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THE GREATEST MAN
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Hey it's Tampa, FL's, Sandman reppin' our
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SOMEWHERE IN NEW
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(l-r): DJ's LoKash, Nasty-Nes,
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[[ January 22, 2007 ]] |
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What's upper?
Last
week was a great week as I enjoyed watching the season
six premier of American Idol & seeing that my hometown
of Seattle really has NO idols, I also saw Justin
Timberlake in the mtion picture, "Alpha Dog!" That
is an intense & a great movie worth paying $10.25 to see
and The Colts & Bears are headin' to
Superbowl 41 on Sunday, February 4th!...
Breaking new last week in the MixTape industry as DJ
Drama and DJ Cannon were arrested and their
Aphilliates label offices were shut down. RIIA
along with local Atlanta authorities raided the
offices, and took dozens of workers into custody as well
as an estimated 50,000 CDs. WHAT NOW?: The
recording industry made it crystal clear they’re
stepping up their efforts to shut down the mixtape game.
It appears to be the RIAA is holding mixtapes and
mixtape DJs partially accountable for the sluggish sales
that have overcome the record industry. One thing is for
sure, the arrest of DJ Drama and Don Cannon is just the
beginning of the mixtape crackdown that has beginning to
explode. DJ Drama and Don Cannon were released from an
Atlanta jail after posting bond on racketeering
charges. The famed mixtape kingpin informed us he's okay
and thanks his many fans for their continued support.
Later on that night, Drama got together with the rest of
his Aphiliates family which included DJ Sense,
artist Willie Da Kid and La the Darkman at
an undisclosed location in Buckhead, Atlanta. NOW
WHAT?: DJ Drama started his real fight against the
RIAA the moment he was released from jail yesterday.
While Dram and Cannon prepare themselves for the fight
of their lives, why aren't the labels, artists, and
various retailers who benefit from the famed Gangsta
Grillz mixtapes also not in hot water? It'll be
interesting to see which rappers - the same ones who
probably salivated over having their own Gangsta Grillz
mixtape - will come to the Aphiliates defense...
Dave
Paul
from
The Bomb Hip-Hop is now over at Look Records
in San Francisco. Their next release is by Detroits
Phat Kat. The 12" single Cold Steel (feat
Elzhi & J Dilla) ships in Feb and the album
Carte Blanche cones out April 3rd. For the hookup email
Dave at:
dave@lookrecords.com...
The heat just keeps coming with "Grow Up,"
from Florida based MC Butta Verses. You may
remember Butta from his cameo appearance on De La
Soul's "No," off of the "Grind Date"
LP. Butta has also toured extensively with DeLa
Soul and used to be signed to Maseo's
Bear Mountain Entertainment. This soulful single
features production by Seattle's Vitamin D. Grab
the Bean One produced bonus cuts "Day To
Day" and "Work" on the site. For
more info, visit
http://www.myspace.com/buttaverses...
Peep
out the group Original Sin "Mad At The South" (TakeOver
Records). This kat gives props to the South & worth
showing some love to. Hit up
Chris Roker
for copies at:
chrisroker@spindoctorspromogroup.com or call:
(818) 886-3299...
The
upcoming "Urban Network" conference is
just around the corner. No longer in
Palm
Springs,
it will be based here in Cali in Newport Beach. Here's
the latest 411: Spin Doctors Promo Group is an
interactive entertainment marketing company specializing
in the Urban music genre.
We are producing the Friday evening Poolside Cocktail
Reception at the 17th Annual Urban Network Entertainment
Marketing
Summit. Our event will run from 5pm -7:30pm Friday,
March 23rd at the Hyatt Regency in
Newport Beach,
CA. This is one of the hottest slots of the weekend and
always is a sellout. It will directly follow the Hip-Hop
Symposium that runs until 4:30pm. For a modest
investment of $3,000, this Exclusive Event package would
include:
Your
Artist featured - 20 minute stage time / perform to
track or w/ group
Branding on all of our signage…..postcards, flyers,
conference schedule
Introduction & access to Urban Radio, Labels, Press &
Retail.
Brand your company via the nation’s premier industry
tastemakers:
¬ Air
personalities, management & programmers & syndicators
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Retailers, distributors, coalitions, Multi-media reps
from Paramount, UrbanWorks Entertainment among others
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Artists & managers
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Publisher groups like ASCAP & BMI
¬
Attorney’s & Agents
¬
Major record label and indie reps
Please feel free to call me directly to discuss in
further detail. Also, you can check out the magazine and
conference particulars at their website:
www.urbannetwork.com
Chris Roker with Spin Doctors Promo Group...
ChrisRoker@SpinDoctorsPromoGroup.com... Tel. (818)
886 3299... Mobile (213) 840 0568...
WANT
TO BE ON THE FOLLOWING CD ????
KEEPITCLASSIC.COM
-
UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP COMPILATION VOL. 8 "Spring 2007"
CO-HOSTED BY THE RAWKUS RECORDS ALL-STARS....THE
PROCUSSIONS, THE KIDZ IN THE HALL &
PANACEA
We
are now accepting submissions for Volume 8 of the
Mixtape.com/Keepitclassic.com Underground Hip-Hop
compilation CD Deadline is March 1st or Until CD is
filled.
This
includes The Following
*Song
Placed on CD
*Song
Title, Artist Name, Production Credit, Record Label
Name, & Website, placed on the back cover of the CD
*45
Second snippet or one verse of the song to be streamed
on Keepitclassic.com
*Street Promotion of the CD & Online Promotion of the CD
*3,000 CDs will be pressed and will be given out with
all orders placed on Keepitclassic.com, and at various
hip-hop events.
*Each
artist on the CD will get 100 personal copies to give
out themselves. (Freestyle submissions only get 50
copies of the CD)
This
CD will be serviced digitally to all the
RapAttackLives.com reporters/DJ's who rep College Rap
Radio, Internet & Satellite Hip-Hop shows & exclusive
MixTape DJs
Once
we review and accept the track the artist submitted for
the CD. The artist must give us $200 which goes towards
the cost of pressing, promoting, & shipping the CD's.
This is a non-profit CD and none of the funds recieved
from the artists goes into our own pockets. Also, this
CD is not a Mixtape. It is a compilation Album and You
get everything listed above for your $200 donation
towards the CDs production.
If $200 is a little too high for you at the moment, we
are offering Freestyle spots on the CD for $100.
Freestyles must be under 2 minutes. We will not accept
any freestyle that clocks over 2 minutes. Freestyles
must be recorded professionally and you may use any beat
you like, but we recommend something that you produced
yourself. If you can, Mention Keepitclassic.com in the
freestyle you submit to us. And if we do not pick your
freestyle, do not take it personally, it only means that
it didn't fit our CD's format.
I recommend that artists go to Keepitclassic.com and
listen to snippets of the songs we have on our volume 7
CD, So they know the type of flavor we look for on our
CDs.
Email tracks to
info@keepitclassic.com
We have to approve your track before we accept your
payment.
Payments and tracks are due by March 1st 2007
Payments are accepted through paypal.com or money
order...
WELCOME OUR "NEW RAP ATTACK REPORTERS for 2007"
RADIO:
KBLA
- Dundee aka Dionte Griffin 313 Hargrave Street
Inglewood, CA 90302
KGNU
- Damian Rodriguez aka Mr. Groove 11211 Holly Street
Denver, CO 80233
KSJS
- Attn: Urban Music Director JAWS San Jose State
University Hugh Gillis Hall 132 San Jose, CA
95192-0094
KSMT
- Stuart de la Rosa
P.O. Box 4811 Frisco, CO 80443
KUCR
- Dex Digital aka Dexter Thomas (University Of
California Riverside) 691 W.
Linden
St.
Riverside,
CA
92521
KZUU
- DJ INI
412
Streit Hall
P.O.
Box 1700 Pullman, WA 99163
KUOM
- FranzDiego DaHinten
University
of Minnesota 4828
Nokomis Avenue South
Minneapolis,
MN 55417
MIXX
96.1 - Brian Rush aka DJ Flex 7414 Cornelia Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45216
WBEA
- Wildman Steve
243
West 3rd Street West Islip, NY 11795
WFLO
- Kwasi Jones aka MisFit
5605 Spruce Drive Clinton, MD 20735
WLVR
- Cap Cee 1139 W. Broad st. Emmaus, PA 18049 Attn:
Hip Hop 101
WNYU
- Genesis
189
Forest Street
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
WPRK
91.5fm - Jessica Ambinder 1000 Holt Avenue Box 2745
Winter Park, FL 32789
WUSR
- John "Dj DePen" McCarthy
MIXTAPES:
DJ
Babe aka Ronier Golightly 20261 Winthrop Detroit MI
48235
Ryan
West aka L Precise 3 - 11865 80th Avenue Delta, BC
V4C8E4 (Canada)
RockAFella (Rodney McGillbra) 2462 North Boston
Avenue Tulsa, OK 74106
DJ
Sandman 6817 Sheridan Rd.
Tampa,
Florida
33611
INTERNET:
805HIPHOP DTragic 805HipHop.Com 921 Belleza Drive
Oxnard, CA. 93030
MUSIC
CHOICE -
Mecca
328 W. 34th Street New York, N.Y. 10001
SPRINT MOBILE RADIO - DJ PrizMatik 4940 Merrick Road
#311 Massapequa Park, NY 11762
Under the direction of Mariah Carey's brother,
Morgan Carey; YG Entertainment will launch
the first animated ringtone ever released in the United
States featuring, Korean Reggae Artist, Skull.
The ringtone will be available for purchase January 17,
2007 on a variety of mobile phone carriers.
It will support the artist's first release entitled,
"Boom Di, Boom di" produced by Skull, and written by
himself and Mighty Mystic.
Users across the country will now simply be able text
SKULL to SMS code 368747 to download this sexy
animated ringtone. YG will be spreading the love by
giving the first 1000 customers opportunity to download
the ringtone for free.
Already creating quite a buzz in the industry, the
single itself is Top 5 on the RapAttackLives.com
Top 30 chart as well as Top 10 on the RapNetwork
Top 30 chart. The provocative up-tempo track is
featured on the
Bronx's DJ Technics’ influential "Da West Indeez"
Reggae mixtape (see this week' "Tales From The
Tapedeck" review).
Notables such as DJ Bobcat have had nothing but
praise for "Boom Di, Boom di." He says, "Skull is
incredible, he defines what Hip-Hop culture is all
about." Multiplatinum recording artist, Mariah Carey
adds, "The song is really hot." The ringtone will be
followed up by a full-length animated video to be
exploited in the mobile space. Skull is currently
writing with DJ Bobcat, Mike Cip and
collaborating with Mighty Mystic In addition, he has
recently been approached to perform at the World Peace
One concert, a charitable event on
August 11, 2007, which will be broadcast from 12 countries to a
projected 2.7 billion people worldwide.
You
can peep out Skull's MySpace profile at:
http://www.myspace.com/skullriddim...
Real
Hip Hop Network
(
RHN.TV ), a provider for direct response to real
Hip-Hop, RHN.TV is the first 24 hour cable network
dedicated exclusively
to Hip-Hop lifestyle and culture. Real Hip-Hop network
holdings corp., has executed on a 2007 cable and
satellite distribution agreement encompassing several
metro markets in:
New
York,
Illinois,
Texas, Georgia & California. The debuting TV stations:
WRNN, WJYS, KTBU & KDOC will
be announced for the TV audience in print media, TV
guides and upcoming promotional events.currently
broadcasts to approximately 22 million household
television. Teflon Muzik's own Mixshow
Director and Fashion Director for Hot
24 Seven Magazine, Jerome "Romeo "Leaks
as Regional Vice President of Greater New
York for Real Hip Hop Network. In this position, Mr.
Leaks will be responsible for leading the marketing and
promotion creative services team as well as planning and
executing on advertising and marketing initiatives for
the company.
“We’re excited to have Jerome join our team; his
creative work is renowned through out the music and
fashion industry,” said Atonn Muhammad,
Founder and CEO of RHN.TV. As Vice
President of Marketing and Promotion for
Greater New York, Jerome will be responsible for
planning and executing all advertising and marketing
initiatives for RHN.TV. He will also be working closely
with the sales department to identify the direct
response objectives of clients and helping them to
develop strategic positioning and branding. This role
encompasses commercial productions, print and web
creation, as well as package and other creative needs.
For more info please contact:
Jerome"Romeo"Leaks
Vice President of Greater
New
York
The Real Hip Hop Network, Inc.
1-866-832-2756 Toll Free
202-434-8374 Office
718-749-8203 Cell
jleaks@rhn.tv Email
WWW.RHN.TV
WWW.RHNMEDIA.COM
WWW.HOT24SEVEN.COM
WWW.IMIFILMWORKS.COM
Rap
Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:
Solo
(WECI-IN):
"I got hit with the virus bombin'
Indiana
hard. If you watch tv, then you know my hometown is now
officially on the map.
"Armed and Famous" was filmed in Muncie, In home of all
my fam., My cuz J. Lee told me he saw them and
knows some people
profiled on there. MC Serch is bakin wack
rappers... This is my favorite show on tv, simply
because it reps the roots of Hip-Hop. If the kidz
crack under pressure, he tells them to "STEP OFF!!!"...
Dundee
(KBLA-CA):
"Please let the labels know that we are a cd only
station"...
Kazzeo
(KHDC-Salinas):
"It's another beautiful day in
Cali.
Sun is shining, skies are clear and I'm celebrating
another year. Thanks to those who reached out and wished
me well on my birthday.
For those of you who asked, there is finally a way for
you to hear my show online. Here's the deal. If you have
Yahoo or MSN messenger, you can view the
webcam which also carries the audio. Look for us online
under the screen name thewednesdaywreck at either yahoo
or hotmail. The webcam is up and running from
6pm -
8pm
west coast /
9pm -
11pm east coast"...
Adam
Lowenstein
(WMHB-ME):
"Hope everyone's doing well and staying warm--I'm
definitely not, at least not right now with temps in the
negative digits early this morning. Other than that
though, all is well! Let me know if you need anything,
and don't forget our playlists are posted at
wmhbhiphop.blogspot.com...
Stuart de la Rosa
(KSMT-CO):
"What's the word my fellow human being? Just knocking
back some chart action for the one and only Rhtyhm
Lounge Basement Beats on KSMT. This week on my show, I
got an exceptional amount of calls telling me that me
show stomps out the competitors. So as a special thank
you to my listeners I broke down The NAsty PrEmier
remix. I took the instrumental to "Take it Personal" (Gangstarr)
and threw the new Nas acappela over it from his
latest album, shit was incrediable!! My peeps didn't
even know what to say other than "dope" So with that
happy note I am going to bid you adu (spelling??) and
will catch up with you next week with the latest and
greatest........................D.I.T.C for
Life..........peace"...
EARTHQUAKE
(LIVE365.COM): "Since the Seahawks lost I
have 32 days until Nascar gets going with the
Daytona 500. Where my fellow Nascar fans at?
R.I.P. to Benny Parsons and Bobby Hamilton
Sr. The Nascar community lost two people in the last
10 days to cancer"...
Edgie
Kokoski
(WUNH-NH):
"The big story here is the horrific ice storm that
pounded the Midwest coming to town. You’d be surprised
at how little fun ½ an inch of ice pellets makes
driving. I also enjoyed trying to defrost the ice
sculpture that my car became. I think I would have had
an easier time cutting a dinosaur fossil out of a
pre-historic rock.
People need to realize that Christmas is over. As I
drive to work, I still see wreaths on people’s doors and
decorations on their lawns. At work, I still see
Christmas cards tacked up on people’s walls. If people
like the holidays so much, maybe I’ll stop at one of
these houses one night and egg/toilet paper the shit out
of it. Happy Halloween muthafucka.
Although I love Common’s “I Have a Dream” song, I
can’t help but feel reminded of something when I see the
ads for the movie that the song appears in, “Freedom
Writers”. I know it sounds funny, but I have this
nagging feeling that Hollywood once made a film about an
optimistic “outside the box” educator who believed in
troubled youth when no one else would. Now that I think
about it, I’m pretty sure the name of the film was “The
Principal who taught Dangerous Minds to
Stand and Deliver while they Lean On Me.”
Nah...I must be trippin’. There’s no way Hollywood would
put out the same movie twice. They wouldn’t stoop to
recycled ideas when they churn out quality scripts like
Stomp the Yard.
Fuck
Ladanian Tomlinson. I’m not even a Pats
fan, but when a team comes in and beats you on your home
field, be an MVP and not a little bitch. So the Pats did
a dance on your logo. Big deal. I guess its okay when
Shawne “Steroids” Merriman does the same
dance to rub a good play in an opponents face. Sorry
sports, fans, the real “LT” is Lawrence Taylor,
not Ladanian Toddler"...
Here
is our address for 2007 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
SHOUT
OUT TIZIME:
Happy
Birthday this week to DJ B-Mello (KEXP/KUBE-Seattle)
celebrating this Friday, January 26th & to Seattle's
Mike Clark (former co-host of KCMU Rap Attack
with Nasty-Nes) celebrating this
Saturday, January 27th...
PEACE, LOVE & HIP-HOP UNITY (God Bless & Isa Mahal),
Nasty-Nes
http://www.myspace.com/nastynes
http://www.myspace.com/rapattacklives
(Pinoy
Pride4Life
/ John 3:16) |
