The Audacity of Dope

When we last spoke, I was headed down the Bay for an experience of a lifetime: attending Game 7 of the NBA Finals, where Steph and the 73 win record breaking Warriors would face off with LeBron and all his immeasurable greatness.  While I was pulling for the west coast and for the smaller guy (hey, point guards always stick together), and really wanted to feel the excitement of a celebration in person, it was not to be.  Congrats to LeBron, the Cavs, and all the tortured Cleveland sports fans.  It was a game for the ages and I’m still buzzing from being in the building.  Thanks to the homies that made it happen!

Now that I’m back in Seattle, it’s business as usual with Sound Session.  On this week’s episode, we ran tracks from Kanye, Sampha, K.A.A.N., A-F-R-O, Jay IDK, Clams Casino, Loyle Carner, Palmistry, Mila J, Miguel, Khalid (not the DJ), Disclosure, Kraak & Smaak, and more.  The first hour felt like one of the best #bars hours we’ve had in a long time, while the 2nd half should satisfy your #vibes quota.  Even threw in a little Brexit chat for my UK mates, who managed to leave Europe twice this week, in maddeningly spectacular fashion both times.  Yikes, good luck lads.

Show #557 (6/26/16)

1. ScienZe ft. Chuuwee – “Bon Appetit”
2. K.A.A.N. – “Music”
3. A-F-R-O & Marco Polo – “Long Time Coming”
4. Blu & Nottz – “Atlantis”
5. DJ Skizz ft. Your Old Droog – “Listen To Jazz”
6. Vursatyl ft. Dion – “In The Know” (Local Music)
7. Jay IDK – “Somebody”
8. Rob Stone ft. J. Davis & Spooks – “Chill Bill”
9. Clams Casino ft. Vince Staples – “All Nite”
10. Kanye West ft. Sampha – “Saint Pablo”
11. Vic Mensa – “Dynasty”
12. Jay-Z – “Dead Presidents (Single Version)” (Throwback of the Week)
13. Loyle Carner ft. Kwes – “Florence”
14. Sol ft. Otieno Terry – “See The End” (Local Music)
15. antbzy ft. Cole (of Brothers From Another) – “No Better Feeling” (Local Music)
16. Roy Woods – “How I Feel”
17. Palmistry – “Sip”
18. Kaytranada ft. Craig David – “Got It Good”
19. SG Lewis ft. Gallant – “Holding Back”
20. GoldLink – “Palm Trees (Motez Remix)”
21. Disclosure – “Feel Like I Do”
22. Mila J – “Kickin’ Back”
23. Miguel – “Come Through and Chill”
24. Khalid – “Location”
25. John Crown ft. Phinisey – “The Longest Goodbye” (Local Music)
26. Russ – “Losin Control”
27. Kraak & Smaak ft. Alxndr London – “Hands Of Time”

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There won’t be an episode of Sound Session tonight, as I’m in the Bay Area for Game 7 of the NBA Finals, so I wanted to make sure we got last week’s archive up for y’all.  I’ve never been to a Finals game and it feels like there’s never been a more anticipated game, so I’m about as excited as it gets.  Either Steph and the Warriors cap off the greatest season in NBA history, or LeBron adds to his greatness, the Cavs become the first team to ever come back from 3-1 down in a Finals, and the city of Cleveland breaks its long streak of suffering.  Y’all know me though…west coast all day…so let’s go Warriors!

We’ll be back on air on the 26th.  In the meantime, enjoy the last episode with records from De La Soul, Vursatyl, Mark Battles, Mick Jenkins, Vic Mensa, Asher Roth, midnight, Vince Staples, Jonwayne, A. Chal, Maxwell, the first Jurassic 5 track in a decade, and more.  Throwback goes out to all the grads, congratulations!

Show #556 (6/12/16)

1. Joey Badass – “Devastated”
2. De La Soul ft. Snoop Dogg & Mack Maine – “Pain”
3. Vursatyl ft. Ja’Kar Abel – “I Got It (DJ Spinna Remix)” (Local Music)
4. Drake – “4PM In Calabasas”
5. Mark Battles – “This Is Me”
6. Mick Jenkins – “The Artful Dodger”
7. Pusha T ft. Jay-Z – “Drug Dealers Anonymous”
8. Vic Mensa – “Dynasty”
9. REKS – “Jump Shots”
10. Asher Roth ft. Michael Christmas & Larry June – “Laundry”
11. ScienZe ft. Chuuwee – “Bon Appetit”
12. Flume ft. Vince Staples & Kucka – “Smoke & Retribution”
13. midnight ft. The Internet – “Native America”
14. Chance The Rapper ft. Ty Dolla Sign, BJ The Chicago Kid, Anderson .Paak, Raury, Nico Segal, & Lolah Brown – “Blessings (Reprise)”
15. Draze – “Irony On 23rd” (Local Music)
16. Miles Davis & Robert Glasper ft. Phonte – “Violets”
17. Jonwayne – “That’s O.K.”
18. Jurassic 5 – “Customer Service”
19. Kanye West – “School Spirit” (Throwback of the Week)
20. DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “For Free”
21. antbzy ft. Cole (of Brothers From Another) – “No Better Feeling” (Local Music)
22. A. Chal – “Vibe W/U”
23. George Maple ft. GoldLink – “Sticks and Horses (George Maple Remix)”
24. Yuna ft. Usher – “Crush”
25. SG Lewis ft. Raye – “Yours”
26. Maxwell – “1990X”

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Still sick, so the commentary is at a minimum, but I had to post up the new video from the homey Stan before I crash.  To be honest, I’ve never been a huge fan of this hook, but the verses are so on point and the beat is ill.  These new visuals from Matt Hobbs (same dude who helped with the CunninLynguists’ “Never Come Down” clip) add a fresh touch too.