What's upper? Before rumors start leaking out, yes I was in New York last week for a quick two day stay. This time my trip was due to family business. My sister Ann is in the hospital & very sick. She has been my mentor since I was a kid & it's because of her that I'm even involved in Hip-Hop & radio. Please keep her & I in your prayers that she gets better & that I have the strength to deal with this. I'm sorry I wasn't able to hit up all my peeps in New York, but I'll be back aiight fam!... Last weekend I got a chance to get up on stage in front of thousands of my peers at the "20th Annual Filipino/American Expo (see photo above)." What an honor it is to give back to my culture. I got a chance to meet American Idol's Jasmine Trias. This fly pinay is truly representin' on the positive tip as her new album "Jasmine Trias" (Clockwork Entertainment LLC) has got some nice tracks with some help from an oldschool homie of mine, Alex Mejia! My boys from Q-York & Knowa Lazarus also killed it on stage & wait till you hear their new track "Filipino Anthem." I'll be back in the studio adding my NASTY touches to it with the remix so stay tuned! My dawg Lil' Zane was also in the house rockin' his mic! Great weekend y'all...

Remember peepin' out Erick Sermon's "Feel It" featuring Alfonzo Hunter & Sean Paul? If you do than you probably said to yourself that this kat Alfonzo needs to drop his own solo ish! Now get ready for the all new single by Alfonzo Hunter featuring Fabolous with "Don't Stop" (Romeo Entertainment). This track has got a tight hook & I swear, Alfonzo sounds like the next Brian McKnight while Fab makes this joint a hit! Stay tuned for more info & vinyl will be shipping to my RAP ATTACK panel next week!... Kreators has a new single out with "Personals" (Kreators.Org). Props to the vinyl jacket cover as it features some of the finest asian hunnies (LOL)! Aiight, Kreators been paying their dues & our RAP ATTACK CONFERENCE CALL panel are picking the b-side to hit with "Hardcore" featuring Krumbsnatcha & Slaine. Both sides are tight but I'm leaning more for the b-side to get some real turntable love. Check for it... Ras Kass is back with "Bars Up" (Brick). The 12" also has got more heat with "Deformed Pretty Boyz (produced by Da Riffs)" & "Caution (produced by Rick Rock)"... Remember Suga Free? A lot of you may remember him off of the old DJ Quik joints from back in the day. Suga Free is back doin' his own thing with "You Know My Name" (Bungalo Records). His music & flows are still tight & after hearing this single, I felt like I was peepin' out some original old school Cameo ish for the first time. Suga Free droppin' soon... Peep out the new project by Big Boi (Outkast), The Purple Ribbon Allstars with Kryptonite" (So So Def/Virgin) featuring Big Boi, Killer Mike, Black Owned C-Bone & Rock D Legend. This cut is da ish. This cut is gonna make some big noise on the real...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... 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)...

Here's what's droppin' on the upcoming MIXTAPE.COM - FALL 2005 "UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP COMPILATION CD VOLUME 2." Thank you for your support on this compilation & our RAP ATTACK panel will get the exclusive service on this:

1) Breakin' Down The Competition - MYG' Feat. Cappadonna, Killah PRIEST & DJ Spark
Produced by Smoke
In Da Mix Records

2) Last Word (Reload) - Epidemic Massive feat. Rasco
produced by Vega One
ILL PRODUCTOS

3) My Everything - Clockwork
Produced by Sekken Thaughts
This House Productions

4) Cool For Now - Submission Impossible
Produced by Ray Swift
Unsigned

5) Left Behind - Ugly Duckling
produced by Ugly Duckling
Ryko Disc Records

6) Rock Solid - WadeWaters "SoulStice & Haysoos" feat. Cuban Link
produced by Shuko
Wandering Soul / Hazmatic

7) Zone - Insight
Produced by MoO the Beat Fanatic
Last Arc

8) Don't Get Left - MYG' Feat. Skillz
Produced by Pale Soul
In Da Mix Records

9) Hustle - Fidget
Produced by M. Sharpe
Fraggle Rock Inc.

10) Sounds N' Stylz - Al Valient Feat. Indio
Produced by Al Valient
FNOM Recordings

11) Real Appeal - Irregular
Produced by Irregular
unsigned

12) Young Girl - Soulflower
Produced by Kavayah
Digable Records

13) I still love you - MYG' & Rose
Produced by Coley Cole
In Da Mix Records

14) Pump It 4 Tha Crowd - YSL feat. Skare Krow
Produced by JON-KEV for luv jones productions
BOA entertainment

15) Road 2 Riches - Zakiya
Produced by G-Status
Authentic Grind Recordings
 16) Do my Thang - 3rd Degree Feat. E-40
Produced by Yabie
Blak Ice Records

17) Never Gonna Get It - Sean Biggs feat. Akon & Topic
Produced by Nephew
SRC Records
18) Somebody Else - Johnny D feat. C-Dubb
Produced by Black Diamond, LLC
TeamOmni Music, LLC
 

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:

Spider (TheBassMent.com)L "I will be spinning at the MIXWELL booth at Magic in Vegas during the day and DJing for Trek-Life at his performance in Vegas on the night of 8/31and on 9/1 I will be spinning at the FUSICOLOGY booth. I will also be stopping by the MYSPACE Lounge and hopefully dropping a set over there as well.. hit me up if you will be out there.. PEACE!!!"...
 

Kiz-One (WickedKarma.com): "Whatz the deal, Just wanted to fill you in on some things going on over here. After getting things in order I am glad to say that my 24-7 Audio stream is up and running over at http://www.wickedkarma.com The Stream is called "Deep Crates". Yell I know not an original name but it was becoming a hassle trying to find a name that hasn't been used or didn't sound corny. So anyway the stream is my own thing which I'm playing nothing but the best in hip-hop and R&B 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I plan on having 3 syndicated shows through out the week, starting in about 3 weeks. If anybody would like to have their mixes played on the stream please reach out to me at KIZONE@gmail.com and let's get you on the air.Also be on the look out for The Agenda mix cd coming out real soon and backed by another CD of independent artist coming from the Midwest called: "Middleground" which should be a great cd with the likes of Approach, Reach, Human Crop Circles, Ces Cru, Anticru, Image and a host of independent groups form the Midwest. So If you want a copy of the mix cd and the middleground comp, it will be out soon and I will mos def get it in your hands"...

Nesto (WODU-VA): "What up fam? Damn, Saturday is the official end of summer vacation. School is back in full e-f-f-e-c-t. Damn, this summer flew the hell by. Part of me can't wait for cooler weather though. It's been hot at hell around here.Hey please make sure you take down my contact info and my MP3 email address.

If you send MP3s to my hotmail account I may not be able to open them.****Oh yeah please send all MP3s to the following email address: inthecrates@GMAIL.com
 

Raw-B (KUSF-SF): " What up folks?! Big thanks to The Pacifics for stopping by Beatsauce this past Sunday. All Natural Inc. has done Hip-Hop good once again with the release of their album Sunday's Chicken. They broke down the reason behind the title of the album (which is a mean fried chicken recipe), spoke on their Asian-American heritage, and proceeded to rip freestyles for a solid ten minutes. Get more info about these cool cats at Http://www.thepacifics.com  On another note...I had a chance to check out the Dakah Hip-Hop Orchestra this past Sunday at Stern Grove. The fog was bone chilling (as usual), but this ensemble heated things up with an amazing set. I highly encourage all of you to check this innovative group out. Their music was truly inspiring."...

Milena Pastore (KCSU-CO): " Alright so I'm finally starting to get caught up for real. Thank you for being patient with me and keeping me informed of everything that you've got going on. I was very excited to come back to so many awesome records. Let's keep KCSU and Northern CO rockin out to the greatest Hip-Hop ever! I will be in the office much more often now that I am also MD, and will have more access to the phone! Hee hee. I know I usually communicate through email, but feel free to contact me by phone if you ever need to (970)491.1695…also just to catch up since I've been MIA for so long!"...

 
Brian Coulombe (WBRS-MA): "If anyone is going to the Mixshow Power Summit this year, please hit me up if you know of any solid flight deals :) IMPORTANT NEWS: I am moving on Sept 1st so as a result I have a new mailing address AND email address. Please update your records with the following:

49 Lane Park

Brighton, MA 02135

Email: thebriancotter@gmail.com

Jason-D (RadioBoise.Org): "I've been keeping this quiet for a minute so they could work out the bugs! I have been helping to launch a community radio station here in Boise, ID that just began webcasting. I've been in it from the ground up and doing a lot of consulting for them. We have secured funding, grants, etc, have a radio station and complete studio, and are working on our FCC license. We expect to be on air in 2006. In the meantime, we are webcasting and I have a weekly show. You can check me out this Friday at 8pm Pacific on www.radioboise.org with The Wreck Show. All of my contact info remains the same. I still report to rapattacklives.com, rap network, submersive and insomniac. Thanks to Nes and everyone else who looks out for me each week. I will see all of you at CMJ in just a few weeks! I will now be officially reporting to RAPATTACKLIVES.COM as an Internet Reporting DJ: 

RadioBoise.org  Internet Station Boise Community Radio: www.radioboise.org with "The Wreck" Friday's 8pm Pacific & Tuesday's 8pm Pacific  Here's all my current info for your mailing list & files":

Jason D

2247 W Stansbury Drive

Eagle ID 83616

djjasond@yahoo.com

www.djjasond.com

208-890-2044 cell

COMING SOON "Rock The Beat Volume 3" Promo Vinyl & CD

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SHOUT OUT TIZIME:  Happy Birthday to Def Jam's DJ Splif celebrating this Wednesday August 31st & to my Jewish brutha from another mutha, Harris Francis outta Seattle's KUBE 93 celebrating this Tuesday, August 30th! (Mah-Neeshma)..

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

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16)