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What's
Upper? We've got major fires burning out of control
here in Southern Cali. I'm fortunate that I don't live
next to the fires but my prayers are with those who are
affected by the fires...
This
years VH-1 "Hip-Hop Honors" was coo. Seeing
Too Short get his props was hella hype for me
because I can remember back in maybe 1987 when I was
DJ'ing for Sir Mix-A-Lot, one of our first big
gigs out of Seattle was in Oakland openning up for this
guy named Too Short. I had no clue who this guy was or
how scary Oakland females can be. It takes a lot to get
me skurred but yo, the females at this show looked
harder than NWA or the Geto Boys! And
every track I remember Too Short rappin' ended with,
"Biyaatch!!!" I was like there's no way people are gonna
buy his music. LOL I was sooooo wrong & I ended up
playing all his cuts on my radio show in Seattle cause
Too Short created such a strong street buzz, I couldn't
ignore it. Too Short & I became good friends since & he
mos def deserved the props he got on "The Hip-Hop
Honors"...
SITE
DEDICATED TO 90'S HIP-HOP by: Jason Gloss
http://philaflava.blogspot.com
www.philaflava.com
We've been getting tons of positive reveiws thus far but
we'd like to have your feedback. Please check it out and
tell us what you think. If you like, be sure to bookmark
or subscribe and of course spread the good word.
Welcome to the official blog of
Philaflava.com's
T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) forum. "T.R.O.Y." is
of course a reference to
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's ode to their fallen friend
(Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D. and The Boyz).
If the previous sentence reads like a foreign language
to you, don't fret. The purpose of this blog is to
explore and celebrate rap music (especially the
overlooked and obscure recordings and artists) from
about 1987 to 1997, give or take a few years on either
end. We are not purists or elitists, just a bunch of
proud rap nerds who revel in sharing our discoveries
with anyone willing to listen.
Over
at the
T.R.O.Y. forum we spend most of our work week
discussing artists like Scientifik, Godfather
Don, K.M.D, Brand Nubian, Mobb Deep,
Souls Of Mischief, Avatar the Articulate,
Juggaknots and the like. This daily effort
results in the uploading of songs and albums previously
unavailable in formats other than dusty vinyl, some of
which are long out of print. We frequently take the time
to compile songs that share similar themes or moods.
Just as the rap culture of the '90s (think Stretch
and Bobbito, Sway & Tech and countless
college and mixtape DJs) demanded that a class of
obsessed aficionados isolate and organize the rawest
tracks floating below the radar for our listening
pleasure, the Internet age demands similar vigilance.
Stay
tuned - in addition to providing you with a steady
stream of links straight outta T.R.O.Y. we will also be
posting mixes and analyses exclusive to this blog, as
well as keeping an eye out for the best of what the
throwback rap blogosphere has to offer. Consider this
your one stop shop for "The Rap Of Yore" - just don't
ever call it that...
BREAKING NEWS!!! O.J.
FOUND GUILTY! He could get life in prison and the
verdict comes 13 years to the day after he was acquitted
of the murder of his
wife, Nicole Brown and her friend, Ron Goldman.
Former NFL running back O.J. Simpson was
found guilty of kidnapping and armed robbery by an all
white jury in Las Vegas. Latest word is O.J. is
requesting a new trial...
Get
ready this Fall 2008 for "The 2008 Scion Hypeman
Contest-Believe the Mic!" WE'RE ON A MISSION TO FIND
THE QUINTESSENTAIL PARTY HOST! If you got the skillz to
hype up a party crowd here's how to enter:
Send
us a DVD and/or CD of your best Hype Man performance and
you may end up winning cash and touring with Hip-Hop
legends!
ENTER BEGINNING JULY 15,2008
ENTRY DEADLINE NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Judged by DJ Clarke Kent, Skillz, and Anthony “Ant”
Marshall.
Hosted by Hip-Hop society legend Ricky Powell.
Log
on NOW to:www.scion.com/hypeman
to watch last year's semifinalists battle it out, and
for more information on judges, prizes, rules, and
regulations, and how to enter...
(CMJ
ALERT!!!) A MESSAGE from DAN SHORES:
"We
are currently seeking sponsorship for the CMJ
Music Marathon event we have been cooking up.
The event features DJ Ralph"Uncle Ralph"
McDaniels WQHT (Hot 97) NYC
Dj Ayres (The Rub) Brooklyn NY
DJ Kev Sakoda (Happy Ending NYC / Trek Life)
host: Jean Grae (Blacksmith / Warner
Bros)
Oct. 23rd 2008 @
www.alibiny.com sponsors already include:
QN5 Music, AlwaysUrban Clothing, Orisue,Nikita,RappersIknow.com,Freshjive
We will put your logo on the 10,000 fliers we intend to
print. The flyer image (w/ your logo ) will be on many
sites as well and posted on
myspace.com bulletins daily as well as
facebook and youtube,
going.com and other peer to peer networking
sites.
Our current sponsors will also be e-blasting this out to
their fanbases and patrons as well.
Your brand has the ability to be seen at the venue also.
Please contact me:
Danshores@tmail.com to discuss rates and we
can talk about coming to an agreement for your company
to gain considerable amount of exposure at CMJ
Music Marathon 08 in New York City
Thank You - Dan Shores / CPP Marketing and Promotion
Creative Director"...
If
your attending CMJ, let me know
Havana Joe
Stones Throw Records
2658 Griffith Park Blvd. #504
LA, CA 90039
http://www.stonesthrow.com
AIM: havanajiddo
We
don't have much time family.. The world needs all of our
help so vote on November 4th. Now there's an easy way to
learn your status and get registered. Our new one-stop
voter registration site,
www.VoteForChange.com , lets you do it all:
check your registration status, register to vote,
request an absentee ballot, and find your early voting
site or polling location.
Take a minute today to check out
www.VoteForChange.com,
and encourage your friends and family to do the same.
VOTE...
RACISM FACING 2008 ELECTION?
by: DJ Chela
Shouts to my colleagues at the Hip Hop Caucus who
registered 30,000 new voters on Tuesday alone with their
"Respect My Vote!" campaign. If you
haven't registered, deadlines are almost here in many
states, you can register online there now:
www.hiphopcaucus.org.
I'm dropping a video blog reacting to what I have seen
throughout this election. With all the important issues
at hand, many in the white community and media have been
dwelling on racially biased beliefs and fears. The vlog
is inspired by watching monolithic media coverage,
seeing the effect of the "Bubba Vote" in polls, and
speaking with my family members who describe what's
going on in their communities in Virginia, Georgia and
the Carolinas. The process was soul searching, creative
and fun, as I tried to figure out exactly how to address
these complex issues. The result I hope is effective...
I'd love all feedback.
Through the vlog I'm excited to represent another side
of my personality and background--Lauren from NC,
that some of ya'll might not know about--a white girl
from the South that drinks lemonade out of mason jars,
makes pickled okra and knows the lyrics to Shania
Twain songs. Might just be something I keep building
on, as I figure out how to reach white folks in the
United States that I might not see eye to eye with and
engage them on love, compassion and healing.
Watch it now!:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk6RyL4sXHo
DJ Chela
The New Girl Order
www.chelaonline.com
www.myspace.com/djchela
www.youtube.com/djchela
Johnny Jackson,
better-known in the music industry and in Hip-Hop
circles as Johnny "J", a multi-platinum
songwriter, music producer & former rapper, committed
suicide in the LA County jail Oct. 3rd.
The
Hip-Hop producer who is perhaps best known for his
production on Tupac Shakur's (2Pac)
albums, "All Eyez on Me" and "Me Against the World" was
born in Juárez, Mexico, in 1969 and raised in South
Central Los Angeles by his adopted parents whom his
father Is African American and his mother is
Mexican-American. Johnny "J" ran Klock Work
Entertainment and had worked with many Hip-Hop, rap
and R&B artists over his career.
The
Hip-Hop producer Johnny “J” also helped hip hop rapper
Candyman become the first Hip-Hop rapper on
Epic Records to go platinum with his work on the
classic track "Knockin' Boots." Early reports are that
the Hip-Hop notable jumped off a tier in the jail
causing his death the night of Oct. 3rd. He
was in the county jail on a DUI charge (R.I.P.)...
Heavyweights Dj's & Premier Music Service
has
the most active...club, radio and celebrity Dj's and has
just launched their BRAND NEW website:
www.Heavyweights.org. Check it out for
all the NEWS, EVENTS, and INFO from the most active DJ's
in the world brought to you by Rap Attack's
own, Truly OdD...
MURS - ON TOUR:
Murs 10/14/2008 Sioux Falls, MT Nutty's
Murs 10/15/2008 Omaha, Ne The Waiting Room
Murs 10/16/2008 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
Murs 10/17/2008 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Murs 10/20/2008 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Murs 10/21/2008 Chicago, Il The Abby
Murs 10/22/2008 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Page
Murs 10/23/2008 Columbus, OH The Basement
Murs 10/24/2008 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
Murs 10/25/2008 Pittsburge, PA Shadow Lounge
Murs 10/28/2008 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Murs 10/29/2008 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Murs 10/31/2008 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
Murs 11/01/2008 Washington DC Rock And Roll Hotel
Murs 11/02/2008 Baltimore, MD Bedrock
Murs 11/03/2008 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Murs 11/05/2008 Charlotte, NC Casbah@Tremont Music Hall
Murs 11/06/2008 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
Murs 11/07/2008 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
Murs 11/08/2008 Atlanta, GA Masquerade-Hall Stage
Murs 11/10/2008 St.Augustine,FL Cafe 11
Murs 11/11/2008 Miami, FL Churchill's Pub
Murs 11/13/2008 Tallahassee, FL Platform 809
Murs 11/15/2008 Gainesville, FL Common Ground
Murs 11/17/2008 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
Murs 11/18/2008 Austin, TX Emo's
Murs 11/19/2008 Denton Hailey's, TX
Murs 11/21/2008 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
Murs 11/22/2008 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Murs 12/11/2008 Los Angeles, CA El Ray Theatre
Radio
Ruckus WRSU 88.7 FM
is an
Underground Hip-Hop Show [est. 1995] that airs every
sunday nite from 10:30PM-4:30AM & you can listen online
at
www.NJ.com/wrsu or
www.WRSU.org For those of you who manage
artists or want to help other artists get airplay Please
Send ONLY the Clean Edits {NO N Words & NO Curses} (CD's
&/or Vinyl is appreciated) with a tracklisting to: Radio
Ruckus Attn: DJ Force P.O. Box 4274, Highland Park, NJ
08904 or WRSU 88.7FM Rutgers University Attn:
Jessemon {Urban Music Director} 126 College
Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732)932-8800 Any further
info you need then contact A.B. of Zulu Nation
at
www.myspace.com/RadioRuckusDJs...
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...
Rap
Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:
DJ
Sage (CFRO-Vancouver, BC): "We had a
huge show the other night featuring the new Devin The
Dude album, "Landing Gear", along with talking about
the release and the usage of the auto tune in the game.
Later on we were joined by Big Shug, who talked
about his upcoming album "The Other Side Of The Game"
dropping on Novemeber 4th. It is always a treat to talk
to the Gang Starr foundation"...
Chill
Will (WCBN-MI): "What's
going on people? It's DJ Chill Will of the
University of Michigan's WCBN 88.3 fm. Home of the
longest running college radio Hip Hop show in the
Mid-West and maybe the country. Be sure to tune into the
show weekly on 88.3 fm in the Ann Arbor/Metro Detroit
area. Or at
www.wcbn.org Saturday nights from 9pm to 12
midnight est.
It
was a good week clubs were packed and seen some people I
hadn't seen in a long time("What up Doe"). Big shout to
Choclair for calling in to the radio show and
holding it down with me. His new single The Essence is
hot check it out if you haven't. Also shout to T-Baby
the youtube sensation and her single"It's
cold in the D" LOL when you see it you'll understand. If
your in the area check me out weekly at Papi O's on
Fridays and at Studio 4 on Sundays. For more dates and
information about me, DJ Chill Will go to:
www.myspace.com/djchillwill734...
Nesto
(WODU-VA): "The
cold weather is starting to take a strong hold and I
have to say it feels good. Unlike most people, they
enjoy the winter because they can dress up more. I would
agree with that, but I don't buy a lot of clothes. I was
never a "label" whore, but I do have to say I wouldn't
mind rocking a little more stuff, but can't buy the good
shit if you don't have the money to buy it. Feel me on
that one??
Musically, the Murs album is a winner. Don't sleep on
Murs. Homie got Snoop Dogg on a track. Not
that this is some major event, but never thought I'd
hear Murs and Snoop on a track together. And last night
VH1 had another round of Hip Hop Honors. Not a bad
show. It was one of the better ones in my opinion. The
Cypress Hill part definitely took me back.
Reminded me of the first time I heard them. Same with
Naughty By Nature and the OPP track, and of course
Too Short took me back. That's the Oakland homie.
For some reason I was a huge fan of Too Short and 2
Live Crew back in the day. Maybe it's the lyrics,
haha.. I enjoy the rated X rhymes.. speaking of rated X
rhymes, Tech Nine got a new album out and it's a double
disc set. It's not for everybody. Dude got that energy
on the mic, and has a lot of damn songs on the CDs, but
the ones that stick out to me are the ones with the X
rated rhymes.. check it out if you can"...
Edgie
Kokoski
(WUNH-NH):
"So I was in a restaurant recently and they were playing
Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney's
duet "The Girl Is Mine". In retrospect, I'm pretty sure
that the girl was Paul's. Which is pretty sad because he
makes Andy Dick look manly.
Speaking of restaurants, I was in Mystic, CT this past
weekend and ate at the original "Mystic Pizza" that
inspired the 1988 film starring Julia Roberts.
Inside Mystic Pizza they have a huge flatscreen showing
the film on a constant loop. I thought to myself, "Hmm,
what a quaint touch". Then I thought, "It's like the
Michael McDonald video from '40 Year Old Virgin'".
This sentiment was confirmed when the waitress brought
the bill and under the total a note was scrawled that
read "Thanks!!! - Christy (please shoot me in the
face)".
While in Connecticut, I had to try my luck at the Indian
Casino. Of course, I get stuck at the Blackjack table
next to an old asian lady who wants to critique how I
play my hand: "HOW YOU NO HIT ON 15!" she squawked. Mind
your business lady, before I get security to give you
the cattle prod treatment like in Scorsese's flick.
Well, the Red Sox made me eat my words by winning
last night in dramatic fashion. My Giants are
kicking ass too, being one of two teams that are
undefeated in the NFL. Don't get me wrong though,
I realize that the four opponents the Giants have faced
this year have been about as formidable as the Georgian
Army. Nonetheless, I predict a Red Sox/Giants repeat of
their titles assuring that I can talk smack to all of my
friends for another calendar year. If Hulk Hogan
wins the Heavyweight title belt again, then all of my
sports dreams will have come true. OK, almost all of
them. But I don't have much hope that we will see a
rematch of "Dan Vs. Dave"...
Jason-D
(RadioBoise.Org):
"Just 3 weeks until the annual NY madness known as
CMJ week takes place. I look forward to
catching up will all of my NY people. Shouts to
Double J who gave me a sneak peak at the meet and
greet line up. "Wow!" is all I can really say. I look
forward to it!"...
Stuart De La Rosa
(KSMT-CO): "Colorado is holding down true
underground Hip-Hop and it's all thanks to you "my
promoters". The air is getting crisp and my hustle is
cold as ever with winter approaching fast. There is a
lot of good music getting pushed right now so I hope
that you record gets the place it deserves on the
charts. I have some feed back homework for most of
yallz, so hold tight cause I expect to get it done on my
days off. Big ups to everyone"...
Here
is our address for 2008 to send material for review, etc
(Vinyl & CD's)!
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:
Happy
Birthday this week to Matt Chan (CJSF-Canada)
& to my Old School potnah in rhyme, Xola Malik
aka Kid Sensation both celebrating on Monday,
October 13th...
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) |
