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SAN JOSE JUST GOT
SAVVY! Rap Attack
welcomes to their posse, DJ Savvy from San
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IT'S BUM SQUAD
TIME AGAIN
The Bum
Squad Conf goes down in
L.A. this week,
July 26-28 with Nasty-Nes (center) &
the BUMS (read below). |
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[[ July 24, 2007 ]] |
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What's upper?
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The
upcoming CORE DJ's conference is coming up
this August 3-6 in Dallas, Texas. If you're in the
neighborhood, it is FREE to register. Make sure
you hit up either DJ RIP at:
djrip@sprint.blackberry.net or Tony Neal
at:
tneal@tmo.blackberry.net. I am honored to be
recognized by my peers to be receiving their "Legendary
DJ" award next month:
National Legendary DJ Award:
- Nasty Nes
National Legendary Female DJ:
- Spinderella (Salt-N-Pepa)
For
more info, log onto:
http://coredjs.com/...
This
week in sunny Southern Cali, is the Bum Squad
Conference. Here's what's goin down this July
26-27-28:
WHAT:
BUMSQUAD DJ'Z 2ND ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION. THIS
SUMMERTIME GATHERING WILL HOST OVER 200 OF THE HOTTEST
RADIO, TEVEVISION, MIXSHOW, SATELLITE AND CLUB DJ'S FROM
AROUND THE WORLD AS THEY GATHER TO EXPERIENCE THE
HOTTEST NEW TRENDS IN MUSIC, GADGETS AND GEAR AND
MOVIES.
WHO:
LATIN
PRINCE (UNIVERSAL/MOTOWN), TROY MARSHAL(IAG RECORDS),
THE BUMSQUAD DJ'S; CELEBRITY GUESTS INCLUDE: Akon, Ali &
Gipp, AMG, Baby Bash, Busta Rhymes, C – Ride, Candy
Hill, Chamillionaire, Common , David Banner, Elephant
Man, G-Unit, Hot Dolla, J Valentine, Kinfolk Kia Shine,
Mack 10, Mr Fab, Nelly , Nicole (from The PCD), Papoose,
Paul Wall, Quick Shop Boyz, Slim Thug, Swizz Beatz,
Topic,Trey Songz and many others still confirming.
WHERE:
LAX
MARRIOTT
5855
West Century Boulevard
Los
Angeles
, California 90045
WHEN:
JULY
26 Thursday
10:00am - 6:00pm
Registration
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Vox Entertainment Meet & Greet w/ Ky-Mani Marley
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Welcome Reception Pool Party/(In Ya Face)
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Travel to screening
10:00
- 12:00pm
Rush Hour 3 Movie Screening
12:00pm-2:00am
Club Night*
JULY
27 Friday
9:00am - 6:00pm Registration
9:00am - 11:00pm Continental Breakfast (Jive Records)*
11:00am -1:00pm Epic Records w/ Yung Berg
1:00pm - 2:00pm M-Audio Presentation of Torq
2:00pm - 4:00pm J Records Hosted By Baby Bash
4:00pm - 5:00pm Listening Suite w/ In Ya Face Ent
5:00pm - 7:00pm Bad Boy Records Presents
7:00pm - 7:30pm Travel to Westchester Bowl
8:00pm- 11:00pm Bowling Night (Universal Motown) w/ Kia
Shine*
11:30pm -12:00am Travel to Club 720
12:00am - 3:00am Club Night - (SRC Records)*
JULY
28 Saturday
9:00am - 6:00pm Registration
9:00am - 11:00pm Continental Breakfast - (Atlantic)*
12:00pm- 1:00pm Universal-Republic Music Suite
1:00pm - 2:00pm Heavy Weight Records
2:00pm- 3:00pm Travel to Yacht Party
3:00pm - 7:00pm Yacht Party (IGA)*
7:00PM- 8:00PM Travel Back to Hotel
9:00pm- 11:00pm Dinner @ Marriout w/(Def Jam)/Hot Dolla
ALL
MEDIA MUST BE ACCREDITED TO ATTEND. MEDIA MUST RSVP IN
ADVANCE FOR A SEAT AT THE MOVIE SCREENING. SPACE IS
LIMITED. RED CARPET FOR ALL CLUB NITES BEGIN AT 11PM.
FOR
MEDIA CREDENTIALS PLEASE EMAIL OCTAVIA AT
THAWRITE1@BUMSQUADDJZ.COM
What
Bum Squad is all about:
The Bum Squad is a University of Premiere DJs , who
takes pride in mentoring up and coming DJs.
The
Bum Squad DJ's, founded 5 years ago by Latin Prince
(UNIVERSAL/MOTOWN National Director of Urban Mix Show)
is a family of DJ's that work as one unit to break new
artist's and create a visual aesthetic utilizing it's
formidable brand influence. Bum Squad DJ's, as a
collective, are about breaking new music, and sharing
that music with DJ's and consumers worldwide. As the #1
DJ Network Site on the web,
www.bumsquaddjz.com garnered over 6 million visits
in 2006.The New Music Studio Reloaded portion of the
site was created as a vehicle to share their vision with
the rest of the world.
The Bum Squad DJ's Annual Family Reunion was created as
an opportunity for the DJ's, Industry Leaders and
Artists to get together in an intimate atmosphere and
share what each has to offer one another by showcasing,
new act's, new music, new products and creating new
ventures in a family type environment. Last years family
reunion was one of a kind. With a great show of major
label participation, the weekend gave way to great
opportunities for all involved.
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.
From first looks at new music, clothing, equipment and
the latest industry trends the reunion was an
opportunity for those who rock the party, to get an up
close and personal look at things that make the party
hot. Black Wall Street recording artist, The Game made a
special surprise appearance to personally deliver his
new single to the DJ's. Interscope Records hosted a
mansion party where they featured Bone Thugs & Harmony,
Snoop Dogg and introduced a fresh young Jibbs to the
DJ's. Universal/Motown got the party started with a
poolside reception with DJ Shadow on the one's and two's
while TVT, Warner Bros. and Atlantic Records also hosted
events presenting their respective client rosters. The
DJ's were also treated to workshops on anything from
finance to how to operate the latest DJ technology in
between all the fun.
The 2nd
Annual Bum Squad DJ's Family reunion promises to be more
fun-filled and informative than the first. This year the
Bum Squad will be joined by their official sister squad
The Rated X Vixens. The Rated X Vixens are comprised of
some of the best DJ's, Air Personalities, Artists and
Professionals holding it down for the ladies in
entertainment (
www.myspace.com/ratedxvixens). The Vixens bring
added value to the table by covering even more territory
with our already extensive reach as a DJ collective.
Savvy
is
now the new Urban Music Director at
San
Jose's
KSJS (see photo above). 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
After
14 years in the game with Mobb Deep,
producer/rapper Havoc is finally dropping his
early-anticipated solo debut, "The Kush," on indie
label, Nature Sounds. Due to a hectic work
schedule as one half of Mobb Deep, Havoc never has
released a solo record, but he always wanted to, says
the rapper. His work as a producer and half of a
platinum plus group kept that dream on the backburner
for quite some time. "I was always ready to drop a solo
album, but the reason why it took me so long is because
the timing wasn't right," explains Havoc. "I was always
working on Mobb Deep material and working with other
artists and I used a lot of the material I was going to
use for a solo LP for Mobb Deep records." That all
changes in September, the month "The Kush" drops"...
This is probably one of the most important articles you
will read. Major props to DJ Pro Fusion for articulating
such a complex issue in such digestible terms. I for one
have felt like I was spitting in the wind trying to
explain what's been going on only to have people be
dismissive or have their eyes glaze over because it
wasn't about a beef between two rap artists or about the
sexual exploits of some video vixen. Others have
straight up told me they don't get into politics.
Unfortunately politics is getting into you whether you
like it or not. Please read this article and you will
see what I mean.
Others have told me fuck commercial Hip Hop they rep for
the underground..Well that may be true, but the
underground has just got sold to the RIAA.. please read
this article and you will better understand..
The level of insidiousness is outlandish and for many
it's really hard to believe, but as Pro fusion shows its
really going down in the worse way...Please read this
and keep in mind there are a whole lot of people doing
things in our name who DO NOT have our best interest at
heart. I hope and pray that those you reading this will
not only pass this article along for others to read, but
will also take time out and act upon it. Please make
sure your voices are heard..
-Davey D-
Is the RIAA Pulling a Scam on the Music Industry?
by DJ ProFusion
The Internet radio game is rigged and the Recording
Industry Association of
America (RIAA) has rigged it in their favor.
DJ ProFusion's diary
:: ::
There has been an understandable public outcry against
the RIAA’s attempts to more than triple the sound
recording copyright royalties on Internet radio. (See
Save Internet Radio from Corporate Money Grab) One
solution proposed by Webcasters is to just not play RIAA-member
songs under the assumption that then they don’t have to
pay the royalty to the RIAA’s collection body,
SoundExchange; Webcasters would then just pay the
independent artist the royalty.
This sounds fair and just because it is. However, the
RIAA is not about being fair and just. The game is
rigged and the RIAA has rigged it in their favor. The
strategy of playing only non-RIAA songs won't work
though because the RIAA has secured the right to collect
royalties on all songs regardless of who controls the
copyright. RIAA operates under the assumption that they
will collect the royalties for the "sound recording
copyright" and that the artists who own their own
copyright will go to SoundExchange to collect at a later
date.
Look at the information on
SoundExchange.com (RIAA created SoundExchange) and
see how it works. The RIAA has secured legal authority
to administer a compulsory license that covers all
recorded music.
"The recent
U.S. Copyright Office ruling regarding webcasting
designated SoundExchange to collect and distribute to
all nonmembers as well as its members. The Librarian of
Congress issued this decision with rates and terms to
govern the compulsory license for webcasters
(Internet-only radio) and simulcastors
(retransmissions)." (
http://soundexchange.com/faq.html#b4
)
"SRCOs (sound recording copyright owners) are subject to
a compulsory license for the use of their music...SoundExchange
was established to administer the collection and
distribution of royalties from such compulsory licenses
taken by noninteractive streaming services that use
satellite, cable or Internet methods of distribution."
(
http://soundexchange.com/faq.html#a4 )
SoundExchange (the RIAA) considers any digital
performance of a song as falling under their compulsory
license. If any artist records a song, SoundExchange has
the right to collect royalties for its performance on
Internet radio. Artists can offer to download their
music for free, but they cannot offer their songs to
Internet radio for free. (
http://soundexchange.com/faq.html#a7
)
So how it works is that SoundExchange collects money
through compulsory royalties from Webcasters and holds
onto the money. If a label or artist wants their share
of the money, they must become a member of SoundExchange
and pay a fee to collect their royalties (
http://soundexchange.com/faq.html#b6
). But, and this is a big "but," you only get royalties
if you own the sound recording copyright. If you are
signed to a major label, chances are you don’t. Even if
you do own the copyright to your own recording of your
own song, SoundExchange will collect Internet radio
royalties for your song even if you don’t want them to
do so.
Go to the SoundExchange site:
http://plays.soundexchange.com/... and take a look
at the hundreds of indie labels for whom SoundExchange
claims they have collected royalties. Enter some of
those label names on
http://www.riaaradar.com/... and notice how few are
actually members of the RIAA. Contact the label and ask
if they are a member of RIAA and they almost certainly
aren’t and may not even be aware that SoundExchange is
collecting royalty fees on their music.
And what exactly is SoundExchange doing with the money
they have collected for those hundreds of labels that
must have thousands of songs???
Contact your Congressional Representatives
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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:
Kutmasta Supreme
(Mixtape-NY): "Here's my new address. Labels please
update your files:
Kutmasta Supreme
c/o Phyllis De Maria
5 Fifth Street, Apt. 26
Watervliet,
NY 12189
Jason-D
(RadioBoise.Org):
"Summer has definitely hit the 208 with several 100+
days so far. Music is heatin up too. Some of my
favorites right now include Little Brother "Good
Clothes", Keith Murray "Hustle On", Special
Teamz "One Call", Evidence "Things You Do"
and Dilated Peoples "Spit It Clearly". Keep that
mp3 heat coming!"...
Nesto
(WODU-VA): "What
is good people? This summer is flying by. Already the
end of July. Hope everyone is getting to enjoy the
summer a little. I've been too busy working to be able
to really enjoy the summer, but will be getting some
time off next week, and in August so I'll be able to
chill then. Nothing exciting to talk about down here, so
let's get to them charts.
Oh yeah check that new Pharaoah album, you might
be surprises. One of my boys got a beat placed on that
album, track number 2, FREE... check it out"...
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"...
DJ Raw-B (KUSF-SF): "Busy
times this past week on BeatSauce. Big thanks to
DJ OM who dropped by with copies of his new album
Reheated Naan & Curry. Dude's CD is a Bollywood
meets Hip-Hop beat fest. Get more info at
Http://www.myspace.com/DJOM
Also
props to
Dublin
and DJ Aspect McArthy of the Shotgun Wedding
Quintet who brought their new CD for a world
premiere listen. This group is not your cliche live
hip-hop band. Very intricate arrangements and fresh
sounds make this a must listen. Get more info at:
http://www.myspace.com/shotgunweddingquintet...
D-Tragic
(805HipHop.com): "Just
wanted to let you know to peep out the new Raekwon
feat. Ice Water & Remy Ma “Tell Me how
You like It” – That joint is fire! Hey whats up with
Remy Ma? It looks like she wont be walking around any
more metal detectors… She’ll probably be leaning back in
jail this winter season…Why does Hip-Hop Have to be this
way? You would figure that after such success people
would try to relax and enjoy the ride. While these cats
were never role models, you’d just expect SOME change.
In the number 1 SLOT, Check out BANGLOOSE. “Grey
Goose”. Bangloose features the sample “Grey Goose Got ya
Girl Feelin Loose” from Fergie. The track is
picking up some momentum in the club so watch out for
that one if you haven’t heard it yet! Also, the new
joint “Swagga Jacka Smacka” by THE BRAIN, that
Nes sent out last week is dope! Just a few notes for ya!
If you guys don’t have any of these tracks, be sure to
holla @ Me!
dtragic@805hiphop.com"...
Kazzeo
(KHDC-CA):
"Now it's been a minute since I "vented" on something
but it's about that time again. As someone who struggles
for time on Wednesday mornings to put together the
weekly report, I tend to rely sometimes on "Quickpix" as
many of other djs do to know what is going for adds each
week. Labels also rely on "Quickpix" as a resource to
spread the word to dj's they didn't necessarily connect
with that week. But why is it that "Quickpix" is more
often than not updated until late in the day on
Wednesday? The whole premise of it is to make things
consolidated for the dj's and not have to go through 30
- 50 promo emails.
Does it even matter that Remy Ma-derer might catch a
case? As soon as she hits Cell Block, I think "Lean
Back" will take on a whole new meaning. On second tought,
I might be interested to see how "things" go down, if
you catch my drift. LOL.
It's funny to me that Barry Bonds is knockin' on
the door of the most prestigious record in Baseball and
no one gives a shit. He really shot himself in the foot.
I guess I'm too old or out of the loop but why am I
still getting these alerts about the murder of Stack
Bundles or the arrest of the whoever they thought
did it. Who was this guy and why is he in my world? It's
as bad as the endless Paris Hilton shit on tv. I
DON'T CARE!!!
3 months until I return to NYC. As the GZA once
said, "bring out the girls and let's have a mudfight"...
Edgie
Kokoski
(WUNH-NH): "t trip to the big city of Denver.
It’s a great city to visit and I noticed no ill effects
from the allegedly thin air. The weirdest thing I did
find was that they have old timey blue laws still on the
books were they can only sell beer in grocery stores
that is half as potent as the beer sold in liquor
stores. Not sure what the logic is there, because who in
their right mind would pay the same price for beer that
is 2%-3% by volume? Of course my flights home were the
usual disaster as I had to sprint hung over to my first
plane and then wait at bombed out JFK airport for
my second plane which was over an hour late. Sometimes
airports are an oasis from the big city griminess, but
not JFK. From the ripped up seats to the surly
employees, this was indeed the real NYC experience. Now
if the hallways were just pissed in…
One
thing that I keep seeing that really grates on my nerves
is people thinking that they can just start eating
things at the grocery store in their basket or from the
aisle before they have paid. In
Denver
I saw some guy eating freely right out of a big bin of
chocolate covered pretzels. Then he turns to me and says
with a smirk, “Guess I picked the wrong line to stand
in,” as if the fatty candy was doing him a disservice.
As I glared back at him, I thought; “I’ve got an idea to
keep the weight off, buddy: Don’t fucking steal at the
grocery store.” You dickhead.
I’m
relieved to see that Remy Ma has done us all a favor and
supposedly committed some atrocious shooting that will
probably lock her up for the better part of the next
decade. Her absence will leave a huge hole in the
industry though, just like those left by imprisoned
rappers Z-Ro, C-Murder, Black Rob,
Chi Ali, John Forte, Big Lurch,
Flesh-N-Bone, Tray Dee, Gucci Mane,
South Park Mexican, Mystikal and Turk.
I guess the Terror Squad isn’t looking too bad
now, huh? Nor is Michael Vick. At least he only
tried to kill animals"...
Solo
(WECI-IN):
" I am back & reporting to Rap Attack once
again. Here's my current contact info for your files.
It's good to back:
Solo
WECI
2208
Parkdale Drive
Richmond, Indiana 47374
765. 960. 0106
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: R.I.P.
to
Mike Webb. Mike is an old friend of mine who was an
on air dj when I started on Seattle's 1250 KFOX
back in 1980. Mike went on to became a huge voice on
Seattle's Talk Radio KIRO. A few weeks ago his
body was found in a deadly homicide. Mike was a great
guy & I will miss him dearly... R.I.P. Tammy Faye
Messner/Baker...
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) |
