What's upper? Our all new "RAP ATTACK MESSAGE BOARD" is up & running & it's getting a lot of attention not only from our Rap Attack panel but from new heads nationwide who support what we do. Just go to the upper left hand corner on this page & click on "MESSAGE BOARD" or simply log on here at: http://rapattacklives.proboards41.com/index.cgi?...

Props to my dawg Hahn Solo & the Fat Killahz now reppin' No-Tyze Ent. for sponsoring our Rap Attack Conference Call last week. Their first new single in 2005, "Get Ya Paper" looks & sounds like a HIT record for this group based outta Detroit. Here's what some of our Rap Attack dj's are saying: Garbs (WRUW-Cleveland) says, "Dude this shit is crazy. This is a hot record. I just got the vinyl. Wow, this is definitely official. I was pumped when the needle dropped!!!"... Darin Gloe (THHS.COM) says, "This has a more hyped up feel that the last couple joints from these guys. Sounds sort of like some Young Gunz type ish, lyrically they cool.. I can see it doing a lil sumin sumin!"... DJ EarthQuake (Live365.com) says, "This is real nice. It has a great feel to it and the beat is solid and a good backbone to the cut. They got skills, and a good follow up to the Fat-tastic 4 joint" and Brian Z (WZND-Chicago) says, "The sinlge has a great beat the guys flow back and forth is real smooth. Some of the MC's in FK are better then others, but when the hook comes, they put it out the right way. Give Solo a shout on this one, I'll add it this week!" If you still need to get laced with this hot vinyl, you can hit up Hahn Solo online at: hahnsolo@raptureenterprises.com... I also want to welcome on board our three new additions to our Rap Attack Conference Call panel! WFTU - PrizMatik (FIVETOWNS COLLEGE & HipHopFundamentalz.com) & WSCR - Lady T both from NY and Orlando, FL's up & coming mixtape dj, Killatone! All 3 will make a huge impact with breaking new Hip-Hop music & they all have that fiya & dedication when it comes to eating & breathing Hip-Hop! Welcome aboard...

Props to TVT Records as Pitbull's debut album "M.I.A.M.I." goes GOLD!...

Peep this out from our fam, Osiris reppin' MI's 89.3 WHFR radio: "As prominent members of the Hip-Hop radio community, I would appreciate any help you guys might be able to offer in getting the word out to college / internet deejays about this website: http://www.headsupfm.com. This is a new website currently in beta-testing created to maximize the number of on-line listeners to hiphop college / internet radio. Visit: http://www.HeadsUpFM.com for more info
1.) Deejays sign up with info about their college/internet station
2.) Then enter the link to listen live & the time show airs
3.) The show will appear on the site during air time for people to tune in.
Peace & thanks in advance for any help...

Straight outta Los Angeles, lookout for new up & coming Hip-Hop artist Kev with his debut single "Churrp" (Centerline Ent.). Every year a new Hip-Hop joint drops & it just either sounds so different & stands aside from everyone as something new. Kev is one of those artist & his sound is different. He reminds me of back in the days when Arrested Developement or even Paperboy came out. It was different but caught on & made some new noise in Hip-Hop!Lookout for Kev...

Jin is no doubt puttin' asian emcees on the Hip-Hop map. On that note, lookout for Orange County's own, P.A. The One with his debut joint, "So Fly So Dangerous" (Big Shot Music). P.A. The One has opened up for Jin & has gotten nuttin' but rave reviews on this phat new asian emcee. Log onto: www.bigshotmusic.com to learn more about him & his music...

Sway & Tech are also bout to drop their new album "Back 2 Basics" (Bolo Ent./Bungalo). This album from my boys reppin' "The Wake Up Show" features exclusives from Chino XL, Common, Kam, Crooked I, Canibus, Sly Boogy, Royce Da 5'9", Self Scientific, our own DJ Revolution on the wheels & more! The first single has just dropped from Chino XL "Watch Closer" b/w "Enough Beef" featuring Royce Da 5'9", & Common. If you'd like to get custom drops, etc., hit up my girl Stephanie with all your info & contact info to: stephanie@bungalorecords.com or call (818) 710-7740. Here's what some of our Rap Attack dj's are saying about "Watch Closer": DJ Scene (KUBE-Seattle) says, "Every now and then a project is done right & this is a good example!"... DJ RIP (KBLR-NE) says, "This Chino XL---is fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"... Nick Huff (KOXY-Los Angeles) says, "This track is FIYA. Focus comes tight on the production and Chino rips like he always does"... Papa-D (WRBB-Boston) says, "Shit is heat, Chino still got it on the mic & the beat is catchy" and DJ Earthquake (Live365.com) says, "Great to hear new Chino. I been waiting for him to blow up. He has such a tight and hot flow and really brings it. That beat is so banging. My head is hurting and I have whiplash from my head bouncing to the beat"... If you haven't yet, 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.

Q-Tip is back with "For The Nasty" featuring Busta Rhymes (Universal). I think you're gonna dig this!...

The Urban Network Conference is just around the corner, March 30-April 2nd at the Riviera Resort in Palm Springs. Log on to: www.UrbanNetwork.com for more info...

A lot of our Rap Attack heads got a sneak peek listen via MP3 with the new Buckwild presents Kurrup Money Inc & featuring Biggie with "Bondage" (Kurrup Money Ent.). Yo, this track is straight up heat! Vinyl ships to our panel next week. For more info, hit up DJ Kristyles from HBN.Org online at: djkristyles1@aol.com...

Barak Records is about to drop some serious R&B/Hip-Hop/Dance heat with their new artist, Emelee. I got a chance to peep her new track "Head Over Heels" & this 17 year old artist has got a promising future after peepin' this joint out. Stay tuned...

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:

Davey-D (KPFA-Oakland) : Remembering Notorious BIG-His Last radio Interview: "March 9th sadly marks the 8th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest to ever bless the mic, the Notorious BIG. I remember as clear as day when I got the phone call about Biggie being gunned down at the Auto Museum in LA as he and P-Diddy (Puffy) were on their way to KKBT the Beat to do an interview. I was told dozens of people were there and actually saw what went down but no one 'knew' anything when questioned.

I also recalled being told about the panic that enveloped all the East Coast artists who were in LA that night as they frantically tried to find a way to safely get out and head on back home. A lot of west coast artists were fearful about going back east.

I also remember what would be Notorious BIG's last radio interview. It took place 4 days before he was killed on KMEL in SF with Sway who is now with MTV and his crew called The Breakfast Club. I had seen Biggie dozens of times at the station but this time he seemed relaxed, thoughtful and somewhat playful.

He spoke about the beef he had with 2Pac and how it was sad yet amazing that two guys with a disagreement could wage a coastal beef. He spoke about his love for God and how you have to put him first. He also spoke about his love for his kids. He also talked about the inner workings of Bad Boy. Biggie explained that he had taken over the role of managing Puffy. That was an interesting facet considering that Puff was the Ceo of Bad Boy. Biggie noted how close everyone in Bad Boy had become.

 Throughout the interview Biggie joked around with Sway and the crew. He told us that he was looking forward to releasing his album 'Life After Death' and was confident that once folks in Cali heard the song 'Going Back to Cali' that it would once and for all dead what many called the Great East-West Coast Beef which apparently seemed to be in full swing at that time.

One thing that stood out in this interview was Biggie's response to a question posed by co-host Big daddy Victor Zaragoza who asked him whether or not he had anything to do with 2Pac being killed.Biggie seemed to be coy when answering the question and left a lot of people angry including folks who are down with Pac when he answered by saying 'I'm not that powerful yet'. In listening to the interview today it sounds like he's saying I'm not that powerful-yo', but because of the east-west coast tensions, folks in Cali listening to the show took his remarks another way.

Biggie and the Bad Boy family were spending a lot of time in LA and to them all seemed chill especially since Suge Knight of Death Row had been incarcerated. I remember after Biggie conducted his interview and was set to leave the station, one of our deejays and a good friend of his Franzen asked Biggie how everything was going.Biggie noted that it was all good and that he was having a good time in LA. Biggie noted that a lot of people were showing him love. Unbeknown to us at the time Biggie had let go his security guards who were former Navy Seals that worked for a company called Seal-Mar. The word on the streets was he replaced the guards because they were costing him too much money and employed the services of one of the local gangs in the area.

Also unbeknown to us was that while Biggie was getting lots of love from folks when he was around, there were serious grumblings in the streets of LA all the way up to the Bay. Cali was 2Pac country and 6 months after his death a lot of people were still mourning and were suspicious of Biggie and his Bad Boy click.

The streets of LA were really grumbling about Biggie showing up around town like it was all good when in reality it wasn't. Franzen had been hearing the rumors and pulled Biggie to the side before he left and told him point blank to be careful in LA, things aren't always like they seem. Biggie was jovial and told him not to worry that everything would be alright. As he stepped into the elevator little did we know it would be the last time we would see him alive.
Below is a link to that last radio interview, some of the excerpts you will recognize as sound bites used by the Eminem produced song 'Runnin' which features Biggie and 2Pac. Notorious BIG-The Last Radio Interview
http://easylink.playstream.com/daveydinterviews/biggieinterviewlastone.wax
As you listen to this interview we should keep in mind the craziness that is going on with 50 and Game and other rappers who have been drawn into the fray. It's bad enough these artists who are all grown ass men have beef and apparently haven't learned from the lessons of the past. It's even sadder that fans and IRRESPONSIBLE RADIO stations are hyping things up.

Lastly we should keep in mind that 8 years after his death we still have not found out who did it. Nor have we found the killer of 2Pac.It's time for a serious change in direction"...

Chela (WXDU-NC): " Just-O Mixtape Awards held last week in NY was dope, fun & hectic. There were rumors that 50 and Fat Joe would both b there but it wasn't the case. It didn't seem as star studded as I expected. BET Rap City's, Mad Linx hosted the event & here are the winners:.

Best Team - Streetsweepers nominee/..noizemoB, Turntable Assasins, Smash
Rookie of the Year - Dj Radio
Female Dj - Lazy K
Mixtape of the year - The Champ is Here (Jada, Big Mike, Green Lantern)!!!
Best Blends - Ty Boogie
Best Underground Dj - J love...Rondevu was nominated
Best Duo - Big Mike & Green Lantern
Best New Dj - Love Dinero
Best Personality on a Mixtape - Kay Slay
Best Artist on a Mixtape - Papoose beat A- Team & Stack Bundles
Best Graphics on a Mixtape - Miami Kaos (people were shouting his name before they even anounced the other nominees!! lol Wally Sparks was a nominee...nojo, paperworks
Mixtape Dj of the Year - Green Lantern
Best South Mixtape Dj - O.G. Ron C
Red Alert Award - i think Ron G won that
Best Mixtape Producer - Green Lantern...runners up were Scram Jones, Clinton Sparks...etc
 

DJ Ev (WUAG-NC) has a new email address. Please update your files with: djev336@gmail.com

Reggie Love (WOWL-FL): " As you may know, two months ago, I started hostin a Hip-Hop video show called "Word On Da Street" which is being broadcasted from South Beach Miami every Saturday from 6pm to 7pm. The show is a "Rap City" type format with co-hosts and some of the hottest mixtape and club DJs in south Florida and the nation spinning. We are looking to get new DJs to spin on the show, as well as videos from major and independent labels to be played on the show. if you have a demo CD of your work or you are a major or independent label looking to get your artist exposure by bringing them on the show, send your video/CD to:
Krib TV/The Womb
c/o "Word on da street"
350 Lincoln Rd. suite 318
Miami Beach FL 33139
attn: Reggie Love

you can see the show every Saturday by logging on to: www.krib.tv. Any questions regarding the TV station that broadcasts the show can be directed to John Westley, CEO and Executive Director of the Krib TV/The Womb at (305) 673-5953"...
 

Earthquake (Live365.com): " Off Da Richter Scale Rapshow” #100 is coming April 10^th & I would like freestyles and drops for this show from artists, dj’s, and promoters. Whatever you can do for me would be great. Here is a drop Script you can use:

"You are checking out DJ EarthQuake on the Off Da Richter Scale Rapshow 100 shows deep!!!!!!" Keep it radio edited but you can be creative and change it up.

Two options on sending them to me. 

1. send it as an mp3 file to quake551@comcast.net

2. send it on cd

Deadline to send it is March 30^th.

Nick Huff (KOXY-Los Angeles): " I'm trying to get out to Miami for the M3 Summit, if anyone wants to go in on a room please contact me, I promise I don't snore like Chill Will or Nasty Nes. I will be at Urban Net in Palm Springs again this year, hope to see the folks from last year and some new folks. On another note thanks to everyone that came out to Level 3 for Mr.Choc's B-day on Monday night, it was great to build with all of you. Holla back at:  huffn3000@yahoo.com"...
 

Kazzeo (KHDC-CA): " The absolute funniest thing I've seen on tv since the debut of the Chapelle show has to be the E! re-enactment of the Michael Jackson trial. That is priceless material.  So thanks to my man Jason D, I heard an excerpt of Fat Joe on Kay Slay's radio show talking about 50. Pretty good stuff. A lot of the stuff he said I agreed with but there were a couple things that I was like "huh"? Fat Joe says he's not a "battle rapper". Isn't the true essence of Hip Hop to battle? I just think if he was still rollin' with D.I.T.C. he'd have that fire. Also, he said that 50 can't have a record release party like the rest of industry and has to have it at his house because he's "cb4". In other words, he's a fake. I thought that was funny. Speaking of 50, I had a chance to see the MTV special on him that showed his record release / house party. I'm sorry but there is no way in hell that I'm allowing that dude Young Buck in my crib. 50 also has a "house coordinator" whatever that means. Basically I think it means he sleeps with her. She was pretty cute so it wouldn't surprise me. Now we come to Olivia. Sure she sounds sexy on the "Candy Shop" record. She has that "976 Number" voice. Not that I would know or anything but I coould see her talking dirty to me on the phone. Anyway, everyone is saying how she's hot and all. I think she real wack looking. Yeah her body is tight but the face needs help. In a hurry. She's the perfect example of a "Butta Face". Everything is good but her face. If you haven't visited the Rap Attack message board yet, please do. The link is on the main page at
http://rapattacklives.proboards41.com/index.cgi?"...

Jason-D (KHDC #2-CA): " Hugs for everybody courtesy of Fiddy Cent this week. Rodney King would be so happy. We also recognize another anniversary of Big's passing. I think my favorite joint has always been "Unbelievable". This would be an endless topic for the rap attack message boards. So, flipping the script completely, I was helping my kid with his spelling homework the other night and had a revelation about some very popular rappers. Each week my son gets a list of spelling words and we are supposed to pre-test him before he gets to study them. This usually makes for some interesting spelling a la "Hukt Awn Fawniks Werked Fer Me". Anyway... he had a lot of words with "er", "or", and "ur" sounds to them and basically the pre-test was a miserable failure. As I'm going over the results with him I think to myself, "Shit. This looks like the lyrics to a Chingy song." I'll let you connect the dots to a 4th grade spelling test and "Right Thurr"...

Nick Nack (Mixtape/KAZI-TX): " I think this is the longest I have gone without an email update! It’s been well over 2 months. A lot of new things have been happening, so let’s get right to it…We will have a showcase at SXSW 2005 on Thursday March 17^th at Zero Degrees. See below for more details on that. Please come out and show your support! If you are going to be at either SXSW or WMC this year, then please let me know. I will be attending both. While on the subject of live shows, I will be scoring another film. This time it will be the famous silent movie Metropolis. The first screenings will be at Alamo Drafthouse on May 27^th. I know it’s a ways out, but mark your calendars! In other live show news, BLAZE will be playing with Afrofreque on May 13^th at Flamingo Cantina. Visit the “Shows” section at www.crowdcontrolrecords.com for all the details. The real reason for lack of communication over the past months has been b/c I have been in the studio crafting up some new music. The next project slated to drop will be a full length, all turntable produced album by Enfoe and myself (NickNack). We are planning on dropping a couple of vinyl tools to accompany this CD release. Shortly thereafter will be a new NickNack 12inch and then Soundcraftsman v2. This summer/fall will be chalked full of Crowd Control releases, so keep your eyes and ears peeled folks! Real quick, there are some cool reviews/interviews/articles about us floating around. Check out the new issue of Undevco at http://www.undevco.com. Soundcraftsman was recently reviewed in the international Spanish magazine Serie B, http://www.sbum.com (the issue with the silver cover)"...

Edgie Kokowski (WUNH-NH): " In New England there is an old saying: “March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.” Most years this may be true, but in 2005 March has come in like a cocksucker. It was bad enough to get 6 more inches of snow last Tuesday. Then that deceitful bastard Old Man Winter let us warm up into the 40s this past weekend. But he sure donkey-punched us today with rain, freezing-rain, and wind-driven snow that should pile up 6 more inches by morning. There’s nothing quite like coming out to the parking lot after 9 hours of work to find a glacier where your car used to be. And I really enjoy standing out in 20 degree weather trying to carve out my car with a flimsy Wal-Mart fucking ice scraper while the wind blows ice pellets into my face at 50 mph. Not that this happened to me today or anything. I have recently discovered “MTV Jams” on cable, and I have to say, it’s the best thing I’ve found since Yo! MTV Raps disappeared. Sure you have to put up with nauseating repetition of today’s hot club joints, but its commercial free and all videos 24-7. They actually play a lot of old joints too. This past week I saw videos by Black Moon, MC Eiht, Slick Rick and others. I even saw Domino’s “Sweet Potato Pie”, which made my goddamn day. I forgot to mention last week that I had a chance to sit down and interview Rah Digga and she is by far one of the best guests that I have ever had on my program. After she got over her warranted wariness that I was some country cracker, we had a great convo about Flipmode, Outsidaz, Aftermath, Busta and her work in acting. She told me that she is knocking out a new EP with Young Zee that sounds really hot. Thanks to everyone who responded with chuckles and LOLs to my Snoop Dogg translation. Let me know if you have a suggestion or request for the next installment. And lastly, thank Christ that “Deadwood” is back on HBO now. I have been feigning for my weekly fix of sex, swearing and violence, and now I can breathe easy again. Any other fans out there?"...

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SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Happy Birthday to DJ Roslynn (ThirdFloorRadio.com)! Jerome "Crispy Pata" Mas & to my Seatown MySpace pnai, Liza Zamudio! Notorious B.I.G. MAY 21, 1972 - MARCH 9, 1997 (R.I.P.)
MixMaster Spade (R.I.P.)
 

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

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)