The Audacity of Dope

Having been on the airwaves for almost a decade now, sometimes it’s easy to get stuck in the routine and lose some of the excitement that got me into this industry in the first place.  While it’s fun to interview hip-hop’s next generation and meet all the up and comers, there’s nothing better than chopping it up with someone who I listened to back in “the good ol’ days.”

When I got to college in 2000 and discovered the magnificence that was Napster + a T1 connection, I downloaded just about every ‘underground’ track I could find.  Among those gems was Louis Logic’s Music To Drink By compilation, which I definitely consider a personal classic (even though I was never a drinker…shrug).  Since then, Lou’s gone on to release more great projects, many of which have fallen a bit under the radar.  With the upcoming release of his Spork Kills surf-pop meets hip-hop hybrid album, Beaches Love Us, he’s about to burst back on the scene with more noise than ever.  Don’t believe me?  Peep the video for the first single, “Night Of The Hip ‘N Dead”:

A little while back, Lou came through Sound Session to talk all about the early 2000’s underground scene, his work with the Demigodz, his musical and personal evolution, his time as roommates with Travis from Gym Class Heroes, why Spork Kills is his best and most important work to date, and much more.  Do yourself a favor and check out this in-depth interview with one of hip-hop’s best lyricists:

Louis Logic on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?gxzkmkv2ig2
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/607441023e2f958e/ )

Shout to my dude Type for helping bring Louis through the show…now he’s a homey from the real “good ol’ days,” all the way back in middle school.  What up Jeff!

You know with Show #206 of SNSS, we had to make it a good one…Google “206” if you’re confused.

While J was holding it down it Phoenix at Sha Money XL’s One Stop Shop producer conference (“hardly home, but always reppin” – Drake), I was joined in the studio by 88 Keys & Izza Kizza before their show Sunday night at Nectar.  We chopped it up about Mother’s Day memories, Izza’s new Wizzard Of Iz mixtape, the debates 88 & Kanye had for The Death of Adam album, and more.  If one interview wasn’t enough, I also ran a snippet of a discussion I had with Louis Logic from a while back about his crazy new surf rock/hip-hop hybrid project, Spork Kills.

In addition to the special guests, the music this week was one of my favorite collections that we’ve played recently: new joints from Asher Roth, the Clipse, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Drake, Eli Paperboy Reed & The True Loves, Raekwon, and many more.  Be sure to peep XV’s ode to the leaked pictures from Cassie & Rihanna (hello!) and one of the smoothest R&B songs we’ve played in a while, “This Thing Called Love” by the Northwest’s own Toni Hill.  Enjoy!

Show #206 (5-10-09)

1. **INTERVIEW WITH 88 KEYS & IZZA KIZZA, PT. 1**
2. Jae Millz – “Mother’s Day”
3. Asher Roth – “Fallin’”
4. Scribes – “Roll My Way” (Local Artist)
5. **INTERVIEW WITH 88 KEYS & IZZA KIZZA, PT. 2**
6. Izza Kizza ft. Colin Munroe – “Connect The Dots”
7. Clipse ft. Kanye West – “Kinda Like A Big Deal”
8. **INTERVIEW WITH 88 KEYS & IZZA KIZZA, PT. 3**
9. 88 Keys ft. Bilal – “M.I.L.F.”
10. Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
11. Eminem – “Déjà Vu”
12. Busta Rhymes ft. Common, Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx, & John Legend – “Decisions”
13. Slakah The BeatChild ft. Drake – “Enjoy Ya Self (Remix)”
14. Drake – “HoustAtlantaVegas”
15. XV – “ADDicted”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS LOGIC (SNIPPET)**
17. Spork Kills – “Black Widow”
18. Eli Paperboy Reed & The True Loves – “I’ll Roll With You”
19. Reflection Eternal – “Back Again”
20. Macklemore – “The Party” (Local Artist)
21. Raekwon ft. Method Man & Ghostface Killah – “New Wu”
22. Kanye West & Malik Yusef ft. Common & John Legend – “Magic Man”
23. Toni Hill – “This Thing Called Love” (Local Artist)
24. **INTERVIEW WITH 88 KEYS & IZZA KIZZA, PT. 4**

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?iwd03y1ztff
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/5990763456f148d1/)

Link to download just the parts with 88 Keys & Izza Kizza – http://www.mediafire.com/?mimgontduuq
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/599085806f274121/)

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.