NASTY & DA BANDITS?  Reppin' tha I.E. here's Stico & Da Bandit chillin' with Nasty-Nes.

[[  October 15, 2007  ]]

What's Upper? 

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HERE'S WHAT'S UP AT CMJ THIS WEEK:

Digiwaxx.com, CPP Marketing and Promotion in conjunction with Get Smart Productions present:
The Get Back Thurs Oct.18th 10pm - 4am EST
@ Plan B 339 E.10th St. @ Avenue B
New York, New York
a one of a kind CMJ Music Marathon event.
Doors open at 10pm
arrive early to avoid lines.
with :
DJ's J-Rocc (BeatJunkies / Stonesthrow)
DJ Spinna ( BBE/Beyond Real/ Polyrhythm addicts / Jigmastas)
Cosmo Baker (The Rub)
DJ Kaos (El Da Sensei.Artifacts.Art of Diggin)
Hosted By :
Pharoahe Monch
El Da Sensei
Jaz-O
Open bar at 10 30pm by Bulldog gin.
Ladies free until 11:30pm
Gentlemen only $5 until 11:30pm

Promotional Support provided by :
Rapattacklives.com
NextMill Entertainment
Scifen
BullDog Gin
Red Bull
Mass Appeal Magazine
Freshjive
Recordbreakin.com
Orchid Milk

Thurs Oct.18th 10pm - 4am EST
@ Plan B 339 E.10th St. @ Avenue B
New York, New York

Vintage Music, SPECTRE Ent Group, Foundation Media, BRMG and KMP Present:
The 7th Annual CMJ HipHop Meet N Greet
Thursday Oct 18th
4-8pm
21 and over
featuring DJ Sets from:
DJ Premier, DJ Rhettmatic, J-Live and Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg
For more info and venue location email: jessica@spectremusic.com
 

For yall djs etc that are heading to CMJ, make sure to check out the official Statik Selektah "Spell My Name Right" Listening Party on Thurs, Oct 18th at the Stay Lounge (located at 244 East Houston, between Ave's A and B)...admission is free from 9pm til 2am...Termanology is hosting it, and DJ's Rude One, Monky, Merk 1 and of course Statik himself will be on the 1's and 2's....

Blog’s The Thing hosted by: Ariel Hyatt, Corey Dennis and Fiona Bloom
Thursday, October 18th
4:00-8:00PM
325 W. 38th St
Suite 505
Between 8th and 9th Ave
Refreshments/goodies will be served...

Roc Raida in association with Stanton presents
The 2007 Gong DJ Battle U.S. Finals
Oct. 17th, 2007. Doors open at 8pm. Battle begins at 10pm. All ages. 21+ to drink. $12 in advance. $14 at the door. *CMJ badges will be honored.
US Finalists include: Shmeeze, DJ Esquire, DJ Mike Delite, Supreme Sun Raven, DJ Flawless, DJ Image, SPS and DJ As-One. Performances by The X-Men (Steve Dee, Sean C, Diamond J) and The X-ecutioners (Roc Raida, Rob Swift, Mista Sinista, Total Eclipse, Precision, Boogie Blind). Hosts: Lord Sear and Fat Fingaz. Judges: Total Eclipse, Rob Swift, Precision,DJ Slyce & GrandWizzard Theodore.

The Knitting Factory

74 Leonard St.

NYC 10013

 Buy tickets at the box office or online at www.KnittingFactory.com...

Good Peoples and Rostrum/Warner Bros. Records are proud to announce Wiz Khalifa’s debut New York City headline show on October 20^th during CMJ week 2007. DJ’s Green Lantern and Klever will host the event, along with a special performance by Skotch Davis. The 2007 CMJ Music Marathon showcases a five-day lineup of hundreds of the top up and coming artists in the world. To see the full lists of artists and venues please visit the site http://www.cmj.com/marathon/music.php

Wiz Khalifa’s event will take place at Club 205 from 7-11PM. The venue is at 205 Chrystie @ Stanton Street, New York, NY, 10002. Please come see the Prince of Pittsburgh rock NYC!...

VH-1 HIP-HOP HONORS REVIEW by: Bri-G:

So here it goes in real time:

10:17: Opening promo. Tracy Morgan is hilarious. I think I could listen to this dude read War & Peace and it'd make me laugh. Solid top album list by Tracy, I couldn't agree with it more. Glad they went with a real host this year. Last year Ice T annoyed me a little and was a little too self serving.

10:20: Let’s start the show. Nice to see Tracy rocking the same outfit Grandmaster Flash has been rocking for the last 30 years.

10:22: Missy Segment: Can we all agree this is about 5 years too early? Missy's great, but I can think of about 10 acts that need to be up here before her. I guess Hip Hop Honors has a Title IX rule too and needed some female presence. Kerry Washington looks ridiculous which may be the only reason I haven't fast-forwarded through this yet. Ok, Kerry's done, let's fast-forward so I don't have to pay tribute to a song that came out 3 years ago.

Side note: While fast-forwarding, I noticed that Salt N Pepa have a reality show. I believe VH1 is starting to run out of 80's/early 90's celebrities to exploit.

10:27: New Jack Swing: Ok, New Jack Swing isn't exactly the definition of Hip Hop, but you can thank Teddy Riley for how Hip Hop has sounded as a whole for the last 15 years. You think Puff and Andre ever sit around and laugh about the time Suge showed up with some gangsters and thugged all of Uptown's star acts out of their contracts? I don't think so either.

Jermaine Dupri and Teddy Riley were apparently long lost twins all along and nobody could tell until they were old and bald. You need to look up the any Guy video on youtube and see Aaron Hall before R Kelly decided to rob him of his very being.

T-Pain sings really really really badly without that Roger Troutman voice box. Does Roger sing that badly without it? Thanks goes to Doug E Fresh, Ne-Yo, and Kool Moe Dee for saving this segment.

10:36: Tracy Morgan cab sketch is hilarious. I hope to god there's more of these.

10:36: Is Keyshia Cole's mic on? With his skull cap and big ass sunglasses, Teddy actually looks like he did in '91, minus the Kross Kolors outfit of course. I would've been upset if Rumpshaker didn't make it onto this show. Nothing says hip hop like Rumpshaker.

10:42: Tracy Morgan really is the perfect host for this. He's just ghetto enough without having to reach Flava Flav status to be funny.

10:43: Remember when LL was a 120 pounds then all of sudden he showed up jacked in the Mama Said Knock You Out video. LL hasn't aged since that video.

10:44: Wild Style: The fact that I get to see Fab Five Freddy makes this one of the greatest shows I've ever seen, but I really can't believe he didn't throw on the gold rope and bucket hat for old time sake. I miss Yo! I miss Ed & Dre. In fact, I miss Hip Hop.

I'm too young for Wild Style, but it's one of those movies like Beat Street that I watched about 15 years later as a high school kid because I thought I should.

Nice performances. Busy Bee is 97 years old and is still a better rapper than 83% of the kids I hear on radio right now. I can't believe I've never seen KRS live in person. You can revoke my Hip Hop pass for admitting that. Grandmaster Caz is a legend, a legend who needs to work on his flow and breath control...ok ok, the man's 74 years old, I let it go.

10:50: Another quality Tracy Morgan cab sketch. Love the "ever got shot in front of Hot 97?" line. Classic material.

10:51: Whodini: I figured Chris Rock would at least be a little funny. Oh well. Good to see his still just a BK Hip Hop dude at heart. If you've never listen to old school hip hop, and I don't mean '94, I mean real old school, you need to start with Whodini. Run DMC had more hits, but Whodini's still my favorite old school group. Read the first Russell Simmons biography for further information.

Nick Cannon just killed this performance. I can't believe Nick Cannon of all people just had the best performance of the night. Flawless. And he looks just like LL in '87.

Wow, JD killed this shit too. If you don't like this segment, please walk outside your house and into on-coming traffic. These guys are in their 50's and dance better than I did at 15.

11:01: Snoop Dogg: Why is Harvey Kietel in there? Seriously did they only have him in there cus he was in Reservoir Dogs and he's introducing Snoop Dogg? That's what happens when you put too many people in a board room, things get over thought and you end up with something that really makes no sense.

Nice job on the T.I./B.G. cover. I tried to make a word out of those 4 letters, but couldn't come up with anything. Shouldn't Pharrell have been in the New Jack swing segment? He did produce Rumpshaker right? Or is that a rumer? Ice T is borderline terrible and I'm not sure if he's messing up the hook on purpose or if he just doesn't know the words. For those of you hating that Bow Wow is out there, please remember that he was on Doggystyle as the little kid who wanted to be a gangster.

11:15: Tribe Called Quest: This is really what I was looking forward to all night. Tribe and Wu Tang are 1A and 1B in my favorite rap groups of all time list. Tribe made me realize that rap wasn't all guns and gangs and could be incredibly musical and melodic. Scenario also remains my favorite video of all time. On a side note, remember when you didn't have to go to Youtube to watch a music video?

Wow. The Phife and Q-Tip beef must still be serious because for some reason they replaced him with Beetlejuice from Howard Stern for tonight. Maybe I'm just stupid, but if Phife and Tip were the rappers, Ali was the DJ, what did Jarobi ever do?

Who told Pharrell he could perform in two different segments? Not that he's bad, it's just I'd like to see somebody else out there. Ahh, here's the Lupe fuck ups. Actually, they weren't all that bad. I think the internet kinda blew this outta proportion.

Busta absolutely blew the doors off this shit. However by the size of that gut, it looks as though he hasn't been jumping around on stage all too often these days.

Tribe needs to put together a REAL tour. Not some 5 city bullshit. A REAL tour. These dudes would kill em everywhere they went. Solid performances. Note to VH1, please don't run the fucking credits during the closing performance. They did it to Wu last year and now they just did it to Phife. Awful.

Overall, I'd give this about a B. Only negative things were honoring Missy to soon, Pharrell performing twice, Busta's gut, and Fab Five Freddy not wearing the gold rope. Performances where cool, but only a couple were really incredible. Even Lupe really didn't bother me all that much. I've seen rappers mess up their own songs worse than that. Overall a nice show. Next year I need to see EPMD, Scarface, and if they haven't done it yet Queen Latifah.

Well, that's the wrap up. Hope u enjoyed...

Lupe, Tribe Called Quest & Hip Hop Elitism
by Davey D

Last Thursday Oct 4th the VH1 Honors was taped. (It aired on Monday Oct 8th), Tribe called Quest was one of the acts being honored and Lupe Fiasco was part of the team which featured Common and Busta Rhymes, chosen to pay tribute to the group by performing some of their signature songs. This caught a lot of people by surprise because Lupe had been on record saying that he never checked for Tribe Called Quest when he was growing up. For some this was incredulous and when Lupe flubbed some of Phife's lines during the performance it was all she wrote. People came down hard on Mr. Fiasco. They came down even harder on him when he responded to his mistakes by basically saying 'Shit happens'.

Now normally, forgetting lyrics to a song is understandable. It happens to the best. Over the years, I've seen everyone from Rakim to Chuck D forget their lyrics. And to be honest folks gotta lighten up, but when it comes to group like Tribe and Lupe messing up on national TV some folks weren't trying to be understanding.

Now if, Lupe would've just left things alone, this incident would've probably blown over, but he decided to respond to his critics. From what I gather his sentiments have more to do with him not being too fond of the backpack crowd which he finds elitist then it did with him messing up and ultimately disrespecting Tribe. In a blog entry on Okayplayer.com and an interview with Vibe Magazine Lupe admitting that he never listened to the group's landmark album Midnight Marauders. This admission coupled with what many interpreted as a cavalier attitude got under people's skin and rubbed them the wrong way.

Many were left asking, how could a guy who recorded a backpack sounding song like 'Kick, Push' not have listened to 'Tribe Called Quest'? How could Lupe of all people try and distance himself from so called 'backpack music'? The fact of the matter is when many heard Lupe's debut album 'Food and Liquor' many naturally thought he was in many ways picking up where Tribe left off. Hence his remarks about not listening to Tribe caught everyone off guard.

Here's part of what Lupe originally posted on Okayplayer...

"I DID NOT GROW UP ON ATCQ!!!..."

THE LITTLE GHETTO KID FROM THE MEAN STREETS OF THE WESTSIDE OF CHICAGO GREW UP ON SPICE 1, 8-BALL & MJG, NWA AND SNOOP DOGG...

I WASN'T A BACKPACKER RAP ENTHUSIAST!!!...I NEVER CLAIMED TO BE...I GREW UP ON GANGSTA RAP!!!

HAVE I LISTENED TO Midnight Marauders IN ITS ENTIRETY?... NO!!!... (Sorry Quest)...

GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSES AND YOUR SACRED COWS...SOME OF YA'LL MAKE ME SICK...

AND FYI WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY OFFERED TO ME I TURNED IT DOWN BECAUSE I FELT IT WAS OUT OF PLACE FOR ME TO BE HONORING THEM BECAUSE WHILE I WAS FULLY AWARE OF THEIR IMPACT IN HIP-HOP I WASNT REALLY AWARE OF THEIR MUSIC LIKE THAT...BUT GUESS WHO WANTED ME TO BE APART OF IT....HMMMM...HOW ABOUT...Q-TIP!!!...

SO NOW ARE YOU GOING TO HATE ON "ATCQ" BECAUSE THEY WANTED SOMEBODY WHO DIDNT REALLY KNOW THERE MUSIC TO HONOR THEM BY COVERING SOME OF THEIR MUSIC?...THINK ON THAT OKP'S

Chuck D of Public Enemy described this arbitrary categorization as narrow-casting. What the Hip Hop elites do in terms of placing exclusionary limits on the music is no different that what corporations do on the other side of the spectrum, where they will exclude so called underground artists in favor of corporate backed artists who's raps center around a short list of sex, violence and money themes which reduces Hip Hop culture and Black people in general to two dimensional caricatures

When I read Lupe's remarks and then saw all the negative response to him, where people where laying claim that he is no longer Hip Hop because he didn't show proper homage to Tribe Called Quest, who arguably paved the way and laid down critical foundation for him and so many others, I had to chuckle to myself. I had to ask myself, how many of these Lupe critics are really 'bout it bout it', in terms of showing respect to Hip Hop's legends and icons who preceded Tribe Called Quest?

In other words are these same critics associating themselves and paying 'proper' homage to the pioneers of Hip Hop culture? Do they follow the words of Afrika Bambaataa? If they did many would not be so elitists and narrowly 'mis-define' Hip Hop music and culture. Have these critics picked up a new album from any of the pioneers? Have they attended a show or joined their organizations like Zulu Nation or Rocksteady or attended any of their events? More importantly have any of these critics even checked up on them just to see how their fairing in 2007? How many of these Lupe critics follow the evolution of these pioneers who continuously attempt to push and expand Hip Hop on a global level?

For example, I seen many people bemoan the fact that Afrika Bambaataa doesn't always spin traditional, classic break beats when they see him play. Some have even gone on to say that Bambaataa the Godfather of Hip Hop culture is no-longer connected to Hip Hop because he doesn't fall neatly into someone's rigid categorization. Yes, I have actually had conversations with people saying such nonsense.

A couple of years ago me and Bam had a conversation about this. He was playing at a club in Berkeley called the Shattuck Downlow and I asked him how come he no longer plays the old break beat records that many consider the cornerstone of Hip Hop music. He explained that he travels all over the world and has grown over the past 30 years. He said Hip Hop is worldwide and that break beats are no longer limited to James Brown and Sly Stone records. He said the world beats that he plays are the break beats of other lands and the break beats of the future.

The usual excuse given for not reaching out and being more inclusive is that they have budget constraints or they couldn't locate them. Yet isn't it ironic that today's Hip Hop heads will spend hours seeking out a hard to find break beat to sample, spend top dollar for sub par studio sessions or quickly out dated recording equipment? Many will spend enormous sums on lackluster promotional material or they'll go to all sorts of lengths to kiss ass and buy off an insidious concert promoter but these same folks don't wanna show respect by seeking out and paying to get a Grandmaster Caz, Whipper Whip or a Kool More Dee to spit 16 bars. Yet they wanna raise up and smash on Lupe?

Many of these seem to downplay the fact that doors were opened because many of these unsung forgotten pioneers who paved the way by unknowingly making crucial mistakes or getting their heads knocked in because at 18-19 years old they had no clue about the shadiness of the music industry. Hence many got ripped off by unscrupulous operators in the music industry who interestingly enough still run the industry the today. The mistakes of these pioneers became the lesson plans for future generations. So how have we paid the ones who opened doors for us back? It's not enough to say you read a couple of books or you spit a nice rhyme like Jay-Z when he penned the song 'Izzo' and rapped about how he was over charging the industry for ripping off Cold Crush.

It's nice line that reflects an important sentiment but as Grandmaster Caz pointed out during a panel discussions a couple of years back, Jay-Z never picked up a phone and offered to sign him to Roc-A-Fella Records. He certainly hasn't done that as president of the Def Jam. Hell, if Jigga was going around over-charging folks, shouldn't he ideally be kicking back money to the guy who penned many of the memorable lines in the landmark record 'Rapper's Delight' where he never got paid or public acknowledgment?

And since Jay-Z didn't fill the void, because as many Hip Hop purists like to point out, he's not really Hip Hop and hence would not do the right thing... then the question needs to be raised to the true Hip Hop head, how has Caz been included in your Hip Hop offerings? Did any of you offer him a recording contract or an opportunity to record? Did you book him or the Cold Crush for a show? Is respecting the architects of this culture simply having a ceremony and showering one with praise or seriously putting your money where your mouth is?

As far as I'm concerned, the ones who are quick to lambast Lupe Fiasco for not knowing Tribe Called Quest can be lambasted themselves for not respecting the architects of this culture beyond words but with deeds. Can we have more people like Guru who took time out to do the Jazzmatazz series where he brought to the fore front all the jazz legends that influenced him. We need more acts like Tribe who many are so vigoriously defending, to follow their footsteps and be an active part of Hip Hop's oldest organization-the Universal Zulu Nation?
 

The Rise of the Take Over Generation
If Lupe Fiasco in 2007 is being seen as disrespecful to his Hip Hop elders, perhaps he's the off spring of seeds that were planted years ago. A telling incident that will always stand out in mind took place in the late 80s at the now defunct New Music Seminar. I believe it was in '88 or 89 when contentious panel discussion was underway with the topic being 'What is the true meaning of Hip Hop'? There were all sorts of folks jam packed into this little room ranging from record executive Dante Ross to now famed producer Kutmasta Kurt to Media Assassin Harry Allen of Public Enemy.

This is a point author/professor Adam Mansbach (Angry Black White Boy) frequently builds upon. Like Chuck D, in a recent interview he referenced the years 1989-1993, as a time when Hip Hop was experiencing a lot of growth. He too acknowledged that much of that growth came in the form of young white college kids who started coming into the industry and through privilege started positioning themselves within media enclaves where they later took on the role as Hip Hop gatekeepers. Mansbach calls them the 'Takeover Generation'. He went on to note that many of these new comers then turned around and using their position and access to the masses and started redefining Hip Hop even if it was in sharp contrast to the definitions and practices of pioneers before them.

Mansbach added that a lot of this re-defining was oftentimes exclusive as opposed to inclusive and was ultimately designed to somehow validate the existence of a lot of these kids who he described as coming to the party late and managed to 'leap-frog' to the front of the line. Many weren't too interested in respecting the culture unless it fit their own needs.

In this recent scenario involving Lupe Fiasco and Tribe Called Quest right beneath the surface is this struggle about who gets to define culture. Because Lupe says he likes 8 Ball and MJG and Spice 1 suddenly he is no longer worthy of respect by the Hip Hop elite? Mansbach asked under who's authority? Does an 10 or 11 year kid growing up Chicago's west side as was the case with Lupe be allowed the luxury to have different take and upbringin on Hip Hop music and culture?
Is there some Hip Hop Cannon everyone agreed to follow? Who crafted it and how often if any is it revised? How do we all get to weigh in?

A lot of the venom being spit at Lupe would not be there if it was some other icon who's lines he flubbed. He pointed out that if Lupe had messed up Kool G Rap's lines or Ice T's the outcry wouldn't be the same, but with Tribe Called Quest, they happen to be one of those groups that quickly got adapted by the Takeover Generation and to a large degree what Hip Hop is and isn't got defined around way people felt about that group. In short ATCQ became and is a favorite of the Hip Hop elite and Lupe had stepped on toes.

Mansback noted some of this debate centers around generations-i.e. young vs. old. Some of it is regional-East coast flave vs. west coast flava vs. down south and midwest flava. But a lot of it is rooted in in race and class struggles which sooner or later need to be addressed head on if Hip Hop is really going to move forward.

During our discussion, Mansbach went into further detail explaining who, what, where, how and why, but we're simply gonna have to just do a full interview with him so we can really dwell deeper and do some real justice to the important points he raised.

 

Elvis, Hip Hop History and the Kids
Lupe's points although somewhat misplaced are valid on many levels. He's right when he says the average cat on the streets of Harlem isn't rushing to hear Tribe Called Quest, Poor Righteous Teachers, X-Clan, Public Enemy or many of the groups I came to admire during Hip Hop's Golden era. If we really stop to think about it, had there been no Vh1 Honors show many wouldn't know anything about these icons which is sad testament to all of us, because why is it in 2007, that our history and culture has to be fed through a corporation like Viacom? Where's our own Hip Hop honors? Where's our own Hip Hop Hall of fame? They do exist, but do we support them when they are on a grassroots level?

So what does all this mean? Well a few months ago I did a workshop at UC Berkeley and I asked a bunch of high school students mostly Black and Brown from East Oakland to raise their hands if they liked Hip Hop. The whole class raised their hands and made noise. Hip Hop was their life in their lifetime Hip Hop had always been here.

Hopefully those kids came away with a deeper appreciation for all of their history and not be selective. Can you imagine 20 years from now hearing some in that room becoming highly upset that some upstart rapper appearing on an awards show would admit to never hearing a classic album like Mac Dre's 'Ronald Dregan: Dreganomic' which has the hit song 'Feeling Myself'?

So is Lupe wrong for not listening to Tribe Called Quest. I would say so only for the fact that he was on national television honoring the cats. Fan or not, he had a responsibility to be professional. Part of that professionalism means familiarizing yourself with their material. Because Lupe is a conscious, educated cat, then he more than most knows the importance of embracing history and culture and having a keen understanding of it. He knew that like it or not by taking on that gig he would be an ambassador of sorts-charged with passing down the history. We touched upon this topic when we did our interview last year.

But is Lupe out of pocket for not being a fan or someone who sought out Tribe's material? Absolutely not and this is coming from a Tribe fan and friend of some of the members. Lupe is right about people being on their high horses. It's time for many to get off and take a long hard look in the mirror and ask ourselves how is that a bunch of kids from the hood know more about the Beatles and Elvis then they do about the founding fathers of Hip Hop? This has happened on our watch. If we feel like Lupe Fiasco wasn't respecting history, maybe its because we ourselves don't respect history and it was something that rubbed off on those coming up behind us...
 

Congrats to our dawg, Tha Brain who's latest joint "I Got That" (5th Lane Music) is the NUMBER ONE record on local station KKFI in Kansas City, MO.. Debuting "OUT THE BOX" on this weeks' RAP ATTACK CONFERENCE CALL picks, "I Got That" samples the classic theme song from "Sanford & Son." Hip-Hop heads will LOVE this track...

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ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP AND MSPOT TO LAUNCH LABEL-SPONSORED MOBILE RADIO SERVICE - IDJ RADIO

IDJ RADIO TO STREAM SIX URBAN MUSIC CHANNELS AND ON DEMAND VIDEO CONTENT CONTINUOUSLY TO MOBILE PHONES
Island Def Jam, mSpot and Nokia to host San Francisco party and press reception at Ruby Skye nightclub on October 23rd - with performances by Ne-Yo and The-Dream

IDJ Radio, along with Nokia's mobile sharing service MOSH and new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet to be showcased at press event, on first evening of CTIA Wireless conference

Island Def Jam Music Group, a unit of Universal Music Group, and mSpot, a pioneer in mobile music and radio, will intro­duce IDJ RADIO, a mobile music subscription service, at a gala press party starring Ne-Yo and The-Dream, to take place the first night of CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2007, on October 23rd at San Francisco's premier nightclub, Ruby Skye.

IDJ RADIO is a streaming radio service that includes a variety of Urban music as well as on-demand videos from some of today's hottest artists. The musical focus is contemporary hip-hop/R&B, old school/classics, Reggaeton/Latin hip-hop and special program­ming by featured Island Def Jam artists - as well as music from other labels.

The party, co-sponsored by Island Def Jam Music Group, mSpot and Nokia, will showcase IDJ Radio, along with Nokia's mobile sharing service MOSH and the new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. The party will be headlined by performances from RIAA platinum Grammy-nominated Def Jam recording artist and songwriter Ne-Yo, and veteran songwriter-producer turned solo artist The-Dream. DJ Green Lantern will work the turntables for the night. Nokia's innovative MOSH social sharing site technology will provide party guests with exclusive barcode mobile invites that will be scanned from their mobile phone.

The IDJ RADIO party will climax the first day of activities at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment conference at San Francisco's Moscone Center. The three-day event is recognized as the industry's most compre­hensive showcase for ground-breaking wireless data innovations and creative solutions for enterprise and entertainment.

IDJ RADIO is the result of a two year development between Island Def Jam Music Group and mSpot, whose mobile radio services already stream nearly 100 channels of music, news, sports, finance, entertainment, weather and talk radio to mobile phones across North America. IDJ RADIO will be available to consumers for a monthly fee, directly from their mobile carrier. The service will initially be available on one carrier to be named in the weeks ahead, with multiple carriers to be announced in the future.

Def Jam Info: http://www.defjam.com...

KOLLABOR8TION LOS ANGELES AUDITIONS!!
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Grand Prize - $2,000 | 2nd Place - $500 | 3rd Place - $200
Are you Asian American and full of talent but lacking an outlet? Have you ever considered pursuing your artistic or performance dreams but weren't sure how to begin? Do you feel as though you could MAKE IT BIG if only you knew the right people, the right place and the right time?

Kollaboration, Los Angeles is the right place to showcase your talents to the right people! Our previous performers have gone on to be featured in major blockbuster films, music videos, primetime television shows, commercials, talk shows and reality TV contests. But the only way to begin this journey to fame and fortune is byattending the KOLLABOR8TION AUDITIONS – to be held on Sunday,October 21, 2007. So reserve your audition spot now by e-mailing: rl.kollaboration@gmail.com  

Sunday, October 21, 2007
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Looking for all types of Asian American* talent: vocal, dance, classical, Hip-Hop, spoken word, and more! We know you have it and we want to celebrate it; show us your original talent and creativity!

A select number of the top auditions will be chosen to perform and compete at our Kollaboration VIII show in February 2008, in front of a live audience of 2,000 people at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, including special celebrity guest judges.

You have nothing to lose and all your dreams to gain! Sign up for auditions today!
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POWER SUMMIT UPDATE from DJ Bri-G: "We are excited to announce that The Power Summit “The Reunion” will be held at the beautiful Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV from October 24th to October 25th"...

Lookout for the debut joint by Couture Ink "Ghost Town" (Marmah Records). This emcee's gonna put his ish on the map. For more info you can hit up DJ Addition online at: iprocharts@aol.com. In Addition:

 ATTENTION! PLEASE VOTE FOR DJ ADDITION. Rap Attack's own, DJ Addition reppin' both Boston & NH recieved a nomination for "Independent Street Team Executive of the Year" by S.I.N. magazine. Support our fam. Here's what to do:
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Blue Scholars
ITINERARY UPDATE

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ILL BILL Tour Dates with Twiztid

10.16.07 / Dallas, TX / Palladium Ballroom
10.17.07 / San Antonio, TX / White Rabbit
10.18.07 / Oklahoma City, OK / Diamond Ballroom
10.19.07 / Albuquerque, NM / Sunshine Theatre
10.20.07 / Tempe, AZ / Marquee
10.22.07 / Los Angeles, CA / Knitting Factory
10.23.07 / Anaheim, CA / The Grove of Anaheim
10.24.07 / Sacramento, CA / The Boardwalk
10.26.07 / Portland, OR / Hawthorne Theatre
10.27.07 / Seattle, WA / El Corazon
0.28.07 / Spokane, WA / The Big Easy Concert House
10.29.07 / Boise, ID / The Big Easy
10.30.07 / Salt Lake City, UT / In The Venue
10.31.07 / Denver, CO / Ogden Theatre
11.02.07 / Lawrence, KS / The Bottleneck
11.03.07 / Des Moines, IA / House of Bricks
11.04.07 / Minneapolis, MN / First Avenue
11.05.07 / Milwaukee, WI / The Eagles Club
11.07.07 / Sauget, IL / Pop's
11.08.07 / Mokena, IL / The Pearl Room
11.9.07 / Louisville, KY / Headliner's Music Hall
11.10.07 / Columbus, OH / Newport Music Hall

Rap Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:
Meddafore (Mixtapes-PA & FL): " Labels please update you files with my current address:

Meddafore

2265 SW 27th Terrace

Miami, FL 33133

Damian Rodriguez (KGNU-CO): "1 week til Qbert comes here. Since I wont be one of the old fogies attending CMJ (daddy duty now has its $$$ drawbacks), sounds like it’ll be dope, we’ve got DJ Qbert coming next week! He loves Denver & puts on a good show. I saw a lil of his set at a rave this summer w/ dj Craze. Both phenomenal battle djs w/ the tricks & speed stuff they do. I’ll be buying tickets unless any of you have a hookup. Have fun next week ya’ll, I sure will.

Ghetto highlight of the week: Going towards the inner part of Denver, my babymomma saw the funniest thing. A Mexican DJ playing the polka Mexican music outside, huuuge inflatable jumping gym, all in an apartment complex. Not even their own backyard. The kicker was that they pointed all their guests to the MCDonalds next door to use the bathrooms.

Moral: You’re extra Mexican ghetto when your piñata party takes up the whole apt grass sharing area, invite the whole neighborhood to party w/ polka, provide the food, candy, beer, and have no bathrooms to add to the mix...

Edgie Kokoski (WUNH-NH): "My advice for the week: write down the numbers that are in your cell phone. I accidentally smashed my jack over the weekend to the point that the address book was lost forever. So now I get to start the wonderful task of collecting 3 years worth of phone numbers again. I'm especially heartbroken about the 1-900 numbers that I lost. So if I should have you digits, you might want to email them to me! (thanks)

Yikes...looks like bad news for Prodigy. After pleading guilty to weapons possession charges, he will be spending up to 3.5 years in the bing. At least the charges against The Alchemist were dropped, because if he got sent up, I'd probably have to start plotting a prison break...
 

Kazzeo (KHDC-CA): "VH1 had the Hip Hop Honors the other night. It was a pretty good show. It could have been better if they had gotten a better host. Tracy Morgan is just lame. He's like a Jack Black type guy who tries too hard to be funny. It doesn't work. I loved that they spotlighted Wild Style. The dopeness of that movie will never be duplicated. Seeing Whodini up there rockin' took me back to junior high. It was awesome. I thought it was a little wrong to credit Andre Harrell so much in the creation of New Jack Swing. Anyone who was around during that time knows that Teddy Riley is the force behind it. I disagree with the spotlight of Missy Elliot and Snoop Dogg. Much the same way I disagree with the previous spotlight of Wu Tang Clan. Sure they are major players in modern day Hip Hop. No question. But the event sould be to honor the original pioneers. Get through that list first and then come up to modern day. I even think that spotlighting A Tribe Called Quest, while they are one of my favorite groups, was pre-mature. Finish up the 1975 - 1990 era first. Then move up to 1990 - 2000"...

DJ SA (KRUX-New Mexico): "If there is anyone that can service me with house/freestyle/club/high energy, please hit me back, that is what they are feelin out at the club, and im running low on what I've got, if at all possible, please send wax to:

DJ S.A. - Troy Candelaria

829 Amarantha Ct (San Ysidro Rd)

 Las Cruces NM 88007

505-526-9064

915-920-7248 cell

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:  To all my dj's reppin' RapAttackLives.com who'll be at CMJ this week!...

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)