The interviewer is ehhh, but the #1 Human Being is entertaining as always. This will give you a little insight if you’re still confused to what ‘Ye has been doing with Graduation and 808’s & Heartbreak. Internal swagger is truly off the charts…and 808’s gets better on every listen. I really like that record and I’m still a proud backpacker. So there.
Ha, word to my first post. But yeah, Invincible Summer Universal Mind Control is finally here and set to hit stores a week from today on the 9th. Fresh. If you’re on top of things, you can even cop it from Zune for 99 cents on release day.
If you missed my last interview with Common from Sound Session in September, peep game. Also, we’re going to have a special event with Com down at KUBE on the 13th. If you’re in Seattle and want a chance to attend the listening party for this album, click here for info on how to win.
We’ll also be interviewing him again during the party, so if you have something you want me to ask, drop a comment and I’ll see what I can do.
More Kanye goodness in this interview with Hot 97’s Angie Martinez. Hahahah @ the verse at the end too.
Kanye skipped across the pond last week for the Glow In The Dark Tour and sat down with the BBC’s DJ Semtex for a great interview. ‘Ye is the illest artist in the game right now, [Jay-Z] plus his interviews are hotter [/Hov]. I highly recommend checking this out…quotables for days.
Kanye West talks with DJ Semtex – http://www.zshare.net/audio/516729337e0e3225/
808’s & Heartbreak drops today. Go cop that.
^^poor Adam.
Even though we had 88 Keys call in to Sound Session a few months ago back in June (peep that interview here), with Death of Adam finally dropping today, we thought we’d remind y’all to cop it. You can check the first interview for all sorts of information about the album and then check part two below. This time around, Keys talked about what he wanted to do with DoA, how it affected his musical plans for the future, and even dispensed some important advice to men everywhere. Check it out:
88 Keys on Sound Session #02 – http://www.mediafire.com/?gvyhtqz5zdn
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/51176379078607c9/ )
Cop Death of Adam in stores now!
I guess we should probably get back to some hip-hop related content, huh? Well, Obama is definitely hip-hop, but yeah…here’s a new interview with the homies Geo and Sabzi, collectively known as Blue Scholars. Peep some words from two of Seattle’s dopest. TBM.
Swiped from BlogsIsWatching.
The homies Naledge & Double O have been out on the road with Murs recently and it looks like they’ve begun to upload some stuff to their Kyte Channel. Tour life definitely isn’t for me, but if I had to embark on one, I think those 3 dudes would be hilarious to kick it with. We had some great conversations when they came through Seattle — i.e., Murs is super psyched for High School Musical 3 and prefers old No Limit to vintage Blackstar…wtf — and I’ll be posting up the interviews soon.
Along with the Kyte video, you can follow along with the fellas over at Naledge’s blog on Ruby Hornet. Peep entry #15 for his recap of kicking it with your boy Hyph:
We went on DJ Hyphen’s show on KUBE. We always go to Hyphen. Hyphen was the first person to play a KITH record on Clear Channel, so we always remember that. He was our first interview on a Clear Channel station. We’ve always maintained a relationship. We never even sent him the record, he pulled it off of iTunes and just rocked it that way. That’s amazing to us. He’s always rocked with us, so anytime we’re in Seattle we always hang with him. We got a lot of love in Seattle, it’s one of our better markets and it’s always a great time when we go out here. We know the lay of the land. We went out there with Blue Scholars and did three shows in a row at the Showbox that were sold out, then we went back out there with Redman, and we went back there on our own and did a show. We’ve been to Seattle enough times now that we kind of know the lay of the land out there. But Hyphen is really good peoples. He mentioned the website and the blog and he said he reads the blog and all of that stuff. We had a nice long discussion. He’s a music person too. He really keeps up with what’s going on. He knew about RubyHornet and Fakeshore. He actually mentioned it during the interview. He’s a big supporter. He plays pretty much anything we do. We send him a new record, he’s always playing it. It could be a freestyle. That’s one thing about his show and the way he does things. He plays what he wants, and just so happens to be a supporter of ours and has always been there as an outlet for us to get our music heard. He’s always reached out to us, and we always do an interview when we’re in town. We’ve done call-ins, about four interviews. It’s almost like checking in, he’s a homie so we always get down with him.
Word up, Naledge is that dude. It’s so dope to watch great artists and awesome people achieve success doing what they love. The Kidz are only beginning…shout to the whole fam, Naledge, O, Matty, and DSolo…what up!
(hahahaha @ Couric’s ice grill like “you are setting us back with every word you utter”)
Wow. Tell ’em why you mad, son. Old white guy ether is the best.
It’s been fascinating to watch how quickly the Palin effect turned negative, and rightly so. Regardless of what side of the policy debates you fall on, she’s clearly an awful VP candidate and was solely picked to try to throw a wrinkle into the race. From day one, even the other Republicans were salty about this and now that the initial “OMG HE PICKED A WOMAN” buzz has died, she’s killing McCain’s campaign every time she opens her mouth.
LOL @ that answer in the Couric interview. Paul Krugman hit it on the head: it sounded like a college freshman who showed up to class without doing any of the reading. “Totally incoherent.”
The scariest part about all this is that McCain’s entire mantra of “Country First” was drop-kicked out the window by making this selection. They knew the only chance they had in the election was to play the gender wildcard, and it shows how reckless a campaign he’s running. This is a 72 year old, four time cancer survivor…and he picked THIS? [Nappy Roots] Aw hell naw [/Nappy].
Funny, I was just chilling with my new homies Cee, Bekah, and Notion at their hotel bumping some of Blu’s classic Below The Heavens album and I came home to two new videos featuring the man himself. This dude is one of my top 3 MC’s today, hands down. Peep the interview with Out Da Box TV and make sure to watch the video right below this post too. Johnson&Jonson album in stores on the 23rd!
Spotted on Nah Right.
3RD UPDATE: The interview Vimeo clip appears to be working at the moment. If it stops, please use the YouTube link right underneath the video. The live footage has been removed at the request of the label, sorry. Holler @ me if there are any problems.
(if you prefer YouTube, watch it here)
Last weekend, the lovely Ms. Janelle Monae came to Seattle and we had the pleasure of sitting down with her for an interview on Sound Session. If you’ve somehow missed her huge (and well deserved) buzz all over the net, she’s a singer from Kansas City, Kansas, by way of New York and Atlanta, who broke into the industry with Big Boi’s Purple Ribbon label. After debuting on his Got Purp, Vol. 2 compilation, she linked up with the other half of Outkast, Andre 3000, and appeared on 2 songs from their Idlewild project. She then released the first part of her Metropolis mega-series, The Chase Suite, only to re-release the Special Edition after impressing Diddy at a live performance enough that he immediately signed a partnership with her.
Janelle sat down with us to talk all about her background and inspirations growing up, how she connected with Big Boi and Diddy, the intricate storyline behind Metropolis, and much more. You can either watch the interview above, or, as I would recommend, download the broadcast quality audio feed below (complete with one of the songs off Metropolis).
Janelle Monae on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?glvcjjxcbt5
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/18029402495320a0/ )
Even at such an early stage of her career, Janelle’s live show is legendary so I shot some footage from her concert at the Nectar Lounge later that night. Watch the clip below to see her run through songs like “Violet Stars Happy Hunting,” “Many Moons,” “Smile, “Sincerely, Jane,” and “Lettin’ Go.”
EDIT:Â Video has been removed at the request of the label, sorry.
Go see this woman when she comes to your town, she’s incredible. Seattle people: Janelle will be back on October 3rd at the Showbox opening for Jamie Lidell. Be there.