The Audacity of Dope

My guy Otayo linked up with the other homey Bambu for this dope track and video off his Cold Piece Of Work project.  Fatgums on the beat. Check out the full album here.

Jay and Yeezy are so big, they can’t even get booked for their own music videos these days.  At least the fantastic director, Romain Gavras, took a break from making incredible visuals to wack M.I.A. songs to do a clip for a great record.  Dopeness.

That said, his best video is still Justice’s “Stress.”  Insane:

Ahhh, if only every weekend could be a 3-day weekend.

Check out new music from artists like 50 Cent, Meek Mill, Dom Kennedy, Blu, DJ Nu-Mark, Ab-Soul, Sene, Add-2, Lupe Fiasco, One Be Lo, and more on this week’s episode of SNSS.  We were also joined in studio by one half of the Grammy award winning, multi-platinum production group Tha Bizness and his long time collaborator and good friend of SNSS, Parker.

Be sure to come hear Tha Bizness, Jake One, DV-One, Macklemore, Eddie Francis, Erick “Sermon’s Domain” Donaldson, B-Boy (T.I.T.S. Clothing), J. Moore, and myself talk about “The Way The Music Industry Really Works In 2012” this Friday at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Federal Way.  It should be a great panel with lots of knowledge and networking, and, of course, it’s free.  More info here and here.  Come through!

Show #363 (5-27-12)

1. Killer Mike – “Willie Burke Sherwood”
2. Jarv Dee – “I Just Wanna” (Local Music)
3. 50 Cent ft. Ned The Wino – “Lay Down (Smoked)”
4. Meek Mill ft. Big Sean – “Burn”
5. Dom Kennedy – “My Type Of Party”
6. **INTERVIEW WITH HENNY (OF THA BIZNESS) & PARKER, PT. 1**
7. House Shoes ft. Danny Brown – “Sweet”
8. Maffew Ragazino – “Sr.”
9. Tha Alkaholiks – “DAAAM!” (Throwback of the Week)
10. Blu ft. Mela Machinko – “Kiss The Sky”
11. Slum Village ft. Phonte – “Special”
12. **INTERVIEW WITH HENNY (OF THA BIZNESS) & PARKER, PT. 2**
13. Grynch – “When I’m With You” (Local Music)
14. DJ Nu-Mark ft. TiRon & Ayomari – “Feel The Way About”
15. Ab-Soul ft. Alori Joh & JaVonte’ – “Empathy”
16. Hawthorne Headhunters – “If You Were My Baby (Reprise)”
17. Sene – “Footprints”
18. Add-2 – “Cotton Fields”
19. Lupe Fiasco – “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)”
20. Marcus D ft. One Be Lo – “Third Person” (Local Music)
21. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) ft. Mac Miller, Bun B, & Shawn Stockman – “Happy Days”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?lx8ajslbtghvbfv
(back up / streaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/zehhrbmhdyb5)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/35hrau7u5o1v)

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.

Nas’ ode to Destiny, and daughters in general, gets the visual treatment in his newest video. Nice message and positive ending aside…best believe I hope I have a son.

Some new artwork/visuals from Sene’s Brooklyknight album, one of the dopest (and sadly slept on) projects of the year.  Get familiar with it here.

Mitch: Here is a new joint from PROPS! featuring Stalley from Maybach Music Group and it’s a perfect tune to ride around and bump this summer. You can catch both PROPS! and Stalley live in concert June 10th at Neumos in Seattle, more info here.

Hyphen: Looks like we’ll be giving out tickets for this show on the June 3rd episode of SNSS.  Tune in, as always…

I missed this video from my guy M.anifest when it originally dropped back in January, but better late than never.  M takes you back to his homeland of Ghana with visuals for “Makaa Maka,” which loosely translates from Twi as “if I said it, I said it” or “I say it without apology.”  Say that then.

This is undoubtedly one of the hardest records out right now, which as a fairly mellow, pseudo slow jam, is quite an accomplishment.  Big shout to Ab and Schoolboy Q, who came by the Sound Session studio this past weekend.  Interview coming soon.

RIP Alori Joh.

Sometimes life just isn’t going your way, but if you’re truly fly, the ratchets will still jock you and your flaming Cheetos.  In all seriousness, Curtiss is an artist to watch on the come up and this Tae Beast song/video should help get him some rightfully deserved attention.

Download the song here too:

Curtiss King – “Ratchets Still Jockin”

Yukimi, Fred, Erik, and Hakan answer a few questions in this interview and then perform two unreleased, never heard before songs: “Sunshine” and a cover of the Eurythmics’ “Here Comes The Rain Again.”  Easily one of my favorite bands in music these days…