Perhaps it’s just me, but the way Fam-Lay’s rhyming on this doesn’t sound like what I’m used to from him. That’s not a bad thing though, since it’s a dope record. The beat has that typical Neptunes feel, but with a bit of Erick Sermon influenced twist. As for the video, I’m convinced that the Star Trak camp hangs with nothing but the finest females…
Un court-métrage de 2004. Écoutez, je ne sais pas ce que vous dites…mais vous êtes belle.
I would post some commentary, but I’m frantically going through music to figure out what to play on Sound Session tonight. Besides, you don’t need my take on this. It’s Lupe. It’s dope.
(I already told y’all how I feel about this joint…)
D.A. and Max just dropped the visuals for “She Loves Everybody,” the lead single from their upcoming Love The Future album. The fellas will be going on tour with Lady Gaga in support of the project, and if I remember right, they’ll perform in Seattle on March 16th. I’ll confirm that closer to the date, but there’s your fair warning to catch Chester French before they’re headlining shows of their own.
(watch part one in HD on HyphenTV)
On December 13th, the legendary Common Sense made his 4th appearance on Sound Session here in Seattle. Since we just talked to Com in September (check it out here), we wanted to do something a little different instead of our traditional interviews. With help from our good friends at Interscope/Geffen/A&M we threw a listening party for his new Universal Mind Control album with 50 lucky winners, some customized Microsoft Zunes, and other assorted goodies.
In the video recap, you can watch Com talk about the creative process for every track on the album and what it was like to work with the Neptunes, Mr. DJ, Kanye West, Cee-Lo, and more. Be sure to watch both parts of the video and enjoy them in HD on the HyphenTV Vimeo Channel courtesy of Organic Digital Videomedia.
(watch part two in HD on HyphenTV)
Since the entire interview lasted about an hour, I’ll be posting up the full audio for all you die hard Common fans sometime in the next week. As dope as the video clips are, there’s even more interesting tidbits about UMC‘s creation in the extended interview (the reason why the “Announcement” video was pulled, the story behind the original mix of “Punch Drunk Love,” etc.).
Stay tuned for that and hit up Com in the blogosphere over at his new site, ThinkCommon.com. Be sure to go cop Universal Mind Control in stores now and still available at Zune.net for 99 cents! It makes a great last minute Christmas present…
It’s 3 in the morning and I just got home after being out of the house from 8am on. So in other other words, I’m damn tired. Despite that, I saw this clip earlier today and wanted to make sure to post it up before I crash. I’ve been waiting for the “U.M.C.” video for a minute and it’s finally here. Enjoy the freshness…
Video courtesy of OnSmash.
(if you prefer watching in higher quality on YouTube, peep parts 1, 2, and 3)
This past week, the “Seeing Invincible Sounds of Summer” tour swept through Seattle and N.E.R.D. and Common tore it down at the Showbox SoDo. Besides these guys being some of my favorite artists of all time, they’re also some of the coolest dudes I’ve met in the industry. When I really think about, it’s mind blowing that I’m actually cool with Common, a living legend and inarguably one of the top MC’s in rap history. Wow. How the hell did that happen?
Anyway, aside from a few random wack encounters, everyone I’ve interviewed has been pretty nice and down to earth. However, Com is on another level. This dude is seriously one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, and it was ill to have him come through the studio and make his third appearance on Sound Session. Random SNSS trivia: 3 years ago, Com was our very first interview as we had him on the show for an hour long discussion, running through stories from each of his albums. Classic.
This time, we talked all about his upcoming Invincible Summer Universal Mind Control album and what it was like working in full with the Neptunes and Mr. DJ. We also touched on his acting work, including updates on the next Terminator movie and his role as Green Lantern in the oft-delayed Justice League project. And you can’t sit down with Com and not talk about politics, so we discussed how the media has been affecting the presidential race and what he would do if he was given executive power. Before he left, we reflected on his past work and brainstormed some of his favorite verses.
You can either watch the interview above, or, as recommended, download the broadcast audio feed (with his “U.M.C.” single included) through one of the links below. Enjoy:
Common on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?3mmtwhzzmxt
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/19201421efd3c1a7/ )
Universal Mind Control should be dropping sometime in November and you already know it’s an instant cop. Also, be sure to check out the tour when it hits your town. Com performs a few tracks off it that sound incredible, namely “Gladiator.” You really need to see it live, trust me.
Last night’s Sound Session will be posted later today, hold tight. I’ve got some things I need to tend to first, like…a new job! Don’t worry, SNSS ain’t goin’ nowhere. Your boy just got a [Kanye] good ass job [/’Ye], that’s all.
(ok, well not there)
Check out a nice AP article on Chase Chad with some interesting quotes from Kenna and the mystery man himself right here. Published in The Columbian from Vancouver, WA, of all places. Yeah, the 2nd best Vancouver…aka where Dan Dickau was a senior in high school and absolutely abused a 9th grade Hyphen in WWU‘s summer team camp in 1996. Good times though.
Swiped from Chad’s hilariously impersonal blog.