The Audacity of Dope

Man, how great would it be if every Monday was a holiday?  It’s a lot easier to host a late Sunday night show, sleep in the next day, and then post up the archive when you don’t have to run to work first thing in the morning.  I’m not mad at this at all.

Last night was a pretty fun show, though I was a little bored with nobody else in the studio (if you couldn’t tell by this post).  J will be back from his travels next week, but in the meantime, I played some dope tracks from folks like M.O.P., Cormega, Drake, Kid Cudi, the CunninLynguists, Mos Def, K’Naan, Big Boi, and I might have debuted a new Mayer Hawthorne (DJ Haircut) track too.  Not sure if anyone’s played that one yet, but, obviously, it’s dope.  Peep it all below:

Show #194 (2-15-09)

1. M.O.P. – “Blow The Horns”
2. Blame One ft. Sean Price – “Disturbed”
3. Cormega – “Maybach Music Freestyle”
4. Drake – “Say You Will Freestyle (Say What’s Real)”
5. Sol ft. Philharmonic – “Spliff” (Local Artist)
6. Kid Cudi – “Day N Nite”
7. J. Period ft. Consequence & Kid Cudi – “Buggin’ Out 2009 (Tribute Mix)”
8. Mic Legacy ft. Skyzoo – “The Radio”
9. Focus ft. Frank Nitti, T3, Baatin, & Illa J – “Homage To Dilla”
10. CunninLynguists – “Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)”
11. Big Tone ft. Blu – “A Song Called Triumph”
12. DJ Deckstream ft. Mos Def – “Life Is Good”
13. Wale ft. Young Chris & Tre – “Nightlife”
14. Spaceman – “This Is That Fire” (Local Artist)
15. P.A. ft. Emilio Rojas & F.T. – “Illy Bop”
16. Rhymefest – “Exodus 5:1”
17. K’Naan – “Somalia”
18. U-N-I – “Night Nurse (Remix)”
19. Big Boi – “Ringtone”
20. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Lil’ Wayne – “King of the Streets” (Local Artist)
21. Marsha Ambrosius ft. Little Brother – “Sunshine”
22. Foreign Exchange ft. Darien Brockington – “Take Off The Blues”
23. Mayer Hawthorne – “I Wish It Would Rain”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?wmmojntyytd
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/55734911caa83c04/ )

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Wow.  It’s 1:30AM (PST) and whether it was Khaled or not, which I’m sure we’ll find out by the morning, I just watched the standoff with LAPD end on the live chopper feed and it was not pretty.  According to Fox in LA, the driver of the Bentley killed himself so RIP to whoever it was.

On that note, I really don’t have anything to say about this week’s SNSS.  You know the drill.  I can’t think of anything to write after watching something like that.

Show #193 (2-8-09)

1. Termanology ft. Big Pooh, Chaundon, & Joe Scudda – “Pay Jay”
2. Super Smoky Soul ft. Guilty Simpson – “Knockout Kings”
3. Big Tone ft. Blu – “A Song Called Triumph”
4. J. Period ft. De La Soul – “Excursions 2009 (Tribute Mix)”
5. **INTERVIEW WITH SPACEMAN**
6. Spaceman – “This Is That Fire” (Local Artist)
7. The Knux – “Fire”
8. Cunninlynguists – “Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)”
9. Q-Tip ft. Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, & Lil’ Wayne – “Renaissance Rap (Remix)”
10. Beatnick & K-Salaam ft. K’Naan & Buckshot – “In Jamaica”
11. Alchemist ft. Twista & Maxwell – “Smilin’”
12. Musab – “Get Life”
13. New Jack Hustle (Newman & Shawn Jackson) ft. Vursatyl (of the Lifesavas) – “Ronald”
14. Convinced ft. Shawn Jackson, Tunji (of Inverse), & El Prez – “Mass Appeal 2009 (Remix)”
15. Inverse ft. Deacon the Villain (of the Cunninlynguists) – “So True”
16. Sol – “Road Is Rough” (Local Artist)
17. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Lil’ Wayne – “King of the Streets” (Local Artist)
18. N.A.S.A. ft. Kanye West, Santogold, & Lykke Li – “Gifted”
19. U-N-I ft. Black Milk – “Castle Vee Re-Up”
20. Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah – “Criminology, Pt. 2”
21. Nat King Cole ft. the Roots – “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (Remix)”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?mminwim2t0v
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/5537726963b7f026/ )

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.

It’s been a minute since I’ve posted up the archive of SNSS immediately following the show, but since I’m staying up late watching this Chelsea/Liverpool match on the [Phonte] DV-Arruh [/Tay], I figured I’d toss this up.  You already know how we do.  More great music from people like Alchemist, Q-Tip, The Knux, Rhymefest, John Legend, Blue Scholars, Shad, Jay Electronica (congrats!) and more.  We also debuted a very dope new track from Musab and played a quick snippet of an interview with the U-N-I homies from a while back.  I’ll be posting that full interview later this week so stay tuned…

Show #192 (2-1-09)

1. Jadakiss – “Can’t Stop Me”
2. Alchemist ft. Twista & Maxwell – “Smilin’”
3. Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah – “Criminology, Pt. 2”
4. Focus ft. Royce The 5’9”, Phonte (of Little Brother), & Stat Quo – “Homage To Premier”
5. Q-Tip ft. Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, & Lil’ Wayne – “Renaissance Rap (Remix)”
6. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Lil’ Wayne – “King of the Streets” (Local Artist)
7. Framework – “The Route We Chose” (Local Artist)
8. Convinced ft. Shawn Jackson, Tunji (of Inverse), & El Prez – “Mass Appeal 2009 (Remix)”
9. Teriyaki Boyz ft. Kanye West & Big Sean – “Teriya-Kings”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH U-N-I (SNIPPET)**
11. U-N-I – “Night Nurse (Remix)”
12. Inverse ft. Substantial – “Spark My Soul”
13. Blue Scholars – “Coffee & Snow” (Local Artist)
14. Musab – “Get Life”
15. Zion I ft. Brother Ali – “Caged Bird, Pt. 1”
16. The Knux – “The True”
17. Rhymefest – “Supersonic (Chucky Cheese)”
18. MF Doom – “Genuine Ballskin”
19. John Legend – “Everybody Knows”
20. Jay Electronica ft. Che Grand – “Hagler”
21. Shad – “Nowadays”
22. S1 ft. Phonte – “Callin’ Me”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?tzy2yjmmgt2
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/549967123eadd3fe/ )

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(watch in HD on HyphenTV here)

As I mentioned in the show recap, we had the longtime Inverse homies, Tunji and Toby, come through Sound Session this past week.  You can peep that post for the audio of the entire interview, but I’ll be posting the video for it soon.  In the meantime, here’s a clip of the end of the interview, where Tunj spit a (real) freestyle to help close out the show.

Download Inverse’s So True EP right here if you haven’t already.  Oh, and you should probably remember the name too.  2009 is gonna be a big year y’all.

This past Sound Session was about 8 years in the making.  Finally, after all these years, we were able to have the longtime Inverse homies, Tunji and Toby, come through and kick it in the studio.  Sure, when I DJ’d for Inverse in college, they appeared on my KSPC show plenty of times, but it was great to finally get them on the big 100K-watt show.  Between the interview and their concert at Chop Suey the night before, I think we’re on our way to establishing Seattle as a second home for the fellas.  I’m already looking forward to the next time we’ll have them on.

Along with chopping it up with Inverse and having Tunji kill a (legit) freestyle, I ran new songs from artists like Jadakiss, Strong Arm Steady, Blu, the Blue Scholars, and more.  Plus, Johnny Polygon, Kenichiro Nishihara, Anjulie, and Passion Pit all made their Sound Session debuts and the homey Convinced dropped an exclusive freestyle for y’all.  Enjoy the audio now, and be on the lookout for video from the Inverse interview coming soon.

Show #190 (1-18-09)

1. B.o.B. – “I’ll Be In The Sky”
2. Asher Roth – “I Love College”
3. Shawn Jackson & Co$$ – “Here We Go Again”
4. Termanology – “Circulate Freestyle (100 Bars)”
5. **Convinced – “Sound Session Freestyle” (EXCLUSIVE)**
6. **INTERVIEW WITH NEEMA (of UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL)**
7. Blue Scholars – “Coffee & Snow” (Local Artist)
8. Blu – “Vanity (DeathOfAStar) pt.One”
9. Strong Arm Steady ft. Mistah F.A.B., Bishop Lamont, & Planet Asia – “Sunny CA”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH INVERSE, PT. 1**
11. Jadakiss – “Can’t Stop Me”
12. Statik Selektah ft. Bun B & Cory Mo – “Get Out The Way”
13. Johnny Polygon – “I Been Runnin’”
14. El Prez – “Hammerman”
15. Avriel Epps ft. Knox – “Don’t Tell Me To Go”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH INVERSE, PT. 2**
17. Inverse – “Rise & Shine”
18. Kenichiro Nishihara ft. Substantial – “Heart”
19. **INTERVIEW WITH INVERSE, PT. 3**
20. Snowgoons ft. Boom Bap Project – “The Storm” (Local Artist)
21. Grieves & Budo – “Guenevieve” (Local Artist)
22. Anjulie – “Boom”
23. Passion Pit – “Sleepyhead”
24. Adele ft. Big Pooh (of Little Brother) – “Melt My Heart To Stone (Kickdrums Remix)”
25. **INTERVIEW WITH INVERSE, PT. 4**
26. **Tunji (of Inverse) – “Live Freestyle”**

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?iwnnzmrczkt
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/54351869cfe4acb1/ )

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’ve been doing a radio show a week for damn near 10 years, but yet, somehow I’ve never been bored during any one of those shows.  With J out of town on vacation and no guests coming through SNSS live, this was one of the first shows in a minute where I was alone in the studio.  My worries that boredom would ensue were soon alleviated when I remembered why I love this gig.  I’m all by myself…in a soundproof room…playing music that I love as loud as possible.  You can just vibe and rock out to it.  Doesn’t get much better than that.

Along with playing some of my favorite tracks out right now from artists like Blu, Inverse, Little Dragon, K’Naan, Kenna, Anthony Hamilton, Royce The 5’9″, and more, I also ran a snippet of the interview I did with B.o.B. and Playboy Tre from a while back.  Be sure to check out the full interview here.

Show #189 (1-11-09)

1. Blue Scholars – “Coffee & Snow” (Local Artist)
2. Statik Selektah ft. Little Brother, Joe Scudda, & Chaundon – “On The Marquee”
3. Kid Cudi – “Sky High”
4. Strong Arm Steady ft. Mistah F.A.B., Bishop Lamont, & Planet Asia – “Sunny CA”
5. El Prez – “Hammerman”
6. Inverse ft. Substantial – “Spark My Soul”
7. Blu – “Vanity (DeathOfAStar) pt.One”
8. Little Dragon – “Constant Surprises”
9. Common ft. Martina Topley-Bird – “Everywhere”
10. Asher Roth – “I Love College”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH B.o.B. & PLAYBOY TRE (SNIPPET)**
12. B.o.B. – “I’ll Be In The Sky”
13. Colin Munroe ft. Joell Ortiz – “Piano Lessons”
14. Grieves & Budo – “Guenevieve” (Local Artist)
15. Shawn Jackson & Co$$ – “Here We Go Again”
16. Adele ft. Naledge (of Kidz In The Hall) – “First Love (Remot Remix)”
17. Musiq – “SoBeautiful”
18. Snowgoons ft. Boom Bap Project – “The Storm” (Local Artist)
19. Royce The 5’9” – “Shake This”
20. K’Naan ft. Chubb Rock – “ABC’s”
21. Kenna ft. the Cool Kids – “Loose Wires (Remix)”
22. Anthony Hamilton – “The Day We Met”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?m2wwzkmzzjh
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/540617114130cae6/ )

Link to download the full interview with B.o.B. & Playboy Tre – http://www.mediafire.com/?xnlx1wmo0gz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/54012448089f57ba/ )

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 much as I love all my favorite classic artists, there’s really nothing better than seeing the next generation come up and begin to establish themselves.  I remember when I first heard of B.o.B., I was impressed, but not blown away.  Fast forward to almost 2 years later and now I’m definitely a huge fan of Mr. Bobby Ray.  He killed every verse and hook in 2008 and ’09 will officially be his break out year.

Not only is he insanely talented, but he’s also a real cool dude.  You all saw a glimpse of that in the “Autotune” video, but I got to see it firsthand when B.o.B., Playboy Tre, and their manager B. Rich came through Sound Session to chop it up a while back.  We talked all about their backgrounds, B.o.B.’s upcoming debut album, the lead single (“I’ll Be In The Sky”), their ability to write infectious hooks, why their music has to be genuine, why the industry needs a reality check, and much more.  You can check out the full interview below:

B.o.B. & Playboy Tre on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?xnlx1wmo0gz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/54012448089f57ba/ )

Big shout to the whole crew for dropping by and a special shout to TJ Chapman too.  Get ready for the B.o.B./Tre takeover in ’09, for real.

Now this is hilarious.  Fellow Massline member Ra Scion saw Geologic & Sabzi’s “Coffee and Snow” video and had to respond.  He linked up with tthe original director, Zia, to record this dope sequel to the Scholars’ video.  Comedy…and still doper than what most artists try to create with their official videos.

(I recommend watching in high quality here)

While some of us were making completely pointless videos during the Seattle snow, the homies Geo and Sabzi were killing time making a better song and video than most artists do with huge budgets.  Seriously, are you kidding me?  About 95% of the artists out there wish they could make something this ill.  The clip was directed by Saba’s brother, Zia, who continues to churn out some of the coolest visuals I’ve seen recently.  Very dope.

Blue Scholars – “Coffee and Snow”

Ok, when the snow first started this winter here in Seattle, it was pretty dope because we don’t get scenes like this too often. Then when it stuck around for the week after and forced J. Moore and I to miss an episode of Sound Session due to the madness on the roads, it started to really get on our nerves. Now that a random blizzard decided to hit the city out of nowhere (thanks for the “light rain/snow mix moving into rain all night” forecasts weather dudes), I’m officially over this weather.

Unfortunately, due to the latest round of snow, J and I were unable to get to KUBE for the first SNSS of the new year. Just like when this happened 2 weeks ago, I’ve decided to put together the songs we would have played in a .rar file for y’all (again, please say you use WinRar for all your zipping/extracting needs), all sequenced and ready to go for you. So consider this our (semi) official 2009 jumpoff…yaaaaay. Hopefully we’ll be back to normal next week, but in the meantime, if you have any trouble, just contact me through any of the methods on the right sidebar –>

Show #188 (1-4-09)
**Online Only Edition**

1. Skillz – “2008 Rap Up”
2. Shad – “I Don’t Like To”
3. DJ Cadik ft. Phat Kat & Elzhi – “Keep It Real”
4. Super Smoky Soul ft. Guilty Simpson – “Knockout Kings”
5. People Under The Stairs – “The Wiz”
6. Grieves & Budo – “Guenevieve” (Local Artist)
7. Adele ft. Naledge (of Kidz In The Hall) – “First Love (Remot Remix)”
8. Jadakiss ft. Faith Evans – “Letter To B.I.G.”
9. **Inverse ft. Substantial – “Spark My Soul” (WORLD PREMIERE)**
10. Butta Verses – “INTL”
11. Colin Munroe ft. Joell Ortiz – “Piano Lessons”
12. Termanology ft. Sheek, Joell Ortiz, Bun B, Freeway, & Saigon – “Say It”
13. Statik Selektah ft. Bun B & Cory Mo – “Get Out The Way”
14. Snowgoons ft. Boom Bap Project – “The Storm” (Local Artist)
15. Big Pooh – “The Comeback”
16. Wale ft. Brother Ali – “2nd Time”
17. Evidence ft. Defari – “Don’t Hate”
18. Josh Martinez ft. Devin The Dude – “Hurricane Jane” (Local Artist)
19. Common – “Gladiator”
20. Kenna ft. The Cool Kids – “Loose Wires (Remix)”
21. 88 Keys – “Morning Wood”
22. Asher Roth – “I Love College”
23. Little Dragon – “Constant Surprises”
24. Robin Thicke – “Dreamworld”
25. Johnson&Jonson – “Hold On John”

Link to download the mp3’s – http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VEW9GCRL
(back up link – http://www.zshare.net/download/538391387729daed/ )

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 the weather cooperates, we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled program next week.