The Audacity of Dope

We’re pretty busy gearing up for our Summer Jam (J. Cole, Wale, Drop City Yacht Club, 2 Chainz, Trey Songz, T.I., and hosted by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis), but here’s this week’s episode of SNSS for y’all.  New music from artists like Joey Badass, Meek Mill, Jadakiss, Logic, Locksmith, DLRN, ScienZe, Tony Touch, ILLFIGHTYOU, Reef The Lost Cauze, M.i, Capital Cities, Shad, and more.

Plus we were joined in studio by up and coming local artist, Rasaan Heist, and his L.O.E. business partner, Tony Wroten, of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies.  You can catch Rasaan peforming at our Summer Jam this weekend at the Gorge as well!

Enjoy!

Show #416 (6-2-13)

1. Joey Bada$$ – “Word Is Bond”
2. AZ – “We Movin’”
3. Logic – “Nasty”
4. **INTERVIEW WITH RASAAN HEIST & TONY WROTEN, PT. 1**
5. Jadakiss ft. The-Dream – “Big Boy Dialogue”
6. Meek Mill – “Levels”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH RASAAN HEIST & TONY WROTEN, PT. 2**
8. Rasaan Heist – “Check Chedda” (Local Music)
9. Locksmith ft. Olamide Faison – “Livin’ Loaded”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH RASAAN HEIST & TONY WROTEN, PT. 3**
11. Big K.R.I.T. – “The Bigger Picture”
12. DLRN – “Good Company”
13. Porter Ray – “Checkmate” (Local Music)
14. ScienZe ft. Blu – “Charlie Brown”
15. Tony Touch ft. Raekwon, JD Era, Ghostface Killah, & RZA – “Unorthodox”
16. ILLFIGHTYOU ft. JRM – “Fatal” (Local Music)
17. Marco Polo ft. Tragedy Khadafi, Lil’ Fame, Adrian Younge, & The Delfonics – “Stand Up (Remix)”
18. Shad & Skratch Bastid ft. Cadence Weapon – “Homie”
19. Reef The Lost Cauze & Haj (of Dumhi) – “92 Flow”
20. Hieroglyphics – “You Never Knew” (Throwback of the Week)
21. M.i ft. OnCue – “Write It Down”
22. 2 Player Co-Op (Trackademicks & 1-O.A.K.) – “Someone Great”
23. Wale ft. Sam Drew – “LoveHate Thing”
24. R.A. The Rugged Man ft. Brother Ali & Masta Ace – “The Dangerous Three”
25. Realm Reality ft. Prodigy – “The Realness”
26. Capital Cities ft. Andre 3000 & Frank Tavares – “Farrah Fawcett Hair”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www6.zippyshare.com/v/97604572/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/0lx2qkosug1e)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/d7gkr1)

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Hope everyone’s having a great Memorial Day and taking some time out to recognize those who have made sacrifices for the rest of us.  Here’s our most recent episode of SNSS, complete with new songs from AZ, Noreaga, Bryant Dope, Realm Reality, Nate The Great, Chuck Inglish, Mystikal, When Saints Go Machine, Cassow, Porter Ray, Locksmith, Wale, Casey Veggies, The Procussions, Chance The Rapper, and more.

If you missed it in our last blast, here’s the link to watch our recent interview with A$AP Rocky as well – https://www.theaudacityofdope.com/2013/05/27/asap-rocky-on-sound-session-video/

Enjoy the show!

Show #415 (5-26-13)

1. AZ – “We Movin’”
2. Noreaga – “Student Of The Game”
3. Bryant Dope – “Champion Sound”
4. Realm Reality ft. The Kid Daytona – “Cayman Island Getaway”
5. Wu-Tang Clan – “Execution In Autumn”
6. Method Man – “Bring The Pain” (Throwback of the Week)
7. French Montana ft. Raekwon & Ne-Yo – “We Go Wherever We Want”
8. Nate The Great – “Be Cool”
9. Big K.R.I.T. – “Talkin’ Bout Nothing”
10. Rittz ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “Wastin’ Time”
11. Mayer Hawthorne ft. Jessie Ware – “Her Favorite Song”
12. Chuck Inglish ft. Asher Roth – “For The Love”
13. TiRon & Ayomari – “PRTY N BLSHT”
14. Mystikal – “Hit Me”
15. When Saints Go Machine ft. Killer Mike – “Love and Respect”
16. Gilbere Forte ft. Active Child – “Nolita”
17. Cassow – “Her Poison” (Local Music)
18. Porter Ray – “Checkmate” (Local Music)
19. Locksmith ft. Anesha – “Stand It”
20. Substantial – “Bedda At Home (U Ain’t Fly)”
21. Wale ft. Sam Drew – “LoveHate Thing”
22. Casey Veggies – “Money Don’t Buy Time”
23. Chance The Rapper ft. Childish Gambino – “Favorite Song”
24. Fleeta Partee ft. Jarrard Anthony, Yirim Seck, & John Crown – “This Is Hip-Hop” (Local Music)
25. The Procussions – “Moon and Back”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www9.zippyshare.com/v/91192088/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/loymtplouisn)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/56b83b)

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Little behind on archiving SNSS, but thanks to today’s holiday, I’ll be able to catch up for y’all.  Here’s our show from 5/19/13, where we were joined in studio by Cam The Mac and French Montana called in to talk about his new album, Excuse My French.  HAAAAAAAAHN.

We also posted up our interview with A$AP Rocky, which you can watch right here.

Enjoy!

Show #414 (5-19-13)

1. Slaughterhouse – “House Gang”
2. Statik Selektah ft. Sean Price & Mac Miller – “21 & Over”
3. Slaine ft. Kali & REKS – “The F*ckery Hotel”
4. Talib Kweli ft. Rubix & Bajah – “High Life”
5. Mystikal – “Hit Me”
6. Bridget Kelly ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Street Dreamin’”
7. Big K.R.I.T. – “Banana Clip Theory”
8. Wu-Tang Clan – “Execution In Autumn”
9. Young Roddy – “Freedom Of Speech, Pt. 2”
10. J. Cole – “Cole Summer”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH CAM THE MAC, PT. 1**
12. Cam The Mac – “I’m On” (Local Music)
13. Nate The Great ft. Fego – “Them Days”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH CAM THE MAC, PT. 2**
15. Porter Ray – “5 Mics” (Local Music)
16. Bryant Dope – “Come Kick It”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH FRENCH MONTANA**
18. French Montana ft. Raekwon & Ne-Yo – “We Go Wherever We Want”
19. Gilbere Forte ft. Active Child – “Nolita”
20. The Black Opera ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Queen Of Hearts (Oddisee Remix)”
21. Mayer Hawthorne ft. Jessie Ware – “Her Favorite Song”
22. A Tribe Called Quest – “Steve Biko (Stir It Up)”
23. A Tribe Called Quest ft. Dave (of De La Soul) – “Award Tour”
24. Brothers From Another ft. Asher Roth – “Groov” (Local Music)

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www21.zippyshare.com/v/74288685/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/81hxzzpzr00m)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/4rxujd)

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.

Recently, J. Moore and I were joined on SNSS by A$AP Rocky for an interview in our KUBE 93 studio.  Rocky talked in depth about his background, including how his brother first got him into hip-hop, his first rhyme, his influences locally (Big L, D.I.T.C., McGruff, Children Of The Corn, etc.) and around the country, and his early relationships with the A$AP Mob.  He also spoke on how “Long Live A$AP” has been well received, even with the early leak, and about his collaboration with Skrillex for “Wild For The Night.”  In discussing that song and video, Rocky mentioned his appreciation of the women in the Dominican Republic, especially his favorite group, cougars.

Shout to A$AP for coming through and our Detooz Films friends for hooking up the video.

Apologies for probably the longest delay we’ve ever had in archiving an episode of SNSS, but I was a bit busy last week on my first ever trip to New York City.  Yes, that’s right, first ever.  You’d think I would have stumbled my way to NYC just by happenstance at some point over the years, but this was it.  My day job kept me super busy and then any time leftover was consumed by catching up with some of my east coast label homies (UMG & WMG, what up!), plus I was just generally overwhelmed by the Big Apple.

I stayed around Times Square, which was equal parts fun and completely absurd, but it came in handy on Friday night when Kanye decided to unveil his “New Slaves” video a few blocks from my hotel on 5th Ave.  I literally ran over to the Prada store at 2am and caught the last live showing of the video in NYC, plus had a surprise pseudo-encounter with Kanye himself.  The full story and video can be viewed right here.  Pretty crazy, but apparently that’s the kind of thing that just happens in NYC.  I shall return.

Anyway, here’s our show from 5/12/13, which officially marked our 8 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SNSS (our first show was 5/8/05)!  You may recall we celebrated our 400th show not too long ago, but I can’t decide which milestone more impressive: shows vs. years.  400 is a big number and pretty impressive when you think about it, but for me, I think 8 years resonates louder.  That’s longer than middle and high school.  That’s college and (at least some) grad school.  That stretches back to before the world really knew about Barack Obama.  So much has happened over the last 8 years it’s crazy when you sit down and think about it.  And one constant has been that J. Moore and I have been on the air every Sunday night, bringing you SNSS without fail.

Every time we reach one of these milestones, it’s fun for us to reflect, but I just have one overriding feeling: thank YOU for rocking with us.  Thanks to our coworkers at KUBE, our label friends, managers, DJ’s, bloggers, artists, journalists, booking agents, promoters, etc….you guys helped us all immensely.  And most important, thanks to every listener.  Whether you’ve been riding since day one or just found out about the show lately, you’re the reason we’re here.

Here’s to 8 more years!

Show #413 (5-12-13)

1. Common ft. Kanye West & John Mayer – “Go” (Throwback of the Week)
2. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Ashthon Jones – “Good 2getha”
3. Drop City Yacht Club ft. THURZ – “Pipeline”
4. Slaine ft. Kali & REKS – “The F*ckery Hotel”
5. Tyler, The Creator ft. Erykah Badu & Coco Owino – “Treehome95”
6. sayknowledge ft. Cashius Green – “Art Goons”
7. Dariu$ – “Daydreemin’” (Local Music)
8. Substantial ft. Jsoul – “BBQ (Family Reunion Remix)”
9. 8thW1 – “Happy (Dirty Art Club Remix)”
10. Talib Kweli ft. Rubix & Bajah – “High Life”
11. K-Def ft. Blu & Quartermaine – “Fundamentals”
12. Nate Tha Great ft. Fego – “Them Days”
13. GrandeMarshall – “Gotmef*ckedup”
14. Porter Ray – “5 Mics” (Local Music)
15. Bryant Dope ft. ANTHM – “NNY”
16. Shad – “Peace”
17. Logic ft. Jhene Aiko – “Break It Down”
18. Denzil Porter – “Bishop”
19. Marco Polo ft. Lil Fame – “Fame For President”
20. Trek Life ft. Hardwerk & Bishop Lamont – “Rap Time”
21. Mike Champoux ft. Grynch – “The Rain” (Local Music)
22. The Micranots – “Mother’s Day” (Throwback of the Week)
23. J. Cole – “3 Wishes”
24. Kelis – “Jerk Ribs”
25. Major Lazer ft. Amber Coffman (of Dirty Projectors) – “Get Free”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www19.zippyshare.com/v/46832492/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/pnp9wfhujfe8)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/j55j5h)

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.

Sorry for the delay on this week’s SNSS archive.  We have been busy preparing next month’s Cornerstone Mixtape and getting ready for our 8 year anniversary.  Longtime listeners may remember we did Cornerstone #115 four years ago (to the month!) and we’re happy to be back with #160 now.  We’ll spread the word when it’s released so everyone can check it out.

Speaking of things to check out, make sure you peep the video of our recent interview with Joey Bada$$ and the rest of the Pro Era crew right here:

Then go ahead and rock with us on episode 411, featuring new music from artists like Pac Div, Trek Life, REKS, James Blake, JON MCXRO, 8thW1, Jarv Dee, Rapsody, The-Dream, De La Soul, Mac Miller, and more.  Enjoy!

Show #411 (4-28-13)

1. Big K.R.I.T. – “King Without A Crown”
2. Marco Polo ft. Tragedy, Lil Fame, Adrian Younge & The Delfonics – “Stand Up (Remix)”
3. Action Bronson ft. Lauriana Mae – “Compliments 2 The Chef”
4. Pac Div ft. Elway 7 & Edbone – “It’s All Love”
5. Trek Life – “Hometown Foreigner”
6. Dave B – “Illectric” (Local Music)
7. Mac Miller – “S.D.S.”
8. J Shiltz ft. Junia-T – “From The Soul”
9. REKS ft. EzDread – “Caged Bird”
10. De La Soul – “Get Away”
11. James Blake ft. RZA – “Take A Fall For Me”
12. Tyler, The Creator – “Awkward”
13. Major Lazer ft. Ezra Koenig (of Vampire Weekend) – “Jessica”
14. JON MCXRO ft. Miguel – “Give It Up”
15. Kelis – “Jerk Ribs”
16. Janelle Monae ft. Erykah Badu – “Q.U.E.E.N.”
17. 8thW1 – “Happy (Dirty Art Club Remix)”
18. Jarv Dee – “High Expectations” (Local Music)
19. Tito Lopez – “DGAF”
20. Statik Selektah ft. Raekwon, Joey Badass, & Black Thought – “Bird’s Eye View”
21. Beatnuts ft. Big Pun & Cuban Link – “Off The Books” (Throwback of the Week)
22. Rapsody – “Everlasting”
23. Shelton Harris x Tyler Dopps – “24k Dreams” (Local Music)
24. Young Roddy – “This One”
25. Johnny Polygon – “Normal”
26. The-Dream – “IV Play”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www70.zippyshare.com/v/58269764/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/8idg03l4gt0g)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/kcrkd7)

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.

J. Moore and I recently had a chance to chop it up with Joey Bada$$ and the Pro Era crew at the Sound Session studio.  We touched on a bunch of topics, including how they originally came together,; how they were put on to golden hip-hop by their families, their ambitions outside of hip-hop, and what life is like on tour with the whole crew.  We also discussed their upcoming projects, including solos from Joey and CJ Fly, and they spoke on how artists like Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and the TDE camp are inspiring them as artists and businessmen.

I’m hoping more younger cats in the game follow the same general path as Pro Era.  There’s just something naturally ill about that classic boom-bap sound, and as long as artists are being genuine and providing their own twist on it, I’ll never get tired of hearing it.

Shout to Statik Selektah and Jake One for coming through as well, plus the Detooz Films homies for filming!

We’re happy to announce that SNSS has been given 15 more minutes of airtime here on KUBE 93, so we now officially run from 10pm – midnight every Sunday.  Thanks to all our supporters at the station, throughout the industry, and most importantly, our listeners.  Keep spreading the word!

On this week’s episode, we were joined by good friend of the show, dream hampton, who always brings great insight and discussion to SNSS.  We discussed Rick Ross’ rape raps and the ensuing fallout with Reebok, the pseudo “controversy” over Jay-Z’s trip to Cuba, and dream shared some classic stories of Jay and Biggie.  On top of all that, we ran new records from Statik Selektah, Raekwon, Black Thought, Joell Ortiz, Big K.R.I.T., Tyler, Drake, De La Soul, RZA, Chali 2na, Common, Marco Polo, and more.

Enjoy!

Show #410 (4-21-13)

1. Pusha T – “Numbers On The Boards”
2. Statik Selektah ft. Raekwon, Joey Badass, & Black Thought – “Bird’s Eye View”
3. Joell Ortiz – “Roll Deep”
4. Dave B ft. Gift Uh Gab – “Mr. Chow” (Local Music)
5. Nitty Scott, MC – “Language Arts”
6. Big K.R.I.T. – “Serve This Royalty”
7. Young Roddy – “This One”
8. Tyler, The Creator – “Awkward”
9. DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross, & Lil Wayne – “No New Friends (SFTB Remix)”
10. Jay-Z – “Open Letter”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH DREAM HAMPTON, PT. 1**
12. Jay-Z ft. The Notorious B.I.G. – “Brooklyn’s Finest” (Throwback of the Week)
13. **INTERVIEW WITH DREAM HAMPTON, PT. 2**
14. De La Soul – “Get Away”
15. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – “Beware Of The Stare”
16. Kid Cudi ft. RZA – “Beez”
17. Thunderbird Gerard – “Trouble”
18. Chali 2na ft. Ming Xia – “Against The Current”
19. Daft Punk ft. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers – “Get Lucky”
20. Pigeon Hole ft. Zoe Lauckner – “June” (Local Music)
21. Common ft. Cocaine 80s – “Congratulations”
22. Call Me Ladro – “L.A.D.A.” (Local Music)
23. Marco Polo ft. Talib Kweli & DJ Premier – “G.U.R.U.”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www53.zippyshare.com/v/55769920/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/8c54vzjpqiq1)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/jh0iui)

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.

Sorry for the delay y’all, here’s the latest episode of SNSS.  New music from the likes of Tyler, Freddie Gibbs, Fashawn, Thunderbird Gerard, Young Roddy, Has-Lo, Big K.R.I.T., Lloyd Banks, Jay-Z, Nitty Scott, Cassow, sayknowledge, Major Lazer, and more.

Speaking of Major Lazer, peep our interview with Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Jillionaire backstage at Showbox SODO right here.

Enjoy!

Show #409 (4-14-13)

1. Tyler, The Creator ft. Frank Ocean – “Bimmer”
2. P-Money ft. Freddie Gibbs & Fashawn – “Break It Down”
3. Pusha T – “Numbers On The Boards”
4. Thunderbird Gerard – “Trouble”
5. L’Orange ft. Has-Lo – “The Real McCoy”
6. Joey Badass – “Day In The Life”
7. Young Roddy – “This One”
8. Big K.R.I.T. – “REM”
9. Sol – “Dope” (Local Music)
10. denitia and sene – “casanova”
11. Miguel ft. Kendrick Lamar – “How Many Drinks (Remix)”
12. Talib Kweli ft. Miguel – “Come Here”
13. Tito Lopez – “Jada & Pac”
14. Lloyd Banks – “Picture This”
15. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge ft. Cappadonna – “Center Of Attraction”
16. Yelawolf – “Tennessee Love”
17. Major Lazer ft. Amber Coffman (of Dirty Projectors) – “Get Free”
18. Jay-Z – “Open Letter”
19. Nitty Scott, MC – “Language Arts”
20. Fugees – “Fu-Gee-La” (Throwback of the Week)
21. Cassow ft. Danny Brown – “Oh Lord” (Local Music)
22. sayknowledge – “HEEM!”
23. Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) – “Get U Home” (Local Music)

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/8483568/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/npc2h7csb8rr)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/id6x68)

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.

Recently, J. Moore and I got a chance to sit down with Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Jillionaire, collectively known as Major Lazer backstage at their Showbox SODO show in Seattle.  The fellas were real cool and we chopped it up about their upcoming Free The Universe album and the Lazer Strikes Back series of EP’s they’re releasing leading up to the project.  We also spoke about life on the road, including their favorite shows, US vs. international crowds, and what it’s like to perform at huge festivals like SXSW and Ultra.  They told some stories about working on the new Snoop Lion album as well, including what it means when Snoop shows up to the studio without his Xbox.

Shout to Detooz Films on the filming and editing.  And if you haven’t seen the crew’s new video for “Watch Out For This (Bumaye) with Busy Signal, The Flexican, and FS Green, peep the dopeness: