The Audacity of Dope

Hard to believe, but it’s true: this is the last episode of Sound Session during Barack Obama’s presidency.  We started the show in May of 2005, so we’ve been on air to witness most of his meteoric rise and discussed it quite a bit over the last decade.  The Obama era certainly helped shape the sound of the show, as his influence permeated every facet of our society and impacted the hip-hop world perhaps more than any other part of pop culture.  We’ve never had a more hip-hop friendly president…nor one with better musical taste.  We’re sad to see him go, for too many reasons to list.

Here’s our latest playlist, featuring new music from artists like Tribe, Common, Run The Jewels, AJ Tracey, Wiley, The Lox, Oddisee, The-Dream, Syd, Marian Hill, Nick Grant, J. Cole, Khalid, Sinead Harnett, Chris McClenney, Kid Cudi, Sampha, Raleigh Ritchie, and more.  Classic 90’s R&B throwback goes out to my guy Barack.

Enjoy!

Show #582 (1/15/17)

1. A Tribe Called Quest ft. Busta Rhymes – “The Donald”
2. Common ft. Gucci Mane, Pusha T, & BJ The Chicago Kid – “Black America Again (Remix)”
3. Run The Jewels ft. Joi – “Down”
4. MJ Cole & AJ Tracey – “Rumble”
5. Wiley – “Can’t Go Wrong”
6. The Lox – “Move Forward”
7. Tope ft. Erikka J & Farnell Newton – “Thank You” (Local Music)
8. Amine – “Baba” (Local Music)
9. Oddisee – “Things”
10. Tom Misch – “Watch Me Dance (Crackazat Remix)”
11. The Weeknd – “Rockin’”
12. The-Dream – “Ferris Wheel”
13. Ryan Caraveo – “Ten Times” (Local Music)
14. Smino – “blkswn”
15. Syd (of The Internet) – “All About Me”
16. Azad – “Sweet”
17. Marian Hill – “Down”
18. J. Cole – “Ville Mentality”
19. Nick Grant ft. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Gotta Be More”
20. Khalid – “Saved”
21. Sinead Harnett – “Rather Be With You”
22. Raleigh Ritchie – “Unicron Loev”
23. Kid Cudi – “Mature Nature”
24. Chris McClenney – “What You Mean To Me”
25. Sampha – “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
26. Blackstreet – “Don’t Leave Me” (Throwback of the Week)

Link to download - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWcEp0aUFoeG40X28

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It’s been a few weeks since our last episode, and a few months since we’ve broadcast from the friendly confines of the KUBE studio, but we are back in full effect!  My ESPN assignment in Australia has ended and Sound Session is home again in Seattle.  Good news is that it’s still 30 degrees outside for me.  Bad news is that last week, it was Celsius and now it’s Fahrenheit.

Other that the cold and the whole “is he going to kill us all” cloud hanging in the air, it’s great to be back home.  Shout to everyone I met in Australia, which low key might be the best place on earth.  There are literally 3 things wrong with that country: it’s really far away, the wifi isn’t great, and they won’t let you hold a koala without “proper accreditation.”  I will definitely be back, as soon as I figure out what paperwork is needed…

We kicked off 2017 by looking back and broadcasting our Best of 2016 picks.  DJ Nphared sat in on co-hosting duties and we ran through all sorts of crazy records, running out of time far before we ran out of heatrocks.  The world may end in 2017, but at least we’ll have one hell of a soundtrack.  Music is in a great place.

Enjoy!

Show #581 (1/8/17)
**Best of 2016 (co-hosted by DJ Nphared)**

1. Kanye West ft. Kendrick Lamar – “No More Parties In LA”
2. DJ Khaled ft. Nas – “Nas Album Done”
3. Schoolboy Q ft. Sam Dew – “John Muir”
4. Pusha T ft. Jay-Z – “Drug Dealers Anonymous”
5. A Tribe Called Quest – “We The People”
6. Amine – “Caroline” (Local Music)
7. GoldLink ft. Ciscero – “Fall In Love”
8. Jay IDK – “Somebody”
9. 808INK – “Suede Jaw”
10. Bruno Mars – “Chunky”
11. NAO – “Happy”
12. Chance The Rapper ft. Ty Dolla Sign, BJ The Chicago Kid, Anderson .Paak, Raury, Nico Segal, & Lolah Brown – “Blessings (Reprise)”
13. NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – “Lyk Dis”
14. Like – “Lamped”
15. Lion Babe – “Rain Drums”
16. Raveena – “Johnny It’s The Last Time”
17. Raleigh Ritchie ft. Stormzy – “Keep It Simple”
18. Drake – “Feel No Ways”
19. Ryan Caraveo – “Like We Own This Place” (Local Music)
20. Sol ft. Dave B – “Don’t Even Party” (Local Music)
21. Khalid – “Location”
22. Childish Gambino – “Redbone”
23. dvsn – “Do It Well”
24. Rihanna – “Sex With Me”

Link to download – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWTXprTzBzd25oZHM

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New music on this week’s Sound Session from the likes of REKS, Run The Jewels, Earl St. Clair, John Legend + Chance The Rapper, Tom Bailey, The Weeknd + Kendrick Lamar, Jorja Smith, starRo + Jesse Boykins III, Childish Gambino, Ryan Caraveo, Smoke DZA + Pete Rock + Big K.R.I.T. + Dom Kennedy, and more.  Can’t go wrong with that classic throwback either.  Back in Sydney, Australia for a few more weeks and then we’ll be broadcasting from Seattle again at the start of the new year…

Enjoy!

Show #579 (12/4/16)

1. REKS – “Jump Shots”
2. Juelz Santana – “Up In The Studio Gettin Blown (Freestyle)”
3. Smoke DZA & Pete Rock ft. Big K.R.I.T., Dom Kennedy, & theMIND – “Dusk 2 Dusk”
4. Common ft. PJ – “Unfamiliar”
5. A Tribe Called Quest – “We The People…”
6. Run The Jewels ft. BOOTS – “2100”
7. The Cool Kids – “Connect 4”
8. Topaz Jones – “Howlin’ To The Moon”
9. Angel ft. Rich Homie Quan – “Get With You”
10. Bruno Mars – “Chunky”
11. Earl St. Clair – “Good Time”
12. John Legend ft. Chance The Rapper – “Penthouse Floor”
13. Like – “Leanin’”
14. Kung Foo Grip x SCLY – “When I Was Young” (Local Music)
15. Donae’O ft. Jme & Dizzee Rascal – “Black”
16. The Weeknd ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Sidewalks”
17. Ryan Caraveo – “Real Right Now” (Local Music)
18. Tom Bailey – “Light vs. Darkness”
19. Tanya Morgan – “Stoops”
20. Childish Gambino – “Baby Boy”
21. Amine – “Baba” (Local Music)
22. starRo ft. Jesse Boykins III – “My Oh My”
23. Jorja Smith – “Imperfect Circle”
24. Amy Winehouse – “In My Bed” (Throwback of the Week)
25. Daniel Caesar – “Japanese Denim”

Link to download – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWNVpIdkZHN3RxN0E

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The Sound Session world tour continues…this time from Melbourne, Australia!  Episode #578 features new music from artists like A Tribe Called Quest, The Cool Kids (finally reunited), Steele (of Smif-N-Wessun) + Sean Price, Termanology + Westside Gunn + Conway + Your Old Droog, Tanya Morgan, Juelz Santana (aye!), Angel, Blu, Amine (kid’s about to blow up), Wiley + Skepta, Nick Hook + Nasty Nigel, Framework (Seattle legend, just got home), Bruno Mars (album is too fun), and more.

You’ll be able to tell from my voice that all this traveling has taken its toll on me in the form of a cold, but you know we always power through.  Enjoy the dopeness…

Show #578 (11/27/16)

1. A Tribe Called Quest – “We The People…”
2. The Cool Kids – “Connect 4”
3. Mibbs ft. Blu – “Tell Me ‘Bout It”
4. General Steele & Es-K ft. VVS Verbal & Sean Price – “Unforgettable”
5. Nas, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda, & Aloe Blacc – “Wrote My Way Out”
6. Termanology ft. Westside Gunn, Conway, & Your Old Droog – “The Curve”
7. Juelz Santana – “Up In The Studio Gettin Blown (Freestyle)”
8. Framework – “What They Whispa Bout” (Local Music)
9. Smoke DZA & Pete Rock ft. Jadakiss, Styles P, & BJ The Chicago Kid – “Milestone”
10. Wu-Tang Clan – “Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)” (Throwback of the Week)
11. Kung Foo Grip x SCLY ft. Jamel Moxey – “This Is Life (Local Music)
12. Tanya Morgan – “Clappas”
13. Blu & Union Analogtronics – “One Two”
14. Angel ft. Rich Homie Quan – “Get With You”
15. Amine – “Baba” (Local Music)
16. Mayer Hawthorne – “Time For Love”
17. Topaz Jones – “Motion Sickness”
18. Childish Gambino – “Redbone”
19. starRo ft. Gavin Turek – “Can’t Take It Back”
20. Common ft. Syd & Elena – “Red Wine”
21. Innanet James – “Black”
22. Bruno Mars – “Calling All My Lovelies”
23. Daniel Caesar – “Japanese Denim”
24. Tall Black Guy ft. Mario Sweet – “Beware Of The Groove”
25. Wiley ft. Skepta & Belly – “U Were Always”
26. Nick Hook ft. Nasty Nigel – “Lovesong”

Link to download - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWYlJTTXpVc0hYTDQ

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Well, that escalated quickly.

A lot of eloquent words by folks more intelligent than I have been written this week, plus I’m burned out from the emotion of it all and traveling from Australia to New York (24 hours straight on the move is no joke), so I’ll keep it as brief as I can.  There are three points I want to stress to everyone:

1. Almost 50% of the eligible voting population sat this one out.  Voter suppression occurred both via laws (reducing early voting windows, requiring additional identification, etc.) and by killing all enthusiasm for being a part of the process.  In such a close election (where the Electoral College has failed the will of the people for the second time in my life), every vote is crucial and we simply couldn’t afford so many people to stay at home.  Shameful, in my opinion, especially with local races and propositions on the ballot too.  It’s interesting watching this happen while I’ve been in Australia, where voting is required by law.  Sure, that gets abused too, but it definitely looks like a better system to me.  The Republicans have decided not to update their platform to move with the changing world, so they know their best chance to win is to have as few people vote as possible.  Credit to them, it worked this time around.  It’s on us to ensure more people, from all parties, get out to the 2018 midterms.
2. Trump won just 25% of the vote.  I would hope that the hardcore racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia he based his campaign on is only embraced by a small percentage of that group, say up to 10%.  Perhaps we’ll never be able to reach those people.  Maybe they’re just stuck in their ways.  But the rest of his voters amazingly decided that all of this nonsense was NOT a deal-breaker, which, at best, tells all the targeted people, “I don’t hate you…but I don’t care about you.”  These are the people we need to have conversations with, to ensure they understand that they have just emboldened and validated this rhetoric by putting him in the White House.  Those values are NOT shared by the vast majority of America and we cannot let a small few hijack the narrative in attempts to normalize this.  Speak up and stay vocal, shouting this down at every turn.
3. We gon’ be alright (c) Kendrick.  Sound Session has been here during the Bush years, the Obama years, and we’ll be here during the Trump years too.  So will you.  You are valued.  You matter.  You are loved.  Be the change you want to see at the local level and control what you can control.  Progress is not a straight line and we’re going to continue on our path to a more perfect union, one day at a time.

And now, some music for your soul:

Show #576 (11/13/16)

1. ASAP Mob ft. ASAP Nast & Onyx – “Nasty’s World”
2. Common ft. Bilal – “Home”
3. The Game – “Grew Up On Wu-Tang”
4. Like – “Diamond”
5. Mibbs ft. Blu – “Tell Me ‘Bout It”
6. Notorious B.I.G. ft. 112 – “Sky’s The Limit” (Throwback of the Week)
7. Meek Mill – “Blue Notes”
8. Khalid – “Hopeless”
9. Alicia Keys – “More Than We Know”
10. Mickey Factz & Nottz ft. Phonte – “Treat You Right”
11. Jay Prince – “Smile Good”
12. Dame D.O.L.L.A. ft. Lil Wayne – “Loyal To The Soil” (Local Music)
13. TYuS – “Shapes and Sizes” (Local Music)
14. Jalen Santoy – “Foreplay”
15. Big Sean – “No More Interviews”
16. Mayer Hawthorne – “A New Love”
17. JAHKOY – “Don’t Beg”
18. Solange ft. Sampha – “Don’t Touch My Hair”
19. Ray BLK – “5050”
20. All-Star Opera ft. Warm Gun – “Lifeline” (Local Music)
21. starRo ft. Masego – “Yams”
22. Childish Gambino – “Me and Your Mama”
23. Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis – “Get You”
24. Nas – “I Can” (Throwback of the Week)
25. A Tribe Called Quest ft. Andre 3000 – “Kids”

Link to download – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWaFdjcjJNQTV3Q2M

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It’s Halloween and I can think of nothing scarier than a Donald Trump presidency.  If there are early voting options where you live, don’t wait and get it done now.  I sent mine in all the way from Australia, so you’ve got no excuses.  Please make sure your voice is heard!

If you need a soundtrack while standing in line, Sound Session gotcha.  New music on this week’s show from Action Bronson, NxWorries, Joe Budden, Like, Common, No Panty (Joell Ortiz + Nitty Scott + Bodega Bamz), Jay Prince, Taliwhoah, Ari Lennox, Boogie, Xavier Omar, Manatee Commune & Sol, Dame D.O.L.L.A. (yes, this Dame), and more.

Enjoy!

Show #574 (10/30/16)

1. Action Bronson ft. Big Body Bes – “Durag vs. Headband”
2. NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – “Get Bigger”
3. Dame D.O.L.L.A. – “Bill Walton” (Local Music)
4. Joe Budden – “Forget”
5. Apollo Brown & Skyzoo – “Care Packages”
6. Like – “Midnight In Paris”
7. Common ft. Bilal – “Letter To The Free”
8. Common – “Nuthin’ To Do” (Throwback of the Week)
9. No Panty (Bodega Bamz, Joell Ortiz, & Nitty Scott) – “Singin My Song”
10. Swet Shop Boys – “Tiger Hologram”
11. Ryan Caraveo – “Grim Reaper” (Local Music)
12. BANKS – “Judas”
13. Drake – “Fake Love”
14. Cole King ft. Tunji Ige – “Nothin Changed”
15. Jay Prince – “Father, Father”
16. Taliwhoah – “Alright”
17. GTA ft. Tinashe – “All Caught Up”
18. Manatee Commune ft. Sol & Flint Eastwood – “What We’ve Got (Remix)” (Local Music)
19. Phora – “Venice Waves / Changes”
20. OnCue – “3AM”
21. Rajitheone – “#WhiteGirlVoice”
22. Xavier Omar – “If This Is Love”
23. Ari Lennox – “Night Drive”
24. Boogie ft. Dana Williams – “Sunroof”
25. Brent Faiyaz – “Invite Me”
26. Solange – “Cranes In The Sky (Kaytranada Extended Joint)”

Link to download - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWVDN4MmpmemItaUE

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On behalf of the wonderful city of Seattle and all its denizens, I apologize for the atrocity of a NFL game the nation witnessed last night.  Here in one of our ESPN Australia offices, I had a tough time explaining to my coworkers why the Seahawks should be taken seriously as Super Bowl contenders, but at least the defense came to play.  An offensive line has never been more aptly named, however.  “Turrible” (c) Charles Barkley (speaking of Chuck, NBA’s back this week!).

On this episode of SNSS, we ran through new records from the Swet Shop Boys (Riz, the lead actor in The Night Of & Heems from Das Racist), NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge), SiR, Like, Apollo Brown & Skyzoo, OnCue, Rajitheone, Solange, Phora, Cole King & Tunji Ige, AlunaGeorge, Common & Stevie Wonder, IshDARR, Duckwrth, and more.  Throwback dedicated to the boom-bap that sounds so good in the worsening weather back home (sorry, can’t relate).

Enjoy!

Show #573 (10/23/16)

1. Swet Shop Boyz – “Tiger Hologram”
2. NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – “What More Can I Say”
3. NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – “Kutless”
4. SiR – “All In My Head”
5. Like – “Lamped”
6. Apollo Brown & Skyzoo ft. Conway & Westside Gunn – “Basquiat On The Draw”
7. Mobb Deep – “Drop A Gem On Em” (Throwback of the Week)
8. Bryson Tiller – “Let Me Explain”
9. OnCue – “3AM”
10. Rajitheone – “#WhiteGirlVoice”
11. Brent Faiyaz – “No One Knows”
12. Porter Ray ft. Jus Moni – “Inside” (Local Music)
13. TYuS – “Slow Jam” (Local Music)
14. BANKS – “Mind Games”
15. Aaron Abernathy ft. Phonte & Black Milk – “Bachelorette”
16. Reva DeVito – “The Move” (Local Music)
17. IshDARR – “Sugar”
18. Solange – “Cranes In The Sky (Kaytranada DJ Edit)”
19. Chance The Rapper ft. Knox Fortune – “All Night (Kaytranada Extended Joint)”
20. GTA ft. Tinashe – “All Caught Up”
21. Common ft. Stevie Wonder – “Black America Again”
22. Phora – “Venice Waves / Changes”
23. Cole King ft. Tunji Ige – “Nothin Changed”
24. Duckwrth ft. Sabrina Claudio – “I’m Dead”
25. AlunaGeorge – “In My Head”

Link to download – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWU09zaUNEWDR0WXc

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After a few weeks here in Australia, I’ve decided Sydney is pretty much Vancouver meets San Diego.  As you’d expect when you combine two of the best cities in North America, that results in a pretty awesome place.  Along with its natural Australian sensibilities, it’s got a great mix of US, UK, and Asian influences, and from the downtown core to beach after beach of insanely beautiful coastline (peep the gram), it’s really got everything you might need.  I feel like I’m betraying my new friends here by spreading the word, but the secret is going to get out at some point.  Plus, if the unthinkable happens, I know you guys are going to be assessing your options come November 5th.  Thankfully, that looks less and less likely by the day…get out and vote!  I already sent in my ballot from 8 thousand miles away, so you really don’t have any excuses to let your voice be heard.

On this week’s episode of SNSS, we ran new records from Dave (dope 18 year old rapper from South London), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Zeds Dead & Pusha T & Rivers Cuomo, GTA, SiR, Like & Kali Uchis (Like’s album is exceptional, make sure you peep it), IshDARR, Duckwrth, Reva DeVito, Chance The Rapper, Kaytranada, TYuS, Bryson Tiller, Solange & Joe Budden, Aaron Abernathy & Phonte & Black Milk, and more.  Black On Both Sides celebrated its 17th birthday last week, so I picked a throwback off that fitting for my travels…

Enjoy!

Show #572 (10/16/16)

1. Dave East – “Keisha”
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ariana DeBoo – “Drug Dealer” (Local Music)
3. Dave – “Wanna Know”
4. Zeds Dead ft. Pusha T & Rivers Cuomo – “Too Young”
5. Divine Council ft. Andre 3000 – “DECEMBA (Remix)”
6. DAEtrius – “ShowOut”
7. GTA ft. Jarina De Marco – “True Romance”
8. SiR – “Queen”
9. Like ft. Kali Uchis – “Blah Loops”
10. Mos Def – “Habitat” (Throwback of the Week)
11. Aaron Abernathy ft. Phonte & Black Milk – “Bachelorette”
12. Francis and the Lights – “Can’t Stay Party”
13. Reva DeVito – “The Move” (Local Music)
14. Kid Cudi – “Surfin’”
15. Chance The Rapper ft. Knox Fortune – “All Night (Kaytranada Extended Joint)”
16. IshDARR – “Sugar”
17. Duckwrth ft. Sabrina Claudio – “I’m Dead”
18. BANKS – “Judas”
19. Mura Masa ft. ASAP Rocky – “Love$ick”
20. Pusha T ft. Desiigner & Ty Dolla Sign – “Circles”
21. TYuS – “Slow Jam” (Local Music)
22. Bryson Tiller – “Let Me Explain”
23. Solange ft. Joe Budden – “Don’t You Wait (Remix)”
24. John Legend – “Love Me Now”

Link to download – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWSmxnaHNoOGRSQ2c

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As mentioned yesterday, we are now up and running with our international broadcast of Sound Session every week, all the way across the Pacific Ocean from Sydney, Australia.  I’ll be here for 3 months for my ESPN work, but we’ll keep the music coming like we always have.  Hopefully we’ll start adding some more Aussie flavor to the show (still sleeping on CVIRO & GXNXVS, Vanessa Elisha, M-Phazes, etc.?…hell, I think we were the first show in the country to play that funky little record from the quirky Belgian/Australian dude, waaaaaay before it became a played out smash).

No Aussies on this week’s playlist, but still some great new music from artists like Anderson .Paak, Kid Cudi, Common, Francis and the Lights, Mura Masa & ASAP Rocky, Dave East, DAEtrius, Divine Council & Andre 3000, Dave, Khalid, Avelino, SiR, dvsn, and more.  Enjoy!

Show #571 (10/9/16)

1. NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – “Lyk Dis”
2. Kung Foo Grip – “Boomerang” (Local Music)
3. Travis Scott ft. K. Forest – “Guidance”
4. Kid Cudi – “Surfin’”
5. The Weeknd – “False Alarm”
6. Common ft. Stevie Wonder – “Black America Again”
7. T.I. ft. B. Rossi & Killer Mike – “40 Acres”
8. Yirim Seck – “We Call It (Murder)” (Local Music)
9. Talib Kweli – “Get By” (Throwback of the Week)
10. JAHKOY ft. Schoolboy Q – “California Heaven”
11. Xavier Omar – “Grown Woman”
12. Francis and the Lights – “Can’t Stay Party”
13. Mura Masa ft. ASAP Rocky – “Love$ick”
14. Dave East – “Keisha”
15. DAEtrius – “ShowOut”
16. Divine Council ft. Andre 3000 – “DECEMBA (Remix)”
17. Avelino – “Late Nights In The 15”
18. Dave – “Wanna Know”
19. Khalid – “Location”
20. Mick Jenkins ft. Ravyn Lenae – “Communicate”
21. Anderson .Paak ft. Schoolboy Q – “Am I Wrong (Koolade Remix)”
22. Tay Sean – “Higher Vibrations” (Local Music)
23. SiR – “All In My Head”
24. Drake ft. Pimp C & dvsn – “Faithful (Extended Version)”
25. Frank Ocean – “Ivy”

Link to download - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWa0VDVGo0THJJTGc

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Greetings from 7,744 miles away from Seattle, live and direct from Sydney, Australia!

If you’ve heard the past few shows, you heard DJ Nphared and I chat about my work trip down under for ESPN, and it’s finally underway.  It’s taken a minute to travel halfway around the world, get settled, and get the archive up for SNSS #570 from a few weeks back, but we’re finally in business.  I’ll be here for 3 months and broadcasting each week from 17 hours in the future.  Monday Afternoon Sound Session doesn’t quite have the same ring, but that’s what it’ll be for me here in Sydney.  Many thanks to those who have helped get us all hooked up to broadcast from the land of kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, and, of course, Margot Robbie.

On this episode, we ran tracks from T.I. & Killer Mike, ODIE, NxWorries, OthaSoul, Mick Jenkins, Rejjie Snow, Tink, Mndsgn, Brent Faiyaz, Isaiah Rashad, Danny Brown, Xavier Omar (fka SPZRKT), and more.  2 Throwbacks for the 20th & 25th anniversary of two classic albums as well.  Lots of good stuff here, enjoy and be on the lookout for our first episode from Sydney to be archived shortly as well!

Show #570 (9/25/16)
**Co-hosted by DJ Nphared**

1. T.I. ft. B. Rossi & Killer Mike – “40 Acres”
2. Yirim Seck – “We Call It (Murder)” (Local Music)
3. Danny Brown ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, & Earl Sweatshirt – “Really Doe”
4. ODIE – “Catch Up”
5. NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – “Lyk Dis”
6. A Tribe Called Quest – “Check The Rhime” (Throwback of the Week)
7. Apathy ft. Marvalyss – “The Ed Lover Dance”
8. Isaiah Rashad – “Brenda”
9. Mac Miller ft. Njomza – “Planet God Damn”
10. OthaSoul ft. Emmavie – “In The Dark”
11. Mick Jenkins ft. Ravyn Lenae – “Communicate”
12. The Roots ft. Malik B – “Section” (Throwback of the Week)
13. Rejjie Snow – “D.R.U.G.S.”
14. Frank Ocean – “Pink + White”
15. Xavier Omar – “Grown Woman”
16. AlunaGeorge – “Mediator”
17. Tink – “All Falls Down”
18. Mndsgn – “Alluptoyou”
19. The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – “Starboy”
20. Brent Faiyaz – “No One Knows”
21. De La Soul ft. Little Dragon – “Drawn”
22. Kung Foo Grip – “Boomerang” (Local Music)
23. Young Evo ft. Elan Wright – “Answers” (Local Music)

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