Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank) (video)

Posted in Artists, Music Videos on August 5th, 2012 by Hyphen

We all know Kendrick is in a unique position as one of the dopest “underground” MC’s around, but yet potentially on the verge of breaking through and become one of the biggest commercial artists in the game too (a topic we discussed with him at KUBE’s Summer Jam here).  It’s a tricky tightrope to balance upon.

“Swimming Pools (Drank)” is his follow up single to “The Recipe,” both of which are great songs that have some commercial appeal without sacrificing any of his content.  This one is especially well written, as I suspect you’ll hear a lot of people singing along with this song but not actually understanding the true message.  Thankfully, Jerome D’s video does a great job of showing you what Kendrick’s saying here.  Don’t get it twisted.

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Dark Time Sunshine ft. Reva DeVito – Never Cry Wolf (video)

Posted in Artists, Music Videos on August 4th, 2012 by Hyphen

Dark Time Sunshine is comprised of Onry Ozzborn on the mic and Zavala on production.  They just released their album, Anx.  This video is for “Never Cry Wolf” featuring Reva DeVito.  It’s dope.  You should buy their album and hear more.  Simple.

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Wack Lyric of the Day, 8-3-12

Posted in Wack Lyric of the Day on August 3rd, 2012 by Hyphen

I’m currently trying to recover from the mistake of listening to Iggy Azalea’s new EP, Glory, and while there are cringe-worthy bars throughout, this one stood out…cause it’s repeated about 12 times on this hook:

“I’m bout the paper, like wood.”
— Iggy Azalea, “Me, Myself, My Money”

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Thaddeus David ft. Nacho Picasso & Avatar Young Blaze – Sir Lancelot

Posted in Artists, Joints on August 2nd, 2012 by Hyphen

SNSS listeners know that we welcomed Thaddeus David, Nacho Picasso, and Avatar Young Blaze in to our studio last week to debut their new “Sir Lancelot” record and now you can download the mp3 for yourself.  It’s somewhat of a different sound for Thad, but as you’d suspect with a MC of his caliber, he adapts his flow well for the track.  Nacho and Avatar sound at home too, with Nacho’s vocals cutting sharply through the beat and Av’s closing it out with his “scumbag of the year” verse. Download it below:

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