The Audacity of Dope

Evidence couldn’t make the video shoot, but no matter…MomTigallo held it down like a star. Another win for Tay and the FE Music homies.

Just realized I hadn’t posted up the latest visuals from Cat and Stas…my bad! Better late than never. Dream Hampton made her directorial debut on this one and it came out super fresh.

“don’t funk with my grooooove”

Here’s the video Joe, Royce, Crook, and Joell shot for “Hammer Dance” while down in Austin for SXSW.  The Shady showcase where 50 did all of Get Rich Or Die Trying was probably the best show I caught while down there (shout to K.R.I.T., who killed that one by the way), so I’m happy to see some footage from Slaughter’s performance included here.

We’ll be airing my interview with these fellas on tonight’s Sound Session, tune in!

Lana’s latest visuals off Born To Die take aim at the party girls in Hollywood.  Self directed too.  Well done.

“The Hard Way is an impromptu shoot during their recent stay in Los Angeles. It encompasses Fly Union’s ascension to the top of the mountain and their continued rise in the music industry.”

In other words…the video won’t really blow you away, as it’s essentially some cool shots, a few video effects, and some font laid on top, but I wanted to toss it on the blog because these guys are consistently making dope records and deserve more exposure. We played this record on SNSS when it first dropped and it’s still dope now…

Not only is it great to see Mack and Ryan link up with my guy Nick @ Hard Knock TV (cough…SXSW HoopxHang Champions!…cough) during the Paid Dues Festival, but the interview turned out really good as well.  But if you’re familiar with Hard Knock content, that’s no surprise.  Peep both clips to hear the fellas talk all about their story, their upcoming album, Seattle’s hip-hop scene, and much more.

Statik might be the hardest working cat in the biz right now and even more amazing, he’s ridiculously consistent with pumping out good music. This time around, he’s back with his 1982 co-star, Termanology, for the newest single from their second album, due out May 22nd.

Still waiting for someone to tell me a better record that dropped this year…

New music on this week’s SNSS from artists like DPGC, Dom Kennedy, 1982, ASAP Rocky, Theophilus London, The Airplane Boys, Asher Roth, Estelle, Casey Veggies, Sene, Frank Ocean, and more.  Plus, the homey Thaddeus David dropped by to debut his new record, “Big Smooth” (oh yes, a Sam Perkins reference for the win).

Can you dig it?

Show #358 (4-22-12)

1. DPGC ft. Dom Kennedy – “Bouncin’”
2. Kendrick Lamar ft. Dr. Dre – “The Recipe”
3. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Sex x Money x Sneakers”
4. TiRon & Ayomari ft. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Her Theme Song”
5. Jayo Felony ft. Method Man & DMX – “Whatcha Gonna Do” (Throwback of the Week)
6. Kanye West ft. DJ Khaled & DJ Pharris – “Way Too Cold (Theraflu)”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 1**
8. Sonny Bonoho – “Attn” (Local Music)
9. Action Bronson ft. Roc Marciano – “Pouches of Tuna”
10. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) ft. Roc Marciano & Havoc – “Thug Poets”
11. ASAP Rocky – “Goldie”
12. Theophilus London ft. ASAP Rocky – “Big Spender”
13. Asher Roth ft. Meek Mill – “Party Girl”
14. The Airplane Boys – “Beau Monde”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 2**
16. Thaddeus David – “Big Smooth” (Local Music)
17. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 3**
18. Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T, & 2 Chainz – “Mercy”
19. Estelle – “Speak Ya Mind”
20. Casey Veggies ft. Raheem DeVaughn – “Thoughts Weigh”
21. Dee-1 – “Jay, 50, and Weezy”
22. Big K.R.I.T. – “I Got This”
23. Slaughterhouse – “Hammer Dance”
24. Hi-Life Soundsystem ft. Lurrell Low – “The Town” (Local Music)
25. Sene ft. Jay Jennings – “Brooklynknight”
26. Frank Ocean – “Whip Appeal”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?2znlmn9juyqunzz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/diysnojs3o36)
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My favorite track from The Airplane Boys’ latest project, Alignment, gets the visual treatment courtesy of Directors Warren Credo and Justin Create.  If you’re feeling it, be sure to download the tape right here.