What's upper? Happy Valentines Day!... Much props goes out to Sara Melendez, Dwayne Cromwell, Triple P Records & Qadeer for taking time out of their schedule in Vegas to roll up to Southern Cali & sponsor last Saturday's luncheon with Lucky Lou's Global Record Pool! We all met at West Covina's Chevy's & the place was packed with a who's who of top notch dj's. We peeped out cuts from Qadeer's album "What Happens In Vegas Stays!" gettin' nothin' but favorable reviews from the audience. Tracks that stood out were his latest single "My City" featuring Lil Flip, "Dear Abby" and "Hero" featuring group member outta New Orleaqns, Nsane. This is one new artist who no doubt leaves a lasting positive impression on you once you meet him. We at Rap Attack wish Qadeer & his Triple P fam all the best!...

Fat Lip is available now do radio interviews, drops & freestyles. So if you want to book him for your show for a phone interview, contact Ty-C at (310) 925-2116. Now remember if you'd like to get drops &/or freestyles from Fat Lip hit up Ty-C with your name, station call letters, mailing address, phone #'s & what you want said to: tycamp2004@aol.com. Fat Lip's new joint "Today's Your Day (WhaChaGonDu)" features Chali 2NA (Delicious Vinyl) & is already gettin' early mixtape support & startin' to buzz early with our radio panel...

If anyone wants drops or an interview with Jae Millz & Cory Gunz, hit up Corporate Ken over at Universal Records at (212) 373-0793 or online at: Kenneth.Darpoh@umusic.com. Both artists will be hittin' the road & will be appearing : 2/26 - Raleigh, 2/27- Charlotte, 2/28 - Greensboro, 3/1 - Columbia, 3/2 - Columbia, 3/3 - Atlanta and 3/4 - Atlanta

Will Smith is back on the big screen with his new motion picture "Hitch" but have you seen & heard the video to his new joint "Switch" (Interscope)? This is a fa' sho party club record that'll keep your dance floor rockin' from beginning to end. Kinda like L.L., Will Smith continues to come correct on the Hip-Hop emcee tip. Don't hate on him cause he ain't underground but give the man his props for contributing to keep Hip-Hop alive & positive after all these years dating back to his Fresh Prince days...

Philly's in the house as Suspens Recording will shipping this week the latest  Kar-Lethal Brigante' " I'm In Da Hood" to my Rap Attack DJ panel. Also dropping soon is Kar-Lethal's new vinyl featuring "All Da $ In Da World" b/w "Hey Mommie" & "Ways Of A Pimp." This is some real Philly gangsta ish & if this up your alley & you need to get laced, holla at my homegirl Mii Mii at (215) 317-3825 or online at: miimii@suspensrecording.com...

Now you can watch Sway, Tech & Rap Attack's own, DJ Revolution on the "Wake Up Show" for free! All you gotta do is have a Windows computer with a cable or dsl modem & you can watch the "Wake Up Show" 24/7. Log onto this link at: <http://www.nft-tv.com/clients/wakeupshowTV.zip>

Bum Squad announces their first ever BumSquadDjz.com Award nominees for various categories which will run till the end of February 18, 2005. The award show itself will be held in Miami on February 24th at the Core DJ's retreat. Log onto their site, register & again peep their message board & vote for our peers:

COLLEGE RADIO PROMOTER OF THE YEAR:

1. Corporate Ken Universal

2. Papa D Brick

3. Jessica Weber SPECTRE Music

4. Lee L'Heureux & Double J Foundation Media

5. Nasty-Nes RapAttackLives.com

BEST COLLEGE RADIO DJ:

1. KHDC DJ Kazzeo Salinas, CA COMMUNITY RADIO

2. KUSF DJ Raw-B S.F., CA Univ. of S.F.

3. WCBN DJ Chill Will Ann Arbor, MI Univ. of Michigan

4. WNUR DJ 3rd Rail Chicago, IL Northwestern Univ.

5. SolOfHipHop.com Patrick Buddhabong Cal State Fullerton

6. WXDU Chela Durham, NC Duke University

FLORIDA MIXSHOW DJ OF THE YEAR: DJ EFN

Here is our new address for 2005 to send material for review, etc (vinyl & cd's)! Same address, just a new Ste. number:

 RapAttackLives.com

4750 Kester Avenue, Ste. 11

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Attn: Nasty-Nes

Rap Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:

Meddafore (Mixtape-Philly): "I'm nominated for TWO Philly Hip Hop Awards this year - Street Promoter of the Year and Mixtape DJ of the Year & I just won the Mixtape DJ Of The Year Award (4 years in a row)! We got our next Forever Fam event popping off at La Tazza, 108 Chestnut Street, Philly - on Saturday, Feb 26th. Myself & Kani on the decks, performances from Shannon Swain, Splitt, Repeat Offenders and Versatile and drum & bass upstairs with Reflect, StepKinetic and Rickit. Pennsylvania Urban Music Conference blasted off real nice. Much props and respect to DJ Kristyles, everyone who came down and everyone involved. Still one of the hottest records in the street right now is that NAAM Brigade joint, "Where You Are", with E.Ness & Cassidy. If you need it or drops from them, hit up hthmalik@aol.com. Congrats to Pitbull, his "M.I.A.M.I." album has hit the 400,000 mark. This is one of the most dopest and slept on debuts since Joe Budden. Pitbull's album is packed with hit after hit so I hope it keeps heading onward and upward for him. Look out for Gravy and the Dirty Money fam. Gravy's a monster and you can be sure he'll be making a lot of noise this year. Yooooooooooooooooooo, XSCAPE IS BACK!!!! Their joint "What's Up" is guaranteed to burrrrn up the club!! This record is crraaaazy and is sure to be locked into mainstream rotation soon, so jump on it now and be ahead of the game!! Justo's Mixtape Awards are right around the corner - goin down on Wed, March 9, 2005 in NYC. Please vote at www.themixtapeawards.com and click on the "voting" icon at the bottom left hand corner of the screen and vote for Meddafore in the following categories:
1. Vote Meddafore for Best Underground Mixtape DJ category
2. Vote Meddafore for Best Freestyle Mixtape DJ category.

Keep updated on what I have goin on at http://www.meddafore.com and check the new beat from Dminor out of Los Angeles, CA & the Wax Reform crew. peaaaaace yall!!"...

Lee L'Heureux (WMHB / WRED-ME): "Some of you may have already received the new Nas single "Just a Moment". For those who have not, the commercial vinyl shipped to everyone from Sony. We are very excited to be involved with this project and may have some opportunities for you and Nas as he prepares to hit the road in various areas of the country. In the mean time here are a few things on Nas to hold you over. Please share with your fellow DJs, your audience and so forth. Nas "Just a Moment" Video: Quicktime version:

<http://www.streetsdisciple.com/Videos/Nas_JustAMoment_CLNVidFull_ref.mov>

Windows Media version:

<http://www.streetsdisciple.com/Videos/Nas_JustAMoment_CLNVidFull_450.asx>

Nas Billboard Review: Few Hip-Hop artists have mastered the tricky art of the double-album. The task of creating two CDs full of good material has thwarted many an A-list talent. However, Nas has ably stepped up to the plate with his first double-disc, "Street's Disciple." Fans got their first taste of the album with the hardcore anthem "Thief's Theme." Backed by a fierce bassline, the Queens, N.Y., MC spins one chest-thumping lyric after another. While the track is reminiscent of Nas classics like "It Ain't Hard to Tell" and "Street Dreams," the more thought-provoking cuts are where Nas really scores. On "American Way," which features Kelis, he rails against this country's various ills from the Bush administration to newly politically active hip-hop artists. Other highlights include the Rakim tribute, "U.B.R."(Unauthorized Biography of Rakim)"; "Bridging the Gap"; and the controversial "Coon Picnic (These Are Our Heroes)."

New Nas Website!:

The brand new Nas website has been launched. You can check it out at www.streetsdisciple.com

Nas 4 & 1/2 Star Allhiphop.com Review:

"Nas has crafted his most personal work to date with the double-disc opus Street's Disciple (Columbia); a musical tour-de-force of candid introspection, topical creativity, and genuine rap music that further solidifies his spot in the Hip-Hop history books."
"Street's Disciple is the year's most important major label release thus far, and, with a little over a month remaining on 2004's calendar, it may very well end up being the year's best commercial release. Rather than direct his attention to the clubs or to popular radio, Nas stays true to himself and gives rap a much-needed boost of quality. Using Street's Disciple's verses as convincing evidence, Nas' mind spray is rivaled by very few in the culture today." Thanks for continued support... Please let us know if you need anything and watch out for the Nas record and mixtape in your mailboxes!"...

DJ Menace (Mixtape-FL): " DJ Menace and Royal Dynasty Entertainment present: "Street Muzik Pt. 2." 2000 copies of Street Muzik pt. 2 will be distributed throughout Florida, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey and the New England area. This marks DJ Menace's 34th mixtape since 1998 and still going strong in
the mixtape game!!! This mixtape will impact a variety of markets and will be distributed through out various Hip-Hop shows and events through out Florida, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey and The New England Area. This is a great opportunity for your label and artist to get exposure in different markets!!!!!!! Sponsorships are now available if you which to get your label or artist involved in this major project.
Packages:
($200) logo and/or web page on CD and cover
($500) logo and/or web page on cover, 2 tracks or freestyles on
mixtape
($1000) logo and/or web page on CD and cover, 3 tracks or freestyles on
mixtape
($1500) hosting mixtape

For more info, contact Menace here:
DJ Menace "Ft. Lauderdale's Finest"
Royal Dynasty Entertainment
954-261-1250 cell
DJMenace954@tmail.com
DJMenace954@aol.com
 

Splif (WKRB/Def Jam-NY): " Would you like to have Def Jam Promo materials visible at your campus events? (Posters, Album, Flats, Samplers, T-Shirts, etc.) If possible, please send me a list of HOT upcoming events. Follow The Format Below by providing me with the: 

Date 

Theme of Event

Location On Campus

Approx. How Many Students Are You Expecting?

Email your request to: DefCollegeRadio@umusic.com...

Jason Gloss (WOWL-FL): " Philaflava & Def Jux have teamed up to give you the "Aesop Rock My Shit Contest." If you know any producers out there, we're having a remix contest on the site. The winner gets prizes from Def Jux. http://www.philaflava.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=17. ..

Jason-D (KHDC #2-CA): " So I actually got more comments last week for my crack about my favorite teams (49ers & Raiders) winning a collective 5 games then my wise cracks about the Patriots. Except of course from Papa D who practiced his cross examination skills on me by attempting to prove that my independent vs. major label comparison of the Eagle and Patriots was flawed. Anyway you look at it, I caught an L for $20. Not a bad loss for a Vegas trip but still wished I had hit the 300 to 1 Parlay Card I filled out. In Vegas, you can get these cards that have ten "this or that" bets (ex: more than 2 interceptions vs. less than 2 interceptions, eagles with an even score at game end or odd score at game end, etc). They call them Parlay cards. So you basically take your best shot at the ten pretty random bets and if you hit them all it pays like 300 to 1. The problem is someone obviously told Donovan McNabb what I bet so instead of trying to always score, he just threw the ball to whoever was open... on either team. My favorite commericial was the one where the dude goes in the liquor store talking on his cell phone and is telling the person on the other end that they are paying way to much for a deck. He gets up to the register and the clerk has his back to him. He continues his cell conversation while waiting for the clerk to turn around and starts telling the person on the phone that they are being robbed (about the deck price). The clerk hears this and turns around and pepper sprays the dude. The other workers cattle prod him and then beat him with a baseball bat. I appreciated this small token of violence in an otherwise G rated Superbowl"...

Kristyles (HBN.Org): " What up my peoples....The Pennsylvania Urban Music Conference is officially ova....It was a great weekend..specials thanks goes out to: Littles, BuckWild, Caveman, Romeo (Teflon), Spliff( Def Jam),  tracy randall (OMEG),  Montez Petrose (respect managemet), Bathgate, Rommel(XXL), Street Mos magazine, Sesac, Kidd Boombox (Def Jam), Naam Brigade, Universal records, Def Jam & Atlantic. I know there's more...so thanks to the peeps I forgot to mention. Thanks for making my first conference a success and I am looking forward to next year!!!!!"...

DJ Toast (WRPI-NY): " The 16 Year Radio Anniversary Celebration for DJ Toast is scheduled for March 12, 2005! Last year's show made the "Best Of 2004" lists here by many music critics and publications.
---Toast's 16 Year Radio Anniversary---
------Saturday March 12, 2005----------
---------The Hudson Duster-------------
----------40 3rd Street ---------------
-------------Troy, NY------------------
---------------9pm---------------------
---------------$10---------------------
Sean Price aka Ruck from Heltah Skeltah (Duck Down, Boot Camp Clik)
with Rustee Juxx (Duck Down)
Bathgate (Supreme Clientele, Capital Gang)
German Luger (R.I.C.O. Ent, The Source Unsigned Hype)
El Gant (Nacirema)
Sev Statik (Tunnel Rats)
Shyste (Finer Arts)
Jake the Snake (Gang Green Records)
DJ Nate Da Great spinning classics & underground
First 50 people will get gift bags. I will be hitting up all you label folks for promotional materials and music to be included in these gift bags.
Please look out for me on this"...

David Muhammad (WSUM-WI): " Peace Radio/Promotions/Hip Hop Family. Once again I'm on the grind and WSUM 91.7 FM is going strong with Hip Hop for the spring semester, making up a large chunk of overall programming at the station--officially making us the underground Hip Hop alternative for Southern WI. Respect to our team--Larry Kilgore III, Justin L (G-Sidez), J Ryf (Underground Nation), Dan B. and Jared L., Tom Matkins, and errbody else. Log on to www.wsum.org for our schedule and live broadcast. Shout out to The Core Weekly Newspaper for the cover story on me, it's definitely gotten me a lot of love on the radio and at the live gigs. I'm still holding down my 2 residencies at The Cardinal Bar (www.cardinalbar.com) and Club Majestic (www.clubmajestic.net) as well as various private parties throughout WI, SO TO ALL THE MAJOR LABEL HEADS---YOUR MUSIC IS GETTING SPUN FOR YOUR TARGET MARKET. Much love to ya'll! Respect to Ray Tamarra and DJ OhSoKool from www.thecrusade.net for featuring my Reggaeton Mix on their "In Rotation" series. I've gotten a lot of good feedback and appreciate the opportunity. Also check for me in this months edition of URBAN LATINO (with Marc Anthony on the cover) in the article about NORE and Reggaeton---Respect to Angela Bruno and Raquel Rivera for that! SHOUT OUTS! Nasty Nes (rapattacklives.com), Latin Prince (bumsquaddjz.com), DJ Splif (Def Jam), Papa D, Double J (Trilogy), Alma, Jessica (Spectre), Xavier (Rap-A-Lot), Enzo (Universal), Sean Rock (Koch), DJ RIQ (duckdown), Bumrush, Kazzeo, DJ TRIPLE X, ST, Grouchy Greg Watkins (allhiphop.com), Big Ced (THEINDUSTRYCOSIGN.com), DJ Chela, Freddy "EQ" Quijano, Jeff Chang, DJ Aaron Wade (WMSE), DJ INFOTEK (Recordbreakers) and everybody else supporting this thing of ours"...

EarthQuake (Live365.com): " Thanks to everyone for there concerns & hittin' me up last week. Everything’s back to normal & I'm feeling better. There are lots of great music out there but holdup…….. was that a Seattle DJ on BET's Rap City on Tuesday? Shouts to DJ Supasam!!!!"...

Edgie Kokoski (WUNH-NH): " Another Super Bowl has come and gone, and I’m glad that the Pats won once again. Not really because I am a Pats fan (I remain loyal to the pathetic Giants of New York), but for the fact that the other 10 people I watched the game with were diehard Pats fans and surely would have rioted and wreaked mayhem on the house if Philly had prevailed. I found this year’s Super Bowl to be fairly uneventful, as solid but average athleticism hallmarked the action on field, retarded and uninspired commercials polluted the breaks, no bare breasts were shown at half time, and the idiotic commentary of Joe Buck and egotistical observations of hick Chris Collingsworth made me want to slam my head in a car door. But hey, it’s another excuse to drink on Sunday so it’s worth every second. I just got a funny email alert from allhiphop.com stating that a new clothing line will be launched soon that had been started by the late great Notorious B.I.G. back in 1996. I don’t know about all of you, but I think that if I wore the clothes now that I wore in 1996, I would get about 10 feet from my front door before a serious ass kicking would be administered on me by anyone within viewing distance. Speaking of things that were cool in 1996, my old buddy Suge Knight was in the news this week as he was arrested for having marijuana in his vehicle when stopped by local authorities. This guy is just begging to go back to jail. I guess if you’re incarcerated you don’t have to think up any excuses for not releasing albums on your all but defunct record label. I think that Loud and Wild Pitch put out more music this past year"...

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SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Happy Birthday to Nick Huff from L.A.'s KOXY celebrating on February 17th & to Jason-D from Cali's KHDC celebrating on February 21st! To my oldschool homie I used to kick it with way back in da days, "Ms. Shake Your Love" Debbie (ooops Debra) Gibson (check her out in this months Playboy). To my boys DJ Rondevu & KUBE 93 Seattle's SupaSam (saw you both dj'ing on BET's Rap City! that is HOT). Thanks to my local boyz reppin' Def Jam, Brian Samson & Willus for puttin' together a tight Bobby Valentino pre-Grammy bowling party at L.A.'s the Lucky Strike (had a great time even though I kept losing!). Samantha Sayon from Up Above Records (my #1 student!!!). Props to this years Grammy 2005 Award Winners!

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

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)