The Audacity of Dope

Barack killed it last night at the Al Smith dinner in NYC.  Granted, a staffer obviously wrote his (and McCain’s) jokes, but still, great delivery and too many quotables.  Barack’s the man.

We’ve seen a bunch of dope Obama shirts over the last year, and here’s another one to add to the list thanks to Mick Boogie and Dope Couture.  Nothing is assured yet, but I’m so excited about the state of the presidential race right now.  I can’t even imagine the fall out if Obama loses.  Not only would people be upset all over the world, but this would throw a huge wedge in race relations and turn off an entire generation to politics.  If he’s up in the polls by a few points and loses, right or wrong, many will see it as an example of racism where people claim to be prObama, only to go behind the curtain and vote McCain.  Things would be really ugly for a long time, since he is clearly the much better candidate.  McCain’s throwing the kitchen sink at him and it’s not going to work.  There’s a reason why voters under 35 are overwhelmingly supporting Obama.  He’s the future.  McCain is the past.

Cop Mick’s shirt right here and check out the quick mixtape he put together with Terry Urban to launch the shirt:

1. Mick Boogie/Terry Urban: Intro
2. Daytona: Can I Kick It? (produced by Garbs Infinite)
3. Mekka Don: Dear Obama (produced by Skinny Vee)
4. Malik Yusef f/ Kanye West: Promised Land
5. Ra The Mc: Ready Or Not (produced by Judah)
6. Jus Mic: Politics As Usual
7. Jin: Open Letter To Obama
8. 6th Sense: Ignite The People (produced by 6th Sense)
9. Doxx: Smile Sarah (produced by Remot)

Download here.  (ZShare has been acting up in the last few days, so we’ll see if this link stays ‘under maintenance’ for long)

Hmm, my first ever unaccredited WLotD.  I don’t know who DJ Premier used for the cuts on the new Black Milk song, “The Matrix,” but one of the lines is absolutely horrible:

“You’re in my danger field like Rodney”
–????, scratches from Black Milk’s “The Matrix”

Anyone know who’s responsible for this wackness?  He must be brought to justice.

I’ve been meaning to make this post for a minute, but now that 14KT‘s album, The Golden Hour, is officially out in stores, it’s time.  I’ve been listening to dude since the early days of the Athletic Mic League and for as long as I can remember, he’s been dope on the mic and on the boards.  With The Golden Hour, KT flexes the skills he demonstrated winning the Detroit stop of the Red Bull Big Tune beat battle earlier this year.  This is some of the smoothest production I’ve heard all year, but don’t take my word for it…peep some of the tracks A-Side Worldwide has been kind enough to leak:

14KT ft. Tiffany Paige – “The Inside”
14KT – “Ypsilanti”
14KT ft. Aloe Blacc – “Can We (Chill Again)”
14KT – “Illustrious”
14KT ft. Ab & Zo! – “Less Than Enough”
14KT – “The Night”

(links courtesy of 2DopeBoyz)

If you only check one, listen to “The Inside.”  That is my ish right now.  A-Side has been more than generous with the leaked material, so go support them and cop the album right here (and cop that Buff1 and Now On while you’re at it!).  Trust me, there’s even more fire throughout The Golden Hour…

Even though this song is about 2 years old (I even put it on Vol. 6 of my old mixtapes, download it!), it’s just as relevant on the day of the final presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.  What it all boils down to is ridiculously simple.

The policies and beliefs that George Bush and the Republicans put forth the last 8 years have brought this country to its lowest point in any of our lifetimes.  We’re fighting 2 unwinnable wars, witnessing an economic meltdown, feeling the effects of environmental destruction, adding an extra digit on to the National Debt Clock, and leaving millions of children behind in our educational system.  LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL @ anyone who voted for Bush.  I hope you’re proud of what you helped accomplish.  Can anyone honestly take pride in voting for the worst president of all-time?

Don’t make the same mistake again.  John McCain wants to continue Bush’s work, but it’s time for a change.  Watch the debate this evening and vote Obama on November 4th.  “For our kids’ kids.”

In stores now, complete with an extra bonus CD full of the instrumentals.  Copped!

New video for Tip’s “Move,” directed by the uber-busy Rik Cordero.  So let me get this straight: by filming a simple clip based on a style 25 years old (“I wanna rock with youuuuuu”), Rik and Tip made a better video than 95% of what rappers are dropping?  Artists on majors need to step their game up and try something different, even if it’s a nod to the past like “Move.”  Good ish.

Swiped from 2DopeBoyz.

“These 32 teeth, will give yo’ ass grief/
Bite you like a Fatburger, if you got beef”
–Ice Cube, “It Takes A Nation”

Cube’s delivery is pretty mediocre on his new album, but at least most of the content is on point.  I’m willing to look the other way for most of the rhymes that challenge the status quo, but there are certain couplets, like above, that I can’t cosign.

I have absolutely no idea how it became October.  We’re like 2 weeks away from Halloween…that makes no sense at all!

Anyway, here’s the latest edition of Sound Session, featuring some of the best music out right now from artists like Reef The Lost Cauze, Devin The Dude, John Legend, Chester French, Q-Tip, and many more.  We also played two new tracks from Murs and Kidz In The Hall as a special shout to the homies who came through Seattle this weekend.  Watch out for their tour hitting a town near you and look for our interviews with them soon.  In the meantime, we aired that Termanology interview we did at the top of the month.  Term’s Politics As Usual is in stores now, cop that!

Show #176 (10-12-08)

1. David Banner – “When You Hear What I Got To Say”
2. DJ Revolution ft. Styliztik Jones & KB iMean – “Willie Lynch”
3. Butta Verses ft. Joell Ortiz – “Rock Mics”
4. Reef The Lost Cauze – “I Wonder”
5. Jake One ft. Blueprint – “Scared” (Local Artist)
6. Murs – “Everything”
7. Johnson&Jonson (Blu & Mainframe) – “UpAllNight”
8. Incise ft. Tunji (of Inverse) – “True Greatness”
9. Q-Tip ft. D’Angelo – “I Believe”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH TERMANOLOGY #02, PT. 1**
11. Termanology – “Float”
12. **INTERVIEW WITH TERMANOLOGY #02, PT. 2**
13. Heltah Skeltah – “Ruck ‘N Roll”
14. Black Milk ft. Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price, & DJ Premier – “The Matrix”
15. Akrish – “No God” (Local Artist)
16. Kidz In The Hall – “Children’s Story”
17. U-N-I – “Stakes Is High”
18. Sweatshop Union – “Oh My” (Local Artist)
19. Devin The Dude – “Thinkin’ Boutchu”
20. Foreign Exchange ft. Muhsinah & Darien Brockington – “Something To Behold”
21. Chester French – “She Loves Everybody”
22. John Legend ft. Estelle – “No Other Love”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?xzzomw2njyy
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/20511853b175bab0/ )

Link to download the full interview with Termanology – http://www.mediafire.com/?5zfrqdfyntz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/1998459928ef455f/ )

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.

WLotD is back after a little vacation, and who better to re-launch it with than the G.W.R.O.A.T., Lil’ Wayne himself?

“I never loved a b*tch, I only loved the moments/
Sh*t, I’m all about the Bills like Thurman Thomas”
–Lil’ Wayne, “I Can’t Feel My Face”

In terms of the meaning and simile, that’s fine.  However…”moments” and “Thomas”?  You’d have to be like Wayne in that picture to think those two remotely rhyme.