What's upper!  Happy Thanksgiving... Ol' Dirty Bastard was laid to rest last week & to all the Wu fans, make sure you cop a copy of "Legend Of The Wu-Tang-Wu-Tang's Greatest Hits" (BMG). This 16 track compilation features some of Wu's all time classics like "C.R.E.A.M.," "Protect Ya Neck," "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' To F' Wit," Sucker MC's," "Triumph" & "Diesel f/ Rza, Method Man, U-God, Raekwon & Ol' Dirty"... Penalty Recordings/Rykodisc signs worldwide deal with legendary lyricist extraordinaire, J-Live. One of Hip-Hop’s finest emcees, J-Live debuted in 1996 with his first single, "Longevity" b/w "Braggin' Rights". Since then he has steadily moved forward on fulfilling his lofty goal of getting stronger every year while also navigating the many roadblocks the music industry throws at creative artists. “Back in the days, it used to be all about Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Kool G Rap & KRS-One. When you listened to Hip-Hop music, the best emcees just seemed to get hotter every year. Rakim's flow just got tighter from Paid In Full to Follow The Leader. Basically, that's what I'm trying to do with my music", explains J-Live. J-Live has a commitment to emcee excellence while also highlighting for other young rappers that there is an alternative path to success in a contemporary rap world dominated by bling fiction, thug life fantasies, and major label dominance. “J Live is a great addition to a growing list of credible artists. He’s making classic records that should stand the test of time”, says Neil Levine, President of Penalty Recordings. Commenting on the deal J Live says, “I'm extremely excited about being the latest addition to the Penalty/Rykodisc family. This is a huge step forward in my career. I'm working on my 3rd full length album. I'm confident that with Penalty Recordings, my music will be able to reach more ears than ever. I feel like I'm in the right place at the right time"... The Diggin' In The Crates crew composed of Showbiz & AG, Big L, Buckwild, Diamond D, Fat Joe, Lord Finesse & OC are working on a new LP, "We Signed A Deal." "The DITC reunion is coming soon... Canada's Anonymous Twist new 12" is on fiya with "Puttin' In Work" b/w "Stepped On" (BrowBeat Mngt). Last week I told you this DJ/Emcee may be the next to break out big from the T DOT O so make sure you show some love to his latest release. To get laced hit him up online at: anonymoustwist@rogers.com or at (647) 287-3072... Chi-town's Bumb J is about to make some noise with his AA Side banger "Bump J" (Atlantic)... Get ready for phat new ish droppin' from D.R. Period & DV Alias Khryst. Droppin' soon... Get ready for new up & coming artist Andrea with "Orange Shag Carpet." If you thought Kelis' "MilkShake" was da ish, this joint takes it to the next level! Yours truly, me & Jo Jo Roberto recently finished doin' a phat new remix to "Orange Shag Carpet" featuring L.A.'s own, Strange Fruit! Vinyl ships this week along with the Rap Attack "Rock The Beat Vol. 2." Show some love cause I guarantee this 12" is gonna blow up!...

Rap Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with: The Wonder Twinz (Sirius): " Whats Up!!! Yup, The Brand NEW version of The Wonder TwinZ website is now here at: www.wondertwinz.com. You can log on now and check it out. Please sign the guestbook while you there too. This new site is dope!!! Every aspect of The Wonder TwinZ ventures are listed in full detail on the site"... Damian Rodriguez (KGNU-CO): " Hey all, what a crazy week. I thought things were crazy w/ the ODB thing….and he died. Odd cuz I was one of the last people to get a few pics of him at our shows, and open up for him. All I can say (along w/ the other Colorado people who saw him on drugs @ both shows is that we aren’t surprised. Not to be meant in a disrespectful way, I do respect what he’s done musically , and the entertainment & antics he’s provided us over the years, but crazy people don’t last that long ya’ll. He was off the planet a long time ago. Once again, RIP"... David Muhammad (WSUM-WI): " It's been a minute since I did this right, just had to get somethings in order after the success and work put into the HUSTLE 2004 event, much love for everybody who supported and checked out for me. Shouts go out to Triple X, ST, and the family at Hot 105.9 for blowing up my gigs on air like that.....when your moms tells you she heard you're dj'ing a party you know your getting exposure. Check for me in the next edition of "Urban Latino," they hit me up about Reggaeton and the success of N.O.R.E.'s "Oye Mi Canto". Im including a Reggaeton Top 5 from now on since heads think Tego and Daddy Yankee are the only artists that matter.....it sucks to be late on a trend doesn't it? Everybody needs to give the Lil Jon album a serious listen, it is the most well rounded club record of the year besides all the hits off of Usher's album. Nas's "Streets Disciple" and Lil Jon's "Crunk Juice" are the two most important commercial Hip Hop records of this year, period! On a final note, Peace To ODB for returning to the essence....Monday night we did the ODB/Wu Tang tribute-the phone calls were off the hook. Peep the playlist below, and no we didn't play "Fantasy" or "Got Your Money". Much love to G Brown, we did a Halloween Party in Madison WI together and got tear gassed, it was fun though. Shoutz to Nasty Nes, Papa D, Latin Prince, JJ and Lee, Alma, Jessica, EQ, Corporate Ken, Enzo, Michael Israeli, Sam Crespo, Dame, Courtney Adams, Angie-Sean-and the heads at Teflon, Nathan Sheard, Spliff, Justin Boyd, Nick Huff, DJ G BROWN, Aaron Wade and my brother Infotek!, Bazarro @ Future Flavaz!, Mike Carlson and Nick Nice @ MC Audio, Greg DL and Josh @ Groove, DJ Chela, Kristyles, DJ Yoshi, Greg Watkins @ Allhiphop, Fiona Bloom, Ray Tamarra, Mary Nichols, BIG CED!, and everybody supporting what I'm doing, much love"... Nesto (WODU-VA): "Damn, again... The closer we get to the end of the year the more chart request we are getting. I just think with the end of the year rush there's some records that are "unfortunately" going to get pushed to the side in the madd rush. Some good records may not be getting the love they deserve. On a different note, I'm sure everyone saw Dre pretty amped up when he was giving his acceptance speech for the Vibe awards. Dre got some weight on him and I don't mean fat, I would not step to that brother just to try and get some stripes. And correct me if I'm wrong, but that was DJ Q-bert cutting it up all night? Oh yeah in case I forget for next week. Everyone have a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. If you don't observe Thanksgiving, then enjoy the day off and still be safe"... Wildman Steve (BringTheNoise.com): " May O.D.B. rest in peace. I've allways wondered what a collabo joint with Flava Flav and O.D.B. would sound like. And maybe even throw in Keith Murray in the mix that would be some interesting madness. Dirt Dog was also one of my favorite member of the Wu. He was unorthodox and a rebel he did things his way. He will surely be missed"... DJ A-Beats (WGMU-Wash. DC): " RIP to ODB. Sad to see he passed away, he will always have a place in Hip Hop history. Best of wishes to his family and friends. Lets see how the rookie up in NY plays. I hope he lives up to the hype, I guess only time will tell. Make sure you guys peep Doujah’s new single “New York City” produced by Shuko (Germany). Trust me you will be hearing this name in the future. Another great 12” that just came in the mail is Dynas “Blame Game”. Those of you who have heard my CD “Poor Man’s Paradise” know this track, but to those that haven’t peeped it make sure you go to the local record shop and cop it. 9^th Wonder laces a beautiful beat and Dynas kills it. The B-side has production by DJ Spinna and Louis Parker, so you know its heat. Please support good indy music!!!!!"... Jason-D (KHDC-CA): " Wow man. I can't believe somebody really hopped on stage and punched Dr Dre while receiving his legend award at the VIBE awards this week. Growing up in Cali, I can tell you that Dr Dre has Godfather status out here. And homie that did it didn't think he would get rushed? Fucking idiot. He's lucky the whole joint didn't stomp his ass out. I can't wait to hear what was on his mind. Sounds like Young Buck didn't get the message though. Everybody knows that when u beef in Hip-Hop, the only way to not catch charges is to crack em in the head with a champagne bottle. More drama"... Karam (CKRK-Toronto): " If you wanna step to my motherfuckin rep'
CH-CH-BLOAW! BLOAW! BLOAW! Blown to death. You got shot cause you're knock knock knock. Who's there? Another motherfuckin hardrock. Slackin on your mackin 'cause raw's what you lack. You wanna react? Bring it on back. Shame on you, when you step through to the Ol' Dirty Bastard, Brooklyn Zoo!"...

Edgie Kokoski (WUNH-NH): " Another whirlwind weekend is behind me as I spent the last 3 days soaking up the beautiful women and plentiful booze of Atlanta. I spent the weekend hanging out in cool bars, digging for vinyl, and attending the Atlanta Falcons/TB Bucs game on Sunday (which I had killer seats too, courtesy of Falcons' DE Patrick Kerney). As usual, the ATL scorned me economically so now every one on my Xmas list will be getting a donation in their name to "The Human Fund" as a gift. I guess I was not really surprised to hear about the passing of Ol' Dirty Bastard. Although I find his early work as comical as it was inventive, I couldn't help but feel like his self-destructive lifestyle shortened not only his musical impact but his lifespan. His later works were scattershot and puzzling, but he still holds a place in hip hop history and should be recognized for the contributions that he made. After all, who had the balls to name his album "N*gga Please"? As if Hip-Hop didn't have enough violence, the calm of the Vibe awards was shattered as knuckleheads attacked Dr. Dre right before he was about to receive a lifetime achievement award. Rumors had cronies of Suge Knight doing the swinging. "I'm not the kind of guy who just wants to start stuff," Knight commented, with a sincerity and credibility rivaling that of George Dubya. Speaking of awards shows, did anyone see the clip of Anna Nicole Smith at the American Music Awards introducing Kanye West DRUNK AS SHIT? If they need a venue for next year's AMA ceremony, they can use my house. Drunk whores are always welcome there. The most ridiculous lines in Hip-Hop this month belongs to 50 Cent, who on Eminem's "Spend Some Time" surmises:
"I complimented her, I said 'you have very nice lips'
with my imagination, I can see her suckin my d*ck"
Oh, but Curtis isn't done. He later expounds:
"She got to talkin, talkin like an opportunist do
Why talk when sucking my dick is the real career move?"
Move over "Vagina Monologues", this is the "D*ck Sucking Soliliquies"... Nate Abney (WKDU-PA): " Let me start off saying R.I.P. ODB. Where were you when you first heard Brooklyn Zoo? I was in a car with my grandmother in North Philly when I heard it on Power 99(when they used to play good music) and Isaid wow Wu-Tang is really here to stay. I guess we all know the history after that. R.I.P ODB A quick day trip to New York was fun but difficult to listen to other games when your team isn't playing. Speaking of which all you the champion is coming out of the AFC fans hopefully saw what McNASTY and T.O. did to the Boys. This just in Penn State won a game!!!!

AI looking like AI. Last but not least when are Hip-Hoppers going to learn how to act at these award shows. You have togrow up and be an adult at some point. These middle school beefs ecsalate into things that really aren't neccessary"... JayForce (WRFG-Atlanta): "  We got the word about Ol Dirty Bastard on the way to the radio station. We managed to put together a last minute tribute with some of the joints from inside the station, but we didn't have everything we needed clean from his first album. RIP OL Dirty Bastard"...

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RapAttackLives.com presents "Rock The Beat Volume 2" featuring new music from: Mad Ro (Boise, ID), ACC & ethemadassassin (North Carolina), The Beam (New York) and Strange Fruit (Southern Cali). Shipping to our Rap Attack panel this week with Andrea f/ Strange Fruit "Orange Shag Carpet" (Nasty Remix by Nasty-Nes & Jo Jo)!...
 

Here's our holiday schedule for the remainder of 2004 & the beginning of 2005:

REPORTING DAY FOR THANKSGIVING: Wednesday November 24th

LAST DAY TO REPORT IN 2004:  Wednesday December 8, 2004

FIRST DAY TO REPORT IN 2005:  Wednesday January 5, 2005

SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Happy Birthday's this week to Shaw "Bum Rush" Hargett outta NC's WKNC celebrating his b'day on November 24th & to my mom, Leonarda Hocson Rodriguez (mom Ann & I love & miss you very much) & Si-Hing, Bruce Lee both celebrating on Novemver 27. (R.I.P.)... Ray Lum from: www.TheMagicOfRayLum.com (good seeing you again my brotha), Candice Clark reppin Scratch DJ Academy & Rehab Records in West L.A. (www.rehabprojects.com) and finally to the Poetess (KKBT-LA), Evil-E, DJ Aladdin, Rodney-O & Joe Cooley, DJ BattleCat, Roger Clayton (Uncle Jams Army) & Functionist outta Australia & my dawg Troy Turner (good seeing you all at last weeks Scion/KDAY Old School event. I had the best time reminicing with my peers)!

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

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)