The Audacity of Dope

I could write pages on the World Cup but I’ll spare you guys.  Hopefully you’re watching and you’re as enthralled as I am, but talk about a punch right in the gut with the way the US/Portugal game ended.  Dah well…hopefully we still get through to the next round.

Speaking of the US Men’s National Soccer team, we welcomed their musical director on this week’s SNSS, none other than longtime friend of the show and arguably the best writer in the rap world, Lupe Fiasco!  We spoke about how he got involved with the team and his new single, “Next To It,” with Ty Dolla Sign.  Additionally, we aired part of our interview from Summer Jam with another great MC, Big K.R.I.T..  If you haven’t peeped the full video of that one, click here – http://youtu.be/gsNueP33BSs

Aside from these two heavyweights, episode #471 featured new tracks from Mike Will, Kendrick Lamar, Joell Ortiz, G-Unit, AB-Soul, J Rawls, Jessie Ware, the Yancey Boys, and more.  Enjoy!

Show #471 (6-22-14)

1. Drake – “0 To 100 / The Catch Up”
2. Teyana Taylor ft. Yo Gotti & Pusha T – “Maybe”
3. Joell Ortiz – “House Slippers”
4. Parker (of Parker Brothaz) ft. Henny (of Tha Bizness) – “The Spread” (Local Music)
5. Mike Will Made It ft. Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, & Future – “Buy The World”
6. **INTERVIEW WITH LUPE FIASCO**
7. Lupe Fiasco ft. Ty Dolla Sign – “Next To It”
8. G-Unit – “They Talked About Jesus”
9. Rejjie Snow ft. Loyle-Carner – “1992”
10. The Bar (Prometheus Brown & Bambu) ft. Thig Natural (of the Physics) & Hollis – “Dead Serious” (Local Music)
11. Dilated Peoples – “Good As Gone”
12. Ab-Soul ft. The O’My’s – “These Days”
13. **INTERVIEW WITH BIG K.R.I.T. (KUBE 93 SUMMER JAM)**
14. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Yo Gotti – “Something Right” (Exclusive)
15. Isaiah Rashad – “Cilvia Demo”
16. J Rawls ft. P Blackk, Jean P, & Driskill – “Mr. Cool”
17. L’Orange ft. Blu – “Need You”
18. Troy Ave ft. Puff Daddy, Mase, & T.I. – “Your Style (Remix)”
19. Melat ft. THURZ – “Fanclub (Remix)”
20. Tope – “All For You” (Local Music)
21. Yancey Boys ft. Posdnuos & Botni Applebum – “Beautiful”
22. Erykah Badu – “Bag Lady (Cheeba Sac Edit)” (Throwback of the Week)
23. Tom Misch & Carmody – “Atmosphere”
24. Jessie Ware – “Tough Love”
25. Little Dragon – “Killing Me”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/c32d5e0417/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_471%2C_6-22-14.mp3
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/m9ybasj1jxj6)
(2nd back up – http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/44590895/file.html)

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.

New music on this week’s Sound Session from artists like Pusha T, Common, Rejjie Snow, J Rawls, Isaiah Rashad, Tom Misch, Blu, Masspike Miles, MNEK, Jay Electronica, and more.  Plus, we ran that exclusive Big K.R.I.T. record that we world premiered on last week’s show again for y’all.

Speaking of Young Krizzle, be sure to check out the videos of our interviews with Big K.R.I.T. and Kendrick Lamar from our Summer Jam!

• Big K.R.I.T. – http://youtu.be/gsNueP33BSs
• Kendrick Lamar – http://youtu.be/vznogNhL3Lo

Lots of good info from both of these long time friends of SNSS.  Thanks to the homies, as always.  Enjoy!

Show #470 (6-15-14)

1. Run-D.M.C. ft. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – “Down With The King” (Throwback of the Week)
2. Sean C & LV ft. Pusha T & ASAP Ferg – “Hand In My Pocket”
3. Thaddeus David ft. T Spoon & Stewart Villain – “Everything” (Local Music)
4. Common ft. Vince Staples – “Kingdom”
5. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Yo Gotti – “Something Right” (Exclusive)
6. Parker (of Parker Brothaz) ft. Henny (of Tha Bizness) – “The Spread” (Local Music)
7. Russ – “Problems”
8. The Roots ft. Patty Crash – “Never”
9. Rejjie Snow ft. Loyle-Carner – “1992”
10. Isaiah Rashad – “Cilvia Demo”
11. J Rawls – “My People”
12. Drake – “0 To 100 / The Catch Up”
13. Esty ft. Tyga – “Killing Your Ills”
14. Tom Misch & Carmody – “Atmosphere”
15. SBTRKT ft. Sampha – “Temporary View”
16. Spek ft. Perry Porter & Paolo Escobar – “Home of the Mighty” (Local Music)
17. The New Royales ft. Jay Electronica – “Minutes of Moog”
18. L’Orange ft. Blu – “Need You”
19. Blueprint – “Silver Lining”
20. **INTERVIEW WITH KENDRICK LAMAR (KUBE 93 SUMMER JAM)**
21. Sam Smith – “Life Support”
22. Masspike Miles – “2 Sides”
23. Melat – “Fanclub”
24. MNEK – “Wrote A Song About You”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/c025bfbbb5/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_470%2C_6-15-14.mp3
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/1eig5q2sby2b)
(2nd back up – http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/56082707/file.html)

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.

Along with Kendrick Lamar, we sat down with another one of our favorite artists at KUBE’s Summer Jam last week, the one and only Big K.R.I.T..  We’ve had Young Krizzle on the show a few times before and he never disappoints.

This time, he spoke about his upcoming Cadillactica album, the criticism he received for Live From The Underground, and the differences in his creative process between mixtapes and albums.  K.R.I.T. also revealed he’ll be working with other producers on Cadillactica and gave us some insight on the tips they shared with him in the studio.  Among other topics, he ended by discussing the motivation behind his “Mt. Olympus” track, the South’s ongoing battle for lyrical respect, and the feeling of when fans connect with his music and support it on a deeper level.

Shout to K.R.I.T. and Dutch for the love, as always, and the First Ladies for filming/editing!

Woooooo, it’s been a hectic few weeks!  Sorry for the delay everyone, here’s SNSS episode #469, featuring new cuts from Fabolous, 50 Cent, Statik Selektah, Common, Drake, SBTRKT, Sampha, Blueprint, Russ, Little Dragon, Michael Jackson, Disclosure, Vitamin D, The Roots, and more.  Plus, we debuted a WORLD PREMIERE of a new Big K.R.I.T. track, “Something Right,” featuring Yo Gotti.  Two weeks later and that track still hasn’t hit the internet.  Whaddaya know, DJ’s can still have exclusives every now and then…

Lastly, we were joined in studio by one of our favorite MC’s from the Northwest, Thaddeus David, and we played a portion of our discussion with the HRDCVR team, Elliott Wilson & Danyel Smith.  If you want to peep the full interview with these hip-hop journalism legends, click here.

Enjoy!

Show #469 (6-8-14)

1. Fabolous ft. 50 Cent – “Cuffin Season (Remix)”
2. Statik Selektah ft. Joey Badass & Freddie Gibbs – “Carry On”
3. The Roots ft. Dice Raw – “Black Rock”
4. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 1**
5. Common ft. Vince Staples – “Kingdom”
6. Boaz – “Like This”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 2**
8. Thaddeus David ft. T Spoon & Stewart Villain – “Everything” (Local Music)
9. Ghostface Killah & BADBADNOTGOOD ft. Danny Brown – “Six Degrees”
10. Vitamin D – “Birds of a Feather” (Local Music)
11. **INTERVIEW WITH THADDEUS DAVID, PT. 3**
12. Drake – “0 To 100 / The Catch Up”
13. BOOTS – “A Day In The Life Of Jordan Asher”
14. Esty – “4:44”
15. Vanessa Elisha – “Ocean”
16. SBTRKT ft. Sampha – “Temporary View”
17. Raleigh Ritchie – “Stronger Than Ever (The Internet Remix)”
18. Sam Smith – “Lay Me Down”
19. Vibe – “Vibe Wit Me” (Local Music)
20. **Big K.R.I.T. ft. Yo Gotti – “Something Right” (WORLD PREMIERE)**
21. Kanye West – “Through The Wire” (Throwback of the Week)
22. Blueprint – “The Climb”
23. Russ – “Problems”
24. **INTERVIEW WITH HRDCVR (ELLIOTT WILSON & DANYEL SMITH)**
25. Michael Jackson – “Loving You (Original 1987 Version)”
26. Little Dragon – “Let Go”
27. Kiesza – “Hideaway”
28. Pharrell ft. Jay-Z – “Frontin’ (Disclosure Re-Work)”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/ecdf666d82/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_469%2C_6-8-14.mp3
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/lvy1h0gjnkl8)
(2nd back up – http://www23.zippyshare.com/v/30253295/file.html)

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.

In what’s becoming a bit of a tradition, J. Moore and I chopped it up with Kendrick Lamar at our Summer Jam last week (if you missed our last K. Dot Summer Jam interview, peep it here).  In front of the natural backdrop of The Gorge, Kendrick talked about his interests outside of music, the possibility of scoring films in the future, what international tour life is like, being an accessible as a celebrity, and more, before taking the stage and performing in front of 15k fans.

Shout to Kendrick, Interscope, TDE, and KUBE for coordinating and the First Ladies for filming/editing!

Big week here on SNSS so we’ll recap everything real quick for y’all:

• Enjoy new music on this week’s episode from artists like Ghostface Killah, Sam Smith, Raz Simone, Blueprint, OB Obrien, Dizzy Wright, Boaz, Locksmith, Melat, Chromeo, and more.
• Also be sure to the full video of our interview with Freddie Gibbs right here.
• I’m headed to Nashville this week for the CMA Music Festival so if you’re in the capitol of the Country music industry, hit me up!
• Seattle people: be sure to come to KUBE 93’s Summer Jam on Friday and Saturday at the Gorge!  It’s an amazing 2 day line up for only $75.  Friday is old school night with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, E-40, Too Short, Ice Cube, and DJ Quik (you might recognize the names from this week’s SNSS throwback block).  Saturday is the ‘current’ line up featuring Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, Kid Ink, Big K.R.I.T., and Big Sean.  Camp over night and enjoy the 80 degree weather and the annual start of summer party.  We’ll see you there!

Show #468 (6-1-14)

1. Grynch – “I Can Try” (Local Music)
2. Cam’Ron & A-Trak ft. Juelz Santana & Dame Dash – “Dipsh*ts”
3. Ghostface Killah & BADBADNOTGOOD ft. Danny Brown – “Six Degrees”
4. Big K.R.I.T. – “Mt. Olympus”
5. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – “1st Of Tha Month” (Throwback of the Week)
6. E-40 ft. Suga-T – “Sprinkle Me” (Throwback of the Week)
7. Too Short – “Life Is…Too Short” (Throwback of the Week)
8. Ice Cube – “You Know How We Do It” (Throwback of the Week)
9. DJ Quik ft. 2nd II None & Peter Gunz – “So Many Wayz” (Throwback of the Week)
10. Michael Jackson – “A Place With No Name”
11. Sam Smith – “Restart”
12. Raz Simone – “Natural Resources” (Local Music)
13. Blueprint – “Perspective”
14. Lupe Fiasco – “Mission”
15. OB Obrien – “Hazelton Trump”
16. Ryan Caraveo – “Just Can’t Hang” (Local Music)
17. Dizzy Wright – “Reunite For The Night”
18. **INTERVIEW WITH FREDDIE GIBBS**
19. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – “Thuggin’”
20. Boaz – “Like This”
21. Locksmith – “Why You Leave”
22. Es-K ft. A.G. & Steele (of Smif-N-Wessun) – “Serenity”
23. Raleigh Ritchie – “The Chased”
24. Melat – “Fanclub”
25. Chromeo ft. Ezra Koenig – “Ezra’s Interlude”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/1c0d99c792/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_468%2C_6-1-14.mp3
(back up – http://www54.zippyshare.com/v/45709665/file.html)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/vuyym4pcwbsa)

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.

Along with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, we sat down with good friend of SNSS, J. Cole, at our recent Summer Jam concert at the Gorge.  The video of our interview doesn’t fully share how dope a conversation this was, mainly because of the lack of proper equipment we had down there, but there’s still a lot of interesting stuff from Cole.

Of course we spoke all about his new Born Sinner album, including the pressure he felt while making it, why he decided to compete with the other artists dropping 6/18 too, and why the album is his attempt to “beat the system.”  We also spent time talking about his favorite subject, basketball, and what it’s like being friends and playing ball with NBA players, their words of encouragement for him, and if he would trade rap for hoops.  There’s some more random goodness in there too.

Shout to Cole for always being one of the coolest dudes in the industry and always supporting our show.  Be sure you cop Born Sinner in stores now!

J. Moore and I had the chance to catch up with our homies Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at Summer Jam recently and as always with these guys, we had a great time.  I wish I could have shared all of the conversations we had with them off camera, but don’t worry, there’s plenty of good stuff in this for you to check out.

We centered the discussion around their meteoric rise to superstar status, which is a bit surreal to witness since we’ve known the fellas for so long and they haven’t changed a bit since all this started.  They’re still great, down to earth, regular guys…who just happen to be REALLY talented…and through an incredible mix of hard work, smart decisions, rabid fan support, and some fortuitous luck, they’re now at the top of the music industry.  It’s an amazing accomplishment, and not one that can really be put in words, but we tried to wrap our heads around it a bit.

We also spoke on their first appearances on Sound Session years ago and looked towards the future with details on their tour, recording, and promotions strategies, including some insight on their next album.  All in all, good times.

Thanks to Mack & Ryan for chopping it up and a special shout to Mack for his sincere appreciation he showed us at the end of the interview.  Having one of our peers talk about the respect he has for SNSS and our work over the years was perhaps a pseudo Full House moment (cue the music), but it’s one I’ll remember.

We appreciate you, fellas.  Keep making the Town proud!

We’re pretty busy gearing up for our Summer Jam (J. Cole, Wale, Drop City Yacht Club, 2 Chainz, Trey Songz, T.I., and hosted by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis), but here’s this week’s episode of SNSS for y’all.  New music from artists like Joey Badass, Meek Mill, Jadakiss, Logic, Locksmith, DLRN, ScienZe, Tony Touch, ILLFIGHTYOU, Reef The Lost Cauze, M.i, Capital Cities, Shad, and more.

Plus we were joined in studio by up and coming local artist, Rasaan Heist, and his L.O.E. business partner, Tony Wroten, of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies.  You can catch Rasaan peforming at our Summer Jam this weekend at the Gorge as well!

Enjoy!

Show #416 (6-2-13)

1. Joey Bada$$ – “Word Is Bond”
2. AZ – “We Movin’”
3. Logic – “Nasty”
4. **INTERVIEW WITH RASAAN HEIST & TONY WROTEN, PT. 1**
5. Jadakiss ft. The-Dream – “Big Boy Dialogue”
6. Meek Mill – “Levels”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH RASAAN HEIST & TONY WROTEN, PT. 2**
8. Rasaan Heist – “Check Chedda” (Local Music)
9. Locksmith ft. Olamide Faison – “Livin’ Loaded”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH RASAAN HEIST & TONY WROTEN, PT. 3**
11. Big K.R.I.T. – “The Bigger Picture”
12. DLRN – “Good Company”
13. Porter Ray – “Checkmate” (Local Music)
14. ScienZe ft. Blu – “Charlie Brown”
15. Tony Touch ft. Raekwon, JD Era, Ghostface Killah, & RZA – “Unorthodox”
16. ILLFIGHTYOU ft. JRM – “Fatal” (Local Music)
17. Marco Polo ft. Tragedy Khadafi, Lil’ Fame, Adrian Younge, & The Delfonics – “Stand Up (Remix)”
18. Shad & Skratch Bastid ft. Cadence Weapon – “Homie”
19. Reef The Lost Cauze & Haj (of Dumhi) – “92 Flow”
20. Hieroglyphics – “You Never Knew” (Throwback of the Week)
21. M.i ft. OnCue – “Write It Down”
22. 2 Player Co-Op (Trackademicks & 1-O.A.K.) – “Someone Great”
23. Wale ft. Sam Drew – “LoveHate Thing”
24. R.A. The Rugged Man ft. Brother Ali & Masta Ace – “The Dangerous Three”
25. Realm Reality ft. Prodigy – “The Realness”
26. Capital Cities ft. Andre 3000 & Frank Tavares – “Farrah Fawcett Hair”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www6.zippyshare.com/v/97604572/file.html
(back up – http://linkmixes.com/0lx2qkosug1e)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/d7gkr1)

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.

Apologies for the delay, but here’s our backstage interview with Kendrick Lamar from KUBE 93’s Summer Jam a few weeks ago. Kendrick spoke on balancing his journey to stardom with his focus on the music, his Top Dawg Entertainment family behind the scenes, tour life, “The Recipe” and finding the right single, and his upcoming album. When “Cut You Off” came up in discussion, I had to ask him about his motivations behind that one too since it’s one of my favorite records of the last 5 years or so. All around, a very cool dude and I know we’re all rooting for him to breakthrough and have mainstream success when the next album drops.