What's upper! This is the week for the Urban Network Conference, May 5-8 at Palm Springs' Riviera Resort. I'll be rollin' out there with WCBN's, DJ Chill Will this Thursday afternoon & I look forward to seeing some familiar faces again. While you're there & you want to hook up, hit me on my 2way at: nasty-nes@sprintpcs.com or call me at (818) 917-2217. 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! I'll see you there... Ok, on the r&b music tip, I gotta give big props to the brand new Teena Marie album "La Dona" (Cash Money/Universal). From the original diva who brought you the old school classics "Lovergirl," "Ooh La La La La" & "Fire & Desire" with Rick James, here she is close to 20 years later & Teena Marie still sounds as good as ever. Her new album features some tight ass r&b tracks & ballads with one of my favs "I Love Him Too" featuring De De O'Neal an up & comer who I think's got the vocals to make her large & in charge just like Teena! Peep it "La Dona"... Make sure you peep out my O.G. dawg's new 12" "Let's Go" (Nature Sounds) by Chris Lowe. This cat like me, reps the old school & Lowe was the first to discover the famed Skull Snaps breakbeat for the classic Stezo joint "It's My Turn" (re-popularized & sampled on Gang Starr's 'Take It Personal'). My preference is The Black Side featuring Fort Knox & Chuck Chillout which brings back the classic '88 Hip-Hop sound back to 2004! Hit up Papa-D for copies at (888) 513- 3998... Courtesy of Def Jam's Mike Money, I sent out a MP3 Freestyle last week to our Rap Attack panel featuring DJ Cocoa Chanelle & Sheek. Cocoa Chanelle is startin' to make a lot of heads turn & ears open up in the music industry so be aware! On the Def Jam servicing tip, Mike Money wants to stress to our panel that the way the mailout system works, not every dj will get every single release. A lot of who gets what is cleared first through Mike's upper hands at Def Jam & not by him. If you need a specific joint & don't have it, don't hate on Mike just hit him up with an email & politely request that product to: idjcolr@umusic.com... You ready to get crunked out? Peep this, TVT Records will release their compilation, "CRUNK CLASSICS" mid-Summer 2004. The disc is a collection of cornerstone Crunk anthems from those pioneers south of the Mason-Dixie line - Three Six Mafia, Too Short, Iconz, UGK, Drama to name a few. "CRUNK CLASSICS" is the definitive collection for anyone whom has come to love the irresistibly unfettered and exuberant body-slamming tracks topped with chant-heavy vocals, all designed to get listeners to move beyond their deepest inhibitions. If you are interested in a n advanced copy of "CRUNK CLASSICS," contact Joe Wiggins online at: joe@tvtrecords.com or at (212) 979-6410 extension 290... From the projects of Omaha, Nebraska, get ready for some Midwest flava'd Hip-Hop from Struggle-Pac (Tavon's Entertainment Group). For more info & to get a taste of some of that Midwest flav, log onto: www.struggle-pac.com... Capitol Records & ESP have mailed out exclusively to our Rap Attack panel the new Slum Village "Reunion" (produced by Jay Dee) b/w " Selfish." Watch your mail as Capitol Records' Sonny-D makes it happen for all of us!... I'm very excited to get an advance listen to El Gant's "The Evolution Of Execution" (Nacirema Records). The new single shipping this week is "All That I Got" b/w "Pressure" featuring The Plan Be. Make sure you bump El Gant's ish on your ones & two's once you get it aiight... 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!... Brian "DJ Wicked" Coulombe from WBRS in MA.& of:  www.wickedawesomerecords.com recently wrote me, " Ha-ha! I finally saw "Kung Pow! Enter The Fist" at a friends crib & the movie was surpisingly hilarious. Much props to Nasty-Nes on his cameo! I also made it out to the Ghostface release show in NYC last night and it was crazy. So many great moments, inlcuding Kay Slay being booed off stage. Show was well worth the trek from Boston." Thanks Brian. And if you enjoyed watching "Kung Pow!" or love watching martial art movies, than get ready for "Shaolin Soccer!" "Shaolin Soccer" shows the game of soccer in "bullet time," so the eye follows the action at the velocity of the ball itself. A kicked ball morphs into a fiery comet and then a flaming tiger as it races across the field. Another ball creates a vortex as it flies through the air, chewing up the field and everything in its path. Players constantly defy the laws of physics by leaping several stories and doing impossible back-flips. At one point, the impact of supersonic soccer balls blows the unlucky goalie away." To all lovers of comedy and martial arts, "SHAOLIN SOCCER" is a masterpiece of both arts & you can log on to their website to peep the movie trailer at: http://miramax.com/shaolin_soccer/index.html ... Rap Attack's own outta New Jersey, DJ Yoshi joins the WRVZ Saturday Mixshow Crew & the weekends in West Virginia will never be the same! Answering the demand for creative mixes of new and hit music, NaShional Management, Tech.Nition, and 5Star Originals own DJ Yoshi, has added to his growing list of outlets including having his mixes aired overseas and in several markets domesticly. As of May 1st DJ Yoshi will be the newest member of 98.7 WRVZ’s (Charleston/Rhytmic CHR - BDS Monitored) Saturday Night Mixshow Crew, joining DJ's Wicked, Wally Sparks and DJ Chonz. What started as a simple thought and conversation between DJ's Wicked & Yoshi manifested into an agreement which will allow them to bring QUALITY music to the WRVZ listening audience. When asked to comment about his decision to join the WRVZ Saturday Mixshow Squad, DJ Yoshi smiles: “The best part about the show? NO PLAYLIST RESTRICTIONS!” Several outside markets have already expressed interest in airing the Saturday mixes that will be presented by the DJ's as well. Currently they are considering the viability of offering the show in a syndicated format. Each week the DJ’s will divide the time, allowing for each to express his style and offer opportunities to break the newest music, and highlight upcoming smashes! Stay tuned for more details & congratulations once again to our pinoy pare' lockin' ish down on the wheels, DJ Yoshi... "Everyone needs to peep that Cold Duck Complex cd. That is a fucking dope project!!!," says Jon? Doe from KCPR in San Luis Obispo, CA.. You can log on & tune to his " The Family Show" Mondays from 6-8pm PST at:  www.kcpr.org... Here's the latest 411 from DJ Honeycut outta Portland's KPSU. Please note, " The latest installment of Dolo will be the last on Thursday night. Legacy Starr of 40ink will be joing us & we will be moving our show to Saturdays from 7-9pm (PST). Thanks to Brother Ali for calling in last week"... Chris "DJ Kristyles" Westbrooks is NO longer a reporter for WSYC & will now be reporting for internet's: 717HipHop.com. Chris says, "Check out my column on www.717hiphop.com , I reviewed Time Machine “Slow your Roll (LP)" (Glow In The Dark Records). If you want your mixtape, album, or Hip-Hop show reviewed on www.717hiphop.com, shoot me an email at: DJKristyles1@aol.com.  717HipHop.com official Hip-Hop show is this week on May 4, 2004 at Harrisburg, PA Remy’s XO Nite Club. For more info contact myself at: DJKristyles1@aol.com or free at hicouncil@pop.bizland.com ... "OK if you haven’t gotten the Ghostface LP u need to because that shit is fuckin' bananas. It might be up there with “Supreme Clientel”. “I Said Banana Nutriment!!!!!!” Haha.
Anyways saw Ozomatli tear the house down on Monday. If you haven’t seen these guys perform, u need to. They break down all barriers when it comes to genres. Extremely talented musicians and their stage show is incredible. Make usre yall keep ur ears open as my new mix is done and getting pressed up as we speak.," says DJ A-Beats and DJ Lynch Present (WGMU in Wash. DC)... David Muhammad from Madison, WI's WSUM is keeping busy these days. Here's what's upper with D. Muhammad, "I'm back on the radio grind after a few weeks of event planning hell! First, let me thank everybody who showed love and supported the 5th Annual Hip Hop Generation-Hip Hop As A Movement conference. Despite a lot of drama, the event came off thanks to heads like Justin and Eric Liek and WSUM 91.7 FM's own music director, Errol Packard. Big respect to Nasty-Nes, who was unable to make it do to some scheduling mishaps but was very supportive nonetheless. Also much love to Nash from Sony, the homegirl Alma, JJ from Trilogy, G Brown, Crazy DJ Bazzaro from Future Flavas, DJ EQ from WBCR, the whole WKPO Hot 105.9 staff: especially ST and Triple X- For not being scared to scream on the commercial radio game! DJ Aaron Wade and Bobby Brew- the two funniest MF's in WI! Bro DJ, and everybody else who made it out and participated. X-Tra large shouts to DJ Chela No.1 from WXDU who rocked the Youngbloodz/dead prez afterparty. Shit was crazy!!! Also respect to Immortal Technique who co-headlined the bill with Andrew WK for WSUM 91.7's Party In The Park this past weekend. Technique happily scared the shit out of about 2,000 white hippies and they were loving it! Big up's to WSUM's own J-Ryf, host of WSUM's Underground Nation, who made our Top 10 with his remix of Shabaam Sahdeeq's "Are You Ready."  J is really putting in work and is poised to make noise with his knowledge of Hip-Hop. As usual, thanks go out to Nes and the Rapattacklives.com staff, Alma, Chiko, Nash, Spliff, Justin Boyd, Jessica, Rebecca, Papa D, Kate, JJ, Chasekillz and to everybody for keeping this thing going!"... "I was reading on CNN today how someone stole a Stradivarius violin valued at $3.5 million dollars. Los Angeles Philharmonic has come out and stated that the thief can return the violin "no questions asked". Well, I have a few questions to ask:

1. Who was out taking a whiz when somebody waltzed off with a $3.5 million dollar instrument?
2. Do they think that the thief is gonna just hand the thing over now that they have publicized that it is worth $3.5 million dollars?
3. How is a violin worth $3.5 million dollars? Did Jesus play it or something? For 3.5 million bucks, that thing better be able to play itself. And make me a sandwich at the same time.

Thank God the music business is in the toilet far enough where I can go to Best Buy and get the new Ghostface and D12 cds for $9.99 a piece. I never thought I'd see the day when cds were the same price as cassettes. Then again, I never thought I'd see the day when my beloved New York Giants would score the best QB in the NFL draft. Whoo Hoooo! I hear Suge Knight has signed the ex-G Unit guys to a deal. I guess he wants to continue his tradition of signing artists that no one gives a flying f*ck about. Next on his list: the booted members of Destiny's Child and Solange Knowles. So I will be leaving the cozy confines of NH this week and trekking down to visit my buddy in Sarasota, Florida. I'll be soaking up sun rays, floating in the Gulf of Mexico, and taking more shots than Al Pacino did in "Scarface". My only hope is that this vacation can live up to my last trip, when I spent a week tearing the club up in Trillville!," Edgie Kokoski (WUNH-NH)... Mike Osegueda from Fresno's KFSR radio has moved. Please update your files/mailing list with his new info: 9436 N. Boyd Ave. Fresno, CA 93720 / 559.259-7341 (home) // 559.441.6479(daytime)/email: mightymikeoz@yahoo.com...

The RapAttackLives.com "Rock The Beat Promo Only Double Vinyl-Volume One" will be dropping next week! "Volume Two" will be dropping in June 2004. Deadline for Volume 2 will be May 15th. 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!

SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Happy Birthday to Magic Mike (WPYO-Orlando, FL). To everyone who'll be chillin' at the Urban Network conference this week in Palm Springs!

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

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)