[[  February 8, 2010  ]]

What's Upper? 

Super Bowl XLIV is now history! The Saints Beat the Colts, 31-17. The New Orleans Saints, the N.F.L. franchise long associated with losing and disappointing its fans, defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, to win the franchise's first Super Bowl and give New Orleans fans cause for much celebration. Congrats & it couldn't have happened to a better city. A much deserved WIN...

Props to Atlantic Record's Sam Crespo for hookin' us up with Lupe Fiasco on last Thursdays RAP ATTACK CONF CALL. JayForce (WRFG-ATL) breaks it down on what took place on the call, "The music industry has been suffering many blows & shakeups to its infrastructure that are seriously making times hard for executives, new artists, & even established ones. Quite frankly, the industry as we've known it is morphing into something entirely different where record sales are less important than the personal interaction artists have with their fans & the DJs that support them. If it wasn't already evident to many already in the know, one popular emcee from Chicago checked back in with Rap Attack to remind us all. Lupe Fiasco joined last Thursday's RapA ttack conference call with a number of DJs from all over the world to reenforce something that too many artists simply have forgotten or failed to initiate in their overall game plan.

Appearing on last weeks conference call primarily to thank Rap Attack DJs for their previous support, Lupe made manifest that your relationships with people is one aspect of the music industry that will NEVER change.

Lupe Fiasco spent some of the time on the conference call to thank the DJs for their support & to also keep us up to speed as to what is new with him. Although Lupe doesn't appear to be constantly on the blogs or churning out multiple mixtapes, though he released one late last year called "Enemy Of The State", he had very good reasons in which he made clear while sharing with us his strategy for future longevity. Lupe stated that the majority of his income doesn't come from record

sales, but from constant touring. Since the release of his critically acclaimed album "The Cool" in December of 2007, Lupe says he's been on the road performing all over the world doing no less than 200 plus shows a year. The constant touring has had an affect on his yet to be released new album "Lazers" as Lupe says he's putting the new album together with an emphasis on songs that can translate well during live performances. The upcoming third album "Lazers" doesn't have a
scheduled released date, but should drop sometime this year. Before any DJ could ask about what happened to the rumored collaborative project with Lupe, Kanye West & Pharell called "CRS" or Child Rebel Soldiers for short, Lupe also explained the biggest problem is everyone's hectic schedules in breaking any significant ground on the project. Lupe went on to further detail his strategy for increasing his longevity in the changing music business by stating that artists who truly wish to be legendary should not chase radio spins on commercial radio, but should reconnect with their audiences & deliver quality shows where the bulk of an artist's income is made. Lupe also added that he's not mad at any new artist with a lack of capital for signing a 360 deal with a major label in this new industry climate, but was quite frank in saying that the tools for many artists to do it all themselves as an independent are more readily available today through various avenues such as the internet.

Recently Lupe Fiasco joined several other celebrities & entertainers such as Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Santigold, and African artist Kenna by climbing Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro to bring more awareness to the world's global water crisis. Another sort of attention Lupe wasn't quite expecting from the successful climb was the rumors of him dating actress Jessica Biel who also was a part of the group to reach the peak of the mountain, but Lupe confirmed for the Rap Attack Djs that they are not involved but are just good friends on the trip for a good cause. Ironically the same day that Lupe & the rest of the other entertainers all triumphantly reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Haiti's disastrous earthquake hit the impoverished nation bringing immediate attention to that caribbean country's unfortunate & on going plight. Shortly thereafter Lupe made his way back to the states & once he got back he worked with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park to create a song called "Resurrection" in support of the "Donate For Haiti" relief effort. Despite mentioning that he still owes his current record label about 3 more albums, Lupe Fiasco has proven to us that he'll be around for a much longer time & that true greatness is more than just having a hot song or album. He checked in with some early supporters & friends here at Rap Attack to remind us that he hasn't forgotten that our relationship to each other is the glue that holds this whole world all together"...
 

Due to music layoffs, Latin Prince's position as their National Director of Urban Mix-Show at Universal/Motown was terminated. We wish him well in his future endeavors. LP's www.BumSquadDjz.com will continue to make noise nationally so please continue to show him love. You can reach Latin Prince at:

Email: latinprince@gmail.com

Cell: (310) 600-2568...

The charity anthem “We Are The World” has been given a Hip-Hop, pop twist by 80 artists who have re-recorded the 1980s hit in the same Hollywood studio where the original was cut 25 years ago. Pink, Natalie Cole, Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Brian Wilson and others stood shoulder to shoulder last Monday night on risers at Henson Recording studios, singing in hopes of aiding Haiti...
 

We've now got a new contact for EMI/Priority Records. Put this in your files:

 Angelo Scrobe

EMI Music North America

323-871-5158 Office

718-308-5531 Cell

EMAIL:  angelo.scrobe@emicap.com

This is what's about to drop on Priority...

PRIORITY RECORDS CELEBRATES 25^TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2010 WITH CREATIVE CHAIRMAN SNOOP DOGG AT THE HELM

 Snoop Dogg Presents: The West Coast Blueprint (CD, digital)

1.  Introduction to The West Coast Blueprint

2.  Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It  

3.  King Tee - Act A Fool  

4.  The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better 

5.  Low Profile - Pay Ya Dues

6.  Kid Frost - La Raza 

7.  Interlude

8.  N.W.A - Alwayz Into Somethin' 

9.  Yo-Yo featuring Ice Cube - You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo 

10. Ice Cube featuring Das EFX - Check Yo Self   [Album Version]

11. Rappin' 4-Tay - Playaz Club

12. Interlude

13. Mack 10 - Foe Life 

14. Luniz - I Got 5 On It

15. Ras Kass - The Evil That Men Do

16. Westside Connection - Gangstas Make The World Go Round  

17. Ant Banks featuring Too $hort, 2Pac & MC Breed - 4 Tha Hustlas  

18. Mack 10 featuring Tha Dogg Pound - Nothin’ But The Cavi Hit 

19. Snoop Dogg featuring Sylk E. Fine & Suga Free - Trust Me

20. Check Yo Self Interlude

21. Snoop Dogg featuring The Hustle Boyz - Check Yo Self (Snoop Dogg G-Mix) [NEW RECORDING]

WELCOME OUR NEW 2010 RAP ATTACK REPORTERS

RADIO:

DJ Luvva-J aka Jose S. Gutierrez Jr - KAOS 

EMAIL: jose@devastatorgroup.com 

Olympia, WA

Silver Shadow-D - KBCS 

EMAIL: admin@shadowmuzik.com  

Bellevue, WA

Savvy - KDON  

EMAIL: savvy408@gmail.com  

Salinas, CA

Darnell “KIZ-ONE” Williams - KKFI  

EMAIL: Kizone@gmail.com   

Kansas City, MO

Dj D'Lemma aka  Warren Van Patten  KMIH   

EMAIL: djdlemma@gmail.com 

Mercer Island, WA

Jeep Ward (DJ HALO) WPKN/WPKM 

EMAIL: jeepdjhalo203@yahoo.com 

Bridgeport, CT

DJ Eclipse   WNYU  

EMAIL: itsdjeclipse@gmail.com  

New York, NY

Kerri Hughes       WRFM

EMAIL: badteccy@hotmail.com  

Blue Bell, PA

INTERNET:

Commando - IUMMMUSIC.COM -Program Director  

EMAIL: stepincommand@gmail.com

DJ LoKash - AllHipHop.com   

EMAIL: djlokash@gmail.com

MIXTAPE:

DJ FRRESH (Chicago, IL)

Nesto Acosta (Culpeper/Norfolk, VA)

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

Another crazy week gone by, time needs to slow down a little! Well, 3 weeks in academia and still punching it through....stay in school kids! lol....Been seeing some great reviews on the Rhymefest so def. a big shout to you all for holding us down! We really appreciate the support and love.....Please let Nes or I know what you guys need to make it happen and we'll keep you posted on when Fest will be in a market near you!

So coming with a diverse platter today i would like to focus on the following on this week's "Triple Freshness" with a healthycdose of Hip-Hop heaters to look out for!
1. Rhymefest f. Little Brother "Say Wassup" DN Entertainment/Rosenhip/ EMI
2. AK (from Do or Die) "Sex Drive" Round Table Records
3. Snoop Dogg f. Jay Z "I Wanna Rock" (rmx) Capital Records/Priority Records

My business partner (Brian Gaffey), Nes and I have teamed up to work this Rhymefest project so please help support this great Hip-Hop
record! Stay tuned next week as I keep you up to date with my movement, give lessons on proper business etiquette as a DJ and give you my latest dish that I call, the "triple freshness."

Blaze Wong
UNbassadors Entertainment Group
blazewong@gmail.com

GUERILLA UNION PRESENTS THE GOODIE MOB REUNION

Hip-Hop Legends and internationally acclaimed group, Goodie Mob hit the road on the second half of their reunion tour.  Original members: Cee-Lo (from Gnarls Barkley), Big Gipp, Khujo, and T-Mo  kicked off the tour in Houston, TX January 14, 2010 at the House of Blues.

Goodie Mob reunion tour dates are scheduled as follows:

For more information about the Goodie Mob Reunion Tour or Guerilla Union, please contact:

 Echo Hattix at echohattix@echoingsoundz.net  or call 818.787.7633

Rap Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:

DJ 3rd Rail (WNUR-Chicago): "In this day and age, few songs make me take a second listen. Few songs impress me after 18 years on the radio and a true die hard Hip-Hop fan. Notice I said fan, yes I'm still a fan. I got an email the other day from Nasty Nes and I saw a YouTube link for this song called Most Hated by Mazzi and Sneakas feat. Mc Serch. I clicked on the link and was so impressed. A Jewish Mc and a Muslim Mc together dropping knowledge. We all complain about songs and rappers not rapping about anything except ring's, bling and things. Well if you like a dope beat and a message then this song is for you. After listening to this song you won't even mind that Mc Serch only talks not raps during the chorus. Sad that in the Middle East you have Muslim's and Jews killing each other and right here you have both races making great Hip-Hop. This is a perfect example on what can happen when we just focus on the music. Take a listen and tell me if I'm wrong? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p47kwS5JbuU&feature=channel...

Jason-D (RadioBoise.org): "About 9 years ago when I first converted my original cd collection to mp3, 128k was what everyone was doing. I was using this jukebox software called musicmatch and I ripped everything to 192k. Man, I thought I was early. With the price of external drives way down, I've thought a lot about re-ripping those thousand or so cd's to 320k. Then last week I was speaking with Kut Masta Kurt and he was re-ripping his collection to full quality wave files. Is anyone else going thru this and does their Serato lag because of the file size? I hate it now when someone sends me a 128k file. It sounds like shit in the mix next to the crispy 320k's most of the promoters are sending. Just wondering when we will move to full quality files"...

DJ Sage (CFRO-Vancouver, BC): "We started things of with a project featuring to weights Styles P and DJ Green Lantern, “The Green Ghost Prjoect”. Green Lantern has been executively producing some great projects recently first the Nas “Nigger” mixtape and the dead prez project “The Pulse of The People”.
This Styles P mixtape follows suit with slamming tracks featuring the talents of Raekwon, Jadakiss, Statik Selektah, Noreaga, Uncle Murda, and many others.
www.myspace.com/stylesp
www.myspace.com/djgreenlantern

Olympic anticipation is high in the V. Although the Olympic employment has claimed Big M it is also bringing some exciting shows. Including this weeks Raekwon as well as Eyedea & Abilities show. We have been giveaway Raekwon tickets now for the last 4 weeks courtesy of Black Phoenix. So you know last night we had to drop some of our favourite Chef tracks to prepare all the listeners and ticket winners for the W!
www.myspace.com/raekwon
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246327809214&ref=ts
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246100545457&ref=ts

Eyedea also joined us to talk about his various new projects and bands. Talked about how now he and Abilities are reconnecting with their fans and how natural things are these days as they more posed than ever as artist. I am excited to not only be in attendance at their Vancouver show this Friday at the Biltmore, but to also be setting the show up on the musical tip, being the house DJ for the night.
www.myspace.com/eyedeaandabilities
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=231197947014&ref=ts
Check out the podcast on www.UrbanRenewalProject.net soon enough!...

Jeffrey Oakes (WMHB-ME): "Great bunch of music this week, already starting to look ahead towards the end of the year when I'll be graduating, only got to be Hip-Hop director for a year and it feels like my time is already up! Alas, the next thing I gotta figure out is what Im going to do next year...will I get a job?"...

Nate Abney (WKDU-Philly): "This week wasn't too bad except for the Grammy tribute to MJ which used Earth Song. I mean really people when you think of Michael Jackson does Earth Song really come to mind. They couldn't have used Man In the Mirror or Human Nature. As a true MJ fan he had better message songs he did with his brothers than Earth Song( Hallelujah Day, Strength Of One Man,Bless His Soul, Time Waits For No One, don't play with me alright, told you I'm a true fan ). All Teddy P gets is a memory of segment where was his tribute( still waiting BET and TVONE)? Wakeup is a classic and that's before he even went solo, don't get me started. Villanova still cruising can't wait for March. The Flyers playing a little so there's hope. Till next week everyone"...

Kevin Sakoda (KSPC-CA): "Hope everyone's doing well. If you're not in the LA-area, you can catch the show live (via iTunes) every Saturday, 5-7PM (west-coast time): http://www.kspc.org/popup.html   You can also find archived playlists and download links 24/7: http://blogs.myspace.com/kevsakoda   Enjoy!

Here is our address for 2010 to send material for review, etc (vinyl, dvd's & cd's)!

 RapAttackLives.com

4750 Kester Avenue, Ste. 11

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Attn: Nasty-Nes

 (FOR MP3's): nastynes818@gmail.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 DJ Icy-Ice (Power 106-Los Angeles & TurnTableU.com) celebrating on Monday February 8... (R.I.P.) to my cat Snuggles 02/08/07...RAP ATTACK REMEMBERS J-Dilla (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)