The Audacity of Dope

Fresh off a year-long stint across the pond my bro DJ Hyphen comes through for one of my favorite episodes to date. We spend minimal time on his back story and then delve into everything that comes to our minds from Game Of Thrones to Kanye. A true convo amongst music nerds. This is what The Biggest is all about. #ItsTheBiggest

The longtime homey Miguel Rockwell recently invited me on his super dope podcast series, The Biggest, and the episode is up now for y’all to check out.  I really enjoyed this convo with Mike and his cohost Joe “HawkinsBird” Hawkins, who Mike affectionately refers to as “the most redundant man I’ve ever known.”  They’ve been recording some great conversations with all sorts of folks in the Seattle hip-hop scene, so it was an honor to sit down with them and chop it up.

There’s all sorts of random Hyphen-related trivia sprinkled in here as we completely nerd out about random topics.  This is probably the most you’ll ever hear me talk, so you’ve been warned!  Enjoy!

What up everyone?  It’s been a minute but Sunday Night Sound Session is officially back!

I’ve returned to Seattle after working 14 months over in London for ESPN and a lot has changed over the past few months, so we owe you a quick update.  Once KUBE switched from 93.3 FM to 104.9 FM in February, we started working with the new iHeartRadio management team to get all the SNSS details sorted.  While doing that, J. Moore unfortunately suffered a setback with his medical issues and he’s been unable to host the show in my absence.  Now that I’m back, we’re starting the show up again as J continues on his path to recovery.

The frequency may be different, J may not be co-hosting for the immediate future, and we’ve had this little break between episodes, but one thing remains consistent: the music is the foundation of everything we do.  The playlist for our first show back is below, but sadly the recording station in the new studio wasn’t ready to capture this episode.  I’ll get the other recent episodes posted up soon though, so stay tuned!

Feels good to be home.

Show #546 (4/3/16)

1. Kanye West ft. Rihanna & Swizz Beatz – “Famous”
2. Kanye West ft. Kendrick Lamar – “No More Parties In LA”
3. Tunji Ige – “On My Grind”
4. Nick Grant ft. CyHi The Prynce – “Royalty”
5. Torae ft. Phonte – “Clap Sh*t Up”
6. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Chance The Rapper – “Need To Know” (Local Music)
7. Sam Lachow ft. Dave B & Ariana Deboo – “Wrong Man” (Local Music)
8. St. Michael – “Van Ness Ave”
9. Jay IDK ft. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Cookie Addiction”
10. PARTYNEXTDOOR ft. Drake – “Come and See Me”
11. Drake – “Summer Sixteen”
12. Stephen Mykal ft. Botni$ – “Late Night” (Local Music)
13. TWENTY88 (Big Sean & Jhene Aiko) – “Talk Show”
14. Maxwell – “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)” (Throwback of the Week)
15. Nao – “Fool To Love”
16. Raleigh Ritchie ft. Stormzy – “Keep It Simple”
17. SG Lewis ft. Dornik – “All Night”
18. Lion Babe – “Satisfy My Love”
19. Kendrick Lamar – “untitled 08 | 09.06.2014”
20. Junia-T ft. Briskinthehouse – “My My My”
21. Anderson .Paak ft. The Game & Sonyae Elise – “Room In Here”
22. Gallant ft. Jhene Aiko – “Skipping Stones”
23. Tom Misch & Carmody – “Easy Love”
24. dvsn – “Do It Well”
25. Kelela ft. GoldLink – “Rewind (Louie Lastic Remix)”

No archive of SNSS #546 available.

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What up everyone, hope you’re enjoying the holiday season and getting to spend time with your friends and family.  Here’s the last SNSS archive of 2015, featuring new music from Black Thought, Bas & J. Cole, Pusha T, Jadakiss & Nas, Chance The Rapper, PREP, dvsn, Adrian Younge, Royce & Preem & Doom & Phonte, Shad, Ms. Badu, and a host of others, including a fairly epic Seattle posse cut from Anthony Danza featuring Fatal Lucciauno, Raz Simone, Grynch, Gifted Gab, Romaro Franceswa, and Ryan Caraveo.  That’s a whoooooooooole lot of talent to help us close out the year.

Join us this coming week for our Best of 2015 show!

Show #544 (12/20/15)

1. Statik Selektah ft. Black Thought – “Couldn’t Tell”
2. Bas ft. J. Cole – “Night Job”
3. Anthony Danza ft. Fatal Lucciauno, Raz Simone, Grynch, Gifted Gab, Romaro Franceswa, & Ryan Caraveo – “The Box” (Local Music)
4. Rick Ross – “Crocodile Python”
5. Fabolous – “For The Summer”
6. PRhyme (Royce Da 5’9” & DJ Premier) ft. MF Doom & Phonte – “Highs and Lows”
7. Pusha T – “FIFA”
8. Porter Ray – “Moon Goddess” (Local Music)
9. Jadakiss ft. Nas – “Rain”
10. Logic ft. Jesse Boykins III – “Paradise”
11. Tasman Holloway ft. Tory Lanez – “On The Way” (Local Music)
12. Kooley High ft. Sandra Gell – “Carry On”
13. EPMD ft. LL Cool J – “Rampage” (Throwback of the Week)
14. Chance The Rapper ft. Jeremih & R. Kelly – “Somewhere In Paradise”
15. Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz ft. Kenneth Whalum III – “Prom Season”
16. Shad – “Long Fall”
17. Erykah Badu ft. ItsRoutine – “What’s Yo Phone Number / Telephone (Ghost Of Screw Mix)”
18. PREP – “Sunburnt Through The Glass”
19. dvsn – “Too Deep”
20. Raleigh Ritchie – “You’re A Man Now, Boy”
21. Sam Sparro – “In Your Heaven”
22. Illa J – “Cannonball”
23. J-Live – “Got Me Thinking”
24. Adrian Younge ft. Loren Oden – “Sittin By The Radio”
25. Kirk Knight ft. The Mind – “The Future”

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That’s right, your eyes do not deceive you!  We’re back just like that with the latest episode of SNSS to cap off a quick flurry of 3 archives in a row for y’all.  Show #543 marked J. Moore’s return to the studio so for that occasion alone, it was a great episode, but we also packed it full of heat.  New tracks from Rick Ross & CeeLo (produced by Jake One), 50 Cent, Pusha T, Sam Sparro, Myke Bogan, Bas & J. Cole, Kwabs, Tom Misch, Raleigh Ritchie, The Internet, esta., BJ The Chicago Kid, Charles Hamilton, and more.  Shout to DV-One for dropping by the studio to chop it up as well.

Enjoy!

Show #543 (12/13/15)

1. Rick Ross ft. CeeLo Green – “Smile Mama, Smile”
2. 50 Cent – “Body Bags”
3. Pusha T ft. The-Dream – “M.F.T.R.”
4. EarthGang ft. Marian Mereba – “Liquor Sto’”
5. Porter Ray – “Bless Me” (Local Music)
6. A Tribe Called Quest – “Can I Kick It (J. Cole Remix)”
7. Dave B – “Custom” (Local Music)
8. Logic – “Upgrade”
9. Sam Sparro – “In Your Heaven”
10. Myke Bogan – “Cold Sushi” (Local Music)
11. Bas ft. J. Cole – “Night Job”
12. Statik Selektah ft. Black Thought – “Couldn’t Tell”
13. InI ft. Pete Rock – “Fakin’ Jax” (Throwback of the Week)
14. Kali Uchis ft. Tory Lanez – “Ridin Round (DJ Dahi Remix)”
15. Snakehips ft. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – “All My Friends (PREP Remix)”
16. Alex Wiley ft. Calez & Chance The Rapper – “Navigator Truck”
17. Erykah Badu ft. Andre 3000 – “Hello”
18. Majid Jordan – “Something About You”
19. Kwabs ft. Zak Abel – “Cheating On Me (Tom Misch Refix)”
20. Raleigh Ritchie – “You’re A Man Now, Boy”
21. The Internet – “Special Affair (esta. Remix)”
22. BJ The Chicago Kid ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “The Resume”
23. Kirk Knight ft. The Mind – “The Future”
24. Russ – “Tsunami”
25. Charles Hamilton ft. Sam Bruno – “Lessons”

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Since J. Moore’s been recovering over the last month or so, we pulled some strings and executed this episode of SNSS all the way from London, where I’ve been working this past year for my ESPN day job.  Special shout to the ESPN and KUBE folks that helped set things up so I could make my return to the airwaves.  It was great fun being back on the mic and I’m looking forward to my official return in the next few months when I get back home to Seattle.

For now, enjoy this international episode of SNSS with dope new music from the likes of Pusha T, Run The Jewels, Dave B, Porter Ray, Golden Rules, Anderson Paak, Kali Uchis, RDGLDGRN, EarthGang, PREP, Alex Wiley, Erykah Badu & Andre 3000, Mack Wilds, Majid Jordan, and more.  Quality throughout…hope you agree!

Show #542 (12/6/15)

1. Pusha T – “Untouchable”
2. The Game – “Documentary 2”
3. Miike Snow ft. Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) – “Heart Is Full (Remix)”
4. A Tribe Called Quest – “Can I Kick It (J. Cole Remix)”
5. The Pharcyde – “Y? (Jay Dee Remix)” (Throwback of the Week)
6. Dave B – “Navy” (Local Music)
7. Porter Ray – “Bless Me” (Local Music)
8. Golden Rules (Eric Biddines & Paul White) ft. Yasiin Bey – “Never Die”
9. Kooley High – “Alone”
10. Monday/Friday – “Sugar and Salt”
11. Anderson Paak – “The Season / Carry Me”
12. Kali Uchis ft. Tory Lanez – “Ridin Round (DJ Dahi Remix)”
13. iSHi ft. French Montana & Raekwon – “We Run”
14. Kirk Knight – “Brokeland”
15. EarthGang ft. Marian Mereba – “Liquor Sto’”
16. RDGLDGRN – “Won’t Last”
17. Snakehips ft. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – “All My Friends (PREP Remix)”
18. Logic – “City of Stars”
19. Majid Jordan – “Something About You”
20. Disclosure ft. Lorde – “Magnets (SG Lewis Remix)”
21. Alex Wiley ft. Calez & Chance The Rapper – “Navigator Truck”
22. Isabella Du Graf – “So Beautiful” (Local Music)
23. Erykah Badu ft. Andre 3000 – “Hello”
24. Mack Wilds – “Love In The 90z”
25. Snoop Dogg – “Back Up”

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Hey everybody, we appreciate your patience recently as we’ve been delayed with getting episodes of SNSS archived and had to miss a few weeks on air as well.  As mentioned in the last update, J’s been battling some health issues but as we expected, he’s fighting through them like a champ and feeling much better.  Before he makes his triumphant return to the airwaves tonight in Seattle, we wanted to get the last few episodes posted for you guys.

Here’s show #541, featuring music from Michael Christmas, Chance The Rapper, Add-2, Lady Leshurr, Monday/Friday, Dave B, Pell, GoldLink, Snoop, Raleigh Ritchie, Miike Snow, and many more.  We ran two special throwbacks on this episode to celebrate some classic album anniversaries, plus we were joined in studio by one of the dopest MC’s in Seattle, Romaro Franceswa.

Enjoy!

Show #541 (11/8/15)

1. Michael Christmas ft. Polyester The Saint – “Are You Around”
2. Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – “Angels”
3. Add-2 ft. Sam Trump & Johndavid Provitt – “Good Mourning Black America”
4. Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz – “300Z”
5. Lady Leshurr – “Queen’s Speech Episode 4”
6. Monday/Friday – “Monday/Friday”
7. Kirk Knight – “Brokeland”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH ROMARO FRANCESWA, PT. 1**
9. Romaro Franceswa – “Toy Soldiers” (Local Music)
10. **INTERVIEW WITH ROMARO FRANCESWA, PT. 2**
11. Dave B – “Rain” (Local Music)
12. Goodie Mob ft. Sleepy Brown – “Soul Food” (Throwback of the Week)
13. GZA ft. RZA – “Liquid Swords” (Throwback of the Week)
14. The Game ft. Kendrick Lamar – “On Me”
15. Puff Daddy & The Family ft. Jadakiss, Styles P, Pusha T, & Tish Hyman – “Everyday (Amor)”
16. Miike Snow – “Heart Is Full”
17. Raleigh Ritchie – “Bloodsport ‘15”
18. Isabella Du Graf – “So Beautiful” (Local Music)
19. Kooley High – “Alone”
20. Snoop Dogg – “Back Up”
21. Big K.R.I.T. – “86”
22. Pell – “Queso”
23. Termanology ft. Ransom – “Spit Real Game”
24. Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) – “Rubble Kings Theme (Dynamite)”
25. Talib Kweli ft. Brother Ali & Planet Asia – “Understand”
26. GoldLink ft. Anderson Paak – “Unique”
27. Disclosure ft. Miguel – “Good Intentions”

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Hey everybody, sorry for the radio silence from the Sound Session team.  It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, but below is the archive for episode #540, featuring new music from Raury, Michael Christmas, Jadakiss, Dave B, Miike Snow, A Tribe Called Quest, CeeLo, Snakehips, Kirk Knight, Kelela, Collie Buddz, Nao, and more.

More importantly, we’re sad to announce that following the heels of our missed show for November 15th, we’ll also be off air for the next 2 weeks while J. Moore recovers from some health issues.  If you’ve enjoyed what we do with SNSS, I urge you to read J’s story here and donate/share.  J’s already feeling better and is on the road to recovery, but it’ll be a long one with some difficult steps for him and his family.  Anyone who knows J knows that he will absolutely make it back to 100% and we’re already looking forward to his return to the studio.

We’ll be back the first week of December (perhaps with an international broadcast for y’all) so stay tuned and please take the Thanksgiving holiday to give thanks with your friends & family.  It’s always important to recognize what we’re thankful for, especially in times like this.

Thanks for all your support and again, please help Jon and the Moore family by donating/sharing here!

Show #540 (11/1/15)

1. Marcus D & La – “Golden Gun” (Local Music)
2. EarthGang – “AWOL”
3. Russ – “I Can Tell”
4. Raury ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “Forbidden Knowledge”
5. Dave B – “Worth It” (Local Music)
6. Michael Christmas ft. Polyester The Saint – “Are You Around”
7. Hit-Boy ft. James Fauntleroy – “That’s What I Get”
8. Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – “Angels”
9. Jadakiss ft. Nipsey Hussle & Ne-Yo – “Ain’t Nuthin New”
10. Big Grams (Big Boi & Phantogram) ft. Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) – “Born To Shine”
11. Add-2 ft. Sam Trump & Johndavid Provitt – “Good Mourning Black America”
12. The Game ft. Kendrick Lamar – “On Me”
13. Outkast ft. Erykah Badu – “Humble Mumble” (Throwback of the Week)
14. A Tribe Called Quest ft. CeeLo Green – “Footprints (25^th Anniversary Remix)”
15. Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz – “300Z”
16. Romaro Franceswa – “Salty” (Local Music)
17. Miike Snow – “Heart Is Full”
18. Big K.R.I.T. – “Vanilla Sky”
19. Kirk Knight ft. Noname Gypsy & Thundercat – “Dead Friends”
20. Snakehips ft. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – “All My Friends”
21. Nao – “Bad Blood”
22. Raleigh Ritchie – “Bloodsport ‘15”
23. Talib Kweli ft. Rapsody – “Every Ghetto”
24. Bryson Tiller – “Right My Wrongs”
25. Collie Buddz – “Blue Dreamz”
26. Rudimental ft. Sinead Harnett & Will Heard – “Treading On Water”
27. Kelela – “Rewind”

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As promised, the 2nd update of the day to get you all up to speed on SNSS episodes.  Show #539 featured brand new cuts from EarthGang, Big K.R.I.T., Snakehips, Tinashe, Chance The Rapper, Nao, Rudimental, Miguel, Apollo Brown, Romaro Franceswa, Fearce Vill, Talib Kweli, Rapsody, Hit-Boy, and more.  Lots of good stuff here, plus a throwback celebrating Common’s classic Resurrection album.

Enjoy!

Show #539 (10-25-15)

1.    Logic – “Like Woah”
2.    GoldLink – “Spectrum”
3.    Leon Bridges ft. Slim Thug – “Brown Skin Girl (Hasan Insane Remix)”
4.    Raury – “Crystal Express”
5.    Romaro Franceswa – “Sides” (Local Music)
6.    Fearce Vill – “Low Key” (Local Music)
7.    Talib Kweli ft. Rapsody – “Every Ghetto”
8.    Apollo Brown ft. Rapper Big Pooh & Dynasty – “Gettin’ By”
9.    Russ – “I Can Tell”
10.    EarthGang – “AWOL”
11.    The Game ft. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, & Will.I.Am – “Don’t Trip”
12.    Hit-Boy ft. James Fauntleroy – “That’s What I Get”
13.    Collie Buddz – “Pressure”
14.    Common – “Thisisme” (Throwback of the Week)
15.    Big K.R.I.T. – “King, Pt. 4”
16.    Add-2 ft. Rapsody & Sam Trump – “Kool Aid”
17.    Raylene – “For You” (Local Music)
18.    Mura Masa ft. Shura – “Love For That”
19.    Kelela – “Gomenasai”
20.    Snakehips ft. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – “All My Friends”
21.    Bryson Tiller – “Been That Way”
22.    Nao – “Bad Blood”
23.    Rudimental ft. Sinead Harnett & Will Heard – “Treading On Water”
24.    Yonas Michael – “Last Supper”
25.    Little Simz – “God Bless Mary”
26.    Disclosure ft. Miguel – “Good Intentions”

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Catching up on SNSS episodes today, so here’s #538 from 2 weeks back.  New music from Big Grams, Raury, Yonas Michael, Kirk Knight, Zee Will, Mura Masa, SiR, GoldLink, Kelela, Add-2, Disclosure, Casey Veggies, Logic, and more.  Next episode coming soon as well, enjoy!

Show #538 (10-18-15)

1.    Big Grams (Big Boi & Phantogram) – “Put It On Her”
2.    Deacon The Villain ft. Natti – “Ghosts Don’t Lie”
3.    Raury ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “Forbidden Knowledge”
4.    Drake – “30 For 30 Freestyle”
5.    Yonas Michael – “South Pacific”
6.    Brothers From Another ft. Mackenzie Thoms – “Good Company” (Local Music)
7.    Logic – “Like Woah”
8.    Cool Nutz ft. E-40, Mistah F.A.B., Glasses Malone, & Drae Steves – “Bass Beatin’” (Local Music)
9.    The Game – “Documentary 2”
10.    Mac Miller ft. Little Dragon – “The Festival”
11.    Casey Veggies – “A Little Time”
12.    Kirk Knight ft. Joey Badass, Flatbush Zombies, & Dizzy Wright – “Good Knight”
13.    Mos Def – “Mathematics” (Throwback of the Week)
14.    Zee Will ft. Fashawn & Nae Alma – “Price Of Change”
15.    Add-2 – “Brb”
16.    Collie Buddz – “Pressure”
17.    Bryson Tiller – “Exchange”
18.    Raylene – “For You” (Local Music)
19.    BOYSLASHFRIEND – “Not Me Not How”
20.    Kelela – “Gomenasai”
21.    Mura Masa ft. Shura – “Love For That”
22.    BOYSLASHFRIEND ft. Jade – “Low Carb”
23.    Rudimental ft. Lianne La Havas – “Breathe”
24.    GoldLink – “Spectrum”
25.    SiR ft. Anderson Paak – “Liberation”
26.    Leon Bridges ft. Slim Thug – “Brown Skin Girl (Hasan Insane Remix)”
27.    Disclosure ft. Jordan Rakei – “Masterpiece”
28.    Dave B – “Do That” (Local Music)

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Apologies for the delays in getting recent Sound Session archives online for y’all, but we should be all caught up soon.  We had to skip a show at the end of September, so here’s episode #536 from the start of October.  A few weeks old, but still full of dopeness.  Check out the below for new tracks from Guilty Simpson, Redman, Brothers From Another, Torae, Anderson Paak, Gallant, Little Simz, BOYSLASHFRIEND, Elhae, Nao, Collie Buddz, Big Grams, Deacon The Villain, and more.

Enjoy!

Show #536 (10-4-15)

1.    Guilty Simpson ft. Spacek – “Smoking”
2.    John Crown ft. DJ Phinisey – “Reign” (Local Music)
3.    DOOMSTARKS (MF Doom & Ghostface Killah) – “Lively Hood”
4.    Redman ft. Stresmatic – “Dopeman”
5.    Brothers From Another ft. Nacho Picasso & Raveena – “Blunt Talk” (Local Music)
6.    Logic ft. Big Lenbo – “Young Jesus”
7.    Torae – “Saturday Night”
8.    Blended Babies ft. Anderson Paak, Asher Roth, & Donnie Trumpet – “Make It Work”
9.    Dave B – “Do That” (Local Music)
10.    Mac Miller – “ROS”
11.    Bryson Tiller – “Exchange”
12.    ZHU ft. Gallant – “Testarossa Music”
13.    Little Simz – “God Bless Mary”
14.    Outkast – “Return Of The G” (Throwback of the Week)
15.    Erykah Badu – “Hotline Bling”
16.    BOYSLASHFRIEND – “Not Me Not Now”
17.    Leon Bridges – “Smooth Sailin’ (Donnie Houston & Chris Rockaway Remix)”
18.    Disclosure ft. Nao – “Superego”
19.    Elhae – “Halfway Love”
20.    The Age Of L.U.N.A. – “Better Than”
21.    Collie Buddz – “Pressure”
22.    Drake – “30 For 30 Freestyle”
23.    Big Grams (Big Boi & Phantogram) – “Put It On Her”
24.    Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz ft. Novej – “Memory”
25.    Deacon The Villain ft. Tunji – “Marmalade”
26.    CRL CRRL – “Take Away”

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