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[[  August 10, 2009  ]]

What's Upper? 

Last Saturday's UFC 101 went down like this, Anderson Silva KO's Forrest Griffin in Round One and BJ Penn beats Kenny Florian in Round Four!...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a "special pardon" freeing two jailed American journalists after talks with former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Welcome home Euna Lee and Laura Ling...

Voting largely along party lines, the Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the 111th justice of the Supreme Court by a vote of 68-31. She will be the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the court. Judge Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday as the 111th justice of the Supreme Court, becoming the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the court in United States history...

Paula Abdul broke the news on Twitter that she is not returning to "American Idol"...

Tune in next Monday night, August 17 at 10pm (est) on the BIO channel (Biography channel) for a special bio episode on The Guardian Angels & it's founder Curtis Sliwa, founded in 1979. You will also see Rap Attack's own DJ 3rd Rail (WNUR-Chicago) in this bio as 3rd Rail has been a part of the Guardian Angels for 21 years! Go to www.YouTube.com/3rdRail1988 to peep the Official Guardian Angel page...

With six LP’s already under his belt and 10 million copies sold worldwide, Warren G will release his seventh studio LP, The G Files, on 9-29-09. The album features the Snoop Dogg assisted lead-single, “Swagger Rich” and highlighted tracks, “Crush” with Ray J, “Let’s Get High (420)” with Black Nicc and guest Travis Barker on drums, “Suicide” with RBX and “100 Miles and Runnin” with Nate Dogg and Raekwon.

Warren’s musical accomplishments have also translated to the silver screen, where he made an unforgettable cameo in “Old School” and he has also appeared on numerous reality shows including VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club” Flavor Flav’s “Flavor Of Love,” Ray J’s “For The Love Of Ray J” and he appeared as a mentor on “Celebrity Rap Superstar.” Warren has also appeared on television shows such as “The Parkers,” “Clueless” and “The Parent Hood” and contributed to countless movie soundtracks (including “Poetic Justice” “Above The Rim” “Bad Boys” “Barbershop 2”) and appeared on video games (NBA 09 and Def Jam Fight For NY). Not only is Warren G back with The G Files, but the West is back!! For more information, copies of The G Files or interview requests, please contact:
Amy Meyer
Meyer PR
323.969.9672
Amy@MeyerPR.com ...

A couple of weeks ago, we were blessed to have one of Hip-Hop's legends on our "RAP ATTACK CONF CALL," RAKIM. RAKIM is BACK in 2009 with "Holy Are You" (RA Records/SMC Recordings). I wanted to share with you what went down on our call. Here's WRFG's JayForce with his breakdown on one of most historic calls:  "The RapAttackLives.com conference call last Thursday featured one of the greatest lyricists of all time -- Rakim. In preparation for his upcoming album entitled "The 7th Seal", the legendary God Rakim spoke with deejays from all over the world on the call on a variety of issues. Although Rakim didn't fully go into any pressing details involving his former label situation on Aftermath with Dr. Dre or his relationship with former partner in crime Eric B, he provided some insight on his legacy & brought us up to date to 2009 with info on the pending release of his new album. When asked about how he's taking care of his health Rakim says that although he's not a workout buff he does try to maintain a healthy mind, body, & spirit. As far as touring is concerned Rakim explained that although he utilized the legendary DJ Kid Capri on tour with him on more than one occasion, he mentioned that Kid Capri stays touring very often & the possibility for them to do it again is always possible. The focus of the conference call then turned more towards information regarding the album that many fans have been waiting for many years. Rakim says that he has a great list of producers & surprise guests on the album, but stopped short of naming any individuals instrumental in putting the project together with him. Rakim did say that he is still dedicated to preserving true lyricism without having to use plenty of profanity to paint a picture. Despite non-stop recording since his break from his Aftermath situation, Rakim said that he may leak plenty of records prior to the album being released as he's amassed a wealth of music that may not make the cut. It appears that although things have changed since the late 80's & 90s in terms of the speed that music is released from artists, Rakim refuses to compromise his art, instead he's focusing heavily on releasing the right songs with quality production & lyricism. Significant deejays on the call from around the globe included Vernassa Fields from Spincycle Radio, DJ Third Rail (WNUR-Chicago), DJ Savvy (KDON-The Bay Area), Ahsaan The Golden Child (WRSU-NJ), Jayforce (WRFG-ATL), D-Tragic (805HipHop.com), Rich Lawson (KSMU-Missouri), G-Fresh (WAIF-OH), Edgie Kokoski (WUNH-NH), (DJ Addition (Mixtapes-Boston/NH), Nesto (WODU-VA), DJ Bombai, Chill Will (WCBN-MI), DJ Frresh, Kevin Sakoda (KSPC-CA), DJ Fusion (FuseBoxRadio), Nasty-Nes, Kate Wolfson (SMC Rec), Blaze Wong (Cornerstone) & many others. Rakim's the "7th Seal" album is scheduled to drop on SMC Recordings/Universal Music"...
 

The first music video from the new Blue Scholars' EP OOF! debuts on MTVU and MTVU.com
( http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/blue-scholars_hi-808/ )
The video, created for the track Hi-808, received the on air premier video for the day starting at 6AM and will run in heavy rotation throughout the day on MTVU's broadcast TV channel and will also be featured on the front page of MTVU.com
Blue Scholars partnered with painter, vinyl toy & skate deck artist,  Angry Woebots ( www.armyofsnipers.com ) who crafted a painting to go along
with the lsong “HI-808” which will be turned into a limited edition print and t-shirt. The painting was created at the influential Hawaii based surf & skate boutique brand IN4MATION ( www.in4mants.com ). The cover for OOF! was designed by one of Hawaii's premier photographers and historian of all things dope, Aaron Yoshino (Honozooloo / 5 to Life - www.honozooloo.com) whose photos have documented Hawaii’s subculture for several years. The video for Hi-808 was handled by The Island's premiere video production crew, Kai Media, who shot in and around Oahu (edited by Zia Mohajerjasbi). All these groups have come together to create the OOF! project.

The song "HI-808" documents the differences between the Hawaii Blue Scholars MC Geologic grew up in and the one he would later return to,
laid over an 808-drum-dominated masterpiece from Blue Scholars DJ/ Producer Sabzi...
 

NJ's own DJ Phillee Blunt reppin' IllVibe.net & mixtapes is hanging up his headphones for now. He's been a great part of our RAP ATTACK panel & we wish well in his future endevours...

WANT TO BE ON THE FOLLOWING CD ????  KEEPITCLASSIC.COM - UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP COMPILATION VOL. 18 - THE FINAL VOLUME "FALL/WINTER 2009"

We are now accepting submissions for Volume 18 (THE FINAL VOLUME) of the Keepitclassic.com Underground Hip-Hop compilation CD Deadline is August 28 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 August 28th
Payments are accepted through paypal.com or money order.

Here is the tracklist for the current CD, Volume 17  KEEPITCLASSIC.COM UNDERGROUND HIP HOP COMPILATION VOL. 17 SUMMER 2009:
CO-HOSTED BY: BLAK PHILLY & IRREGULAR (KEEPITCLASSIC.COM ALL STARS)  

1) Blak Philly Intro
2) Framed - Blak Philly featuring Influence
3) Stand Up - Awol One featuring. Myka 9 and Aesop Rock
4) Savings Withdrawl - Caligula featuring Lyrikill
5) Blak Philly Drop
6) I Don't Know What To Do - Brash
7) Golden Lining - Top Knotch
8) Elements - Evolve
9) Grind Season - Casino Dialz featuring Kinkaide Da Bully & Dirty Del Negro
10) Thinkback - Dino Ferrari
11) Black Philly Outro
12) The Bizness - Trace Motivate
13) Irregular Intro
14) Sex 201 - Irregular
15) Rip Ya Torso - EecMcee Featuring Copywrite
16) The End - Mayday
17) Official - Awol One and Factor
18) Moments In Time - Beobi
19) Good Music - Jeff Jack
20) Two Different Worlds - Awkwerd ft. Esean
21) Irregular

DJ B-Mello exits Seattle's KEXP "Street Sounds" after holdin' that show down for 10 years since Nasty-Nes turned off his mic. Larry Mizell Jr. aka Gatsby from They Live will now be hosting KEXP's Sunday night's "Street Sounds" show. Meantime DJ B-Mello still holds it down in the mix on KUBE 93 & will also be a part of the new Death Row Records. Since its inception, DJ B-Mello has been a mainstay of the KEXP urban music community. Known best for supporting independent artists, getting them heard on the radio and keeping a close ear to the underground scene, DJ B-Mello is making some changes in his career. 

 “KEXP has been an amazing experience for me and it will always be a huge part of who I am as a DJ and what I stand for in terms of discovery of new music and the support of developing talent. Change is good, I’m looking forward to what’s coming next. But new opportunity has come to B-Mello who is now scheduled to consult for the new Death Row Records - aka Wideawake Death Row Entertainment working Death Row product in North America including working with radio programmers, clubs, DJ’s, special remix contests and initiatives. “Given my long history living in the Northwest before becoming the CEO of WIDEawake Entertainment Group, I am really happy to create an opportunity for B-Mello and work closely with him to help bring new life into Death Row. I think having someone who really understands the national and international club scene and how Death Row can play in is a huge a plus for our company,” says  Lara Lavi (CEO). WIDEawake Death Row Entertainment was created when WIDEawake Entertainment Group Inc. purchased all the Death Row Masters and Publishing from a California bankruptcy proceeding in January 2009. The Company is committed to honoring the artists, music and fans that are the ground breaking phenomena Death Row Records. B-Mello won best West Coast DJ of the Year in 2006 and has not stopped. He still maintains his on air presence as well as being a sought after club and party DJ. For More Information: contact: Sasha Stoltz: sashastoltz@bellnet.ca ...

Rap Attack welcomes to their DJ/Radio reporting panel, 206's Zulu President, King Khazm. Khazm holds it down every Saturday night at 10pm (pst) on 91.3FM-KBCS ( www.kbcs.fm ) with "Zulu Radio." To hit up Khazm with your joints & for more info contact: 

Email: zuluradio@gmail.com
Phone: (206) 760-6235...

WHAT'S BLAZIN' WITH BLAZE WONG? by: BLAZE WONG:

 Greetings all! Hope everyone had a great weekend and a good productive week coming! I am trying to avoid loosing my sanity right now as this week will be a very busy week with Rakim's event coming up this Thursday night in New York City. This will be a meet and greet and performance night at the Highline Ballroom! I anticipate total chaos but need to make sure all my DJs get in! Hit me if you are in town and want to check this out....
After that, I need to figure out what to pack in 72 hours for my first trip to Japan ever! This is considered my vacation....I am rather excited since it is my first vacation in 8+ years! I will be visiting my relatives in Osaka for the first ever too! I am trying to scrap up enough loot right now to get myself a little flip cam so
I can document this journey for you guys. I am going to also try to get a sneak of the nightlife there with some of my contacts in Osaka.
Well, let's serve it up for you guys, the "Triple Freshness" for this week! Be sure to check them out on our mp3 site 1200squad.com! Enjoy!

1. Pac Div "Mayor" (Universal Motown) - Be sure to look out for another cut called "Pac Div" on 1200squad.com soon!
2. Ester Dean "Drop It Low" (Interscope)
3. Rakim "Holy Are You" Ra Records / Tuscan Villa / SMC Records
You can find all of this on www.1200squad.com, thank you for all your support and feel free to reach! Have a great one and don't ever forget that "The DJ is the Cornerstone of Hip-Hop"®

Blaze Wong

Cornerstone Promotion / National Manager of Urban Promotion

blaze@cornerstonepromotion.com 

www.cornerstonepromotion.com

www.1200squad.com 

www.twitter.com/1200squad    

Def Jam’s top-ranking roster of superstar rappers continue to dominate this summer’s touring circuit - as Method Man, Redman and Ghostface join forces for The Foot Print in Hip-Hop Tour, keeping the Wu-Tang Clan spirit alive and well on a 21-city schedule that opens July 22^nd at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC, and wraps up August 16^th at Mezzanine in San Francisco. Opening for the tour is Brooklyn’s Duo Live performing their Color of Money and hot single "Shooting". (Please see tour dates below.)

Method Man and Redman are basking in the glow of BLACKOUT 2, their critically acclaimed new Def Jam collaboration released in May – the long-awaited (ten years!) follow-up to their essential Blackout, one of the defining hip-hop events of 1999 (with “Tear It Off,” “Y.O.U.,” and “Da Rockwilder”). BLACKOUT 2 blasted off with a trifecta of new single releases showing off Meth and Red at their very best: “A-Yo” featuring Saukrates, produced by Pete Rock; “Mrs. International” featuring Erick Sermon, produced by Buckwild; and “City Lights” featuring Bun B, produced by Nasty Kutt. The album debuted on top 10 on Soundscan and has drawn unanimous raves from print and web media.

Ghostface Killah, W-TC’s most prolific member, will release his 6^th Def Jam album (and 10^th major label career album) in September, THE WIZARD OF POETRY, described as “an R&B-influenced rap album.” Ghost’s most recent release was Ghostdeini The Great (December 2008), his first official archive collection on the Def Jam label, blending “classic tracks with remixes and new verses,” as Billboard.com described it. Guests included W-TC, fellow Def Jam artists Kanye West and Ne-Yo, Amy Winehouse, Mary J. Blige, Ice Cube, and others. The collection also drew tracks from three of Ghost’s Def Jam albums: Fishscale (March 2006), More Fish (December 2006), and The Big Doe Rehab (December 2007).

Redman exploded on to the hip-hop scene in 1992 with Whut? Thee Album, his RIAA gold debut album. It was followed by Dare Iz a Darkside.(1994), Muddy Waters (1996), Doc’s da Name 2000 (1998), Malpractice (2001) – all RIAA gold-sellers – and El Nino with Def Squad (1998, with Keith Murray and Erick Sermon), and Red Gone Wild (2007).

Always larger than life, Method Man became a vital part of hip-hop culture in 1992 as a founding member of the seminal hip-hop supergroup Wu-Tang Clan with their classic debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Solidifying himself as a superstar in his own right, Meth went on to record for Def Jam and release Tical (1994), Tical 2000: Judgement Day (1998) – both RIAA platinum – Tical 0: The Prequel (2004, RIAA gold), and 4:21…The Day After (2006).

THE FOOT PRINT IN HIP-HOP TOUR

Starring METHOD MAN, REDMAN & GHOSTFACE

Date City Venue

11 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater

12 Phoenix, AZ Marquee

13 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues

14 San Diego, CA Canes

15 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues (two shows)

16 San Francisco, CA Mezzanine

Ok it started years ago with Friendster & then I joined MySpace & then FaceBook and now Twitter! Soooooooo follow me on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/NastyNes1...

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 FUSION: "Just wanted to hit folks up to let you know that Sonny Bonoho's song is on the latest official mixtape folks around the way mixed & hosted by yours truly, DJ Fusion of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast and BlackRadioIsBack.com, called Coast 2 Coast DJs Present: Return of Real Black Radio, Hip-Hop & R&B Vol. 2.

This mixtape has totally clean/radio friendly songs (so folks can blast it at the 9 to 5, parental figure types, etc. due to the lack of blatant curses and whatnot) of mainstream & independent Hip-Hop & Soul Music.

PLEASE feel free to pass along this e-mail, share the download & streaming links on any social network that you belong to, make copies of the mixtape to distribute (the zip file has the hi-res cover art & mp3 tracks in there) - whatever is good!
Thanks as always for the support of folks over here and let folks know how you feel about the Coast 2 Coast DJs Present: Return of Real Black Radio, Hip-Hop & R&B Vol. 12 release - hope you enjoy it! Reach out at anytime! :)

Mary Nichols aka DJ Fusion
FuseBox Media LLC: Home of the Syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast & BlackRadioIsBack.com"...

Chill Will (WCBN-MI): "Peoples what's good? Had another great weekend. Radio show phones were ringing off the hook. And had a lot of people in town for the Greek Step Show at Chene Park. With Yung Joc rockin the stage and after party at the old Plan B. And of course the fam (DJ G-Nice) held it done. Checked out a lot of new music that's really gonna make noise. The Championz joint "I Bet You Fall In Love", Statik Selektah "Critically Acclaimed", and Mack 10's "So Sharpe." All are fire so be on the lookout. So for more information about me DJ Chill Will go to www.myspace.com/djchillwill734"...

Kazzeo (KHDC-CA): "So last week I wrote about the situation with Gen. Steele flaking on an interview with me & while I was writing my recap, I wondered if I was the only one this had happened to. Well my question was answered a couple days ago when another dj contacted me and told me that Gen. Steele did the same thing to him. Steele flaked on the other dj like he flaked on me and offered no explanation just like he did with me. Sounds habitual to me. As another dj said to me yesterday, "who cares, his album was ass anyway. Every song was about being from Brooklyn". And I rest my case.Kazzeo out!"...

Edgie Kokoski (WUNH-NH): "Who else is pumped about the release of East Flatbush Project's debut album "First Born"? I can't believe that Spencer Bellamy dropped the album so soon. The monster underground hit single "Tried By 12" is the best new song of 1996! I wonder if rapper DeS will take the night off from Jack-In-The Box to perform at the album release party. Unless he's already taken a bath with his toaster, which is probable.

If you are planning on asking Method Man for an autograph, make sure that you are rocking your slug-proof. A Fort Bend, TX woman learned this lesson the hard way. Meth responded to her autograph request by shooting her repeatedly with a pellet gun from his tour bus window. This might be the worst publicity ever for Method Man. No wait...fourth worst behind "Soul Plane", that deodorant commercial, and every LP since "Tical".

Oh, how I love grocery shopping. I love pushing my carriage with two of the four wheels frozen like a I'm an Amish guy plowing a field. I'm thrilled to be road blocked in the aisle by the aloof lady who is staring at spaghetti sauce like she's trying to solve the final puzzle on "Wheel Of Fortune", with her carriage jack-knifed across the width of the passageway. I love the Dad who lets his little kids run around like hell and dart out in front of you when you turn the corner. I feel a rush when I grab an apple off the pile and the whole thing collapses like a house of cards, spilling fruit all over the floor. But most of all, I love the deli and the old lady that feels the need to keep 10 people waiting while she tries a slice of every meat in the deli case. Then she makes the jack off rocking the paper hat cut it four different thicknesses before green-lighting her 1/4 pound order. Meanwhile, I am standing there being nauseated by the combined smell of 75 combating meat products and formerly fresh seafood when all I want is some goddamn turkey that can be in one large hunk for all I care. But I digress...

I don't really know who Drake is, but you'd think that he's Neo or Atreyu the way the music sites blubbered over his on-stage injury this past week. He probably did it on purpose hoping for some Nancy Kerrigan type hype off of it. He does look a little more feminine than Nancy too"...

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

Attn: Nasty-Nes

 (FOR MP3's): nastynes818@gmail.com 

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SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Happy Birthday this week to DJ King Shameek of TWIN HYPE celebrating this Friday, August 14 & to both my homies DJ D-Tragic (805HipHop.com) & Escrima Master, Arnold "E-ROCK" Noche celebrating this Saturday, August 15... Film director John Hughes has died at age 59 of a heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to New York City to visit family. Hughes was responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off', 'Weird Science', 'The Breakfast Club', 'National Lampoon's Vacation', 'Sixteen Candles', 'Pretty in Pink,' 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles,' and 'Home Alone 1 & 2.' (R.I.P.)...

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)