What's upper? THANK YOU for making July 2005 RapAttackLives.com's biggest month to date as we averaged over a record 720,000 hits online just about doubling our fan base from 320,000 back in July 2004! No doubt, RAP ATTACK continues to be the true voice for Hip-Hop radio & is NUMBER ONE thanks to you, the dj's...

If you'd like to hook up a radio interview with Daz Dilinger please contact Ms. Shemia Miller at shemia@shemia.net. Let her know RAP ATTACK sent ya!...

I can't front but on the music tip, M.I.A."Bucky Done Gun" distributed through Interscope is really growing on me! Heads really got to have an open mind. When I hear this, I feel like I'm flashing back to my years spinning a brand new Afro-Rican & a Mix-A-Lot joint & mixin' in on the wheels "Bucky Done Gun!" Check for it aiight... La Bruja makes her phat debut with "Bruheria" (Ill Tongue) by taking the classic Big Pun sample from "100%" & flippin' it to make this joint solid! Also peep her track Fuego" featuring B-Real from Cypress Hill which also has some real tight flavas to it! For more info, log onto: www.LaBrujaMusic.com. To get laced, give our dawg Wes a shout over at Ch'rewd: (314) 785-0171... DJ Imperial outta MO's KSMU is feeling the new Reef The Lost Cauze "Fair One" featuring Sean Price (Good Hands Records). If you need to get laced & would like to get an interview hit up online: HipHopRadio1988@yahoo.com... Dwele "I Think I Love You (Virgin) is gettin' a big early buzz on his ish. Don't sleep on what could be a BIG record for Dwele... Yay area's own B-Legit is making his strongest comeback this year with his new sdingle "Guess Who's Back" featuring E-40 (SMC Recordings/Universal). Stay tuned... Scott Storch does it again with some of his tightest production work with the debut release by artist Luc Duc "PG 21" (Frederick Ent.). This joint will be shipping to our RAP ATTACK DJ's panel next week... If Mike Jones is your type of steez than you're gonna be feeling the debut new joint by artist, Slick 23 reppin' Indiana with "We Can Handle That" (Mancini Wear Records). Peep their website out at: www.marcomanciwear.com... Jackson, MS. own, Goodfellaz "Holla Ooh" (Rich Boy Ent.) is about to make some noise with their debut single. Lookout for them at a city near you now!...

ATTENTION all DJ's:Please submit DROPS! Project: the next Kar-Lethal mixtape is underway! Title: "The Streets Need This"
Please mention the following info in your drop:
* your name!
* your CITY!
* all your info (station, DJ affiliation...)
* "THE STREETS NEED THIS"
* KAR-LETHAL BRIGANTE'
(A.K.A.) "THE SON OF A BOSS"
* Suspens Recording
e-mail your drop to: miimii@suspensrecording.com...

Victoria Hart Glavin will be presenting a class titled "Women in Hip-Hop" to young women students at the Willie Mae Rock Camp, August 8-11. Victoria Hart Glavin will present a unique class as a guest instructor at the Willie Mae Camp Rock camp for girls. From August 8-11, Ms. Glavin's students will explore the history of female artists in the hip-hop music scene. Some artists that will be highlighted include Roxanne Shante, Da Brat, Lauryn Hill, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Remy Ma, Missy Elliot and Salt 'N Pepa. Students will learn about the lives of these influential women as well as explore their music. "Every talented female that we're going to learn about has a unique story of struggle and success," states  Ms. Glavin. The class is designed to empower young women by exploring some positive female role models and including fun activities such as creating and sharing raps. The Willie Mae Rock Camp is being held at The Society for Ethical Culture in Manhattan with a student showcase on Saturday, August 13th at 6pm. Willie Mae Rock Camp for girls is a non-profit educational arts program for girls ages 8 to 18. The Rock Camp is being held at the Society for Ethical Culture at Central Park West and W. 64th Street in Manhattan from August 8th. Log onto: http://www.williemaerockcamp.org/ for more information about the camp. Victoria Hart Glavin is a freelance writer for Hip-Hop publications since 1982. She has written articles and reviews for numerous publications including op, Showcase, Tchad, The Connex List and Xpoz magazines. Visit www.victoriahartglavin.com  for news and information about Ms. Glavin.
 

ATTENTION all DJs and producers: Scion’s Free Up Your Mix DJ Contest is back, and they’re looking for the hottest DJs & producers in the country....

Categories have expanded!!!! Send us your best entries from the following categories:
Hip Hop (Live): just like last year folks. Live on two turntables and a mixer.
Hip Hop (Multi-tracked/street style): You can use computers and recording equipment to make edits to your mix.
Mash-Up (Live or Multi-tracked): Mix different genres together. Do it live or use your computer and its programs.
Reggae/Dancehall (Live or Multi-Tracked): All reggae. Roots Rock, Dancehall, or both.
Rock/Hip-Hop (Live or Multi-Tracked): Rock and Hip Hop blended together. Make it happen!
Rare Groove (Live or Multi-Tracked): Ain’t it funky. Get to diggin’ and break out those old 45 inches.
Best 2 x 4 Mix/Group Performance (Live or Multi-Tracked): Where the crews at? Let’s see what you can do when you’re all on the decks.
Best Produced Remix (Live or Multi-Tracked): True heads know what the classic Hip Hop joints are. Pick your favorite and send us your own version of it.

Grand prize winner gets $2,000, the opportunity to mix a Scion CD
sampler (distribution of 500,000 copies), and spin at Scion events
nationwide.

Semifinalists will get a variety of recording and DJ equipment from our
proud supporters at Rane/Serato Scratch Live, Pioneer, Mackie/Tapco,
and others!

Don’t sleep. All entries must be postmarked by October 1, 2005.Visit http://www.scion.com/mix  to download the entry form and read more about the prizes, judging, rules & regulations.Big Up to last year’s grand prize winners the Oakland Faders for killing it with their 30-minute live Hip-Hop mixtape. Peep their game on Scion CD Sampler Vol. 13 on the streets soon!
 

YO, SAVE THE DATE NOW! The Urban Network & Out of the Ashes Inc. presents "The Northwest Music Explosion" at the Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center - 17620 Pacific Highway South -Seattle, Washington - 98188. This event is coming up on a Wednesday September 28th thru Saturday October 1st, 2005. Come out and take part in this tremendous Networking and Marketing Opportunity!

• Learn at the Radio, Retail, Marketing and Distribution seminars
• Showcases for Urban and Gospel Artist/Labels
• Meet top Music Industry Professionals
• Promote your music, products and services to the Urban Community

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
For more information regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Bill Daniels at (619)-255-6597 or bdaniels@urbannetwork.com.

For more information regarding “The NorthWest Music Explosion”, please contact Arthur Mitchell at (619) 723-9358 or businessdevelopment@urbannetwork.com. RAPATTACKLIVES.COM will be one of the sponsors so I will be in the "206" for this & I hope to see you there...

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:

Karam (CKRK-Canada): " I just got back from a family reunion/vacation to the Canadian East Coast (Fredericton, NB). The airport was stupid. Luckily my flight was only delayed by 30 mins, it was packed and they actually let me on (the flight was over booked, fucking bastards). Anyways, there are a lot of people that got fucked cuz of the latest plane accident. You can see it peoples faces walking through the terminal. And the announcements over the P.A. system are pretty crazy, here’s sample “Those of you who flew in yesterday from Jamaica…” , and I’m thinking “Shit, they’re still here.” Bumped into my cousin who had to come back to get her baggage cuz they wouldn’t let anyone out on the tarmac to get them out of the plane yesterday due to the bad weather…she also sat on the airplane for an extra four hours. Other than that, everything’s normal….sort of…It’s not always easy to tell if things are normal. At this reunion, My Grandfather told me a story of how he got high once cuz he was in charge of guarding the hashish plants in his village when he was a teenager. Also, I finally believe my uncle, he was a huge player. He used to brag a lot to me when I was a kid. He claims at the height of his game he was averaging 2 new girls a week. And I always thought he was full of shit until he picked up 2 girls at the ice cream shop in front of us. “you know if my wife and kid weren’t there we could’ve had ice cream with those 2…” with his infamous smirk. Fucking hilarious. Thanks for letting me share!"...

Shinyo (WNHU-CT): " Caught John Cena out in New Haven (I missed 7L & Esoteric cause I was working). Gotta say, I may not be feeling dude's shit too much, but he puts on a pretty good show. Doesn't hurt that the 150-200 people there were hype as fuck and louder than any crowd I've witnessed in Toad's Place. And peace to Cena bringing Bumpy Knuckles on tour with him. From what my man told me, he brings out 7L and Eso to each of his shows as well. Chant of the night (he is a pro wrestler, right?) goes to the over 21 side yelling "WE DRINK BEER!" when Cena was comparing the two sides"...
 

Edgie Kokoski (WUNH-NH): "Well I had to dust off my most G’d up gear this past weekend to attend a wedding for a family friend. I rarely have to go to weddings, because most of my friends are scared of long term commitment, and most of their parents are scared of letting a known drunk like me in the building. That being said, I had to outline the things that bothered me most about this wedding:

Dork Ushers - No sooner do my family and I arrive at the church, when we are greeted by the band geek squad who are guarding the church pews like they are Harry Potter first editions. When we tell them that we are with the bride’s party, they obnoxiously tell us that the bride “has too many friends” and that we have to sit on the very vacant groom’s side amongst their fellow Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts.

Bad DJ - I knew I was in trouble when the DJ was a 50-something old man in a bad suit. A placard reading “Music by John Cox” adorned his pathetic excuse for a DJ set up. Mr. Cox certainly lived up to his name. As if the tired 70’s tunes weren’t bad enough, his microphone system was so distorted that every announcement sounded like the teacher from the “Peanuts” cartoon.

Incompetent Bartenders - I don’t know how much training is required to bartend at a wedding, but with 5 beers to choose from and a modest 25 liquor bottle array, it shouldn’t be hard. You know you are in deep shit when the bartender asks you how to make the drink you order. Thank God for that flask of Hennessey VSOP in my jacket.

Small Drinks - As a corollary to #3, I would love it if when the drink was poured, it was in a cup bigger than the ones that I use at the dentist to rinse my mouth out.

Tool Groom - So I had never met the groom before the wedding, but I thought that I would be the “friendly guy” and go up right away and introduce myself. On the way out of the wedding, I again stick out my hand and say “Nice to meet you, Congratulations, thanks for having me, etc.”. The guy gives me a look like “Who the fuck are you, and why are you talking to me?”. Hmm, real nice. Maybe I’ll rifle through that pile of envelopes on the table on my way out looking for loose cash. Or maybe I’ll just find the car in the parking lot with cans tied to it and leave a condom wrapper on the passenger seat. That should make for a nice start to the honeymoon…

On to hip hop madness. I heard this week that Big Pun’s family is launching a clothing line. Considering Big Pun’s size, wouldn’t they be better off launching a line of Big Pun camping tents, or Big Pun car covers, or Big Pun drapes? Just a thought.

The city of Long Beach, California declared this week “Warren G.” week. It must be a pretty slow week in Long Beach to stoop to that level. Does Warren G. really need a whole week? If I were the Mayor, I might allow for the “Warren G. Memorial Dumpster”. I think a whole week is pretty excessive for a man who sold 4 million records once, and then 1 record on four million subsequent tries. And if Warren G. gets a whole week, does that mean that The Doveshack at least get their own day? That’s when you know the world is coming to an end"...

Bri-G (Mixtape-NY): "The Power Summit website is up and fully functional. WWW.THEPOWERSUMMIT.INFO If you know anybody with a label who’d like to be a sponsor, tell em to hit up Jermaine over here. He’s handling all the music label sponsors. If you’re trying to get through to me or Radio this time of year, don’t get pissed if it takes a minute. I’m your favorite Dj’s favorite promoter right now. So I’m tied up all day. Day 5 of diet, sobriety, and running after work….no progress to report. Jason Giambi is obviously back on steroids. Does anybody know what happened to the white dude with dreds from Young Black Teenagers? Just a thought" HOLLA AT CHA BOY, Brian Gaffey aka DJ Bri G  at: Brian.Gaffey@therpmgroup.com; wk (212) 375-6211; cell (203) 886-9555 or 2way:    bgaffey187@tmail.com"...

Aaron Wade (WMSE-WI): " Friends, fam, and music constituates.... thought I'd throw you all the link to an article about our radio show that is in this week's Shepherd Express here in Milwaukee (Milwaukee's newspaper with the 2nd largest circulation). I'm very proud to be a part of this and thought I'd share it with those of you who I thought would be interested... this is the most shine our show has ever gotten in Milwaukee, and we are very humbled. I want to note that there mistakenly is no mention in the article of one of the show's co-founders (Jay Bee) who did the show from 98-'01. He should have been acknowledged. He was instrumental. Outside of that, it's a cool interview. Here is the link: http://www.shepherd-express.com/8_4_05/noize_feature.htm"...

Carlos Palacios (WVFS-FL): " Just giving everyone a heads up to my new mailing address. Please send everything from this point to my new mailing address.
3170 Allison Marie Ct
Tallahassee FL 32304
WVFS Tallahassee
The Underground Railroad
89.7FM

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SHOUT OUT TIZIME:  Happy Birthday this week to Kevin Holland from AMS church celebrating on Sunday, August 7th (thanks for being a true brother in Christ) & to our dawg reppin' Omaha, DJ RIP from KBLR celebrating on Monday, August 8 & to both Milena Pastore from KCSU-CO) & my O.G. homeboy & Twin Hype's original DJ, King Shameek celebrating this Sunday, August 14th. A belated b'day wish goes out to my homegirl & kim chee potnah4life, DJ K-Sly (KKBT-CA) who celebrated last week on August 4th... Thank you to my Manong J-Tyme (X-104/Seattle) for the "I AM A FILIPINO HIP-HOP PIONEER" t-shirt! Imma wear that with lots of str8 up Pinoy Pride homie!... Mike Soul, Lorraine & Danilo (your sons b'day party was off the heezy), Tina, Lina, Desiree & Lalanei, Mr & Mrs Peji (nice to finally meet you), Mel, Jasmin, my daughter KristiAnne, Creativity & everyone I met at last weeks event in Temecula!... Mahal kita & happy anniversary to my one & only mahal from da I.E., Jen (143)...

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

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)