The Audacity of Dope

(I’m headed to Los Angeles this week so I wanted to get this archive up ASAP for y’all.  If you’re in LA, hit me and let’s link up!)

After last week’s debacle, you didn’t think I’d forget to record SNSS on back to back episodes, did you?  Back once again, it’s the incredible.  This time, we were joined in studio by one of our favorite local artists, Thaddeus David, who you should be familiar with from his work with State of the Artist (SOTA) and Helluvastate.  He’s now releasing his first solo project, Maven, this Friday and we spoke with him all about it.

We also aired our interview (and live acoustic in-studio performance!) from a very promising up and coming R&B singer, John West.  Peep the interviews and the rest of the dopeness below.  RIP Etta James & Jam-Master Jay!

Show #345 (1-22-12)

1. Drake ft. Lil Wayne – “HYFR”
2. 50 Cent – “You Took My Heart”
3. The Wurxs ft. Peedi Crakk – “No Ordinary”
4. Homeboy Sandman – “The Miracle”
5. ASAP Rocky – “Peso”
6. Jay-Z – “Glory”
7. Sol – “Rap Life” (Local Music)
8. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 1**
9. 8Ball & MJG ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “We Buy Gold”
10. Avatar Young Blaze ft. Isabella Du Graf – “Never Impossible” (Local Music)
11. Astonish – “All I Need”
12. The Quakers ft. Guilty Simpson & MED – “Fitta Happier”
13. Bumpy Knuckles – “We Are At War”
14. Tito Lopez – “Conversation With Tito”
15. Common ft. John Legend – “The Believer”
16. Kanye West – “Addiction” (Throwback of the Week)
17. Run-D.M.C. – “Jam-Master Jay” (Throwback of the Week)
18. The Weeknd – “Montreal”
19. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 2**
20. Thaddeus David – “Never Ever” (Local Music)
21. The Slakadeliqs ft. Tingsek – “Nine 2 Five”
22. Asher Roth ft. Action Bronson – “Choices”
23. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 3**
24. Saigon ft. Lil’ Fame – “Another Man Down”
25. Brother Ali – “Writer’s Block”
26. **INTERVIEW WITH JOHN WEST, PT. 1**
27. John West – “Already There (Live on Sunday Night Sound Session)”
28. **INTERVIEW WITH JOHN WEST, PT. 2**
29. Chuuwee – “Reign (Long Live The King)”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?t3ms1jya6r4nshl
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/y9g0rh0zqutb)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/98890031608773b4/)

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.

It’s Summer Jam week out here at KUBE 93, so time is at a premium.  Aside from the obvious shout to Abby Wambach and (Seattle’s Richland’s own) Hope Solo for giving us an incredible moment in sports history this weekend, peace to Dyme Def, Helluvastate, and Neema for coming through episode #318 of SNSS.

Enjoy the music!

Show #319 (7-10-11)

1. Kendrick Lamar – “Ronald Reagan Era (His Evils)”
2. Pusha T ft. Tyler, The Creator – “Trouble On My Mind”
3. Wu-Tang Clan ft. Ghostface Killah, Action Bronson, & Termanology – “Meteor Hammer”
4. Common ft. Nas – “Ghetto Dreams”
5. **INTERVIEW WITH DYME DEF, PT. 1**
6. Dyme Def – “Bring It In” (Local Music)
7. Dom Kennedy ft. Asher Roth & Mikey Rocks – “New Jeeps”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH DYME DEF, PT. 2**
9. Drake – “Dreams Money Can Buy”
10. Big K.R.I.T. – “King’s Blues”
11. Outkast – “Da Art Of Storytellin’ (Part 1)” (Throwback of the Week)
12. Don Trip – “Letter 2 My Son”
13. Co$$ ft. Shawn Jackson – “When I Feel”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH HELLUVASTATE, PT. 1**
15. Helluvastate – “Brain Champagne” (Local Music)
16. Freddie Gibbs – “Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH HELLUVASTATE, PT. 2**
18. Consequence ft. Kid Cudi – “On My Own”
19. TiRon & Ayomari ft. Seinabo Sey – “Back 2 U”
20. The Black Opera – “Sleep Tight”
21. **INTERVIEW WITH NEEMA, PT. 1**
22. Neema ft. Sol & Lace Cadence – “Black Roses (It’s Over)” (Local Music)
23. Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun ft. Top Dog & Jahdan Blakkamoore – “This One”
24. **INTERVIEW WITH NEEMA, PT. 2**
25. Purple HeArts – “Know Go”
26. Shi Wisdom ft. KJ – “LoveSpeak”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?v3z8tp3w8bmjkp0
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/yrvviy10k170)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/92522244ff6ddefa/)

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.

Seattle’s hip-hop scene is starting to catch on outside the PacNW and while we’re on our way, I’m also wondering how long it’ll take for other talented cats to get recognized. Helluvastate, a group formed by Taysean (of Helladope) and Thaddeus (of State Of The Artist), is a prime example. I’m not sure if Taysean and Thaddeus view their collaboration as a side project of sorts, but it’s clear that it’s a great match and worthy of far more publicity/buzz than I’m seeing for the duo.

On the low, Taysean’s production and rhyme skills might make him the most underrated cat in the town right now. Guys like him, P-Smoov, Ryan Lewis, and Budo are so ridiculously talented musically that it’s almost not fair. When they link up with dope MC’s, it’s a wrap.

Download the entire Helluvastate project, Adventures In A Helluvastate, right here.