The Audacity of Dope

Fresh off last week’s milestone episode #400, here is this week’s SNSS.  This week’s show featured new music from 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Nickelus F, Freddie Gibbs, J. Cole, Miguel, Co$$, The Black Opera, Mayer Hawthorne, Devin The Dude, Big K.R.I.T., Ghostface Killah, Jarell Perry, Casey Veggies, and more.  Plus, we were joined in studio by one half of the Parker Brothaz, Stretch, who is back on the scene after a long absence.  Great to have one of our favorite groups in the NW back in full effect.  They’re also responsible for one of our favorite SNSS moments, which you may have missed if you’re a relatively new listener.  Peep it here.

Who knows, maybe we’ll make a run at another 400 shows.  In the immortal words of KG…

Show #401 (2-17-13)

1. 50 Cent ft. Kendrick Lamar & Kidd Kidd – “We Up”
2. Curren$y ft. Wiz Khalifa & Rick Ross – “Choosin’”
3. Nickelus F – “A Bird”
4. Freddie Gibbs – “Sing For Me”
5. Le$ – “Real N***a Flow”
6. Joey Badass ft. Smoke DZA & Big K.R.I.T. – “Underground Airplay”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH STRETCH (OF PARKER BROTHAZ), PT. 1**
8. J. Cole ft. Miguel – “Power Trip”
9. Co$$ – “Love Again”
10. The Black Opera ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Queen Of Hearts”
11. Q Dot – “Black Gold” (Local Music)
12. **INTERVIEW WITH STRETCH (OF PARKER BROTHAZ), PT. 2**
13. Parker Brothaz – “Ron Burgundy” (Local Music)
14. Wais P ft. Devin The Dude – “Grits & Graffiti”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH STRETCH (OF PARKER BROTHAZ), PT. 3**
16. Bun B & Big K.R.I.T. – “Check The Sign”
17. Big K.R.I.T. – “Reign On”
18. J Dilla – “Dewitt To It”
19. Skyzoo – “Floor Seats With Young”
20. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – “The Rise Of The Ghostface Killah”
21. Ryshon Jones ft. Nia Keturah – “Shadow Boxing (Self-Destruction)”
22. Casey Veggies ft. Phil Beaudreau – “Life Changes”
23. Jarell Perry – “Getaway”
24. ASAP Rocky ft. Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam – “Wild For The Night”
25. Cool Nutz ft. Tech N9ne & Krizz Kaliko – “Affiliation” (Local Music)
26. The Roots ft. Dice Raw & Beanie Sigel – “Adrenaline” (Throwback of the Week)

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/97682306/file.html
(back up link – http://linkmixes.com/a2m31wdfsqnp)
(2nd back up – http://www.sharebeast.com/shn16gama9l0)

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.

Ahhh, if only every weekend could be a 3-day weekend.

Check out new music from artists like 50 Cent, Meek Mill, Dom Kennedy, Blu, DJ Nu-Mark, Ab-Soul, Sene, Add-2, Lupe Fiasco, One Be Lo, and more on this week’s episode of SNSS.  We were also joined in studio by one half of the Grammy award winning, multi-platinum production group Tha Bizness and his long time collaborator and good friend of SNSS, Parker.

Be sure to come hear Tha Bizness, Jake One, DV-One, Macklemore, Eddie Francis, Erick “Sermon’s Domain” Donaldson, B-Boy (T.I.T.S. Clothing), J. Moore, and myself talk about “The Way The Music Industry Really Works In 2012” this Friday at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Federal Way.  It should be a great panel with lots of knowledge and networking, and, of course, it’s free.  More info here and here.  Come through!

Show #363 (5-27-12)

1. Killer Mike – “Willie Burke Sherwood”
2. Jarv Dee – “I Just Wanna” (Local Music)
3. 50 Cent ft. Ned The Wino – “Lay Down (Smoked)”
4. Meek Mill ft. Big Sean – “Burn”
5. Dom Kennedy – “My Type Of Party”
6. **INTERVIEW WITH HENNY (OF THA BIZNESS) & PARKER, PT. 1**
7. House Shoes ft. Danny Brown – “Sweet”
8. Maffew Ragazino – “Sr.”
9. Tha Alkaholiks – “DAAAM!” (Throwback of the Week)
10. Blu ft. Mela Machinko – “Kiss The Sky”
11. Slum Village ft. Phonte – “Special”
12. **INTERVIEW WITH HENNY (OF THA BIZNESS) & PARKER, PT. 2**
13. Grynch – “When I’m With You” (Local Music)
14. DJ Nu-Mark ft. TiRon & Ayomari – “Feel The Way About”
15. Ab-Soul ft. Alori Joh & JaVonte’ – “Empathy”
16. Hawthorne Headhunters – “If You Were My Baby (Reprise)”
17. Sene – “Footprints”
18. Add-2 – “Cotton Fields”
19. Lupe Fiasco – “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)”
20. Marcus D ft. One Be Lo – “Third Person” (Local Music)
21. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) ft. Mac Miller, Bun B, & Shawn Stockman – “Happy Days”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?lx8ajslbtghvbfv
(back up / streaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/zehhrbmhdyb5)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/35hrau7u5o1v)

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.

Parker’s mixtape dropped Christmas Eve and makes a fine Christmas gift to you and yours.  Produced by Tha Bizness and Kuddie Fresh, can’t go wrong!  Download link below.

Download here.

Parker (formerly known as Eclipse), aka one half of the Parker Brothaz, might just have one of my favorite records from the NW here in 2010.  We played this joint on SNSS a while back and Tha Bizness have just released some visuals for it this past week.  The beauty of this track is the simplicity: dope beat, good hook, and heartfelt rhymes.  Shout to Stretch, hope he gets out soon.  And shout to my city too, we’re filthy.

It’s great to see the homey Clipse doing big things with the whole Bizness/Kuddie Fresh crew.  I wish Stretch could be out there enjoying their success too, but hopefully he’ll get out soon.  Keep up the great work fellas…making Seattle proud.

And not to put him on blast (ok maybe a little), but mainly because this reminds me of the good ol’ days, peep a classic SNSS moment:

Another week, another dope edition of SNSS in the books and now on the blog for y’all.  We ran new joints from folks like Pac Div, Skyzoo, Defari, Chali 2Na, Asher Roth, B.o.B, Kid Cudi, Shad, Outasight, U-N-I, Drake, and more, plus we were joined in the studio by one of the dopest up and coming producers in the game, Kuddie Fresh.  Y’all know the drill…

Show #203 (4-19-09)

1. Crooked I & DJ Wicked – “Jackin’ For Beats 2009”
2. Pac Div – “Pac Div (What It Is)”
3. Nipsey Hussle ft. Slauson Boys & K. Young – “Roll The Windows Up”
4. Defari – “Show Some Luv”
5. Skyzoo ft. Wale – “Freshfest”
6. Grynch – “A Dream Undeferred” (Local Artist)
7. Chali 2Na ft. Talib Kweli – “Lock Sh*t Down”
8. Stepbrothers (Evidence & Alchemist) – “It’s Coming Down”
9. Big Pooh – “Rear View Mirror”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH KUDDIE FRESH**
11. Asher Roth ft. Miguel Jontel – “His Dream”
12. B.o.B ft. Devin The Dude – “Gettin’ High”
13. Sharam ft. Kid Cudi – “She Came Along”
14. Chester French – “C’Mon (On My Own)”
15. Dyme Def ft. Saigon – “Pick Up Ya Flow” (Local Artist)
16. Jadakiss ft. Raekwon & Ghostface Killah – “Cartel Gathering”
17. Shad – “Get Up”
18. Outasight – “Even Say Goodbye”
19. Common Market – “Escaping Arkham” (Local Artist)
20. Kidz In The Hall – “I Got It Made (Reebok Classic ’09)”
21. U-N-I – “Lauren London”
22. Drake ft. Lloyd – “A Night Off”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?zjwznhl3w2m
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/5895088060a5bf87/)

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.

The homey Kuddie Fresh stopped by Sound Session last night and it happened to be great timing because he just dropped a real dope instrumental project called Music N Flight.  If you aren’t up on the slaps from the first ever Red Bull Big Tune Champion, stop sleeping.  After getting the official stamp of approval from Henny and Dow by signing on with Tha Bizness, it’s only a matter of time before Kuddie gets the nationwide exposure he’s due.

Download here (or here), and be sure to peep Kuddie’s blog too.

To all my Seattle/Tacoma folks, I highly recommend you check out this year’s Hip-Hop Summit at Highline Community College today and tomorrow.  It’s going to be full of great conversations and great performances, including a panel appearance by yours truly later today at noon in the student union.  For the performance, you get to peep some of the best talent here in the northwest (Parker Brothaz, Common Market, Gabriel Teodros, and more) for only a few bucks.  Here are all the details:

Thursday, February 26th

The History & Evolution of Hip-Hop
with King Khazm(founder of Zulu Nation-Seattle Chapter, Hip Hop emcee & activist)
9-9:50am, Student Union-Mt. Constance Room

Hip Hop Politics
with Dr. Tricia Rose of Brown University
10-11:30am, Student Union-Mt. Constance Room

Panel Discussion: Misconceptions of Hip-Hop
with DJ Hyphen, Kitty Wu, King Khazm, and more
12-1:30pm, Student Union-Mt. Constance Room

Friday, February 27th

Art Showcase
Evolution of Art Club
10am, Mt. Constance Room

Poetry Lounge and Open Mic
11am, Mt. Constance Room

Night Show
Doors Open at 6pm
Highline Student Union, Mt. Townsend Room Stage
2 v. 2 Break Battle
With Performances by:
So HyDef, Nam, Khingz, Gabriel Teodros, The Parker Brothers and Common Market
Highline Students $5, General Admission $10

For more information contact: Tony Innouvong at tinnouvong@highline.edu, (206)878-3710 x3904

Come through:  2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, WA 98198

Cause if you do, you might be videotaped and clowned.

Big shout to Eclipse and Stretch of The Parker Brothaz, one of the dopest up and coming groups in hip-hop and some of the nicest talent we have here in the Pacific Northwest. When you’re on the grind like they are though, sometimes you get a little tired. Hopefully you don’t pass out on the air like Eclipse did on when they dropped by Sound Session recently on Episode #181.

And just so y’all don’t think I did the homies dirty, Stretch hooked up the video and gave me the go ahead.  Hahahaha, sorry Clipse!

But on the real, don’t sleep on these dudes…no pun.  Y’all heard the remix to their “Text Me” joint with Big Pooh, Naledge, and Talib Kweli?  Smoooooooooth.

Even though life has been really hectic lately, there are certain episodes of Sound Session that just feel like the good ol’ days.  Every now and then, I’ll forget all the other stuff I have to do and just enjoy hanging out with good people, playing some dope music.  This past Sunday was definitely one of those nights.  We had the homies Grynch and The Parker Brothaz roll through to talk about recent projects they’re involved in and the jokes were flying all night.  I wish y’all could hear all the off air moments each week…they might even be more entertaining than the music we play.

Speaking of which, here are the playlist and download links for this week’s edition of SNSS.  Be sure to check out the full interview with Evidence (of Dilated Peoples) and Alchemist to hear about all the dope projects they’re working on.

Show #181 (11-16-8)

1. Chester French – “She Loves Everybody”
2. The Knux – “Life In A Cage (Electric)”
3. Q-Tip – “Move”
4. Black Milk – “Try”
5. **INTERVIEW WITH GRYNCH**
6. Grynch ft. Tunji (of Inverse) – “All Right” (Local Artist)
7. 88 Keys ft. Bilal – “M.I.L.F.”
8. Foreign Exchange – “Valediction”
9. Illa J – “All Good”
10. Ghostface Killah – “Computer Love”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH EVIDENCE & ALCHEMIST, PT. 1**
12. Evidence ft. Phonte (of Little Brother), Blu, & Will.I.Am – “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH EVIDENCE & ALCHEMIST, PT. 2**
14. Jay Electronica – “Exhibit A (Transformations)”
15. B.o.B. – “Left Field Lovely”
16. Reef The Lost Cauze – “Home”
17. **INTERVIEW WITH THE PARKER BROTHAZ**
18. AD – “All That I Had” (Local Artist)
19. Fashawn ft. Evidence – “Our Way”
20. The Reallionaires – “Give It 2 U” (Local Artist)
21. Keelay & Zaire ft. Blu, Fortilive, & Nino Moschella – “The Times”
22. Kanye West ft. Kid Cudi – “Paranoid”
23. John Legend – “Cross The Line”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?tgntzjt3zlw
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/51862674c65d7d54/ )

Link to download the full interview with Evidence & Alchemist – http://www.mediafire.com/?yzjtjgejieu
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/51481522ef6ce739/ )

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.