The Audacity of Dope

Well…my Arizona Wildcats lost the other day and March Madness has turned in to March Sadness for me, but at least I’m not alone.  Only four teams are left, so congrats to Wisconsin, Kentucky, Duke, and Michigan State for making the Final Four.  It should be a great end to the college basketball season, but I can’t help but wish we had another shot at it.  Who shoots 10/12 from 3 in the 2nd half of the biggest game of the season?  Sigh…

Thankfully, SNSS is back again to help alleviate the pain of your team being bounced…and to provide you with your weekly slaps.  New music on this week’s episode from Kendrick, Canei Finch, Oddisee, Substantial, Von Pea, Lion Babe, Snoh Aalegra, Bluey Robinson, The Masks, Courtney Bennett, Jhene Aiko, Tinashe, and more.  We debuted two records, one from TiRon & Ayomari and another from Seattle’s own professional hooper, Martell Webster.

Enjoy!

Show #510 (3-22-15)

1.    Martell Webster ft. C. Denaro – “Exposed” (Local Music)
2.    Cool Nutz ft. Pyrex Drex & FliBoiMoe – “Who Am I” (Local Music)
3.    Kendrick Lamar ft. Pharrell – “Alright”
4.    Canei Finch – “Morning Song”
5.    Oddisee – “Word To The Wise”
6.    HANiF ft. Michael Zoah – “Chalk Em Out” (Local Music)
7.    **TiRon & Ayomari – “A Million Keys” (WORLD PREMIERE)**
8.    Russ – “Lonely In Times Square”
9.    Kanye West ft. Allan Kingdom, Theophilus London, & Paul McCartney – “All Day”
10.    Substantial ft. Von Pea – “Late Pass”
11.    Outkast ft. Sleepy Brown – “SpottieOttieDopaliscious” (Throwback of the Week)
12.    Drake – “Energy”
13.    Mark Battles & Dizzy Wright ft. Brittani Jenae – “Hold On”
14.    Lion Babe – “Wonder Woman”
15.    Snoop Dogg ft. Charlie Wilson – “Peaches N Cream”
16.    Snoh Aalegra – “Emotional”
17.    Tinashe – “Wrong”
18.    Bluey Robinson – “Paris”
19.    Jhene Aiko – “Living Room Flow”
20.    The Masks ft. Courtney Bennett – “Say Say”
21.    Fashawn – “Just Remember Now”
22.    George Maple ft. Grande Marshall – “Where You End and I Begin”
23.    Brent Faiyaz – “Be”

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*books beach vacation ASAP*

New music on last week’s SNSS episode from artists like The Game, Charles Hamilton, Meek Mill, Tink, Raz Simone, George Maple, Grande Marshall, Laura Welsh, Kelela, SPZRKT, Sango, Slum Village, Brent Faiyaz, eMC, and the man of the moment, Kendrick Lamar.  Great stuff, enjoy!

Show #509 (3-15-15)

1.    Charles Hamilton ft. Rita Ora – “NY Raining”
2.    The Game ft. Meek Mill – “The Soundtrack”
3.    Kanye West ft. Allen Kingdom, Theophilus London, & Paul McCartney – “All Day”
4.    Tink – “Ratchet Commandments”
5.    HANiF + 5th Sequence – “Feels So Good” (Local Music)
6.    Raz Simone ft. Gifted Gab & Fatal Lucciauno – “Same Problems” (Local Music)
7.    Daytona – “Poppin”
8.    CRL CRRLL – “Cheers”
9.    Jay Electronica – “Road To Perdition”
10.    Ghostface Killah – “Mighty Healthy” (Throwback of the Week)
11.    Action Bronson ft. Chance The Rapper – “Baby Blue”
12.    Fashawn – “Confess”
13.    Kendrick Lamar – “King Kunta”
14.    Snoop Dogg ft. Charlie Wilson – “Peaches N Cream”
15.    George Maple ft. Grande Marshall – “Where You End and I Begin”
16.    Drake – “Know Yourself”
17.    Kevin Lavitt ft. Dave B & Mario Sweet – “About Her” (Local Music)
18.    SPZRKT & Sango ft. Waldo – “Loneliest Times”
19.    Kelela – “A Message”
20.    Laura Welsh – “Cold Front”
21.    Russ ft. paulina & Jafé – “Willy Wonka”
22.    Kenn Starr – “Strangers”
23.    DJ EFN ft. Troy Ave, Scarface, & Stalley – “Who’s Crazy”
24.    eMC ft. Pearl Gates – “Fly Thoughts”
25.    Slum Village ft. Phife Dawg – “Push It Along”
26.    Brent Faiyaz – “Be”
27.    Kendrick Lamar ft. Assassin – “The Blacker The Berry”

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Fresh off the heels of the last update and just hours before we take the air for the next show, here’s SNSS episode #508 for y’all.  More freshness from folks like The Physics, Lloyd Banks, Kanye, Pusha T, Tink, Jay Electronica, Rapper Big Pooh, Kenn Starr, Warm Brew, Wale, Action Bronson, Drake, Chance The Rapper, and more. Enjoy!

Show #508 (3-8-15)

1.    The Physics ft. Camila Recchio – “About You” (Local Music)
2.    Lloyd Banks – “Doper Than My Last One”
3.    Russ ft. paulina & Jafé – “Willy Wonka”
4.    Kanye West ft. Allen Kingdom, Theophilus London, & Paul McCartney – “All Day”
5.    iSHi ft. Pusha T – “Push It”
6.    Tink – “Ratchet Commandments”
7.    HANiF + 5th Sequence – “Feels So Good” (Local Music)
8.    Fashawn ft. Aloe Blacc & Choosey – “It’s A Good Thing”
9.    Jay Electronica – “Road To Perdition”
10.    Grand Puba – “The More Things Change”
11.    Rapper Big Pooh ft. Steve Roxx – “Stop”
12.    KRS-One – “Sound Of Da Police” (Throwback of the Week)
13.    Drake – “6PM In New York”
14.    Jay Prince – “Yoko”
15.    Joey Badass ft. Kiesza – “Teach Me”
16.    Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) – “The Right Time” (Local Music)
17.    Thelonius Martin ft. Topaz Jones & Saint Ross – “The Home Team”
18.    Big Sean – “Dark Sky Paradise Outro”
19.    George The Poet – “Cat D”
20.    Kali Uchis – “Loner”
21.    Kenn Starr – “Strangers”
22.    Action Bronson ft. Chance The Rapper – “Baby Blue”
23.    Warm Brew ft. Tunji – “We Can Do It”
24.    Wale ft. Usher – “The Matrimony”

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Apologies for the massive delay on the last two episodes of SNSS but it’s been a hectic month so far.  Turns out, redesigning the biggest sports website in the world takes a bit of work.  March Madness indeed!  Keep an eye out for ESPN.com‘s relaunch on April 1st…no foolin’.

On episode #507, we ran through joints from Big Sean, Young Buck, Fashawn, Mark Battles & Dizzy Wright, Sam Lachow, Grand Puba, Zion I, Ghostface Killah, George The Poet, Blackbear, NIKO IS, Kali Uchis, and more.  Lots of great music, as always.  Enjoy!

Show #507 (3-1-15)

1.    Big Sean ft. Kanye West – “All Your Fault”
2.    Young Buck ft. Troy Ave & 50 Cent – “Drug Money”
3.    Fashawn ft. BJ The Chicago Kid – “To Be Young”
4.    Thelonius Martin ft. Topaz Jones & Saint Ross – “The Home Team”
5.    Mark Battles & Dizzy Wright ft. Euroz – “Too Far”
6.    Kevin Lavitt ft. Sam Lachow – “Night Is Over” (Local Music)
7.    Russ – “My Baby”
8.    Kendrick Lamar ft. Assassin – “The Blacker The Berry”
9.    Grand Puba – “The More Things Change”
10.    Joey Badass – “Piece Of Mind”
11.    Zion I ft. Viveca Hawkins – “Lost In Translation”
12.    Ghostface Killah & BADBADNOTGOOD – “Food”
13.    The Firm ft. Dr. Dre – “Phone Tap” (Throwback of the Week)
14.    Drake – “10 Bands”
15.    Sol – “People” (Local Music)
16.    The Physics ft. Camila Recchio – “About You” (Local Music)
17.    George The Poet – “Cat D”
18.    Blackbear – “I Needed You”
19.    Dej Loaf – “We Be On It”
20.    Kali Uchis – “Call Me”
21.    Tunji Ige – “For Us”
22.    Kali Uchis – “Lottery”
23.    Johnny Rain ft. Xodiak – “Good Day, USA!”
24.    J. Cole – “Apparently”
25.    Asher Roth – “Blow YR Head”
26.    Henry Wu ft. Simeon Jones – “Just Negotiate”
27.    NIKO IS – “Tito Crack That Dutch”
28.    Jay Prince – “Cruisin”

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This is flames.

Kelela’s upcoming EP, Hallucinogen, drops on May 5th.

This has been my theme song so far in 2015.

A year ago, I was about to move to Los Angeles to pursue an ESPN role in sales.  At the last moment, Amazon swooped in out of nowhere and convinced me to stay in Seattle to work on their digital music team.  While the job was a great one and the people were awesome, I could tell early on that ESPN was really where I belonged and I was anxious to get back.  I thought it might be years down the line, but then I got the call to rejoin the Worldwide Leader In Sports with the opportunity of a lifetime.  They sent me to London for the year to work in our office here and it’s already been a life changing experience.  Sometimes I’ll be out exploring London and just randomly think to myself…”I’m waaaaaaaay up, I feel blessed!”

“there’s so much more in this world than just blowin’ up in rap”

Sol’s been one of the standout artists in the Pacific Northwest for years and has steadily built a growing fanbase all over the world, but many have been wondering where he’s been recently.  Well, wait no more.  Zilla is back with a double single release, “People / Pages,” and here are the excellent visuals for the former.  Cop the tracks right here!