DJ TOPSPIN (MIXTAPE, SEATTLE, WA)

DILATED PEOPLES f/ KAYNE WEST

THIS WAY

CAPITOL

C-C-CUT IT UP WILL! We caught Chill Will (right-WCBN/MI) trying to get buddy, buddy with DJ Q-Bert (left). Sorry Will but you forgot, "PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!"

IT'S A GIRL! Here's Seattle's DJ R-Sin (right) from KMIH/X-104FM & his wife Saroeun (left), celebrating the birth of Chloe Jasmine Simeon, born on 1/13/04 at 5lbs & 11oz..

[[ January 19, 2004 ]]

What's upper! Ok football fans, it's official. The New England Patriots will battle against the Carolina Panthers in this years Superbowl XXXVIII on February 1st in Houston... My two new favorite shows on tv are; MTV's "The Wake Up Show" hosted by Sway & Tech and my homies Carmelita & KoolAide and our loyal Rap Attack reporter DJ Revolution. "The Wake Up Show" first debuted in the 90's on Bay Area's KMEL & I have nothing but fond memories hanging out with Sway & Tech chillin' with them both on & off the mic! To see their show grow so large & into the mainstream homes via MTV is worth more than a pat on their backs. Great to see these cats come up like that & still remaining humble & very dedicated to hip-hop. My other favorite tv show is hands down, WB's "The Surreal Life" reality show where they teamed up this season Vanilla Ice, Ron Jeremy, Eric Estrada, Tammy Faye Baker, Trishell (Las Vegas' Real World) & Traci Bingham (Bay Watch). Last Sunday's show featuring "Different Strokes" Gary Coleman was sooooo funny, you can & you gotta see the encore show of that episode airing this Thursday night... After eight years in business & releasing such groundbreaking artists as Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Rawkus Records has closed their doors. After signing a joint venture deal with Geffen/Universal, the parent label opted not to renew their deal, leaving Rawkus without distribution. Rawkus was founded in 1996 by Brian Brater, Jarret Meyer & James Murdoch (son of billionaire investor & News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch). The label released seminal hip-hop records during its eight year life, including critically acclaimed releases by Reflection Eternal, Company Flow, The High & Mighty, Hi-Tek, Black Star, the Soundbombing series & others... On a brighter note & you heard it first here on Rap Attack, my AK & homie4life, Nathan "Nash" Sheard is officially back working full time & employed with SONY running their college & mixshow radio department. Congratulations AK!... Reggie Love from Trakstars radio outta Miami is in the process of putting together his first mixtape entitled, "NY to FL-Volume 1." Featured on the wheels & reppin' Miami will be the Filipino Assassin DJ J-Swift. Reggie needs the record labels support by lacing him with some exclusive new tracks. His release date is scheduled for early February, so hit him up now at (914) 659-2065 or email: reggielove_88@hotmail.com... Jinx Da Juvy has been making big moves by breaking on mixtapes everywhere! You can hear Jinx featured & hosting on DJ Scene's (Seattle) next mixtape dropping soon. Meantime his latest 12" "Get It, Get It" b/w "Project Hallways" (Teflon/Def Jam) will be going for the MOST ADDED spot, Wednesday, January 21st. If you need to get laced, holla at my girl Angie Hunt at (212) 714-3594 or by email: GREATBRIT5@AOL.COM... When it comes to diggin' in the crates & producing some of the phattest new beats, Take One is gettin' up there in the ranks & 2004 is gonna give him even bigger props. His latest venture is his brand new 12", "Pieces From The Puzzle" featuring "Frustrated," "Next (The Remix)" b/w "As I See It" & "L.A.T." (Buttermilk Records). Promo copies are ready to be sent out to the dj's who are truly down to support indy hip-hop at its best. Send your request via email to: BRIAN@BUTTERMILKRECORDS.COM & tell him, RapAttackLives.com sent ya'. If you're in L.A. you can peep out Take One over at Arons Records on Highland the place to be for vinyl junkies lookin' for that hard to find & the latest hip-hop vinyl!...

I thought you'd like to see our dawg, Edgie Kokoski from WUNH in Durham, NH predictions in hip-hop for the year 2004:
Jan. 2004- Convicted killer and former No Limit star C-Murder releases a new LP from behind bars. Although his last release "Trapped In Crime" drew some acclaimed reviews, critics shy away from commenting on his new opus "F*cked in the Shower".
Feb. 2004- The Source Magazine reaches an all time low as Ray Benzino announces that all Source subscriptions will now be accompanied by a Benzino CD. Or as Benzino puts it "My CDs come with a free subscription. Don't get it twisted. I ship 1 million units a month. Let's see Eminem beat that"
Mar. 2004- The United States military proudly announces the capture of Osama Bin Laden. After intelligence led troops to the cave Osama was hiding in, U.S. forces were able to flush him out by playing the new Bravehearts album on "repeat" at nauseating volumes. "I have to admit" a captured Osama admitted, "that everytime I heard that Lil Jon song I wanted to put the barrel of my AK-47 in my f*cking mouth"
Apr. 2004- Hot off the success of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast announce that their next effort would be exclusively produced by Yoko Ono & Marilyn Manson. Filmaker David Lynch has signed on to produce a DVD documenting the historic recording sessions. "It's the only way we could figure out to make our sh*t more weird" noted Andre 3000.
May 2004- Reality TV hits a new low as FOX introduces "Who Wants To Release An Album?". The show ends disappointingly as the final two competitors, Ras Kass and Death Row Records, are at a hopeless stalemate.
June 2004- Hip Hop romantics everywhere are saddened by the announcement that Janet Jackson has cut ties with boy-toy Jermaine Dupri. When asked where the relationship went sour, Dupri lamented "I guess the roofies finally wore off."
July 2004- Jay-Z announces his return to hip hop after his deep dismay at the seemingly endless bootleg remixes of his "Black Album". The straw that breaks the camel's back is a disc by composer Andrew Lloyd Weber that hits the streets entitled "Jay-Z: 'The Baroque Album'"
Aug. 2004- Tired of being ridiculed by his disgustingly rich son, Bam, beloved TV Dad Phil Margera announces that he will be quitting the MTV hit "Viva La Bam". In a panicked move, Bam Margera quickly casts Bonecrusher to replace the portly patriarch.
Sept. 2004- After his last album "The Struggle" fails to draw any major sales, Cappadonna is not only forced out of the music business, but also the cab driving business. Recently, he has been seen on the streets of New York pulling a rickshaw.
Oct. 2004- Dirt McGirt (aka O.D.B.) scores another victory on the comeback trail as he is tapped to star opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in the sequel "Radio 2: Retard & Retardeder"
Nov. 2004- The G-Unit's seemingly unstoppable reign at the top ends as fans decide to pass on their Thanksgiving themed new album "Beg For Turkey".
Dec. 2004- Bad luck also strikes the Ed-G Unit, as the new Edgie Cent album "Sh*ttin' On The Game" is pulled from stores everywhere after shoppers complain that the album cover is obscene. An unnamed Best Buy employee comments that "somehow the image of a guy with his pants around his ankles copping a squat over a Monopoly board just rubbed consumers the wrong way..." Now let's see how many of these predictions come true!
Troy Walsh set it off in NYC last Friday night performing at the Knitting Factory with his dj, Lt. Dan. Troy & Dan rocked that crowd all night long & performed his latest hip-hop single "Country Clubbin'" (Burb Life). You can also catch Troy Walsh performing for PhillyHipHop.com at the Tokio Ballroom (2nd & Lombard) on Saturday, February 7th. You can peep a video clip of Troy from his recent NYC show at: WWW.BURBLIFE.COM... Big ups to my homeboys, The Wonder Twinz who's reppin' Serius Satellite radio every week. Tonight, Monday night (January 19th) you can catch the Wonder Twinz celebrating the release of their latest issue of "The Connex List-Volume 14" at club Downtime. Downtime is located at 251 West 30th Street (between 7th & 7th ave.) in Manhattan, NY. For more info, call (212) 695-2747 or 3373. Congrats to Sonic & Lord Fader... Last weeks issue of NASTY NEWS, I listed the info to our new Rap Attack Reporters for 2004. In addition to that, here's the info for our new mixtape reporter, DJ Killatone: (2421 Bonneville Drive, Orlando, FL 32826... phone #: 407. 400. 0609... email: DJKILLATONE@DIGITALDOMINANCEENT.COM)...

The Major League Franchise player Tribeca will be hitting the road in support of his forthcoming "W.A.R" album.The Beca man will be part of the "TRADITIONAL RAP TOUR" featuring Camp Lo, Grand Agent, Mark Spitz and Tajai. For more info, make sure to log on to: http://www.traditionalrap.com. This tour is hitting the entire nation now and finishing up March 1 in New York City.

HERE ARE THE DATES & VENUES FOR TRIBECA:
Tuesday January 20 Shoreline , WA Shoreline Community College Daytime Show
Tuesday January 20 Seattle, WA TBD Night Show
Thursday January 22 Montana, Zebra Cocktail Lounge
Friday January 23 Moscow, Idaho Johns Alley
Sunday January 25 Boulder, CO The Fox Theatre
Monday January 26 Tuscon, AZ TBD
Tuesday January 27 Phoenix, AZ Mason Jar
Thursday January 29 New Orleans, LA The Howling Wolf
Sunday February 1 Miami, FL Club Exit Super Bowl Bash
Tuesday February 3 Orlando, FL Orlando Social Club

SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Much respect & love to Martin Luther King (R.I.P.) as we honor him & what he believed in... Happy Belated B'day to my sister Ann & to my daughter, KristiAnne (I miss & love you very much). Happy B'day to Seattle's DV-One from X-104/MixTape Reporter & to David Muhammad from WSUM in Madison, WI.. Congratulations to DJ R-Sin from X-104 in Seattle & his lovely wife, Saroeun on the birth of their first newborn daughter Chloe Simoen! To L.A., thank you for Friday night. You are so sweet & amazing, keep hustlin' girl!