”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER, PT. 1**
11. Brothers From Another – “Mr. Dynamite” (Local Music)
12. Choklate – “Christmas Time Again” (Local Music)
13. **INTERVIEW WITH BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER, PT. 2**
14. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “New Day”
15. Common – “Lovin’ I Lost”
16. Drake – “Hate Sleeping Alone”
17. Lauryn Hill – “Ex-Factor” (Throwback of the Week)
18. Amy Winehouse – “Best Friends, Right?”
19. Summer Leather Vest – “Unison”
20. Black Star – “You Already Knew”
21. The Kid Daytona ft. Melanie Fiona – “Love Is Love”
22. DTMD ft. Oddisee – “Untitled”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?290862il6npn6jl
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/rv7qwvn7sivf)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/9760744397cf08b6/)

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 Pinder links up with Jon Jon for another dope video, representing the town nicely, even though it was shot in NYC. Go far. Again, think global.

While in town for the “Ambition” tour on 11/25/11, Wale stopped by KUBE and the SNSS studio to chat with me for a few moments.  We talked about his Ambition album, years of grinding for success, what it’s like seeing fans quote his lyrics on Facebook & Twitter, and more.  Since he’s always known as one of hip-hop’s most fervent sports fans, we had to talk some football so I asked about his recent debates with Skip Bayless at ESPN, who is the best running back in the NFL, his take on Tebow-mania, and what we should do with the BCS.

If you’d prefer to just listen to the audio, download/streaming links are below:

Wale on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?hdqw9fmweo1trjc
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/rosy83wfkyfi)

Ambition is in stores now, cop that.

On this week’s episode of SNSS, DV-One and I were joined in studio by our good friends, Jake One, Grynch, and Wizdom, plus we played part of my interview with Wale from Saturday.  I’ll be posting up the full video soon, but if you must have visual evidence that it went down, peep our historic moment for race relations.  Enjoy music from all these fellas, plus artists like Common, Childish Gambino, Pac Dic, Rapsody, Lupe Fiasco, Yelawolf, Black Star, Robin Thicke, Peter Baldwin, The Weeknd, Amy Winehouse, and, of course, Drizzy.

Show #338 (11-27-11)

1. Common – “Celebrate”
2. Childish Gambino – “You See Me”
3. Murs – “Westside Love”
4. Pac Div ft. TiRon – “She”
5. Parker ft. SK & Mario Sweet – “In The Morning” (Local Music)
6. **INTERVIEW WITH JAKE ONE**
7. Jake One ft. Sol, Prometheus Brown, & Preach – “Dawgs In The House” (Local Music)
8. Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 – “I Do”
9. Rapsody ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Rock The Bells”
10. Drake – “Over My Dead Body”
11. Lupe Fiasco – “Life, Death & Love From San Francisco”
12. Amy Winehouse – “Halftime”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH WIZDOM & GRYNCH**
14. Wizdom ft. Sol, Luck-One, & Grynch – “That’s Nice” (Local Music)
15. Yelawolf – “The Hardest Love Song In The World”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH WALE #02 (SNIPPET)**
17. Wale – “Barry Sanders”
18. Black Star – “Fix Up”
19. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Gotta Have It”
20. Tha Dogg Pound Gangstas ft. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg – “Big Pimpin’” (Throwback of the Week)
21. **INTERVIEW WITH JAKE ONE, WIZDOM, & GRYNCH**
22. Robin Thicke – “Love After War”
23. Peter Baldwin – “Suicide Girl”
24. The Weeknd – “The Knowing”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?qglybgy3g7jhkf9
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/tsm3zr7uh5jg)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/9674494197349c70/)

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.

Check out this week’s SNSS for new music from Freddie Gibbs, Young Jeezy, Andre 3000, Childish Gambino, Rittz, Wale, Tanya Morgan, Common, Danny Brown, Drake, Amy Winehouse, and more.  Plus, longtime friend of the show, J. Pinder, stopped by, and Stones Throw’s MED came up from Los Angeles to kick it with us and discuss his new LP, Classic.  Featuring production from Madlib, Karriem Riggins, Oh No, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and the Alchemist, plus guest appearances by Aloe Blacc, Talib Kweli, Hodgy Beats, Oh No, and Kurupt, you definitely need to cop it now!

Show #337 (11-20-11)

1. Freddie Gibbs ft. Freeway, Sly Polaroid, & Adrian – “Anything To Survive”
2. Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 – “I Do”
3. Danny Brown – “Pac Blood”
4. Common – “Sweet”
5. Roc Marciano – “Emeralds”
6. Ghostface Killah ft. Method Man, Cappadonna, Masta Killa, & Redman – “Buck 50” (Throwback of the Week)
7. **INTERVIEW WITH MED, PT. 1**
8. Props ft. Wale – “Grindin’ To Eat” (Local Music)
9. J. Cole ft. Missy Elliott – “Nobody’s Perfect”
10. Pac Div – “Move On”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH J. PINDER, PT. 1**
12. J. Pinder – “Go Far” (Local Music)
13. Childish Gambino – “Hold You Down”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH J. PINDER, PT. 2**
15. Drake ft. The Weeknd – “The Ride”
16. Rittz – “Wishin’”
17. Goapele – “Undertow”
18. Wale ft. Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”
19. Frank Ocean – “We All Try”
20. Amy Winehouse – “Our Day Will Come”
21. **INTERVIEW WITH MED, PT. 2**
22. Gazmo ft. Bruce Leroy – “Stuupid” (Local Music)
23. **INTERVIEW WITH MED, PT. 3**
24. MED ft. Talib Kweli – “Classic”
25. Tanya Morgan – “We Rollin’”
26. **INTERVIEW WITH MED, PT. 4**

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?0f23m2m7416m1um
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/kx65421ldj3f)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/96445618c89f7c12/)

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.

Apologies for the week long delay for SNSS #336, but some things came up last week (namely, my baller trip to Los Angeles to see Frank Ocean! *notsohumblebrag*).  Here’s the show though, complete with new music from Pac Div, ASAP Rocky, Asher Roth, Jhene Aiko, The Away Team, Drake, Wale, and more.  Plus, we were joined in studio by local artist Props, who has a real dope track we’ve been playing featuring Wale and produced by Vitamin D.

Check out the show here!

Show #336 (11-13-11)

1. Pac Div – “Posted”
2. ASAP Rocky – “Peso”
3. Danny Brown – “Pac Blood”
4. Don Trip ft. Cee Lo Green – “Letter To My Son (Remix)”
5. Roc Marciano – “Emeralds”
6. Planet Asia ft. Tri-State – “Gold Kufis”
7. MED – “Too Late”
8. Heavy D ft. Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Pete Rock, & Q-Tip – “Don’t Curse” (Throwback of the Week)
9. DJ Quik – “Heavy Mr. Big Stuff”
10. Wale ft. Kid Cudi – “Focused”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH PROPS, PT. 1**
12. Props ft. Wale – “Grindin’ To Eat” (Local Music)
13. J. Cole – “Sideline Story”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH PROPS, PT. 2**
15. Th3rdz – “Rap Rap” (Local Music)
16. Asher Roth – “Common Knowledge”
17. Freddie Gibbs ft. Dom Kennedy – “Menace II Society”
18. Jhene Aiko ft. Casey Veggies – “In Love We Trust”
19. Amy Winehouse ft. Nas – “Like Smoke”
20. Goapele – “Break Of Dawn”
21. Drake ft. The Weeknd – “Crew Love”
22. Gazmo ft. Bruce Leroy – “Stuupid” (Local Music)
23. The Away Team – “Scars & Stripes”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?srccsc4fcmv434y
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/i8llcg3162dt)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/96445050118ae549/)

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.

On this week’s SNSS, we were joined by the one and only dream hampton!  Dream is one of the finest literary voices in hip-hop, a co-author with Jay-Z, the longtime friend of the legendary Notorious B.I.G., and just an all around amazing woman.  While in town for a public discussion with Kimya Dawson, dream stopped by our show to share some stories and check out some new music.  She even revealed that she’ll be making her music video directorial debut soon with Seattle’s own Thee Satisfaction!  And while the on air tales were great, oh how I wish we could share all the off air stories…

Enjoy!

Show #335 (11-6-11)
**Co-Hosted by Dream Hampton**

1. Torae – “For The Record”
2. Gilbere Forte ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “Black Soul”
3. Phonte ft. Jeanne Jolly – “Everything Is Falling Down”
4. ASAP Rocky – “Peso”
5. Statik Selektah ft. Nitty Scott, MC & Rapsody – “Black Swan”
6. Drake ft. Rick Ross – “Lord Knows”
7. Freddie Gibbs – “Natural High (Even Higher Learning)”
8. Lloyd Banks – “Love Shots”
9. Wale ft. Meek Mill & Rick Ross – “Ambition”
10. Props ft. Wale – “Grindin’ To Eat” (Local Music)
11. Common – “Sweet”
12. Camp Lo – “Luchini AKA This Is It” (Throwback of the Week)
13. Proh Mic ft. Paola Jean – “Easy Luvin” (Local Music)
14. Amy Winehouse ft. Nas – “Like Smoke”
15. Peter Baldwin – “Suicide Girl”
16. Jesse Boykins III – “B4 The Night Is Thru”
17. Notion – “Zeused Up” (Local Music)
18. Black Milk & Danny Brown – “Zap”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?8dkmvvkbt4a2qdj
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/qe1tflqd2jru)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/958245008231c787/)

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.