The Audacity of Dope

Another day, another week’s archive for SNSS and we’re getting closer to being all caught up.  Plus, the audio is sounding extra nice, and will, from here on out, now that we’re getting things set up properly in our new studio.  Episode #550 will be coming soon too, but in the meantime, enjoy this one.

New cuts from Royce Da 5’9″, John Crown, Domo Genesis, Phife, The Age of L.U.N.A., Avelino, Elzhi, dvsn, Suede Brown, Snoh Aalegra, Musiq, Kanye, Sol, and more.  I’m not even ashamed of my guilty pleasure tracks either: that Rihanna is fire and the Travis Scott remix of MadeInTyo’s “Uber Everywhere” is, for lack of a better term, lit.  Hov throwback since I felt bad that an entire generation seems to just knows him as Bey’s husband.

Grab the show below:

Show #549 (4/24/16)

1. Royce Da 5’9” – “Wait”
2. STATIK KXNG (Statik Selektah & Crooked I) – “I Hear Voices”
3. John Crown ft. Fatal Lucciauno – “Chutes & Ladders” (Local Music)
4. Kanye West ft. Kid Cudi – “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1”
5. Kanye West ft. Desiigner – “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 2”
6. 808INK – “Suede Jaw”
7. Domo Genesis ft. Anderson .Paak – “Dapper”
8. Phife Dawg – “Nutshell”
9. Nu Era ft. Blu – “Judkins Park” (Local Music)
10. Gallant – “Percogesic”
11. AOSOON – “City”
12. The Age of L.U.N.A. – “Blow Me Away”
13. Avelino – “Rich Soul”
14. J Dilla ft. Bilal – “The Ex”
15. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Turnin Me Up”
16. Jay-Z – “Streets Is Watching” (Throwback of the Week)
17. Smoke DZA – “Stage Five Steamer”
18. Elzhi – “February”
19. Musiq Soulchild ft. Rapsody – “Far Gone”
20. Snoh Aalegra – “In Your River”
21. Kali Uchis ft. Vince Staples & Steve Lacy – “Only Girl”
22. Rihanna – “Sex With Me”
23. MadeInTyo ft. Travis Scott – “Uber Everywhere (Remix)”
24. Tunji Ige – “Bring Yo Friends”
25. Raleigh Ritchie – “Werld Is Mine”
26. dvsn – “In + Out”
27. Suede Brown – “NightCall”
28. Nao – “Fool To Love”
29. Sol ft. Dave B – “Don’t Even Party” (Local Music)

Link to download – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWMWZSQ0o0WlVkbmM

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Two SNSS updates back to back!  Here’s episode #477, where we played new records from Camp Lo, M.O.P., Cormega, AZ, Redman, Styles, G-Unit, Common, DTMD, Your Old Droog, Macklemore, FKA twigs, Sam Smith, Majid Jordan, and more.  In honor of Jay-Z and Beyonce performing in Seattle last week…and obviously not seeing him perform some of his older classics…we hopped in the way back machine for a throwback set of some Jay-Z classics.  The man has so much quality material, it’s really ridiculous when you start thinking about all the records…

We were also joined in studio by one of the most buzz-worthy artists in hip-hop right now, Seattle’s own Sam Lachow.  Every month, another major label calls me to ask about Sam, but so far, he’s been able to build everything up independently.  It’s a great route if you can do it and Sam’s excelling, with his new album, Huckleberry, reaching the iTunes top 5 hip-hop albums.  Go cop that.

Last, but not least, Seattle veteran Draze came through to play a record called “The Hood Ain’t The Same,” and speak on the important issue of gentrification.  One of the more enjoyable conversations we’ve had on the show recently.

Enjoy!

Show #477 (8-3-14)

1. Camp Lo – “Cold Retarded”
2. M.O.P. – “187”
3. Cormega ft. AZ, Redman, & Styles P – “MARS (Dream Team)”
4. **INTERVIEW WITH SAM LACHOW, PT. 1**
5. G-Unit – “Come Up”
6. LE$ & Cookin’ Soul – “Keys”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH SAM LACHOW, PT. 2**
8. Sam Lachow ft. Raz Simone & Ariana DeBoo – “Dreams of Gold” (Local Music)
9. Sam Lachow ft. Ariana DeBoo – “Stolen Bikes” (Local Music)
10. **INTERVIEW WITH SAM LACHOW, PT. 3**
11. Common ft. Elijah Blake – “Real”
12. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Rico Love – “Pay Attention”
13. Statik Selektah ft. Ab-Soul, Jon Connor, & Logic – “Alarm Clock”
14. DTMD (Dunc & Toine Makin’ Dollas) ft. BOOM – “toine&B”
15. THURZ ft. Kelsey Bulkin – “Perfect Words”
16. Your Old Droog – “Good Times Are Hard To Come By These Days”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH DRAZE, PT. 1**
18. Draze – “The Hood Ain’t The Same” (Local Music)
19. **INTERVIEW WITH DRAZE, PT. 2**
20. Fences ft. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Arrows” (Local Music)
21. Russ – “Comin Thru”
22. Jay-Z – “Imaginary Player” (Throwback of the Week)
23. Jay-Z – “Friend or Foe” (Throwback of the Week)
24. Jay-Z – “Friend or Foe ‘98” (Throwback of the Week)
25. Jay-Z – “The Ruler’s Back” (Throwback of the Week)
26. Jay-Z – “Threat” (Throwback of the Week)
27. Sam Smith – “Restart”
28. Majid Jordan – “U”
29. FKA twigs – “Pendulum”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/e255f18667/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_477%2C_8-3-14.mp3
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/mi32lqt0lc8r)
(2nd back up – http://www32.zippyshare.com/v/95815120/file.html)

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.

(you like that 3rd person blog title, don’t ya?)

The homies Doc and Armond do one of the best hip-hop podcasts around with their Clock Radio Speakers show and I was honored to be a guest on a recent episode of theirs.  Toss this on and listen to us nerd out about all sorts of topics, including rap’s fascination with radio play and how radio really works, Wale’s issues with Complex, “event” releases in 2013 from artists like Jay-Z and Beyonce, my #InboxMadness Twitter series, industry tastemakers, and a whole bunch more.  Just a fun discussion with some folks that truly love music.  Good times.

Sorry for the delay on this week’s SNSS archive folks.  Sometimes real life takes priority, I know you feel me.  Here’s this week’s episode with new tracks from ASAP, RDGLDGRN, Action Bronson, Dyme-A-Duzin, Skyzoo, Kung Foo Grip, Ta-Ku, Chip, Common, Black Spade, Pusha T, and more.

Next week is SNSS episode #400.  Wow.  We’ll do a bit of reminiscing about almost 8 years of doing the show and being one of the few remaining independent voices on commercial radio, but we’re also welcoming any questions from our listeners that you might be interested in hearing us discuss.  If you have a topic or question, just reach out (DJHyphen@gmail.com) and we’ll look to discuss it on the air next week.

Enjoy the latest for now:

Show #399 (2-3-13)

1. ASAP Rocky ft. Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam – “Wild For The Night”
2. RDGLDGRN – “Million Fans”
3. Action Bronson – “Strictly 4 My Jeeps”
4. ST 2 Lettaz – “Trillmatic”
5. Dyme-A-Duzin – “New Brooklyn”
6. Skyzoo – “Phone Calls”
7. Dag Savage (Exile & Johaz) ft. Aloe Blacc – “When It Rains”
8. Dave B – “Maple Fudge” (Local Music)
9. Kung Foo Grip – “Sophisticated Ignorance” (Local Music)
10. John Crown – “Ben Franklin” (Local Music)
11. Drake – “Started From The Bottom”
12. Nickelus F ft. Drake – “Number 15”
13. T.I. ft. B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar, & Kris Stephens – “Memories Back Then”
14. Chip ft. Delilah – “Help Me”
15. Ta-Ku ft. JMSN – “Make It Last”
16. Pusha T ft. Andrea Martin – “Take My Life”
17. Slum Village – “No Mas”
18. Smash Brovaz – “Line Em Up”
19. J. Period & Common – “The Next Chapter (Still Love H.E.R.)”
20. Black Spade & Nato Caliph – “Complete”
21. Supastition – “Expectations”
22. Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah – “Criminology” (Throwback of the Week)
23. Wale ft. Jhene Aiko – “Cool Off”
24. Le$ – “98 Sh*t”
25. Arima Ederra ft. Gibby – “Lover’s Lane”
26. Elijah Blake – “Beloved”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www50.zippyshare.com/v/18335863/file.html
(back up link – http://linkmixes.com/4pcmbdlqu8h5)
(2nd back up – http://www.sharebeast.com/nhqbrggdlnf2)

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 didn’t think I’d like this, but they won me over with a few of the lines (“I’m Wale’s secret Santa” and Drake’s intonation on “liiiIIIIIIFE!”) and a few impressions in particular (Big Sean, Beyonce, J. Cole, Kreayshawn, Birdman, Drake, and Wyclef). J. Cole receiving a basketball as a gift was golden too. Pretty good stuff overall.

Order of appearances: Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Plies, Rick Ross, Beyonce, J. Cole, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Tyler The Creator, Kreayshawn, Lil B, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Drake, Wyclef Jean, Rihanna, and LMFAO.