The Audacity of Dope

With the release of his new video, the lil’ homey Dave B is continuing to impress.  Download the entire Coffee EP right here!

J. Moore and I recently had a chance to chop it up with Joey Bada$$ and the Pro Era crew at the Sound Session studio.  We touched on a bunch of topics, including how they originally came together,; how they were put on to golden hip-hop by their families, their ambitions outside of hip-hop, and what life is like on tour with the whole crew.  We also discussed their upcoming projects, including solos from Joey and CJ Fly, and they spoke on how artists like Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and the TDE camp are inspiring them as artists and businessmen.

I’m hoping more younger cats in the game follow the same general path as Pro Era.  There’s just something naturally ill about that classic boom-bap sound, and as long as artists are being genuine and providing their own twist on it, I’ll never get tired of hearing it.

Shout to Statik Selektah and Jake One for coming through as well, plus the Detooz Films homies for filming!

We’re happy to announce that SNSS has been given 15 more minutes of airtime here on KUBE 93, so we now officially run from 10pm – midnight every Sunday.  Thanks to all our supporters at the station, throughout the industry, and most importantly, our listeners.  Keep spreading the word!

On this week’s episode, we were joined by good friend of the show, dream hampton, who always brings great insight and discussion to SNSS.  We discussed Rick Ross’ rape raps and the ensuing fallout with Reebok, the pseudo “controversy” over Jay-Z’s trip to Cuba, and dream shared some classic stories of Jay and Biggie.  On top of all that, we ran new records from Statik Selektah, Raekwon, Black Thought, Joell Ortiz, Big K.R.I.T., Tyler, Drake, De La Soul, RZA, Chali 2na, Common, Marco Polo, and more.

Enjoy!

Show #410 (4-21-13)

1. Pusha T – “Numbers On The Boards”
2. Statik Selektah ft. Raekwon, Joey Badass, & Black Thought – “Bird’s Eye View”
3. Joell Ortiz – “Roll Deep”
4. Dave B ft. Gift Uh Gab – “Mr. Chow” (Local Music)
5. Nitty Scott, MC – “Language Arts”
6. Big K.R.I.T. – “Serve This Royalty”
7. Young Roddy – “This One”
8. Tyler, The Creator – “Awkward”
9. DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross, & Lil Wayne – “No New Friends (SFTB Remix)”
10. Jay-Z – “Open Letter”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH DREAM HAMPTON, PT. 1**
12. Jay-Z ft. The Notorious B.I.G. – “Brooklyn’s Finest” (Throwback of the Week)
13. **INTERVIEW WITH DREAM HAMPTON, PT. 2**
14. De La Soul – “Get Away”
15. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – “Beware Of The Stare”
16. Kid Cudi ft. RZA – “Beez”
17. Thunderbird Gerard – “Trouble”
18. Chali 2na ft. Ming Xia – “Against The Current”
19. Daft Punk ft. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers – “Get Lucky”
20. Pigeon Hole ft. Zoe Lauckner – “June” (Local Music)
21. Common ft. Cocaine 80s – “Congratulations”
22. Call Me Ladro – “L.A.D.A.” (Local Music)
23. Marco Polo ft. Talib Kweli & DJ Premier – “G.U.R.U.”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www53.zippyshare.com/v/55769920/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/8c54vzjpqiq1)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/jh0iui)

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.

Our SNSS local song of the year a few years ago is now a smash hit on the international charts.  Wow!  Congrats to everyone involved, especially Mack, Ryan, and Jon Jon.  This might end up being video of the year too!

Sorry for the delay y’all, here’s the latest episode of SNSS.  New music from the likes of Tyler, Freddie Gibbs, Fashawn, Thunderbird Gerard, Young Roddy, Has-Lo, Big K.R.I.T., Lloyd Banks, Jay-Z, Nitty Scott, Cassow, sayknowledge, Major Lazer, and more.

Speaking of Major Lazer, peep our interview with Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Jillionaire backstage at Showbox SODO right here.

Enjoy!

Show #409 (4-14-13)

1. Tyler, The Creator ft. Frank Ocean – “Bimmer”
2. P-Money ft. Freddie Gibbs & Fashawn – “Break It Down”
3. Pusha T – “Numbers On The Boards”
4. Thunderbird Gerard – “Trouble”
5. L’Orange ft. Has-Lo – “The Real McCoy”
6. Joey Badass – “Day In The Life”
7. Young Roddy – “This One”
8. Big K.R.I.T. – “REM”
9. Sol – “Dope” (Local Music)
10. denitia and sene – “casanova”
11. Miguel ft. Kendrick Lamar – “How Many Drinks (Remix)”
12. Talib Kweli ft. Miguel – “Come Here”
13. Tito Lopez – “Jada & Pac”
14. Lloyd Banks – “Picture This”
15. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge ft. Cappadonna – “Center Of Attraction”
16. Yelawolf – “Tennessee Love”
17. Major Lazer ft. Amber Coffman (of Dirty Projectors) – “Get Free”
18. Jay-Z – “Open Letter”
19. Nitty Scott, MC – “Language Arts”
20. Fugees – “Fu-Gee-La” (Throwback of the Week)
21. Cassow ft. Danny Brown – “Oh Lord” (Local Music)
22. sayknowledge – “HEEM!”
23. Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) – “Get U Home” (Local Music)

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/8483568/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/npc2h7csb8rr)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/id6x68)

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 visuals for Frank’s “Lost,” compiled of footage from his travels over the last year or so.  Photo credits to Cisco, Lexiou WesCudi, and the always amazing, Nabil.

New freshness from Thunderbird Gerard, a New York born producer/MC/singer who has been putting in work overseas. Really looking forward to hearing more from him, and thankfully, we won’t have to wait long.  His debut EP, T.R.O.U.B.L.E., will be released online for free download on May 6th.

Follow Gerard on Twitter here too.

Recently, J. Moore and I got a chance to sit down with Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Jillionaire, collectively known as Major Lazer backstage at their Showbox SODO show in Seattle.  The fellas were real cool and we chopped it up about their upcoming Free The Universe album and the Lazer Strikes Back series of EP’s they’re releasing leading up to the project.  We also spoke about life on the road, including their favorite shows, US vs. international crowds, and what it’s like to perform at huge festivals like SXSW and Ultra.  They told some stories about working on the new Snoop Lion album as well, including what it means when Snoop shows up to the studio without his Xbox.

Shout to Detooz Films on the filming and editing.  And if you haven’t seen the crew’s new video for “Watch Out For This (Bumaye) with Busy Signal, The Flexican, and FS Green, peep the dopeness:

We’re quickly coming up on our 8 year anniversary of SNSS, but for the most part, it was business as usual this week.  Check out the latest episode to hear new music from artists like Joey Badass, L’Orange, Blu, Tito Lopez, Pac Div, Tuxedo, Tyler The Creator, Gilbere Forte, Slum Village, Yelawolf, Bonobo, and more.  Plus we were joined in studio with our homies Ricky Pharoe and Griff J, and Sol called in all the way from Haiti to fill us in on his year long travels and debut a new record.

Our interview with Diplo and the Major Lazer crew will be coming shortly on the blog as well.  But for now, enjoy!

Show #408 (4-7-13)

1. Joey Badass – “Day In The Life”
2. Quelle Chris ft. Tanya Morgan, Cavalier, & Fresh Daily – “Greene Eyes”
3. L’Orange ft. Blu – “Alone”
4. Tito Lopez – “Jada & Pac”
5. ST 2 Lettaz – “Not A Luv Song”
6. Pac Div – “Slow”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH RICKY PHAROE & GRIFF J, PT. 1**
8. Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) – “Do It” (Local Music)
9. Mayer Hawthorne – “Designer Drug”
10. Tyler, The Creator ft. Frank Ocean – “Bimmer”
11. Gilbere Forte – “Pray”
12. Dave B – “DTRT” (Local Music)
13. Nas ft. AZ, Cormega, & Foxy Brown – “Affirmative Action” (Throwback of the Week)
14. **INTERVIEW WITH RICKY PHAROE & GRIFF J, PT. 2**
15. denitia and sene – “how to satisfy”
16. Amp Live ft. James Melo – “D.H.E.A.”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH SOL**
18. Sol – “Dope”
19. TiRon & Ayomari – “PRTY N BLSHT”
20. Slum Village – “Forever”
21. Chuuwee – “Your Soul In E Minor”
22. Bonobo ft. Szjerdene – “Transits”
23. Jarell Perry ft. Nacho Picasso, Locksmith, & Torae – “First Time”
24. Yelawolf – “Tennessee Love”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www11.zippyshare.com/v/35203043/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/me2ux56ezgwl)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/gzp2fa)

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.

Never thought you’d see a Chris Breezy video on TAOD, huh?  Well, think of this like a Michael Jackson song and video, since they clearly are “inspired” by the King, but I’m not mad one bit.  From the song, to the dancing, to the car, to the lighting…everything about this is fresh.  Now if only he could be a normal human being in real life, perhaps I could tolerate him…