SEATTLE'S #1 SOURCE FOR STREET PROMOTIONS SINCE 1992!

What’s upper & Happy Mothers Day!  Well I am back in effect computer wise. As I told you last week my comp caught a virus & my dawg Hovik from “Tales From The Tapedeck” came to my rescue late last night & got me a computer to work on until I get my original computer back from the shop. I can’t express how helpless I felt over the last two weeks not having a computer & communicating with my panel. I learned a BIG lesson & that is to install an anti-virus in your PC!… When a DJ goes out of their way to call me with feedback on a record without me asking, then that gives me a sign that that joint’s gonna make some noise. Out of the blue, I get a call from my homie DJ A.P. outta New Jersey & he is sooooo hyped on the new Tech N9NE single “Imma Tell” (Strange Music). “This is going to be a big club & radio record,” says A.P. Wow! When A.P. talks, heads listen. Ernesto Acosta outta WODU in Norfolk, VA hit me up too lettin’ me know that this Tech N9NE joint is on fiya! Tech N9NE is outta Kansas City & is getting ready to go on a promo tour. Make sure you show his single some love & I’ll have his tour dates for you shortly so you all can make that one on one hook up… Planet Asia’s gonna be hittin’ the Bay area on a promo run this May 29 thru June 2^nd. Let me know if we can get Planet Asia to hook up with your radio show when he’s in the Yay aiight. You can email me your request at: NASTYNES1@AOL.COM. His new joint is “Classical Hit” (Avatar) which will be laced on the b-side of Slum Village’s “Da Villa” shipping to you in a few weeks… More on the promo tour tip as Bubba Sparxxx continues to hit hard on his latest down south promo tour! His new single “Jimmy Mathis” makes a huge leap to NUMBER 10 on our TOP 30 chart in just 2 weeks. Hit us up if he's in your town at HARRY.WILLIAMS@UMUSIC.COM or at: NASTYNES1@AOL.COM so we can arrange a meet & greet with you & Bubba! Here are the following cities you can still catch Bubba at:

BUBBA SPARXXX PROMO TOUR:

Tues       May 13,14 & 15   New York City

Fri          May 16                   Washington, DC

It was great seeing DJ Buddhabong from TIR’s SOLOFHIPHOP.COM last week. My Thai brother from anotha mutha stopped by my crib & dropped off his new promotional project by local group the Longevity Crew. These cats are blazin’ on the underground tip & they’re all asian too! “ReTurn” b/w “Turn” on Longevitymusic are the joints that will be poppin’ off soon on radio stations nationwide once they get in the right hands of heads like you who break this kinda ish. Please reach out to Longevitymusic & request a copy by calling them at (909) 741-6914 or you can log on online to peep their ish at: WWW.LONGEVITYMUSIC.COM… My homegirl Kate Livingston formerly of WKNC in Raleigh, NC is now making noise & is the Hip-Hop Director at WOZQ in Northampton, MA which is “The only all-female Hip-Hop department in college radio!” She’s also promoting the debut joint by Serengeti “Dirty Flamingo” (F5 Records) produced by DJ Crucial. Debuting out the box on our “Underground Top 5” this week you need to reach out to her to peep this blazin’ single. You go girl & holla at K8 at (614) 668-7390 or online at: SIXONESCIENCE@HOTMAIL.COM. Tell her Rap Attack sent ya… There’s a HOT group comin’ outta CT. that’s about to burn your one’s & two’s very soon. Stay tuned for CT’s own Phar-City on Dolo-mic Records… 50 Cent has taken 2003 by storm. Check your mail for his new 12” “In Da Hood” featuring Brooklyn b/w “8 Mile Road” remix (Shady/AM/Interscope). My panel is now on Interscope’s mailing list so I’m giving you an advanced heads up on this… I take pride in showing independent labels love when it comes to new hip-hop releases. Props goes out to Malachi outta New Jersey who’s puttin’ out his own ish “The First Round” featuring eight blazin’ tracks. It’s pure hip-hop & if you’re down with that, give Malachi a call for copies at (201) 993-1837… Check your mail for the new Nocturnal Rage vinyl “It’s Noc On Wood” b/w “The Best That I Can” (Noc on Wood). In the same package you ought peep the Nocturnal Rage mix cd featuring all new tracks & you will hear that this group is developing into a major hit rap act as their lyrics & production continues to head to the top & put my hometown of Seattle back on the map! For copies you can reach out to me or The Wonder Twinz toll free at (800) 994-TWINZ or online at: SONICATF@AOL.COM. Wondertone Promotions is working two phat new joints from Dro Golden on Golden Barz Ent., “Maybe If I Was Blind” and also the new Manifest Destiny “Midway Connection” (www.md222.com)… Our homeboy DJ Dialog from TPLN.NET is back this week with “What’s Upper North!” Peep his column out & we wish your mom a speedy recovery… On the acting tip, I’ve got a big audition with CBS TV tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday-May 13th) & I ask you my fam to pray for me that I get the gig, do a good job & not get soooo nervous at that audition! Thank you…

SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Happy Mothers Day to my mom Leonarda Hocson Rodriguez (R.I.P. mom from Ann & I & we love & miss you very much).

PEACE, LOVE & HIP-HOP UNITY (God Bless & Isa Mahal),

Nasty-Nes

(Pinoy Pride4Life / John 3:16).