What's upper! Get ready as www.RapAttackLives.com presents "H.U.S.T.L.E. 2004 (Hip-Hop Urban Seminar To Lead & Empower)" this October in New York City (the home of Hip-Hop)! This will be our first ever four day event dedicated to College Rap Radio, Internet & now Satellite Hip-Hop Shows & of course Mixtape djs. Stay tuned for more info as we throw down with Live Performances, Showcases, Panel Discussions, Workshops, Photo & Art Exhibits, Product Demos & much, much more TBA. Stay tuned...

Miami-bred bilingual rapper Pitbull's debut album, "M. I. A. M.I. (Money Is A Major Issue) on TVT Records" will be dropping this week!. There's plenty to appreciate on his debut. The 23-year-old Cuban American verbalist has more hardcore lyrics, diverse cultural influences and freestyle skills than most artists would not know what to do with. With that much in his corner, success is a given. On the album's lead single "Culo," produced by and features multi-platinum producer Lil Jon, Pitbull unleashes a Latin-laced track inspired by a woman¹s backside. The feel-good track sends a sonic rush of adrenaline and the video that has become a staple on MTV. Lil Jon also serves as co-executive producer of "M. I. A. M. I. (Money Is A Major Issue)." The 16-track disc lives up to Pitbull's moniker, once you grab hold of his CD its gonna be hard to let go. "Pit bulls are outlawed in Dade County, so I'm the only Pitbull allowed there," says Pitbull. "I want my album to reflect my passion and drive to reach the top." Stand-out tracks on the album include "Toma" featuring Lil Jon, "Dammit Man," a certified street anthem and "Get On The Floor," featuring Crunk n¹ B singer Oobie. "M. I. A. M. I. (Money Is A Major Issue)" promises to break new ground for Florida Hip-Hop. "Crunk really got started in Miami with bass music," he said. "Crunk ain't nothin' but bass music slowed down. And bass music got started here in Miami, with Luke, Poison Clan and people like that. Miami is the New York of the South. And even after all that success we still get slept on, but that¹s about to change."Expected to hit stores this year on TVT Records: Hip-Hop super-group, 213 (comprised of Snoop Dogg, Warren G & Nate Dogg), highly touted female emcee Jacki-O, Hip-Hop soul songstress Teedra Moses and a new album from multi-platinum group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Upcoming urban releases for 2005 include the first R&B Crunk artist Oobie and Lil¹ Jon-protégé Chyna Whyte, a female rapper with vicious rhymes and incredible lyrical dexterity... You got mixtape skills? Then prove it! Scion is looking for the hottest DJ in the country. So send in your best LIVE Hip-Hop mix where 1 Grand Prize Winner will be awarded:

·          $2,500

·          2 Vestax PDX-200 turntables

·          1 Vestax PMC-07 Mixer

·          1 Stanton SA-5 Mixer and cartridge set

·          A phat package of gear from Live Mechanics

·          The ENTIRE 2004-2005 BBE & Stones Throw catalogs on WAX!!!

plus:

get to mix a Scion CD Sampler (nationwide distribution of 500,000 free

copies) & perform at multiple Scion events nationwide your mix heard by this panel of guest judges: Jazzy Jeff, Pete Rock, Tony Touch, DJ Premier, Craze, Atrak, Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Revolution, Haul and Mason, the Backyard Bangers, the staff from Fatbeats distribution, URB Magazine, Turntablelab.com, The Source Magazine, SPECTRE Music and Scratch. All entries must be postmarked by October 31, 2004. Visit: www.scion.com/mix.com to download the entry form and read more about the prizes, judging, rules & regulations. Good luck...

Courtney Adams is our official new contact person at Def Jam Records for our Rap Attack panel. We look forward to establishing a long & a great lasting relationship with Courtney. You can hit her up online at: courtney.adams@umusic.com  or at (212) 333-8574... My homegirl, DJ Roslynn from www.ThirdFloorRadio.com is droppin' her new "MySpace/ThirdFloor Radio" compilation featuring:

1 black eyed peas - the apl song
2 deux process - everyday
3 procussions - leave her alone
4 the pharcyde - choices
5 crown city rockers - another day
6 lightheaded - blink of an eye
7 visionaries - if you cant say love
8 trek life- never again
9 burning star- warriors
10 time machine - night lights
For more info, you can hit up DJ Roslynn online at: ros@lbgco.com. Tell her that Rap Attack sent ya' & to our Rap Attack panel, expect copies in your mail shortly... I want to big up the Latin Prince from www.bumsquaddjz.com & the entire Bum Squad Djz as we all kicked it on their conference call last Tuesday with guest artist Pitbull (TVT Records). Make sure you peep this weeks mixtape review at "Tales From The TapeDeck" with BumSquad Dj, DJ Commando reppin' Iowa!... On the Seattle tip, I'm headin' back home next week, Sept 3rd-6th to be a guest judge at the upcoming Brain Storm Emcee Battle being held at the Bumpershoot Festival. I can't wait to see my Seatown family, friends & fans again. This is gonna be a big Hip-Hop event with Nas & Public Enemy headlining a couple of the live shows featured that 3 day weekend! For more info, log onto: www.brainstormbattle.com...Guru continues to drop the phattest new joints on us. "Surviving The Game" takes a sample from one of my all time favorite songs from the 70's era, Paul McCartney & Wings "Live & Let Die" and "Cave In" takes the classic Flash & The Furious 5's "White Lines" to the next level. Both tracks (Grand 7/Traffic) are on FIYA & a must have. Holla at Papa-D to get laced at: papad@tmail.com... My favorite female artist right now is hands down Ciara. Have you peeped her video "Goodies featuring Petey Pablo (Jive) yet? Dayum, this girl is 110% H-O-T! Big ups to Roddy Rod & D. Wright on the hook-ups... Another female to be on the early lookout for is artist, Dia with her debut single "Oh Yeah" (Sotti Records). This girl has got that special magic touch from her Hip-Hop to R&B flavas that you'll hear on this bangin' track. For more info, you can log on to: www.sottirecords.com. True reggea heads will know of Dia as she was recently featured on Half-Pint's "Winsome" track. Straight outta the ATL, Dia is no doubt ready to make some big noise nationally. If you need to get laced with her vinyl or cd, please holla at my dawg, Gus-Mo at (212) 244-8086 or online at: gusmo@sottirecords.com. Tell him, Rap Attack sent ya'!...

Rap Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with Rich "DJ IMPERIAL" Lawson (KSMU-MO): here's his brand new mailing address (please update your files effective now): 2304 W Village Lane, Springfield, MO 65807... Aaron Wade (WMSE-WI): here's his new email address effective now: djaaronwade@wi.rr.com... Jon? Doe (KCPR-San Luis Obispo): " Please peep out a complaint letter from a listener of my show on Monday 8-16. Subject: KCPR Broadcast Decency;  Dear Dean Halisky, Dean Currier, Dr.Ramos, Ms.Bienenfeld and Mr.Johnson, I am writing to express my sincere concern about the appropriateness of a recent KCPR broadcast. On Tuesday, August 17th at about 7:00 pm I was listening to the campus station and was shocked to hear JON?DOE play the song "Bush Killa" by Paris. The song describes the singers desire to assassinate the President while enroute in a parade. Lyrics include:  I'm looking for a way to make a play and keep it neat And check it out and make a route and pick a rooftop Get a spot where the view's hot Set up shop 'cause all I wanna see is (expletive) brains hanging' ... So don't be telling me to get the non-violent spirit 'Cause when I'm violent is the only time the devils hear it Rat-a-tat go the gat to his devil face I hope he thinks of how he done us when he lay to waste ... The song ends with a Bush speech halted by gunfire. Although the song was written in 1992 and in reference to George Bush, Sr., listeners like myself would likely assume the song is directed at our current President. Shortly before playing the song your DJ was encouraging listeners to attend an upcoming political event which he termed a "Hate Bush" rally. Of course we are all entitled to our political opinions, however, aren't we crossing the line when broadcasting a song that advocates assassination of our President? As an alumni of the College of Liberal Arts, as a former KCPR DJ, as a former CLA Advisory Board Member, as a donor and as a taxpayer I am very interested in whether you condone the broadcast of this and similar material. If not what course of action will you take? Respectfully, Todd Kennedy"...  Chela (WKNC-NC): " By the time you read this, I'll be in Nicaragua. I will be there for 2 weeks. I hear that Tego will be in the country, so hopefully I can catch his show! I will be DJ'ing two parties while I'm there. Pics and stories to follow. I have to send big shouts to OP at Studio Distribution, it turns out he is the same OP that used to tear down parties at my house in Oberlin, OH! His sets were legendary! Everybody needs to get really excited about Rap Attack's " H.U.S.T.L.E. 2004" to jump off in NYC this Oct!"... Brian Coulombe (WBRS-MA): " Hi doods. Hope all is w/ everyone. Busy as usual here. Just a heads up that my show is now on Friday nights from 9pm-2am (est). Pretty much kills the ole' social life but having a full 5 hrs on air each week should be a blast"... David Muhammad (WSUM-WI): " Short and sweet this week. This fall is shaping up nicely for WSUM 91.7FM's fall Hip-Hop line up with close to 6 Hip-Hop shows. Monday night we did the a straight 2 hour throw down with close to 70 tracks in 2 hours. We got a gang of phone calls so we might make that a monthly staple on my show. I'm expanding my residency at Club Majestic from Thursdays to Friday 18+ night, so I guess I can't play any old school anymore since it's for the under 21 set, oh well I'll see what I can get away with. For labels not sending me music, think twice about that----According to the Princeton Review, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the 3rd largest Party School in the country, This is the crowd that tunes in to WSUM 91.7 and the people I spin for. Don't get it twisted, I do radio and close to 3 gigs a week, I'm worth the price of postage and at least one piece of vinyl. Much love to Nes, Courtney, Papa D, Alma, Jessica, Shaw, Eq, Enzo, Nash, Splif, Justin Boyd, JJ & ESP, Sean from Koch, Chase, Jo Jo, Triple X and ST from 105.9, Greg DL and Josh P, Chela, Nick Nice, Mike and the staff at MC Audio!"... Jason-D (KHDC #2-CA): " Who's going to be in NY for the RapAttackLives.com  "H.U.S.T.L.E. 2004"? Hope to see all of you there"... Raw B (KUSF-SF): "What up? I just returned from my brief tour of Asia. I'm a little jet-lagged, but it was well worth it. Tokyo is officially my favorite city. It's a d.j.'s dream. Big shouts to DJ Yoshito, Muro & crew, and Sounds of Blackness in Tokyo for hooking me up. I also went to the Philippines and I heard the Black Eyed Peas everywhere I went. Thanks to the folks at the Dream Bar for their hostpitality. (yo Nes, I tried finding you a bride & I even looked at the Hobbit House in Palate but all the ladies are jocking the half-Fillipino dude from B.E.P.'s)! Props and thank you's to DJ B-Cause (Http://www.fourOnefunk.com) and DJ Tomas (http://www.xlr8r.com) for holding down the mix in my abscence. Check the write up in the San Francisco Bay Guardian naming my show "Beatsauce" the "Best Hip-Hop Alternative" in their annual Best of the Bay issue. http://www.bestofthebay.com/2004/nightlife.html. Finally, I just want to remind folks that I'm now working at download.com as a Hip-Hop/r&b editor. It's a great opportunity for artists to promote their music for free. Check it out Http://music.download.com I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU!!!"... Primetime (WRFT-NY): " Check out the "RAPGAME" track on the Viktor Vaughn 2 album, as it is produced by my crew Sesion31.Last Sunday, we did a 2 HOUR tribute radio show to Masta Ace which featured an appearance from the music man himself"... Toast (WRPI-NY): " Well the trip to Scribble Jam was successful. I flew out there and established the home base for the 518 Pitch Control Collective which drove the 11 hours in a 5 vehicle convoy. This included Shyste, Dez, Sween, Sev Statik, JB!, Atypical, DJ Gyro, White Lotus, Harm, Rick Whispers and others. Thursday night opening show was crazy in a nice spot. My man Sev Statik (518) ripped the stage along with Mars Ill and others.Friday was the Scribble opening. Annie's is a dope spot for such an event. I picked up El Gant from the airport and then we established the Pitch Control booth (www.PitchControlMusic.net) for merch and music sales. Great performances by Sage Francis with Joey Beats, Wordsworth and Brother Ali. I don't care for Eyedea but like Abilities.Saturday was bonk bonk as well. Me and El Gant hit the casino in Indiana and took them for some loot, then caught the battles at the event. The graf was incredible. Peace to all I ran into: Sage Francis (I am now a fan), Joey Beats, Pumpkinhead, Tone Deff, Pack FM, LoDeck, Alaska, Oktober, Poison Pen, Wordsworth, Brother Ali (incredible set),
Finger Print Records collective (www.fingerprint-records.com), Scribbling Idiots, Ambidex & Main Flow"... DJ A-Beats (WGMU-Wash.DC): " What a busy week. 9-5 is killing me right now. I hope everybody that was hit by the hurricane is OK. My thoughts go out to everybody affected. Make sure you keep your ear to the streets as I have a mix dropping next week with DJ JS-1 (Rocksteady Crew) hosted by Doujah Raze. Register to vote!!!! https://www.workingforchange.com/vote/ "... DJ Solo (WECI-IN): " Fam I ask that you take time and pray for my grandfather who is in the hospital. They are doing tests on him so I will just pray for the best. On a better note, my dj set last Sat. went well. I earned some more listeners and some pay, not bad! Thats it, peace"... Brett "OB1" Johnson (WUPX-MI): "As most of you out there who are real close to me know by now, I lost my cousin in a bizarre train accident. I was attending his funeral last Wednesday. Thank you for all who reached out with your support. It was well received.Peace and RIP Josh Hall"... DJ Yoshi (Mixtape-NJ): "Before we get into it, every1 please pray for those affected by Hurricane Charlie this past week. I received a 2way from our good folk DJ Quest whose only means of communication was his cellphone & Blackberry. Please reach out to Quest and anyone else you know to send food, products, donations, and anything else that you know HE WOULD send over if you needed it! DJQuest@TMO.Blackberry.Net. Thank you to: Nathan Sheard. Baby Paul. Chris Green. Malcolm Miles. James White. Big Rudy. the x-over dept of Sony for inviting myself and a few other mixers from across the nation to watch history this past weekend. Listening to NAS's LP while vibin with good folk like: Triple X. Marc X. Wicked. Splif. Warren Peace. Kut. Reflexx & all the ppl who got down with us at the club, was definitely an experience. Just for y'all to know, this LP will NOT dissapoint you. I didn't get the names of most of the tracks that we heard, but there's 2 joints that really stood out. 1 of em was "Street's Disciple." Big shouts to our dawg DJ Goldfinger who had me VIBIN hardcore to his 80's set when we strolled into the club. Shouts to G-Brown makin me wanna go home & grab a cup of tea on Sunday after the NAS Central Park Show. Also thanks to Cleave Shuler for the invite over to the Fabolous in studio event.  Mase has a feel-good LP, "Welcome Back" out in stores. By now y'all should have it. My choice tracks are: "Harlem Lullaby," "Do You Remember," "I Wanna Go," "Gotta Survive," "Keep It On" & "Why? B/C I'm a fan"... Meddafore (Mixtape-Philly): " Mark your calendars cause it's goin down in NYC  this October as Nasty-Nes is gonna blast off with "H.U.S.T.L.E. 2004!" My Crazy Hood fam down in the M.I.A. got some real nice shine this week on MTV.com (click here) . If you haven't picked up DJ EFN's most recent CD/DVD yet, you need to make a trip thru the Crazy Hood site and store to buy at least two copies (you know how your friends always be stealing or "borrowing" the hottest ish you have, so be prepared for that). I'm trying to get vinyl or a contact for Miss B's "Bottle Action" I think it might be a So So Def release, I only received an mp3 so I'm not sure of exact details. The joint is fiiiire and could easily blow up as a crunk anthem for females. Speaking of fiiiire, if you're playing in clubs - you need to be up or start getting more up (right now!) on your reggaeton. It's been burning for a while and set to blaze even more, don't be the last one to catch on. I just saw Tego on MTV, THATS WHATS UP! Elite, the ILLLLLL producer who cooked up the insane "Shootouts" beat for Jadakiss & Styles P, as well as other goodness for Splitt, Drag-On, Jin, Flashy Freddy, Dip Set, QN5 and more, has crafted a remix of the New Edition "Hot2Nite" -- and it is a BANGER!! The original was solid, but Elite takes to an even higher level. Not sure if Bad Boy's checkin for it, but they should put an ear on it. There's also a remix of a popular anthem thats been very big this summer getting ready to drop (no, I'm not talking about another Lean Back remix), it's going to feature a couple of the top emcees in the game and yep, Elite's handling the production on that too. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, hit up my website's message board or I'll be more clear about it next week. Elite is a mad man and ain't afraid to put in work. Artists, managers, labels, whatever - you need to get at the kid like now right now now. Next week is a real hot week for Hip-Hop album releases. You got Young Buck dropping with crazier beats and joints than I expected. Mase's "Welcome Back" will be in stores, it's seriously like the dude never left and never lost a step. If you're a Mase fan, you'r gonna end up rocking this album like it's your job. It's packed with so much heat, Bad Boy can't go wrong with single selections. I'm tellin you though, if they push it - "My Harlem Lullaby" could turn into a MONSTER! Pitbull's "M.I.A.M.I." hits shelves next week too and this is an album I've been waiting on for a whiile and I got a lot of faith that Pit's gonna shine and come thru with a solid release. There's a lot more to him than joints like "Culo" - so if you're sleeping - you're slacking and you're missin out one of the illest and original cats in the game right now. AND FINALLY...the album I've been screamin about for months now will be available next Tuesday. The Foreign Exchange's "Connected", album on BBE, is something that everyone needs to pick up and have in their collection - no matter how you been feeling about Hip-Hop over the past couple years, this album is for you! If you've been kind of jaded and disappointed, pick up this album and be reminded why you fell in love with Hip-Hop. If you never lost faith in Hip-Hop, pick up this album and be even more proud. If you've been involved with Hip-Hop since the 70's or 80's or if you just started listening when Nelly or Eminem came out - it doesn't matter! This is an album that can not only be heard, but it's a project that you will feel. http://www.okayplayer.com/nowhearthis/. So when you hit up wheverer you shop for CDs at next week, consider Mase, Pitbull and Foreign Exchange and depending on your tastes, you need to be walking away with at least 2 of them. If cash is low, go back the following week and cop it. I'm going back to watching the Olympics, I usually pass on them but I'm hooked this this time around. Big shouts to Semp Rok (see photo above) for being one of the coolest and hard working cats alive. The site has reached well OVER A MILLION HITS, keep updated on what I got goin on at: http://www.meddafore.com/. Stay safe"

SHOUT OUT TIZIME: My vato loco por vida, DJ 3rd Rail from Chicago's WNUR (you're old school shows are the BEST! It makes me feel young again & I got your cd's.Thanks vato & orale'). Gene Dexter at Crazy Pinoy Promotions/ Seattle (good lookin' out on the Madden 2005-EA Sports game). Happy Birthday this week to Brett "OB1" Johnson (WUPX-MI) celebrating his b'day on August 24th & to Big Rube (KOOP-Austin) celebrating his b'day on August 26th. Pepper Thomas (KAZI-Austin) & my deepest condolences to our brother in Hip-Hop, DJ Nick Nack outta Austin from KAZI & CrowdControlRecords.com, TX who's younger sister Lindsay (R.I.P.) died in a tragic car accident. You can peep out her special memorial site designed by Nick at: http://www.lindsaymalkiewicz.org/. Please uplift Nick in your prayers that he'll be strong through this. Thank you to everyone from FreeStyleSession.com & Cros1 for the special invite to last weekends 2 day extravaganza! Off the hook fa' sho!

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

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)