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A NASTY HITS
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(L-R): Kool G.
Rap, Nasty-Nes, Latin Prince,
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[[ April 19, 2004 ]] |
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What's
upper! Yes, I was one of the 27 million who viewed the
season finale' episode of "The Apprentice" & my boy
Kwame' did not get hired. Yo', heads up on an
upcoming four hour mini series coming to NBC on May 2nd,
"10.5." Geared towards us west coast heads, the previews
looked so real I actually thought that Seattle's Space
Needle collapsed! Basically, it's another earthquake
movie but this one looks like it's gonna be the ish!...
Props to our Lakers the West Coast Conference
NBA champions!. GO LAKERS... Jurassic 5's DJ
Nu-Mark is about to drop his debut album, "Hands
On" (Sequence). The first single will be two
bangin' joints that'll sho' nuff get love from the East
to West, "Chali 2na Comin' Thru" featuring Chali 2na
(Jurassic 5) b/w "Brand Nu Live" featuring J-Live.
If you need to get laced, hit up my compadre' Brian
Samson online at:
briansamson1@aol.com or call (310) 989-1057.
Tell him, Rap Attack sent ya'... Big ups
to my neighbors, Dilated Peoples whose album
"Neighborhood Watch" (Capitol) got a great review
in USA Today," Dilated Peoples, Neighborhood
Watch (3½ of 4 stars) This underground Los Angeles trio
just keeps getting better. Even as Evidence,
Rakaa and Babu make their boldest foray into the
mainstream with soulful single This Way (with Kanye
West), they stay true to the elements that have made
them one of hip-hop's more thought-provoking outfits.
Evidence and Rakaa's clever, politically and socially
tinged wordplay flows easily on top of an array of
pulsating beats and Babu's outstanding turntable work.
Whether dealing with life's pressures, criticizing
government policies, striving for self-improvement or
dodging lecherous groupies, they do it with insight,
imagination and a touch of humor. It makes "Neighborhood
Watch" worth keeping an eye on., Steve Jones"...
"If you've heard the hype about NSS16, whoooooooo
believe it!! They about to make some crazy noise in this
industry!!!," says DJ Meddafore. The remix of "OopDeeWopDee"
will be featured exclusively on our "RapAttackLives.com-Rock
The Beat Volume 1"... Tajai of the mighty
Souls Of Mischief and Hieroglyphics Crew has
a new release date for his debut solo album, "Power
Movement" (Hiero Imperium). Vinyl will still be
released on the original date of April 20th and the CD
will hit stores on April 27th! In addition to gearing up
for his May tour of Europe (dates coming soon), Tajai
will perform along with his Hiero Crew members,
Encore and Z-Man at the official album
release party on April 30th in San Francisco! Here is
the information:
Friday, April 30, 2004
Tajai's Power Movement Record Release Party
Featuring performances by the
Hieroglyphics Crew,
Encore, and
Z-Man
Where: The Independent (628
Divisadero Street, San Francisco)
$20 advance tickets - Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
Log on
to:
http://www.hieroglyphics.com for more
info...Props to Sony Urbans' Nick Huff (KOXY-L.A.)
for lacing me with the latest goods! Make sure you peep
your mail for the new Nappy Roots "Trouble Of
This World," Cypress Hill "Till Death Do Us Part"
& the phat dead prez album "Revolutionary But
Gangsta" (Columbia)... El Gant is ready to
drop his new joint, "All That I Got" b/w "Pressure"
featuring The Blan Be (Nacirema Records).
Log on to their site at:
www.naciremamusic.com ... This IMPORTANT NEWS
just in from Web Ent.'s Hahnsolo,
"Firstly: The record “WEBE Anthem” by WEBEI (WEBEntertainment)
is not a W.E.B. Entertainment record. Forgive my
presumptuous savage arrogance (I’ve been spending a lot
of time around Marvwon and rest of The World
Famous Fat Killahz). If you are showing that
record love because you thought it was a W.E.B. record,
(or my shyt), I appreciate the hell out of you for that,
but that joint is not from me or this office. So we are
clear, the only W.E.B. Entertainment record being worked
right now is King Gordy “Nightmares." Secondly:
Much love and respect to all of you that have been with
us on “Nightmares” from jump, weather it is your shyt or
not (especially if its not), your continued support is
appreciated. Thirdly: STOP HATING ON MARSHALL!
Just accept the fact that the sickest MC doin this rap
shit is: 1) White… it doesn’t matter to us that's he's
outta Detroit, it shouldn’t matter to the rest of ya’ll,
and 2) Not from New York… not shyt talking, just stating
facts. Lastly: Take a minute and appreciate the things
that really matter. I almost lost my father a couple
weeks back and we all have lost somebody or know
somebody who should still be here with us now. Pac,
Biggie, Pun, Big L, Jam Master
Jay, BUGZ (D12), Sammie Ford
and countless others. For whatever the reason: health,
accident, or dumb shyt, we are all missing someone right
now. So please take a minute and evaluate your lifestyle
and the choices you make. I’m 27 and my friends are for
the most part the people I work and communicate with
daily. You all enrich my life, and your comments,
criticism, feedback, and general conversations make me
reflect and help me grow into a better person (and
promoter). Thank you all for that. King Gordy is
on the road touring the U.S. & we've got the cities &
dates. For more info regarding tickets & King Gordy
radio interviews in your paret of town, hit up Hahnsolo
at WEB Entertainment: Office: 248-414-9100 / Cell:
734-945-5156 / email:
hahnsolo@webentertainmentrecords.com.
Dates
with Tech N9ne:
April
28th Fort Collins CO
April
29th Denver CO
April
30th Albuquerque NM
May 1st
Oklahoma City OK
May 2nd
Salt Lake City UT
May 4th
Santa Rosa CA
May 8th
Las Vegas NV
May
12th Sparks NV
May
14th Seattle WA
May
15th Portland OR
May
16th Eugene OR
May
22nd El Paso TX
May
27th Merced CA
May
28th Sacramento CA
May
29th Peteluma CA
May
30 Gilroy CA
Rap Attack
takes
a 411 look this week into what's upper with our loyal
Rap Attack Radio & MixTape dj's; "
What’s up radio fam? I wanted to give you a heads up
about some opportunities that may be coming your way.
Lee, D.Lorand, Mick and I have been
working hard to expand the services of the ESP/Trilogy
team, and we want to share some of the love with
you. We are working with a variety of different clients,
helping them promote their products to the “Hip-Hop”
audience. Because you, the DJ, are a key Hip-Hop
tastemaker in your community or on your campus, we
thought we would reach out to you first to see if you
are interested in working with us. Things are in the
works, but we wanted to send out a feeler email to see
who might be interested. Holla back for details. Thanks,
Double JJ (MixTape-NY);
doublej@trilogyonwax.com or call: (718)
349.2328"... You can peep out Ahsan "The
Golden Child" online live with "The Blueprint
Radio" on WRSU in NJ airing every Wednesday from
10PM to Midnight (est) live on the web at
www.blueprint887.com . His new fax # is (908)
431-9887 & you can also reach him at (908) 431-9787...
Also reppin' WRSU, Sam Figueroa has a new email
address:
djsammyfiggs@aol.com... " Check this out:
I'm moving to the Netherlands. I'm going to be taking a
hiatus for a while to do some research in The
Netherlands. So, Hip-Hop radio/promotion is going to be
on hold for while in my life. I'm passing the torch to
Erick here at KAMP! He's going to be
holdin ish down for us and you here in TUCSON! So, he'll
be getting you all of his contact info real soon! But,
from now on all inquiries should be sent to Erick at
erock62@email.arizona.edu. I will check
you all out again soon! PEACE, Pieter Rowlette
AKA Sweaty Palms (University of Arizona/KAMP
Tucson 1530AM"... Congratulations are in order
for Boca Raton's Jason Gloss outta WOWL
who just got engaged to his girlfriend of two years!...
" STRICTLY HIP HOP ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL IS COMING APRIL
24TH on Baltimore's WEAA. IF ANYONE HAS ANY
GIVEAWAYS OR EVEN DROPS, THAT WOULD BE SOLID. WE WILL BE
ROCKING 24 HOURS STRAIGHT FOR THE 4TH YEAR!, VEGAS
(Morgan State University/WEAA 88.9fm,
Room 401 Banneker Building,1700 E. Coldspring
Lane, Baltimore, M.D. 21251"... This just in
from DJ Solo reppin' WECI in Richmond,
IN., " 1st off, enuff with label merging and ish, after
I read last weeks Nasty News, my stomach
is getting weak, not really, but I am tired of my fam
losing jobs.The company I work for Cinram, one of
the largest cd manufacturing plants, just recently
bought out EMI in Illinois. Great for us here, we
expand, but all those people are being forced to
relocate or stay at home. Sure its nice they offered
them their jobs in Richmond, but who do ya know that
would just pack up and go? Not many.. Congrats to
Clev, ya did your thing @ SRC and Loud,
now time to move on pimp. Nes, I found "Kung Pow!
Enter The Fist" on DVD last week. It's funnier every
time I watch it!"... DJ
Yoshi Adds 1 More BDS and 2 More Media Base
Monitored Stations 2 Syndication? The monthly syndicated
mix which airs in markets across the globe will now add
spins to 3 more stations! "Details to come next week
after the ink dries!," says Yoshi.
In the works: 5 Additional
BDS/Media-Base Monitored Stations
which would bring the station
total to 15!
WHOOOOO... Be sure to pick up the May 2004 issue
of VIBE magazine as X-104 is named
best station in Seattle! You can also check it out at
http://www.x104.fm. Props to our own J-Tyme &
DV-One who keeps Hip-Hop alive every Friday
nights on X-104... "Peace everyone, been real busy
lately! The release party last week for the new UGA
video was a success! Big ups to everyone who came down
and showed support. As for this coming week you will be
able to catch me on 90.3 WHCR with my man Cee
Truth. We will be having special invited guest
Planet Asia come through!! It's gonna be off the
hook so be sure to tune in!! Big shouts to Nasty Nes
for looking out on that.,"
DJ Mor (Mixtape-NY)... My pare, DJ EQ
from BK's WBCR radio is back on the grind.
Peep this, EQ Promotions presents, "Mic Control
Championship MC Battle" this coming April 28th at NY's
Club Opaline (85 Avenue A). This event will be
hosted by MC Supernatural with DJ Evil Dee
on the wheels and performing live, Jeru the Damaja,
Self Scientific & more TBA! This is a 21 & over
event & ID is required. Be there... Former Rap Attack
Mixtape reporter, Clinton Sparks & his wife
Jennifer recently gave birth on April 12th with a
baby boy, Jack Daniel!... Phat props to
BigMouthEnt's own, AJ Woodson who's about to
tie the knot & marry Ms. Ra Jendra Hunter...With
so many "COLORED" versions of Jay-Z's "Black"
album, producer D-Cyde came up with the idea of
combining the vocals from Jay-Z with self produced beats
using samples from Prince's "Purple Rain" album!
This kat does his thing in the mix & you gotta peep his
work out at:
http://www.purplealbum.com/Music.html...
The
RapAttackLives.com "Rock The Beat Promo Only
Double Vinyl-Volume One" will be dropping within'
the next two weeks! "Volume Two" will be dropping in May
2004 & we have three slots already filled & room only
for two more artists. Get at me to be on Volume 2 at:
nastynes1@aol.com.
Here's an advanced heads up on who will be featured on
our "Volume One" vinyl compilation;
STRANGE FRUIT: Strange Fruit
are
two emcee's, Stonehands and Ol' Soul based
outta L.A.'s "818" & "213" area codes. Rhyming together
as a group for the past four years, Strange Fruit
describes their sound as raw & uncut Hip-Hop bordering
between the sounds of Outkast to Black Eyed
Peas. "We don't just use samples in our music but
incorporate live instrumentation," says Ol' Soul.
Strange Fruit can best be described as the neo-soul &
ambience of Hip-Hop & after you peep their debut "Who
Killed Hip-Hop (Gangsta's Die Young)" you will soon see
& hear this group becoming the next big ish to break out
big from Southern Cali!
HILL-B:
Ex-NFL
linebacker & former member of the Denver Broncos
& Seattle Seahawks, Hillary Butler,
aka Hill-B is no stranger to the mic since he was
13 years old! Just completing his 1st solo album debut
as a Producer/Artist with "Different Game,
Same Aim," you'll get to peep his debut single "It's A
Fiesta" on your one's & two's. Unlike other kats from
pro NFL & NBA status turned part time rapper,
Hill-B stands out on his own & has the lyrical skills &
production skills to prove others wrong as he takes his
passion to full time status. Hill-B expects nothing less
than the same success "off the field" that he has
experienced "on the field" as he focuses on his new
venture into the music industry.
SPECIFICS: Specifics
is a
three man crew outta Montreal, Canada with local DJ
Goser from Montreal, Think Twice originally
from the west coast U.S. & Golden from Vancouver,
B.C.. Together as a group for four years, the name
Specifics comes from attention & detail to the beats,
lyrics & cuts. Already making a huge buzz & big noise in
Montreal, their name speaks for itself, "Expression &
learning about each other through music & making people
come together & nodding heads!" Each group member's
musical influences ranges from Dean Martin to
Pete Rock to Busta Rhymes. Get ready as
Montreal blesses the U.S. with their single, "TGIM" &
the name Specifics becomes one of Hip-Hop's household
names as our Rap Attack panel gets the
opportunity to be the first to break & make this group!
NSS16:
Get
ready as these four very diverse girls (African
American, Asian, Latina & White descent) hit the mic!
NSS16 is their name & they've landed a sweet record
deal under record label mogul, Tommy Mattola's
new label, Casablanca Records. "OopDeeWopDee"
(The Remix) is produced & remixed by Grammy
winner & hitmaker, Gregory Lawson and Hakeem
Khaaliq. NSS16 covers it all musically when it comes
to pop, Hip-Hop, r&b and soul. Rap Attack
is very privileged to be picked as one of the outlets in
breaking NSS16 via our loyal & dedicated Rap Attack
dj's! "OopDeeWopDee" is Hip-Hop meets reggae &
again, we get the opportunity to be the first to break
NSS16 before this group crosses over!
J
BULLY:
A
native of Raleigh, NC & now reppin' the ATL, J Bully's
been rapping since he was in the 4th grade! "When
breakdancing was the shit, I was too fat to backspin, &
too broke to buy turntables so rapping became my
forte'," says J Bully. Describing his sound as "Educated
Thug Muzik," J Bully is a battle emcee who focuses on
his lyrics but his education & street influences have
made his style gutter, witty & unpredictable. Thousands
of viewers have caught his lyrical skills battling on
BET's 106 & Park "Freestyle Friday."
Originally known as "Tha Jugganaut" then "Jugga
The Bully," J decided to shorten his emcee name to
"J Bully" to keep from having to whoop muthaf#cka's ass
when they mispronounced his name! "Hot Shit" is the
single that's gonna put this bully on the maps via
college rap radio, internet rap shows & of course
mixtape dj's! Watch the streets, clubs & radio react to
"Hot Shit" as J Bully bullies his way onto your wheels
of steel!
The
Urban Network Conference is the place to be from
May 5-8 at Palm Springs' Riviera Resort. A couple of
panels worth peepin' on the Hip-Hop tip are: DJ
Symposium: Mixshow & College DJ's (Friday-May 7th
from 2:30PM-4PM) featured guests on the panel are Rap
Attack's DJ Yoshi, DJ B-Mello outta Seattle's
KEXP & KUBE 93, DJ Solo from
Ch'rewd Mktg. in Chicago, Jessica Weber outta
SPECTRE & more! Hip-Hop In The Round
(Saturday-May 8th from 11AM-1PM) featured guests on the
panel are King Tech from the Wake Up Show,
Carmelita Sanchez, from BET's Programming Dept.,
Kelly G., from the group Salt-N-Pepa, DJ
Spinderrella who's now an on air personality on
L.A.'s KKBT (The Beat) & more! For more
info you can call Christina directly at (213) 388-4155
at extension 108 or via her new email address:
calonzo@urbannetwork.com... I want to thank
Philly's Number One MixTape DJ, Meddafore for giving me
love on
www.717hiphop.com. I rarely grant interviews but
I couldn't say no to my nephew in Hip-Hop, Med. So if
you've got a minute, peep out the interview to get the
exclusive dirt on yours truly covering my past 24 years
in the biz! Find out how I got my nickname to how I got
in the biz & conquered a lot of the drama that goes with
it. Here's the direct link:
http://717hiphop.com/717/sl/med/nes.htm...
SHOUT OUT TIZIME:
Happy
Birthday to Adrian "DJ A-Beats" Barojas
(WGMU-Wash., DC). My dawgs at Power 106
in L.A. (Truly OdD, Choc & C-Minus
great seeing you all), Suspens (always great
having you hang with me in Floss Angeles homie),
Just-O, Chris Lowe (keep reppin' the old
school), Eric Flores and Mar at Virgin
Records (don't 4get about my "Damita Jo"
album!)...
PEACE, LOVE & HIP-HOP UNITY (God Bless & Isa Mahal),
Nasty-Nes
(Pinoy
Pride4Life
/ John 3:16) |
