The Audacity of Dope

Parker’s mixtape dropped Christmas Eve and makes a fine Christmas gift to you and yours.  Produced by Tha Bizness and Kuddie Fresh, can’t go wrong!  Download link below.

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You call it late…I call it just in time for Christmas!  Shout to Mistah F.A.B. for coming through the studio this week…always fun to chop it up with Fabby Davis Jr..

Tune in next episode for our “Best of 2010” edition of SNSS…

Show #290 (12-19-10)

1. Nipsey Hussle ft. Kokane – “Mr. Untouchable”
2. Focus ft. Pro-Verb, Ras Kass, Kendrick Lamar, & Latoiya Williams – “Homage To Daz & Soopafly”
3. Pac Div – “Let Loose”
4. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Killa Kyleon & Curren$y – “Moon & Stars (Remix)”
5. Yelawolf ft. Rittz The Rapper – “Box Chevy”
6. Bilal – “Lost My Mind”
7. M.anifest – “Rocking Steady”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH MISTAH F.A.B., PT. 1**
9. Bambu – “History Of Angels”
10. Ghostface Killah ft. Black Thought – “In Tha Park”
11. The Kid Daytona ft. Aloe Blacc – “NYA”
12. **INTERVIEW WITH MISTAH F.A.B., PT. 2**
13. The Good Sin & TH (of SOTA) – “No Diss (Hands Up)” (Local Music)
14. DJ Premier ft. KRS-One & Grand Puba – “5%”
15. Consequence – “Suit & Tie Theory”
16. Dawaun Parker – “Schemin’”
17. DJ K.O. ft. Silent Knight & MadKem – “Taking A New Step”
18. Big L – “Ebonics” (Throwback of the Week)
19. Grynch ft. Sol – “All I Wanna Do” (Local Music)
20. JusMoni – “Take All Night” (Local Music)
21. Kanye West ft. CyHi Da Prynce & Teyana Taylor – “Christmas In Harlem”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?id1imr22s1mm839
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/842531348df2376b/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/ef34uij3m8jz)

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This is one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen, but damn if I wouldn’t love to try it…

It’s so dope to see the homey Shad blowing up all over the world these days.  Right after Yeezy, SK is my second favorite artist out these days, and above all, him and his team are just good, cool folks.  Peep the video above to see clips from his recent performance in Cologne plus some interesting interview excerpts.

Is it just me, or is there some sort of acapella renaissance going on these days?  I’m not mad at this one at all, though the high synths and accompanying funny faces make this into more of a quirky video than it needed to be.  And of course, Shad is a better rapper than you all.  Hyph-approved.

This is easily one of my favorite records of 2010, though I much prefer Drake’s original version (download below).  I wonder if he has any regrets over giving it to Jamie…though I suppose it depends on the success the single has.  Chance are, it’ll be tough to catch on with radio or TV since it’s such a slow, brooding record, but I hope it works.

Drake – “Fall For Your Type (Same Mistakes)”

…take you anywhere you wanna go, let you meet my friends / so they can lecture me again, about how reckless I have been…

Parker’s mixtape, Between Struggles, drops on Christmas Eve.  Hold your head Stretch!  Parker Brothaz…

I dunno why, but this is my jam for the day.  Lloyd’s voice is maaaaaad whiny on here, but it works.  If I was in 10th grade, I’d put this in the CD deck and invite the flyest girl on the basketball team to drive around in my car.  I told you…I dunno.

Alright, not to get all Rev Run/emo-Drake on you, but with my recent home purchase and subsequent move, I’ve been thinking about how my post-college life has broken down nicely into a few sections based on housing.  There was the first apartment phase where I was out of the dorms and really living on my own for the first time (crappy job but fun times).  That was followed by the second, nicer apartment with a better job and more money in the pocket, but overall, not as fun as the no-responsibility days that preceded it.  Now I’m on to the first home section and I’m determined to use the transition as a catalyst to spur the rest of my life on to a new phase as well.

Whether or not you followed the same type of route, your adult life is probably fairly similar.  Anyone reading this is part of the same basic culture and thus we all share the same basic goals, while battling the same basic challenges.  So personally, I’ve decided to take a step back and approach things a little bit more analytical than before.  The new plan is to define, prioritize, execute, complete, repeat, and assess.  That goes for everything in life.  Y’all might be able to do it all a little more fluidly, but I’m left brain.  Do whatever works best for you, but make sure you’re moving forward and progressing.  aka:

Ayo, the brother’s “Stillmatic”
I crawled up out of that grave, wiping the dirt, cleaning my shirt
They thought I’ll make another “Illmatic”
But it’s always forward I’m moving
Never backwards stupid, here’s another classic

And since you’ll need a soundtrack, Hubble SNSS gotchu.

Show #289 (12-12-10)

1. Yelawolf ft. Rittz The Rapper – “Box Chevy”
2. B.o.B ft. Playboy Tre, CyHi Da Prynce, & Bun B – “Higher”
3. Lloyd Banks – “Reach Out”
4. Bambu – “History Of Angels”
5. Focus ft. Pro-Verb, Ras Kass, Kendrick Lamar, & Latoiya Williams – “Homage To Daz & Soopafly”
6. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Isabella du Graf – “Wishing On A Dream” (Local Music)
7. Evidence – “Frame Of Mind”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH KYLE LUCAS (of VONNEGUTT) & CAPTAIN MIDNITE, PT. 1**
9. Big Boi ft. Vonnegutt – “Follow Us (Remix)”
10. Mac Miller – “Knock, Knock”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH KYLE LUCAS (of VONNEGUTT) & CAPTAIN MIDNITE, PT. 2**
12. J. Cole ft. Drake – “In The Morning”
13. Drake – “Fall For Your Type (Same Mistakes)”
14. JusMoni – “Take All Night” (Local Music)
15. Kanye West – “Lost In The World”
16. Kanye West – “Who Will Survive In America”
17. The Kid Daytona – “On My Way Home”
18. Jay Electronica ft. Tone Treasure – “Jazzmatazz (R.I.P. Guru Sendoff)”
19. Method Man & Redman – “How High (Remix)” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Consequence ft. Large Professor, Q-Tip, & Havoc – “Fake ID’s”
21. Emilio Rojas – “Close To Me”
22. Head Like A Kite ft. Tilson (of the Saturday Knights) & Asy (of Smoosh) – “Diamond Paint” (Local Music)

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?tpu0dsh5b8z14zu
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/83892662d43ab4fe/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/p667vn2csszj)

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We played this joint from Noni Spitz & Dae One (collectively known as No One) on the latest episode of Sound Session and folks have been asking me about it since.  Very dope record with lyrics that pretty much paint a perfect picture, but if you’re struggling, peep the video to fully understand.

“Dyyyyyyyyying to cheat…can’t cheat!“