The Audacity of Dope

It’s moving week, so I’ll keep this short:

• If you missed the video of our recent interviews with Bilal and Yelawolf, be sure to check ’em out on the blog.  Two very different, but very dope, artists.
• If you’re in Seattle, come check out U-N-I performing live at the University of Washington Ethnic Cultural Theater on Wednesday, Dec. 8th (aka…TONIGHT!).  I’ll be DJ’ing and you should remember how live it was last time.  More details here.
• Enjoy the episode of SNSS for new music from T.I., Lloyd Banks, Spragga Benz, Cee Lo, Kendrick Lamar, The Kid Daytona, Curren$y, and many more, plus Neema and Latin Rose joining us live in studio.  A good time was had by all…

Show #288 (12-5-10)

1. Yelawolf – “Daddy’s Lambo”
2. T.I. – “Salute”
3. Kendrick Lamar ft. School Boy Q – “Michael Jordan”
4. The Kid Daytona – “Padma (So Buttery)”
5. Lloyd Banks – “Reach Out”
6. The Left – “One Day”
7. JR & PH7 ft. Elzhi & Frank-N-Dank – “The City”
8. Fashawn ft. Night & Dirty Money – “Ride & Smokin’”
9. **INTERVIEW WITH NEEMA, PT. 1**
10. Neema ft. Latin Rose – “4 AM Phone Calls” (Local Music)
11. No One (Noni Spitz & Dae One) ft. AP – “Unfaithful”
12. **INTERVIEW WITH NEEMA, PT. 2**
13. Kanye West ft. Rihanna, Kid Cudi, Fergie, Elton John, & more – “All Of The Lights”
14. Curren$y – “Famous”
15. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Isabella du Graf – “Wishing On A Dream” (Local Music)
16. J. Cole ft. Drake – “In The Morning”
17. Spragga Benz ft. Marcia Griffiths – “No Way, No How”
18. Bambu – “The Rock Rock On”
19. Head Like A Kite ft. Tilson (of the Saturday Knights) & Asy (of Smoosh) – “Diamond Paint” (Local Music)
20. Kid Cudi – “Mojo So Dope”
21. 2Pac ft. Stretch – “Pain” (Throwback of the Week)
22. Cee Lo Green – “Satisfied”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?8ma8cp3a9wndn5q
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/8363867698caf22e/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/d0lxn4qdpxz0)

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 could write a bunch about this week’s episode of SNSS that featured all sorts of dope new music plus interviews with two of Seattle’s dopest, Eighty 4 Fly and Fatal Lucciauno, or I could eat dinner before midnight.  It’s tortellini too…I mean, WWJerseyShoreD?  Hopefully I’ll have more time to write next week.  In the interim, la musica:

Show #279 (10-3-10)

1. Black Milk – “Welcome (Gotta Go)”
2. Nottz ft. Black Milk – “Blast That!”
3. Kendrick Lamar ft. Dom Kennedy & Murs – “She Needs Me (Remix)”
4. Big K.R.I.T. – “Hometown Hero”
5. Laws & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble ft. Dave Young – “Never”
6. Terrace Martin ft. U-N-I & Charlie Wilson – “Special”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH EIGHTY 4 FLY, PT. 1**
8. Eighty 4 Fly – “So Cool” (Local Music)
9. **INTERVIEW WITH EIGHTY 4 FLY, PT. 2**
10. Chris Brown ft. Drake, T.I., Kanye West, Fabolous, Rick Ross, & Andre 3000 – “Deuces (Remix)”
11. Devin The Dude – “Jus Coolin”
12. Bilal – “Think It Over”
13. Shad – “Keep Shinin’”
14. J. Cole – “It Won’t Be Long”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH FATAL LUCCIAUNO, PT. 1**
16. D. Black & B. Brown ft. Spaceman – “Loyalty” (Local Music)
17. Kanye West ft. Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, & CyHi Da Prynce – “So Appalled (Short Edit)”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH FATAL LUCCIAUNO, PT. 2**
19. Jay-Z ft. Memphis Bleek, Freeway, & Beanie Sigel – “1-900-HUSTLER” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Freeway – “Beautiful Music”
21. Blue Scholars – “Lumiere” (Local Music)
22. Bruno Mars – “Our First Time”
23. Hey Champ – “Cold Dust Girl”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?z8lf11ryab34fy0
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/81138718a6b72666/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/rtfo75h6pt46)

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 week and still busy…hmm, I’m sensing a pattern.  In any event, peep this week’s edition of SNSS for tons of dope music from cats like K.R.I.T., CyHi Da Prynce, Shad, Kendrick Lamar, Hell Razah, Slakah The BeatChild, and more.  If you aren’t up on these folks, that’s the reason we do what we do.

Also be sure to stay tuned for our full interview with J. Cole (missed the first full one?  peep it here) and check out the quick footage I grabbed of Jay Electronica at Bumbershoot a few weeks ago…

Show #278 (9-26-10)

1. Big Boi ft. Andre 3000 & Sleepy Brown – “Lookin’ 4 Ya (Full Mix)”
2. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa – “Glass House”
3. Playboy Tre ft. Lil Jon – “Ready Go”
4. CyHi Da Prynce – “Studder”
5. Bilal – “Cake & Eat It Too”
6. Joell Ortiz – “Farewell Summer”
7. Kanye West ft. Pusha T – “Runaway”
8. Eighty 4 Fly ft. Nipsey Hussle – “Until We Bleed” (Local Music)
9. Wiz Khalifa – “Black & Yellow”
10. D. Black & B. Brown ft. J. Pinder – “Make It Brighter” (Local Music)
11. Shad ft. Von Pea and Donwill – “Rose Garden (Remix)”
12. Slakah The BeatChild – “Things I Do For Her”
13. Consequence – “Got Me Trippin’ (The Amerie Joint)”
14. Kendrick Lamar ft. Dom Kennedy & Murs – “She Needs Me (Remix)”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH J. COLE #02 (SNIPPET)**
16. J. Cole – “Villematic”
17. Language Arts – “Roll With The Winners” (Local Music)
18. Hell Razah ft. R.A. The Rugged Man – “Return Of The Renaissance”
19. Eric B. & Rakim – “Follow The Leader” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Travis Barker ft. The Cool Kids – “Jump Down”
21. Bruno Mars ft. Damian Marley – “Liquor Store Blues”
22. Chromeo – “You Make It Rough”

Link to download mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?hy40yb4wdmbne7x
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/80873493c3a49303/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/6ipivkohruef)

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’ll be honest…I’m spending my day off eating waffles, watching the end of Spike’s Star Wars marathon (greatest movie series ever?), and getting some work done for the day job, so I’ll keep this brief.  Just more good music on a rainy and cloudy 4th of July episode of SNSS this week (wtf is a “summer?”).  Oh, also, happy Tactical Retreat Day to all my British folks.  Ahhh, memories.

Show #266 (7-4-10)

1. Drake ft. Alicia Keys – “Fireworks”
2. Rick Ross ft. Kanye West – “Live Fast, Die Young”
3. Kendrick Lamar ft. U-N-I, Skeme, & Brown – “I Do This (Remix)”
4. Cool Nutz – “Monster Up” (Local Music)
5. Freddie Gibbs – “National Anthem (FTW)”
6. Nappy Roots – “Welcome To The Show”
7. The Roots ft. Jim James – “Dear God 2.0”
8. Big Boi ft. Sam Chris – “The Train, Pt. 2 (Sir Lucious Left Foot Saves The Day)”
9. Shad ft. Relic – “We Are The Ones (Reservoir Party)”
10. The Kid Daytona – “On The Hill”
11. Phil Ade – “Always There”
12. The Physics – “My Place” (Local Music)
13. Raphael Saadiq – “It’s A Shame”
14. Jazmine Sullivan – “Holding You Down (Goin’ In Circles)”
15. Dwele ft. DJ Quik – “I Wanna”
16. Black Milk – “How Dare You”
17. Goodie Mob – “Night Train”
18. Nas – “What Goes Around” (Throwback of the Week)
19. SOTA ft. Champagne Champagne – “What You Asked For” (Local Music)
20. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl ft. Q-Tip – “Bang Bang Bang”
21. Aloe Blacc ft. The Grand Scheme – “Billie Jean”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?mb2nygzm2mz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/780058030a045658/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/4cee65bhkfzx)

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 during this week’s SNSS recap, there’s no MC in the game today that makes me wear out the rewind button like Shad.  His music represents pretty much everything I look for as a listener: skills, quality production, intelligence, and above all, truthful and genuine expression through this art form.  His last record, The Old Prince Still Lives At Home, is a classic album and his new project, TSOL, drops on May 25th (at least in his native Canada…and I assume online at the least for us Americans).

I’ve been lucky enough to vibe with TSOL for a minute and it’s another flawless release from Shad.  Now you can listen to it in its entirety thanks to Spinner, complete with a track by track breakdown from the man himself.  What are you waiting for??? LISTEN HERE!

Oh, and if anyone out there isn’t convinced, I don’t know a soul who wasn’t an instant fan after seeing this:

Another fun episode of SNSS this week and another great weekend full of dope shows here in Seattle.  Not only did Freeway and Jake One cap off the weekend with an epic performance at the Stimulus Package release party on Sunday night, but one of our favorite groups out there, Little Dragon, made their second appearance in the town on Friday.  J. Moore and I recorded a quick interview with our Swedish friends aboard their tour bus, so be sure to peep that video if you haven’t already.

Other than that…enjoy the dopeness:

Show #254 (4-11-10)

1. Joell Ortiz ft. Novel – “Call Me (Statik Selektah Remix)”
2. Gil Scott-Heron ft. Nas – “New York Is Killing Me (1200 Squad Remix)”
3. Opio – “Aggression”
4. Erykah Badu ft. Kirsten Agnesta – “Incense”
5. Cook ft. Tunji & Deacon The Villain – “Towards The Future”
6. Pac Div ft. Ty$ – “Rollin’”
7. Asheru ft. Raheem DeVaughn – “Boondocks”
8. Miguel ft. J. Cole – “All I Want Is You”
9. Sonny Bonoho – “Dark Everyday” (Local Music)
10. Little Brother – “Tigallo For Dolo”
11. Danny Brown – “Gametime”
12. Delorean – “Dear Langston”
13. Roc Marciano – “Raw Deal”
14. Brother Ali & Fashawn – “Breakin’ Dawn Boys”
15. Big Boi – “Shutterbug”
16. After The Smoke – “Typical Weekend”
17. Yahzarah – “Why Dontcha Call Me No More”
18. Gorillaz ft. Little Dragon – “Empire Ants”
19. D.I.T.C. – “Day One” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Vitamin D ft. The Note – “Who Dat????” (Local Music)
21. J. Pinder – “Three Words” (Local Music)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?mtkocmzjj2o
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/7490820659841040/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/dndc13h74r2q)

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 you recall a while back, we played a track from this up and coming group on SNSS and they just released this dope EPK to hip y’all on the crew.  Keep an eye out for the Niceguys in 2010 and beyond.

**Not to be confused with meeting Mr. Nice Guy:

As I mentioned, I’ve been having massive computer problems recently, so this post is about a week too late.  That said, I’m a completist and definitely feel the need to archive every SNSS episode that I can.  If you missed it live, here you go!

Show #236 (12-6-09)

1. Kardinal Offishall – “We Gon’ Go”
2. Gift of Gab – “Richman, Poorman”
3. Felt – “Bass For Your Truck”
4. Wale ft. J. Cole & Melanie Fiona – “Beautiful Bliss”
5. Lupe Fiasco – “Fireman Freestyle (Yoga Flame)”
6. Statik Selektah ft. Bahamadia – “Do What I Believe”
7. Freeway & Jake One – “Know What I Mean” (Local Music)
8. D-Black – “No Ordinary Love”
9. James Pants ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Thin Moon (Remix)”
10. Idle Warship – “Bedroom Lites”
11. RJD2 ft. Kenna – “Games You Can Win”
12. B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars – “Nothing On You”
13. Eminem – “Drop The Bomb On ‘Em”
14. Royce Da 5’9″ ft. Bun B & Joell Ortiz – “Hood Love”
15. The Niceguys – “Supreme Team”
16. El Michels Affair ft. Diamond District – “The PJ’s (Remix)”
17. CunninLynguists ft. Grieves, Geologic, & Macklemore – “Close Your Eyes” (Local Music)
18. Budo & Krukid – “HalfPastHell” (Local Music)
19. Chikaramanga ft. Big Tone – “Cool”
20. Louwop ft. Shad – “One 2 Check”
21. Paten Locke – “Ventilation P. Locke”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?3kmzezmk3zz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/69696177daef5dc4/)

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.

Pardon the brief delay on this week’s SNSS archive, but we had a few technical difficulties.  Plus, it’s a short week for Thanksgiving, so everything seems even more hectic than usual.  I’ll gladly take it if it means a 4 day weekend though…

Check out this week’s show for great music from artists like Lupe Fiasco, Slum Village, Obie Trice, Souls of Mischief, Strange Fruit Project, Macklemore, James Pants, BlakRoc, and more.  Plus, we aired a snippet of our recent interview with Wale.  We’ll be posting the full discussion (with video) on the blog soon (along with the full Royce Da 5’9″ video in the next few days).  Keep it locked.

I know it’s generally a positive holiday, but whenever this day comes around, I can’t help but think of Nas’ bars from “What Goes Around“:

“The Indians saved the Pilgrim/
And in return, the Pilgrim killed ’em/
They call it Thanksgiving, I call ya holiday hellday/
Cause I’m from poverty, neglected by the wealthy”

Not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but remember how we got here…and on that note – *ahem* – Happy Thanksgiving!

Show #234 (11-22-09)

1. Lupe Fiasco – “Fire”
2. Slum Village – “Dope Man”
3. Obie Trice – “Got Hungry”
4. Royce Da 5’9” ft. Busta Rhymes – “Dinner Time”
5. Freeway & Jake One – “Love” (Local Music)
6. Souls Of Mischief – “Proper Aim”
7. Rita J ft. Guilty Simpson – “Outlasted”
8. Strange Fruit Project ft. Thesis – “Crash”
9. DJ Crazy Toones ft. Kurupt – “2 Turntables and a Microphone”
10. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Otherside” (Local Music)
11. CunninLynguists ft. Freddie Gibbs – “Imperial”
12. Nipsey Hussle ft. Snoop Dogg & Pooh Bear – “Gangsta’s Life”
13. Pill – “Coastin’”
14. James Pants ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Thin Moon (Remix)”
15. Solange – “Stillness Is The Move”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH WALE (SNIPPET)**
17. Wale – “Triumph”
18. Consequence ft. Kanye West, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Common, & John Legend – “Whatever U Want (G.O.O.D. Music Remix)”
19. Emilio Rojas – “Bold and Arrogant”
20. EvergreenOne & Todd Sykes – “If I Was Famous” (Local Music)
21. BlakRoc ft. RZA & Pharoahe Monch – “Dollaz & Sense”
22. J. Cole – “Dollar & A Dream 2”
23. Drake – “Fear”
24. Yoshi ft. Buff1 & Darien Brockington – “Magnetic”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?3z2yomzgiom
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/68919161f763de1c/)

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 Kosha Dillz came through the station recently while he was out on tour with the RZA.  You know we couldn’t let him leave before he kicked a little freestyle in the KUBE 93 parking lot.

Kosha will be joining us in the studio on this week’s SNSS as the road warrior himself is back in Seattle.  I’m predicting another dope free off the dome…