The Audacity of Dope

Yup!  You read that right.

This past week marked the 200th episode of Sunday Night Sound Session.  We’ve been on KUBE for almost 4 years (that anniversary happens the first week of May) and it’s been our pleasure to invade the commercial radio airwaves and help break new and alternative music from around the world.  Unfortunately, shows like ours on large stations are few and far between (shout to all the other folks fighting the good fight), so we’re definitely very appreciative of the outlet our KUBE family has provided.

Equally as important, we’d like to thank everyone who has helped us out in any fashion over the years.  If you ever tuned in, downloaded an interview, submitted a song, checked out the blog, etc., we really appreciate it.  Without an intelligent audience that craves alternative media outlets, the music would fall on deaf ears.  Here’s to 200 more…

Show #200 (3-29-09)

1. Shad – “Compromise”
2. Nice & Smooth ft. Pacific Division – “Funky For You ’09 (Smirnoff Signature Mix)”
3. Kidz In The Hall – “I Got It Made (Reebok Classic ’09)”
4. Donnis – “Party Works”
5. Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
6. U-N-I & Ro Blvd ft. Kes Kaos – “My Life”
7. Braille & S1 – “Skepticold” (Local Artist)
8. Outasight ft. The Kid Daytona & Donny Goines – “Fame & Fortune (Remix)”
9. Asher Roth – “Lark On My Go Kart”
10. Method Man & Redman ft. Bun B – “City Lights”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH NIPSEY HUSSLE (SNIPPET)**
12. Nipsey Hussle – “Hussle In The House”
13. GLC ft. Kanye West & T-Pain – “Flight School”
14. Q-Tip ft. Kanye West & Consequence – “We Fight, We Love (Remix)”
15. CunninLynguists ft. Khujo Goodie & Killer Mike – “Georgia (Remix)”
16. J. Pinder ft. Shawn Starr – “Havin’ Problems” (Local Artist)
17. B.o.B. – “Mr. Bobby”
18. Common Market – “Slow Down Moses” (Local Artist)
19. Tanya Morgan – “So Damn Down”
20. Fashawn – “Remember The Times”
21. Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed and the True Loves – “It’s Easier”
22. Focus ft. Big Pooh, Sha Stimuli, & Kurupt – “Homage To Pete Rock”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?wkmzmymzyyt
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/57965765b4938223/ )

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 told y’all these cyphers were breaking out everywhere down in Austin.  This pretty much sums up the kind of vibe that SXSW carries…everyone was just down there having a good time and people were all about their music.  Fabby Davis Jr. murdered this by the way.

“Khrysis on the boards with the heat!”

New ish from Pooh off his Delightful Bars album.  Sidenote: the girls in this video are…well…delightful.

Peace to OnSmash with the premiere.

More dope ish that was released during the SXSW madness.  I ran into Krispy and Al down in Texas and despite obviously doing a lot of partying, they remembered their appearance on Sound Session from a while back.  Good times.  This is the jam though.

I’m pretty sure I walked right by this as it was winding down and I was hustling in to the Nah Right & Smoking Section Showcase in Austin.  These kind of impromptu cyphers were breaking out all over the city just cause the vibe was like this all weekend.  Shout to Sandman, P. Casso, Low Key, and the Hip-Hop Official folks, all of whom I met for the first time down there (the shout to Tanya Morgan goes without saying!).

If you aren’t familiar with Theo, here’s a quick interview with NENX TV that can help you learn some basic info.  Be sure to download The Birth if you haven’t already!

Across all genres, there might not be an artist with more buzz right now than Asher Roth.  Sadly, it seems like most people, industry or not, are stuck on the smash single, “I Love College,” and the image that track represents.  In reality, Asher is much more than a one hit wonder responsible for the new frat boy anthem.  Instead, he’s a really dope MC, a thoughtful businessman, and an all around cool ass dude.

He took a minute from his busy schedule last week to call into Sound Session right before we all headed down to SXSW.  In the interview, we talked all about his upcoming Asleep In The Bread Aisle debut, the misrepresentation that “I Love College” brings, his producer and secret weapon, Oren Yorel, why being a white rapper is like being the Highlander, and much more.  Plus, we ran his new “Lark On My Go Kart” track and reminisced about everyone’s favorite Saved By The Bell moment.  You can check it out right here:

Asher Roth on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?yiw2fzdilyo
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/578401220336b51f/)

If you’re still hating on Asher, I hope you can peep Asleep In The Bread Aisle with a clear mind, because the music and talent are there in bunches.  Don’t get it twisted.

This dropped while everyone was down at SXSW, but it’s fresh enough to make sure to post up.  “Me and This Jawn” is probably my favorite track off Murs For President, in part due to the crazy flip of the Isley Brothers on the beat.  Dope video too.

If you missed Murs on SNSS last year, catch up.

Two of my favorite artists in music…and Santogold…combined for this dope track off N.A.S.A.’s debut album, The Spirit of Apollo.  I really dig the sounds at the beginning and end of this joint, but as with most N.A.S.A. videos, I don’t think I do enough (ok, any) drugs to enjoy the visuals as much as some folks do.  Seeing them live at SXSW was definitely an experience though.  Peace to the dancing alien go-go dancers at the Filter party…

Be on the lookout for the full interview with Asher from last week’s SNSS real soon, hopefully before the end of the weekend.  In the meantime, peep the video for the first track on Asleep In The Bread Aisle, dropping 4-20.

And for the record, I think I’d take Ms. Kapowski first.