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BOY'S GONE WILD!
That's our
boy, DJ Scene (WILD-SF) reppin' on
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ICE ICE BABY! (l-r): Nasty-Nes, Joey & DJ
Icy Ice (Movin 93-LA) in tha mix chillin'! |
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A NASTY "1991" FLASHBACK Gavin Magazine's
First Ever Rap Forum Panelists |
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[[ March 3, 2008 ]] |
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What's
Upper?
Last
Monday night I was blown away with ABC's airing
of "A Raisin In The Sun" starring Sean P. Diddy Combs.
Although this is a remake of the original classic, they
did a GREAT job. I hope they release this on dvd & if
they do, cop one up cause the message is awesome & it
teaches you the importance of being a family... My
favorite on this years' "American Idol" is David
Archuleta who last week took John Lennon's
clasic "Imagine" to a whole new level. Peep it here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dUffD7IFAXQ
and if you've been watching MTV's "America's Best
Dance Crew," I'm rootin' for Kaba Modern to
win...
On a
very sad note, rapper Juvenile's four year
old daughter Jelani was killed in
Gwinnett County,
Georgia
triple murder. The gunman? Her 17 year old brother, who
also killed his mother and eleven year old sister. Our
condolences goes out to the family...
The last
couple of weeks has been a blast online when a bunch of
old school pioneers popped up on an online chat (see
photo above). Big ups to the following who were a big
part of reppin' Hip-Hop back in the days (I'm sure you
will remember some of these names):
Tyesh
Harris (Columbia)
Chris Atlas (Tommy Boy)
Al Lindstrom (Pallas/Jive)
Eric Skinner (Jive)
Terry Ferguson (Loud)
Marlo Martin (Mercury)
Jim Mahoney (Profile)
Mike Nardone (Poetic Groove/Tuff Break)
Carmelita (Delicious Vinyl)
Rod Edwards (Priority)
Kelly Woo (Gavin)
Jennifer Norwood (Big Beat)
Jamieson Grillo (Tommy Boy)
David Paul (The Bomb)
Heartless Jim (WXIN)
Darryl Lindsey (Atlantic)
Kookie Gonzalez (Warner Bros)
Life Allah (Tuff Break)
Sincere (PLG)
Ern Money (Priority)
Rocbarry Benson (Hollywood Basic)
Troy Shelton (Warner Bros)
EMZ (Interscope)
Dan Charnas (Def American)
Bobitto (Def Jam)
Just-O (Nervous/Atlantic) RIP!
DJ Rob One (EMI) RIP!
Harry Fobbs (RIP)
Big Dru Ha (Nervous)
Kevin Weekes (Wild Pitch)
Greg Riles (Select)
Kevin Mitchell (Def Jam)
Duk-I Yu
Ray Tamarra (Wild West)
Jackie Paul (ImPact)
OJ Wedlaw (Cold Chillin)
Reg Reg (G Street)
Nasty Nes (Nastymix)
Marcus Morton (EMI)
Glen Sansome (CMJ)
Tommy Gunn (Loud)
Erika McDaniels (Elektra)
Fuzzy (Wild Pitch)
Sean B (Immortal)
Evan Forster (Tuff Break)
Fade (Loud)
Garnett (PayDay)
MC Serch
(3rd Bass)
Brian
Samson (Gavin)
Taken
from AKROBATIK's latest MySpace Blog I
thought you would find this interesting and very real:
"My
album has been out for a week now, and as it looks there
is good news and bad news. The good news is that I am
among the top independent artists in the nation in terms
of album sales for the week. The bad news is that my
sales, along with everyone else's, are pitiful.
I can
only speak for myself here by saying simply that when
there are no more good artists left putting albums out
in hip-hop the fans have no one to blame but themselves.
For every person that comes up to me or writes me to
tell me that they think I did a great job on this
record, I wonder how many of them actually bought it?
Certainly not a high percentage. Most artists have it
even worse.
It's too
bad, really. To hear almost unanimously across the board
that my album is "bangin", "solid", "classic",
"amazing", and all the superlatives I hear thrown
around, I would think that the people who most want to
see me succeed would actually support the cause.
Think of
buying a CD as casting a vote. Just to SAY you support a
candidate does not do much for their cause; you have to
actually cast the vote.
Simply
put, if you want another Akrobatik album, BUY
THIS ONE.
If you
don't, it's all good. I have other ways to make money.
It's just a shame that the very technology that makes it
so much easier to support your favorite artists (you
don't even have to leave your fucking couch to buy an
album) is the same technology that is allowing hip-hop
'fans' to kill the very music that they claim to love by
stealing the product of hard-working, talented artists.
I for one will not put my blood, sweat, and tears into
another expensive-ass project that brings me to the edge
of sanity just to have it stolen and passed around as if
I got a 3 million dollar advance or some shit.
Don't be
surprised when there is nothing left but bullshit
commercial music to choose from. And when that happens,
the same people who stole an Akrobatik album, or a
Little Brother album, etc, will be the ones
complaining that "hip-hop" is dead. YOU ARE THE ONES
KILLING IT!
Check
out my Lipton Iced Green Tea commercial on the
radio when you get a chance. Then ask yourself why I did
it. Then pop in your CD-R with my name and album title
written in Sharpie that your man gave you and bump that
shit. You're missing out on some great artwork, but
hey.. fuck it.. I have other things to do besides go on
a one-man 'save hip-hop' crusade.
But I
would love to hear back from you, the fans. Do you think
you shouldn't have to pay for music? I KNOW for a fact
that thousands upon thousands of people have "Absolute
Value", and only a small percentage of those people
bought it.
Good
luck to every other artist dealing with this current
Fiasco (no pun intended)"...
Brooklyn
based Duck Down Records have officially added rap
icon KRS-One to its roster. Label frontman,
Buckshot, released a statement shortly after the
signing, "It's a dream to be able to work with KRS-One.
Before I even began rapping, that is who I checked for.
I kept the Blueprint album on me at all times. That is
all I listened to for an entire summer". In addition DJ
Revolution has also been added to their roster
with, DJ Revolution is the "King Of The Decks."
DJ Revolution has spent 15 years perfecting his craft on
the 1200s. Revolution has done just about everything you
can think
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kpgn6hr7xiw4JMOGC1EPiHQiTy4LcPUoDf77YW3BT1EUn31UNRVFxP5vpU
ppQ2t3q97s4oP0X0g== of with records. Spun 'em,
scratched 'em, juggled 'em, sampled 'em, collected 'em,
produced 'em, sold 'em, distributed 'em, promoted 'em,
and so on. Aside, from being the DJ, producer and editor
for the world famous "Wake Up Show," based out of LA on
Power 106 and Syndicated across the nation, DJ
Revolution is a renowned producer with credits on albums
by: KRS-ONE, Defari, Dilated Peoples,
Planet Asia, Buckshot, Smif N Wessun,
Heltah Skeltah, Crooked I, Slum Village,
El Da Sensei and Akrobatik to name just a
few. DJ Revolution is also a veteran stage show DJ who
has toured with artists such as Rakim and
Kanye West.
Now DJ Revolution is readying his new project "KING OF
THE DECKS" to be released on Duck Down Records in 2008.
The album currently features appearances from:
*KRS
ONE
*Sean Price
*Crooked I
*Bishop Lamont
*Dilated Peoples
*Alchemist
*Royce 5'9"
*Guilty Simpson
*Q-Bert
*Blaq Poet
*Spinbad
*Defari
*Kidz In The Hall
*Buckshot
*Bumpy Knuckles
*Planet Asia
DJ
Revolution'sattention to detail and his genuine respect
for the craft of Hip-Hop music is what separates him
from other DJ's, as quoted by saying: "despite today's
DJ's being 'psuedo-lebrities' and as big and trendy as
ever, they are almost completely disconnected from
Hip-Hop in the eyes of the general public. Through this
record I'll attempt to reconnect the DJ with Hip-Hop,
re-introduce the DJ to those who forgot what we really
do and re-define what is possible in recorded music for
the DJ as an artist"...
As an
extension of
RapAttackLives.com I want to introduce to
you:
www.RockTheBeatOnline.com
RTBO is a site devoted to the real Hip-Hop heads
into the Underground and Independent Hip-Hop releases
that you can download directly off the
RockTheBeatOnline.com site.
Exclusively taylored for the
Rap Attack reporting dj's, I encourage you to
use this site to get the music you want & to be the
first in playing it on
your radio show and mixtapes.
To be a part of RTBO, I need you to log on and
register yourself now so we can approve you and get you
to start rockin' tha beat 24/7! DJ's log on now:www.RockTheBeatOnline.com
WE'VE
GOT SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST DJ's! THE RAP ATTACK
DJ'S!
GET TO KNOW OUR DJ's BY LOGGING ONTO:
www.MySpace.com/RapAttackLives
AND PEEP OUR UPDATED PHOTO PAGE...
ATTN
RECORD LABELS!
ICY ICE WANTS TO PLAY YOUR VIDEOS:
"Sorry for the mass mail....If you know me - what's up!,
If you don't: I've been a DJ for more than 15 years here
in Los Angeles....and have been on LA Radio for about 10
years now with stations: KKBT, KDAY & now
currently with KMVN "Rick Dees In The Morning Show -
Rick's Mix. Here's the stations webpage:
http://www.movin939.com/airstaff/icy_ice.aspx
I'm
writing to let you know that I've made a huge leap into
the digital world and have been mixing music videos.
I've been sponsored by Numark Virtual Vinyl and
did a video clip promoting their Video Mixing
Software....
CHECK
OUT THIS SHORT VIDEO
CLIP ON
MY VIDEO MIXING:
Video
Turntablism / Numark Virtual Vinyl Promo v1.5:
http://www.circlefilms.com/comps/numark/numark_v_v_intro_1_5.mov
I'm
writing to see if you can start servicing me Music
Videos from your label. I need high quality videos that
I can use in my mixes. I would appreciate it if you can
put me on your mailing list or forward me to the person
in charge of video servicing so I can start receiving
music videos just as I receive music from your labels.
(For those of you that have me on your mailing list,
I've moved. Please update my info to the following
address below):
DJ Icy
Ice
16155 Sierra Lakes Pkwy
Suite 160-101
Fontana,
CA
92336
Feel
free to call me at: 909-356-7053 or email me at
icyice@aol.com, Thank you from DJ Icy Ice"...
The Yay
Area's got some HEAT about to drop to our RAP
ATTACK DJ's by the name of J. Banks with
"Touch It" (Blacnote Records). Meantime you can
peep him out at:
www.myspace.com/jabankston...
Comin'
outta Queens, NY is One Pham about to drop two
jewels on our RAP ATTACK panel with "Hustlin'" &
"Cash Cow" (FaSho Records). "Hustlin'" is already
blowin' up with some serious downloads at
DigiWaxx.com. Shipping this week...
Log on
NOW to:
http://youtube.com/nastynes818 & click on
"FAVORITES" & Flashback with me with music I grew up to
& played on the Seattle radio airwaves when it was brand
new! It's a visual musical journey BACK, wayyyy back,
BACK into time with: The Spinners, Run
DMC, The Jackson 5, The Treacherous 3, Eric B. & Rakim, Millie "YeS"
Vanillie, Stylistics, Blondie, BDP, U.T.F.O., Shalimar,
Rick James, Musical Youth, Debarge, New Kids On The
Block, New Edition, Del The Funky Homosapien, Jimi
Hendryx, JJ Fad, Flavor Flav, Nu Shooz, Queen Latifah,
Soul Sonic Force, Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam, The Cover
Girls, The Jacksons, Paul Hardcastle, Nice & Smooth, The
Dazz Band, K-9 Posse, Hall & Oates, Midnight Star,
Rocky, Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly, Angela Mao Ying aka Lady
Kung-Fu, Muhammad Ali
to name
a few
AND
Flashback 20 plus years with yours truly by going down
Hip-Hop history lane with me & Sir Mix-A-Lot
(Posse On Broadway, Beepers videos & more), Nastymix
Records (Kid Sensation, High Performance
videos & more), My 1978 Buick Regal Lowrider
days!!! and video footage from my cameos in "House Party
4," "Kung Pow! Enter The Fist" and more! Log on
NOW &
ENJOY at:
http://youtube.com/nastynes818...
BLUE
SCHOLARS TOUR DATES WITH HIEROGLYPHICS!!!!
MARCH.8.2008
Blue
Scholars
Oberlin
College
Dionysus Night Club
Oberlin, OH 0
18+ :: $5
APRIL.5.2008
Blue
Scholars
Grinnell
College
Gardner
Lounge
Director of the Forum
Grinnell,
IA 50112
8:00 PM
:: All Ages
Rap
Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:
Meddafore
(Mixtapes - Philly & FL): "YEAAAAAAAAAAH,
WE LOCKED IN A COUPLE NOMINATIONS... THE VOTING
HAS
BEGUN FOR THE CENTRAL PA HIP HOP AWARDS!! Please go to
the Vote Section of:
http://www.cphiphopawards.com and VOTE:
Meddafore for Mover & Shaker of the Year
Meddafore for Mixtape DJ of the Year
Meddafore for Myspace Artist of the Year
ends on March 21st at Noon.
VOTE
NOW...and PLEASE help me SPREAD THE WORD!!!"...
D-Tragic (805HipHop.com): "Hey what’s Good Family Members &
LUV 1’S.
Be sure to keep your eye on KRS-ONE.
That criminal minded 2008 Joint if really off the hook!
Its real dope to see KRS working with DJ Premier
on the joint as well!! Our top 5 is holding real strong
with that new cut out by
DEL
“Workin It” Followed by Akrobatik’s
“Put Ya Stamp On it” Both have been in the top 5 for
over a week now! We just received BLAHZAY’s
new music “ Don’t Trip”, and got mad positive
feedback and requests. You know right now Im in the ride
being followed by The 5-0 as I’m bumpin Double F’s
cut “Weed Greed and Chases at High Speed” as I rock My
Raiders cap and Jerry Curl! That tracks Stays in
the ride if you know what I mean!
Just to bring a track back to your ears, play that
NYOIL jam “Hip-Hop Ya Don’t Stop!” That has been on
our request list again and again! Drop that cut back on
your playlists! WORD! “I’m that argument with White Boys
telling them that rock sucks!” ahhh ish! I have some new
projects that I’ll be working on. Look out for a few
Mixtapes coming out on from 805HipHop.Com in the next
few months. I have commercial and underground projects
setup. If you have artists that wanna get some play and
exposure, Holla @ Me….
What Up T-GLOVE and MAZZI! Thanks for that
heat! ISLAND/DEFJAM just broke me off with new
music by The Roots “75 bars” (very Heated track)
and new music by Small World “Loot & My Dollars
track”. Its real tight. I had heard of Small World
before in the streets, I look forward to getting the new
tracks from him as well. Keep an eye out for this cat!
TO
ALL THE LABELS: THANKS FOR THE LOVE
AND SUPPORT! THANKS FOR SENDING OUT THE HEAT!!
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I HAVE STARTED MY VIDEO
SHOW AGAIN! NEW SHOWS ARE SET TO BEGIN
APRIL 1ST 2008!
THAT’S RIGHT!~ YA
BOY D-TRAGIC
WILL BE DOING HIS VIDEO SHOWS ON
CAPS TV CHANNEL 6 / VTV15
THE NAME OF THE SHOWS
ARE:
“WORD ON THE STREETS TV” and “805 TELEVISION” –
THESE 30 MINUTE SHOWS WILL SHOWCASE
NEW
ARTISTS, NEW & OLDER MUSIC VIDEOS, INTERVIEWS, BEHIND
THE SCENES, AND CONCERTS. WE WILL ALSO BE RELEASING
PROMO REELS TO THE PUBLIC AND DJ COMMUNITES OR
RAPATTACKLIVES FAMILY. ANYONE LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE, OR
HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO PUT OUT TO
ALL THE PEOPLE OF VENTURA & SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES
(The 805
AREA)
& BEYOND Holla @ Me!!
ANY LABEL LOOKING TO
GET
THEIR ARTISTS MUSIC PLAYED ON OUR SHOWS, PLEASE SERVICE
VIDEO IN DVD, OR OTHER FORMATS TO US
WE WILL FOLLOWUP WITH YOU FOR RELEASE FORMS, ETC.
805 TELEVISION /
CAPS TV 6
“WORD ON THE STREETS
SHOW”
1780 Sunridge Drive
Ventura,
CA. 93003
dtragic@805hiphop.com
PEACE & LOVE!"...
DJ
SAGE (CRFO-Vancouver): " The other night on
"The Urban Renewal Project" we featured a double shot
from the new Pete Rock album "NY's Finest", which
is fire. Honestly, I am feeling this new direction of
Hip-Hop where producers/DJs are crafting/fitting various
artists to the right beats and collabos. In this case,
Pete Rock has bought the Loxs & Wu
members, LOTUG, Redman,Royal Flush,
etc… all together and the result is bananas.
In addition, we had Evidence join us on the phone
line talking about his solo album the "Weatherman"...
Here is
our address for 2008 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
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: DJ
Icy-Ice (It was great workin' with you last
weekend. A legendary DJ & one of the most nicest &
blessed persons around who stays humble in this biz)...
To Irene Navarro (Happy Birthday & thank you for
lettin' me host your DEBUT)... To my future cousin in
laws who I had a blast hangin' with you over the weekend
(Kristine, Ceasar, Jeffrey, John,
Mrs Geroso & of couse the Banta's (Happy
B'day Dennis-BA HALA NA!), the Peji's & to
Auntie Laine, Tito Fred & Joey)...
Ate Samantha Sayon for the Jimmy Kimmell
hook ups from your LoLo 143!...
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) |
