Honestly, I never really know how to wrap up SXSW. For those of you who went, you already know how ridiculous it is. For those who haven’t been to one, it’s everything you read about…but louder.
I’ve been to the last three, but I admit that 2010 was a bit of a bust for me. I over-planned and tried to hit every event I was interested in, plus I met up with a TON of industry folks and had way too many meetings. It resulted in an exhausting experience (even more than an average SXSW trip) and I wasn’t really looking forward to going back. With that on my mind, I treated this year more like a vacation and took things 100x slower. I still met with lots of people and enjoyed countless performances, but without a doubt, the highlight was just hanging out with friends old and new…and enjoying the 80 degree weather. I’ll post up some footage on the blog soon.
Shout to everyone we ran into and especially all the other Seattle people that made the trek. Special thanks to John Gotty from The Smoking Section for organizing the incredibly dope “HoopxHang” basketball tournament (your boy Hyph knocked down a few game winners but we were ousted in the semis to the eventual champions) and also my lodging pals, Shad, T-Lo, and G…the coolest homies you could ask for. Also, thanks to JJ at Foundation, Jessica at Co-Sign, Jasmin at Cashmere, Ter’rece at MTV, and everyone at Decon, all of whom showed extra hospitality to a Hyphey. Oh…and Zoe Kravitz…for the hug. Second year in a row son, WHAT!
Show #303 (3-20-11)
- Eminem ft. Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf – “2.0 Boysâ€
- Thurzday – “Rodney Kingâ€
- Fashawn ft. J. Cole – “Nothin’ For The Radioâ€
- Pusha T ft. 50 Cent & Pharrell – “Raidâ€
- XV ft. Pusha T – “Awesome (Remix)â€
- Grynch – “So Long†(Local Music)
- Jean Grae – “You Don’t Like It (So What)â€
- Travis Barker ft. Lupe Fiasco & Pharrell – “If You Want Toâ€
- Nate Dogg ft. Warren G – “Nobody Does It Better†(Throwback of the Week)
- Dom Kennedy – “Can’t Let Goâ€
- The Weeknd – “What You Needâ€
- Frank Ocean – “Novacaneâ€
- Childish Gambino – “Be Aloneâ€
- State Of The Artist – “I Think I Love You†(Local Music)
- The Physics – “Fix You†(Local Music)
- Big K.R.I.T. – “American Rapstarâ€
- 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s (Camp Lo & Pete Rock) – “Mic Checkâ€
- Add-2 – “Chicago Bluesâ€
- Nitty Scott, MC – “Work (Grustlin’) (J. Period Remix)â€
- David Dallas – “Big Timeâ€
- Shad – “Rock 2.0 Itâ€
- CunninLynguists ft. Freddie Gibbs – “Hard As They Come (Act I)â€
Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?kod4ow0z9zp0d0w
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/88099630dd4b8e93/)
(2nd back up – http://www.usershare.net/58x63g316frr/DJ Hyphen and J. Moore – Sunday Night Sound Session, Show 303, 3-20-11.mp3)
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.