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ONE OF THE BEST
EMCEES Joel Ortiz
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THE BROTHERS JOHNSON
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What's
Upper?
I just watched on the HISTORY channel the
documentary special, "How Bruce Lee Changed The
World." I highly recommend you watch this. It truly
shows how this man changed how Asians are portrayed. You
will also see my Sifu Taky Kimura in it "then &
now" and at the very ending, you will also see me at
Bruce Lee's 35th Anniversary at his grave sight on
Seattle's Lakeview cemetary! "So now I can tell everyone
I was in a Bruce Lee movie!" Both Bruce Lee & Taky
Kimura played a huge influence in my life from 1973 to
present...
Special
thanks to our Rap Attack Conference Call
guests on last weeks' call; Phoenix Flames,
They Live (Gatsby & DJ Bless) &
P.O.L.O. & DJ Anonymous...
CALL
TO ACTION: Help Save Black Radio:
The Honorable John Conyers, our 80 year old
African-American Congressman is the sponsor of a new
bill that could put many black owned radio stations out
of business. And force others to abandon their
commitment to provide free music, entertainment, news,
information, and money losing formats like gospel and
black talk.
This is Cathy Hughes, founder and chairperson of Radio
One with an urgent call to our Radio Family.
The John Conyers Performance Tax Bill is the brain child
of the foreign owned record industry who would receive
at least 50% of the revenue that would be charged to
radio stations in order for them to play music. The
music that you now receive free from us - we would have
to pay millions of dollars for.
And in the midst of this economic depression, black
radio stations simply do not have that financial
ability.
There has been only one hearing on the bill and that
hearing did not have any black ownership representation.
Black radio owners and community leaders including Rev.
Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Dick Gregory, Tom
Joyner, and myself have all begged Conyers to at least
allow us the opportunity for a hearing. He has flatly
refused.
We now ask you, our radio family, to assist us in
saving the future of black radio. Please call or email
or visit the offices of John Conyers today.
His phone numbers are 202-225-5126 and
313-961-5670 and his email address isjohn.conyers@mail.house.gov
TELL HIM that you oppose this bill that would
murder Black owned radio and the free music that you now
hear on all free radio stations. In the midst of an
American economic recession, it is not the right time to
send millions of dollars to foreign owned record
companies that don’t even pay taxes like you and me in
this country. This bill is not in the interest of Black
people! Please help us save Black radio!
WANT TO LEARN MORE? See below why it is IMPERATIVE that we
act to save Black radio:
1. The
promotional value of free local radio airplay translates
into significant revenues for artists and record labels:
·
According to the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA), record sales in the United States in
2007 were approximately $10.4 billion;
·
Touring
revenue in 2007 in the U.S. was approximately $5
billion;
·
The
above figures exclude the several billion dollars
derived annually from merchandise, songwriting royalties
and licensing deals for commercials, films, etc.; and
·
Also
excluded is the boost that U.S. popularity provides for
foreign sales and concerts.
2. Local
radio also actively promotes artists by:
·
Devoting
considerable and valuable airtime to promoting artists’
concerts;
·
Featuring artist weekends
·
Providing opportunities for live in-studio performances;
and
·
Creating
buzz through on-air ticket and album giveaways, helping
to drive concert and merchandising revenue.
Without
doubt, the engine driving these billions of dollars into
the pockets of the record labels and artists is free,
local radio promotion.
Artist Examples of Increased Sales From Local Radio
Airplay
Each of the next graphs details and compares the spins
on over-the-air radio (highlighted in red on each graph)
with the retail sales and downloads of the artists’
releases (highlighted in blue on each graph). The
results are consistent in every artist example:
Significant play on radio results in significant sales
of the artist’s song, demonstrating the significant
promotional and economic impact that free, local radio
provides to the recording industry.
The recording industry suggests that the Internet and
viral marketing is now the way to break a new artist.
However, despite numerous new methods for artists to
showcase their music, such as MySpace.com, retail
outlets, etc., radio’s promotional value in spiking and
sustaining sales is clearly demonstrated by the
information included below.
Kanye West
Kanye West is an American record producer and is a
multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer who rose
to fame in the mid 2000s.
Albums
He released his debut album “The College Dropout” in
2004, his second album “Late Registration” in 2005 and
his third album “Graduation” in 2007. His first three
albums have received numerous awards (including nine
Grammys), critical acclaim and commercial success. The
first two singles from “Late Registration” sold over
860,000 copies in its first week, and earned him eight
Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year and
Record of the Year for the song “Gold Digger.” His first
three albums have certified sales of three million,
three million and two million copies respectively by the
RIAA.
Tours
Kanye West headlined 190 concerts between 2004 and 2007,
grossing an average of $244,669 and selling an average
of 5,235 tickets per date. (Source: Pollstar Artist
Profile Report, © 2007)
50 Cent
50 Cent is an American rapper.
Albums
He rose to fame with the release of his albums “Get Rich
or Die Tryin’” (2003) and “The Massacre” (2005). Both
albums achieved multi-platinum success, selling over 21
million records worldwide, including 11 million RIAA
certified sales in the United States.
The lead single from “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” “In da
Club,” which The Source noted for its “blaring horns,
funky organs, guitar riffs and sparse hand claps” broke
a Billboard record as the most listened-to song in radio
history within a week.
Tours
50 Cent headlined 199 concerts worldwide between 2002
and 2007, grossing an average of $632,272 and selling an
average of 11,406 tickets per date between 2005 and
2007. (Source: Pollstar Artist Profile Report, © 2007)
SPYN
CYCAL RAYDIO
on Live365.com will be debuting: "WEST COAST
WEDNESDAYS" from 7PM - midnight premiering this week.
West Coast Hip-Hop from all over... Not just Cali... so
send music for the show!
"LEFT COAST RAYDIO EVERY SATURDAY" features California
Hip-Hop all day long every Saturday!... Send music for
the show to:
Vernassa Fields - Spyn Cycal Ent.
7710 Brabham Way
Elk
Grove, CA 95785
vernassafields@spyncycal.com
THEY
LIVE SneakerPimps.com TOUR DATES
5/21 @
Sunset Tavern w/ Born Anchors & Partman Parthorse
5/28 @ Wild Buffalo (Bellingham, WA) w/GMK & Linda &
Ron's Dad
5/30 @ Soho Studios (Miami, FL) w/Asher Roth, Clipse,
Cool Kids
6/9 @ Studio Seven w/ B-Real & Bizzy Bone (billed as
Bruce Illest show)
6/12 @ SNEAKER PIMPPS NYC TBA
7/11 @ SNEAKER PIMPS PHILLY TBA
7/18 @SNEAKER PIMPS DC TBA
7/24 @ Neumos - Capitol Hill Block Party
7/25 @SNEAKER PIMPS BOSTON TBA
8/8 @SNEAKER PIMPS CHICAGO TBAQ
8/14 @ Hell's Kitchen (Tacoma) w/ Evergreen One & Todd
Sykes, Helladope & The Revengers
8/15 @ SNEAKER PIMPS MEMPHIS TBA
8/29 @ SNEAKER PIMPS SF TBA (DATE LIKELY TO CHANGE)
9/9 @ Showbox (most likely)- SNEAKER PIMPS SEATTLE
Former rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys is
reportedly facing 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine
on charges that he ran an Internet scam involving
iPhones. The rapper allegedly took orders for the
device, pocketed the money and never sent the product...
In the
summer of 1995, one song was inescapable. Blasting from
cars, parks and parties, Blahzay Blahzay’s
“Danger" became New York Hip-Hop’s most memorable
anthem, reaching #1 on the Billboard Rap Single
Charts. Composed by the renown Brooklyn-based
MC/DJ team Blahzay Blahzay – Blahz the MC and
PF Cuttin’ on production – Danger had fans worldwide
chanting the thunderous Jeru-sampled chorus,
"When the East is in the House, Oh My God!"
After
"Danger's" success, Blahz recorded numerous independent
projects and developed his company, 25/8 entertainment.
Now ready to release his new solo album – his first
using other producers – Blahz heats up the streets with
fellow East New York don, Uncle Murda. “Working
with Uncle Murda was a play my hood called,” Blahz says.
“Everybody in East New York wanted us to work together.
It’s like best of all worlds: the ‘90s mixed with the
present day.”
On the
first Murder/Blahz first collaboration, producer
Metaphysics works wonders with Dances with White
Girl’s iconic “Everybody's Got To Make A Living”
sample for an ode to recessionary survival. It already
sounds like another anthem...
The
Brothers Johnson (see
photo above) backed up many touring artists like
Bobby Womack and the Supremes before
joining Billy Prestons band. Following their
departure from Preston's band, Quincy Jones hired
them to play on his album Mellow Madness and as a result
recorded four of the brother's songs. Quincy Jones then
produced the Brothers Johnson debut album 'Look Out For
#1' in 1976. It was however the following album 'Right
On Time', also Jones produced, which was to break them
into the mainstream. The Best Of Funk is a compilation
album that highlights the brothers talents and shows not
only why they were so popular as an act in the late
seventies and beyond, but also musically and why they
were in such great demand.
The
Brothers Johnson deliver the goods in this 2003 "Best of
Funk" (MVD Visual) concert dvd (filmed in
Oakland, CA) just like the inimitable funk duo did all
throughout the 1970s and '80s alongside such acts as
Bobby Womack, the Supremes, and Billy Preston’s band.
Featured live in concert some of their big hits: "Ain't
We Funkin' Now," "I'll Be Good To You," "Strawberry
Letter 23," "Get The Funk Out Ma Face" & "Stomp" to name
a few! For more info you can hit up Clint Weiler
at MVD Entertainment Group online at:
clint@mvdb2b.com
or call: (800) 888-0486 ext 115...
Props
goes out to DJ Patrick Budhabong with
SolOfHipHop.com
as this weeks' online issue features
RapAttackLives.com! Peep it:
http://www.solofhiphop.com/wordpress/..
LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED A LIFE…. THE REALEST SH#T
I'VE EVER SEEN by: Vader (WonderTwinZ)
HERE ARE
THE STATS:
-
98,668 people nationwide waiting for organ
transplants right now.
- 28,352 transplants performed last year.
- 14,393 donors last year.
- 6,411 people died waiting for an organ
transplant last year.
- 17 people die each day waiting for a
transplant.
- 1 person is added to the waiting list every 12
minutes.
If you
could save someone’s life, would you? My brother is a
well-known HipHop DJ who has built-up his name through
hard work, a dedicated hustle, and his sharing nature.
My brother has a work ethic like none I’ve ever seen.
He’s the type of guy to set his mind on something and
truly complete it. He decided one day he wanted to start
getting healthy and become a runner. Now, 9 years later,
he’s up every morning and completes 10 miles on the
treadmill before 9am. His drive and determination has
always amazed me. Since he was a little kid, he was
always the type to split his food and offer you half.
Collectively my brother and I have been working hard to
help other musicians in need. Almost 10 years ago, my
brother developed The Original HipHop Yellow Pages (The
Connex List). This magazine shares contact
information of individuals that can help out the careers
of independent HipHop artists. Sharing info and helping
others seemed like common sense to my brother. People
have never stopped thanking him for his help and he’s
never stopped offering.
My brother aka DJ Sonic, and myself are known as
The Wonder TwinZ. We’ve both achieved some
amazing goals and accomplishments in our lives. We are
the tour DJs for HipHop Icons, Naughty By Nature
and have traveled around the globe to DJ in dozens of
foreign countries. We are celebrating our 8th year as
the hosts and DJs of our own morning show on SiriusXM
Satellite Radio. Our magazine, The Connex List, is in
its 10th year and still going strong. We’ve created an
empire for mass communications through our email system
(you probably have an email from us in your inbox right
now).
While we are extremely proud of all of these
accomplishments, none of them even compare to the heroic
accomplishment my brother has achieved this past week.
DJ Sonic is a true hero in my eyes and a true-life saver
in Will’s eyes.
Ya’ see… Will is one of our greatest friends from
childhood. We all grew up together with dreams of
becoming successful in the HipHop world. As the years
went on and we got older, Will developed diabetes and
eventually his kidney’s failed and he was added to the
7-year waiting list of patients in need of a transplant.
Will has been going to kidney dialysis treatment for a
while, which required him to go to the doctor 4 days a
week and hook up to a kidney dialysis machine for 6
hours each time. Throughout all of this, Will maintained
his good spirits and managed to suppress the thoughts of
him losing a battle to kidney disease, the same battle
that has taken the lives of almost 7,000 people last
year alone.
Once my brother realized that his homie’s life was in
jeopardy and without a kidney transplant Will might not
live long enough for this 7-year waiting list, he
immediately called the doctor and setup an appointment
to see if there was any way he could help Will out.
After one simple blood test, the doctor told my brother
that he was a match for Will’s blood type. The next
thing ya know, the two of them are taking care of all
the proper insurance paperwork and setting a date for
the actual surgery.
While this news was obviously good news, it still scared
our mother to think of her son going into a serious
surgery. There is always a chance of some infection that
could complicate the surgery or even claim the lives of
both my brother and my man Will. Needless to say, we
were all worried.
5am Tuesday morning we were at the hospital ready to see
a miracle. The doctors were going to perform two
surgeries back-to-back and transplant my brother’s
healthy kidney into Will’s body. 6 hours later, the
operations were done. The doctors said everything worked
out perfect and both my brother and Will spent the week
recovering at Stony Brook University Hospital.
My brother came home today and has been takin’ it easy,
as are the doctor’s orders. He’s a hustler by nature so
he’s back on his blackberry handling some light
business. Will’s health is getting better everyday and
the doctors say that will continue. At this time last
year, Will received some of the worst news of his life.
Now one year later, He’s back!!… and better than before.
My brother saved Will’s life and for that he is a true
hero. And I’m proud to be his brother...
Over the
past few months, whispers of trouble in paradise between
Hip-Hop star couple Nas and Kelis have hit
the wires and today the ineviteable happened: Kelis
filed for divorce. According to a report from VIBE
magazine, Kelis officially began the process to
end the four year marriage to the fiery lyricist; she is
citing irreconciliable differences. "I can confirm that
she has filed for divorce. We request the media to
respect her privacy during this very difficult time," a
rep told the outlet. Kelis is currently seven months
pregnant with the now defunct couple's first child
together...
HIP-HOP
ARTISTS....GET YOUR SONG ON 2,000 MIX CD'S - WANT TO BE
ON THE FOLLOWING CD ????
KEEPITCLASSIC.COM
- UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP COMPILATION VOL. 17 "SUMMER 2009"
CO-HOSTED BY BLAK PHILLY & IRREGULAR (KEEPITCLASSIC
ALL-STARS)
We are
now accepting submissions for Volume 17 of the
Keepitclassic.com Underground hip-hop compilation CD
Deadline is May 22nd or Until CD is filled.
This
includes The Following
*Song
Placed on CD
*Song
Title, Artist Name, Production Credit, Record Label
Name, & Website, placed on the back cover of the CD
*Street
Promotion of the CD & Online Promotion of the CD
*2,000
CDs will be pressed and will be given out with all
orders placed on Keepitclassic.com, and at various
hip-hop events.
*Each
artist on the CD will get 50 personal copies to give out
themselves.
This CD will be serviced digitally to all the
RapAttackLives.com reporters/DJ's who rep College Rap
Radio, Internet & Satellite Hip-Hop shows & exclusive
MixTape DJs
Once we review and accept the track the artist submitted
for the CD. The artist must give us $110 which goes
towards the cost of pressing, promoting, & shipping the
CD's. This is a non-profit CD and none of the funds
recieved from the artists goes into our own pockets.
Also, this CD is not a Mixtape. It is a compilation
Album and You get everything listed above for your $110
donation towards the CDs production.
Email tracks to
info@keepitclassic.com
We have to approve your track before we accept your
payment.
Payments and tracks are due by May 22nd
Payments are accepted through paypal.com or money order.
THE CD
WILL FEATURE ON KEEPITCLASSIC.COM MID-JUNE - AUGUST
THE CD WILL ALSO BE GIVEN AWAY WITH ALL ORDERS PLACED ON
KEEPITCLASSIC.COM
Here is
the tracklist for the current CD, Volume 16 -
KEEPITCLASSIC.COM UNDERGROUND HIP HOP COMPILATION VOL.
16 SPRING 2009:
HOSTED BY CHIP FU (OF THE FU-SCHNICKENS)
1. Chip
Fu Intro
2. 6 Feet Deep - Chip Fu
3. What U Need? - The Problemaddicts ft. El Da Sensei &
Blacastan
4. Peanuts - Merc featuring E&J & Jay-C
5. Chip Fu Drop
6. Is Anybody Out There - Faceless
7. One More Time - A.P.E.X.
8. Takin' Off - Akream
9. Chip Fu Drop
10. All Is Good 09 - Mr. Al Pete
11. Stay Realistic - Ridakewl Grafik
12. Party Hard - Gran Centennial
13. Chip Fu Drop
14. Let It Go - Rio
15. Double Agent - Speechless
16. The Basics - Jeff Jack
17. Chip Fu Outro
Rap
Attack's
own reppin' New Mexico, DJ S.A . is back & in
full effect on the air at:
www.hiphopfriendsonline.com...
You can
peep L.A.'s up & coming, DKLA who's already
creating a huge nationwide underground buzz and can be
seen in the latest issue of the "Music Connection
Magazine" - May's Issue Vol. 33 "Directory of
Distributors. For more info log onto:
www.musicconnection.com. DKLA just dropped
their phat new joint, "UnGodly" (Zeal Entertainment)...
Headlining this year's annual Rock The Bells
festival series is Queensbridge's finest Nas
along with Jamaican sensation Damian "Jr. Gong"
Marley. Joining them on the bill is Philadelphia
ensemble The Roots, Chi-Town vet Common,
Outkast rapper Big Boi, KRS-One,
Buckshot, a reunited House of Pain featuring
super-group La Coka Nostra, DJ Hi Tek and
Talib Kweli's Reflection Eternal, Wu-Tang
mainstays RZA and Raekwon, internet
supergroup Slaughterhouse and Brooklyn reps
M.O.P...
BUY AND
SALE YOUR VINYL RECORDS
Sell your vinyl records or buy them.
You might have your old vinyl records that are
collecting dust in your basement and since they are of
great value to you, we know how hard is for you to
depart from them. So how would you like to get them in
right hands and get some cash for it?
Or you have been looking for a certain record that you
can’t find anywhere? Well, give it a try; this is your
lucky day.
Register to
www.LPvinyls.com
and buy or/and sell vinyl records.
www.LPVinyls.com
is a specialized auction sitethat deals only
with vinyl records. And that is not all.
Since you are on our special list, we will give you 7
days for free when setting up your auctions. That’s
right, 7 days absolutely free of charge whatsoever to
start selling your precious vinyl collection that you
are not using any more. Don’t wait, register right now
and put up your vinyl for sale or buy as we offered
these great prices on
www.LPvinyls.com...
If
you’ve lived in LA for any length of time, you’ve bumped
him in your ride on a Friday night. He’s worked at your
favorite radio stations - Power 106 and 100.3
The Beat and any hot club from here to Japan.
They’ve called him the “Hardest Working DJ on the West
Coast,” but we just call him DJ Hideo (see photo
below). If you’re on this site, then you’re wondering if
the rumors are true. Unfortunately, they are. DJ Hideo
has cancer.We are all in prayer for Hideo, his daughter
Danny and the entire Sugano family. Please
log onto his site for more info on how you can help
Hideo:
http://www.prayforhideo.com/
and this website is intended to keep people
alerted about Hideo's progress. Please visit
www.djhideo.com for all information...
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:
Adam
Lowenstein
(WMHB-ME): "After three solid years as the
Hip-Hop MD at WMHB, these are officially my last
weekly Top 30 charts. Our new Hip-Hop MD, Andy Oakes,
is currently a junior at Colby and will be taking
over for me at the end of this week. He will be using
the
hiphop@wmhb.org email address, so it would be
dope if you could remove
amlowenstein@gmail.com from your mailing
lists and add
hiphop@wmhb.org. He will be in touch everyone
soon. Working with all of you has been a great
experience, and I've definitely learned a lot! Keep
supporting that good music, and feel free to hit me up
anytime at
amlowenstein@gmail.com! Peace"...
DJ Sage
(CFRO-Vancouver,
BC): "We fell back from interviews this O-Dog-less
week and got into a lot of dope tracks. We played some
more from the new Redman & Method Man album,
which in our opinion is gonna blow everyone away. I'm
sure a lot of those cuts are gonna get some major burn
on the URP. We also got everything from some
classic and new Reflection Eternal, De La Soul
and plenty more from Grand Analog & Shad to
Wale and Chali 2Na!
We featured Tanya Morgan's second studio LP,
"Brooklynati", as our double shot this week. This
Brooklyn/Cincinatti collective provides the masses with
some dope raw Hip-Hop as well as some laid back, jazzy
smooth ish on this record. They remind me somewhat of
that Native Tongues sound blended with the
Dungeon Family, so expect that heat!
Hit them up at
www.myspace.com/tanyamorgan.
As always, you can download the podcast of this dope
show at:
www.UrbanRenewalProject.net!"...
Chill
Will (WCBN-MI):
"What's up People? Tired from another long week of
events in the area. But I ain't complaining, it was a
beautiful thing. Started the weekend off with dope
freestyles battles at a local event. Then I Dj'ed the
Rick Ross concert with Shawty Lo, GS Boys
(Yeah do the Stanky Leg) and a host of local acts.
Hung out with LA the Darkman and Willie The
Kid from Grand Hustle. Check for his new
mixtape and the new DJ Drama album which has some
fire on it. Check the show out this weekend for dope
exclusives and hot interviews. For more information
about me DJ Chill Will go to
www.myspace.com/djchillwill734"...
Kazzeo
(KHDC-CA): "Wow! Star Trek was incredible. I grew
up a Star Wars fan but even I have to admit that this
movie was outstanding. I'm no geek who goes to
conventions dressed up as my favorite character or
anything but boy am I on board for the next Star Trek
movie. Great storyline, perfect casting, great action
sequences. Nothing missed in this movie. And the girl
who played Uhura? Oh boy. I want to see her take
it to warp 5 in the next one.
Remember the old thought that, no matter how many people
show up for your show, you always go on and perform for
your fans? Apparently that doesn't hold true for one
certain current MC. I'll withold his name for now but
I'll paint the picture. I go to a club on a Tuesday
night to see _________ rock. His opening act is Keely
& Zaire and they held it down no doubt. Then it's
time for the main event. ____________ walks into the
waiting area and see's that the crowd is very small.
Rather than giving the fans who paid to see him a show,
he refuses to perform and leaves the club. The club was
forced to give refunds because this baby couldn't deal
with the fact that the crowd wasn't a sellout. Get over
yourself big man and pay some dues.
Sad to say that Eminem's new cd is now a
drink coaster in my house. Damn homie, 4 years away and
that's all you could do? What a train wreck.
Thank you Rihanna for taking the naked pics. You
have nothing to be ashamed of. Speaking of naked pics,
how about Cassie's pic? Puffy's
girl sure didn't hold back. Whoa! And the funniest news
report I saw was that Lindsey Lohan is pregnant
and has no idea who the father is. Cough "whore" cough.
Happy 6th birthday to Niko Madoyan"...
Nesto
(WODU-VA):
"What's up people? Has anyone seen the story of
BestBuy carrying records? I read last week that
BestBuy was going to start carrying vinyl in their
stores. The trend for the last few years has been a
steady increase in album sales, and shops are starting
to carry albums again. Apparently, consumers want that
"old feeling back" with vinyl and record companies are
beginning to take notice to this steady increase in
vinyl sales. I'm not sure record companies will bring
back vinyl to the quantities it once was just say 6
years ago, but it's a start to even have vinyl back in
more stores, and if BestBuy carries vinyl it can only
help get more attention for vinyl, and hopefully more
quantities of vinyl back on the market.
On another note, BIG UP to DJ Sonic. The story on
RapAttackLives.com was a good read. Much respect
homie for the sacrifice you made in order to allow
another person to live. That's real big, and to put
yourself in possible harms way with that procedure is
hard to ask of anyone. Respect homie!!"...
Edgie
Kokoski (WUNH-NH):
"This week's sign that hip hop is going to hell: The
marquee record reviews in The Source and
XXL were Ron Brownz and Flo
Rida respectively.
Rick Ross has been accused by the Louis
Vuitton company of wearing conterfeit LV
sunglasses on his recent XXL magazine cover. I'm
not sure why it made the news on several music sites
that I visit. After all, Rick Ross has already pretended
to be a drug dealer and a good rapper. So fake
sunglasses aren't exactly going to impact his sales.
Nas and Pete Rock are working on music
again, hooray! A match made in heaven. Especially when
Nas' last album was filled with wack no-name producers
and Pete Rock's last album was filled with wack no-name
MCs. Now if we can just get Puff Daddy and
Ma$e back together...
One problem that I've had with Hip-Hop for a lot of
years is the fact that Hip-Hop artists take themselves
way to seriously. So I appreciate this video from SNL's
Andy Samberg and T-Pain and I thought you
might enjoy it too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxSis2J8QSA...
Here is
our address for 2009 to send material for review, etc
(vinyl & cd's)!
RapAttackLives.com
4750 Kester Avenue, Ste. 11
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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SHOUT
OUT TIZIME:
Happy
Birthday this week to my former potnah in rhyme &
radio (Nastymix Records & KCMU Rap Attack
- Seattle), the ShockMaster Glen Boyd
celebrating on Monday, May 18th!...
PEACE, LOVE & HIP-HOP UNITY (God Bless & Isa Mahal),
Nasty-Nes
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Pride4Life
/ John 3:16) |
