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BOYZ WILL BE BOYS
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Creativity (KCAQ-CA), Nasty-Nes,
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GOIN BACK 2 CALI
We spotted
Damian Rodriguez (KGNU-CO) in Floss
Angeles recently dining out at the "In & Out"
burger joint! |
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REMEMBER THIS GUY?
Hey it's
Mr Pete & he just got MARRIED! Congrats |
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PUMA CLYDE
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What's
Upper? It's no secret that I am one of the biggest
reality TV junkies and this week I have to give props to
the new Snoop Dogg reality show, "Father Hood"
airing on the E-channel, Sunday nights at
10:30pm.
Check for it & WARNING, it's not the Huxtables...
Is
this for real? I just heard that Def Jam, TVT,
Capitol Records & Warner Brothers laid off
more than a handfull of their staff last week. These are
hard times especially right before the holidays & I wish
those affected by this the very best. I hope 2008 will
open new doors for all of us...
ATTENTION RAP ATTACK DJ's & LABEL REPS:
The
last day of reporting your TOP 30 charts will be this
week, December 12th & we will be back in biz to
report your TOP 30 charts again on Wednesday, January
9, 2008...
Jive Records Statement (PIMP C):
It is with great sadness that Jive Records
announces the passing of
Chad
"Pimp C"
Butler,
a member of the celebrated rap duo UGK (Underground
Kingz). Jive Records' President and CEO
Barry Weiss states: "We mourn the unexpected loss of
Chad. He was truly a thoughtful and kind-hearted person.
He will be remembered for his talent and profound
influence as a pioneer in bringing southern rap to the
forefront. He will be missed and our prayers remain with
his family and Bun B. I've known Chad since he was 18,
and we loved him dearly and he was a cherished member of
the Jive family."
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Butler's father was a
trumpet player who played professionally with Solomon
Burke. Outside of his father, the 33-year old
rapper's influences varied, ranging from Bobby Bland,
Jimmy McGriff, the 1960's Motown artists
to Run
DMC.
Butler met his inseparable partner Bernard "Bun
B" Freeman in high school where they formed
UGK. In 1992, the duo signed to Jive Records and went on
release a total of eight albums for the label. They
earned their highest achievement earlier this year when
their most recent album, UGK (Underground Kingz),
debuted in the number one position on the album pop
chart. According to the New York Times,
UGK "helped inspire a generation of Southern Hip-Hop
stars, from OutKast to Lil Wayne."
Services for Chad Butler aka Pimp C will be held this
Thursday, December 13th, 2007 in Port Arthur
at the
Robert
A.
Bowers
Civic
Center
at 3401 Cultural Center Drive , Port Arthur, TX (409)
985-8801
Ariel
map link -
http://www.portarthur.net/images/pa_civ_cen_arial.pdf
Services begin at
11AM
and will be open to the public. No cameras of any kind,
including cell phones will be allowed into the civic
center without exception. This is so that those grieving
can do so in private and with dignity. Please respect
that this is the wish of the family.
Media
will be allowed to film the procession and arrivals in a
controlled, respectful manner from the outside of the
venue only.
The
interment is NOT open to the public or to media. It is
only for family and close friends. Again, please respect
that this is the wish of the family and will be enforced
by local police.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ANYONE SEEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE PICTURES
DURING THE SERVICE WILL BE ESCORTED OUT OF THE CIVIC
CENTER.
Above all, PLEASE respect that whilst many are coming
to pay their respects to Pimp C, his family is burying
Chad Butler. We ask that you behave accordingly. Press
contact: Nancy Byron, OGPR (213) 709.1056
(cell) or
nancy.byron@ogpr.net...
Straight outta West Covina, Cali & reppin' the west
coast with nuttin' but phat flava is Double F
who's gettin' ready to drop his debut single to our
Rap Attack DJ's, "Weed, Greed and Chases At
High Speed" (Double F Music). This track is
droppin' just in time to bring in 2008 with a BANG. The
beat's produced by the late J Dilla & here's what
Double F has to say bout that, "I don't know how the
Hip-Hop community feels about the whole idea but I did
this track as a tribute to J Dilla. People may think I
did it to gain some type of compensation from it. I
haven't made and don't plan on making a penny from
it"...
Get
ready for another
HOT
new joint from Bizzy Bone f/ DMX "A Song
For You" (After Platinum Records). Droppin'
January 2008. Stay tuned...
In
efforts of our video promotions for Verbal Threat's
"Reality Check" (Throwback Records) we got
added to be 1 of 5 featured video for MTVU.com.
The video had to be edited for MTVU so check out
revision that we did for them and please cast your vote
for Verbal Threat so we can win and be added to rotation
next week. Below are all the details with links and the
original video link for youtube.com--(peep game
we over 182,000 views).
This week's Freshmen starts today at 11am EST !
How to Vote?: Votes for fans favorite video can
be made online via our website
http://www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen/
When to Vote?: Voting begins at 11am on Monday 12/10
and ends at 11:59am on Friday 12/14
Fans can also vote via Mobile by TEXTING the word
FRESHMEN to 22422 on their mobile phones *Standard
messaging rates apply*
Every week a winner will be announced, and that winner
will get a prime spot showcasing it's victory on the
website, along with a direct add into video rotation
with specialized graphics the following week.
Winners will be announced both online at mtvu.com and
on-air beginning Monday 12/17 and will be added into
mtvU's video rotation immediately. As stated above,
special tags and messaging will be attached to the
winning video as well!
Vote here for Verbal Threat video "Reality Check":
http://www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen/...
And
now a word from the Yay's, MC Jendor, "As alot of
you know, my music reaches people from all walks, talks
and cultures. I have been working hard with allot of you
to bring our Hip-Hop culture back to a positive healthy
state of mind body and soul. As of 12-2-07 I have been
in the finals for Famecast' and I'm holding it
down in the TOP 5 for the Hip-Hop stage!
Here's what I need a simple blessing, please go to:
http://www.famecast.com/contest/stage_top5.php?stage_id
=24&round_id=160
And
check out my live performance that was recorded Dec 2nd
2007 and if you feel that I'm reppin TRUE Hip-Hop that
will re-define the current to a healthy place for this
generation. Then register and VOTE! PEACE & THANK YOU
RAP ATTACK FAM...
In
1968, the legend was born. A style icon on and off the
court, the signature show was made famous in the 1970's
by N.Y. basketball hero Walt "Clyde"
Frazier. He asked for a wider last and more
colors so that's what PUMA did. Three decades and still
the essence of cool. "CLYDE"
from the
PUMA
archive! (see photo above)...
Props
to Ian Davis from Loud/SRC! Make sure to
peep the brand new Wu-Tang Clan album "8
Diagrams" featuring Erykah Badu, George
Clinton, Gearald Alston, Sunny Valentine
& Tash Mahogany. While Raekwon &
The Rza & Ghostface & the Wu have their
disputes, I think both old & new Wu heads will vibe to
their "8 Diagrams" album. You can hit up Ian to get
laced or get drops regarding any of their artist on the
SRC roster online at:
soulmpc101@hotmail.com.
very
public feud between Wu-Tang members, Raekwon and Rza, it
looks like Rae is supporting the group's latest album,
'8 Diagrams,' after all. When recently speaking with
MTV, Raekwon urged fans to pick up the new release,
but did explain that he felt it wasn't the group's best
work. "I'm supporting it," he told MTV recently. "Go get
it. I'm on it. I laid down the dressing on that. But
like I said, it could've been stronger! I know the
capabilities that we all have when we all sit in the
room together. And then, at the end of the day, it was
leaning towards RZA's world. I told RZA, 'This is a
Wu-Tang Clan album. This ain't RZA's album.' If we say,
'We need this to proceed,' respect what we need to
proceed.
"You
dealing with a whole crew collectively, and our
collective thoughts," Rae continued. "You gotta keep
that a part of the protocol. That wasn't a part of the
protocol -- we still try to give this man as much props
as he deserves, 'cause he did so much. It's like
listening to Michael Jordan, saying, 'Follow my
hand.' But at the same time, Jordan ain't been around
for a while. So now it's gotta be about the team. Ain't
no I's in team. When Jordan's head gets too big, you
gotta tell Jordan that's what it ain't about. It's
team."
Despite Rae's new support of the Wu's 8 Diagrams,
when his new album, Shaolin vs. the Wu-Tang,
drops, it will feature every Wu member except Rza. So
maybe, the bad blood between the two is still there.
Meth,
however, explained that he sees Rza as his brother."I
love the sh-- out of RZA; that's my motherf---ing n----,
right there," Method Man said. "Thick and thin and back
again. However n----s feel about the god, that's how
they feel. But they can't speak for everybody. So if my
name pops up in anything and you ain't hear it from the
horse's mouth, don't believe what you heard"...
Major League
"Blood Money" RMX featuring Ty Nitty of
Infamous Mobb (EP /NewRealm Records).
If you'd like to get drops from Major League hit up
Lex One online at:
hitop.studio@gmail.com.
You can peep Major League out on MySpace:
www.MySpace.com/MajorLeaguetryouts...
MAJOR LEAGUE
Bustin' outta the "818" in a BIG way is artist &
producer Arash aka Shammy Dee with his
debut single & video "Rise" (SoFull Ent.). His 4
song EP will be serviced exclusively to the RAP
ATTACK DJ's just in time for 2008. You can peep
& please review his "Rise" video online on
YouTube.com at:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FUDcKdXCRw8. Stay
tuned...
ARASH
The
Best Of 2 Pac's "Part 1- Thug" & "Part 2-Life" (Amaru/DeathRow/Interscope)
is in my hands as you read this. A great stocking
stuffer for die hard 2 Pac fans. "Part 1 - Thug" cd
features his classics: "California Love," "I Ain't Mad
At Cha," "How Do You Want It" "Hail Mary" & "Dear
Momma" to name a few. "Part 2 - Life" cd features his
classics: "Keep Ya Head Up," "Brenda's Got A
Baby," "Definition Of A Thug Nigga" & "When I Get Free"
to name a few. This 2 cd set keeps 2 Pac's legacy alive.
Peep it...
ANI vs KRS-ONE:
THE LOST INTERVIEW
Ani vs KRS-One: Dropping Serious Science-the Lost
Interview
by Ani Yapundzhyan
"It's all vibration," KRS explains, "Word combinations
give your thing value or decrease your value."
It is in this ironic way that KRS gets his points
across. "Today's American education is training the
student for the job market, and the job market basically
leads to nowhere," he continues, "We're being bred more
accurately, for the job market. I wish there was real
job training going on in the colleges and universities.
We're being bred to take decisions, we're being bred to
not think, to obey, follow the rules. But you can get
out, because the whole system is fake: that's the
freedom." He points across the room, "If all of this is
a fraud, then you're free."
I mention that his philosophy sounds very Eastern and
Buddhist.
"No doubt its Eastern," KRS agrees, "but its also the
effects of an uninstatutionalized mind, if I may be very
Zen. Nonetheless, this is how you get out: by realizing
that college is not the end-all-be-all. That's the trap,
to believe in the authority of college over your
awareness, over your education."
I immediately feel proud to be a college dropout,
somehow it means more when KRS speaks of it than say,
Kanye. I begin to realize that maybe my dropping out is
not such a big coincidence, considering I grew up on the
man's music.
I mention that college is a privilege. "Knowledge is a
privilege," KRS adds, "This is the truth: quit school
and become a dj. You know of anybody who would say that?
I quit school in the ninth grade, I studied in the
public library, now I teach at Harvard at least three
times a year. This Hip Hop shit is crazy. This whole
thing is corrupt, you can educate yourself. The human
mind is intelligent at birth. Can we really talk like
that on Oprah? She'd be like, 'you mean drop out? Get
off the couch.'"
There is a certain word that keeps popping up in our
interview. When I ask him why gangsta rap gets blamed
for highly-publicized acts of violence in this country,
instead of the marines or the army who breed killers
every day, the first word out of KRS' mouth is "Denial."
"America's
number one disease is denial," KRS emphasizes, "we're
all suffering from it. 32 people just got killed [in the
Virginia Tech shootings] and they're not blaming that on
rock music or skateboarding or whatever he's into.
Whatever the school's into, they're not blaming it on
that. 'He was just a strange guy killer.'
The same reason that's going on," he continues, "that's
the same reason black people are shocked at Imus.
Denial. Imus comes out, he speaks his mind, 'Nappy
headed hoes!', he loses his job. But Stephen Hill, the
program director at
BET-a
black man, by the way-programs that station to influence
Imus' statement everyday on television, keeps his job…in
fact, he gets a raise. We. Livin'. In. Denial. We don't
want the truth. We want our emotions caressed."
If a society as a whole would rather have 'emotional
caressing' than truth, then we can't be mad when
programs such as "Fox News" are established, to give the
population unfair and biased information that only
confirms their ignorant views.
"Fox News is the
CIA,"
KRS says very seriously, "That's government propaganda.
Nazi Germany...but to even know that its bullshit is a
privilege. Don't' give that privilege away so quickly."
According to KRS, America is still not ready to look at
9/11, as the news media labeled him a terrorist and
anarchist when he voiced his opinions after the attacks.
"When they called me an anarchist on the evening news,"
he recalls, "I was like, 'Thank you, at least you got
that part right.' It's better than being a part of this
bullshit. Its better than being geared up and jumpin'
out of a tank in Iraq, that's what its better than. 'All
I wanted to do was get a job and pay for somethin' and
now I'm busting a big gun…' But we're in denial.
"Terrorists" killed over 5,000 people at 9/11. the act
of killing those people makes them a terrorist. Mass
murder makes them a terrorist. Bush lies about the war,
its clear. How many are dead…you stopped counting."
Me: You hear people complaining every day about the dead
American soldiers (up to 3,000 now) who signed up on
their own accord-
KRS: -to kill
Me: -but nobody complains about the fact that there are
between 62,000 and 650,000 dead Iraqi civilians who had
no choice in the matter. And the reason there is such a
gap in the numbers is because Bush has made it illegal
to count the Iraqi casualties, so no one knows for sure.
KRS: Oh yeah, of course, we're not even gonna go there
'cause that's straight barberism. And its denial. And
this is why you cannot put your vote down on a system
that refuses to correct itself. And rehabilitate itself.
Fuck all these candidates, Barak Obama as well. Until
these cats step to people like me and you…you had a
rhyme (speaking to Triune)
Triune: Until Bush meets deep in my community, I'm
hustling for mine until I get an opportunity.
Me: If I can put aside my pride and integrity as a
conscious woman and dance to Snoop saying 'Put it in
your mothafuckin' mouth', why can't these guys do the
same with some conscious shit? Who has more at stake?
KRS: It's obvious to you because you have a higher
conciousness. But lets now step out of our obviousness.
(takes on the tone of a 'thug'), 'I didn't come out
here, spend $25 to hear some cat tell me that everything
I do in my life is wrong. I'm spending $25 cause
(singing): 'I'm a flirt, boom boom, I'm a flirt, goddamn
right I'm a flirt!' I'm a flirt and I wanna hear that in
the club.'
(voice gets serious) Now if I'm a Revolutionary, I wanna
hear that in the club. But revolutionaries don't really
be in the club. Revolutionaries are doin' somethin',
they got somewhere to go. If you're at the club, you're
there with a friend, your favorite artist is there.
You're there for a reason. You're not there to pick up a
guy, you're not a flirt! You're not goin' there like
that, you're not…well, most of the time…
(laughs real loud)… because I've been some situations,
even as a married man, where I'm like 'Man, did I just
get off the stage with a whole revolutionary message,
and these girls are still trippin'?' I will say though,
they say the fastest way to get a woman undressed is to
spit knowledge.
Me: Isn't it better for a woman to respond to your mind
over your body?
KRS: It's the same willpower. 'This man is safe for me.
I'm going to deal with him.' Okay, conscious guy is safe
for you, (taking on the tone of a woman) 'The thug with
the gat and the pistol smellin' like weed, that's safe
for me as a woman, that was my father, that was my older
brother. That's what I grew up in. so even though I know
these cats really dog me out and they treat me like
shit, that's still my fathah. See it even goes back to
that, like how were you raised, what man did you see
growin' up? What's in your mind?
It really hits women hard because we live in a masculine
society, so boys kind of get the whole society to fall
back on, if you ain't had a father you can kind of still
be a man, in this society…I grew up without as father.
And I consider myself a man, no doubt, but I could see
where a lot of it had to do with society. I went to the
public library, and I could read about all the men, and
I had Martin Luther King and Malcom X, there were other
things in society…
As a woman? Nah, man. Society is not kind to women. And
that's why women are fighting for their rights, it's
unfair to women. Its an injustice to women, this society
that we live in. Christian ethics are an injustice to
femininity and womanhood. An injustice. And I like
Christian ethics, by the way. I like it. As a man, I
believe that my wife should serve me, no doubt.
Me: As you should serve her too…
KRS: Christians say the man is the head of the household
and the woman is subservient to him. He is the Christ,
the head. And the woman is the body, the home. Now of
course no man on this planet could even live with a
woman under that kind of archaic philosophy, women are
not that.
Me: I mean in the beginning, Eve supposedly bit the
apple, and its automatically her fault from the get
green, but lets get back to Hip Hop… you started in the
game making street music, there is a consenses that 'The
Blueprint' really was the blueprint-to gangsta rap. What
were the key differences between the "gangsta rap" y'all
were making as BDP and the 50 Cent kind?
KRS: There's not many differences, and here's why.
Everything you do today, its instantly YouTubed, ituned
or mtv'd. When we did it, you couldn't see it. So you
hear about 50 Cent's shootouts…well in our day you heard
about ours. There was no news camera. It was ghetto
news. We had beef with Shan okay? That was never on the
news on the tv, but cats in the hood was like, (Fat
Albert-type voice) 'Yo yo yo, did you hear the latest?
KRS went up to Queensbrige and dissed Shan, did you
hear? Shan was over in the Bronx, Red Alert and Marley
Marl.'
Now the difference is, everything we do today is
instantly heard around the world. So it only appears
that Young Jeezy and others who may be 'gangsta rappers'
or labeled as that, are doing something so crazy. To be
honest with you, they're like kittens compared to the
roaring that went down in the '80's. 2000, the new
millennium is nothing compared to the '80's. West Coast
80's is legendary. Okay. East Coast 80's is legendary.
Miami? In the '80's? Leeeegendary.
KRS: But look how they got shut down. East Coast/West
Coast. That's the first East Coast/West Coast beef. Fred
Hampton on the East coast, Huey P on the West coast,
locally. F.B.I. was all in it. How long we gonna keep
going for that shit? How long is the black and brown
gonna keep fightin'? That's why I say, your people goin'
to jail? My people goin' to jail. For some reason, you
and I are sittin' here in Heaven. We in the kingdom of
heaven. Be thankful that your role is what it is.
You ask anybody, ask anyone in jail, 'How'd you get
here?' the ultimate answer, (hushed whisper.) 'I don't
knowwww. I know I killed somebody, I know I did.' But
when you dig deep deep deep deep deep, like why'd you
kill to kill to kill to kill to kill, 'I don't knowwww…'
Be thankful that the universe has made you an oracle and
not a murderer. Be thankful that nature has made you a
wise woman, and not an idiot.
Me: You did a show tonight and there were a lot of
children at the theatre…
KRS: My rhymes will be focused on five and six year olds
this year. Hip Hop Lives (see sidebar) focuses on the
adult hip hoppa, but my personal rhymes will focus on
young, young, children. I wanna apply my emcee skills in
that way. I wanna show young kids what it means to be an
emcee, and have them be inspired by that…the way a
doctor feels that everybody should know something of
medicine? I'm an emcee. I think everybody should
rap…every single human being on the planet should know
how to rap.
And that's my life's mission.
KRS speaks his last words truly as 'the Teacha'. "I
believe rhyming is healthy for you, I believe it helps
you think faster, I belive it helps your vocabulary, it
helps you read faster as well. I think that every adult,
every child, should learn how to emcee. E-M-C-E-E."
If Chomsky is the intellectual luminary, KRS-ONE
is a cultural luminary. His Hip Hop roots allow him to
communicate the same message his counterparts are
spreading, but to the hood. The motherfuckin' hood
better be listening...
Rap
Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:
Damian
"Mr Groove"
Rodriguez (KGNU-CO): "Ok yall, year
winding down & my son just had his 2nd
birthday, the terrible two’s. I’ve already got him
started on the 1’s & 2’s, piano, bangos, and anything
else he can do. WE NEED PRODUCERS, so I figured I’d make
one. J Lovin Thirston Howell’s keep it goya.
Gonna load it to my ipod which is my new best friend.
Love the fact that I can bring that along & record my
set. If you guys aren’t doin that or needing to record
sets, there’s an attachment you can buy for 60-70 bucks
that’ll do it. glad I did it, no need for a 2nd
computer to get beer spilled on at a party.
Ghetto highlight #1:The
gay/lesbian wanted to throw a carnival in December at a
large club over here. They hired a flame thrower to be
part of the show.
Moral:
Your sarcastic ghetto fab gay when you’re a flamer &
hire a flamer. (see photo above)...
Edgie Kokoski
(WUNH-NH):
"Coming at'cha a day later than normal after another
trip where I was screwed by U.S. Airways. This
time they left me marooned in Washington D.C. for hours
while they tried to figure out where our plane was in
the U.S. Obviously U.S. Airways has yet to master the
U.S. Airways. In the time I spent checking in, going
through security, and waiting for my flight, I could
have driven non-stop from D.C. to New Hampshire. If you
have to use U.S. Airways, I would suggest booking your
flight to leave a day before you need it to. That way
you are guaranteed to arrive on time.
It's that time of year when cold and flu symptoms start
to get prevalent, and I happen to be fighting a bad head
cold right now. I love it when people at your job say
sensitive things like "Well stay away from me if you're
sick" and "I don't want to get your germs". As if I'm
purposely going around sneezing on door knobs and
licking peoples keyboards. Newsflash asshole: I didn't
ask to be sick and I'm trying to make the best of it.
The head cold only intensifies the sickness I feel every
normal work day when I have to watch you scarf down 3
donuts while talking about how great your kids are. You
suck, and so do your kid's crappy crayon drawings that
are hanging in your cubicle.
I never was a big U.G.K. fan, so the news that
Pimp C died didn't really affect me that much. I
don't mean to sound insensitive, but it must be hard to
eulogize a person who's name starts with the word
"pimp". It's not exactly a flattering occupation. It's
hard to imagine someone at the funeral home podium
saying "Pimp C was a kind pimp. He was an honorable
pimp. He's the kind of pimp that you want to raise your
children to be like." At least his name wasn't Child
Rapist C or Nazi War Criminal C. Those would have been
much more awkward"...
D-Tragic
(805HipHop.com):
"R.I.P. – Chad “Pimp C “ Butler – We are
in mad sorrow about this! Condolences go out to his
whole Fam!! Also a BIG GET WELLS go out to Bay Area
Rapper SPICE 1. Hope you get well soon! Be sure
to have everyone support that New Trigga Treach
“STOP” Joint out right now! It’s real DOPE!!! I’m
telling ya’s……Classic MC’s are makin a comeback!!
Support that!!!
I
hear Vernassa Fields has some cool stuff popin
off up there in Sac-Town!! Holla @ Her about that for
sure!
RapAttack Fam:
Be safe this holiday, and thanks for having me as a part
of your fam! Hope to make big things happen with you
guys in 08! Much respect to all of you! Thanks Again for
the opportunity Nes!! You’re a true Icon Man!"...
Nesto
(WODU-VA): "What
up fam? The Northeast and Northwest just got slammed by
old man winter.. enjoy that snow.. I like the warm
weather myself, but I
miss having snow.. Kuya Nes, thanks for that link
from Arash aka Shammy Dee "Rise", I'm
feeling that track, got a nice vibe to it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FUDcKdXCRw8...
Adam Lowentein
(WMHB-ME):
"What's good everyone, like all of you, I was shocked
and saddened to hear about Pimp C's passing. My
condolences to all of those who knew and worked with
him"...
EarthQuake
(Live365.com): "Can you please send me drops?
You can follow the script
below or you can be creative.
Drop
Script for DJ EarthQuake’s “Off Da Richter Scale Rapshow”
on live365.com
This is ______________ and your listening to DJ
EarthQuake on the Off Da Richter Scale Rapshow on
Live365.com.
Two options on sending them to me.
1. send it as an mp3 file to:
quake551@comcast.net
2. send it on cd to
Shaun Hulbert (Dj EarthQuake)
131 75th St SW
Everett, Wa 98203...
Darin Gloe
"The
CEO": "I know a lot of you aren’t doing vinyl like
you have in the past, but I have 15 djs that are still
very dedicated to the use of vinyl so if you have a box
to spare when you release something don’t be afraid to
slide it our way, because these guys will put it to good
use.
Year
end shouts got to all the labels who still believe in
vinyl and all the reps that continue to fight for its
survival. Sure music is in the toilet, but good music
deserves a piece of wax for the tables
The
biggest shout out of all to DJ Episode, you’re my
brother for life homie, also to my mentor and friend DJ
Imperial and my late night brethren Vinyl
Richy. Here we go with the shouts, thanks for
believing in Late Night: Jen Boogie, Paul, LP, Big D
at Universal, Brian, Bolo, Gary, Vito @ Sony, Cyrus,
TNT,
@ Capitol, Rod, Ron, Rob, Randy and Chad@ Jive, J Grand,
Lee, X @ Asylum, D-Trane, Dave House, Dave Leonard,
Theo, Adam and Troy @ Interscope, Kendall, Mazzi, Steve,
Raheim and EP @ Def Jam, Sonny D and Danny C @ Epic,
Damon, Niles, Allen, E-One and Rick @Atlantic, Hen-Roc,
Rich, Shawn, and Antonio @ Bad Boy, J and Blaze @
Cornerstone, Rene @ G-Unit, Russ, Art, Hilda, and Big Ro
@ J Records, Marlo, Dee, Sean, Gazelle, and Shadow @
Koch, Big Dore @ Lightyear, Donna Gryn @ Polo Grounds,
Donald @ Sho Nuff, Gary and Alisa @ Universal Republic,
Brannon, Savalas @ Warner Bros, also big shouts to
Marsha and Wilt for holding me down good luck with your
new endeavors. Huge shout to my dude Brian Gaffey @ RPM,
Street Swillz baby!! Big shouts to Byze One
(we
will keep trying to keep hip-hop alive homie). Al
Lindstrom, Sir Charles (a damn legend people) and to
anybody else I might have forgotten. Onto my indie
folks. Thanks for a great year to: Jessica @ Spectre,
Jesse and Keith @ Babygrande, Devin, Dennis @
Nature Sounds, JJ and Lee @ Foundation, Nasty Nes, Papa
D, DJ Riq, my boy Malachi who was with ABB, thanks to
Damon and Beni B for still believing in good music. Big
Dho @ Hall of Justus, Jay and Mekalek @ Glow in the
Dark, David @ Halftooth, Ethan who was with Fat Beats
(somebody get at us), Lamar @ Shaman Works,
Mitchell @ Redline, The Wondertwinz, and anybody
else I may have forgotten. Thank you.
Shouts to all the DJs, especially my Bumsquad
Family, Wally Sparks, DJ XTC, Robert
Solario and my PD Robert Chavez for giving us
a shot in Bakersfield…check out the numbers people. We
are on the come up!!! Big shouts to Statik Selektah,
Felli Fell, DJ Drama and DJ Khaled
for paving the way in 2007 letting labels know DJs are
still the cornerstone of hip-hop. Thanks again to
everyone and 2008 will be even better, it has to get
better musically we can’t get any worse….can we?"...
PrizMatik
(Sprint
Mobile Radio): Here's me "New Mailing Address"
PLEASE UPDATE YOUR FILES:
PrizMatiK
4321 Hempstead Turnpike 2nd Floor
Bethpage, NY 11714
Main/Mp3 Email:
dj@prizmatik.com
Vernassa Fields
(Live365.com
- Spyn Cycal Radio): Just a heads up. I am preparing
to start promoting shows in the Sacramento area... I
will need access to artist AND booking agents.Yeah, I
know. I've heard the horror stories... I'm not a sleaze
bag. I promise. I am genuinely interested in bring great
Hip-Hop music to the area. This is not a get-rich-quick
scheme for me. It's a way to expose amazing talent, and
expand the Spyn Cycal brand.
I get
super hyped about the artists I play on Spyn Cycal
Raydio, and I just want to share the sounds with as many
folks as possible via live performances from Spyn Cycal
Raydio artists. My objective is to spread the music and
establish myself as a solid reliable promoter. Help me
help you and your artists. With your cooporation, The
Spyn Cycal brand will be known for good quality live
Hip-Hop shows. I'm currently scheduling a show for
Spring 2008... Please keep me informed of your artist's
touring schedules as well as their availability. Spyn
Cycal is expanding... Spyn Cycal wants to see more
shows! So... I will bring them myself.
I'm
sending a list of months your way. PLEASE get at me ASAP
with artists that you would like to add to the series.
You don't need to submit an exact date (yet), but if you
can provide me with an idea of who you have available by
adding the artist(s) name(s) by the desired month, I can
start promoting the series with your artists included.
I
would also like to use this calendar as a sponsorship
tool as well. I would like to present a list of acts
coming to the Sacramento area to potential sponsors.
Spyn
Cycal Concert Series 2008:
FEB 2008: ? (tentative month)
APRIL 2008 - OFFICIAL KICK OFF OF THE 2008 CONCERT
SERIES
JUNE 2008
AUGUST 2008
OCTOBER 2008
DECEMBER 2008
***NOTE***
If you've got an artist coming from out of state that
will be in the Cali area within any of the months above,
get at me if you are interested in a gig in the SacTown
area. Spyn Cycal will try to make it happen
Thank
you.
Vernassa Fields - Spyn Cycal Creator & Hip Hop Luvah
7710 BRABHAM WAY,
ELK GROVE, CA 95785
email:
vernassafields@spyncycal.com
AIM:
FortyFiveCrewGal
Phone: 617-605-2771
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
Coming soon "
www.RockTheBeatOnline.com "...
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...
SHOUT OUT TIZIME:
Happy
Birthday this week to both Mii Mii (Suspens
Recording) & to Joanne Ticsay from
Universal Travel celebrating this Thursday, December
13 & to the love of my life, my fiancee Jen Jen
celebrating this Friday, December 14th... R.I.P.
to Pimp C from UGK...
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) |
