The Audacity of Dope

Cot damn, the title to this record is so fitting. Super grimy slap.

New visuals from Pac Div off their GMB album.  My guy Like kinda murdered it.

Pac Div’s The Div project comes out on Tuesday.  Support some of the game’s best.

It’s late on a Saturday night and I don’t really feel like typing. You should watch this video though.

Not much time to chat this week as I’m packing my bags for E3 (huge video game trade show, get familiar!) so I have to make this quick.  Shout to Miss Casey Carter for sitting in with us and be sure to “Like” our new SNSS Facebook page right here.  If you’re in Los Angeles for the next few days, attending E3 or not, holler @ a Hyphen!

Show #314 (6-5-11)
**Co-Hosted by Miss Casey Carter**

1. The Hood Internet ft. Freddie Gibbs, Telli, & Elizabeth Harper – “VCR”
2. L.A.U.S.D. ft. U-N-I & Vida Jafari – “Ignite”
3. Fresh Daily ft. Cocoa Sarai – “Good Dude (Jinesis Remix)”
4. Helluvastate – “Brain Champagne” (Local Music)
5. Pill & Wale ft. CyHi Da Prynce, Curren$y, & Teedra Moses – “Rise”
6. J. Rawls ft. Casual – “Find A New”
7. Killer Mike – “That’s Life 2”
8. Big K.R.I.T. – “My Sub”
9. Shane Eli – “When We Were Kings”
10. XV ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Textbook Stuff”
11. Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun ft. Styles P & Sean Price – “That’s Hard”
12. MED – “Superman”
13. Co$$ – “Spaceman”
14. DJ Quik – “Dollaz + Sense” (Throwback of the Week)
15. Bad Meets Evil – “Fast Lane”
16. J. Cole – “Return Of Simba”
17. Damian Marley – “Just Ain’t The Same”
18. Miss Casey Carter ft. Avatar – “Losers” (Local Music)
19. Black Stax – “I Love My Life” (Local Music)
20. Mayer Hawthorne – “A Long Time”
21. Sleepy Brown – “You’re My Lady”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://hulkshare.com/loruqzru91ae
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/91068579ba1f3999/)
(2nd back up / streaming link – http://www.usershare.net/qo4kk9sjkg4g/DJ Hyphen and J. Moore – Sunday Night Sound Session, Show 314, 6-5-11.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.

During one of the 329821329834230 times I saw the Pac Div homies rock live at SXSW, I remember tweeting that they make the exact kind of hip-hop I like the most. “Fallin'” off their Mania release is just such a record.  While I may take excursions into other sub-genres, it’s essentially the same experience I have while consuming other forms of media: fantasy land is fun to visit, but I live in the real world and relate to that real music.  Exhibit A above.

Ahhhhh, are you kidding me?  This is so ridiculously fresh.  As soon as I heard this song a while back, it was an instant classic.  The video is simple, but works and captures the mid-90’s vibe nicely.  If you missed Pac Div on SNSS, check out the interview here and please download Church League Champions ASAP if you’re still sleeping…

A little before Pac Div dropped their Church League Champions project, Like, Mibbs, and BeYoung came through the Sound Session studio to chop it up on a variety of topics.  We discussed that mixtape, the digital EP they put on iTunes a while back, and of course their upcoming full length debut, Grown Kid Syndrome.  They also talked about the importance of their live show, how their creative process likens to their game on the court, their favorite underrated West Coast MC’s, the L.A. scene, a possible collaboration with Andre 3000, and much more.

Pac Div on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?nzmr3eh32oi
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/649045665d98875b/)

This was one of the most enjoyable interviews I’ve done, mainly because chilling with Pac Div reminded me of kicking it with my college homies back in SoCal.  These dudes are real hip-hop heads who love Dilla and basketball…pretty much all it takes to be cool in my book.  Plus, we’re both fans of the Arizona Wildcats and even spent time commiserating over that damn 2001 NCAA Championship game.  For the record: I still hate you, Mike Dunleavy.

Ahhh, I love ish like this.  Just a dope ass beat and 3 ill MC’s [hip-hop slang i hate] going in [/hhsih] over it.  Shout to Pac Div, Sean G, and Khalil…

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.