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. . . What’s Upper? . . . Nasty News . . . Issue #943 . . . November 23, 2020 . . . What’s Upper? . . .

Pictures are worth more than a thousand words.
This is how I'm feeling NOW —
#BLACKLIVESMATTER

PROUDLY REPRESENTING “THE OX”

It’s our heroes outta the 805 doing their “BroMance” thing!
D-Tragic (KCSB-CA) & Anderson Paak.

ROCKY BALBOA CAN’T TOUCH THIS!
Who you got for this Saturday’s fight???

CONGRATS!
DJ ROYBOY - KUBE 93.3 SEATTLE
DJ of the Week!

DJ 3rd Degree’s
Fire Pick of the Week
November 23, 2020

Thanks for continuing to support indie rap music and the Rap Attack DJ’s.
What is good my Hip Hop friends!!?
I am excited to bring you this week’s offering of dope music.

Thanks for continuing to support indie rap music and the Rap Attack DJ’s. What is good my Hip Hop friends!!? I am excited to bring you this week’s offering of dope music.
So far, 2020 has been a wild year. Kobe died, Covid hit, George Floyd and many others killed by police and of course, the crazy-ass election season. Well, at least for us here in Los Angeles, we won both the NBA and the MLB championships!!!
I think it’s time for some new music and I’ve got something really good for your ears. Straight off the presses and straight out of Australia, I bring you “Salty Waters 2” (Stay Independent) by Australian artist Optimystic.
Optimystic enlisted the production skills of Loftwah the Beatsmiff & Rob Shaker as well as a who’s-who of emcees for the album. Some of the well-known names include Method Man, Sticky Fingaz and Fredro from Onyx, Rockness Monsta, Artifacts, Frukwan (GraveDiggaz ), Doitall ( Lords of the Underground ), Krazy Drayz (Das Efx), Kali Ranks, Mic Handz, Sickflo and many, many more. The songs on this album go hard, as do the emcees on the tracks. Some of my favorite tracks are “Wisdom of Da Funk” featuring Redman, “Hip Hop Iz All I Do” and “Smaash” ft. Method Man. This is a quality album with 15-tracks ready for your ears! Go get it!
As I always do, dropping you with the knowledge on that fresh Hip-Hop.
Shout out to the Rap Attack DJs for sharing the love!
Let us know what you need! We got ya!
Til next time . . . Peace!!
Tim Jaffe aka DJ 3rd Degree

You gots ta’ CHILL with DJ Chill Will (WCBN-MI) & Nasty-Nes!

Taking you back to when DJ Sammy Figgs got his start on NJ’s WRSU radio.
Now he’s a BIG Radio baller & we at RAPATTACKLIVES are very proud.

ANOTHER ALERT!!!

We caught a young DJ Jason-D (KBRX-Idaho) & DJ Red Alert GETTING’ JIGGY WIT IT!!!

Last night four DJ’s saved my life!
(l-r) 3rd Rail (WNUR-Chicago), Nasty-Nes, Tyrone Francis & Towtruck (WNUR-Chicago)

Happy Birthday to “5th Platoon’s” own DJ Kuttin’ Kandi!
Celebrating on ZOOM are Nasty-Nes & Miss Piggy.

It’s the true HISTORY of Seattle Hip Hop coming directly from the mouths of Sir Mix-A-Lot, Nasty-Nes, Captain Crunch of The Emerald Street Boys & Skeee!
Check out Episode One on our video page & learn about our history:
http://rapattacklives.com/vids/

https://youtu.be/5QYto7Fiyhc

Reppin’ College Rap Radio in 1992, what an honor to be nominated for Seattle's KCMU RAP ATTACK with my fellow Hip Hop peers!

VIDEO PICK HIT of the WEEK
https://youtu.be/_PeR0uete2E

RAP ATTACK proudly welcomes Spokane’s own Grandmixer GMS to the “DJ CONFERENCE CALL DJ PANEL”, now over 22 years strong.
GMS just wrapped up working on Tairre B.’s new album “Feminenergy” plus guest DJ’ed on SHADE 45’s “Sway In The Morning” show.
Hear him in the mix with DJ Nasty-Nes on KFOX NIGHTBEAT every Sunday night at 9pm (pst), airing live on www,RainierAvenueRadio.world.

PSSL are closing their doors after 75 years due to Covid-19.

Cruisin’ Down The Street in my DROP TOP are DJ’s 3rd Degree & Nasty-Nes

“October 14, 2020, marks a very special day: I was honored with the opportunity to showcase my mixing skills on the world-renowned “Sway In The Morning” show on Eminem’s “Shade 45” channel (SiriusXM)!
Here is the link for those who may have missed it:
https://bit.ly/35Dd7PC

Thank you to all of the listeners who showed me so much love – I appreciate each and every one of you! And thank you to Nasty-Nes, Jeff Kwan, DJ Alex Mejia and of course, Sway, Heather B, the entire Sway crew and everyone who helped make this happen – including the artists I had the pleasure of mixing!
Please support the DJ’s, artists and the “#Let The DJ’s Play” movement so we can help make the world a little better each day through the gift of music!”
Grandmixer GMS
You can listen to me every Sunday Night from 9-11pm (PST) on KFOX NIGHTBEAT with my friend and music legend, DJ Nasty-Nes:
www.rainieravenueradio.world

LOUD RECORDS is COMING BACK WITH AN ALL NEW ROSTER
Loud Records, the label that blessed us with the Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep and Big Pun, is making its return as Steve Rifkind relaunches the iconic label with a brand new roster.
This time around, Loud Records is going full indie.

Our Vato Loco DJ 3rd Rail from Chicago’s WNUR continues to DIG IN THE CRATES & find just the GEMS!!!
Right? Right! Right?

NASTYMIX Records Flashback
YSL & the late WHIZ KID

Oakland's own DJ-Tee is giving props to our NW Hip Hop artists in his latest video! Featured are Kid Sensation, Mix-A-Lot, Criminal Nation, High Performance, Nasty-Nes & more. Thank you DJ-Tee for showing my hometown Hip Hop love.
Check out the video:
https://bit.ly/335xiV8

CAN'T GET ENUFF OF EVERLASTING BASS!

WCBN's own DJ Chill Will & Nasty-Nes are chillin' with a West Coast OG, Rodney-O!

THE WEST COAST's UNIVERSAL HIP HOP MUSEUM POSSE

It's going down really soon & our West coast reps are READY!
(l-r): MellowMan Ace, Nasty-Nes, Doug Young, Rocky Bucano & DJ 3rd Degree

A Crazy Pinoy 90's #FLASHBACK!

“Cruzin' Down the Street in my . . .”

SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GREATNESS!

SWAY & NES or was it NES & SWAY?

#FLASHBACK to when Nasty-Nes had the answers & Sway Calloway from Shade 45 agreed!

Anyone remember the album cover of Ice-T's 'POWER?'

30 years later . . . Still Got It!

!FREE! ADVICE !FREE!

1 Stream on YouTube = $0.00069
1 Stream on Spotify = $0.00437
1 Stream on Apple Music = $0.00735
1 Stream on Tidal = $0.01250
1 Stream on Amazon Music = $0.00402
1 Million Streams on YouTube = $690
1 Million Streams on Spotify = $4,370
1 Million Streams on Apple Music = $7,350
1 Million Streams on Tidal = $12,500
1 Million Streams on Amazon Music = $4,020
150 streams = 1 Song Download ($0.99-$1.29 Equivalent)
1500 streams = 1 Album Sale (10 Tracks / $9.99 Equivalent)
75 Million Streams = 500,000 Singles Sold (RIAA Gold)
150 Million Streams = 1 Million Singles Sold (RIAA Platinum)
1.5 Billion Streams = 1 Million Albums Sold (RIAA Platinum)

If you go RIAA Platinum on YouTube, you will get = $103,500
If you go RIAA Platinum on Spotify, you will get = $655,550
If you go RIAA Platinum on Apple Music, you will get = $1,102,500
1.5 Billion Streams = 1 Million Albums Sold (RIAA Platinum)
If you go RIAA Platinum on YouTube, you will get = $103,500
If you go RIAA Platinum on Spotify, you will get = $655,550
If you go RIAA Platinum on Apple Music, you will get = $1,102,500
This is the new music industry for those who have a fantasy about being signed to a major label. Basically, it isn't worth it unless you are simply using them to build your brand and your name globally. As far as making money, you would be better off as an independent artist "IF" you have the money to promote yourself independently!
THIS IS THE NEW CURRENT RECORDING INDUSTRY PARADIGM & THE BIG MONEY WILL BE MADE IN PUBLISHING, MERCHANDISE & LIVE SHOWS
(whenever this pandemic will allow for those concert events once more)!

MASK-WEARING RAP ATTACK DJ's,
MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

ANOTHER LESSON FROM UNCLE ICE! aka THE ICEMAN!

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BE A RAPPER?
(Oh you thought it was free hunh?!)

gonna try to be as close as i can with the numbers and give explanations where possible.

IF YOU WANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY IN THIS INDUSTRY AND ACTUALLY MAKE REAL MONEY, THESE ARE THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET ESTABLISHED

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During this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic, DJs have turned to social media to stay connected with friends, family and their communities. We are connecting to not only discover what’s going on in the world but to bring joy and comfort through music. Unfortunately, social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram do not permit copyrighted music to be played on their platform. There have been many attempts for DJs to bring the power of music to ‘quarantine life’ but live feeds are still consistently cut off.

We are asking for change. Change that would permit music to be played without interruption and provide the appropriate compensation for the artist. There are many ideas on how this can be done and the technology already exists. We would like social media music outlets to reach a mutual agreement with music publishers, record companies and DJs so we can continue to unite worldwide when we are all so far apart.

We are asking everyone to join us to bring this matter to the attention of the powers that be in regards to how this problem is affecting our worldwide arts community with the hopes that in turn, we can stay connected with the people through music.

Sincerely - The Dj Community.
Thank you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbvXXOlYtxU&feature=youtu.be

Dj Alex Mejia, Dj Davey D, Dj Platurn & Dj Nasty-Nes

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, GMS KNOWS
by Grandmixer GMS

J.P. Maxfield: The Man All DJ’s Should Thank

Why should all DJ’s thank J.P. Maxfield? Because in 1927, J.P. Maxfield determined that records should be “12 inches” in diameter and played at the speed of “33 1/3 rpm’s” (revolutions per minute). How and/or why you may ask? It began with the film industry: movies were (and are still) divided into reels.

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Make sure you click LIKE! & join my NEW KFOX NIGHTBEAT page on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/KFOXNIGHTBEAT/

"The Heart of The Dragon" is an incredible short film/documentary about my Sifu Taky Kimura,
The relationship between Sifu Taky and Bruce Lee reminds me of the relationship between Sifu Taky and me, going back to when I was just 11 years old. In the doc, Sifu Taky says, "Why me? Why did Bruce pick me?" I could almost say the same.
My mom always shopped at Taky’s grocery store and developed a trust with him. A single mom, she would ask Taky for advice on raising me and he’d look out for both of us. Even though I was too young at 13, he invited me to be a member of his Jun Fan Gung-Fu Institute.
Growing up, I was bullied and picked on, the butt of all fat jokes and had low self esteem. That all changed because of Sifu Taky’s guidance. It wasn't all about martial arts. What Bruce shared with him, Sifu Taky shared with me.
I am forever thankful.
Please watch and enjoy this documentary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHDVafuxlNc&feature=youtu.be
I hope it touches you like it did me.
Nasty-Nes

Recently found an old 30 second KCMU RAP ATTACK promo spot I made for my radio show back in 1994!
This is the show that launched in the mix, Seattle's own DJ B-Mello, Vansai, Top Spin, DV-One, E-Rock, Kutfather, Mr. Supreme, Grandmixer GMS & Dirty Harry. The classic 90's era.
Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1RzBNB261A&feature=youtu.be

Straight outta the hidden vaults is a rare & I mean very rare recording of my “KCMU RAP ATTACK” show from December 18, 1994 outta Seattle's University of Wash campus. 26 years ago! Just so you know, I was once in your shoes & this is how “I DID IT” back in 1994.
https://www.mixcloud.com/GrandMixerGMS/kcmu-rap-attack-with-dj-nasty-nes-grandmixer-gms-12181994/

BLACK IS BACK!

What I meant to say was, “Kevin Black's got MY BACK!” Literally!!!

THESE ARE THE BREAKS!
(l-r) Nasty-Nes, DJ 3rd Degree & Kurtis Blow

Listen Now!
The latest episode of “KFOX NIGHTBEAT”!
http://rapattacklives.com/rapattnightbeat/

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