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IT'S THE
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It's Seattle's DJ
Scene (left-KUBE 93) & yes, the
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NEIGHBORHOOD
WATCH!
Gettin' illy in Tucson, AZ wit da Dilly are:
Dilated Peoples' Rakaa, Evidence,
Babu & KXCI's Doug Dilly! |
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A NASTY 80's KFOX
FLASHBACK! Spike Lee
(left) Doin' The
Right Thing with a very young Nasty-Nes! |
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[[ April 26, 2004 ]] |
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What's
upper! Temperature's rising here in sunny southern Cali
as Summer 2004 approaches us in a quickness. I have to
admit, I love L.A. & the weather here is off the heezy
year round... Ok, now I have to let you know that my
favorite real Hip-Hop album right about now is from
Time Machine "Slow Your Roll" (Glow In The Dark
Records). Their latest single "Night Lights" is this
weeks NUMBER ONE record on our TOP 30
chart and if you peep the album there are a lot of other
stronger tracks on it that'll show you that this album
has "NUMBER ONE" written all over it! Emcees Comel
& Jaysonic along with DJ/producer Mekalek,
tell stories & explore topics over nostalgic melodies,
thick basslines, memorable loops & hard drums. There are
even tracks featuring some dope instrumental beats to a
track where DJ Mekalek goes off on the wheels on "The
Mekster" for a straight 2:09 seconds! Featured on the
album are
Edo G.,
Special K (Awesome Two) & Edan.
Make sure you hit up Rebecca Altman at (914) 260.
4092 or online at:
conspiracysounds@hotmail.com for a copy cause
"Slow Your Roll" is pure Hip-Hop & pure FIYA!... My O.G.
from da old school days, Amad Henderson (formerly
of Impact Magazine) has a couple
new releases about to drop that I want to hip you too
ahead of time. This May stay tuned for The Beam
"What Can I Say" a phat blend of southern bounce meets
the underground streets of Hip-Hop and the debut r&b
release of J Blanding "No Rush" both on Hot
Damn Entertainment. Once vinyl's pressed, I'ma push
to get our panel laced cause both joints are PHAT!... My
fam4life & homegirl, Abby O'Neil is keeping
herself busy. She's got a dope new remix done by Da
Riffs from Nas featuring AZ "One
Love." Log on to:
http://www.dariffs.com/exclusives.htm to peep it
& let our girl know your feedback by hittin' her up
online at:
abby1ill@aol.com... Anyone catch BET's
Rap City last Friday? Props are in order for our
loyal Rap Attack Mixtape Reporter G-Brown
who guest dj'd on the "Basement" with Big Tigger!...
The
wonder TwinZ "B-Side Record Pool" is ready to
sign up a few new DJs as members! Here's the 411:
We can start sending you Rap , R&B and Reggae music from
major labels as well as Indie labels from all over the
world. We have a limited amount of memberships
available, so if you are interested, it would be best to
sign up TODAY. If you sign up before MAY 1st, this is
what you'll get:
1. FREE Shipping within the U.S. - We will mail the
records to you
2. We will drop the $100 one time sign up fee within the
U.S.
3. We will give you a Record Bag
4. All you will have to pay is the first months dues of
$100
Please email us back at:
mail@wondertwinz.com or call us at 1-800-994-8946,
with any questions. Peace, The Wonder TwinZ. Make sure
to peep the new Renegade Foxxx featuring
Youngbloodz & Petey Pablo "Anything U Want" (Still
Hustlin' Records). This is Kool DJ Red Alert's
new artist that he's backing up. Show this joint
love & get at the Wonder Twinz to get laced with the
vinyl...
Have
you heard about the new Hip-Hop station that just opened
up in Oakland, CA.? Here's the exclusive news on that
courtesy of our own Davey-D:
Move Over KMEL-Oakland Has A New Hip Hop Station
This past weekend, beleagured radio listeners in Oakland
were treated to a welcome change on the urban radio
landscape. Power 92-The New Beat of the Bay launched in
grand fashion by playing 24 hours of 2Pac. They put it's
Clear Channel competitors [KMEL and KLYD] on notice that
their stranglehold on music would be broken. They sent a
strong message to unhappy listeners in the Bay Area that
they will finally have a choice on the commercial dial
when it comes to hearing Hip Hop and R&B.
One can already hear the reaction to the new station.
KMEL the current leading urban station in the market has
started to really highlight local artists on its
playlists. The deejays are now on air shouting out
neighborhoods and different turfs throughout the Bay.
You hear the big booming voice reminding people that
KMEL has always been down for the community and local
artists.
For folks who live in Oakland, they clearly understand
that such changes did not come willingly. Over the past
couple of years, there were protests, community meetings
and oftentimes arrogant dismissal by KMEL management to
community concerns about local airplay and community
access. It wasn't until the heat got turned up and
rumors of a new urban outet coming to town that the
Clear Channel stations begain to embrace some of those
initial demands and concerns.
Nowadays you hear local artists at least once an hour on
KMEL.. and on Sunday nights there's a two hour local
artists show called 'On the Block'.
Reverend Jesse Jackson has a new talk show on the
station which they proudly promote even though it comes
on at 5am Sunday morning... The bottomline is that
things are moving in some sort of forward direction.
With a new commercial station located smack dab in the
middle of Oakland where you will find the Bay Area's
most active and largest 'urban audience', it will be
interesting to see how serious KMEL and it's new
competitor Power 92 are in terms of courting them. From
talking with people throughout Oakland, a new station in
'The Town' has been a long time coming. The big question
is how will longtime Program Director Skip Dillard go
about reaching that Oakland Hip Hop audience. Will he
connect with Oakland icons like Dwayne Wiggins of Tony
Toni one and his Jahva House which is located at the
Alice Arts Center? Wiggins popular coffee shop provided
a welcome home and provided a much needed platform for
lots of Bay Area and Oakland artists who felt they had
no access and weren't welcome at KMEL...
Will the new Power hook up with Chauncy Bailey and
support his new TV outlet KBLK? Will they hook up with
the deejays from KPOO- the nation's only
Black owned community radio station west of the Rockies?
This was the station that served as major inspiration
for the Bay's urban giants. Many of its deejays past and
present like Marcus Clemmons, DJ Chill, Donald Lacey, DJ
X-1, KK Baby and Harrison Chastang to name a few were
never given a shot to be on these urban outlets that
frequently bit from them.
Will they build with local urban record pools like The
PROs, Ill Trendz and the Bay Area Hip Hop Coalition?
How will they connect with the local churches and more
importantly how will they connect to the over 2 dozen
local Hip Hop organizations who are know throughout the
country for their well heeled activism? That ranges from
Hip Hop Congress who are are gearing up for their
National Convention in St Louis to the Ella Baker Center
[EBC] and Books Not Bars which have been leading the
charge against corruption inside Juvenile Hall
Facilities to the Bay Area Local Organizing Commitee for
the Upcoming National Hip Hop Political Convention.
For many the field is wide open. Despite the new changes
KMEL has finally implemented, there's still a general
disastisfaction because these changes came after big
fights, critical articles and the threat of boycotts.
Right now the new Power 92 is playing 10 thousand songs
in a row and has not announced their on air line up.
There are a number of community groups that are excited
about the change, so much so that they are currently
contacted local organizations and student groups
throughout Oakland, as well as the neighboring colleges
Laney, UC Berkeley, Mills and Contra Costa County to
both welcome the new Power 92 and fnd out ways in which
they help the station become betteracclimated to Oakland
and the East Bay.
Here's more info on the station as was written in an
music industry
trade: SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM has sold Top 40/Dance
KPTI (92.7 PARTY)/SAN FRANCISCO to CHRIS DEVINE and
BRUCE BUZIL's 3 POINT MEDIA for $30 million in a deal
that includes an immediate LMA and is a reworked version
of a deal originally reached in OCTOBER. The Dance
format is no more at PARTY 92.7, and the station stunted
since THURSDAY (4/15) with an all-TUPAC format before
going Urban on SATURDAY (4/17) as "POWER 92-7 THE NEW
BEAT OF THE BAY" under new PD SKIP DILLARD, formerly
BILLBOARD/MONITOR Top 40/R&B Urban Editor, and longtime
PD at INFINITY Urban WBLK/BUFFALO.
The station's new calls -- pending FCC approval -- will
be KBTB. According to DILLARD, "We look forward to
serving the BAY AREA's Hip-Hop Nation from our modest
little apartment somewhere in OAKLAND." DILLARD also
says he's looking for the hottest talent from CALI and
all points in between. Record labels can start sending
him music immediately to KPTI, 1801 HARRISON STREET,
OAKLAND CA, 94607. Talent should send their packages to
SKIP at the same address...
Coming to Toronto at the El Mocambo on Friday, May
7th, Karam outta CKRK welcomes live
performances by: Kev Brown, Critically
Acclaimed, Doujah Raze and CLAS with
special guest Djs for the night: Dj Serious,
El. K, Tasc and Dj Raiz... DJ
Sweaty Palms is no longer reporting for KAMP
radio. Please update your files with their new Hip-Hop
replacement as we welcome aboard to Rap Attack
DJ Erick "EROCK" Aguirre;
850 East Wetmore, Apt. 334, Tucson, AZ 85719... 602.
330. 4966...
erock62@email.arizona.edu... Now that
Elektra Records has closed their doors, former
Elektra promo man, Wayne Ski is back in
effect with
www.futureflavasonline.com.
Yep that’s right! 72hrs of flavas EVERY WEEKEND online!
Peep the line up: Marley Marl* Pete Rock *DJ
Premier* Jazzy Jeff (see photo above)*
Evil Dee* Lord Sear*Callie Ban* Max
Glazer *Music Rocka* DJ Bazzaro and
more! New schedules coming up soon. UNDERGROUND WILL
LIVE 4EVER BABY!!!!!!!!!!! Please add WaynSki to your
list here’s my Contact info: 561 Elton Street
Apt#2, Brooklyn, NY 11208... email:
djwayneski@optonline.net... 2WAY:
djwayneski@skytel.com...
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'... 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 9 pm
Log on to: for
more info...
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
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...
The
RapAttackLives.com "Rock The Beat Promo Only
Double Vinyl-Volume One" will be dropping next!
"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...
SHOUT OUT TIZIME:
Happy
Birthday to Steve Hodgson's CHSR (New
Brunswick, Canada) & DJ Primetime WRFT. My
homegirls outta Diego Denise "LOSER #1"
Patterson & Cyn (Miss U Both). Gary
Milican (Roosevelt High School Class Of
'79!!!). To my Dad (I miss & love you very much-R.I.P.
4-22-02),
PEACE, LOVE & HIP-HOP UNITY (God Bless & Isa Mahal),
Nasty-Nes
(Pinoy
Pride4Life
/ John 3:16) |
