The Audacity of Dope

The homey Blaze teamed up with the other homey, Jon Augustavo, to whip up a video for “Wishing On A Dream” featuring Isabella du Graf.  While this one wasn’t shot up here in Seattle like the previous video I posted, or most of Jon Jon’s work, it looks great and it’s another example of the talent here in the 6.

As we push onward and upward into our 5th year of Sound Session, we had another great episode.  While J. Moore was out in Philadelphia for the Red Bull Big Tune beat battle, I was joined in the studio by Sol and Jack The Ripper, two very dope local artists putting in work these days.  We also played part of our interview with Big Sean (full interview coming soon…I hope!) and some crazy records from Theophilus London, Big K.R.I.T., Shad, Homeboy Sandman, Nas & Damian Marley, and more.

On the personal tip, I finally saw Avatar (um, insane on Blu-ray, suppose I shoulda caught it in IMAX 3D), but the most impressive Blues over the weekend had to be Chelsea achieving the double in the English Premier League.  The big homey Didier Drogba is simply unstoppable right now and he scored another cracker (yes…that’s what soccer folks call a great goal…and yes, it’s fun to yell out “cracker” when celebrating):

You ready for the World Cup?

Show #259 (5-16-10)

1. Reflection Eternal ft. Bun B – “Strangers (Paranoid)”
2. Eminem – “Despicable”
3. J. Cole – “Who Dat”
4. Gil Scott-Heron ft. Nas – “New York Is Killing Me (1200 Squad Remix)”
5. Theophilus London – “A Stranger’s Heart”
6. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Devin The Dude – “Moon & Stars”
7. Shad ft. Relic – “We Are The Ones (Reservoir Party)”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH SOL**
9. Sol – “Not The One” (Local Music)
10. Wiz Khalifa – “The Statement”
11. Homeboy Sandman – “The Carpenter”
12. Exile ft. Torae & Ruste Juxx – “Radio (Marco Polo Remix)”
13. Dr. Oop ft. Rogue Venom – “Green Butter”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH BIG SEAN (SNIPPET)**
15. Big Sean – “What U Doin”
16. Common ft. Queen Latifah – “Next Time (Just Wright Version)”
17. Hardwerk & Jansport J – “Computer”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH JACK THE RIPPER**
19. Jack The Ripper ft. Geologic, Sol, & Scribes – “Don’t Look Back” (Local Music)
20. The Last Emperor – “Secret Wars, Pt. 1”
21. Nas & Damian Marley – “Nah Mean”
22. The Physics – “My Place” (Local Music)
23. Little Brother ft. Bilal & Darien Brockington – “Second Chances”

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I don’t know the back story behind it, but this is crazy.  “Comprised using chords, bass notes, and vocal samples” from one of the best films of ’09, Up.

Sidenote, just saw Up In The Air, which was fantastic as well.  Next up is Avatar, but I need to wait until the furor around the 3D IMAX shows dies down a bit…

In between my 2.5 jobs and my lack of sleep, I don’t have a whole lot to say about this week’s SNSS.  You already know the drill though…an hour and half of the dopest music [Olbermann] in the wooorrrrrlllllld [/Keith], featuring tracks by Pac Div, U-N-I, Blu, Kid Cudi, Colin Munroe, Deep Rooted, Strong Arm Steady, Nottz, Kardinal Offishall, Mayer Hawthorne, B.o.B., and more.

On top of that, we were joined in the studio by local artist Avatar Young Blaze (who talked about his collaboration with Lil’ Wayne) and the big homey Jake One.  Also, the homies from Highline Community College came through to talk about their Hip-Hop Summit event going down later this week.  I’ll be featured on one of the panels, so if you’re in the neighborhood Thursday at noon, drop on by the Des Moines campus and check out what’s sure to be a great convo.

Show #195 (2-22-09)

1. Pacific Division – “Mayor”
2. Big Tone – “Business”
3. U-N-I ft. Black Milk – “Castle Vee Re-Up”
4. **INTERVIEW WITH AVATAR YOUNG BLAZE**
5. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Lil’ Wayne – “King of the Streets” (Local Artist)
6. J. Period ft. Consequence & Kid Cudi – “Buggin’ Out 2009 (Tribute Mix)”
7. Dela ft. Blu – “Mars (Remix)”
8. Focus ft. Frank Nitti, T3, Baatin, & Illa J – “Homage To Dilla”
9. Kid Cudi – “Day N Nite”
10. Colin Munroe ft. Young Buck – “I’m Fine”
11. Drake – “Say You Will Freestyle (Say What’s Real)”
12. Big Sean – “Supa Dupa”
13. Deep Rooted – “D.E.E.P. R.O.O.T.E.D.”
14. Strong Arm Steady ft. Chace Infinite (of Self Scientific), Planet Asia, & Affion Crockett – “Black History”
15. Nottz ft. Kardinal Offishall & Cory Gunz – “Can’t Hide The Truth”
16. Rise & the Avid Record Collector – “Rise Anthem”
17. Spaceman – “This Is That Fire” (Local Artist)
18. Sol ft. Philharmonic – “Spliff” (Local Artist)
19. Mayer Hawthorne – “I Wish It Would Rain”
20. B.o.B. – “Generation Lost”
21. **INTERVIEW WITH JAKE ONE**

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