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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUBLE
JJ A true
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Double JJ on the wheels & his better half
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A NASTY 1989 PLAYLIST
FLASHBACK
This is what DJ
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What's
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Rap
Attack
is BACK online on a NEW server to BEST SERVE you!
JENNIFER HUDSON UPDATE
A primary suspect, William Balfour, in the
shooting deaths of Jennifer Hudson's
mother and brother is in custody but Julian King
the 7-year-
old nephew of the Oscar-winning actress is still
missing. A $100,000 reward is now being offered for the
return of Julian. Several outlets are now confirming the
body of young Julian King who's been missing since
Friday was discovered early this morning inside a white
Chevy Suburban SUV after a neighbor noticed the
vehicle had been parked on the street since Saturday.
Balfour had been married to Hudson's sister for several
years but the two are separated. Records from the
Illinois Department of Corrections show Balfour, 27, is
on parole and spent nearly seven years in prison for
attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possessing a
stolen vehicle. Public records show one of Balfour's
addresses as the home where the shooting occurred. Our
prayers go out to the Hudson's family & for the safe
return of Julian King...
PHIFE
RECEIVES KIDNEY TRANSPLANT
A Tribe Called Quest rapper Phife Dawg’s
long fight with diabetes recently took a new turn
for the better, as the Queens native finally received a
kidney transplant. The new kidney comes after a waiting
period of over two years, which saw Phife endure
problems performing live and a dramatic weight loss
through his
dialysis treatment...
Congratulations to Round 7 Producer & Winner
Anonymous Twist
(see photo above) at
Loud.com!
Their exclusive
Beats By Dre Contest is officially in full swing
and taking submissions! Aftermath & Interscope
Records, in association with
Imeem.com,
are giving any MC that enters the contest the
opportunity to get their songs heard by an Aftermath
A&R, as well as the chance to win Dr. Dre's
new headphones...
Serato
and Ableton are happy to announce a partnership,
which will pave the way for the future of Digital DJing.
With shared artist rosters from Hip-Hop (DJ Jazzy
Jeff, DJ Nu-Mark, A-Trak) to
electronica (Paul Van Dyk, DJ Sasha), both
Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live are renowned as the
premier performance platforms in clubs around the globe.
While Serato's Scratch Live excels in vinyl emulation,
music library control and lightning quick hands-on
scratching, Ableton Live provides the tools for
production, on-the-fly remixing and beat creation.
"Ableton and Serato take different approaches to modern
musical performance," says Ableton CEO Gerhard Behles,
"But both companies live by the philosophy that software
should be straightforward, easy to use, and most
importantly, reliable and stable onstage and in the
studio. Ableton has never had an answer for the DJ who
wants vinyl control, and rather than try to emulate what
Serato do so well, we simply make sure that our products
work well together."
Serato Audio Research CEO Steve West agrees.
"After years of talking together, we're thrilled to be
working with Ableton. It's exciting to think about what
we can offer to DJs and producers: the ability to go
beyond just spinning records and add a personal stamp to
the music they play."
Just where this Serato and Ableton collaboration will
take us has yet to be seen but one thing is clear:
the worlds of DJing, remixing and production for artists
worldwide have changes ahead.
Ableton develops technology to inspire creative people.
Since the company started in 1999, Ableton has attracted
an extensive and highly committed community of
musicians, composers, and DJs worldwide. Currently,
Ableton counts about one hundred employees in its Berlin
and New York offices. The company has received
outstanding press, awards and customer feedback since
the unveiling of Live in October 2001.
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...
BRUCE
LEE
Did
you know that Bruce Lee attended the
University of Washington? Did you know that he
started one of his first Martial Arts Schools on 47th
and the Ave in Seattle? Did you know that he taught at
the UW, met his future wife at the UW, and was part of
their Philosophy Department?
Probably not….
But why? Bruce Lee is one of the most internationally
renowned, respected, prolific, profound and prophetic
individuals of modern times. TIME Magazine named
him to the Top 100 Most Important People of the 20th
Century. His philosophy, character, and persona has made
a lasting impression not only in the Martial Arts
community, but all over the world.
So why does the UW have no known recognition of one of
the most important Asian-Americans (or people in
general) of modern times?
This Group was created from the students of the Bruce
Lee Dedication class taught in Fall of 2007. After
months of community organizing and grass-roots outreach,
we have decided to request the following:
(1) A Bruce Lee Community Peace Garden, to be
placed somewhere on the main campus of the UW. This
space, open to WHOLE community, will be a place for
rest, relaxation and reflection to gather oneself. This
will truly be a place that is in the spirit of Bruce’s
dedication to harmony and unity. In respect to the
family and Bruce’s legacy, once approved, we will ask
the family what they would like to see in the Garden to
reflect Bruce’s true character and spiritual, social
contributions to the world.
(2) An organized Quarterly Forum or gathering of
current UW students, faculty, administration, staff and
community members that will focus on the importance of
understanding our history and contributions to social
justice. This will act as a liberated zone for our
community to openly discuss representation, and history,
and how we can work together truthfully and honestly to
promote equality and peace amongst all people.
(3) A more openly distributed and transparent form of
information reporting to the community on what the UW is
currently doing to promote social justice, and how we
will together face the issues that currently keep
certain groups of people unequal. Knowing that many
strides have been made recently, we believe we can get
more students, staff, and community members to have an
equal hand in promoting these advancements while sharing
and building our common goals.
By joining this group, you are making a statement to the
UW Adminstration and asking them for a place where the
People can be in harmony with one another...
Here is a list of the support we have gained:
Unanimous Passing of ASUW Resolution, R-14-8;
‘A Resolution in Support of Diverse Representation of
the UW Student Body through the Alumnus Jun Fan “Bruce”
Lee’
2) Columns, the official UW Alumni Magazine named Bruce
as one of the 100 Alumni of the century and stated,
“Lee was the first Asian-American superstar when he died
in 1973. Since then, his life has been the subject of
more than 25 biographies and one Hollywood film. Of all
the former UW students we considered, Bruce Lee is
probably the most famous.”
Several businesses in the University area (predominately
the “Ave”) have dedicated their support to the project.
As we continue our grassroots campaign, we continue to
gain more support from local community businesses.
4) We have gotten in contact with the family of Bruce
Lee and have the official endorsement of the Bruce Lee
Foundation, who will be in Seattle in July for the 35th
Anniversary of Bruce’s death.
Thank you for supporting this project, and SPREAD THE
WORD!
Email:
UW4BruceLee@gmail.com
www.uw4brucelee.blogspot.com
BRI-G
SAYS "FAREWELL TO RPM":
"Well
guys, this will be my last email to you as an RPM
employee. In the almost 5 years I’ve worked here, I’ve
gotten to do some amazing things, meet some incredible
people, and learn from some of the smartest bosses I’ll
ever have. When I first came here, I never would have
dreamed that I would have gotten to see and do some of
the things that I now take for granted as commonplace.
So, while I will still continue work with the good folks
over here in several different capacities, my days of
being an actual employee and coming to the office
everyday are over.
Over
the last few months, all the motivation and drive that I
had to keep plugging away, doing all that came with my
position here just dried up. I couldn’t figure out what
was wrong with me. I’ve always been a first to arrive,
last to leave, anything you need I’ll get done type
person. And then one day it just hit me like a ton of
bricks…this just isn’t what I want to do anymore.
I
first came to New York from Connecticut in the winter of
’03 when my girlfriend at the time got an apartment
here. All I wanted to do was DJ, but I had no clue where
or how. So I got a street team job at a radio station,
an internship for an indy label in the South Bronx
(working Ice Shuler’s record), and stayed at her place
till I could figure out my life. After I parted ways
with the indy label, I took another internship at a
place called RPM. After about a month, I was hired on
full time…you all know the rest of the story.
I’ve
always wanted to DJ here. This is the home of Jam
Master Jay, Flex, Clue, Kid Capri,
and the movie Juice that inspired me to be a DJ to begin
with. This is where I wanted to make my mark in the DJ
world. Over the last 5 years, I’ve done a lot of pinch
hitting. A spot here, a spot there. Nothing really
consistent. It’s that consistency that makes you a
better DJ. It’s tough to pinch hit every week when you
don’t know what the crowd is like. Rap one night, 80’s
and pop the next, electro another…yea, it forces you to
read a crowd, but at the same time, your never building
anything, you’re never making your mark.
Working the Pepsi DJ Division project has always
been special to me. It was my chance to get close with
some of the biggest DJs in the country. See how they
move and learn from them. But this year I just couldn’t
get something out of my head. I’m booking flights and
car services for guys. I’m creating power point
presentations on what this guy has done, where that guy
spins. All the while, in the back of my mind I’m
thinking, I don t want to do this for this guy, I want
to be this guy. I always have. I’m not jealous of guys
like Clinton Sparks and Eric Cubeechee, I
just want my shot to be up there and mentioned next to
them.
So
about a month ago, I had a bit of a melt down and had to
break it all down to myself. I need to leave RPM. I need
to hit the block and build with the right club
promoters. I need to get some indy record projects to
put some money in my pocket. I need free afternoons to
practice and build sets. I need to be my own boss. I
need to bet on myself and take the shot that I never
took when I first moved here because I was just some no
name kid who needed a job. Unbeknownst to me, that job
would turn into the most amazing 4 ½ years of my life.
I’ve
sat 50 feet away and learned from some of the best and
brightest people in the industry for almost five years.
I don’t think I can go wrong if I just apply everything
I’ve learned on myself.
Please lock in my new email:
BGaffeyPromo@gmail.com and use it for all
future correspondence...
This
month's motto says it all: "Hip-Hop Don't Stop". It was
almost thirty years ago that Hip-Hop evolved from its
underground roots to grip mainstream consciousness with
"Rapper's Delight" – and it hasn't let off ever since.
We give you the latest music videos by up-and-coming
talent JENDOR from California, Amsterdam's
Pete Philly & Perquisite and New York's
resident hipsters the Retro Kidz – plus a true
classic by West Coast heroes The Pharcyde. In
addition, Masta Ace / Marco Polo.. look
out for the first five artists from our Mixed Tape 23
download compilation! Hip Hop Don't Stop? Judge for
yourself on Mixed Tape Music Magazine #9! From your
Mercedes-Benz Team at:
www.mercedes-benz.tv/mixedtape...
The
new Paris video "Don't Stop The Movement" - Album
Available Everywhere 10/28! Watch the new video of the
first single, "Don't Stop The Movement," from the
forthcoming album by Bay Area rapper/activist Paris
entitled Acid Reflex, available everywhere October
28:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gmJqzEVKwoU&fmt=18
Acid Reflex comes just in time for election year and
contains commentary on a wide range of topics including
black-on-black crime and violence, the ongoing problem
of police brutality, war, politics and what Paris calls
"the need for more of an equal balance between positive
and negative influences in entertainment." Acid Reflex
is the latest installment of cutting-edge
funk-and-rock-inspired hip-hop in a career spanning the
sale of over 3.8 million units independently worldwide.
It features performances by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inductee and Parliament/Funkadelic frontman
George "Dr. Funkenstein" Clinton and Public Enemy
leader Chuck D...
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...
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...
MURS - ON TOUR:
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
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:
Chill
Will
(WCBN-MI):
"What's the deal? It's Ya boy 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.
The week started off with a bang at the club. Big shout
to everyone from Cleveland and Chicago that came by the
club. Catch me Thursday DJing at the Red &
Meth show in Detroit. After that I hit the friendly
skies and invade Southern California. So no club for me
this week but I left cats in good hands so have fun.
Check Jimmie Kimmel (ABC) on Tuesday night,
October 28th & you may see ya boy along with
Nasty-Nes in the audience. For more dates and
information about me, DJ Chill Will go to:
www.myspace.com/djchillwill734...
DJ
Sage (CFRO-Vancouver,
BC): "But fear not we had a slamming show the
other night. We started things off by featuring the
brand new Statik Selektah album "Stick 2 The
Script", which is banging. Later we were joined by
another talented producer/DJ/rapper 88 Keys, he
talked about the develop and concept of "The Death Of
Adam" album that drops this week on Decon. It
goes without saying that this album is going to be
classic in fact 88 Keys gave us a 10 point plan
outlining why:
www.urbanrenewalproject.net"...
D-Tragic
(805HipHop.com):
"What’s going down fam? Man it’s getting hot out here in
Cali today! We’re having earthquake Weather or something
fa sho!
I
have been in the studio with Big Caz of Mo
Thug Records. Mad thanks for everyone who is feeling
this track! This track is getting a lot of support all
around the country! If you do not have the new single
“Change is Gonna Come” be sure to hit me up before the
next DJ breaks it in your area. Trust me you’ll like it!
In the midst of recording and listening to new music, be
on the look out for new verses from the late great
Tupac Shakur on Big Caz’s new album. Now you are
probably thinking, damn! Haven’t we heard all of Tupac’s
stuff already?? Like Is this some regurgitated, chopped
up previous lyrics, etc….These are new lyrics that have
not been released yet. Also Big Caz has rights to
unreleased video footage that is in the works of a new
short film.
Have
you heard that track “Lean like a Cholo”. I’m sure you
have! That’s music by a artist named “DOWN aka
Kilo”. We all know that that track is mad silly,
true and attention grabbing. While it hasn’t received a
lot of play (I Do bump it occasionally), the new music I
heard is really good. I must say he has a new style flow
and some really dope production and features on his new
album coming out! I don’t even know te name of it yet!
Ill be sure to let you get the heaters as soon as I’m
Given the green light. Can’t wait to let my Fam hear
this new Tupac ish! Miss Tupac a lot! Trust me, the
temptation to take the accapellas on my system that no
one has is real tempting, but could be fatal!! LOL!
So if
you want to, and want to show ya Boy D-Tragic some
support on these new heaters, please reach out and lets
build. If not, maybe next time. Just don’t do it after
they blow up. I would like to see them get broken by my
DJ Fam and Luv 1’s First! DO YOU HAVE MY BACK? DID YOU
EVEN READ THIS? LOL! JUST CHECKIN TO SEE"...
Edgie
Kokoski
(WUNH-NH):
"Although it sucked watching my Red Sox lose
their World Series, I have to admit that the old
BoSox made if farther than I expected this
season. Surprisingly, I noticed that most New England
fans here got over the setback fairly quickly. I
think that the reality is starting to set in here that
our teams are not going to win a championship every year
in every sport. Imagine that. I've been reminding people
that it could always be worse: we could be Yankees
fans. Their top pitching prospect just got arrested
in a dive strip club with a $3 cover charge and their
top slugger is banging a 50 year old withered Madonna.
Now if it was circa-1987 "Like A Prayer" Madonna, I
could give him some props, but now....sheesh. Not to
mention the reports that Madonna slathers herself in
$800 body cream and wraps her self in plastic before
bed. How weird. I won't spend more than $750 on body
cream unlike these Elitists. After all, I'm saving for
my $250,000.00 plumbing business like most average
Americans.
I'm moving this week after five years in the same
apartment so that is about as much fun as falling off a
trampoline with a lollipop in your mouth. So far I've
enjoyed moving crate after crate of records as I kick
myself for saving doubles of every Def Jam promo
single that was ever pressed. Then again, you can never
have too many copies of "X Gon' Give It To Ya", right?
You never know when you'll have to break that out at the
next party. It's surefire remedy in case "If I Were A
Boy" fails to spark. But how could it not?"...
Nate
Abney
(WKDU-Philly):
"The World Series is here and I'm ready for a
parade on Broad Street. It is amazing how there is
always a discouraging email from so called fans of the
other team( a Florida dj who wil remain nameless). Well
bring it on cause the Rays are going down. I am
going to enjoy my Phils and my Nittany Lions.
I was listening to some New Edition albums during
the week and Ralph Tresvant just has a great
voice. Still very much underrated as far singers go in
my opinion and the one you think OF when you think of NE
despite the talents of Johnny Gill and Ricky
Bell and sometimes Bobby Brown. Well I hope
everyone has a good week. I will celebrate my birthday(
Nov 3rd) with a championship. I take cash, checks, free
cd's, gift certificates and any other payola(just
kidding!!!). 5000"...
Solo
(WECI-IN):
"Finally Earlham College has let us broadcast
live over the web....yea us! So log on to
www.weciradio.org, for details or paste this
link in ITUNES:
159.28.24.146:8000 in the advanced column. You can
also use other players, I just know this works. I hear
crystal clear sound too. Remember I am on FRIDAY nights
10 pm to 12am so please get me your wax or whatever,
when I get the paper, I plan on getting some digital dj
system!
DJ Solo breakin records fri 10 pm to 12 am
iceman sat 7pm to 9pm"...
Anilast
aka
Stuart de la Rosa (KSMT-CO): "The 1st day
of the ski season opened today with two of the resorts
opening by my house. I can't beileve it's that time
agian to strap on our snowboards and go to town or
should I say the mountain. Keep the muisc and the
interviews coming, I have already booked live artist
interviews on my radio show for the next month. Keep it
funky fresh yalls:
www.RhythmLoungeRadio.com...
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 to my son Christopher who's a teenager
now & is a huge WWE & PS3 fan, celebrating
Monday October 27th (I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SON!!!)...
Congrats to Seattle's DJ EarthQuake & his wife on
their newborn, Jaxson Lee Hulbert (8lbs 8oz)...
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) |
