The Audacity of Dope

On this week’s SNSS, J. Moore held down hosting duties solo and ran new records from Saigon, Shad, Ghostface, Von Pea, Heltah Skeltah, Chance The Rapper, Donnie Trumpet, Your Old Droog, Tom Misch, E-40, Eric Roberson, Raleigh Ritchie, Choklate, and more.  Y’all know I hate to miss episodes and only do so when there are extenuating circumstances, and this week qualifies.  I enjoyed my time at Amazon Digital Music for my day job but I decided to make the jump back to my previous company, ESPN, and I’ve been finalizing everything out here at ESPN HQ in Connecticut.  I’ll be doing lots of travel for the new gig, but as Puff Dave said, SNSS can’t stop, won’t stop…eh eh.

The show goes on, as always, and this week was no exception.  Enjoy the cuts…

Show #494 (11-30-14)

1.    Big K.R.I.T. – “My Sub, Pt. 3”
2.    Saigon ft. Peter Jericho – “Street Gospel”
3.    PRhyme (Royce Da 5’9” & DJ Premier) – “Courtesy”
4.    Shad & DJ T.Lo – “Knock”
5.    Ghostface Killah ft. AZ – “Blood In The Streets”
6.    Von Pea & The Other Guys – “Chasing Amy (aka In Your Heart)”
7.    Pusha T – “Lunch Money”
8.    Statik Selektah ft. Sean Price & Rock – “Heltah Skeltah”
9.    DistantStarr – “Smooth”
10.    Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – “Sunday Candy”
11.    Romaro Franceswa – “Bout That Life” (Local Music)
12.    Choosey – “Oh Lawd”
13.    Wu-Tang Clan ft. Streetlife – “Mistaken Identity”
14.    Your Old Droog – “Free Turkey”
15.    Devante Cash & Mundy – “The Meet” (Local Music)
16.    E-40 – “Choices (Yup)”
17.    Eric Roberson ft. Pharoahe Monch – “The Cycle”
18.    Tom Misch & Carmody – “So Close”
19.    SZA – “Sobriety”
20.    Raleigh Ritchie – “You Make It Worse”
21.    Goapele ft. Eric Benet – “My Love”
22.    THURZ ft. BJ The Chicago Kid, Clyde Carson, OverDoz, & Preston Harris – “The Big Bang / Running From Your Love”
23.    Luke Christopher – “Ms. Holy Water”
24.    Black Star – “Astronomy (8th Light)” (Throwback of the Week)
25.    Nas – “The Season”
26.    Black Milk – “Story and Her”
27.    Anderson Paak – “Put You On”
28.    Choklate – “The Tea (Opolopo Remix)” (Local Music)

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/a76f4e7c73/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_494%2C_11-30-14.mp3
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Hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and family yesterday and today, I hope you’re more focused on leftovers and additional family time than Black Friday sales.  I don’t know about y’all, but the flurry of deals bombarding me across every medium and social network is a continual reminder to focus on my needs vs. my wants.  Spend your dollars wisely, or not at all (#BlackoutBlackFriday).

Enjoy this week’s SNSS for new music from Royce Da 5’9″, DJ Premier, Pusha T, Wu-Tang Clan, SZA, Willow, Jaden Smith, Rochelle Jordan, DistantStarr, Elzhi, Outasight, Kev Brown, Romaro Franceswa, Tope, Made In Heights, and more.  Good show, don’t sleep…

Show #493 (11-23-14)

1.    PRhyme (Royce Da 5’9” & DJ Premier) – “PRhyme”
2.    Wu-Tang Clan – “Necklace”
3.    Ghostface Killah ft. Kandace Springs – “Love Don’t Live Here No More”
4.    Rick Ross – “Family Ties”
5.    Pusha T – “Lunch Money”
6.    Romaro Franceswa – “Bout That Life” (Local Music)
7.    Tope ft. CashUs King – “Red Light” (Local Music)
8.    Shad & DJ T.Lo – “Hang On”
9.    Luke Christopher – “Ms. Holy Water”
10.    Outasight – “Invitation”
11.    Big K.R.I.T. ft. Mara Hruby – “Do You Love Me”
12.    SZA – “Sobriety”
13.    Willow ft. SZA – “9”
14.    Jaden Smith – “Symba”
15.    DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – “Brand New Funk” (Throwback of the Week)
16.    Raleigh Ritchie ft. Little Simz – “Cuckoo”
17.    Rochelle Jordan – “Good One”
18.    Anderson Paak – “Put You On”
19.    Made In Heights – “Panther” (Local Music)
20.    Tom Misch & Carmody – “Paper Planes”
21.    DistantStarr – “Smooth”
22.    Kev Brown & Hassaan Mackey ft. Asheru & Grap Luva – “What You Got”
23.    Signif ft. Elzhi – “Play 2 Win”
24.    Hanni El Khatib ft. GZA – “Moonlight (Remix)”
25.    Tiga ft. Pusha T – “Bugatti (Remix)”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/1b9b60a2af/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_493%2C_11-23-14.mp3
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Cleaning up and organizing my archives today and I came across these videos of our Studio 93 interview with Big Sean from 9/11/13.  As he mentioned at the beginning of the first video, Sound Session gave Sean one of his first major radio interviews and we’ve been homies ever since. One of the coolest and nicest dudes in the biz. It’s always a ton of fun to chop it up with him.

We never posted it or blasted it out since the production value is pretty much non-existent.  A year later, it’s obviously older content, but it’s still a fun discussion that has some interesting insight from Sean on his music and life.  It’s something that belongs in the SNSS library here on TAOD.

Another hectic week here in Seattle, but as always, we’re back with the latest episode of SNSS for you.  Peep the show for new tracks from Nas, Slaughterhouse, Wu-Tang Clan, Choosey, Little Simz, Drake, Saukrates, Jessie Ware, Flight Facilities, Broods, Big K.R.I.T., and more.

Speaking of K.R.I.T., be sure you cop his new Cadillactica album, which is hands down one of the best releases of the year.  Personally, I’m putting Krizzle in my top 4 right now alongside Ye, Drake, and Kendrick.  I’m too old to debate rappity rapp rap skills and all that.  I’m just talking about good music and people need to respect the insanely high quality catalog K.R.I.T. has accumulated.  This album is just another reflection of one of the most underrated cats in the game.  If you missed our recent interview with Big K.R.I.T., click here.

Side note: a lot of you have asked for us to create a podcast you can subscribe to or find a better way to distribute the weekly archive.  We’re working on a few things and hope to have an update soon.  We hear you, loud and clear.  For now, hopefully these links aren’t too janky…

Enjoy the show!

Show #491 (11-9-14)

1.    Nas – “The Season”
2.    Slaughterhouse – “Y’all Ready Know”
3.    Bruce Leroy – “Leroy The Great” (Local Music)
4.    Wu-Tang Clan – “Ruckus In B Minor”
5.    Black Milk – “Story and Her”
6.    Choosey – “Fly Me To The Moon”
7.    Logic – “I’m Gone”
8.    Anderson Paak – “Might Be”
9.    Esta ft. SPZRKT – “Can’t Wait”
10.    Theophilus London ft. Kanye West – “Can’t Stop”
11.    Nao – “Good Girl”
12.    Childish Gambino – “Pop Thieves (Make It Feel Good)”
13.    Big K.R.I.T. – “My Sub, Pt. 3”
14.    Lupe Fiasco – “Deliver”
15.    Thaddeus David ft. Tope – “Black Jack” (Local Music)
16.    ChillxWill – “Cents Dae Wun” (Local Music)
17.    A Tribe Called Quest ft. Busta Rhymes – “Oh My God” (Throwback of the Week)
18.    BJ The Chicago Kid – “Good Karma”
19.    Russ – “KiKi”
20.    Flight Facilities ft. Bishop Nehru – “Why Do You Feel”
21.    Willow – “Flowers”
22.    Little Simz – “Starry Eyed”
23.    Saukrates ft. SonReal – “#FYEO”
24.    Jessie Ware – “Desire”
25.    Drake – “Heat Of The Moment”
26.    Broods – “Medicine”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/f929135777/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_491%2C_11-9-14.mp3
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This week’s Sound Session was another good one.  We played new records from Run The Jewels, Big K.R.I.T., Logic, Esta, Drake, Miguel, Mansions On The Moon, Nas (Dilla!), Janine and the Mixtape, denitia and sene, Black Milk, 14KT, and more.  Plus, our homey Russ called in to talk about all the buzz he’s been making over the past year or so and what it’s like to be on the verge of really breaking through to the masses.  Watch out for this kid…labels are circling like vultures.

Enjoy the show!

Show #490 (11-2-14)

1.    Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) ft. Zack De La Rocha – “Close Your Eyes (And Count To F*ck)”
2.    Logic – “Soul Food”
3.    Big K.R.I.T. ft. Raphael Saadiq – “Soul Food”
4.    Gabriel Teodros & SoulChef – “Bus Stops” (Local Music)
5.    Drake – “How Bout Now”
6.    Esta ft. SPZRKT – “Can’t Wait”
7.    Ludacris ft. Miguel – “Good Lovin’”
8.    Theophilus London ft. Kanye West – “Can’t Stop”
9.    Mansions On The Moon – “Take A Ride”
10.    Nao vs. A.K. Paul – “So Good”
11.    Jay Rock ft. Kendrick Lamar & Chantal Kreviazuk – “Pay For It”
12.    PRhyme (Royce Da 5’9” & DJ Premier) – “U Looz”
13.    Nas – “The Season”
14.    ChillxWill – “Cents Dae Wun” (Local Music)
15.    **INTERVIEW WITH RUSS**
16.    Russ – “KiKi”
17.    Vince Staples ft. Teyana Taylor – “Limos”
18.    Teyana Taylor – “Put Your Love On”
19.    Layla Nichole – “Paradox (Bring Back The Queens)” (Local Music)
20.    K’Valentine ft. Cory Mo, NIKO IS, & Talib Kweli – “Boomerang”
21.    Rapsody ft. Problem – “Waiting On It (Baby Girl)”
22.    Janine and the Mixtape ft. Pusha T – “Hold Me”
23.    denitia and sene – “side fx”
24.    Childish Gambino – “Sober”
25.    Black Milk – “Story and Her”
26.    The Pharcyde – “Drop” (Throwback of the Week)
27.    14KT – “BlackAPhonic”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/d934caa0dd/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_490%2C_11-2-14.mp3
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Apologies for the delay on this week’s episode of Sound Session.  Life is a bit more hectic right now than usual, which I’ll explain in the coming weeks with a few announcements.  But for now, we continue on as you would expect: more dope music, more fun conversations.  Peep this edition of SNSS for freshness from Dej Loaf, Jay Rock, Flight Facilities, Logic, Nao, CashUs King, Luke Christopher, Hannibal King, Lion Babe, TWINSMATIC, Jessie Ware, Big K.R.I.T., and more.

Be on the lookout for the full length interview with Lecrae coming soon as well.

Enjoy!

Show #489 (10-26-14)

1.    Dej Loaf – “Try Me”
2.    Jay Rock – “Parental Advisory”
3.    Schoolboy Q – “Hell Of A Night”
4.    Logic – “Metropolis”
5.    Flight Facilities ft. Bishop Nehru – “Why Do You Feel”
6.    Nao vs. A.K. Paul – “So Good”
7.    Flume ft. George Maple – “That Look”
8.    TOKiMONSTA ft. Anderson Paak – “Realla”
9.    Big K.R.I.T. – “Cadillactica”
10.    Stalley ft. De La Soul – “Navajo Rugs”
11.    **INTERVIEW WITH LECRAE**
12.    Lecrae – “All I Need Is You”
13.    Luke Christopher – “Ms. Holy Water”
14.    CashUs King – “Black Liberation Theology”
15.    Drake – “How Bout Now”
16.    Hannibal King – “Growing Pains, Pt. 1”
17.    Layla Nichole – “Paradox (Bring Back The Queens)” (Local Music)
18.    Blakk Soul ft. AB – “That Kind Of Love” (Local Music)
19.    Lion Babe ft. Childish Gambino – “Jump Hi”
20.    PRhyme (Royce Da 5’9” & DJ Premier) – “U Looz”
21.    SOS – “Secrets” (Local Music)
22.    Jessie Ware – “Desire”
23.    TWINSMATIC – “Whitemarble”
24.    DMX – “Stop Being Greedy” (Throwback of the Week)

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/915206fc0e/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_489%2C_10-26-14.mp3
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/yunzfoph5vom)
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New music on this week’s SNSS from Rapsody, BJ The Chicago Kid, Raury, Dej Loaf, Diamond District, Vince Staples, Pharoahe Monch, Diamond D, O.C., SBTRKT, Elijah Blake, Dom Kennedy, and more.  Plus, our throwback honored one of the greatest albums of all time turning 15 years old.  Good show, hope y’all dig it!

Show #487 (10-12-14)

1.    Kendrick Lamar – “i”
2.    Rapsody – “The World”
3.    Joey Bada$$ – “Christ Conscious”
4.    ASAP Rocky ft. Juicy J – “Multiply”
5.    Sam Lachow ft. Watsky & Ariana DeBoo – “After Dark” (Local Music)
6.    BJ The Chicago Kid – “Soul Of A Woman”
7.    Raury – “Armor”
8.    BANKS – “F*ck Em Only We Know”
9.    ODESZA ft. Zyra – “It’s Only” (Local Music)
10.    Childish Gambino – “Retro (Rough)”
11.    Cozz ft. J. Cole – “Knock The Hustle (Remix)”
12.    Fearce Vill ft. Romaro Franceswa & S.E.V. – “P.O.M.P.” (Local Music)
13.    Dej Loaf – “Try Me”
14.    Vince Staples – “Screen Door”
15.    Diamond District – “Lost Cause”
16.    Diamond D ft. Pharoahe Monch – “Rap Life”
17.    DJ JS-1 ft. O.C. – “Turn The Tables”
18.    Mos Def – “Brooklyn” (Throwback of the Week)
19.    Homeboy Sandman – “Refugee”
20.    THURZ – “Right Now”
21.    Fashawn ft. Dom Kennedy – “Golden State Of Mind”
22.    SBTRKT ft. Boogie – “Spaced Out”
23.    Elijah Blake – “Come Away”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/5c1e308c92/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_487%2C_10-12-14.mp3
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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
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Welp, another week and another delay on archiving SNSS.  Sorry about that, but better late than never (plus the next show will be coming later today)!  On episode #485, we welcomed Central Intelligence, Tasman Holloway, and Vanni Meursing into the studio, plus played cuts by Black Milk, Vince Staples, Logic, Jay Electronica, Kendrick Lamar, Dee-1, Travis Scott, ForteBowie, Def3, BJ The Chicago Kid, Asher Roth, and more.  We even tossed in my guilty pleasure of the last few months, OG Maco’s Vine anthem, “U Guessed It.”

The Def3 record features a great verse from Shad, who dropped by the Sound Session studio recently and we just released the video.  Watch our discussion with one of the best artists, and people, in the whole game right here.

Enjoy the show!

Show #485 (9-28-14)

1.    Black Milk ft. Bun B – “Gold Piece”
2.    Logic – “Under Pressure”
3.    Common ft. Vince Staples & Jay Electronica – “Kingdom (Remix)”
4.    Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) – “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry”
5.    Kendrick Lamar – “i”
6.    **INTERVIEW WITH CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE, PT. 1**
7.    Central Intelligence – “All Day” (Local Music)
8.    Dee-1 – “Against Us”
9.    **INTERVIEW WITH CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE, PT. 2**
10.    Big Sean – “Paradise”
11.    Travis Scott – “Drugs You Should Try It”
12.    ForteBowie – “Blasphemy 3”
13.    OG Maco ft. 2 Chainz – “U Guessed It (Remix)”
14.    **INTERVIEW WITH TASMAN HOLLOWAY, PT. 1**
15.    Tasman Holloway ft. Vanni Meursing – “Lights” (Local Music)
16.    **INTERVIEW WITH TASMAN HOLLOWAY, PT. 2**
17.    Sam Smith – “Money On My Mind”
18.    Bipolar Sunshine ft. GoldLink – “Future (Part 1)”
19.    Raury – “Cigarette Song”
20.    Asher Roth – “Pull It”
21.    Def3 ft. Shad & Skratch Bastid – “The Truth”
22.    Homeboy Sandman – “Stroll”
23.    Naughty By Nature – “Clap Yo Hands” (Throwback of the Week)
24.    ODESZA ft. Zyra – “Say My Name” (Local Music)
25.    Sinead Harnett – “Paradise”
26.    BJ The Chicago Kid – “Wednesday Weekend”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/502fb8e3ea/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_485%2C_9-28-14.mp3
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One of the best writers in hip-hop, one of our favorite artists, and one of our best friends, the incomparable Shad, visited Sound Session to speak with J. Moore and I recently. We discussed a variety of topics, exploring what it’s like coming up in Canada making his style of music, winning the Rap Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) over his countryman Drake, and how he chooses to promote himself in the US market. He also spoke about his last album, Flying Colours, and his plans to take the follow up project in a new direction, before running through a lightning round of questions covering 90’s sit-coms, left handed basketball players, his favorite sneakers, and more.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Shad represents everything I love about hip-hop and I cosign literally every song/message he’s put out into the world.  Very talented, very humble, and very intelligent, I wish more artists would follow in his footsteps.