The Audacity of Dope

Of all the performances I saw at SXSW, Asher’s show was the only one that really made a lasting impression.  After being through the ringer within this industry, he has regrouped and prepped an amazing follow up to his debut album.  “Tangerine Girl” is the first offering we’ve heard from RetroHash and if you weren’t lucky enough to catch him doing the new records live in Austin, trust me, you’re gonna want to watch out for this one.

Another week running around at a million miles per hour, so apologies for the delay on archiving SNSS episode #457.  Couple big things to hit on this week: 1) Shout to everyone we saw at SXSW, there are far too many to mention but you know who you are.  2) March Madness yo!  My Arizona Wildcats take the floor in the morning.  Here’s hoping it’s the start of a long run.  3) While I’ve enjoyed my run at the Worldwide Leader, it’s time I take my talents to South Beach Lake Union.  Those in Seattle can probably follow along, but for the rest of y’all, I’ll share the news in a few weeks.

For now, enjoy this week’s show with tracks from artists like Schoolboy Q, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, The Bar, CyHi The Prynce, YG, Jesse Boykins III, Sampha, Katy B, Daley, Jay Electronica, Black Milk, and more.  We also world premiered two new records from Locksmith and Shad.  Dopeness.

Show #457 (3-16-14)

1. Schoolboy Q – “Hell Of A Night”
2. Rick Ross – “Rich Is Gangsta”
3. Meek Mill – “Dreams Worth More Than Money Freestyle”
4. The Bar (Prometheus Brown & Bambu) – “Barkada” (Local Music)
5. The Lox – “Boom Bap”
6. CyHi The Prynce ft. Miloh Smith & Kissielee – “Black Pride”
7. Troy Ave ft. Lloyd Banks – “Your Style (Extended Mix)”
8. Dom Kennedy ft. Nipsey Hussle – “Pleeze”
9. YG ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Really Be (Smokin N Drinkin)”
10. Dave B ft. Sol – “Boathouse” (Local Music)
11. The Pharcyde – “She Said (Jay Dee Remix)” (Throwback of the Week)
12. Jesse Boykins III – “Show Me Who You Are”
13. Phantogram – “Bill Murray”
14. Frank Ocean, Diplo, & The Clash – “Hero”
15. Katy B ft. Sampha – “Play”
16. Daley – “Look Up”
17. Rocky Sandoval – “Main Fling” (Local Music)
18. Jay Electronica ft. LaTonya Givens – “Better In Tune With The Infinite”
19. Big K.R.I.T. – “Egyptian Cotton”
20. Black Milk – “Dirt Bells”
21. Supastition – “Good As Gone”
22. **Locksmith ft. Rebecca Nobel – “Who I Am” (WORLD PREMIERE)**
23. Jamall Bufford – “Eat”
24. **Shad – “Koko B Ware” (WORLD PREMIERE)**
25. 7 Days of Funk (Dam-Funk & Snoop Dogg) – “Do My Thang”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/f5ff82cfbd/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_457%2C_3-16-14.mp3
(back up – http://www57.zippyshare.com/v/58571000/file.html)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/pkz8b2nfz3az)

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.

As mentioned in my last update, it’s SXSW week!  If you’ll be in Austin, definitely hit up J. Moore and myself so we can link up.  We’ll be around all week, hanging out, working, hooping, eating, chilling, etc..  See you there!

Peep this week’s episode of SNSS for new music from Rick Ross, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y, B-Real, The Lox, Troy Ave, Lloyd Banks, Black Milk, Jamall Bufford, Russ, and more, plus an extended block of throwback records honoring The Notorious B.I.G.’s passing and the 20th anniversary of Gang Starr’s classic album, Hard To Earn.  We were also joined in studio by Louis V, Cashier, V. Dot, and Fleeta Partee (…sort of).

Enjoy!

Show #456 (3-9-14)

1. Rick Ross ft. Kanye West & Big Sean – “Sanctified”
2. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Rick Ross – “New Agenda”
3. Curren$y ft. B-Real – “E.T.”
4. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS V, CASHIER, & V. DOT, PT. 1**
5. Troy Ave ft. Lloyd Banks – “Your Style (Extended Mix)”
6. The Lox ft. Tyler Woods – “Faded”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS V, CASHIER, & V. DOT, PT. 2**
8. Louis V ft. Cashier & V. Dot – “Look Away” (Local Music)
9. Schoolboy Q ft. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Studio”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS V, CASHIER, & V. DOT, PT. 3**
11. Major Lazer ft. Pharrell – “Aerosol Can”
12. Black Milk – “Ruffin”
13. Jamall Bufford – “Eat”
14. **INTERVIEW WITH FLEETA PARTEE, PT. 1**
15. Fleeta Partee – “Dirty Rugz” (Local Music)
16. **INTERVIEW WITH FLEETA PARTEE, PT. 2**
17. Gang Starr – “Mass Appeal” (Throwback of the Week)
18. Gang Starr – “Now You’re Mine” (Throwback of the Week)
19. Gang Starr ft. Nice & Smooth – “DWYCK” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Notorious B.I.G. – “Ten Crack Commandments” (Throwback of the Week)
21. Notorious B.I.G. – “Kick In Your Door” (Throwback of the Week)
22. Notorious B.I.G. ft. Eminem – “Dead Wrong” (Throwback of the Week)
23. Dave B ft. Sol – “Boathouse” (Local Music)
24. Russ – “Goodbye”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www.solidfiles.com/d/48c3c75bf4/DJ_Hyphen_and_J._Moore_-_Sunday_Night_Sound_Session%2C_Show_456%2C_3-9-14.mp3
(back up – http://www34.zippyshare.com/v/25682496/file.html)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/c6vtc250un7h)

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.

Recently, J. Moore and I got a chance to sit down with Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Jillionaire, collectively known as Major Lazer backstage at their Showbox SODO show in Seattle.  The fellas were real cool and we chopped it up about their upcoming Free The Universe album and the Lazer Strikes Back series of EP’s they’re releasing leading up to the project.  We also spoke about life on the road, including their favorite shows, US vs. international crowds, and what it’s like to perform at huge festivals like SXSW and Ultra.  They told some stories about working on the new Snoop Lion album as well, including what it means when Snoop shows up to the studio without his Xbox.

Shout to Detooz Films on the filming and editing.  And if you haven’t seen the crew’s new video for “Watch Out For This (Bumaye) with Busy Signal, The Flexican, and FS Green, peep the dopeness:

On this week’s SNSS, we chatted about J’s return from SXSW and welcomed two of our favorite folks in the town, Sax G and DJ Topspin, to talk about Sax’s new project.  Be sure to grab Tu Me Manques right here.  Shout to the young homey Dave B for coming through the studio as well to chat about his The Coffee EP, which you can download here.  More great music from Seattle.  We’re kinda killing the game right now, don’t front…

Speaking of great music, the rest of the cuts on SNSS ain’t so shabby either.  Peep episode #405 for new freshness from the HS87 crew, Planet Asia, AZ, Big Daddy Kane, Johnny Polygon, K-Hill, A-Mafia, Styles P, ANTHM, TiRon & Ayomari, Action Bronson, Dido, Major Lazer, and more.

Last, but not least, we posted up our full interview with the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff.  Peep the video right here and listen in as we chop it up with the greatest DJ of all time.  Yeah, I said it.

Show #405 (3-17-13)

1. HS87 ft. Hit-Boy, Kent M$NEY, Audio Push, B Mac The Queen, Schoolboy Q, Casey Veggies, Xzibit, Rick Ross, Method Man, Redman, & Raekwon – “Cypher”
2. Planet Asia & Gensu Dean – “Thoroughest”
3. Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – “The Sure Shot (Parts 1 and 2)”
4. Action Bronson – “Morey Boogie Boards”
5. AZ – “Thank You”
6. Marco Polo ft. Big Daddy Kane – “Nite & Day”
7. **INTERVIEW WITH SAX G & DJ TOPSPIN, PT. 1**
8. Drake – “5AM In Toronto”
9. Raz Simone – “Formula To Life” (Local Music)
10. denitia and sene – “trip. fall.”
11. **INTERVIEW WITH SAX G & DJ TOPSPIN, PT. 2**
12. Sax G – “Now What” (Local Music)
13. Sax G – “U R Me” (Local Music)
14. Johnny Polygon – “Normal”
15. **INTERVIEW WITH SAX G & DJ TOPSPIN, PT. 3**
16. Gift Uh Gab – “For A Second” (Local Music)
17. K-Hill ft. Keisha Shontelle – “Where I’m Supposed To Be”
18. A-Mafia ft. Uncle Murda & Styles P – “Cuban Connection”
19. Black Star – “Definition” (Throwback of the Week)
20. Black Star – “RE: DEFinition” (Throwback of the Week)
21. **INTERVIEW WITH DAVE B**
22. Major Lazer ft. Busy Signal – “Bumaye”
23. Shad – “Raw Freestyle”
24. ANTHM – “Nina”
25. TiRon & Ayomari – “No Filter”
26. Dido – “Lost”

Link to download/stream the mp3 of the show – http://www1.zippyshare.com/v/35447338/file.html
(back up link – http://linkmixes.com/rn40239nbu18)
(2nd back up – http://www.sendspace.com/file/xjz0ji)

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.

Here’s the video Joe, Royce, Crook, and Joell shot for “Hammer Dance” while down in Austin for SXSW.  The Shady showcase where 50 did all of Get Rich Or Die Trying was probably the best show I caught while down there (shout to K.R.I.T., who killed that one by the way), so I’m happy to see some footage from Slaughter’s performance included here.

We’ll be airing my interview with these fellas on tonight’s Sound Session, tune in!

New music on this week’s SNSS from artists like Busta Rhymes, Twista, Just Blaze, Kardinal Offishall, Nottz, Reef The Lost Cauze, BJ The Chicago Kid, AZ, Obie Trice, Eminem, Steven A. Clark, and more.  Plus, we were joined by Stas and Cat, collectively known as THEESatisfaction, who have just released their newest album, awE naturalE, today.  Go cop that!

Show #354 (3-25-12)

1. Busta Rhymes ft. Twista – “Can U Keep Up”
2. Oddisee – “Slow It Down”
3. Kardinal Offishall – “Kill Shot”
4. DJ Phinisey ft. John Crown – “Attention!” (Local Music)
5. Reef The Lost Cauze – “The Prey”
6. Nas – “The Don”
7. Big K.R.I.T. – “I Got This”
8. Schoolboy Q ft. ASAP Rocky – “Hands On The Wheel”
9. Danny Brown – “Grown Up”
10. **INTERVIEW WITH THEESATISFACTION, PT. 1**
11. THEESatisfaction – “Earthseed” (Local Music)
12. **INTERVIEW WITH THEESATISFACTION, PT. 2**
13. THEESatisfaction – “Deeper” (Local Music)
14. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Fly Girl Get’em”
15. Frank Ocean ft. MeLo-X – “White (MeLo-X Gentrification Mix)”
16. **INTERVIEW WITH THEESATISFACTION, PT. 3**
17. Rittz ft. Yelawolf – “Sleep At Night”
18. Slum Village ft. De La Soul – “Turning Me Off”
19. AZ – “My N****s”
20. Outkast – “Aquemini” (Throwback of the Week)
21. Dee-1 – “It’s My Turn”
22. Notion ft. Grynch & Luck-One – “Champagne & Caviar” (Local Music)
23. Obie Trice ft. Eminem – “Richard”
24. Miguel – “Adorn”
25. Steven A. Clark – “Don’t Have You”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?xa558y1wqup1vho
(back up / steaming link – http://www.sharebeast.com/6oqf11ci4jgr)
(2nd back up – http://linkmixes.com/ykmteillslhz)

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.

Alright, last Nardwuar interview from SXSW…I just love these…and you can’t even front, they actually get the artists to reveal a little more about their history than most interviews.

Plus, this might be the best ending in a while.  “Everybody Harlem Shake!”

Bronson was one of the few artists at SXSW that I hadn’t seen perform before so I was really excited to see him rock. Aside from being a dope MC, this dude is completely hilarious on and off stage. You can get a sample of that in this video with Nardwuar.

I was already planning on posting this video of Dee-1’s SXSW adventures and then I saw footage of myself guarding him in the HoopxHang Tournament hahaha.  Let the records show that Team Hardknock dispatched Team Nola in that first round game, but on the real, chopping it up with one of my favorite new MC’s was a blast.  Much respect to Dee for his music and movement.  You’re gonna hear a lot from this dude in the near future…