The Audacity of Dope

What up loyal Sound Sessioners, hope all is good in your world.  I felt like this week’s show was a great one, packed full of dope new records, so hopefully you agree.  We ran cuts from folks like Thurz, Dag Savage, Slum Village, T.I., Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, Le$, ST 2 Lettaz, Wale, Joey Badass, Drake, Add-2, Big Boi, and more.

Check it out:

Show #398 (1-27-13)

1. Thurz ft. Jarell Perry – “Keep Livin’”
2. Dag Savage (Exile & Johaz) ft. Aloe Blacc – “When It Rains”
3. Slum Village – “No Mas”
4. T.I. ft. B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar, & Kris Stephens – “Memories Back Then”
5. Cocaine 80s ft. Common & Jhene Aiko – “Fly Ass Pisces”
6. Kendrick Lamar – “Sing About Me”
7. ASAP Rocky ft. Schoolboy Q – “PMW (All I Really Need)”
8. Le$ – “98 Sh*t”
9. ST 2 Lettaz – “Trillmatic”
10. KRS-One – “Sound Of Da Police” (Throwback of the Week)
11. Talib Kweli ft. Black Thought & Rah Digga – “Art Imitates Life”
12. Dave B – “Maple Fudge” (Local Music)
13. Joey Badass – “Unorthodox”
14. Wale ft. Jhene Aiko – “Cool Off”
15. Sax G ft. Choklate – “Gotta Get Down” (Local Music)
16. Arima Ederra – “Flow Chart”
17. Nickelus F ft. Drake – “Number 15”
18. MeLo-X ft. Joey Badass & CJ Fly – “Live From East Flatbush”
19. The Kid Daytona & Phil Ade – “Very Good”
20. Art Vandelay – “So What?” (Local Music)
21. Add-2 – “The Eulogy”
22. Big Boi ft. Phantogram – “CPU”
23. Phil Beaudreau – “Take It High”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www67.zippyshare.com/v/11788313/file.html
(back up link – http://linkmixes.com/ajnf00ldoetq)
(2nd back up – http://www.sharebeast.com/dpn1i6xci253)

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.

I just get rapped out sometimes. And when I do, I’m thankful records like this exist. Fresh.

The homey Thurz just dropped a new video for “Keep Livin'” featuring Jarell Perry off his upcoming album, Blood On The Canvas.  Produced by Phonix and DJ Khalil and directed by Super Official, the video is…well…super official.  Go head Thurz!

Hopefully you’re all enjoying this historic MLK Day and reflecting on how far we’ve come (shout to Barack) and how far we still have to go.  Remember: “be the change you want to see in the world.” – (c) Gandhi

We’d also be remiss if we didn’t mention this small bit of news:  *ahem*….SONICS BACK.

With that out of the way, here’s SNSS #397 (steadily closing in on #400…aka Hall of Fame numbers), complete with new music from artists like the Smash Brovaz, Wale, Pro Era, ASAP Rocky, DaVinci, Supastition, DJ Nu-Mark, Aloe Blacc, Phil Beaudreau, Reef The Lost Cauze, The Lions, Denitia Odigie, Meyhem Lauren, and more.  Shout to The Good Sin for coming through the studio as well.

Show #397 (1-20-13)

1. Smash Brovaz – “Whatever”
2. Wale ft. Lightshow – “Georgetown Press”
3. Pro Era – “Like Water”
4. Joey Badass – “Unorthodox”
5. Jay-Z – “So Ghetto” (Throwback of the Week)
6. ASAP Rocky – “Long Live ASAP”
7. DaVinci – “Paper, Power, P***y”
8. Supastition – “Expectations”
9. **INTERVIEW WITH THE GOOD SIN, PT. 1**
10. The Good Sin ft. Dizz – “Great Expectations” (Local Music)
11. Phil Beaudreau – “Take It High”
12. DJ Nu-Mark ft. Aloe Blacc & Charles Bradley – “Don’t Play Around”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH THE GOOD SIN, PT. 2**
14. Louis V ft. Gizzle McFly, Young Meez, Willie Beamin, & Fearce Villain – “Hello (Remix)” (Local Music)
15. Kid Cudi – “King Wizard”
16. Reef The Lost Cauze – “Ghost Town”
17. The Lions – “Padre Ichiro”
18. Elijah Blake – “Vicky’s Secret”
19. Denitia Odigie – “Weekend”
20. Feezable The Germ – “Hollywood Blvd” (Local Music)
21. Styles Of Beyond – “Radio Clash”
22. Big Noyd, Large Professor, & Kool G Rap – “Naturally Born”
23. Meyhem Lauren – “Get That Money Black”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www57.zippyshare.com/v/39038137/file.html
(back up link – http://linkmixes.com/2vjr9vrhieh5)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/6ga5ah)

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.

New music on this week’s SNSS from artists like John Legend, Freeway, AZ, Noreaga, Scarface, ASAP Rocky, Pusha T, Cocaine 80s, Jhene Aiko, MeLo-X, Smash Brovaz, Sound Fx, and more.  Plus, we were joined in studio by the homey Louis V.  Tune in and enjoy!

Show # 396 (1-13-13)

1. John Legend – “Who Did That To You”
2. Skyzoo ft. Freeway – “Pockets Full”
3. AZ – “Genesis”
4. Noreaga ft. Large Professor – “Built Pyramids”
5. Chin Injeti ft. Sonreal – “Gunna Be Fine” (Local Music)
6. Wale ft. Scarface – “Limitless”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS V, PT. 1**
8. Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
9. JaVonte – “Supernova”
10. ASAP Rocky – “Suddenly”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS V, PT. 2**
12. Louis V ft. Gizzle McFly, Young Meez, Willie Beamin, & Fearce Villain – “Hello (Remix)” (Local Music)
13. Freeway ft. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel – “What We Do” (Throwback of the Week)
14. Pusha T ft. Rick Ross – “Millions”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS V, PT. 3**
16. Frank Ocean ft. Outkast – “Pink Matter (Remix)”
17. Elijah Blake – “Running Blind”
18. Raz Simone – “Cold” (Local Music)
19. Cocaine 80s ft. Common & Jhene Aiko – “Fly Ass Pisces”
20. Sound Fx – “Midnight In Paris”
21. Big Boi ft. Scar & Mouche – “Raspberries”
22. MeLo-X ft. Joey Badass & CJ Fly – “Live From East Flatbush”
23. Smash Brovaz – “Whatever”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www34.zippyshare.com/v/13138066/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/q9vz36bsm6u9)
(2nd back up – http://www.sharebeast.com/hmv8b2knxes0)

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.

It’s no secret that Seattle’s hip-hop scene is thriving these days and the rest of the country is rapidly taking notice of the talent we have in the town.  Macklemore is leading the way, but there’s a bevvy of artists making great music with breakout potential.  People already know about folks like Sol, The Physics, Grynch, J. Pinder, Nacho Picasso, etc., but from what I’ve heard of Raz Simone, I think it’s safe to put him on that list as well.

Here’s the video for “Cold,” a record Raz debuted on Sound Session last week from his upcoming Solomon EP.  Great stuff.

Somewhat random, because it seemed like the buzz around this album had already passed, but Childish Gambino just put out the video for “L.E.S.,” which is definitely one of my favorites from him.  Dope beat, dope hook, lots of nice wordplay…what else do you need?  The video is pretty much a spot on representation of the Lower East Side…or at least the version they want the world to see.

The King of Ballard himself takes us around his neighborhood in the visuals for his Jake One produced “Mr. Rogers.” Fun fact: the director, Griff J, did the first music video a young Hyphen made a cameo in (back…back…back in the day).

Grab Grynch’s Perspective album right here.

Back like we never left, SNSS kicks off 2013 with new music from folks like Skillz, Dag Savage, Yoshi, ASAP Rocky, Kid Cudi, Game, iLL Camille, Elijah Blake, JaVonte, Slum Village, Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, and more.  Plus, we were joined in studio by some of our favorite artists and people in the town: J. Pinder, Raz Simone, and Malice & Mario Sweet.

If you haven’t peeped our “Best of 2012” episode from last week, you can still grab that here.

Enjoy and make 2013 your best year yet!

Show #395 (1-6-13)

1. Skillz – “2012 Rap Up”
2. Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay Rock – “Money Trees”
3. Dag Savage (Johaz & Exile) – “Twilight”
4. **INTERVIEW WITH J. PINDER, PT. 1**
5. J. Pinder – “King” (Local Music)
6. Yoshi ft. Akira Shelton – “Slow Down (Gold Digger)”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH J. PINDER, PT. 2**
8. ASAP Rocky ft. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Badass, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, & Big K.R.I.T. – “1 Train”
9. Craig Mack ft. Notorious B.I.G., Rampage, LL Cool J, and Busta Rhymes – “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)” (Throwback of the Week)
10. **INTERVIEW WITH RAZ SIMONE, PT. 1**
11. Raz Simone – “Cold” (Local Music)
12. Kid Cudi – “King Wizard”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH RAZ SIMONE, PT. 2**
14. Game ft. K. Roosevelt – “Can’t Get Right”
15. iLL Camille ft. Rapsody & SiR – “Same Lights”
16. JaVonte – “Supernova”
17. Elijah Blake – “Beloved”
18. 2 Player Co-Op (Trackademicks & 1-O.A.K.) – “Nothing Looks The Same”
19. **INTERVIEW WITH MALICE & MARIO SWEET**
20. Big Boi ft. Sleepy Brown – “The Thickets”
21. Louis V ft. Nipsey Hussle & Dizzle – “On My Grind” (Local Music)
22. Wale ft. Scarface – “Limitless”
23. Slum Village ft. Guilty Simpson – “Decadence”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www53.zippyshare.com/v/31736896/file.html
(back up / streaming link – http://linkmixes.com/z0s2qdw5mirh)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/dq1lzu)

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.

Almost exactly a year after we played this record on SNSS, Nieve and the homey Tunji have released visuals for “California,” a straightforward ode to their state.  Better late than never!  Also, congrats to Tunj on his recent engagement.  Dopeness.

You can grab Nieve’s full project, Playback, right here.