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STILL IN THA MIX
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VINYL RULES!
Meddafore
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What's
Upper? Rapping up a 3 Day Memorial Day weekend, my
heart goes out to all the veterans & soldiers still
fighting to keep our freedom alive. Over the weekend I
went to the movies & caught "Harold
& Kumar
Escape From Guantanamo Bay." Yo, this movie
is as funny or maybe even funnhier than their last film
"White
Castle." Non stop laughs & a MUST SEE movie. This years
season of "American Idol" is done & David Cook
in 2008's new idol! I am hooked on this show & can't
wait till the new season starts in January 2009...
Rapper Xzibit, lost his 11-day-old son. Xavier
Kingston Joiner was born prematurely on the May 15th
and his lungs weren't strong enough to handle regular
oxygen on their own. Xzibit posted a message to fans on
his MySpace blog:
"I
must tell you this, It is unnatural for a parent to bury
a child. I am telling you this because of the same
reason I tell you when I’m having great times, life is
too short to be fake. Hold on to your kids if you have
them, protect them and show them you love them everyday
you wake up and see them, don’t take a second you get to
hug them teach them and care for them for granted. You
can have all the material wealth in the universe but it
is NOTHING compared to having your family. I am thankful
for all of my blessings and im not one to question God’s
perfect plan, so I leave you with great love and thanks
for the love that was sent earlier on my pervious blog
to my son. Of course I need to take some time and handle
my loss, STAY FOCUSED PEOPLE. Its not promised to any of
us."
R.I.P. Xavier May 15th 2008- May 26th 2008...
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee is subject of new Broadway
musical
A
musical based on the life of marital arts actor Bruce
Lee is planned for Broadway in a couple of years.
Elephant Eye Theatrical
says "Bruce Lee: Journey to the West" will be directed
by Bartlett Sher, the artistic director of
Seattle's Intiman Theatre who currently has a revival of
"South Pacific" at the Lincoln Center Theatre.
Besides martial arts, the musical will feature Chinese
opera and pop music as it traces Lee's journey to film
stardom.
He
studied philosophy at the
University
of
Washington
and married in Seattle where he opened his first martial
arts studio before starting his movie career.
Lee
died in 1973 at the age of 32 from a brain injury. His
son Brandon also became an actor and was
accidentally shot to death in 1993 by a prop gun. Both
are buried in
Seattle...
Arriving to quench the thirst of the true lovers of
Hip-Hop is the new inviting trio pronounced ALMOST
SEPTEMBER. Composed of veteran lyricist MC Lyte,
producer/writer/vocalist Whitey and
producer/writer Jared Lee, ALMOST SEPTEMBER is a
fresh, new offering for music lovers across the globe.
The name itself is a foretelling of what the trio can
do. September is the ninth month and is nestled in the
astrological sign of Virgo. Virgo is in constant search
of perfection and although, the three of them know that
no one and no thing is perfect; they are determined to
come as close as they possibly can every time they step
up to the mic. Their first single, “Beautiful,” is a
shining example.
With
10 albums, two Grammy’s and a laundry list
of other accomplishments to her credit MC Lyte is still
making history. This time she decided to bring along
two others to help revolutionize the industry she broke
boundaries in. Whitey and Jared Lee may not be
household names but their talent has touched millions.
They have written and produced for the likes of Macy
Gray, India.Arie, Tyrese, Usher,
Floetry, Toni Braxton, JoJo,
Nichole Scherzinger, Paula Deanda, Jon B,
Steph Jones, Chingy and many more. Whitey
has also won the coveted Grammy and Jared Lee has
received several Grammy nominations.
Both men love what they do
and paint musical pictures within every song.
Their
union is almost like the storyline of a favorite comic
book. The iconic artist/heroine is joined by two mighty
and talented men, who not only understand her but the
mission God has shaped. Lyte was created to be a light
in an industry that seems to feed off negativity and
darkness. Together they stand for real music that
crushes those who have fallen victim to the belief that
talent is second place to appearance and those who
believe a great track can camouflage less than stellar
content. ALMOST SEPTEMBER describes their music as
uplifting complimented by sheer positive energy. Free of
boundaries and barriers, listeners of all ages and
shades and the growing community of Hip-Hop supporters.
Complete with self-help messages about everyday
situations and underlying themes of love, peace and
respect ALMOST SEPTEMBER is the musical antidote we’ve
all been patiently awaiting.
ALMOST SEPTEMBER united while working on an album for
Macy Gray. Lyte describes their meeting as destiny. One
night when Macy was unable to attend a scheduled
session, Lyte heard a song Whitey and Jared were working
on immediately began penning some lyrics. By the end of
the night they had literally made beautiful music with
the emergence of their first single “Beautiful.” The
chemistry between them was so undeniable that they
decided to keep it going and ALMOST SEPTEMBER was born.
ALMOST SEPTEMBER is currently in the studio putting the
finishing touches on their self-titled album, which is
scheduled to drop during the first quarter of 2008.
Together MC Lyte, Whitey and Jared Lee will make history
and leave behind a legacy for all the true music lovers
to appreciate and follow. ALMOST SEPTEMBER is the
newest addition to the Family Tree roster that includes
Outkast, Nas, Kelis and more lead
by Blue Williams.
To
get a taste of near perfection log onto
www.myspace.com/almostseptember...
Peepout Never So Deep's new website:
http://www.neversodeeprecords.com...
"Rock
The Bells" is about to rock their ish this year as
tickets are already going on sale. Don't miss out on
this ground breaking show featuring legendary groups
like Tribe Called Quest, De LaSoul,
Method Man & Redman, Rakim and of
course, The Pharcyde reunion (all four members
Imani, Slimkid3, Bootie Brown &
Fatlip)all on one stage! For more info log onto:
www.GuerillaUnion.com or
www.myspace.com/rockthebells!!!...
I
just found out that I'm getting inducted into the "Official
West Coast Hip-Hop Awards" as a "West Coast DJ
Legend" this coming July 19th at
Portland's
"Roseland Theater." What an honor & I give props
to the
MAN
up above for all these blessings that's come into my
life. For more info log onto:
http://www.myspace.com/westcoasthiphopawards...
Trust
is
the new kat in promotions over at G-Unit: (djtrustnyc@yahoo.com
& 646 515-5310.) Here are some links to Mazaradi Fox
bio, videos, E.P.K., shows, mixtapes and etc.:
www.myspace.com/mazaradifox (A complete bio
can be found here)
www.wikapedia.com/mazaradifox
www.youtube.com/mazaradifox
www.youtube.com/wegotnexxtv1 This is the link
to Mazi’s E.P.K. (Entertainers Press Kit)
www.thisis50.com/mazaradifox...
The
word on the streets is Hip-Hop is dead. The word in the
boardrooms is the music industry is dead. Sway & King
Tech of the legendary Wake Up Show are on a mission
to prove the world wrong on both counts with the 100K
Battle, a revolutionary competition that, in conjunction
with the innovative new social networking website
urSession.com, may just end up being responsible for the
discovery of the next great rapper – and the next great
record label – of the future.
Power
to the people. The Internet has transformed the world by
operating on this simple premise, and it’s the same
philosophy that drives the 100K Battle. 28 brand new
beats are ready for download at urSession.com from
top-shelf producers like Pete Rock, DJ Muggs, 9th
Wonder, Rick Rock, Alchemist, DJ Babu, DJ Q-Bert,
Evidence, DJ Revolution and the late, great J
Dilla by any emcee who creates an artist profile.
Rappers record the best song(s) they can on their picks
and upload a maximum of three to their profiles, at
which point urSession non-artist members are free to
listen and vote for the songs they enjoy. The artist
with the most votes by the end of the competition gets
$5,000, a round-trip ticket to Los Angeles to appear on
the Wake Up Show, and all the exposure one can expect
from the first, longest-running and most influential
Hip-Hop specialty radio show in the world, which graces
the ears of 11 million people in 19 markets across three
countries every week, and has been instrumental to the
careers of everyone from Eminem to Xzibit.
“How
the 100K Battle came up, I was up in the Bay on the
radio,” explains Tech of the Battle’s beginnings. “When
I go to the Bay, a lot of the callers are young cats who
want the stories [of our past]. So one guy called, and
he was like, ‘OK, this is great, you guys are legends -
but what can you do for us now?’ And one of the
ideas that has always been in the back of my mind is,
one of the problems I got is that cats are rapping to
wack-ass beats! And it’s hard to listen to a dope dude
over [imitates a synthesizer plinging]! So I
called Pete Rock, The Alchemist, the Avila Brothers,
Focus, right on the commercial break. ‘I need a beat,
dude. Can I get a free beat?’ ‘What are you doing?’
‘Tell you later. We gonna have a rap battle.’ So I got
on the radio even before I put it together and said, ‘In
a month I’m going to come back to the Bay and make the
biggest announcement.’ I went back to the Bay a month
later, got on air and said, ‘Remember what I told yall
last month? These are the producers. These are the
beats.’” As the mastermind behind the
Battle,
Tech took time to ensure that the beat selection would
provide something for everyone. “I wanted to make sure
there was a sound from everybody. I would call up Pete
and say ‘Yo Pete, give me old school.’ I would call up
the Avila Brothers and be like ‘Give me a party single.’
Focus: ‘Give me grimy.’ Khalil: ‘Give me
orchestral.’ In other words, I organized it to make sure
that all the beats don’t sound the same, so I don’t get
that complaint – ‘Man, I can’t rap to this s**t!’”
The
100K Battle was born out of the very real need to
preserve and nurture the voice of the independent
artist, as Sway explains. “The industry has been
shrinking recently in the conventional fashion. Major
labels are consolidating, radio’s narrowing their
playlists - it’s getting harder for the independent
artist. For the Wake Up Show, the 100K Battle was an
opportunity for us to tap into our resources and allow
independent artists who aren’t getting breaks because
their music isn’t compatible with what’s out there. They
don’t have access to Grammy award-winning,
well-respected, proven producers like all these
different guys that we got to donate their beats. We can
give you access as an artist to music that can make you
competitive with artists who already have that kind of
access for free. You just gotta be able to write the
song, and if you got what it takes then you’ll get that
break. Not only that – we’ll give you the exposure
that’s hard to get. These independent artists can’t get
on commercial/mainstream radio. You get enough votes,
and we’ll fly you to LA to be on the Wake Up Show, which
means a ton of exposure. Plus, we’ll put money in your
pocket.”
But
as fruitful as all this sounds, it’s only the tip of the
iceberg. The 100K Battle is a litmus test of sorts for
urSession.com, which is gearing up to be the record
label of the future by utilizing the same force that has
brought the record industry to its knees – the Internet
– to spawn its rebirth. Co-founded and owned by Tech,
Sway, Shavo of metal band System Of A Down
and entertainment lawyer turned music business maverick
Narb Avedissian, urSession is looking to the
people to decide which artists it should sign and
promote – because who knows what the people want better
than the people themselves? “urSession was born to fill
a much-needed gap in social networking and the music
industry as a whole,” says Narb. “ We saw too many
talented artists struggling to make it in an industry
that has barriers that have nothing to do with talent.
The Internet knocks down these barriers by empowering
the masses and, in our case, democratizing the discovery
of new talent. urSession is more than just a social
networking site. Our objective is to create the first
ever fan-driven open market for unsigned and independent
music – the Sundance of the music industry. urSession
members act as our A&R by voting for acts they want to
see get signed. Fans should be the ones deciding for
themselves what they like to hear – not a couple of
corporate suits. If you’re an artist, what better way to
see if you have what it takes to make it than to have
actual music enthusiasts set your value?”
“Every and any independent artist across the genre
should be building profiles on urSession,” Sway
concludes. “And any hip-hop artist that really believes
they got what it takes - because everybody believes it,
but not everybody’s got it – show and prove, and enter
the 100K
Battle.
Where will you get the opportunity to download this
caliber of music from this caliber of producer – for
free? And if you can’t create a noise beyond that, with
those type of resources, then you might wanna question
what it is you’re doing. If you get a beat from J Dilla?
The Alchemist? Pete Rock? And you can’t make a hot song
outta that - what are you doing? So it’s like, show and
prove. Get it poppin.”
VIEW THE 100K
BATTLE
TRAILER AT:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xBnKifQAkJI...
This
years' Presidential Election is already heating up. Wait
till you peep Tha Brain with "The Obama
Ticket" (FifthLane Music) video & single. Our boy
outta
Kansas
is steppin' up to the plate to break it down on why you
should vote for ??? Peep it at:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mmogW6eZJr0...
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"FAVORITES" & Flashback with me with music I grew up to
& played on the Seattle radio airwaves when it was brand
new! It's a visual musical journey BACK, wayyyy back,
BACK into time with: The Spinners, Run
DMC,
The Jackson 5, The Treacherous 3, Eric B. & Rakim,
Millie "YeS" Vanillie, Stylistics, Blondie, BDP, U.T.F.O.,
Shalimar, Rick James, Musical Youth, Debarge, New Kids
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Latifah, Soul Sonic Force, Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam, The
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Star, Rocky, Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly, Angela Mao Ying aka
Lady Kung-Fu, Muhammad Ali
to
name a few
AND
Flashback 20 plus years with yours truly by going down
Hip-Hop history lane with me & Sir Mix-A-Lot
(Posse On Broadway, Beepers videos & more), Nastymix
Records (Kid Sensation, High Performance
videos & more), My 1978 Buick Regal Lowrider
days!!! and video footage from my cameos in "House Party
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ENJOY at:
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Rap
Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:
Nesto (WODU-VA): "Rewind.... Replay of last
week... Gas prices continue to rise.. Unfortunately it
looks like I was right about the price of gas come
Memorial Day weekend. It's averaging over 4 dollars a
gallon, and I still say that by the end of summer it
will be above 5 dollars a gallon. I'm tired of hearing
how the price of a barrel of oil has hit "yet another
all time high".. what the hell else is new about that..
I seriously do not see how the average man/woman can
afford to fill their tanks, pays rent, and buy groceries
that also continue to rise across the board. I guess we
can say we are lucky compared to the folks across the
pond, I hear they are paying about 9 US dollars for a
gallon of gas. And there's talk of a possible oil
shortage... WOW... A moped is looking like a good
purchase right about now"...
DJ
Sage (CFRO-Vancouver,
BC): "We did "Big Man Tangs" on the "Urban Renewal
Project" we were joined three different guests
throughout the radio show: Life The Great,
Kool Herc and The Kid Famous.
Our first guest, Life The Great, talked about the ATL
scene and how he is really trying to bring things back
to that creative state of the
80s. Life The Great's EP, "Ultra Sound", is got people
going nuts as he samples Madonna, the Mega Man
video game theme, and deliveries old school flows
with style. Don't just take my word for it go to his
myspace and go back to the future.
www.myspace.com/lifethegreat
We were also joined by the creator of the term hip hop,
DJ Kool Herc. Kool Herc talked about that originality of
hip hop and DJing; really searching out and wanting to
expose people to new sounds. Anyone reading this in the
Vancouver area, this Friday, Kool Herc will be putting
this into practice at Shine Night Club for "Get Up Get
Down". Check out the full interview at:
www.urpradio.podomatic.com
We also had T-Dot rapper, Famous, join us on the
same day that his new single "Big Man Tangs" became
available world wide on iTunes. He is
really accomplishing big tangs already working with
Clinton Sparks, Whoo Kid and next week
opening up for Nas, it was all a dream. The Kid
Famous let us know that this is just the beginning for
him. I love it when Canadian rappers make good.
www.myspace.com/thekidfamous...
Raw-B
(KUSF-SF):
"What up folks! BeatSauce was bubbling this past Sunday.
Big ups to Headnodic from Crown City Rockers
for coming through with a grip of new music he had a
hand in producing. Homeboy's catalouge is expanding by
the day. Most recently he's produced the entire
Megaphone album, tracks off Rashaan Ahmad's
album, and the Mighty Underdogs (Gift of Gab and
Lateef) EP. Dude's production is not to be slept on.
Get more info at
http://www.myspace.com/headnodic
Also want to thank DJ Expo for coming through and
dropping a nice set. The Rootdown resident is real
smooth on the decks. Check him out if your ever in SoCal.
Or go to
http://www.myspace.com/djexpo_bhs...
D-Tragic (805HipHop.com): "Whats
Poppin Fam? How is everyone doing this week? It’s
finally coolin down out here in
Cali!
Man we were hating it for a minute! 100 Degrees!! Glad
im rockin on the MP3 systems these days. This last week
would have had my records all curled up. We had a DOPE
show out here @ UCSB in Santa Barabara with
special guest NAS. He performed a hour and a half
set, and rocked a few tracks off the new album “N*##3R”
that I thought were pretty Dope! Im looking forward to
seeing those tracks come out real soon!! There is a lot
of Hype and Controversy at the same time for this new
release….Let’s see what happens!!
New
music by BXL – “POCKETZ
FULL
OF PAPER”
Be sure to peep that track out ASAP!
Also
I got my hands on that new “MY SHOES” track by Murph
Derty of Derty Ent Last night. That track is
FIRE
as well. If you don’t have that one yet, hit me up and
I’ll slide it to you Fa Sho! We need to push this track
to all of our DJ’ sin the club!!!"...
Edgie
Kokoski (WUNH-NH): "Here
are some things that I learned during my trip to
Manhattan this past weekend:
1. If you plan on getting on the bus with a suitcase,
you'd be better off bringing a Nazi flag instead. You'll
get less dirty looks.
2. Ulysses S. Grant, President and
Civil War hero, who is buried in the Upper West
side, died penniless taking cocaine and morphine. He
also drowned his sorrows in Mountain Dew Game Fuel.
3. It's illegal to rearrange outdoor tables at a
restaurant. But it's perfectly legal to tip the illegal
aliens that wait on them.
4. It only takes one good shot in the crotch from the
turnstyle to teach you that you're swiping your
Metrocard too quickly.
5. There are actually Red Sox fans in New York
City. They just hide in shadowy abandoned buildings like
the "I Am Legend" creatures"...
DJ
Spazo
(Mixtapes-New York): "I WILL LIKE TO INVITE YOU
TO TUNE IN TO
WWW.FLOWLIVE.COM
TUESDAY & THURSDAY @
6:30PM (est) & SUNDAY 8:00PM (est) & CHECK OUT UR BOY,
SPAZO IN THE MIX...
JayThreeoh
(WITR-NY): "Whatup? They just named who's coming
to the Rochester MusicFest this year (
http://RochesterMusicFest.com). You know
ya boi is gonna be up front and center for the Legendary
Roots Crew to take stage. They're having a bunch
of shows coming in the upcoming months (Rick Ross
and Trina, Elephant Man, Shaggy,
etc). Should be a good look for the region"...
Vernassa Fields (Spyn Cycal): "I
NEED YOU/YOUR ARTISTS TO VOICE THIS SCRIPT FOR ME...
FEEL
FREE TO ADLIB A BIT, BUT START THE LINES OFF BY LETTING
FOLKS KNOW WHO YOU ARE:
HEY THIS IS ________________________...
1) UNDERGROUND SOUNDZ FEATURES THE BEST OF INDEPENDENT
HIP HOP MIXED BY THE COUNTRIES HOTTEST DJS. EACH
PROVIDING THEIR OWN UNIQUE SOUND AND STYLE TO EACH SHOW.
2) UNDERGROUND SOUNDZ TAKES YOU BACK TO A TIME WHERE THE
MIX SHOW TRULY WAS A "SPECIALTY
SHOW".
3) WELCOME TO UNDERGROUND SOUNDZ
4)
NOW
BACK TO UNDERGROUND SOUNDZ
5) IT'S UNDERGROUND SOUNDZ
6) YOU'RE TUNED INTO UNDERGROUND SOUNDZ
7) YOU'RE LISTENING TO UNDERGROUND SOUNDZ
Meddafore
(Mixtapes-PA
& FL): "I heard about this
site last night on a talk radio show. Go to:
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on the "Click to Give" link....IT IS
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How It Works:
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awareness of breast cancer and opportunity for help is
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and mammogram funding is provided to clinics throughout
the U.S. through the efforts of the National Breast
Cancer Foundation.
Tell your friends!
It is free, it is easy to do, and you can save
lives...don't wait! You can (and I strongly encourage
yall) to click daily!"...
Here
is our address for 2008 to send material for review, etc
(vinyl & cd's)! Same address, just a new Ste. number:
RapAttackLives.com
4750 Kester Avenue, Ste. 11
Sherman
Oaks, CA 91403
Attn: Nasty-Nes
nastynes1@aol.com
Attn
MySpace heads! If you haven't joined our
exclusive RAP ATTACK page on MySpace, log
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SHOUT
OUT TIZIME:
Happy Birthday this week to DJ Chela in NY
celebrating this Tuesday, May 27th, to my fam Sheila
Locke celebrating on Wednesday, May 28th & to
Brett "Cold Rock Records" Carlson
celebrating this Thursday, May 29th & to D. Lorand
(WCSB-OH) celebrating this Sunday, June
1st... R.I.P. to Dick Martin (Rowan &
Martin) from the hit 70's comedy TV show "Laugh
In"...
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) |
