What's upper! Aiight Rap Attack fam, it's official. The "RapAttackLives.com Unofficial CMJ Hip-Hop Showcase #3" is on! The place to be is at club Opaline (85 Avenue A-between 5th & 6th Street) in lower Manhattan in NYC on Thursday night, October 23rd. Hosted by D&D's Craig G & your guest Master Of Ceremonies will be; Nasty-Nes, DJ Addition, DJ Kazzeo (KHDC), DJ EQ (WBCR) & Dan Shores (WHRW). More to be announced within' the next two weeks, so stay tuned. Our event will rock the house from 10pm-2am with an open bar from 10pm-11pm (beer only). Watch for a special announcement from Def Jam @ the PAR-TAY! The first 50 CMJ heads with badges will get in free & all others will get in at regular admission. Right now, we still need sponsors for this big event so here's the deal with that:

We NEED the record labels support to help sponsor our event. Your donation/sponsorship will get the following: 1.  Your act can perform (20 min limit-Labels who sponor this event, gets 1st priority for their act to perform)... 2.  You can post your banner up in the club & pass out promo material... 3.  You will have a guest list good for up to 10 guests... 4.  I will post an advertisement of your artist you are  presently pushing on the RapAttackLives.com  site for 4 weeks... 5.  You will get exposure to up to 1000 people who will be at this event. DEADLINE FOR SPONSORSHIP IS OCTOBER 1, 2003. If interested, please contact DJ Addition at 617. 908. 3639!...

Just a friendly reminder that we have moved. So here is the official new mailing address to send your latest vinyl, cd's, mixtapes, dvd's, t-shirts, bootleg movies & magazines for review to:

RapAttackLives.com

4750 Kester Avenue, Ste. 20

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

attn: Nasty-Nes

Make sure you update your files with that info so you can be guaranteed to get a write up here on NASTY NEWS & on the site that gets an average of over 120,000 hits a month!... One of this Fall's hottest new compilation has got to "What About Us" on Hard Knock Records featuring joints from the Frontline, Blackalicious, Zion I, Abstract Tribe Unique, Spearhead, Raashan, Non Prophets, Rico Pabon, Bukue One, the Piper & more! Our dawg, Nick Huff from KOXY in L.A. & Sony Urban's College Rep is droppin' this phat compilation on yo' ass! A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Underground Railroad & the KPFA Apprenticeship Program. For interviews, drops & freestyles, holla at Nick at (818) 248-5769. Log onto their site at: WWW.HARDKNOCKRECORDS.COM & thanks for supporting independent music!... C-Rayz Walz "Ravipops" (Def Jux) album is off the heezy.Just peeped the entire album out over the weekend & I was feeling all 17 tracks. Aesop Rock "Bazooka Booth" (Def Jux) also gets high praises from yours truly. This album features his latest banger, "Limelighters" featuring Camp Lo. Make sure you peep the new Soulposition "The Jerry Springer Episode" b/w "Still Listening" (Rhymesayers). All the above can be laced via Jessica over at SPECTRE. Give her a shout for copies at (213) 368-1601 or online at: JESSICA@SPECTREMUSIC.COM... The Wonder Twinz is bringin' you some heat with The Havnotz "We Got" b/w "How We Roll" & "Wonder" (Pro Ghetto Ent.). This duo is straight outta Southside Jamaica Queens, NY. An OUT THE BOX CONFERENCE CALL PICK HIT, make sure you peep this on your wheels asap! For copies call (800) 994-TWINZ or online at: SONICATF@AOL.COM... Phat Farm is gettin' ready to unveil the all new Reverend Run tennis shoes. Mike Money outta Def Jam is doing a promotion with our Rap Attack panel to lace us with a pair! If your name & station was picked, then you get props cause that means you are doin' your thing & are being a responsible dj with getting your playlists & feedback to me on time! Note that once you receive your RUSH card, please call the number on the back of that card to get it activated right away. Big ups to Russell Simmons for recognizing us... Jedi Mind Tricks are one of the hottest up and coming hip-hop groups on the scene. Their current single, “Kublai Khan”, should have been in your hands for a minute now. They are currently touring in the following city’s; September 29 in Baltimore, September 30 in Atlanta, October 3 in Houston, October 4 in San Antonio, October 11 in Seattle and October 17 in Chicago. If you’re interested in setting up phone or live interviews with the group or if you haven’t gotten the single yet , reach out to Papa D at  888.513.3998 Monday through Friday… Peep on your turntables the new 12" with Mr. WEBB "Tales From Da Delph" b/w Suspens featuring William "Poogie" Hart (from the Delfonics), "Suspens Da Don" & Insanity & Black Raw "Philly Shorties" (Suspens Recordings). Suspens, Insanity & Black Raw are all available to do radio interviews, freestyles & drops. Suspens Recordings wants to get their artists: SUSPENS, INSIDIOUS MISFIT & SOUL CITY (INSANITY & BLACK RAW , from the song "Philly Shorties"), on a promo tour. Here are the following cities they want to hit. If you're interested in having them come to your market, hit up Mii Mii;

BOSTON,MASS
WALTHAM,MASS
KINGSTON,RI
PROVIDENCE,RI
HARTFORD,CT
MIDDLETOWN,CT
DANBURY,CT
WILLIMATIC,CT
NY,NY (BROOKLYN,QUEENS...)
BINGHAMTON,NY
BUFFALO,NY
LONG ISL,NY
NEW BURNSWICK,NJ
NEWARK,NJ
PHILA,PA
BETHLEHEM,PA
SHIPPENBURG,PA
WILKES-BARRE / SCRANTON, PA
ALLENTOWN,PA
WEST CHESTER,PA
LANCASTER,PA
READING,PA
STATE COLLEGE (PENN STATE), PA
CLEVELAND,OH
NEWARK,DE
WILMINGTON,DE
WASHINGTON,DC
BALTIMORE,MD
COLLEGE PARK,MD
RICHMOND,VA
HAMPTON,VA
NORFOLK,VA
VIRGINIA BCH,VA
RALEIGH / DURHAM, NC

Show our Philly fam some love & reach out to Mii Mii online at: SUSPENS@SUSPENSRECORDING.COM, on her 2-way: MIIMII@MY2WAY.COM or at 610. 292.9703!... 

SHOUT OUT TIZIME: R.I.P. Robert Palmer (80's Rock Icon "Addicted To Love") & to Water Water from The Spooks. Happy B'day to our fam outta WUNH, Edgie Kokoski (Durham, NC), to all the mixshow dj's & record label big willies who chilled out at last weeks MixShow Power Summit in Puerto Rico & a PHAT PINOY shout to DJ R-Sin outta X-104 in Seattle (thanks for hangin' with me here in Floss Angeles! Always good seeing you pare'). I want to wish my dawg, James Toney the best as he battles in the ring Evander Holyfield this October 4th in Las Vegas!

Happy B'day to our fam outta WUNH, Edgie Kokoski (Durham, NC) & to DJ 3rd Rail our vato loco reppin' Chicago's WNUR.

PEACE, LOVE & HIP-HOP UNITY (God Bless & Isa Mahal),

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)