While we showed up at different times, it didn’t take long for me and Vlad to find ourselves on the same page. The goal seemed pretty simple: Find a good setting, grab Shad and take some pictures. Not so. The Observatory is notoriously hard on photographers, and has been since I went to J school at Algonquin some years back. I’m not sure why, but they won’t let you shoot in there for any worthwhile period of time. So, of course, someone in the place, who Vlad reports looked like Peter Jackson (pre-gastric bypass surgery), got into Vlad for being too liberal with his camera and, as such, we were forced to take our party elsewhere. It was something of a headache pulling Shad out of his dressing room, bringing him back to the gig and then being told that we had to go somewhere else to take the shots we were after. But long story short: We went back to the room, set up, and were finished within minutes. As Shad is a post-graduate student working towards his MA in liberal studies, we thought it would be cool to set him up at a white board, looking like he was teaching a class. The end result? You tell us. The shots are posted and we definitely hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Talk to ya soon!
The Calling by Shad K feat Jermiside & Destruments off Danny Diggs‘ “Introducing” EP!
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Ten things the self-described “neo-crossover rap ’n’ roller” can’t live without By Amy Verner
1. My go-to guide
The Origins of Virtue, by Matt Ridley, is a book about evolution, morality and the idea that we take a lot of our behaviour from the animal kingdom. A band is like a gang, and I found Ridley’s book taught me a lot about co-operation. I give it to friends starting businesses, so I keep having to buy it.
2. My Magic Bullet blender
My bandmates and I are trying to be a bit healthier on tour, so I bought this great little blender. Not all of the concoctions we mix are healthy, though. Our favourite drink is gin and Greens Plus, a nutrition supplement.
3. Dalpuri
Caribbean Roti Palace (744 Bathurst St., 416-533-7466) has the best dalpuri in the city, hands down. It’s roti with yellow split peas, and it’s soft and amazing and only $2. I eat it “buss-up-shut,” which is a Trinidadian way of saying you want the roti shredded, with curry on the side.
4. My pencil
I always roll with a Staedtler HB. I had been writing rhymes on my computer and my BlackBerry, but some rappers and poets I know thought that was weird. So I bought some pencils at Curry’s Art Store on Queen. Now when I write out rhymes, there’s a sacredness to them; it’s more kabbalistic.
5. That ’70s Show
I watch it all the time. I appreciate the music and how defined the characters are. I think people chase the generations they were too young to experience. I was born in 1972, so for me, it was the ’70s.
6. My Levi’s jean jacket
I’ve had it for four years. Sometimes I’ll be in a cab heading out for the night, and I have to turn around so I can go back and throw it on.
7. My instruments
I have guitars and crazy drum machines. Everything’s in my bedroom at my condo, near Richmond and Portland. When I was writing Yes!, my new album, I’d get out of bed, watch TV, see something that disturbed me or that I really liked, and then just use my home studio.
8. The Bible
It’s the New World translation, which is the Jehovah’s Witness Bible. My father gave it to me, and I always take it on trips.
9. Musical inspiration
When I’m making a record, I listen to The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest. I love the well-groomed, street corner call-and-response style on that album. It’s vulnerable, yet still Brooklyn B-boy to the bone.
10. Brut aftershave
It reminds me of my uncles, Lennox and Winston. When I was a kid, Uncle Winston would give me his keys and let me start the car and pretend to drive. So I started rocking it. I think I associate it with manhood.
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This Track Was Released On The 1996 Test Press Along With The 3 Versions Of Rise Like The Sun, This Track Is Also Very Rare, Anyway Enjoy The Song I Know I Have.
Rise Like The Sun Doc Mix By K-os. A Pretty Rare Gem Been Looking For It For A Long Time Now Anyway Enjoy. By The Way This Was Released As A Test Press On The K-os Rise Like The Sun 12.
Another fun week here on SNSS in the 206, peep the highlights:
- Great music from the likes of Brother Ali, Balance, One Be Lo, Fresh Daily, Raekwon, Little Dragon, U-N-I, Mayer Hawthorne, Phonte, and more.
- A world premiere for the new Blue Scholars track, “Dawn’s Song,” off the upcoming re-release of Bayani. The track features Shad, possibly my favorite MC in the entire industry right now. Yeah, I said it. Not familiar? Watch this and thank me later.
- On a sad note, we have to give yet another RIP shout to DJ AM, easily one of the illest DJ’s and sneakerheads in the game. This summer has been rough.
Show #222 (8-30-09)
- Brother Ali – “Fresh Air”
- D. Black ft. Tiffany Wilson – “Touch The Stars” (Local Music)
- Balance ft. Freeway & Jay Rock – “We All In”
- One Be Lo ft. Mike Posner – “Pigs”
- Havoc ft. Lloyd Banks – “Bang, Bang”
- Rashid Hadee – “(See You In My) Nightmares”
- Fresh Daily – “Video Gaming”
- Peter, Bjorn, & John ft. Big Pooh, Phil Nash, & Chaundon – “Stay This Way (DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)”
- Drake ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem – “Forever”
- **INTERVIEW WITH PAC DIV (SNIPPET)**
- Pac Div – “Taste”
- Little Dragon – “Never Never”
- Mayer Hawthorne – “The Ills”
- U-N-I – “Calendar Girls”
- Kev Brown ft. Kenn Starr, Wayna, Raheem DeVaughn, & Eric Roberson – “The Hennessy Joint”
- Blue Scholars ft. Shad – “Dawn’s Song” (Local Music) (WORLD PREMIERE)
- Raheem DeVaughn ft. Ludacris – “Bulletproof”
- The Nope (Moka Only & Psy) – “Rain All Day” (Local Music)
- Raekwon ft. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah – “10 Bricks”
- 14KT – “Black N Gold”
- Charlie Smarts – “Put You On”
- Marc Mac ft. Phonte – “Take A Trip”
Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?ozmybywhidm
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/649603854484e662/)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.
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