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 13-16th 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 & for more info, log onto: www.Hustle2004.com

I hope everyone had a blessed & a safe Labor Day weekend! NASTY NEWS is back & I know I'm 2 days late but I'm just gettin' back from one of my best trips back home ever in Seattle, WA.! This weeks column will be short & sweet. This years' BrainStormBattle.com emcee battle 2004 was off tha hook! I thought L.A.'s "Freestyle Session" battle topped it all, but Seattle's BrainStorm gets the #1 spot! Big props goes out to Sam Chesneau & Marc Matsui for the hard work they put into this 4 day event & to my dawgs Poison Pen & One Man Army who hosted the battle & to DJ's Vin-Roc & J-Live who layed down the beats on the one's & two's! Chicago's Rhymefest was supposed to fly up & defend his title, but due to personal family issues, Rhymefest did not make it (peep out this weeks' "Tales From The TapeDeck" as we repeat our mix cd review on Rhymefest!). I was amazed to see how dope the majority of this years contestants are & how phat their lyrical flow off the top of their heads were. It was amazing & the winner won by just a hair! This years BrainStorm '04 emcee champ was this young kat, New York's own Aaron Solomon barely beating down Chicago's O.G., Presence. I loved the great sportsmanship all the contestants showed during the 2 day battle. If you ever get a chance to peep Aaron Solomon, Presence & Rhymefest in your hood, PLEASE peep them out!. Sharing the judging panel with me were Seattle's own DJ B-Mello (KEXP/KUBE), Breez Evaflowin', Jake One & Portland's own Cool Nutz!... While I was up in Seattle, I got a chance to go into the lab & host DJ R-Sin's new mix cd "MixSession Volume One" droppin' next week! It felt good to get back on the M.I.C. & of course my pare' ripped it on the wheels. Stay tuned... One of the biggest highlights of my trip was hangin' out with my Gung-Fu teacher & father figure, Sifu Taky Kimura & his son, Andy at their place & hearing my Sifu reminice about his days with Bruce Lee in the 60's. Unforgettable. He's such a special person in my life & I owe a lot of my success & humbleness to him... I also got to visit Bruce & Brandon Lee's gravesite & brought X-104's J-Tyme, DJ Earthquake from Live365.com & KUBE's DJ R-Sin with me... Seatown's King Of Ghetto Fab, Gene Dexter threw me a surprise "Welcome Home" party at Vito's which was hella cool! My dawg since he was 11 years old, Mr Supreme was droppin' the needle on the new ish & the classics all night! Thanks to Keek Loc for the hospitality... What made this trip even extra special was hangin' with my peeps who I grew up with, Ihab Guindi, Brett Carlson, ShockMaster Glen Boyd, Harris Francis from KUBE 93, Terri Marisol, Sheila & Carson Locke & my blood brother, Pastor William "Butch" Johnson... I was able to live out my food fantasy while in Seattle eating at my favorite spots, "Sun Ya," "Taco Time," "Uwajimaya" & "Dicks!"... I feel very thankful & blessed that even though it's been 24 years since I first introduced Seattle to Hip-Hop, I still get a lot of love & respect when I go home. Now that's love & I praise God everyday for that & more!... I also want to shout out the following heads outta the "206" who I got to see; JFK, TopSpin, Byrdie, Kitman, Seron & Cloe Simeon, DJ Chameleon, Sifu John Leong, DJ Punish, Dow Jones, Crazy Legs from Rock Steady, Kitty Woo (CoolOut TV), Hill-B, Broadie Kimura & from Cincinatti, Art Williams!... I'LL BE BACK :)

SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Happy belated birthday to DJ Splif, Happy b'day (9/8/04) to Kate Livingston of WOZQ in MA.& Happy 9/9 b'day to Baby-C!

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

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)