The Audacity of Dope

(L-R: Mic Phenom, Macklemore, iLL Chris, Grynch, & Hyphen. Photo by Nphared)

Special episode of Sunday Night Sound Session this week, as Nphared and I were joined in studio by local underground Seattle rapper turned international superstar, Macklemore.  Mack’s been a friend of SNSS since the very start and despite all his amazing worldwide success, he hasn’t changed as a person one bit.  It’s a testament to his character/personality, and the Seattle hip-hop scene in general, where I’ve always thought our most impressive characteristic has always been our authenticity.  We don’t have a specific “sound” in the Northwest, but instead, the common trait across most of our artists is that they’re pretty much all just genuine, down to earth people.  Mack epitomizes that.  He’s had years of personal growth and success, but at the core, he’s the same smart, talented, gracious, and hilarious kid he’s always been.

It was awesome to sit down with him and talk about all sorts of topics, from his new album (some exclusive info in there for y’all), touring, the odd nature of life as a celebrity, his friends in the industry, raising his daughter, and, of course, his memories of our beloved “Mayor,” J. Moore.  Jon put Mack on his first shows way back in the day and was a close friend throughout the years.  As with many of the successful folks in our scene, J started as a mentor to Mack and their relationship grew as Mack got older and became a peer.  I encourage you to read his tribute to Jon on Instagram if you haven’t already.  Of course we had to discuss the Egyptian musk story too…

Along with our chat, we ran new records from CyHi, J.I.D, Kendrick, GoldLink, Drake, Little Dragon, Amine, Tuxedo, Thundercat, Miguel + Premier, Jidenna, Loyle Carner, and more.  Special 20th anniversary throwback in honor of one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time.

Enjoy the show and as you’ll always hear us say going forward: rest in peace to J. Moore.

Show #588 (3/26/17)
**Co-hosted by DJ Nphared & Macklemore **

1. CyHi The Prynce – “Nu Africa”
2. J.I.D ft. EarthGang – “D/vision”
3. Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart, Pt. 4”
4. Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart, Pt. 1” (Throwback of the Week)
5. GoldLink ft. Jazmine Sullivan & Kaytranada – “Meditation”
6. Drake – “Passionfruit”
7. Little Dragon – “High”
8. Amine – “REDMERCEDES” (Local Music)
9. Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) – “Take A Picture” (Local Music)
10. Thundercat – “Friend Zone”
11. Miguel & DJ Premier – “2 Lovin U”
12. Jidenna – “White N****s”
13. Cole (of Brothers From Another) ft. Dave B, Thig Natural (of The Physics), & Otieno Terry – “Santa Monica” (Local Music)
14. Mark Steele ft. Nivam – “Turn Around”
15. Loyle Carner – “Mean It In The Morning”
16. Notorious B.I.G. – “I Got A Story To Tell” (Throwback of the Week)

Download – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B72U-rgJjvmWWGNoRHU0cDVwT0k

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Back once again with another episode of SNSS for you.  Here’s show #534, featuring a plethora of cuts, ranging from the first effort off the collaborative EP between Big Boi and Phantogram (aka Big Grams…I see what you did there guys), to some unsigned hypeness from a very fresh Colorado/LA singer named CRL CRRLL (shout to the homey Low Key).  In between, we ran cuts from the good Doctor, Magnif (produced by Dilla), Rick Ross, Blu, Dave B, Mick Jenkins, Rocky Rivera, Leon Bridges, Prince, Rationale, Abhi//Dijon, SG Lewis, Azekel, 8 Ball, Scotty ATL, Big K.R.I.T., and a really dope record from up and coming Texas group, BROCKHAMPTON.  Yes, all caps, so you know it’s that serious.

We also celebrated 3 special throwbacks: the 10 year anniversary of Little Brother’s borderline classic (combo of the music and what it meant for an underground group trying to break through on a major at the time), The Minstrel Show, plus the 19th anniversary of 2Pac’s passing and the 21st anniversary of Biggie’s classic debut.  Is it just me or is it completely insane that Pac died the same day of the year Ready To Die came out?  “It’s bigger than hip-hop…”

Enjoy the show and RIP to those two absolute legends.

Show #534 (9-13-15)

1.    Big Grams (Big Boi & Phantogram) – “Fell In The Sun”
2.    Dr. Dre – “Talking To My Diary”
3.    Magnif – “The Last”
4.    Rick Ross – “Geechi Liberace”
5.    Maino ft. Chinx – “PNP”
6.    Blu – “Illest In Charge (Def Dee Remix)” (Local Music)
7.    Bryson Tiller – “Sorry Not Sorry”
8.    GoldLink ft. Louie Lastic – “Movin’ On”
9.    Dave B – “On” (Local Music)
10.    2Pac ft. George Clinton – “Can’t C Me” (Throwback of the Week)
11.    Notorious B.I.G. – “Ready To Die” (Throwback of the Week)
12.    Little Brother ft. Elzhi – “Hiding Place” (Throwback of the Week)
13.    Mick Jenkins – “Your Love”
14.    Rocky Rivera – “Brown Babies (DJ Nphared Remix)” (Local Music)
15.    Mac Miller – “Clubhouse”
16.    Leon Bridges ft. Bun B – “Better Man (Chi Duly Remix)”
17.    Prince – “This Could B Us”
18.    Erick Sermon ft. Method Man & Redman – “Clutch”
19.    Rationale – “Fast Lane”
20.    midnight – “Overflow”
21.    Travis Scott ft. Kacy Hill – “90210”
22.    Abhi//Dijon – “Werk”
23.    SG Lewis – “Warm”
24.    Azekel – “Mad About The Boy”
25.    BROCKHAMPTON – “Dirt”
26.    DJ Scream ft. 8 Ball, Scotty ATL, and Big K.R.I.T. – “Grippin’ Grain”
27.    CRL CRRLL – “Swim Wave”

Stream via Mixcloud:

Download via Sendspace – https://www.sendspace.com/file/qzjq85

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On this week’s SNSS episode, we filled the show with a ton of great music from the likes of Joell Ortiz, Joey Bada$$, Fashawn, Dom Kennedy, Childish Gambino, Logic, Diamond D, Nottz, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Jessie Ware, Tinashe, ODESZA, Gorgon City, Broods, and more.  Plus, Cozz called in, fresh off the heels of his Cozz & Effect album to talk all about the project, his background, his relationship with J. Cole, how he ended up signing with Dreamville, and more.  If you just want to peep that interview, you can check it right here.

On top of all that, we were joined in the second hour of the show by Anna Lunoe, a singer/producer/DJ from Sydney, Australia.  Anna played the Neptune Theater earlier in the evening and then dropped by the studio to co-host with us and talk about her new EP, All Out.  We played a couple tracks off it (the excellent title track and a crazy record with Jesse Boykins III) and then learned a bit about her experiences as an artist coming up in Australia and how she fell in love with music.  It was a really enjoyable conversation (if you want to peep just the parts with Anna, click here) and the whole show had a great vibe.  Hope y’all enjoy it!

Show #486 (10-5-14)

1.    Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) – “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry”
2.    Central Intelligence – “All Day” (Local Music)
3.    Joell Ortiz – “Get Down”
4.    Joey Bada$$ – “Christ Conscious”
5.    **INTERVIEW WITH COZZ**
6.    Cozz ft. J. Cole – “Knock The Hustle (Remix)”
7.    Fashawn ft. Dom Kennedy – “Golden State Of Mind”
8.    KillemAll Coop ft. The Jacka – “Westside Livin” (Local Music)
9.    Childish Gambino – “Retro (Rough)”
10.    Logic ft. Childish Gambino – “Driving Ms. Daisy”
11.    Diamond D ft. Nottz – “Vanity”
12.    Notorious B.I.G. – “Party and Bullsh*t” (Throwback of the Week)
13.    Big Sean – “Paradise”
14.    ASAP Rocky ft. Juicy J – “Multiply”
15.    **INTERVIEW WITH ANNA LUNOE, PT. 1**
16.    Anna Lunoe – “All Out”
17.    Anna Lunoe ft. Jesse Boykins III – “Heartbreak In Motion”
18.    Gorgon City ft. Tish Hyman – “6AM”
19.    Mary J. Blige – “Right Now”
20.    **INTERVIEW WITH ANNA LUNOE, PT. 2**
21.    Kendrick Lamar – “i”
22.    Schoolboy Q – “Hell Of A Night”
23.    ODESZA ft. Zyra – “Say My Name” (Local Music)
24.    Broods – “Never Gonna Change”
25.    **INTERVIEW WITH ANNA LUNOE, PT. 3**
26.    Jessie Ware ft. Miguel – “Kind Of…Sometimes…Maybe”
27.    Tinashe – “Cold Sweat”
28.    **INTERVIEW WITH ANNA LUNOE, PT. 4**

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/f55af9ac33/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_486%2C_10-5-14.mp3
(back up – http://www60.zippyshare.com/v/60188780/file.html)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/54gk4qomtiwr)

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.

As mentioned in my last update, it’s SXSW week!  If you’ll be in Austin, definitely hit up J. Moore and myself so we can link up.  We’ll be around all week, hanging out, working, hooping, eating, chilling, etc..  See you there!

Peep this week’s episode of SNSS for new music from Rick Ross, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y, B-Real, The Lox, Troy Ave, Lloyd Banks, Black Milk, Jamall Bufford, Russ, and more, plus an extended block of throwback records honoring The Notorious B.I.G.’s passing and the 20th anniversary of Gang Starr’s classic album, Hard To Earn.  We were also joined in studio by Louis V, Cashier, V. Dot, and Fleeta Partee (…sort of).

Enjoy!

Show #456 (3-9-14)

1. Rick Ross ft. Kanye West & Big Sean – “Sanctified”
2. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Rick Ross – “New Agenda”
3. Curren$y ft. B-Real – “E.T.”
4. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS V, CASHIER, & V. DOT, PT. 1**
5. Troy Ave ft. Lloyd Banks – “Your Style (Extended Mix)”
6. The Lox ft. Tyler Woods – “Faded”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS V, CASHIER, & V. DOT, PT. 2**
8. Louis V ft. Cashier & V. Dot – “Look Away” (Local Music)
9. Schoolboy Q ft. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Studio”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS V, CASHIER, & V. DOT, PT. 3**
11. Major Lazer ft. Pharrell – “Aerosol Can”
12. Black Milk – “Ruffin”
13. Jamall Bufford – “Eat”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH FLEETA PARTEE, PT. 1**
15. Fleeta Partee – “Dirty Rugz” (Local Music)
16. **INTERVIEW WITH FLEETA PARTEE, PT. 2**
17. Gang Starr – “Mass Appeal” (Throwback of the Week)
18. Gang Starr – “Now You’re Mine” (Throwback of the Week)
19. Gang Starr ft. Nice & Smooth – “DWYCK” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Notorious B.I.G. – “Ten Crack Commandments” (Throwback of the Week)
21. Notorious B.I.G. – “Kick In Your Door” (Throwback of the Week)
22. Notorious B.I.G. ft. Eminem – “Dead Wrong” (Throwback of the Week)
23. Dave B ft. Sol – “Boathouse” (Local Music)
24. Russ – “Goodbye”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/48c3c75bf4/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_456%2C_3-9-14.mp3
(back up – http://www34.zippyshare.com/v/25682496/file.html)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/c6vtc250un7h)

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.

What a weekend in sports, [kanye] haaaaaahn? [/kanye]  From the shocking Pacquiao knockout to the Seahawks blanking the Cardinals 58-0…to United defeating City at the death in the Manchester derby to the Bo Jackson 30 For 30 documentary, there was really something for everyone.  That doesn’t even speak on all the college and pro basketball that’s starting to heat up.  Great time to be a sports fan…

And now you have this week’s archive of SNSS on top of it all.  We played new records from artists like Little Dragon, Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Red, Pharrell, Big Sant, Fashawn, Chuuwee, Dilla, Moka Only, Yonas Michael, Rhye, DJ Vadim, and more.  Check out the show below and don’t get caught slippin’ like Manny.

Show #391 (12-9-12)

1. Big Boi ft. Little Dragon – “Mama Told Me (Unreleased Version)”
2. Promise ft. Slakah The BeatChild & Brendan Philip – “Somebody Else”
3. Charlie Red – “Norah Jones”
4. Wiz Khalifa ft. Pharrell, Tuki Carter, & Amber Rose – “Rise Above”
5. Bruce Leroy ft. Spaid & Cally Reed – “Back To The Indica” (Local Music)
6. Pusha T ft. Popcaan & Travis Scott – “Blocka”
7. Big Sant – “Holdin’ My Nuts”
8. Kendrick Lamar ft. MC Eiht – “m.A.A.d. city”
9. Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson – “Let’s Play”
10. Fashawn – “Just A Man”
11. Chuuwee – “40 Oz’s & 40 Sac’s”
12. PROPS! ft. Vitamin D – “Superstar” (Local Music)
13. Smash Brovaz – “Paper Planes”
14. Yancey Boys (Dilla & Illa J) ft. Frank Nitt – “The Throwaway”
15. Moka Only – “Resistance” (Local Music)
16. Yonas Michael – “Made Love With A Leo”
17. Rhye – “Open”
18. Notorious B.I.G. – “Warning” (Throwback of the Week)
19. Arima Ederra ft. Blu – “Questions”
20. Fizzyology (Lil Fame & Termanology) ft. Lee Wilson – “Lil Ghetto Boy”
21. DJ Vadim ft. Jazz Bailey – “Lost My Love”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www36.zippyshare.com/v/80699075/file.html
(back up link – http://linkmixes.com/d6w1vhj9pr1k)
(2nd back up – http://www.sharebeast.com/ttqd3iotxw6b)

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.

On this week’s SNSS, we were joined by the one and only dream hampton!  Dream is one of the finest literary voices in hip-hop, a co-author with Jay-Z, the longtime friend of the legendary Notorious B.I.G., and just an all around amazing woman.  While in town for a public discussion with Kimya Dawson, dream stopped by our show to share some stories and check out some new music.  She even revealed that she’ll be making her music video directorial debut soon with Seattle’s own Thee Satisfaction!  And while the on air tales were great, oh how I wish we could share all the off air stories…

Enjoy!

Show #335 (11-6-11)
**Co-Hosted by Dream Hampton**

1. Torae – “For The Record”
2. Gilbere Forte ft. Big K.R.I.T. – “Black Soul”
3. Phonte ft. Jeanne Jolly – “Everything Is Falling Down”
4. ASAP Rocky – “Peso”
5. Statik Selektah ft. Nitty Scott, MC & Rapsody – “Black Swan”
6. Drake ft. Rick Ross – “Lord Knows”
7. Freddie Gibbs – “Natural High (Even Higher Learning)”
8. Lloyd Banks – “Love Shots”
9. Wale ft. Meek Mill & Rick Ross – “Ambition”
10. Props ft. Wale – “Grindin’ To Eat” (Local Music)
11. Common – “Sweet”
12. Camp Lo – “Luchini AKA This Is It” (Throwback of the Week)
13. Proh Mic ft. Paola Jean – “Easy Luvin” (Local Music)
14. Amy Winehouse ft. Nas – “Like Smoke”
15. Peter Baldwin – “Suicide Girl”
16. Jesse Boykins III – “B4 The Night Is Thru”
17. Notion – “Zeused Up” (Local Music)
18. Black Milk & Danny Brown – “Zap”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?8dkmvvkbt4a2qdj
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/qe1tflqd2jru)
(2nd back up – http://www.zshare.net/audio/958245008231c787/)

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.