A NASTY X'MAS FLASHBACK WITH NASTY-NES & HIS MOM!

RAP ATTACK LIVES IN 2007 PHOTOS:

D-TRAGIC (805HIPHOP.COM)   EDGIE KOKOSKI (WUNH-NH) & GURU   MIGHTY MYSTIC & SKULL   RAP ATTACK T-SHIRT REPPIN' CMJ 2007

[[  December 17, 2007  ]]

What's Upper? 

RAP ATTACK will be back in full effect on January 9, 2008 with an all new NASTY NEWS plus an all new Rap Attack Radio, Internet & Mixtape DJ reporters... First off I want to give thanks & praise to Jesus Christ my Saviour. Next, I want to thank my entire Rap Attack panel for all their love, support & dedication not only to me but to Hip-Hop music. I want to extend my sincere thanks to the record labels for showing me their love & support by servicing me with the dopest Hip-Hop music dating back to when I first turned both my turntables & mic ON back in 1980. A lot of you have became lifelong friends & fam of mine & this is why I love what I do so much. To ALL the djs that I've met since 1985 to the present, I want to thank you for helping me break a ton of new Hip-Hop music I've introduced to you especially all the ish on NastyMix Records which put me on the Hip-Hop promotions map & gave me goals to accomplish in many aspects of my life. Have a very Merry X'mas, Happy Holidays & I'll see you in the New Year... "Happy Hanukkah *Merry Christmas * Happy Rohatsu * Happy Kwanzaa * Happy Ramadan * Happy Yule * Happy New Year * Feliz Navidad * Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon!"...
 

HIGHLIGHTS IN 2007

50 Cent vs. Kanye West

DJ Drama and DJ Cannon were arrested and their Aphilliates label offices were shut down. RIIA along with local Atlanta authorities raided the offices, and took dozens of workers into custody as well as an estimated 50,000 CDs.

Splif & BlueSteele exits Def Jam

A wet and wild night of Super Bowl firsts brought Dungy, Manning and the Indianapolis Colts to the top of the NFL with a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears last Sunday night. And Prince turned it out & rocked the house during halftime with one of the best halftime shows ever for a Superbowl event.

R.I.P to: Shawn "Mic Lord" Austin, a personality on Hip-Hop station 103 Jamz, died from unknown causes, according to local reports. Austin was widely known as one-half of the Boodah Brothers, a humorous on-air team at the Virginia radio station and to Billy Henderson, a member of the smooth R&B vocal group the Spinners, died last Friday of complications from diabetes at a health care facility in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was 67. Henderson was aboard for the Spinners' '70s hit-making streak that began with 1972's "I'll Be Around" and continued through "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love," "Then Came You" with Dionne Warwick, "Mighty Love" and "The Rubberband Man"...

Congratulations to this years' GRAMMY winners in the RAP catagory:

Best Rap Solo Performance "What You Know," T.I.

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group "Ridin'," Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration "My Love," Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.

Best Rap Song "Money Maker," Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)

Best Rap Album Release Therapy, Ludacris

(R.I.P.) to: Anna Nichole Smith and to Nes' cat "Snuggles" who's been with Nes for 16 great years. I miss & love you SNUGS (Oct 1991-Feb 2007)...

L.A. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant took home his second Most Valuable Player Trophy at last Sunday's NBA All-Star game. Bryant scored 31 points in the Western Conference's 153-132 victory...

Skull & Mighty Mystic are about to collaborate on their new joint "Here To Stay" (YG Entertainment).

Congratulations to Blue Scholars reppin' Seattle, WA as they just inked a deal with Rawkus Records!

Mark your calendars. March 19, 2007 is quickly approaching as this is one of the most important days in the history of Seattle Hip Hop when one of our Northwest pioneers DV One (see photo above) will stand trial vs The Seattle Police Department. This will likely be a week long trial. If need be, please let your employers know ASAP as to which days you would like to take off to attend the trial. DV One will need as many supporters and participants there as possible.

R.I.P. to Fred Held. A dance music industry pioneer who started in distribution and was one of the first people to promote dance music to night clubs, djs and radio in the Miami market. Instrumental in the careers of France Joli, DJ Magic Mike, Expose, Company B & Sir Mix-A-Lot, Fred also worked with seminal disco labels West End, Prelude and Sam. Fred Held received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2006 Winter Music Conference International Dance Music Awards ceremony. He will be missed by everyone in the dance music industry.

Sanjaya!!!...

Don Imus, "Nappy Headed Hoes" comment...

Planet Asia's Gold Chain Music now has a JV deal with RBC/Navare. The new album is called, Planet Asia as Medallions - "Jewelry Box Sessions : The Album" dropping ((June 26))...

This years "URBAN NETWORK" Conference in Newport Beach, CA was off tha hook! A lot of good quality heads in the house. The panels were good but NO ONE mentioned the importance of COLLEGE RAP RADIO. So yours truly had to make it known to everyone that COLLEGE RAP RADIO is a very important outlet especially for independent labels to get their music heard first! RAP ATTACK was in the house & stood up for every DJ on our RAPATTACKLIVES.COM panel! The poolside event was crazy sponsored by Omni Entertainment. Heads got a chance to see for the first time both Skull & Mighty Mystic (see photos above) perform live on the same stage their new collabo single "Here To Stay" droppin' in 2 weeks. Great weekend & thanks to all who came thru...

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...

We want to welcome to our DJ & CONFERENCE CALL PANEL, Vernassa Fields. She is gonna be a great asset to RAP ATTACK. She's been down with Hip-Hop since 1979. You can peep her out at: www.Live365.com & go to "SPYN CYCAL."

Condolences to the family, friends & victims of the latest Virginia Tech tragedy (R.I.P.)... Don Ho ( I grew up to your music, "Tiny Bubbles" & "Pearly Shells" thanks to my dad. Thanks for the great music & memories. Aloha - R.I.P.)...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. couldn't win over the crowd, or even his own father. All he could win was the only thing that really counted Saturday night, his fight against Oscar De La Hoya. Boxing's bad boy beat the Golden Boy in one of the richest fights ever, using his superb defensive skills and superior speed to take a 12-round split decision and win the WBC 154-pound title in his first fight at that weight.

On May 19th 2007 the Native Guns will perform their final show as a group in Honolulu, Hawaii. With four years of dedication to each other and the community, Bambu and Kiwi have mutually decided to continue their careers as solo artists.

Austin' own DJ's Mike Swing, Nick Nack & Protege have started up: www.GigaCrate.com. Taylored for the DJs, log on now!

This Wednesday we will have a new American Idol! I have to vote for Blake cause he's outta my hometown of Seattle & I vowed that I'd rep the "206" for life! Good luck to both Blake & Jordin..

Much props to Russell Simmons who took time out of his busy schedule & hang with our dj's on last Thursday's RAP ATTACK CONFERENCE CALL. Both Russell & I reminiced to the early 80's when Def Jam serviced me with their debut T La Rock "It's Yours" single & the Duke Burzutti (did I spell that correct?) single. Wow how time flies. Russell's new book "Do You" is on the Best Seller list & he shared a lot of positive light with us on acheiving our goals. To sum up what I got from this icon is what I've always believed & that's to be honest, do what you LOVE doing, put GOD as the center & focused part of your life & have faith. I can't wait to start reading my copy of, "Do You!" I highly recommend you pick up a copy. Russell also endorsed the new Jinx Da Juvy "Strong Enough" single that's about to drop. You will be hearing more about this joint so stay tuned. Thanks again to Russell Simmons & also to Big Phil...

Condolences to the King family on the passing of actress/author/producer/activist Yolanda King, who died at the age of 51. The eldest child of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King...

R.I.P.: Our prayers go out to the family of Hi-Five singer Tony Thompson who was found dead in his Waco, Texas hometown. The R&B singer was reportedly working on new material with a few notable rappers; the famed group disbanded in 1994...

Did anyone see the season finale of HBO's "Sopranos?" All I can say is, "There was no good ending, so 'The Sopranos' left off without one." For real, when it came to the very end, I thought my cable went out or the electricity died & then next thing you see are the final credits! LOL. Hearing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" leads me to believe that Tony & his posse will all be back on the BIG screen at a theater near you sometime in 2009!

Our prayers go out to the legendary producer Marley Marl who apparently suffered a heart attack ...

Rap Attack wants to welcome to their Conference Call DJ panel, DJ Tragic from www.805HipHop.com!...

Tim Glover is the new Youth Lifestyle/College Radio Coordinator for Island Def Jam Group...

Yes believe the hype & go see "Transformers!" This is probably comparable & more to Will Smith's "Independence Day" release years ago. Hold on tight to your seats when watching this action packed movie. It's gonna be a fun ride with Megatron & Optimus Prime !!!...

Ok now that the Apple iPhone is out, are you ready for the Sidekick 4? With all the hype around the iPhone, word is makers of the sidekick are planning to offer new features including Myspace and MMS/Video capabilities. The SK4 device is supposedly a cross between the ID & Sidekick 3 (rumors only) & is slated for a '08 launch...

Savvy is now the new Urban Music Director at San Jose's KSJS...

Randy Hubbard Parker, son of Simone G. Parker and Rap Legend KRS-ONE found dead in Atlanta apartment...

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

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...

Last weeks' Bum Squad Conference was off tha hook. Big ups to Latin Prince (see photo above) & his posse, Octavia, Derick & the Bums for puttin' on another well attended conference. The highlight for me was attending their advance screening of Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker's "Rush Hour 3" (New Line Cinema). It was great seeing the two together on the big screen cuz they've got that chemistry. The movie will keep you laughing, you'll enjoy the action scenes & watching the beautiful sites in Paris is a plus too. "Rush Hour 3" can't touch 1 or 2 but you will enjoy 3 if you're a RUSH fan!...

Last Sunday night was a Flashback treat for me as The Calloway Brothers aka Midnight Star performed a live set featuring all their hits they sang & wrote! The place to be was at Stevie's Creole & Cafe here in Encino, Cali. Both Vincent & Reggie Calloway and their band laced the crowd with their biggest Midnight Star hits from "No Parking On The Dance Floor," "Wet My Whistle," "Electricity," "Operator," "Slow Jams (one of my all time fav love jam) & the track that put them on the map, "Freak-A-Zoid!"...

RAP ATTACK welcomes to their lastest CONFERENCE CALL POSSE: DJ Fresh (KPSU-Portland), DJ Savvy (KSJS-San Jose) & DJ Sonic (SIRIUS-NY). We'd like to thank Chuck-D from Public Enemy for taking time out on our call last Thursday & sharing great memories from the beginning days of PE to now!...

Kwasi "Misfit" Jones (WFLO-MD) has been a great RAP ATTACK reporter for the past 2 years. As some of you might know, Kwasi Jones passed away due to complications from heart transplant surgery (R.I.P.)...

If you're in Seattle, Tacoma and/or Portland on Saturday, August 25th, join me,m Nasty-Nes & my former co-host from "KCMU Rap Attack," the ShockMaster Glen Boyd at the: ASIAN HIP HOP SUMMIT SEATTLE...

(R.I.P.) to TV's pioneer, Merv Griffin...

SCION has flown both me & DJ Chill Will (WCBN-MI) to be a part of their "A River Rides Through It" promotions & meeting with some of their top execs. SCION continues to be a big part of the Hip-Hop lifestyle. While we are in Idaho, we will be peepin' out their new line of whips, their XB & XD rides, discussing how RAP ATTACK & our DJ's can be more involved with SCION events like we have been in the past with their "Mixtape DJ" & "Beat DJ/Producer" events. The highlight of this trip will be seeing two, 200 lb plus men river rafting on the Idaho river. Guess who the 2 fellas are?...

My trip back home to Seattle was very sentimental. My former radio co-host, The Shockmaster Glen Boyd from KCMU Rap Attack & from NASTYMIX Records days reunited after more than 10 years. We hosted the "Seattle Asian Hip-Hop Summit" event. Our dawg, DJ J-Tyme (X104-Seattle) dj'd the event & we all had a blast. The highlight of the evening was being honored by Seattle's "206 Zulu Nation" with the official Zulu beads for my accomplishments in Seattle Hip-Hop. Much props to King Khazm, Julie C., Silver Shadow D, the entire Zulu posse, Kublai Kwon, Georgio & Kitty Wu (Coolout Network) who was in the house showing me love. The following evening was very special as B-Mello from KEXP let me & The Shockmaster be a guest on his KEXP radio show. His show used to be my show & it's been exactly 10 years since I signed off. That night reminising was such a memorable moment hangin' with my old crew (see photo above) B-Mello, Glen Boyd, Robert "Forrest Gump" Brewer, DJ Earthquake & missing that evening, Mike Cee. It was GREAT to be back home. "206" fo' life!...

RapAttackLives.com will be joining forces with DigiWaxx.com's College Radio Department headed by Alice Grandoit (see article below). DigiWaxx will feature bi-weekly our HOTTEST UNDERGROUND pick of the week with a "Nasty-Nes" Rap Attack Pick Of The Week. This will give props to a lot of underground & indy records that gets NO love unless it's on the mixshow/commercial radio tip. Props to DigiWaxx for expanding to the next level cause now we have another outlet to get our music heard!...

Our boy from Iowa, DJ Commando is officially the NEW MD at KBOL. Mike Muhammad mixer/on-air personality aka, DJ Commando has been promoted to MD, while retaining his other duties...

RAP ATTACK is proud to welcome to our "CONFERENCE CALL" DJ panel, Adam Lowenstein (WMHB-ME)! Adam's been a loyal reporter for a few years now & he will be a great asset to help us breakin' new music via our panel...

Congrats to DJ JayForce from WRFG in the ATL. JayForce & DJ Rastaroot will be debuting a new show on XM Satellite Radio (XM65) called, "The Classic Example...

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"...

Skull, the S. Korean Reggae artist whose single, "Boom Di Boom di" has been on the Billboard Hip Hop/R&B Singles Sales Chart for the last 10 weeks and his video is blowin up all over Jamaica was inducted into the Korean Military...

MC Jendor reppin' the Yay made the TOP 50 on the latest Music/Video contest over at www.famecast.com. Jendor advanced to Top 50 STAGE # 3, out of 392 Conestants. So please help him out & vote as Jendor prepares to drop his debut album in January 2008...

Though Marco Antonio Barrera kept his feet, Manny Pacquiao kept his supremacy! Pacquiao beat Barrera for the second time last Saturday night winning a gritty unanimous decision nearly four years after the Philippines' favorite son became a boxing superstar with an upset victory over Barrera...

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...

Southern Los Angeles is experiencing some of the worst out of control fire conditions. My prayers go out to all the victims who have lost their homes. I can't even imagine what they're going through now...

The Boston Red Sox Sweep the Colorado Rockies to win the World Series! That's right, the Red Sox defeated the Rockies, 4-3, in Game 4 to win the World Series for the second time in four years...

Thank you to both Paul & Amy Mack from www.MYX.TV for filming me in an upcoming episode airing in January 2008...

Hollywood writers go on strike this week! I'm all good despite the strike cause I'm a big fan of this season's reality shows, "The Salt-N-Pepa show," "Keeping Up With The Kardashians, "Gotti's Way," "I Love New York 2," "The Ultimate Fighter," "Dancing With The Stars," most def "Run's House" and I was gonna mention "Dog The Bounty Hunter" but now I'm not really feeling what his heart truly is representin' to the public. As Rev Run would say at the end of his show & I agree 110%, "GOD IS LOVE, Rev Run!"...

(R.I.P.) goes out to Dr. Donda West... Congrats to big papa once again, DJ Solo (WECI-IN) & his wife on their newborn born on November 5th, 2007 AND congrats to my Seatown lil' bro, DJ B-Mello (KEXP & KUBE-Seattle) & Trae on the birth of their newborn, Olivia born on November 13th, 8lbs & 2 oz...

Seattle's DJ Scene has left KUBE 93 & relocated to the Bay Area...

Props to Ian Davis from Loud/SRC for takin' time out with our RAP ATTACK CONFERENCE CALL PANEL last week! 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...

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...

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...

This years' "Dancing With The Stars" champs are Helio Castroneves & Julianne Hough...

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...

R.I.P. to Evel Knievel, Sean Taylor (Washington Redskins) & Pimp C from UGK...

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...

Mr Pete Shepis formerly of Priority Records & KXCI in AZ got MARRIED!!!...

Musician Ike Turner, the legendary rock-n-roll pioneer whose contributions to the genre were overshadowed by his abuse of ex-wife Tina Turner, has died at age 76...

MOST MEMORABLE HIP-HOP MOMENT IN 2007:

Nasty-Nes (RapAttackLives.com): "A lot of you know about my personal struggles I went through over the past few years & because of my faith in the MAN up above I've overcome those struggles. So I am thankful for that & much more which include this year:

1. Winning the "CORE DJ Legendary DJ Award!"

2. My cat Snuggles from Seattle died in Feb 2007. He was 15 years old & I miss him.

3. Working out at Bruce Lee's "Jun Fan Gung-Fu" club in Seattle & doing Chi Sao with my Sifu Taky Kimura. I also found out I am Type 2 Diabetic. Now I have to  change my diet & hit the gym more so I can be around for a while!

4. Reuniting with The Shockmaster Glen Boyd 10 years later on Seattle's KEXP & being honored into the 206 Zulu Nation.

5.I got more call backs & acting auditions this year so I'm praying all that hard work will pay off in 2008! I want my own star on Hollywoods' Walk Of Fame!

It's been 3 years & 8 months since I quit smoking & I feel GREAT! I can go on & on & on on how thankful I am for 2007. But I have to reach out to my extended family at RAP ATTACK & say, "THANK YOU!" You have made this year a great year for me & for Hip-Hop music. I couldn't have done this without you. You've been by my side all these years & I appreciate that. I'm a very humble guy & I don't need the limelight or media to prove to anyone anything. Those that know me well know that everything I do comes from my heart unconditionally"...

G-Fresh (WAIF-Cincinnati): "The Kanye / 50 Cent sales battle. Common and Talib Kweli getting more exposure and props. Hi-Tek doing his thing. J-Zones 5 things that ruined Hip-Hop blog. The continued imbalance in Hip-Hop. I'm an Uncle and my niece will learn the history of this music, educating the 3rd Generation about history and movement of hip-hop. I use to love her but I still do like a beautiful woman growing older who isn't as pretty, but I'll always love her because she was there for me through the good and the bad, so I have the return the favor. She needs some help so I can't abandon her, I'm just inspired to help others see what I saw when I first laid eyes on her. Ralo"...

DJ SANDMAN (Mixtapes-Tampa): "Being Krs One's Dj for his show in Tampa, Fl -May 2007"...

Conrad "DJ RADD1" Tatnall (WDBM-MI): Wow, this year went by so damn fast! I think it was Erykah Badu's live performance at her theater in Dallas during the CORE DJ RETREAT this past August. Her show and performance was incredible!!!!"...

Damian "Mr. Groove" Rodriguez (KGNU-CO): "Most memorable moment was djing a St. Patty's day at an irish bar, and giving up liquor for lent. I made it through, but it was insane the amount of booze going around. Other notable's include Denver Nugs getting Iverson & the Rockies going to the World Series. & my hometown of Cleveland having a decent football team finally"...

Wonder Twinz (SIRIUS): "Wow.... Another year gone!!! Ok, so let's recap on some Highlights of The Wonder TwinZ' 2007.... In January, we had the chance to sit down and kick it with Ice-T to create the cover story for Volume 23 of our magazine "The Connex List"... That was an ill night; we sat with Ice and Coco for over 4 hours just chillin’... Then in March, we had the release party for that issue and Ice-T came down and did over an hour long performance, in which he ran thru all of his classics.... That club was packed.... Our mom and dad came down to that party to meet Ice and watch the performance... They're big fans of Law & Order - S.U.V., plus they remember hearing Ice-T songs bumpin' through-out the house back in the day when we were growing up....

Another dope time in 2007 was when we received a personal phone call from Chuck D stating that he was appointing us in charge of promoting the brand new Public Enemy album

"How You Sell Soul To A Souless People Who Sold Their Soul".... We’ve been buying PE albums since the 80's, now Chuck D is asking us to join the team.... DAAAAMN... That was dope... Then in August, we dropped vol. 24 of The Connex List (50 Cent on Cover) and Chuck D came down to the party to talk to the crowd, as well as perform ALL the Public Enemy Classics............... Yup, it was an unforgettable night!!!
However, as far as the MOST memorable moment for us in 2007, it was without a doubt the day that we got a phone call from Vinnie (Naughty By Nature)... That day we picked up the phone and Vinnie asked us “how our passports were”? Next he said “pack your bags, because we need you guys to start DJing for us”..... Every DJ in the world knows how dope it is to receive a phone call from a legendary group like that..... So needless to say we knocked the dust off our passports and never looked back... Since May of 2007, The Wonder TwinZ have DJ'd on stage with Naughty By Nature in 10 European countries, plus Japan, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and countless shows here in the U.S..... The crowd sizes have ranged from 1,500 to 15,000..... Standing on that stage looking out at thousands of people waiving their hands from side-to-side, while they chant HipHop Hooray is an unexplainable feeling.... And we're loivin' every bit of it!!!!

Yup, all the drama and headaches of this business become meaningless when opportunities like that come around.... Good lookin' out 2007, you did us well!!!!
Here are some YouTube video clips of some of the shows…… These clips will remind you of how DOPE Naughty by Nature’s LIVE show is… Just copy & paste them into your browser……….
Naughty By Nature & The Wonder TwinZ in Zurich Switzerland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbG_FeBC21Y

(Encore After The Show – Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0gHEsy0mcc

(Encore After The Show – Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYuhyCCou0I

Live in Hamburg Germany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7FstVlGK4s

Heading to the Bus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeprsqGk_ms
 

DJ Solo (WECI-IN): "The birth of my daughter"...

Nesto (WODU-Norfolk): "Wow.. I think my most memorable moment in 2007 was my 2 weeks vacation during the summer. I NEEDED that time off from work real bad, and I went up to Maine with my family and chilled with more family that lives in Maine. Spent a week on the lake and just chilled hard, swimming, hanging with the fam, trying to wakeboard, and star gazing at night. It's crazy how many stars are in the night sky without the city lights drowning out the stars. And I also got to spend time with my cousin I haven't seen in a couple of years that stays in Boston. We took in a Red Sox game and that was awesome. First time at Fenway Park and the energy there is insane. Definitely a classic moment for my 2007 year.
But the best moment of 2007 hopefully isn't in stone just yet. Maybe I'll win the lottery and be able to live this music thing for real, and finally get my ass back to CMJ next year.. haha.. wishful thinking I know"...

DJ Frresh (KPSU-Portland): "My most memorable moment was  hanging out witth Digital Underground in Portland for Halloween & my favorite part of that show was when Digital did a 2 Pac dedication"...

J-Tyme (X104-Seattle): "A lot of things went down in 2007 but one of my most memorable moments was being able to see Rakim rock live when he came through Seattle with Ghostface and Brother Ali. Now I've seen a lot of shows and concerts, but for me, being a fan, this was a show I don't think I'll ever forget"...

DJ Static (CKUT-Canada): "This was a big year for me and my radio show WEFUNK. After 10 years in the game, we were recognized at the 2007 Stylus DJ Awards with the College Radio Show of the Year award! WEFUNK has always been a labor of love. We never went the commercial route so it's been an uphill battle to get underground music out all these years... So it means alot to finally be recognized for it. To top it all, the award was presented by Red 1 from the Rascalz, who I grew up listening to back in the day on college and community radio in Vancouver! Of course I gotta big up my partner on WEFUNK Professor Groove who lays down all the funk and original breaks on the show, who built the WEFUNK website from scratch till it became a worldwide phenomenon, syndicated on iTunes radio with listeners around the world!"...

EarthQuake (Live365.com): "My most Memorable moment of 2007 is watching my son grow from 7 months old to now 18 months old at Thanksgiving. It’s amazing that they start walking, talking and becoming themselves. Everyday he shows me something new and it’s just amazing"....

Prizmatik (Sprint Mobile Radio): "My most memorable moment was most likely planning and executing the video for Anime - “Tell Myself I’m Happy”. I have learned so much about this business in the past year or so that I have never had a need to know until now. It was a long and tedious process, but I felt like the end result really paid off. Much respect to my Rap Attack fam and all the djs worldwide holding my man Anime down, we just getting started.
VIDEO: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=

vids.individual&VideoID=22171018
WEBSITE: www.emceeanime.com
MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/animehiphop

Matt & Trevor Chan (CJSF-Canada): "My most memorable moment in 2007 was hangin' out with Nes in Van Nuys eating Pho and meeting William Hung!"...

Nate Abney (WKDU-PA): "2007 has been a humbling year for me personally. Some moments that jump out are watching Joe Paterno at 80 years old still be a football coach and win in this day and age. Going to the numerous shows at CMJ and here in Philly,and watching the Phillies finally win the division. The most memorable moment had to be Nov 21st. Seeing the great Rakim perform at the Trocadero took me back to a time when I wasn't quite a teenager yet and realized I was hearing a truly great artist. It was humbling because I realized as hard as I would try I could never have that much talent to ever bless a mic the way this man does. To have 40 and 30 year olds all in stunned amazement it was like the late 80's early 90's all over again for one night. Greatness is  the 18th letter and maybe that will inspire a new generation to be great even in these difficult times"...

Kazzeo (KHDC-CA): ""I had a couple good moments this year. There was the trip to New Jersey and hanging out at the spot where they filmed the final scene

for the Soprano's. Then there was taking the subway up to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. But, hands down, my most memorable moment was meeting Rakim. Here was a guy, a legend, performing at a club not more than 5 minutes from my house and before I know it, I'm hanging out with him for a couple minutes. It may not seem like much to many. But when you're dj who can flashback to long hours after high school back in 86 practicing back spinning and scratching "Eric B Is President" and "I Know You Got Soul", you'll understand how dope this moment was"...

DJ EFN (Mixtapes-Miami): "The release of "Life Unscripted" by Garcia, executive produced by myself and N.O.R.E. and released on my imprint Crazy Hood via Latch Key / Koch Records. It was Garcia's second release and Crazy Hoods third full length release. As a very independent company we are very proud whenever we have the opportunity to release a project"...

DJ King Otto (KFAI-MN): "My most memorable moment was opening for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at the first sold out capacity show of her American tour!"...

DJ Mecca (Music Choice): "KRS-One's son dying by his own hands and Imus-the