The Audacity of Dope

You really could have made about 10 different soundboards with all the glorious quotes from Jersey Shore.  I’m just glad they had my favorite quote, where the Situation explained that he’s in the gym for an hour and a half…workin’ on his fitness.

More Northwest talent, this time from Canary Sing, a Seattle group featuring the homey (and fellow Bumbershoot advisory board member) Hollis, aka Wong Weezy.  I’m loving the sample – shout to Thirstin Howl III – and Wes Goodlife did a nice job on the direction.  Dope ish.

Dope new visuals for Big Sean’s “Million Dollars.”  Shout to Mike Brinkley for sending this through.

I’m curious to see if Sean breaks through in 2010 (assuming his official debut does indeed drop).  I think he certainly has potential and I’d never bet against G.O.O.D. Music, but I wonder if he’ll be able to make the jump.  I would love to see a MC like Sean get major radio and video love, and all it’s going to take is the right record.

(shout to OnSmash with the premiere)

I love that I can follow up a post on design reform geared towards the triple bottom line with a hip-hop video/song that’s hard as f**k.  Such is, TAOD.

Anyway, I think Till The Casket Drops had a few sub-par moments (only for the Clipse’s high standards), but the highlights are 3 of the best tracks of the past year: “Kinda Like A Big Deal,” “Popular Demand,” and now “Freedom.”  Malice’s verse is nice, but Pusha slaughtered it.  He owns you all.

Be sure to check out our last interview with the Clipse as well, right here.

My nerd crush on Ms. Pilloton aside (smart women FTW), this is awesome.

In short, she graduated from Berkeley trained as an architect, but after working a few years in “the real world” making conventional goods, she realized she wanted to do more.  At 26, she founded Project H Design, a non-profit created to put design innovation to better use.  Rather than focus on making money, Project H seeks “the triple bottom line: planet, people, & profit.”

As a post grad that’s been disillusioned with the rat race from time to time myself, I love that she took a chance and put her ideals first.  It’s actually not that different from our mindset with Sound Session…well, in terms of doing work you believe in, rather than “selling out” if you well.  Kudos to Emily and if you’d like to read more or become involved, check out their site.

Here’s a great presentation of hers from last year that explains things a little further:

Seattle people: it looks like they have a chapter here in the 206, so if you’re looking for some direction in life and have extra time on your hands, you know what to do.

Brand new video from Tacoma’s Todd Sykes & EvergreenOne (directed by Erik Soderquist), providing yet another example of the dope talent we have up here in the Pacific Northwest.  I really dig the music I’ve heard from these guys so far.  Fun loving, boom-bap inspired hip-hop from the heart.  You can’t go wrong.

My name’s Mitch. Im here to help Hyph keep this blog updated as much as possible. Ill be givin y’all music videos, mixtapes from time to time, local music, and whatever else Hyphen feels necessary. This is The Audacity Of Dope so dont expect anything less.

Just a lil info about me…I was born and raised in the NW, reppin the great city of Tacoma. I attended Wilson High School and am taking a break from school for a little while. I look to pursue a career in business eventually, music and fashion are what I live for. Blogging isnt something new to me, you can also catch me at A Quick Intermission.

Ill be posting everything I feel that you the reader would enjoy. Thanks again to Hyph for giving me this opportunity, Im glad I can share my thoughts and opinions on the music world and more with you all.

-Mitch

Editor’s note: Welcome aboard Mitch, glad to have you as part of the team.  Loyal TAOD readers, I hope having Mitch, Edwin, and myself all post up content will allow you guys to enjoy the site even more.  You’ll be able to see who posted an article right under its headline and like he mentioned, don’t forget to check out Mitch’s other site as well – A Quick Intermission.

Don’t worry…we’re not going to reduce the quality control and flood the site with sub-par ish.  Nothing but dopeness, as usual.  2010: onwards & upwards.

Yup yup, nothing but the bizness (shout to Dow, Henny, & Kuddie) this week.  Look out for the full interview with Little Dragon to be posted soon on the bloggy blogg.  Enjoy!

Show #242 (1-17-10)

1. Snoop Dogg ft. Jay-Z – “I Wanna Rock (Kings G-Mix)”
2. Lupe Fiasco – “I’m Beaming”
3. Outasight – “Don’t Say Anything”
4. Reflection Eternal ft. Jay Electronica, J. Cole, & Mos Def – “Just Begun”
5. Statik Selektah ft. Bun B, Wale, & Colin Munroe – “So Close, So Far”
6. Joell Ortiz ft. Novel – “Like I Know”
7. Self Scientific – “Designer Music”
8. Freeway & Jake One – “She Makes Me Feel Alright” (Local Music)
9. Drake – “Zone”
10. Consequence ft. Diddy, the Lox, & John Legend – “Whatever U Want (Bad Boy Remix)”
11. The Knux – “Floozy”
12. IsWhat?! – “Fanta (Arch Cupcake Remix)”
13. Fashawn – “Hard Freestyle”
14. AB ft. Slum Village – “Feels So Good”
15. CurT@!n$ – “Exodus”
16. Apathy – “I’m A Demigod”
17. Rhymefest ft. Little Brother & Darien Brockington – “How High”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH LITTLE DRAGON (SNIPPET)**
19. Little Dragon – “Runabout”
20. SOTA (State of the Artist) – “Common Senses” (Local Music)
21. Clemm Rishad ft. Adrian – “Windows” (Local Music)
22. Shaun Boothe ft. Talib Kweli – “Concepts”
23. Jay Electronica – “Exhibit C”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?tlizjjgrmdj
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/71396145e2159c42/)

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.

This is my jam right now.  That is all.

Seattle’s music scene is brimming with creative, hard-working artists who care about helping those in need—and who know how to party. In that tradition, on Monday, January 18, a handful of the city’s favorite DJ’s will descend upon Nectar Lounge’s well-equipped sound system to provide the jams for a benefit party with proceeds going towards relief efforts in Haiti.

The impoverished Caribbean island, shaken to its core by a magnitude 7 earthquake earlier this week, needs every cent it can get to fund the efforts of those already elbows-deep in the challenging tasks of picking through the rubble and rebuilding their nation. Here at home, Nectar and its partners offer you the opportunity to gather in celebration & reflection to contribute what you can financially to the cause. We’ll see you on Monday!

Be there and support a good cause.