The Audacity of Dope

White rappers be having theeeeeeeeeee worst relationships with women ever.  I need at least one of them to start rapping about their beautiful queen and happy life.  That won’t happen here, but the results are still dope.  Yelawolf is underrated on hooks too…

Like any sane individual, I didn’t watch the BET Awards and I knew that anything worth seeing would pop up online later.  Sure enough, the video that had Twitter going crazy and everyone professing their love for Eminem is here in all its explicit glory.

Em’s verse is bananas and it’s funny to hear him rhyme over East Flatbush Project’s “Tried By 12” beat almost 15 years after he was killing the Rap Olympics over similar records, but like any moment that gets SO much hype…I just instinctively have a little bit of a “meh” reaction.  Don’t get me wrong, every rapper here is dope and spits crazy, but there’s just so many bars upon bars upon bars upon bars for me.  I would have spazzed about this in 2000, but now, it’s cool…plus, it’s a great look for lyrics to actually be highlighted on a network like BET.

Well done 2.0 Boys.

Aside from the realization that Drama Beats from Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory can actually make some slaps, the most surprising thing about this song/video is that Lamborghini’s actually require a key.  I thought we were all on team #pushtostart these days, no?

If you follow me on Twitter (and if you don’t, you should…#humblebrag), you know that I was down at SXSW last week in lovely Austin, Texas. The first night that I arrived, the staff at MTV hooked up a pass for the MTVu Woodie Awards and I got my first experience on a red carpet. Aside from just enjoying the overall environment, I was able to chop it up with everyone who walked by. I grabbed a couple quick videos for y’all with Wiz, Yelawolf, Skylar Grey, and Lil B. Enjoy.

Something tells me Rittz is gonna have a big 2011.  Directed by Yelawolf, who also guest stars in the clip.  Grab the whole album, also named White Jesus, right here.

The same day that I chopped it up with Wiz Khalifa, his co-star for the Waken Baken Tour, Yelawolf, stopped by the studio to kick it as well.  We discussed his official debut album Trunk Muzik 0-60, how it continues where his last mixtape left off, his nervousness/excitement during the BET Awards Cipher, his history working every odd job imaginable, being homeless in Seattle, and more.

Not only is Wolf a cool, down to Earth dude…but his album and style are both really fresh.  Hip-hop needs his presence and music right now, so do yourself a favor and check out the project if you haven’t already.

If you prefer to just listen to the audio, here you go:

Yelawolf on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?qyc22m5pgyba2e4
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/833551839dcab9c5/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/y9ipbtzo96yw)

Shout to the whole Ghet-O-Vision & Interscope fam too.

Well folks, this is the big week where it looks like I’ll close on my new home and, horrifyingly, every time I think about it, this damn song pops into my head.  So if you’ll excuse me, I’ll continue packing…and getting ready for senior prom.

In the interim, enjoy this week’s SNSS featuring music from the likes of Curren$y, Dom Kennedy, Talib Kweli, Crown Royale, The Roots, Miguel, Cee Lo, M.anifest, and, of course, Yeezy (…taught you).  We also ran a snippet of our interview with Yelawolf, who dropped one of the freshest projects of the year on the low.  Go cop that Trunk Muzik 0-60 album and peep the full interview (including video) through the links below.

Show #287 (11-28-10)

1. Talib Kweli – “Cold Rain”
2. Emilio Rojas ft. Laura Reed & Voodoo – “Champion”
3. Crown Royale – “We Gotcha”
4. Dom Kennedy – “Choose Up”
5. Fashawn ft. Night & Dirty Money – “Ride & Smokin’”
6. Curren$y – “Airborne Aquarium”
7. DJ Nphared ft. Sol – “Red October” (Local Music)
8. The Kid Daytona – “Learn”
9. Kendrick Lamar – “Night of the Living Junkie”
10. Kid Cudi ft. GLC, Chip Tha Ripper, & Nicole Wray – “The End”
11. Kanye West ft. Raekwon & Kid Cudi – “Gorgeous”
12. Parker – “Sky Music” (Local Music)
13. J. Cole ft. Drake – “In The Morning”
14. Gangrene (Oh No & Alchemist) ft. Fashawn & Evidence – “Wassup Wassup”
15. Wizdom ft. The Good Sin, Grynch, Fatal Lucciauno, & Neema – “Crazy Eights” (Local Music)
16. Snoop Doggy Dogg – “Murder Was The Case (Remix)” (Throwback of the Week)
17. Miguel – “Hard Way”
18. The Roots ft. STS & Joanna Newsom – “Right On”
19. Cee Lo Green – “No One’s Gonna Love You”
20. **INTERVIEW WITH YELAWOLF (SNIPPET)**
21. Yelawolf – “Trunk Muzik”
22. Jay Electronica ft. Jay-Z – “Shiny Suit Theory”
23. M.anifest – “Live From Ghana”

Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?waqaa4heq4qazqn
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/833168406cbdd6e2/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/ggrie3jrqj8x)

Link to watch the interview with Yelawolf – http://www.vimeo.com/17293319 & http://www.vimeo.com/17317224

Link to download the full interview with Yelawolf – http://www.mediafire.com/?qyc22m5pgyba2e4
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/833551839dcab9c5/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/y9ipbtzo96yw)

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.

I swear, interview coming as soon as I can get to the station through this snow and get the audio.  Cop Trunk Muzik 0-60 in the interim!

A cookie goes to the first person who can name Emilio’s last rap moniker…if you know it, you’ve been listening to him for at least a few years and you already know this tape is fire.  For the rest of you slowpokes, peep game:

Download here.

This past weekend, I had a chance to check out the Seattle stop of the Waken Baken tour when it hit the Showbox Sodo.  I’ll be posting up my interview with the opening act, Yelawolf, soon, but I was also able to chop it up with Wiz Khalifa backstage and we recorded this quick interview for y’all.  We discussed the tour, Wiz’ incredible buzz, his experiences in the Pacific Northwest, getting his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers to support “Black and Yellow,” and more.

Shout to Wiz, Will, Artie, and Motti for hooking everything up.  Cop that Kush & Orange Juice if you haven’t already…definitely one of the best projects of the year.  Just wait until the official album drops…