Here we go with the post Labor Day weekend news. I hope you all had a safe holiday weekend. I'm DJ Kazzeo back again filling in for the Nasty one as he gets settled into his new digs... Isn’t it wild how, despite getting older and wiser (?), guys will still do things completely against their usual nature just to impress a female. Damn, girls got all the power I swear… Gotta start this week by hipping you to an upcoming show featuring our boy Doujah Raze. On September 6^th, Doujah will be rocking at the Wall St. Outdoor Entertainment Complex in Philadelphia along with Kenneth Masters, Critically Acclaimed, and Sadat X. For more info, log on to http://numilleniumentertainment.com … This weeks common knowledge reminder is THERE IS NO RENEGOTIATING ONCE A DEAL IS DONE! LEARN IT… RZA’s label, Wu-Records, will be distributed by RCA. Look for the first release to be “The Birth Of A Prince” by RZA himself. Look for it soon… In your hands now should be the latest single from Baby D “It’s Goin’ Down” featuring Bone Crusher and Dru. If you haven’t gotten it yet, make sure and reach out to our boy Nathan Sheard @ 212. 842.2739 and tell him RapAttack sent you…10 years after instructing the world to “Come Clean”, Jeru the Damaja is back with “War” on Ashenafi Entertainment. Once again the Dirty Rotten Scoundrel brings the heat with his usual style. To get your hands on it, reach out to 718.677.5999 or visit www.thedamaja.com and get the knowledge…Whoever is responsible for creating these damn virus chain emails, you have nothing to be proud of… My homie Jason D of KHDC Salinas, CA is no longer within our 2way circle. Make sure you contact him at djjasond@yahoo.com to learn how to stay in steady contact with this true boss baller… Zion I are really keeping busy lately. They are preparing for the release of the DVD “Curb Servin” which will drop along with a cd of the same name. Also, their latest single “The Drill”, will be hitting your tables around the end of September along with a video for the track. To help promote all of this, the group is available to do phone in’s to your shows throughout the month. If you’re interested in hooking this up, you need to contact Ashok Kamal at 212.253.0884 or kamal@raptivism.com and while you’re at it, ask about what the Last Emperor has planned for October. Very interesting indeed... Remember Jonas Goldstien? You know, the kid who used to have it locked down at Ruffhouse a few years back. Well he’s back in the game and is about to be hitting you up with his new artist Mr. Unlikely. To get the advance word you can log on to www.burblife.com or get at Jonas directly. 484-919-9096 or getdown@burblife.com … It’s about to be on! September 15 up in Seattle, the Sevens Travels tour featuring Atmosphere, The Micranots, and Oddjobs hit the Emerald City. Now things are about to get even better as Brother Ali has been added to the bill. Make sure and show the groups that Seattle is down for hip-hop by selling this show out… Those of you who know me know I spend my leisure time scouting out new “talent” online. I have discovered another one. Her name is Mey Li and she’s a 19 year old import car show model from Maryland. You can check her out by visiting www.geocities.com/missmeyli … Here’s a couple of hot shows hitting San Francisco and Los Angeles next week. September 4^th at Slims in San Francisco will be Lifesavas & Ugly Duckling. Then on September 5^th in Los Angeles at the Knitting Factory you can check out Lifesavas, Ugly Duckling, and People Under The Stairs. If you are interested in either of these shows, hit up Jessica from Spectre at 213.368.1601 for the v.i.p. treatment… I want to recap something I saw this past week. I was at the De La Soul show this past Wednesday night. They rocked it big time & performed for close to 1 hour and 45 minutes. Crowd was live and everything, but I saw something that made me frown. One of their stage security, who used to be a photographer for 4080 magazine in the Bay Area went a bit overboard in my opinion. Here’s the deal. During the performance, a fan in the front row got on stage. This is a no no to begin with. Appropriate thing to do at this point would be to escort him off  the stage. However, that wasn’t the case. This security that I mentioned grabs the guy, drags him to the side of the stage, launches him over a 4 feet wide / 4 feet deep walk way space and into an adjacent staircase. I’m no lawyer but to me that would appear to be unnecessary force and be grounds for some sort of legal prosecution. The guy was not resisting his removal in any way. The security looked to just be on some sort of power trip and that’s completely wrong in any situation. Especially a hip-hop show which already is going to be under the microscope being that the media is readily set to blame hip-hop for any of the ills in today’s society in relation to it’s youth. Now you see why I should be governor?… Rhino Records is about to make a lot of you newer dj’s happy as they release “Yo! MTV Raps - Journey Back In Rhyme”. The initial samplers have been serviced and they are hot to def. Included are 80’s classics from Rob Base “It Takes Two," Slick Rick “Children’s Story" and Boogie Down Productions “South Bronx” as well as early 90’s heaters such as Wu-Tang Clan “C.R.E.A.M.," Mobb Deep “Shook Ones Part 2” and Junior Mafia “Players Anthem”. This is a must have if you’re rockin’ the party.  There are 3 ways to get laced with this. Contact Brian Samson @ 323.878.1100, Prince Ice @ 818.340.6624 or the man the LA Dream Team made the tribute record for, RockBarry @ 818.238.6260. Hurry up before they run out… Gas face of the week has to go to Bill Romanowski. C’mon man. At your age, you should not be acting like an idiot. Show some class… One of Canada’s finest, Saukrates, is back and ready to bring the heat. “Coming Up” & “Something 4 The Streets” are both headknocking tracks that should help this veteran make some noise at radio. To get your hands on a copy, hit up David Cox at 416.718.4239 or david.cox@umusic.com … Here’s a message to those dj’s who are not recognized as Rap Attack reporters. Do you really think that im’ing me with your complaints and then blocking me before I can respond helps? First off, I don’t make the decisions. Second, does this action help you get a positive referral from me? The answer is no. Learn how to play the game before you get on the field… Madonna, Britney, and Christina kissing = ONE VERY HAPPY MIDGET! Thank you MTV! If you didn’t see the MTV VMA '03 awards this past Thursday then you missed out. It was really nice seeing the acknowledgment of Jam Master Jay and how the crowd all held up Adidas when Run and D came on the stage… This Tuesday in Los Angeles, Sept. 2^nd at Boardners (1652 North Cherokee in Hollwood) there will be a meet and greet with C-Rayz Walz @ 9pm to promote his album “Ravipops” which is in stores now.  Here are some tour dates of some quality hip-hop shows you should support when they come to your town. Lifesavas will be rockin’ in Portland, OR (8-31), San Francisco, CA (9-4), Los Angeles, CA (9-5), and San Diego, CA (9-6)... Remember we told you about C-Rayz Walz and Raekwon touring? Here’s some of the dates.  NYC Sept. 23, Chicago Sept. 28, Minneapolis Sept. 29, Fort Collins, CO Oct. 4, Seattle Oct. 6, Santa Cruz, CA Oct.11, San Francisco Oct. 12, Los Angeles Oct. 13 & 15, El Paso Oct. 17, Houston Oct. 19, Atlanta Oct. 21, Baltimore Oct. 25, Philadelphia Oct. 26, and Cleveland Nov. 2… September 17 will be my 10 year anniversary at KHDC in Salinas, CA and if any label reps or artists would like to be part of the show via phone in’s, please get at me in advance so I can get you the number to call. dj_kazzeo@yahoo.com. I look forward to hearing from you…  Coming soon, two phat new singles from El Gant. First single's "No Joke" produced by NY's Ready C on El's new label Nacirema Records...  Heads that are into diggin' are gonna love the new EP by Take "Third Story" (Buttermilk Records). There's eight tight instrumental tracks that Take has put together & beat junkies will enjoy what you hear. To get laced with the vinyl contact Buttermilk Records at 206. 720.1434. Take keeps busy out in Los Angeles makin' noise at Arons Records store keepin' the hip-hop vinyl fiends happy... The buzz is strong with  The Panjabi MC featuring Phar-City "Hands In The Air" (Dolo Mic). A sure shot winner when it comes to packing the dance floor & an instant phone reaction record over the airwaves. Phar-City is available for radio interviews & doing custom drops. Please holla at Crisis at 860.883.1697 or online at: PHARCITYC@AOL.COM... "Bucweet" Tha Animal featuring Cassidy (remember 'Decisions?') cut "Git Down On The Floor" (White Label) is gonna hit big on the underground, mixshow & clubs.Vinyl coming soon. Expect the MP3 exclusive to our Rap Attack panel coming soon via your email... Our boy (Mr. CMJ  himself), LT. Dan has a brand new mix cd entitled “Pacavelli - The Don Returns”. It’s hosted by Bone Thugs, Daz Dillinger, and the Outlawz and it features appearances by Biggie, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Big Pun, Lil Flip, Snoop, 50 Cent and Jay-Z among others. If you wanna get laced up, reach out at 215.905.4720 and tell’em RapAttack sent ya… Shipping to our Rap Attack panel this Wednesday is the new 12" with Mr. WEBB "Tales From Da Delph" b/w Suspens featuring William "Poogie" Hart (from the Delfonics), "Suspens Da Don" (Suspens Recordings). Show our Philly fam some love when you get this. For more info you can contact Mii Mii online at: SUSPENS@SUSPENSRECORDING.COM, on her 2-way: MIIMII@MY2WAY.COM or at 610. 292.9703! Holla... Our dawg, Reggie Love formerly outta the NYC is all settled now in his new home in Miami. Reggie says, "We will be launching our new radio show "Trakstars Radio" this week. Sorry for the delays but we've been looking for a new place to record our show. If you have sent joints to us, keep sending them. I will be calling people shortly, but if you can, please send me back your contact info so i can put it in my 2-way. Please send those CDs and wax to: Reggie Love/DJ Affect, Trakstars Radio, 1825 Bay Dr., Miami Beach, FL 33141. If you wanna holla at us, our numbers are: Reggie Love: (561) 732-2017 (home) (914) 659-2065 (cell) or DJ Affect: (305) 467-0226 (cell)... The "RETURN OF THE DJ TOUR" begins on October 7th and the Bomb Hip-Hop Magazine & David Paul are looking for a couple of local turntablists/hip-hop dj's in each city to open up the show and join them on stage. Scratching and beat juggling are cool but you HAVE TO be able to beatmix as well. They want well rounded dj's that can rock the crowd. If you think you have what it takes email David Paul at: usa@bombhiphop.com. Here are the cities: 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
PORTLAND, OR.
EUGENE, OR.
SEATTLE/TACOMA, WA.
VANCOUVER, CANADA
MISSOULA, MONTANA
WINNIPEG, CANADA
MINNEAPOLIS , MN.
CHICAGO, IL.
DETROIT, MI
ST. LOUIS, MO.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.
DALLAS, TX.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
BATON ROUGE, LA.
HOUSTON, TX.
AUSTIN, TX.
SANTA FE, NM.
PHOENIX, AZ.
SAN DIEGO, CA.
LOS ANGELES, CA.

The video for Detroit's Vishiss "Thaswassup" (Spit/DreamWorks) filmed in Los Angeles over the Labor Day weekend is a wrap up! Look for our own Crazy Pinoy, Nasty-Nes as he comes out of dj retirement & makes his cameo in the video dj'ing on his original 1980 SL 1200's & Radio Shack mixer. Vishiss is gettin' ready to work on a new film with actor & r&b teen sensation Nick Cannon very soon... Abby O'Neil exits Sarinjay Records. You can reach her online at: ABBY1ILL@AOL.COM... Rap Attack Mixtape Reporter & Power 106 L.A. DJ, Truly OdD has a new mailing address effective now: 14731 Manecita Drive, La Mirada, CA 90638...

IMPORTANT NEWS: Nasty-Nes, DJ Addition, DJ EQ from WBCR & Dan Shores from WHRW are all in the works on planning a huge hip-hop showcase at the upcoming CMJ conference in NYC on October 23rd. We need the record labels support to help sponsor our event. If interested, please contact Addition at 617. 908. 3639!...

RAPATTACKLIVES.COM's new home & mailing address will be unveiled next week...

SHOUT OUT TIZIME: Happy B'days to Chasekillz from WPSC & to our Big Baller Big Rube from Austin' KOOP! Paula Tuggey at DreamWorks, AJ Bee & Sir Elegance (congratulations on the gig at 97.9FM in Salinas, CA), Double J, Devin @ High Times Records, F Sharp @ KSPB, Pumpkinhead, Doujah Raze, and let me send a big "9/9" b' day shout to my lil’ sis “Lolita." You’re so old! Just kidding.

One,

DJ KAZZEO
KHDC & Asst. Rap Editor for RapAttackLives.com