The Audacity of Dope

(I’m headed to Los Angeles this week so I wanted to get this archive up ASAP for y’all.  If you’re in LA, hit me and let’s link up!)

After last week’s debacle, you didn’t think I’d forget to record SNSS on back to back episodes, did you?  Back once again, it’s the incredible.  This time, we were joined in studio by one of our favorite local artists, Thaddeus David, who you should be familiar with from his work with State of the Artist (SOTA) and Helluvastate.  He’s now releasing his first solo project, Maven, this Friday and we spoke with him all about it.

We also aired our interview (and live acoustic in-studio performance!) from a very promising up and coming R&B singer, John West.  Peep the interviews and the rest of the dopeness below.  RIP Etta James & Jam-Master Jay!

Show #345 (1-22-12)

1. Drake ft. Lil Wayne – “HYFR”
2. 50 Cent – “You Took My Heart”
3. The Wurxs ft. Peedi Crakk – “No Ordinary”
4. Homeboy Sandman – “The Miracle”
5. ASAP Rocky – “Peso”
6. Jay-Z – “Glory”
7. Sol – “Rap Life” (Local Music)
8. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 1**
9. 8Ball & MJG ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “We Buy Gold”
10. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Isabella Du Graf – “Never Impossible” (Local Music)
11. Astonish – “All I Need”
12. The Quakers ft. Guilty Simpson & MED – “Fitta Happier”
13. Bumpy Knuckles – “We Are At War”
14. Tito Lopez – “Conversation With Tito”
15. Common ft. John Legend – “The Believer”
16. Kanye West – “Addiction” (Throwback of the Week)
17. Run-D.M.C. – “Jam-Master Jay” (Throwback of the Week)
18. The Weeknd – “Montreal”
19. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 2**
20. Thaddeus David – “Never Ever” (Local Music)
21. The Slakadeliqs ft. Tingsek – “Nine 2 Five”
22. Asher Roth ft. Action Bronson – “Choices”
23. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 3**
24. Saigon ft. Lil’ Fame – “Another Man Down”
25. Brother Ali – “Writer’s Block”
26. **INTERVIEW WITH JOHN WEST, PT. 1**
27. John West – “Already There (Live on Sunday Night Sound Session)”
28. **INTERVIEW WITH JOHN WEST, PT. 2**
29. Chuuwee – “Reign (Long Live The King)”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?t3ms1jya6r4nshl
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/y9g0rh0zqutb)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/98890031608773b4/)

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.

Another year is in the books and here on Sound Session, you already know what that means: it’s time for our annual wrap up show.  As we’ve said in years past (2009 & 2010), this playlist isn’t a definitive, comprehensive list by any means, nor is it compiled in any sort of numerical ranking marking which songs are “better” than the others.  Instead, we simply picked records and artists that played a large part on our show this past year and the songs we couldn’t stop listening to.

As I usually do, I’ve listed some notes on why each song made the cut, along with a few honorable mentions from artists not otherwise represented (i.e., I could have listed a plethora of tracks from Drake, The Weeknd, Kendrick, Kanye/Jay, etc., but we’ll keep it simple…).

Enjoy the show and make 2012 your best year yet.

Show #342 (1-1-12)
**Best of 2011**

1. Drake ft. Rick Ross – “Lord Knows”
2. Nas – “Nasty”
3. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Gotta Have It”
4. Kendrick Lamar – “HiiiPower”
5. Tyler, The Creator – “Yonkers”
6. Frank Ocean – “Novacane”
7. TiRon & Ayomari – “If I Had You”
8. The Physics – “These Moments” (Local Music)
9. Dom Kennedy – “On My Way”
10. Curren$y – “She Don’t Want A Man”
11. Big K.R.I.T. – “The Vent”
12. Rocki Evans – “Funeral Song”
13. Purple HeArts – “Know Go”
14. Shabazz Palaces ft. Thee Satisfaction – “Swerve…the reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding)” (Local Music)
15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us” (Local Music)
16. Little Dragon – “Ritual Union”
17. Common ft. Makeba – “Blue Sky”
18. Childish Gambino – “Freaks and Geeks”
19. Maffew Ragazino – “Black Sheep”
20. Ghostface Killah ft. Black Thought – “In Tha Park”
21. Thurz – “Dope”
22. Lupe Fiasco ft. Skylar Grey – “Words I Never Said”
23. Charlie Smarts – “Torture”
24. J. Cole ft. Drake – “In The Morning”
25. The Weeknd – “The Party & The After Party”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?vdi2nrygmyfjrsf
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/6d7zxtd90fjk)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/981872599a085813/)

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.

Notes:

1. Drizzy was everywhere this year and while most records were slow and brooding (“Marvin’s Room” is an instant classic), he reminded his deriders he can rhyme too.  Just Blaze’s incredible beat and Rick Ross coining the #YOLO term didn’t hurt either.
2. Anyone who thought Nas slipped with the Distant Relatives project was crazy to begin with.  Nas punctuated that with “Nasty.”
3. Did Watch The Throne live up to the hype?  Probably not, but it’s still one of the best albums of the year and while “Otis” and “Murder To Excellence” were also great, the standout is this short but sweet record…despite Jay’s “planking on a million” line.
4. After a few good years, Kendrick broke out in a major way with Section.80 in 2011.  This J. Cole produced single was the first track released off the project and set the tone for the whole album.  Kendrick will drop a 5 mic classic before it’s all said and done.
5. Tyler and the Odd Future crew had an amazing year in 2011 and while many tracks were a bit too heavy on the shock value, “Yonkers” didn’t go overboard (though the video might have, for some).  Instead, Tyler cooked up one of the best beats of the year that would have sounded at home on a classic Wu-Tang album.
6. My personal song of the year.  Nuff said.
7. They just don’t make music like this anymore.  TiRon & Ayomari’s uptempo record becomes a classic the second the horns come in for the first time.
8. Three straight appearances on our year end wrap up show for The Physics, who consistently make my favorite music from the Northwest.  No need for drums on this record when everything else is that dope.
9. Dom dropped two great projects in 2011 and had numerous records that we could have picked, but this one represents his trademark new west sound perfectly.
10. The ongoing joke is that Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y are ALWAYS rapping about smoking weed with your girl, but hey, when it comes out like this, you can’t really be mad at it.  Unless that’s your girl.
11. Along with Don Trip’s “Letter 2 My Son,” Big K.R.I.T.’s “The Vent” was the most heartfelt record of the year.  That’s what music should be all about.
12. Rocki may not be on everyone’s radar (yet), but if he keeps making songs like this, he will be in 2012.
13. While Drake, The Weeknd, and even our good friend Shad have been making headlines in the US all year, be on the lookout for another crew from Canada in 2012.
14. International acclaim from fans and press alike marked a great year for Seattle’s own Shabazz Palaces.  Thee Satisfaction come along for the ride on this one, closing out the record in a way only they can.
15. Speaking of international success for local musicians, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis blew up in 2011.  Seriously.  Did you see them rock almost 10k at Bumbershoot?
16. Yukimi is incredible and gets most of the headlines, but the rest of the band is amazing as well.  You need to see Erik drum live to truly experience Little Dragon.
17. Com just barely dropped his album in time for most people to include it in their year end wrap ups, but the minute “Blue Sky” was released, it instantly reserved its spot on our list.
18. I was tempted to pick “Be Alone” or “Hold You Down,” which show a slightly more serious side of Gambino, but this record was Donald’s break out song for 2011.
19. In a year where most newcomers came from other cities, Maffew and Action Bronson showed there’s still a bright future in NYC.
20. Most forgot that Ghostface’s album was released right before the new year so this Frank Dukes produced banger was too late for everyone’s 2010 lists, and sadly forgotten on most 2011 wrap ups.  Except ours.
21. Fans were disappointed to see U-N-I go their separate ways but both Thuz and Y-O dropped good projects in 2011, highlighted by this appropriately titled record from the former.
22. While the beat and hook left much to be desired, Lupe spit some of the realest bars of the year on this track.  If Lu ever releases acapellas, it might destroy the internet.
23. One of our favorite crews, Kooley High, saw one member, Rapsody, achieve a lot of notoriety in 2011 but our favorite track from the North Carolina collective was Charlie Smarts’ “Torture.”  Just listen to those keys…
24. Always a good question…
25. Anytime someone literally goes from unknown to the most sought after independent artist in the game, he has to be the rookie of the year.  Nobody came out of nowhere like The Weeknd in recent memory, thanks in large part to Drake’s co-sign and the strictly grown & sexy music.

Honorable mentions from artists not otherwise represented:

• Amy Winehouse ft. Nas – “Like Smoke”
• Asher Roth & Nottz – “Break Bread”
• Fly.Union – “Hard Sell”
• Goapele – “Play”
• Gods’illa ft. Maimouna Youssef – “You Don’t Have To Be A Star”
• Jhene Aiko – “Stranger”
• Killer Mike – “Ric Flair”
• Mayer Hawthorne – “A Long Time”
• Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun ft. Styles P & Sean Price – “That’s Hard”
• Phonte ft. Jeanne Jolly – “Everything Is Falling Down”
• Pusha T – “Blow”
• Raekwon ft. Nas – “Rich and Black”
• Random Axe ft. Roc Marciano – “Chewbacca”
• Raphael Saadiq – “Good Man”
• Rapsody ft. Raekwon – “Black Diamonds”
• Rick Ross – “I Love My B*tches”
• Royce Da 5’9” – “Second Place”
• Saigon – “The Greatest Story Never Told”
• Schoolboy Q ft. Jhene Aiko – “Fantasy”
• Stephen Marley ft. Damian Marley & Buju Banton – “Jah Army (Revelation, Pt. 1)”
• Travis Barker ft. Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell – “If You Want To”
• Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 – “I Do”

2012.  Let’s go.

I’ve been having so many negative experiences this past week dealing with artists, labels, and promoters, I can’t even begin to express my frustrations with this industry.  Rather than treat everyone like Silky Johnson — “I hope all the bad things in life happen to you and nobody else but you” — I’d like to stay positive and instead recognize all the dedicated SNSS listeners who sent their support and appreciation for what we do.  You guys are awesome and we do this for y’all.  And them, even if they don’t know it.

Enjoy and be sure to peep my favorite song out right now:

Show #332 (10-16-11)

1. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Illest Motherf*cker Alive”
2. Common – “Blue Sky”
3. Murs – “316 Ways”
4. Nas ft. Rick Ross – “It’s A Tower Heist”
5. Rick Ross – “I Love My B*tches”
6. Mac Miller – “Blue Slide Park”
7. Drake ft. Nicki Minaj – “Make Me Proud”
8. J. Cole – “Sideline Story”
9. **INTERVIEW WITH SONNY BONOHO, PT. 1**
10. Sonny Bonoho – “Coogars” (Local Music)
11. Sol – “Albert Einstein” (Local Music)
12. **INTERVIEW WITH SONNY BONOHO, PT. 2**
13. Rapper Big Pooh ft. Choklate – “They Say”
14. Donny Goines ft. Bun B, XV, & Pill – “Champion’s Anthem”
15. Maffew Ragazino ft. Rocki Evans & The Mad Stuntman – “City of God”
16. Rocki Evans – “Funeral Song”
17. Yuna – “Come As You Are”
18. Chip Tha Ripper – “Realer”
19. Mobb Deep – “Quiet Storm” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Sir Michael Rocks – “Brite”
21. Steven A. Clark – “Angel Of Death”
22. Allen Stone – “Unaware” (Local Music)
23. Ro Blvd ft. Thurz – “Great Going Good”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?5qgtwmd5gf2gvro
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/hpx11rfgqgfs)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/94890351bdbe4425/)

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.

Just the biz this week.  Shout to Luck-One for coming through the Sound Session studio.  Be sure to download his new project here.  Also, special thanks to M.anifest for letting us world premiere his “Kilimanjaro” record (produced by Budo)!

Show #328 (9-18-11)

1. Pusha T ft. Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amen”
2. Jay-Z & Kanye West ft. Mr. Hudson – “Why I Love You”
3. Rapper Big Pooh – “Medicine Man”
4. Rashad – “Pass Me By”
5. Fly.Union – “Long Run”
6. Chip Tha Ripper – “Realer”
7. J. Cole ft. Trey Songz – “Can’t Get Enough”
8. Trackademicks ft. MoxMore – “Low-Tech Life”
9. Goapele – “Play”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH LUCK-ONE, PT. 1**
11. Luck-One – “Breakthrough” (Local Music)
12. Mac Miller – “Face The Facts”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH LUCK-ONE, PT. 2**
14. Statik Selektah ft. Big K.R.I.T. & Freddie Gibbs – “Play The Game”
15. TiRon & Ayomari ft. Yummy Bingham – “All My Love”
16. Murs – “Remember 2 Forget”
17. Drake – “Club Paradise”
18. Game ft. Drake – “Good Girls Go Bad”
19. JayKin ft. Skyzoo – “The Speech” (Local Music)
20. Dead Prez – “Hip-Hop” (Throwback of the Week)
21. Clemm Rishad – “Back To The Paper” (Local Music)
22. **M.anifest – “Kilimanjaro” (WORLD PREMIERE)**
23. DTMD ft. yU – “Keep On”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?ci87h9koz7iqc43
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/ywcqzrolmycg)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/94510418e1d9d891/)

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 mentioned last week, I was supposed to miss this edition of SNSS but my trip out east was postponed thanks to Hurricane Irene.  God hit me on Twitter later and said he had to do it.  He’s been listening since day one and just didn’t think it’d be right if I wasn’t there.  Thanks big homey.

Thanks to DJ Descry as well, who allowed us to world premiere his new record with TiRon, Outasight, and Theo Martins.  Dope stuff.

Enjoy the rest of the show and if you’re in the Northwest, I hope to see you at Seattle’s Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival this weekend.  Here are a few snapshots of some of the hip-hop related artists performing for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.  J. Moore and I will be running around the festival all weekend, but you can catch us hosting the mainstage for Kendrick Lamar and Big Boi on Monday for sure.  Also, you’ll be vibing to my music picks during that show and the Macklemore/Wiz Khaifa performance.  It’ll be like listening to SNSS with 10,000 of your closest friends.  With beer spilled on you.

See you there!

Show #326 (8-28-11)

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us” (Local Music)
2. Kendrick Lamar – “Hol’ Up”
3. Game ft. Drake – “Good Girls Go Bad”
4. Trackademicks ft. Freddie Gibbs, Phonte, & 1-O.A.K. – “Chill”
5. Phonte ft. Elzhi – “Not Here Anymore”
6. KJ – “Just Sometimes”
7. Jay-Z & Kanye West ft. Elly Jackson – “That’s My B*tch”
8. Little Dragon – “Ritual Union”
9. SBTRKT ft. Little Dragon & Shabazz Palaces – “Wildfire (Drumma Boy Remix)”
10. Dom Kennedy & Curren$y – “Hennessey Beach”
11. DTMD – “You”
12. Slum Village – “Players” (Throwback of the Week)
13. The Physics – “Love Is A Business” (Local Music)
14. Asher Roth – “Ampersand”
15. Maffew Ragazino ft. Action Bronson – “Jordan vs. Bird”
16. Danny Brown – “Radio Song”
17. Lil Wayne ft. Tech N9ne & Andre 3000 – “Tha Carter IV Interlude”
18. **Descry ft. TiRon, Outasight, & Theo Martins – “Money Won’t”** (World Premiere)
19. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah ft. Kardinal Offishall, Skillz, & Shad – “Notorious (Remix)”
20. JayKin – “V.A.N. II” (Local Music)
21. The Weeknd – “Lonely Star”
22. STS ft. Count Justice – “WWW”
23. Union ft. Elzhi – “Wings”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?ns91jgodi71fsfk
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/an11olixfqkc)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/94250171a66430c2/)

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 write this, I’m posted up on my deck overlooking the Space Needle and soaking in some Seattle sunshine with the Manchester City vs. Swansea game on ESPN2 in the background (Sergio Aguero putting in WORK).  Ah yes, my week of vacation is off to a nice start…

Enjoy this week’s show with new music by artists like Royce Da 5’9″, Miguel, The Cool Kids, Maffew Ragazino, Big Sean, Frank Ocean, and more.  Special shout to Braille, Cool Nutz, and Avatar Young Blaze for dropping by and blessing us with some new music as well.

Braille’s track, “Feel It,” was a world premiere and actually has an interesting SNSS related back-story.  A few years back, Braille came through and killed a true off the dome freestyle for us (watch the video here).  Evidence saw the freestyle on the blogs and reached out to Braille for a collaboration.  The story came full circle last night when we debuted the Evidence produced track with DJ Revolution on the cuts.  SNSS bringing the world together through good music…

Show #324 (8-14-11)

1. Royce Da 5’9” ft. Eminem – “Writer’s Block (DJ Premier Remix)”
2. Fowl – “Cha Cha Chicken (We On)”
3. Thurz ft. Black Thought – “Riot”
4. Roc Marciano – “Momma Told Me”
5. **INTERVIEW WITH AVATAR YOUNG BLAZE, PT. 1**
6. Avatar Young Blaze – “World Keeps Turning” (Local Music)
7. Omar Aura ft. Fashawn – “1,000 Palm Trees”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH AVATAR YOUNG BLAZE, PT. 2**
9. Miguel – “Quickie”
10. The Cool Kids ft. Tennille – “Boomin’”
11. Asher Roth – “In The Kitchen”
12. Theo Martins – “Mario Kart”
13. Big Sean ft. Lupe Fiasco – “Wait For Me”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH BRAILLE, PT. 1**
15. Braille – “Feel It” (World Premiere) (Local Music)
16. Union ft. Elzhi – “Wings”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH BRAILLE, PT. 2**
18. Frank Ocean – “Swim Good”
19. Jay-Z & Kanye West ft. Frank Ocean & The-Dream – “No Church In The Wild”
20. Maffew Ragazino – “Short Yellow Bus Theory”
21. Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown – “Something”
22. **INTERVIEW WITH COOL NUTZ, PT. 1**
23. Cool Nutz – “Hamptons” (Local Music)
24. **INTERVIEW WITH COOL NUTZ, PT. 2**
25. Mos Def ft. Tash & Q-Tip – “Body Rock” (Throwback of the Week)
26. Drake – “Headlines”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?kbdrkci0rc18y84
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/5o5qd1wmkpki)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/9372391718b9a265/)

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 Summer Jam week out here at KUBE 93, so time is at a premium.  Aside from the obvious shout to Abby Wambach and (Seattle’s Richland’s own) Hope Solo for giving us an incredible moment in sports history this weekend, peace to Dyme Def, Helluvastate, and Neema for coming through episode #318 of SNSS.

Enjoy the music!

Show #319 (7-10-11)

1. Kendrick Lamar – “Ronald Reagan Era (His Evils)”
2. Pusha T ft. Tyler, The Creator – “Trouble On My Mind”
3. Wu-Tang Clan ft. Ghostface Killah, Action Bronson, & Termanology – “Meteor Hammer”
4. Common ft. Nas – “Ghetto Dreams”
5. **INTERVIEW WITH DYME DEF, PT. 1**
6. Dyme Def – “Bring It In” (Local Music)
7. Dom Kennedy ft. Asher Roth & Mikey Rocks – “New Jeeps”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH DYME DEF, PT. 2**
9. Drake – “Dreams Money Can Buy”
10. Big K.R.I.T. – “King’s Blues”
11. Outkast – “Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Part 1)” (Throwback of the Week)
12. Don Trip – “Letter 2 My Son”
13. Co$$ ft. Shawn Jackson – “When I Feel”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH HELLUVASTATE, PT. 1**
15. Helluvastate – “Brain Champagne” (Local Music)
16. Freddie Gibbs – “Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH HELLUVASTATE, PT. 2**
18. Consequence ft. Kid Cudi – “On My Own”
19. TiRon & Ayomari ft. Seinabo Sey – “Back 2 U”
20. The Black Opera – “Sleep Tight”
21. **INTERVIEW WITH NEEMA, PT. 1**
22. Neema ft. Sol & Lace Cadence – “Black Roses (It’s Over)” (Local Music)
23. Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun ft. Top Dog & Jahdan Blakkamoore – “This One”
24. **INTERVIEW WITH NEEMA, PT. 2**
25. Purple HeArts – “Know Go”
26. Shi Wisdom ft. KJ – “LoveSpeak”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?v3z8tp3w8bmjkp0
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/yrvviy10k170)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/92522244ff6ddefa/)

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.

Another fun week on Sound Session, where we played new music from artists like Killer Mike, Maffew Ragazino, Big K.R.I.T., H.O.PE., The Hood Internet, SBTRKT, DJ JS-1, Pharoahe Monch, Pete Rock, Smif-N-Wessun, James Pants, and more.  Special shout to Animal Farm for trekking up from Portland to be on the show and the homey Dhruva from Shocking Goat for coming through as well.  Last, but not least, @therealKramer delivered in the clutch with another recording of SNSS!  We’ll be hiring him on as an engineer shortly.

Enjoy…

Show #312 (5-22-11)

1. Termanology ft. Joell Ortiz, Bun B, Saigon, & Freeway – “Say It (Remix)”
2. Killer Mike – “American Dream”
3. Pusha T – “Blow”
4. Maffew Ragazino – “Black Sheep”
5. Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun ft. Styles P & Sean Price – “That’s Hard”
6. REKS – “Underdog”
7. Jelani The MC – “De La Vega”
8. Fresh Daily ft. Cocoa Serai – “Good Dude”
9. Moe Green – “Extra, Extra”
10. Big K.R.I.T. – “The Vent”
11. The Nonce – “Mix Tapes” (Throwback of the Week)
12. Elzhi – “Memory Lane”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH ANIMAL FARM, PT. 1**
14. Animal Farm ft. Talib Kweli – “Test Of Time” (Local Music)
15. Emilio Rojas – “Breaking Point”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH ANIMAL FARM, PT. 2**
17. H.O.P.E. ft. Jhene Aiko – “Body On Me”
18. Gods’illa ft. Maimouna Youssef – “You Don’t Have To Be A Star”
19. The Hood Internet ft. Freddie Gibbs, Telli, & Elizabeth Harper – “VCR”
20. SBTRKT ft. Little Dragon & Drake – “Wildfire (Remix)”
21. James Pants – “Dreamboat” (Local Music)
22. DJ JS-1 ft. KRS-One & Rahzel – “Boom Slap”
23. State Of The Artist ft. Shaprece – “Alive” (Local Music)
24. Pharoahe Monch ft. Jill Scott – “Still Standing”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?4if945x7975lajv
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/90535905a977143f/)
(2nd back up / streaming link – http://www.usershare.net/w8n1ox2jamo8/DJ Hyphen and J. Moore – Sunday Night Sound Session, Show 312, 5-22-11.mp3)

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You’d think that if I took an extra day to archive this week’s SNSS, I would have an enthralling, lengthy write up detailing what went down on the show.  Well, if you thought that, you’d be wrong.

I will say this much though: last week, we discussed microfinancing higher education for students in 3rd world countries through a local non-profit organization called Vittana.  Read the details here.  I’m happy, and humbled, to report that since helping spread the word on our last show, over 60 new lenders have contributed loans to Vittana.  Say it with me: #swag.

Together, we’re making a difference with this music, this culture, this community, and this world.  Let’s keep going y’all.  Thank you!

Show #308 (4-24-11)

1. Dom Kennedy – “On The Way Home”
2. DJ Quik ft. Jon B – “Real Women”
3. Theophilus London ft. Devonte Hynes – “Century Girl”
4. Kenna – “Chains”
5. Childish Gambino – “Be Alone”
6. Aleon Craft ft. G-Wiz & Heavy Slim – “On The Air”
7. Rapper Big Pooh – “Zone Out”
8. The Physics – “These Moments” (Local Music)
9. J. Pinder ft. Royce The Choice, Eighty4 Fly, & Clemm Rishad – “The Opus” (Local Music)
10. Kendrick Lamar – “Hiii Power”
11. Big K.R.I.T. – “The Vent”
12. Kanye West – “Jesus Walks” (Throwback of the Week)
13. Curren$y ft. Freddie Gibbs – “Scottie Pippen”
14. Random Axe – “The Hex”
15. Elzhi – “Detroit State Of Mind”
16. Shane Eli ft. Playboy Tre & Rittz – “Let’s Ride”
17. Dice – “Things I Couldn’t Say” (Local Music)
18. Estelle ft. Rick Ross – “Break My Heart”
19. Frank Ocean – “Nature Feels”
20. Little Dragon – “NightLight”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?bdp7hgrp762sosy
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/894799390f57d113/)
(2nd back up – http://www.usershare.net/xrgvzud7fbre/DJ Hyphen and J. Moore – Sunday Night Sound Session, Show 308, 4-24-11.mp3)

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 Portland to Seattle transplant, Luck One, delivers the visuals for his first single off True Theory Outtakes.  We had Luck on SNSS a while back and I’m really excited to hear more from him.  He’s a very dope writer and a cool dude as well.  More northwest talent!