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HE'S GHETTO FABULOUS!
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A NASTY TOMMY BOY
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Takin' you back to
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[[ July 17, 2007 ]] |
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What's upper?
Attn
MySpace heads! If you haven't joined our
exclusive RAP ATTACK page on MySpace, log
on NOW & join at:
http://www.myspace.com/rapattacklives...
Savvy
is
now the new Urban Music Director at
San
Jose's
KSJS. Please update your files with her new info:
urban@ksjs.org
408-661-1768 Cell
savvy408@gmail.com
(alternate email)
Attn: Urban Music Director
San Jose State University
Hugh Gillis Hall 132
San
Jose,
CA 95192-0094
www.ksjs.org
www.myspace.com/ksjshiphop
Randy
Hubbard Parker, son of Simone G. Parker and Rap Legend
KRS-ONE found dead in Atlanta apartment.
After
a long battle with depression, Randy Hubbard Parker,
son of Simone G. Parker was found dead in his
Atlanta
apartment this past weekend. The Fulton County Atlanta
Medical Center lists the cause of death as a suicide.
Simone G. Parker, wife of Rap legend KRS-One
cites "severe depression" as the motivating cause for
Randy's sudden death. He was 23. Randy Parker was born
at
Elmhurst
hospital on July 18th, 1983 in Queens New York. Randy, a
graphic designer and fashion entrepreneur, was seeking
employment in the
Atlanta
area of Georgia. A private memorial service will be held
in
Florida
on
July
18, 2007 (Randy's 24th Birthday). Plans for an August
memorial service in New York are underway. KRS-One and
Simone Parker sends their sincere appreciation to
everyone who has already responded to the tragic news.
For
condolences, flowers and prayers contact Shane Lynch
at:
frontpageshane@gmail.com...
GREETINGS RapAttackLives.com DJ's!!!!
ALICE
FROM DIGIWAXX IS SENDING YOU AN INVITE TO JOIN
THE DIGITAL WAXX SERVICE 2.0!!! LOG ON NOW & JOIN:
www.digiwaxx.com, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING PLEASE
CONTACT ALICE at:
Alice Grandoit aka ALICE INWONDERLAND!
Digiwaxx Media/ Patty Laurent Signature
office: 212-655- 8607
cell: 212. 444. 8054
email:
wonderlandlovesdjs@gmail.com
AIM: thelovemovemnt
www.myspace.com/alyceeinwonderland
Latchkey Recordings
and
Chinga Chang Records have teamed up to release
the highly anticipated new album “Half A Klip” by
legendary MC - Kool G Rap. “Half A Klip” features
all new G Rap material and includes production from
legends DJ Premier, Marley Marl and
Domingo (co-executive producer). Look for the DJ
Premier produced single to drop in August and Half A
Klip to hit stores September 11th 2007.
Kool G Rap rose to fame in the 80’s as part of the
Juice Crew and is known for lacing classic tracks
like “The Symphony,” "Streets of New York," "Poison,"
and "Road to the Riches.” G Rap was one of the first MCs
to hit listeners with vivid tales of gritty street life
and influenced a generation of artists.
For more info check out:
http://www.chingachangonline.com
http://www.latchkeyrecordings.com
BUMSQUAD DJ'S PREPARE FOR 2ND ANNUAL BUM SQUAD DJ'S
FAMILY REUNION (JULY 26-28) IN LOS ANGELES:
As DJ collectives become an ever present force behind
establishing the careers of the hottest artists on the
charts, the Bum Squad DJ's plan to turn up the
volume on the summer music scene as they take over the
Los Angeles Marriott, July 26-28, for the 2nd Annual Bum
Squad DJ's Family Reunion. The DJ collective, founded 5
years ago, by Latin Prince (Universal Motown
Director of National Mixshow Promotions) will
convene for a weekend of fun to celebrate the hottest
new music, fashion, gadgets, gaming and technology the
entertainment industry has to offer.
The Bum Squad DJ's Annual Family Reunion was created as
an opportunity for the DJ's, tastemakers, artists and
corporate America to gather in an intimate atmosphere,
and share what each has to offer by showcasing new
music, products and creating new endeavors which develop
ground-breaking co-branding opportunities.
The First Annual Bum Squad DJ's Family Reunion played
host to over 200 of the worlds best DJ's who came
together to catch up on what's hot in music's
ever-growing backyard. Black Wall Street
recording artist, The Game made a special
surprise appearance to personally deliver his new single
to the DJ's while Interscope Records hosted a
mansion party which featured the newly signed Bone
Thugs & Harmony and Snoop Dogg as well as
introducing a fresh young Jibbs to the DJ's. The
DJ's were also treated to workshops on everything from
finance to how to operate the latest DJ technology in
the midst of all the fun.
This year, the invitation only event, promises to be
even bigger and better with Interscope Records hosting
an exclusive yacht party with surprise special
performances, a luxurious gifting suite featuring the
hottest new gear and gaming products, and a host of
other exciting events and previews. "The Bum Squad is
focused on expanding our brand and this year our
corporate participation shows that companies understand
the importance of the DJ in getting to the consumer
utilizing our resources in innovative ways. We have DJ's
with shoe deal's, head phones, turntable's all types of
exciting co-branding situations, so although we
specialize in breaking artists, we also help companies
take their message to the masses in style with our mass
audiences." explains Latin Prince. The Bum Squad DJ's
are made up of DJ's, as well as industry professionals
and artists including: DJ Skee, DJ Clark Kent,
DJ Eque, Paul Wall, Lupe Fiasco,
Trey Songz and
many more. For more info check out the complete roster
at
www.bumsquaddjz.com
Media: To interview Latin Prince or for more info on the
BumSquad DJ's contact Octavia Bostick at
thawrite1@bumsquadjz.com...
Fans
of the Old School era 1983 will love peepin' out this
link featuring Boogaloo Shrimp, Ice-T,
The Egyptian Lover & The Glove both on the
wheels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl7tiH2Zis4
Public Enemy
has
been added to the all-star line up of artist performing
at this years' "Rock the Bells" Hip-Hop festival
scheduled for August 11th in San Bernardino, CA.. The
festival, at the National Orange Show Events Center will
also feature Cypress Hill, the Roots,
Mos Def, EPMD, the Coup, MF DOOM,
Jedi Mind Trick, Murs and Sage Francis.
The festival will also hit Randall's
Island
in New York City
on July 28th and McCovey's Parking Lot in
San
Francisco on August 18th. The San Francisco show will
have Nas headlining and he will join Wu Tang
on 15 more "Rock the Bells" dates in other cities to
be announced soon. In response to the 20-minute sell-out
of the previously announced Saturday, July 28 Randall’s
Island/New York City date, Guerilla Union in
conjunction with Live Nation have revealed they
will add a second ROCK THE BELLS festival show at the
venue for Sunday, July 29. Confirmed artists for both
NYC-area shows are headliners Rage Against The
Machine, The Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill and many
more. This second Randall’s Island/New York City show
now marks one of five opportunities where fans can
experience the highly anticipated return of Rage Against
The Machine which includes Coachella and other
Rock The Bells shows: Saturday, August 11 at the NOS
Events Center in San Bernardino, CA and Saturday, August
18 at McCovey Cove Parking Lot in San Francisco, CA.
Tickets for ROCK THE BELLS Sunday, July 29 at Randall’s
Island go on sale Friday, May 4 at 10:00 am via
Ticketmaster...
Rap
Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:
Vernassa Fields
(Live365.com): "Effective
immediately! You can start sending ALL hard copies to
the following address:
VERNASSA FIELDS
7710 BRABHAM WAY
ELK GROVE,
CA 95758
You can continue to send ALL mp3s to:
SpynCycalRaydio@spyncycal.com
You can continue to send ALL other business inquiries
to:
vernassafields@spyncycal.com
I should be in the (Sacramento)
Cali area sometime next month which means if you need
immediate responses to music, you should continue to
send mp3 via email.
Thank you...
Dan
Shores
(WHRW-NY):
"Just wanted to big up my peoples at Holy Trinity :
Shajar , Dirt and of course MdotL
MdotL had his song "Im Not Joking " on HBO's
"Entourage" last Sunday with a re-run airing this
Tuesday night at 11pm EST. Also in keeping with the
grind , MdotL's collaborative effort with producer
Clark F appeared on DJ Green Lantern's
new project called "Monster Mash."
If you see this cd in your area , please pick it up and
support. For more on MdotL you can always check his
personal myspace page
at:
www.myspace.com/mrmdotl...
Damian Rodriguez
(KGNU-CO):
Ghetto Highlight Of the Week:
At a
grocery store & I see a 6yr old with something on his
arm. Nope, it wasn't a Transformers, Sponge
Bob tattoo, it was an actual tribal tattoo, like his
daddy had on who was with him. How young is too young
for real looking temp tatoos? I only say this now cuz
I'm finally a dad. It would be a lil different if they
were 16+.
Moral:
You're ghetto when you encourage (at 6yrs old!) your son
to look like a rockstar w/ tattoos that look real
instead of Sponge Bob tattoos"...
Edgie
Kokoski
(WUNH-NH):
"People's superstitions make me laugh. I just shook my
head this past week at all of the couples scrambling to
get married on 7-7-07 thinking that it would be good
luck for their marriage. I'll bet that 50% of the
couples married on
7-7-07
will get divorced, just like people who are married on
every other day of the year. If the 777 crowd really
wanted to enhance their luck, they should have signed
pre-nups.
I
didn't realize that the Major League Baseball
All-Star game had turned into the Oscars.
What's up with the "Entertainment Tonight" pre-game show
with red carpet interviews? If I wanted to watch
nauseating celebrity worship, I would turn on E!.
On top of that, I love all the players praising Barry
Bonds and saying how great he is. Talk about
circling the wagons. Bump that. The best way Barry could
earn respect now would be to hit #754 and retire. Or
wash down a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of whiskey.
Here’s an image of Barry’s 1987 Topps Rookie Card. Damn,
he’s hardly changed a bit!
I've
decided that the album is now a defunct form of music
marketing. I sat down and tried to think of how many
good albums came out in 2007 so far, and I couldn't even
think of five that were really solid stem to stern. In
this day of pre-albums, mixtapes, and prequels rocking
slimline cases, it's become impossible to discern the
"real" album from the glut of hype material. In fact, I
think that many artists are now using their "mixtape
albums" as "do-overs". If the material on them doesn't
cause a stir, it gives them an out to discount the
collection as a preview or warm up despite the fact that
the disc dons shrink wrap and bar code in the Best
Buy and FYE racks. Sadly, the "real" album
rarely measures up as it suffers from attrition as its
potential back bone is stripped away a track at a time
for these slipshod releases. I find myself spending a
decreasing amount of time in the record store and an
increasing amount of time on iTunes cherry
picking these releases. So as primitive as the jukebox
full of 45s may seem now, it may have been the best idea
all along"...
Nesto
(WODU-VA):
"Hot damnnnnnn.. It's blazing down here. We getting that
heat from the west coast now. Not a good mix with the
humidity.
Aight I just upgraded my cable to digital cable (I know,
I'm late as hell), and I'm geeked right now with VH1
Soul. If you catch it right you'll be treated to
videos from back in the day and whole shows of the same
artist. A couple of days ago it was Common for a
straight hour. Shit was dope watching all his old videos
and new ones. That's one artist that can really say he
stayed true to his craft and music. I'm definitely
feeling his new tracks too.
Oh yeah, some of them videos that come on VH1 Soul
should not be played though. They played one of the old
Guy videos and that shit had me rolling. Teddy
and the crew had on them small ass spandex biker shorts,
and at one point in the video they have on some damn
speedo/slangshot bathing suits.. HAHAHAHAHA.. what the
hell were they thinking. Keep it moving family and enjoy
the HEAT"...
DJ
Imperial (KSMU-MO): Please update youyr files
with my new mailing address:
Rich
"DJ Imperial" Lawson (KSMU-MO):
1100
Lees Ln
Florissant, MO 63031
Garbs
Infinite
(WRUW-Cleveland):
"The 2007 Ohio Hip Hop Awards are around the corner &
will be held September 22, 2007 @ The Galleria (Downtown
Cleveland). The website has officially launched,
www.ohiohiphopawards.com. The nomination page
is up and we want to hear who you think should be on the
official ballot this year! We also will be doing a
Talent Search Series in numerous cities around the state
(including Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo,
Youngstown & Dayton). At these showcases, artists will
have the opportunity to compete for a chance to perform
on the night of the big event! We also have made the
Sponsorship Package available for download on our
webpage. For more info, reach out to us:
Email:
info@ohiohiphopawards.com
Phone: 216.659.4780
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
nastynes1@aol.com
SHOUT
OUT TIZIME:
Happy
Birthday this week to my daughter's cat, "Meow
Meow" who turns 2 this Tuesday, July 17th!...
(R.I.P.) to Bruce Lee (Nov 27, 1940 - July 20,
1973) thank you & the Jun Fan Gung-Fu Institute
for being an important part of my life...
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) |
