The Audacity of Dope

So…I would write a quick wrap up of yet another dope edition of Sound Session, but in all honesty, there’s only one thing consuming every waking moment of my life right now.  Oh yes, that’s right.  Young Hyph is in the process of becoming a first time home owner.  While it’s a daunting step to take, it’s exciting to wander down this path and we’ll see where it takes me.  For now, I’ve got my eye on this one spot downtown…really nice location, incredible views, iconic building…perhaps you’ve seen it?

But nah, in all seriousness…[Hov] it’s…about…to go…down [/Jay].  Any advice from those who have been through the process recently would be much appreciated.  In the meantime, holler @ some dopeness:

Show #249 (3-7-10)

1. Redman – “Lookin’ Fly”
2. Kendrick Lamar – “Celebration”
3. Dave Coresh – “Keep It Movin’”
4. Kidz In The Hall ft. The Kid Daytona – “Out To Lunch”
5. Co$$ – “Dub Plate”
6. Concise Kilgore – “Alaska”
7. J. Pinder ft. Big Pooh & Zach Bruce – “Later On” (Local Music)
8. U-N-I ft. Miguel – “Lately”
9. Black Spade ft. J*Davey – “New U”
10. Drake – “Over”
11. Laws – “Hold You Down”
12. Freeway & Jake One – “Stimulus Outro” (Local Music)
13. B.o.B ft. J. Cole – “Gladiators”
14. A.R.M. ft. Slug – “Fear Of The Mundane”
15. Balance ft. Fashawn, Mistah F.A.B., & Thurzday – “Bootleg Liquor”
16. Little Brother – “Curtain Call”
17. Spaid – “Clarity” (Local Music)
18. El Prez ft. Diz Gibran & Tunji – “2 Live and Die In L.A.”
19. Nas – “Undying Love” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Reflection Eternal – “In This World”
21. Aloe Blacc – “Dollar”
22. Alicia Keys – “Unthinkable”

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On the real, this is one of the problems about living in Southern California.  I remember being down there when it’s sunny damn near the whole year and, noEeyore, sometimes you’re in the mood for the weather to be a little cloudy/rainy.  Alright fine, perhaps not to the degree that we get here in Seattle, but there are definitely days where it feels more comfortable than 80 degree sunshine.

Oh…and of course you already know, Mayer’s impeccable album, A Strange Arrangement, is in stores now.  Cop that.

Just the biz this week:

• Big shout to A.R.M. for letting us world premiere their new joint with Slug from Atmosphere.
• You know we had to run some Gang Starr for our Throwback of the Week…thoughts and prayers with Guru.
• We gave out a few tickets for the Cool Kids/Pac Div show on the 9th.  We’ll have more next week so don’t miss ’em…
• After a few weeks on the road, J. Moore was back in the studio.  Peep the triumphant return of the Mayor!

Show #248 (2-28-10)

1. 88-Keys ft. Colin Munroe – “Wake Up Call”
2. Nottz – “Shine So Brite”
3. 2 Hungry Bros. ft. Substantial – “Can’t Be That Stupid”
4. Memphis Bleek – “Still Ill”
5. Concise Kilgore – “Alaska”
6. Black Spade ft. J*Davey – “New U”
7. Spaid – “Clarity” (Local Music)
8. Freeway & Jake One ft. Latoiya Williams – “Freekin’ The Beat” (Local Music)
9. Sean Price – “Shut The F*ck Up”
10. Laws – “Hold You Down”
11. Kendrick Lamar – “Celebration”
12. Big Sean ft. Mr. Hudson – “Way Out”
13. Aloe Blacc – “Dollar”
14. **A.R.M. ft. Slug – “Fear Of The Mundane” (WORLD PREMIERE)**
15. Chief Kamachi – “Little African Girl”
16. Statik Selektah ft. Lil’ Fame, Havoc, & Kool G Rap – “Do It 2 Death”
17. Meko McAfee – “No One”
18. J. Pinder ft. Big Pooh & Zach Bruce – “Later On” (Local Music)
19. Gang Starr ft. Nice & Smooth – “DWYCK” (Throwback of the Week)
20. DJ Center ft. Middle Child – “In A Song”
21. John Legend – “There With You”

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[Jeezy] That’s riiiiiiiight [/Jeezy], Pac Div and the Cool Kids will be rocking the Showbox Market here in Seattle on Tuesday, March 9th.  I better see y’all there!

Ok, I must admit, it’s a little sad that the site has pretty much been reduced to Sound Session episodes and little else, but I’ll work on that.  Perhaps I’ll bring back Wack Lyric of the Day, I’ve been letting a lot of y’all rappers slide.

Anyway, it’s been pretty hectic lately and like I mentioned last week, I’m completely locked in to the Olympics.  From skicross to hockey, the action has been incredible, though I did finally find an event that completely sucks.  That’s right ice dancing: you…are…awful.

In short, imagine figure skating (sigh) without the athletic tricks and jumps…ok, that’s rough enough, right?  Now…add themes (often offensive to your morality, if not your senses), an obscene amount of make up, music seemingly stolen from John Tesh’s unreleased vaults, and the douchiest overall presentation of any event in the Games, and you’ve got yourself ice dancing.  Even the other figure skaters think it’s “a trifle dramatic.”  It’s painful to watch hockey all day and then see NBC broadcast ballet on ice, minus the aerials, during prime time.  I keep hoping Ovechkin will come out of nowhere to treat Belbin and Agosto like Jagr, but sadly, they seem to use different venues for these events.

The only thing that provides an appropriate recovery after being exposed to ice dancing is, of course, Sound Session.  Enjoy.

Show #247 (2-21-10)

1. Nas & Damian Marley – “Strong Will Continue”
2. Strong Arm Steady ft. Phonte – “Best Of Times”
3. H.O.P.E. – “Me&Her”
4. Jern Eye ft. Spank Pops & J-Billion – “Cali”
5. Freeway & Jake One ft. Young Chris – “Microphone Killa” (Local Music)
6. Statik Selektah ft. Lil’ Fame, Havoc, & Kool G Rap – “Do It 2 Death”
7. Sean Price – “Shut The F*ck Up”
8. Nottz – “Shine So Brite”
9. Spaid – “Love Affair” (Local Music)
10. B.o.B ft. Asher Roth – “F*ck The Money”
11. El Prez – “Burger Time”
12. TiRon – “For Your Smile”
13. Kidz In The Hall ft. Jay Electronica – “Cool, Relax”
14. Kooley High ft. Median – “Solitude”
15. Aloe Blacc – “Dollar”
16. Concise Kilgore – “Alaska”
17. 2 Hungry Bros. ft. Substantial – “Can’t Be That Stupid”
18. Moka Only – “Search” (Local Music)
19. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – “He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Quadron – “Pressure”
21. Janelle Monae – “Cold War”
22. Holy Ghost! – “Hold On”

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Ok, I tried to hold out.  I watched the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics and aside from a few cool moments, I concluded that it was far inferior to Beijing’s pageantry a few years earlier (though my Canadian friend astutely pointed out, “at least ours was real“).  I thought the lack of an electric superstar that the summer games seem filled with wouldn’t hold my attention.  And while Kanye is probably constructing a blog post about the figure skating outfits as we speak, it’s safe to say us sports lovers don’t usually get too involved with ballet on ice.  Besides, with it being NBA All-Star Weekend, Valentine’s Day, and my birthday all rolled into one, there was no way that I’d get wrapped up in the Olympics, right?

Wrong.

Even if the sports are questionable at times (curling is actually really interesting…for about 20 minutes) and even if the weather isn’t cooperating, there’s still something incredible about the Olympics.  These athletes spend every waking moment of their lives working towards one moment, and to see them either thrive or fail with such high stakes at play is riveting.  Plus, I know a lot of sports fans cringe at the “puff pieces” that NBC packages with the Games, but eff it, I like ’em.  If you watched the report on Alexandre Bilodeau‘s handicapped brother and didn’t root for him to win Canada’s first gold on home soil, you have no soul.  His run in the moguls was the most exciting, and fulfilling, part of the whole weekend, hands down.  Well, aside from this week’s Sound Session of course.

Check out the latest episode featuring new music from Cypress Hill, Nas & Damian Marley, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Nneka, B.o.B, El Prez, and more, plus a special Throwback for those who may not have had the Valentine’s Day they were after.  Enjoy:

Show #246 (2-14-10)

1. Emilio Rojas ft. Styles P & Asher Roth – “Bold & Arrogant (Remix)”
2. Method Man, Ghostface Killah, & Raekwon – “Our Dreams”
3. Cypress Hill – “It Ain’t Nothin’”
4. Madlib & Guilty Simpson – “American Dream & Future (OJ Simpson Remix)”
5. Kooley High ft. Median – “Solitude”
6. El Prez – “Burger Time”
7. Nas & Damian Marley – “Strong Will Continue”
8. Freeway & Jake One ft. Raekwon – “One Thing” (Local Music)
9. Blue Scholars – “Michelle Malkin” (Local Music)
10. Marv Won – “The Way It Goes”
11. Sean Price – “Figure Four”
12. No Clue – “Ima Mash” (Local Music)
13. Consequence – “Sounds G.O.O.D. 2 Me”
14. B.o.B – “Down For Y’all”
15. Erykah Badu – “Window Seat”
16. AB ft. Black Milk – “Reppin’ For You”
17. Rhymefest ft. Phonte – “Say Wassup”
18. Janelle Monae ft. Big Boi – “Tightrope”
19. D’Angelo – “One Mo’Gin” (Throwback of the Week)
20. H.O.P.E. – “Me&Her”
21. Nneka – “Come With Me”

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More freshness from the town.  A little NSFW though, so be careful if you peep it at the office.  Dyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyme Def!

R.I.P. to Big Pun and the illest of all time, J Dilla.  Is there anything else that really needs to be said?

Show #245 (2-7-10)

1. Big Pun – “Dream Shatterer” (Throwback of the Week)
2. Memphis Bleek – “Still Ill”
3. Sean Price – “Figure Four”
4. Madlib & Guilty Simpson – “American Dream & Future (OJ Simpson Remix)
5. Marv Won – “The Way It Goes”
6. Emilio Rojas ft. Styles P & Asher Roth – “Bold & Arrogant (Remix)
7. B.o.B ft. Asher Roth – “F*ck The Money”
8. Kooley High ft. Median – “Solitude”
9. Nas & Damian Marley – “As We Enter”
10. Freeway & Jake One – “Throw Your Hands Up” (Local Music)
11. Consequence – “Sounds G.O.O.D. 2 Me”
12. David Banner – “Slow Down”
13. Cool-Aide (MiC K!NG & Chum) – “I’m All That 2009”
14. Chikaramanga ft. Dr. Oop – “A Life Like This”
15. D. Black ft. Fatal Lucciauno – “Special” (Local Music)
16. No Clue – “Ima Mash” (Local Music)
17. Erykah Badu – “Window Seat”
18. Raheem DeVaughn – “Ms. High Heels”
19. J Dilla – “Won’t Do” (Throwback of the Week)
20. DJ K.O. ft. East & MadKem – “Mister Senor Love Daddy”
21. C.H.A.Z.Z. – “No More Monday”
22. Nneka – “The Uncomfortable Truth”

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Big shout to the homey MiC K!NG (formerly known as iCON The Mic King) for co-hosting this week’s episode of SNSS with us.  If you haven’t checked out his new project with Chum, what are you waiting for?

It’s always fun to kick it with cool folks, and when they happen to be dope MC’s on top of that, it’s even better.  That’s rare, by the way.  There’s generally an inverse relationship between your level of talent and how nice you are.  Hit me and I’ll give you some examples, if you can’t think of a few on your own…

Anyway, peep episode #244 for all sorts of dopeness and the debut of our new Throwback of the Week feature.  Sometimes we get a little tired of the new selections we pick from each week and we figured we could educate some of our listeners with a classic jawn each show.  If you don’t like this week’s pick, you might as well stop checking for SNSS cause “What They Do” is flawless.

Oh, and shout to Nneka for calling in as well.  Her Concrete Jungle album hits stores today and it’s already racking up great reviews left and right.  I’ve been rocking the album and her mixtape with J. Period a lot recently and all the praise is well deserved.  Get on the bandwagon now before it’s filled up!  Full interview coming soon (I feel like I say that every week…bah…gonna find some free time to get those online for y’all soon).

Show #244 (1-31-10)
**Co-hosted by MiC K!NG**

1. The Knux – “Floozy”
2. Pill ft. Freddie Gibbs – “Run Up To Me”
3. Diamond District – “Who I Be (Marco Polo Remix)”
4. Strong Arm Steady ft. Roscoe & Guilty Simpson – “Needle In The Haystack”
5. David Banner – “Slow”
6. Lupe Fiasco – “The One Freestyle”
7. D. Black ft. Fatal Lucciauno – “Special” (Local Music)
8. RJD2 ft. Phonte – “The Shining Path”
9. Cool-Aide (MiC K!NG & Chum) – “I’m All That 2009”
10. Adrian – “I Love Your Sexy” (Local Music)
11. Raheem DeVaughn – “Ms. High Heels”
12. Little Dragon – “Blinking Pigs (1-O.A.K. God Made Me Funky Remix)”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH NNEKA (SNIPPET)**
14. Nneka ft. Jay Electronica – “Walking (J. Period Remix)”
15. Nas & Damian Marley – “As We Enter”
16. Rhymefest ft. Phonte – “Say Wassup”
17. Joell Ortiz ft. Novel – “Like I Know”
18. DJ Semaj ft. Xperience – “Big Faces” (Local Music)
19. The Roots ft. Raphael Saadiq – “What They Do” (Throwback of the Week)
20. C.H.A.Z.Z. – “No More Monday”
21. Broken Bells – “The High Road”
22. Cool-Aide (MiC K!NG) ft. Elzhi – “Word Perfect”

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**UPDATE – not sure why the links died, but here’s a bonus link to grab the show – http://usershare.net/z7oehsvhgskz **

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Those of you who know me in real life have probably heard me talk (at length) about a style of working out called crossfit.  Ever since the homey Dru introduced it to me, I’ve been a fan.  In short, it focuses on simple movements performed at a high level for short periods of time.  It’s way more efficient and challenging than simply lifting weights and I would recommend everyone check it out, regardless of your level of fitness.

Seattle people should come check it out tomorrow at the grand opening for Dru’s new space.  Foundation Crossfit has been around for a few years, but come check out the new spot and find out about these workouts that will change your life.  Tomorrow’s schedule is as follows:

See you there.