What's upper? Big ups to So So Def/Virgin Records for sponsoring last weeks RAP ATTACK CONFERENCE CALL. Our guest was SunN.Y. who's latest singles "Introduction" featuring JD & Big Lex and " Soul Of A Hustler" are making big noise at both College & MixShow radio. The album "Overnight Celebrity" will be dropping soon!...

The dopest mail I got this week hands down has to be the cd release of "Tommy Boy Presents Hip-Hop Roots" (Tommy Boy Records). Produced & compiled by my oldschool homie Tom Silverman, this cd compilation features all the original breaks and in crystal clear stereo sound! Imma break it down on some of the original joints featured; The Jimmy Castor Bunch "It's Just Begun," Billy Squier "The Big Beat," Bob James "Take Me To The Mardi Gras,"  David Bowie "Fame," The Monkees "Mary, Mary" and James Brown Give It Up Or Turn It Loose." Diggin' In The Crates heads will know what I'm talkin' about. This is a MUST HAVE to your DJ collection...

A Response to MTV's Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All-Time Picks pt 1 by: Davey-D

A couple of weeks ago some of the good folks over at MTV set off a
firestorm of sorts when they got together to discuss the Top 10
Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All-Time. With Hip Hop being over 30
years old and arguably the most influential music genre in the world
and throughout history, this was a daunting task. After speaking
with fellow music writers Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes I came to
understand that it took several weeks of intense, spirited
discussion before they were finally able to complete what they felt
would be a definitive list.

Shaheem explained that what sparked this project was 'an innocent'
discussion over which Notorious BIG album was better 'Ready to Die'
or 'Life After Death'. Soon other music staffers including Sway,
Tone Boots, Buttahman and Bridget Bland just to name a few were all
involved, butting heads and discovering everyone's true Hip Hop
colors.

Now, many of these people I consider friends, who I highly respect,
especially Shaheem who I consider one of the best music writers
around. Producer/writer Rahman Dukes who pens their Mixtape Monday
column is well respected throughout the industry and I consider him
to be incredibly insightful. However, I have to be honest there
were some egregious mistakes and glaring omissions made at the end
of day when they published the final list.

Here's what they listed on their websites for millions of people
around the world to see

10-Public Enemy 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back'
09-Tupac - The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
08-Ice Cube - Death Certificate
07-N.W.A - N---az4life
06-Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
05-Run-DMC - Raising Hell
04-Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
03-Dr. Dre - The Chronic
02-Nas - Illmatic
01-Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full

Last week I was in New York and stopped over at the MTV offices and
chopped it up with Dukes and Reed. We discussed the list. I
listened to some of their reasoning and rationale for doing what
they did. They told me that they looked at key attributes like
creativity, originality, skill level and overall impact when
compiling the list.

Right then and there a red flag went off in my head, because as some
of us veterans would know any one on an All-Time Top 10 list will
have originality, creativity etc. The only thing we should be
looking at is overall impact. In other words when looking at a
collective body of work that spans over 25 years (Hip Hop's first
album was released in 1980), we want to continuously ask the
question, "was it a milestone?' 'Did it live up to the standards
that Rakim set and 'Move the Crowd?' But let me not digress.

During our discussion I came to discover that initially 2Pac did not
make the list and the group had to make a compromise to include him.
Needless to say I was shocked. 2Pac has sold more then 40 million
albums-How could he NOT be on the list? He is the only artist to
have University classes all around the world devoted entirely to his
extensive body of work. When he died they closed down the stores
and nightclubs in many of the cities in countries like Ghana.
Everywhere you go around the world there are tributes and murals
dedicated to Mr. Shakur. Why was there a compromise to put him on
the list?

When I heard that Pac was not on the list, I discreetly scanned both
Duke's and Reid's desk for signs of alcohol. Was there an empty
Hennessy bottle tucked away somewhere? "Is Jack Daniels an intimate
friend? I did check with Reid and he admitted that occasionally he
converses with Mr. Daniels but he insisted that it did not influence
his decision making.

During their discussion about Nas' classic album 'Illmatic' I came
to find out that first, there was even some discussion and second,
phrases like 'His album was just ok' were casually being bantered in
the room. Hearing this, of course raised another red flag as that
was just straight up pure blasphemy. Within Hip Hop there are some
things you simply do not question. Illmatic is one of them.

I also came to discover that Jay-Z the 'Jigga man' himself called
the MTV offices saying he appreciated the list but felt his album
'Reasonable Doubt' should've been placed higher. Now I love and
respect Jay-Z like the next man. He is definitely one of the best
emcees to ever bless the mic. But 'Reasonable Doubt' better then
'The Chronic', 'Illmatic' 'Ready to Die' or Public Enemy's 'It Takes
a Nation of Millions'? C'mon now. We will have to check Jay-Z for
signs of 'libation abuse next time we see him...

When discussing the decision to have Public Enemy come in at Number
10, and why the MTV folks didn't include anything by KRS-One,
Wu-Tang or X-Clan I was left feeling a bit uncomfortable. First, I
wanted to make sure that the esteemed gentlemen sitting in front of
me were really the ones who have been writing their columns for all
these years. Did they have ghost writers penning their columns? I
wanted to know if they had bosses and other higher ups that were
censoring them and for political purposes forcing them to take a
certain position. I also wanted to know if they were being paid off
like political pundit Armstrong Williams. I was assured that
everything was on the up and up.

Again the red flags came up, which led me to check people's IDs. It
was obvious to me that as talented as some of these MTV writers are
they are still young, meaning under 30 and not fully seasoned.

Their under 30 age would be later confirmed. Which explains a
lot... You see, what we had here at MTV, were a number of writers
engaging in what is essentially 'Grown Folks Bizness'. Through no
fault of their own, there was no way these respected wordsmiths
could fully appreciate and truly understand what it meant when some
very important landmark albums came out. They were simply too
young. They are victims of bad timing. We will have to
respectfully place blame on their parents for not having them a few
years earlier.

Now as a Hip Hop elder who has been in the game since 1977 and have
lived on both coasts when Hip Hop was emerging, I felt it was my
duty to first, say a prayer for my fellow music critics. 'Forgive
them Oh Lord, for the music staff at MTV, know not what they did
they are too young to know better.

Second, it is my duty to guide the young and show them the error of
their ways. So without further ado here is the definitive Top 10
Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All-Time to which I proudly attach my
name.

10-De La Soul 'Three Feet High and Rising'

How could one over look the Posdanus, Trugoy and Mase? Many look to
the extra-ordinary creativity, musical depth and sampling genius of
producer Prince Paul behind this landmark album as not only the
introduction to the Daisy Age, but also the start of Hip Hop's
current 'Underground, Backpack movement. Simply put this album had
major impact.

Younger critics may not recall that what made De La Soul so
significant was the fact that they came out at a time when everyone
was either demanding that we yell 'fight the power', 'fuck the
police' or 'gangsta gangsta'. In retrospect it took a lot of balls
to come out at that point in time talking about 'Welcome to the
Daisy Age'. In fact when De La first dropped many people considered
them soft, but that soon faded away when we took a closer listen to
the musical complexity of '3 Feet High and Rising'. They had pushed
the envelope by digging in the crates and sampling everyone from
George Clinton to Hall and Oates to the Carpenters.

Folks may recall how they left many a seasoned Hip Hop producers and
record finders perplexed for years when they boldly challenged us to
find out the song they used as a sample for their first single 'Plug
Tunin'

De La Soul's '3 feet High and Rising' was years ahead it's time.
Not only does the Underground Backpack Movement owe them a great bit
of gratitude, but so do all those producers who came through and
decided to add humorous audio skits to enhance their album. We have
to respect these architects for that.

Lastly De la Soul gets props for a unique marketing approach that
was unheard of at the time. They would release different versions
and unique b-sides of particular songs on their 12" singles thus
forcing deejays to run around searching high and low to find
particular songs and tracks to rock at clubs. I.e. 'Mack Daddy to
the Left.' In other words De la Soul made many of their records
collector items ala Prince.

09-Wu-Tang Clan 'Enter the 36 Chambers'

When I looked at MTV list and saw that the guys from Shoalin (Staten
Island) were not included, I was flabbergasted. Had I not been a
visitor to their offices and wary of the fact that Rahman Dukes is
bigger then me, I might have thrown a few chairs around to make my
point. No All-Time Hip Hop List should EVER leave off Wu-Tang.

These guys are hands down the greatest emcee crew to ever bless the
stage. They were Hip Hop's ultimate ensemble team. Not enough can
be said about the Wu and the impact they had on Hip Hop.

First, they once and for all made the world be very aware of Staten
Island (Shaolin) much like NWA who changed our understanding of
Compton several years prior. Folks in NY and beyond were left with
a full understanding that cats from NY's 5th borough were no joke.

Second Wu gets major props for bringing to the forefront an often
underplayed influence to Hip Hop culture-martial arts. In the 70s
the whole b-boying craze was highly inspired by the Bruce Lee movie
all of us would eagerly go see. Wu brought that back. On a side
note Wu-Tang because of their name and the fact that many people
especially those outside of NY did not know who they were,
indirectly opened the doors and help shine some important light on
the contributions of our Asian brothers and sisters within Hip Hop.

I recall when their first single 'Protect Ya Neck' came out; there
were more than a few cats who ran around awestruck that these 'Asian
rappers' could spit such heat. It made a lot of folks suddenly pay
closer attention to the Hip Hop scene in places like Japan which
were blowing up. A lot of Asian cats felt inspired to step up their
game when Wu first dropped. By the time folks discovered the Wu
members were black, it did not matter cause their constant
references to various aspects of Far East and Asian culture had
permanently opened the door and made those of us who weren't Asian
to be a bit more receptive.

Third point, a whole lot of folks back east especially in New York
owe the Wu big time. Many of y'all may recall that around the early
to mid 90s New York had lost a lot of shine. West Coast gangsta rap
was the order of the day and New York had lost alot of its street
cred. Wu-Tang changed all that in a big way. This 9 man Killer Bee
army brought to the table serious, unheralded rhyme skills along
with unquestioned alignment and insight to east coast hoods-which
was surely needed at the time.

To be honest with you, Wu in many ways opened a couple of doors.
First, they raised the level of freestyling and rhyme aesthetics.
They also made it very clear that you could be street and still have
serious flow. The Wu also gets props for showing us all how a crew
of emcees can come together and get their flow on and still make
sense.

Second, as quite as kept the Wu opened the doors for east Coast
artists like Notorious BIG and later Jay-Z. Folks forget that the
Wu came out before those guys did. I'm not sure if we would've
bothered listening to Biggie had it not been for Wu-Tang who really
brought the light back to New York

Two last points about the Wu. First RZA brought serious production
skillz to the table that I think goes under appreciated. Today we
talk about the brilliance of producers like Kanye West, but true Wu
fans know that long before Kanye made a name for himself speeding up
the hooks to old classic soul songs, Rza had him beat by at least
ten years. No disrespect to Kanye, but we must respect the
architect.

The other point we need to give Wu credit for is being the first
east coast act in a long time to come along and impact the industry
by having all their artists go off and do successful projects. Now
to be honest we had MC Hammer, NWA and Digital Underground had all
done this prior to Wu. They had their members bounce off and do all
sorts of side projects. But Wu took that to a whole other level
which has been unmatched to this day. Meth, Raekwon, Ghostface,
ODB, RZA all went on to deliver classic solo projects. We won't
even start talking about the impact that the extended Wu family had
on the rap scene. Bottom line the Wu is to be respected at all
times... and 36 Chambers is the ultimate personification of this
Hip Hop collective.

08-Lauryn Hill-'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'

Yes, I know there are some that will vigorously argue that this was
not a Hip Hop album because Lauryn Hill sings on many of the songs.
This is where we have to pull out our Hip Hop elder card and educate
the young grasshoppers. Make no mistake that Lauryn Hill is a Hip
Hop artist and that her album which won like 5 Grammy Awards and was
nominated for 11 was an incredible Hip Hop album. Singing has
always been a part of Hip Hop. Back in the early days all sorts of
landmark groups went back and forth from singing on one verse and
harmonizing and singing on the other.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Cold Crush Brothers, The
Crash Crew and of course the Force MCs who later became the Force
MDs all perfected this skill. Other groups who like Full Force and
UTFO also went back and forth. So how are all these groups be
considered Hip Hop and suddenly we flip the script on Lauryn Hill?

Now let's talk about overall impact, Lauryn Hill picked up where
fellow New Jersey rapper Queen Latifah left off in terms of how she
inspired and empowered women. I don't know one sista who was not
running around bumping Lauryn Hill saying how much she was such a
breath of fresh air. Songs like 'Doo-Whop-That Thing', Zion,
'Everything is Everything' and 'Lost Ones' were songs that you can
not deny. And lets be honest she raised the bar in terms of
bringing substance to the Hip Hop game at a time when so many people
were talking about 'Getting Jiggy'. The only thing we can criticize
Lauryn Hill is not coming back and giving a yearning public some
more to chew on. Was this the reason my MTV brethren left her off
the Top 10 All-Time Greatest List? NWA's 'Niggaz 4 Life' vs.
Lauryn Hill's 'Miseducation' you tell me which had more impact...

In my next column we will go through albums 7, 6, 5 as we count down
the Definitive, Ultimate Top 10 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of
All-times..

Hit me with your feedback on this mrdaveyd@aol.com 

DJ Wicked is back & kind enough to share with you an updated listed of the tightest Hip-Hop shows you can peep online. "Here's my world famous ‘List Of Hip-Hop Radio Shows’ that I originally made back in 2001 and have updated regularly since. The *  represents how dope a show is (in my opinion) so obviously the show’s with *** are considered the BEST! Please pass this list on to a few friends and enjoy all the REAL Hip-Hop.Peace," DJ Wicked:

**Old Skool Mix at Noon with Kool DJ Red Alert

Monday through Friday 9 - 10am PST/12 - 1pm EST (1-800-585-1051)

105.1FM WWPR Power 105 - New York, NY

www.power1051fm.com  (No Stream At This Time)

**Hard Knock Radio with Davey D (Hiphop Talk Show)

Monday through Friday 4 - 5pm PST/7 - 8pm EST (510-848-4425)

94.1FM KPFA Berkely, CA www.kpfa.org -

www.daveyd.com  - www.hardknockradio.com  (Some Archived Shows Available)

The Beat Kitchen with Dave, dj verz & Dj Presto

Tuesdays 8 - 11pm PST/11pm - 12am EST *LIVE*

Sidewok Radio Network - Bay Area, CA

www.sidewok.com  (AIM = SidewokRadio)

***Half Time with DJ Eclipse, DJ Riz & DJ Skiz

Wednesdays 7:30 - 10pm PST/10:30pm - 1am EST (212-998-1818)

89.1FM WNYU New York University - New York, NY

www.wnyu.org  - www.fatbeats.com  (AIM = WNYU Radio)

*Born In The Break with DJ Hunnicutt

Wednesdays 9 - 11pm PST/12 - 2am EST (204-269-8636)

101.5FM CJUM University Of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Canada

www.umfm.com  - http://pub32.ezboard.com/fbreakbreadfrm2 

**Squeeze Radio with Timm See, DJ Jer2 & Adam Waytz

(Bobbito aka DJ Cucumberslice retired in November 2002)

Thursdays 10pm - 2am PST/1 - 5am EST (212-854-9527)

89.9FM WKCR Columbia University - New York, NY

www.wkcr.org 

Molemen Radio with PNS & Panik

Thursdays 10:30pm - 12am PST/1:30 - 3am EST (847-866-9687)

89.3FM WNUR Northwestern University - Evanston, IL

www.wnur.org 

The National Rap Show with Tommy Tee & DJ Gordon

Fridays 12 - 3pm PST/3 - 6pm EST

NRK Radio - Norway

www.nrk.no/nrs  - www.teeproductions.com 

Radio 1 Rap Show with Tim Westwood

Fridays 1 - 3pm PST/4 - 6pm EST

Radio 1 London, UK

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 

The Flava Rap Show with DJ 279

Fridays 1 - 4pm PST/4 - 7pm EST

96.9FM Choice FM - South London, UK

www.choicefm.net 

Rhyme Time with Sha & DJ Peter Parker

Fridays 2 - 3pm PST/5 - 6pm EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY
www.futureflavasonline.com 

*SOL of Hiphop Radio with Mr. Martel, DJ Buddhabong, DJ Naga & the Earl

Fridays 4 - 7pm PST/7 - 10pm EST (714-278-5516)

Cal State Fullerton - Fullerton, CA

www.solofhiphop.com 

**Beatminerz Radio with DJ Evil Dee

Fridays 5 - 7pm PST/8 - 10pm EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY
www.futureflavasonline.com 

In The Mix with DJ Spinbad

Fridays 5 - 7pm PST/8 - 10pm EST (1-800-585-1051)

105.1FM WWPR Power 105 - New York, NY

www.power1051fm.com  (No Stream At This Time)

The Main Event with DJ Toast

Fridays 6 - 9pm PST/9pm - 12am EST (518-276-6248)

91.5FM WRPI Albany, NY

www.wrpi.org - www.djtoast.com  (Playlists Available)

**Jean Grae Radio with Jean Grae
Friday’s 7 - 8pm PST/10 - 11pm EST (917-337-4380)
Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY
www.futureflavasonline.com 

The Live and Direct Show with Big DS, DJ PhenomeJohn & Big Drew

Fridays 7 - 10pm PST/10pm - 1am EST (607-777-2137)

90.5FM WHRW Binghampton University - Binghampton, NY

www.whrwfm.org 

The Big Picture with DJ BladeBrown & DJ Ashraf Mohammad

Fridays 7 - 11pm PST/10pm - 3am EST (505-646-5667)

91.5FM KRUX New Mexico State Universite - Las Crusas, NM

www.kruxradio.com  (AIM = KRUX FM)

**Hip Hop Flava with DJ X-Cell

Fridays 8 - 10pm PST/11pm - 1am EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY
www.futureflavasonline.com 

***WeFunk Radio with Professor Groove & DJ Static

Fridays 9 - 11pm PST/12 - 2am EST (514-398-4616)

90.3FM CKUT McGill University - Montreal, Quebec

www.ckut.ca  - www.wefunkradio.com  (All Archived Shows Available + Playlists For Most Shows)

Urban Inner City Experience with M-Smooth

Fridays 9pm - 12am PST/12 - 3am EST (650-723-9010)

90.1FM KZSU Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA

http://kzsu.stanford.edu 

*Hiphop 101/Class Is In Session with Dialog & Kinetik

Fridays 9pm - 1am PST/12 - 4am EST (204-269-8636)

101.5FM CJUM University Of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Canada

www.umfm.com  - www.tpln.net 

The Best Of Rhyme Time with Sha & DJ Peter Parker

Fridays 10 - 11pm PST/1 - 2am EST

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY
www.futureflavasonline.com 

*Friday Night Rap with JP Chill

Fridays 9 - 10pm PST/12 - 1am EST (773-702-8424)

88.5FM WHPK University Of Chicago - Chicago, IL (No Stream At This Time)

http://whpk-radio1.uchicago.edu  (A Few Archived Shows Available @ www.dj3rdrail.com )

**divine forces radio with Fidel Rodriguez, DJ Counterstryke, DJ Breeze, DJ Curse, the Aurator & DJ Icy Ice

Fridays 10pm - 1am PST/1 - 4am EST (818-985-5735)

90.7FM KPFK Los Angeles, CA www.kpfk.org -

www.divineforces.org  - www.djicyice.com  - www.beatjunkies.com  - www.stacksvinyl.com 

***Friday Night Flavas with Marly Marl & Special Guest DJ’s

Fridays 11pm - 1am PST/2 - 4am EST (1-800-585-1051)

105.1FM WWPR Power 105 - New York, NY

www.futureflavasonline.com  - www.power1051fm.com 

***The Fantastik 4our Show with The Fantastik 4our (Mr. Choc, C-Minus, J.Rocc & Truly OdD)

Fridays 12 - 3am PST/3 - 6am EST (818-845-1059)

105.9FM KPWR Power106 Los Angeles, CA (No Stream At This Time)

www.power106.fm  - www.beatjunkies.com  - www.heavyweights.org  - www.fatbeats.com 

The Friday Night Vibe with Davey D & T-Kash

Fridays 12 - 2am PST/3 - 5am EST (510-848-4425)

94.1FM KPFA Berkely, CA

www.kpfa.org  - www.daveyd.com 

**The Saturday Nite Mix Hour with Craig Solo

Saturdays 10 - 11am PST/1 - 2pm EST - Amsterdam

www.kinkfm.com  - www.fatbeats.com 

***The Phila Flava Show with DJ Sun, Kevlar, Bonus & DJ Krisis

Saturdays 10am - 12pm PST/1 - 3pm EST (561-297-2842)

91.7FM WOWL Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton, FL

www.wowl.fau.edu  - www.philaflava.com 

***Friday Night Flavas Rewind with Marly Marl & Special Guest DJ’s

Saturdays 12 - 2pm PST/3 - 5pm EST (Friday Nights Repeat from Power 105)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY
www.futureflavasonline.com 

Radio 1 Rap Show with Tim Westwood

Saturdays 1 - 3pm PST/4 - 6pm EST

Radio 1 London, UK

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 

*Taking It To The Streets with Nickel “Big” Dee & DJ Music Rocka

Saturdays 2 - 4pm PST/5 - 7pm EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY
www.futureflavasonline.com 

*Basementalism with Judgemental, inka one, Mung, Lazy Eyez & DJ Thought

Saturdays 3 - 6pm PST/6 - 9pm EST (303-492-3243)

1190AM KVCU University Of Colorado - Boulder, CO

www.radio1190.com  - www.basementalism.com  (Archived Shows + Playlists Available)

*The World Famous A.C.L. Show with A.C.L.

Saturdays 5 - 6pm PST/8 - 9pm EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY

www.futureflavasonline.com 

*The Hip-Hop Project with CosmRoks, DJ TernAround, Mr. Roper & Eves

Saturdays 5:30 - 9:30pm PST/8:30pm - 12:30am EST (773-508-9589)

88.7FM WLUW - Chicago, IL

www.wluw.com  - www.thehiphopproject.com 

**Justus League Radio with 9th Wonder & DJ Flash

Saturdays 6 - 7pm PST/9 - 10pm EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY

www.futureflavasonline.com  - www.thejustusleague.com 

The Ready Cee And Walkin’ L Show with DJ Ready Cee & DJ Mixx

Saturdays 7pm PST/10pm EST

91.9FM WHUT New York City, NY

www.djreadycee.com  - www.nyc919fm.com  - www.miccheckradio.com (Some Archived Shows Available)

**Skratch Makanix Radio with The Skratch Makanix

Saturdays 8 - 9pm PST/11pm - 12am EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY

www.futureflavasonline.com

In The Mix with Tony Touch (Live From Babalu)

Saturdays 8 - 11pm PST/11pm - 2am EST (1-800-585-1051)

105.1FM WWPR Power 105 - New York, NY

www.power1051fm.com  (No Stream At This Time)

**Saturday Night Treats: The Remix Show with Marly Marl

Saturdays 9 - 11pm PST/12 - 2am EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY

www.futureflavasonline.com

**Underground Railroad with Jay Smooth, G-Man, DJ Monk One, DJ Emskee & DJ 3D

Saturdays 9 - 11pm PST/12 - 2am EST (212-209-2900)

99.5FM WBAI New York, NY

www.wbai.org  - www.hiphopmusic.com  (Plenty Of Archived Shows Available)

***The World Famous King Tech Wake Up Show with Sway, King Tech, Carmelita & DJ Revolution

Saturdays 12 - 2am PST/3 - 5am EST

106.1FM KMEL San Francisco, CA

www.106kmel.com  - www.wakeupshow.com 

***The World Famous King Tech Wake Up Show with Sway, King Tech, Carmelita & DJ Revolution

Saturdays 12 - 2am PST/3 - 5am EST

105.9FM KPWR Power106 Los Angeles, CA (No Stream At This Time)

www.power106.fm  - www.wakeupshow.com 

The Formula with Fredy Blast, Skeme & DJ Primetime

Sundays 10am - 12pm PST/1 - 3pm EST (215-476-8068)

88.1FM WPEB (Radio Volta) Philadelphia, PA

www.radiovolta.org 

In Control (Hip Hop Flava) with DJ Kev e Kev

Sundays 4 - 5pm PST/7 - 8pm EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY
www.futureflavasonline.com 

Guerrilla::Words Radio with J. Encite, Big Dre, Audio Assult! & Chasekillz

Sundays 4 - 7pm PST/7 - 10pm EST (973-655-4256)

90.3FM WMSC Montclair State University - Upper Montclair, NJ

http://www.montclair.edu/orgs/WMSC  - www.doomsdaypromo.com 

The Warm Up Show with DJ Callie Ban

Sundays 5 - 7pm PST/8 - 10pm EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY
www.futureflavasonline.com 

*The Foundation Radio Show with Papa D! & Este Uno

Sundays 5 - 7pm PST/8 - 10pm EST (617-373-2658)

104.9FM WRBB Northeastern University - Boston, MA

http://wrbbradio.org  - www.tpln.net  - www.brickrecords.com 

*Beatsauce with J-Boogie, Raw-B & DJ Wisdom

Sundays 6 - 8pm PST/9 - 11pm EST (415-751-5873)

90.3FM KUSF University Of San Francisco - San Francisco, CA

http://kusf.org  - www.beatsauce.com  (Archived Shows Available)

***The Beat Suite with Wicked & Dj b-side

Sundays 6 - 9pm PST/9pm - 12am EST *LIVE*

Sidewok Radio Network - Bay Area, CA

www.sidewok.com  (AIM - SidewokRadio)

http://dave.sidewok.com:8000  <--- Copy & Paste in Winamp
http://media.bounceme.net/~dave/music/sidewokRadio_beta2.pls  <--- Copy & Paste in Real Player

**The Drum with Kevvy Kev (Since 1984)

Sundays 6 - 9pm PST/9pm - 12am EST (650-723-9010)

90.1FM KZSU Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA

http://kzsu.stanford.edu 

Street Soundz with DJ B-Mello & Redskin

Sundays 6 - 9pm PST/9pm - 12am EST (206-903-5397)

90.3FM KEXP University Of Washington - Seattle, WA

www.kexp.org 

**The 54 Side Radio Show with Born Talent, JayLove & The Avid Record Collector

Sundays 6pm - 10pm PST/9pm - 1am EST (877-723-4644)

Radio Hiphop Network - New York, NY (AIM = RadioHiphop)

www.radiohiphop.com  - www.the54side.com  (Archived Shows Available)

***Future Flavas 10 Spot & Afterparty (The Spit Factory) with Marly Marl, Pete Rock, DJ Premier & DJ Evil Dee

Sundays 7 - 10pm PST/10pm - 1am EST (917-337-4380)

Future Flavas Online - New York City, NY

www.futureflavasonline.com  - www.gangstarronline.com  -

www.peterock.net  - www.duckdown.com  - www.bbemusic.com (Archived Shows Availble)

***Dedicated with DJ 3rd Rail

Sundays 10pm - 3am PST/1 - 6am EST (847-866-9687)

89.3FM WNUR Northwestern University - Evanston, IL (AIM = WNURDJ)

www.wnur.org  - www.dj3rdrail.com  - www.subwayhiphop.com  (Plenty Of Archived Shows Available)

*We Came From Beyond with Mike Nardone

Sundays 11pm - 2am PST/2 - 5am EST (310-338-5958)

88.9FM KXLU Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, CA

www.kxlu.com

And here’s some Hip-Hop sites you should already know about: www.sandboxautomatic.com  - www.hiphopsite.com  - www.artofrhyme.com  - www.33third.com  - www.b-boys.com  - www.hiphop-elements.com  - www.sliceitup.org  - www.sohh.com  - www.rapattacklives.com  - www.centralcali.com  - www.needlz.com  - www.turntablelab.com  - www.heavybronx.com  - www.boom-bap.com  - www.undergroundhiphop.com  - www.thaformula.com  - www.true-skool.org ...

REMEMBERING JUST-O (from his girlfriend): "Two weeks ago we were all hit with the horrific news of Justo Faison's accident. Not only was the pioneering promoter responsible for the Mixtape Awards ; the only award show geared to celebrate and show appreciation to the grind and dedication of the Mixtape Dj. He was a dedicated father, the best son a mother could have and a friend to many. The news devastated hundreds of people in and out of the music industry. Many sent donations in to help his family, others tried to cope by starting internet memorial pages where literally hundreds signed and left their heartfelt thanks and condolences.
Although I may not be able to ease the pain running through the hearts of you all, I can assure you of this. While Justo is not with us in the physical he has left behind a legacy that is timeless and will CONTINUE.
"When u give awards to everybody else, whose gonna reward you?. . . ."- Papoose (Dedication song to Justo)

Friends of Justo have already executed the plans for the 10th Annual Justo's Mixtape Awards, set for November/December. Stay on your grind. Sponsors Holla!

Contributions for his son are still greatly appreciated. The Faison family thanks all that have offered monetary and emotional support. To make a donation contact Nelson nels@tmail.com .
Send all other inquiries to Justosmta@gmail.com
www.themixtapeawards.com
Peace & Blessings-sommer- RIP Love --Justo's Mixtape Awards --Justo's Mixtape Allstars on "Music Choice"-- The Mixtape Documentary"...

The BIG BUZZ this week is from WWE's, John Cena featuring Bumpy Knuckles "Bad Bad Man" (Columnbia). An OUT THE BOX RAP ATTACK CONFERENCE CALL PICK. Don't sleep on this!... Makin' anotha large comeback & already buzzin' strong on the underground is Camp Lo's new joint "Gotcha" (Villa Ent.). To get laced email your request to: VillaRcrds@aol.com. This might be his next "Luchini!"...  Fans of Miri Ben Ari are gonna be feelin' "Jump & Spread Out" (Universal) featuring Fatman Scoop, Zion & Lennox and Pitbull. Lace your wheels with this banger... Las Vegas' own Qadeer will be droppin' his new single "Burnin'." Stay tune.. DJ's nationwide are jumpin' on the new R. Kelly featuring The Game single "Playa's Only" (Jive Records). Hit up: dwright1695@yahoo.com for copies... Asylum is dropping the bomb wax with: Oowee featuring Snoop Dogg "Why Cry," Paul Wall "Sittin' Sidewayz" and Webbie featuring Bun B. "Give Me That."  All three guaranteed heavy bangers... West coast emcee y'all need to lookout for is Blac with his debut joint "Mardigras"(Real Talk Ent). His ish ships to our RAP ATTACK panel this week. Also outta Jackson, MS is artist Corleone with "Holla Ooh If You Like That" (Rich Boy Ent). This kat's ish is like krunk meets NY beats & it works! Stay tuned... Weeks ago I hipped to you exclusively about Bay Area's Flii Stylz & his debut single "Rize" (Social Capital/Forster Bros./EMI). Peep the single & the movie once it drops!...L.A.'s the spot for 3rd Degree as their debut joint "Do My Thang" features E-40 (Black Ice Records). Log onto their website for more at: www.BlackIceRecords.com... Mixtape dj's lookout to be the first & break this ish off first in your mix! The artist is BooBlades with "Gangsta" featuring Cion & 730 (Brainwave Records). These kats are from Brooklyn & they come correct with the real BK ish!...

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:

Nick Nack (Mixtapes/KAZI-TX): "For those of you all interested in my live turntable score for the classic silent film Metropolis, I have uploaded a 5 minute Quicktime .mov of the live performance on 5-27-05. I am looking to take this show on the road, so if you know anyone who would be interested in screening this, please pass along the link: http://www.crowdcontrolrecords.com/videos/metropolis.html  In other news, Extensive Research www.extensiveresearch.com will be releasing some new NickNack material on vinyl. The record is called NickNack “Broken”. I guess you could say that it’s a break record, but there is a bit more than meets the eye. The B Side of this record features four instrumental tracks that express the essence of what a “break” really is. It’s all about the drums and bass, that raw, undressed, virgin funk that is the basis of a great song. The record also features skipless scratches, vocal phrases and skipless drums. Stay tuned, b/c it should be available within the next month or so. Scion is releasing a CD that features indie talent from all around the country. I am not sure when the CD will actually drop (I heard June, but don’t quote me). Anyway, it features NickNack’s “Suitable Modulation”. When it drops you can get it for free at any of the www.scion.com/metro  parties. NickNack/Enfoe’s SXSW performance with QuickMix 31, plus 3 bonus turntable tracks is available on CD for ONLY $9.95. There are some other misc treats that should be dropping very soon, so stop by www.crowdcontrolrecords.com and check us out"...

Kiz-One (WickedKarma.com): "Whatz the deal? Just wanted to hit yall up on some things going on over here. Fist off Please make note of my address change. My new address is as follows:

Darnell "KIZ-ONE" Williams

6712 E. 135th Street

Grandview, Mo. 64108

That is in EFFECT right now. Please remember to change that so I can continue to break your records here. It's taken some time to get used to the culture shock of moving to the burb's. It's harder sleeping at night, then I would have imagine. I used to fall asleep to the sounds of gun shot's, and scream's of police cars flying down the block. No more ghetto birds flying over head, now just real birds and cricket's. Damn them things are loud, but you never hear them in the city. It's strange but I got to do that right thing for my little girls, give them a head start in life, that my parents weren't able to do, but still turned out a good man in the process.Ok now on to the official radio biz. Starting in 2 weeks I will have my own stream deciated to playing Hip-Hop and R&B. This stream will be apart of the Site that I'm officially on, but it will be mine only. So that make it 24-7 hip-hop R&B only. So that leaves a mass amount of time to get your artist on the spot. There are plans of doing 3 live shows a week with call-in's. Plus here is the killer.I'm trying to get it BDS reported. That's right BDS. So please remember that I can't play it if I don't have it"...

Jason-D (KHDC #2-CA): " I picked up the Common cd too. I think it lives up to the hype. Would really love to see someone work this through college radio. 9th Wonder is everywhere like the early 90's Pete Rock remix phenomenom. Really like the Away Team, Legacy and Splash joints to name a few current 9th wonder jammies. Speaking of Splash, his new joint Power Moves is a banger but the radio edit is on some edit every other curse plan. I let "tit" fly on the air this week courtesy of that one. Kazzeo pointed out that "tit" is one of the 9 deadly words that the FCC specifically identifies as not allowed. I pointed out to him that "stiff rod", "fun pillows", "corn hole", and "furry clam" are not on the list so based on his logic I can say them at any time. He politely responded that following my logic I should stop drinking beer while producing the show"...

DJ X-Cell (FutureFlavasOnline.com): "WHUTS UP, I MOVED AND HAVE A NEW ADDRESS AND PHONE #, PLEASE TAKE NOTE SO I RECIEVE ALL YOUR MATERIAL FOR MY WEEKLY CHARTS AND SPINS ON WWW.FUTUREFLAVASONLINE.COM

 THANK YOU

Contact Information:

DJ X-CELL
1601 SW27th Avenue Apt. 1405
Ocala, Fl. 34474
352-216-4119
E-Mail - DJXCELL1@aol.com  
AIM - DJXCELL1
Future Flavas - www.futureflavasonline.com 
NRC Productions - www.nrcproductions.com 

DJ Scene (KUBE-Seattle): " I need drops from DJ's & Artists. Please email as many drops as possible: mixtapes@dj-scene.com:

*(Examples Only - Please use your own words)

1) Whats the deal, this is _______ and right now you're in the mix with my man DJ Scene. Bum Squad DJz definitely holdin it down

2) Bum Squad DJz in this motha fucka.. its _______ with the homie DJ Scene and we're about to set it off like this........

3) This is _______ and right now you checkin out the Seattle Heavyweight, DJ Scene.

DJ Technic (Mixtape-NY): Effective NOW. Here is Technic's new mailing address to send product to:

DJ Technic
Attn: cust. Staff
Seward Park Hs.
350 Grand Street.
New York, NY., 10002

Kiz-One (WickedKarma.com): "Here's my brand new address effective now. Please send all promo material to:

Darnell "Kiz-One" Williams

6712 East 135th Street

Grandview, MO  64108

Peace!"...
 

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SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Happy Birthday this week to my Ate' Monica Busby (belated June 2nd b'day), Karam (CHRK-Toronto) & NY's DJ 3-D both celebrating next Tuesday, June 7th, Seattle's DJ Topspin & D.O.A. Mixtape Killah both celebrating this Friday, June 10th... My boys Ray Lum & Owen "Yays' Tai Chi Master" (great seeing you)... Jamal & LSDJ of The High Children (always good seeing you. Keep reppin' da "206" & make your dreams a reality. I got your back).

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

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)