Just another weekend here at SNSS…you know: Halloween night, having Maseo from the legendary De La Soul co-host with us, playing crazy dope records, etc.. The usual really.Download: Show #283 (10-31-10) | Backup
But in all seriousness, this was a really fun episode for us. Maseo and J. Moore go way back, so it was great to have him come through and talk ish while we spun joints from folks like Lupe, Nottz, Kid Cudi, Aloe Blacc, Mayer Hawthorne, J-Live, Kanye, and more. We got the low down on the incredible Gorillaz/N.E.R.D./De La Soul/Little Dragon tour that’s shutting down stadiums all over the country, plus heard an update on De La’s next album. All sorts of fun. Tune in and enjoy! RIP Granma Hyphen and Gregory Isaacs too…
Show #283 (10-31-10)
**Co-hosted by Maseo (of De La Soul)**
- Young Buck ft. Lupe Fiasco – “AM/FM”
- Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”
- Rashid Hadee – “Someday”
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Xperience – “Crew Cuts (Jake One Remix)” (Local Music)
- De La Soul – “The Return Of D.S.T.”
- Nottz ft. Dwele – “You Need This Music”
- Kanye West ft. Jay-Z, Pete Rock, Kid Cudi, & Charlie Wilson – “The Joy”
- Kid Cudi ft. Mary J. Blige – “These Worries”
- Wiz Khalifa – “Mezmerized”
- State Of The Artist – “Chief Seattle” (Local Music)
- The Kid Daytona – “Fly Lullaby”
- J-Live – “Home Or Away”
- Candidt ft. Maya Jenkins – “Imaginary Stereo” (Local Music)
- N.E.R.D. ft. T.I. – “Party People”
- Gregory Isaacs – “Night Nurse” (Throwback of the Week)
- Aloe Blacc – “I Need A Dollar”
- Slakah The Beatchild – “B-Boy Beef V2”
- Mayer Hawthorne – “No Strings”
The homey J. Cole was in town over the weekend for our Bumbershoot Festival and he came through the Sound Session studio to kick it with us. We recorded a normal interview, which we’ll air soon and also post here, but in the interim, you can peep the archive of the live UStream web chat that we did with almost a thousand listeners logged in to the room.
Cole ran through some random questions from his fans in the chat and I tossed him some that people were tweeting us at the same time. He talked about everything from his album, his upcoming mixtape, his touring, his favorite athletes, and much more. If you’re looking for a more formal interview, peep our sit down with Cole the last time here was in town right here. We’ll also have a new interview shortly…
Big shout to Cole, his crew, and the label homies…all some of my favorite folks to chop it up with. Continued success…Roc Nation in the building.
via @DJHyphen
"Shad is one of my favorite MC's and since his new album, TSOL, drops in Canada today, we had him call in to Sound Session to talk about the project, his writing style, when it'll be released officially in the US and more."
"Soon after posting up last week’s SNSS on the blog, I heard the unfortunate news that the legendary Guru passed away. While the circumstances surrounding his coma and battle with cancer have been strange, suspicious, and possibly manipulated by his business partner Solar, enough has already been written and gossiped about on that front. Unless some new information comes to light, I’m leaving all that to the parties involved.
What I will hold on to instead is the incredible amount of quality work that Guru left us, both as a part of Gang Starr and with his Jazzmatazz projects. No, he wasn’t the best MC bar for bar and people seemed to either love or hate the monotone voice, but his contribution to this music and culture is one that few rappers will ever equal. Guru didn’t just talk the talk in his rhymes: he was a living embodiment of hip-hop, both the positive and negative aspects (like all great artists). He wasn’t a perfect man, as some in the Seattle hip-hop community can personally attest to, but ultimately, I’ll remember him for his classic records and constant effort to promote positivity in his music.
There have been plenty of great tributes to Guru already, but we wanted to pay our respect by dedicating the entire SNSS episode to him this week. We had about 400 records we wanted to play, ranging from the early Gang Starr stuff to Jazzmatazz to guest spots and b-sides, but we just ran through them live and picked ‘em along with our listeners as we went. We also dropped in a few snippets from our last interview with Guru in 2007. Shout to the entire Elam family, the Gang Starr Foundation, and 7 Grand Records. Enjoy the music and RIP to Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal…"
"In their second Sunday Night Sound Session interview, Malice and Pusha T stopped by Seattle's KUBE 93 to chop it up with DJ Hyphen on 9-10-09. They talked all about their upcoming "Till The Casket Drops" album, including breakdowns of their singles with Kanye West, Cam'ron, and Pharrell. They also looked back on their past work, detailed the success of their Play Cloths fashion line, doled out advice to younger artists, and much more."
The Clipse on KUBE 93's Sound Session from DJ Hyphen on Vimeo.
