Pretty good interview if you’re looking to kill some time. Bill’s a bit of a hip-hop head (no pun), but Jay’s laugh kinda reminds me of Kobe’s these days…seems so contrived. Shrug.
Swiped from IllRoots.
As someone who has interviewed a lot of these folks that Nardwuar assaults, these are equal parts fascinating and horrifying to me. They’re not really informative in the traditional sense, but at least their entertaining. I’m still waiting until he really uncovers some long lost skeletons though: “Do you remember the night you spent with a stripper in Atlanta in 1996? No? Well have we got a surprise for you…Nasir, Jr., come on in…”
I’m just glad I wasn’t the interviewer who had to go next…
Holler @ a Hyphey 🙂
A few months ago, J. Moore and I held a quick informal poll on Sound Session with our listeners – Of the most well respected ‘big 3’ R&B singers of the last 15 years, who is your favorite – Maxwell, D’Angelo, or Bilal? Despite only releasing one official album, Bilal battled it out with D’Angelo for the top spot and they ended up tying the vote.
Personally, after hearing 1st Born Second in 2001, my entire vision of R&B was shaken to the core. On that one record, Bilal displayed a soulfulness in his music, songwriting, and most noticeably, his voice that hasn’t been topped since. Simply put, it’s a flawless album and marks one of the crowning achievements of the Soulquarian collective.
When Bilal came through the SNSS studio, we jumped at the chance to ask him all about that album, his Love For Sale follow up that was unfortunately shelved by Interscope (Industry Rule #4,080), and his upcoming project, Air Tight’s Revenge. We also discussed his upbringing, his first big break as D’Angelo’s back up singer (and his prompt firing), behind the scenes stories from the Soulquarian days, his favorite J Dilla memory, and much more. Check out the full interview below to catch up with the legendary Bilal Oliver.
Bilal on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?limxqmnyonz
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/6388930225a66890/ )
If you’re a music lover and don’t own 1st Born Second, cop it immediately…
If you name drop me in an interview, there’s a good chance I’ll post it up on TAOD hahaha. 4:53 ftw!
Nah, but for real, Outasight and 6th are two of my favorite artists these days and people are starting to recognize the incredible talent they possess. If you’re still in the dark, peep the interview with Terry Urban (what up Mick!) for some good background info and be sure to download one of the best songs of the year too:
Flawless record.
The long awaited mixtape from Pac Div, Church League Champions, is finally here and it’s heatery, as expected. As you can tell by the brilliant title, Like, Mibbs, and BeYoung are huge hoops fans and I actually have a great interview with them talking about their music and their favorite sports memories. Any dudes who love the 2001 Arizona team as much as I do are alright in my book. It helps that they’re dope ass artists too of course…
Interview coming soon, but in the meantime, bump that new new:
Download here.
Even though “Day N Nite” is about 2 years old now, the mainstream is still getting to know Cudi. Further, even those in the know still aren’t that familiar with the track’s producer, Dot Da Genius. The homies at Ruby Hornet put together this dope clip with Dot, shining some light on a producer that won’t be overlooked for much longer…
Having been on the airwaves for almost a decade now, sometimes it’s easy to get stuck in the routine and lose some of the excitement that got me into this industry in the first place. While it’s fun to interview hip-hop’s next generation and meet all the up and comers, there’s nothing better than chopping it up with someone who I listened to back in “the good ol’ days.”
When I got to college in 2000 and discovered the magnificence that was Napster + a T1 connection, I downloaded just about every ‘underground’ track I could find. Among those gems was Louis Logic’s Music To Drink By compilation, which I definitely consider a personal classic (even though I was never a drinker…shrug). Since then, Lou’s gone on to release more great projects, many of which have fallen a bit under the radar. With the upcoming release of his Spork Kills surf-pop meets hip-hop hybrid album, Beaches Love Us, he’s about to burst back on the scene with more noise than ever. Don’t believe me? Peep the video for the first single, “Night Of The Hip ‘N Dead”:
A little while back, Lou came through Sound Session to talk all about the early 2000’s underground scene, his work with the Demigodz, his musical and personal evolution, his time as roommates with Travis from Gym Class Heroes, why Spork Kills is his best and most important work to date, and much more. Do yourself a favor and check out this in-depth interview with one of hip-hop’s best lyricists:
Louis Logic on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?gxzkmkv2ig2
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/607441023e2f958e/ )
Shout to my dude Type for helping bring Louis through the show…now he’s a homey from the real “good ol’ days,” all the way back in middle school. What up Jeff!
As I mentioned in the post for the most recent Sound Session, Krispy and Al from the Knux came through the studio to kick it and co-host last night’s show. We talked about their next album, upcoming tour plans, an all-star remix to their “F!re” track that’s in the works, the Twitter phenomenon, and more. Plus, they even kicked a quick freestyle live over the air.
You can watch part of the interview above (including the freestyle) and/or download the audio below:
The Knux on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?aowymygdmhm
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/60507495869da4aa/)
In case you missed their first appearance on SNSS, click here.
Shout to the whole crew for coming through. Be sure to cop Remind Me In 3 Days if you haven’t already and catch the Knux on tour in your town soon!
On a week where J. Moore was holding it down for us with Jake One in Minnesota at the Rhymesayers’ Soundset concert, I was expecting to run through a normal episode of SNSS solo. Turns out, I forgot that the long holiday weekend also meant that the yearly Sasquatch Festival was taking place down at the Gorge and the homies The Knux were in town early for their Monday performance. Krispy Kream and Rah Almillio dropped through the studio to kick it and co-host with me, and we talked about their next album, upcoming tour plans, an all-star remix for their “F!re” track that’s in the works, the Twitter phenomenon, and more. Plus, they even ripped a quick freestyle live over the air.
You can peep the interview and full show below…video of the freestyle coming soon. In case you missed their first appearance on SNSS, click here.
Show #208 (5-24-09)
Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?kcn22gljlwd
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/60507353af892ef7/)
Link to download just the parts with the Knux – http://www.mediafire.com/?aowymygdmhm
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/60507495869da4aa/)
Link to watch the interview/freestyle with the Knux – http://vimeo.com/4835244
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.
In case anyone glossed over the weekly wrap up for SNSS below, I thought I’d make a separate post with the audio for my interview with 88 Keys and Izza Kizza from Sunday Night. Big shout to 88, Izza, Daniel, Drastic, and the whole crew for coming through…definitely some real cool folks and dope artists. Special thanks to DJ Pheloneous for helping make it all happen too. More details about the show in the last post.
88 Keys & Izza Kizza on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?mimgontduuq
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/599085806f274121/)
If you missed our past interviews with 88 Keys, check ’em out here and here.