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I NEED A BLESSING
(l-r): DJ
Bless & Nasty-Nes. |
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NEVER SO DEEP
RECORDS
(l-r): Kenny Kingpin, DJ Bless &
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THE NEW WBC
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION! Manny Pacquiao
(right) defeating a
bloody David Diaz. |
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What's
Upper? While everyone was peepin' out Disney's
"Wall-E" yours truly stayed cool indoors at an air
conditioned theater all weekend watching both "Get
Smart" and "Wanted." If you ever watched the original
60's series of "Get Smart," you'll love the remake &
ohhhhhhhhhh my, Angela Jolie is HOT!...
At
any weight, in any ring, the Filipino phenomenon,
Manny Pacquiao (see photo above) looks like the best
pound-for-pound boxer in the world. Packing five new
pounds of power in his usual stunning hand speed,
Pacquiao captured a title belt in his fourth weight
class Saturday night, stopping David Diaz in the
ninth round to claim the WBC lightweight
championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center...
Rap
Attack
welcomes to our "CONFERENCE CALL PANEL"
AJ "AJ Rok" Woodson (JVC Force Crew)
with The Heavy Rotation Magazine show on
www.TheBestJams.com.
You can peep out his show here:
http://www.heavyrotationmag.podcastpeople.com/posts/23404.
I also want to thank
Houston's own Scrap Daddy & up & coming producers
K-Salaam & Beatnik for sharing their
knowledge with us on the call...
"Rock
The Beat Online" CD Compilation Volume 4 dropping in
July features: Anonymous Twist f/ Planet Asia,
Zay Ca$h, Arash, One Pham, Cino,
Major League, Anime', Tha Brain,
J Maul, Knowa Lazerus f/ Kenjohns,
MC Jendor, Ras Ceylon and S.O.U.L. Purpose.
This compilation is pure fiya. Stay tuned as Rap
Attack heats up the Summer of 2008!...
Bum
Squad DJ'z Takeover Houston for the 3rd
Annual Bum Squad DJ'z Family
Reunion
September 18-21
This
year marks the 3rd Annual Bum Squad DJ'z
Family Reunion taking place in
Houston,
TX,
September 18th - 21st. The Hyatt Regency
in downtown Houston will be all abuzz, as the
largest chapter of the Bum Squad DJ'z will be the host
family for this year's reunion. The illustrious industry
affair brings out some of the hottest names in
entertainment; introducing exclusive new music to one of
the most exclusive DJ collective's in the game. Last
year the invitation only event brought out the likes of
Common, Nicole Sherzinger (PCD)
Three 6 Mafia, Glasses Malone, Ky-Mani
Marley and more.
Bum
Squad DJ's have broken dozen's of new artists and are
receiving the support of such labels including:
Universal-Motown, Universal-Republic,
Billionaire Catt Ent, Jive, Sony, J
Records, Bad Boy, SRC, and
Atlantic.
The label's will host special events including private
music suites, artist showcases, a celebrity softball
game, block party and a last man standing DJ battle. The
reunion has already received early support from artist
including: The Game, Common, Missy,
Rick Ross, Paul Wall, Michael "500" Watts,
Scarface, Bun B, and Rob G just to
name a few.
"Over
the past few years, the collective has been focused on
expanding the brand to include more corporate appeal,"
explains Bum Squad founder Latin Prince, "Our
corporate participation shows that companies understand
the importance of the DJ in getting to the consumer
utilizing our resources in innovative ways. We have DJ's
with shoe deal's, head phones, turntable's all types of
exciting co-branding situations, so although we
specialize in breaking artists, we also help companies
take their message to the masses in style with our mass
audiences." explains Latin Prince. This year sponsor's
like: Rane, Vestax, Skull Candy,
Bombai Liquor, and Red Bull have already come
on board to show their support.
The
Bum Squad DJ's are made up of DJ's, as well as industry
professionals and artists including: DJ Skee, DJ
Clark
Kent,
DJ Eque, Paul Wall, Lupe Fiasco, Trey Songz,
and many more. For more info check out the complete
roster at
www.bumsquaddjz.com...
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE INTERVIEWS (SEMP ROK):
I
finally got the green light to set up radio interviews
starting next week. Please send in those requests as
soon as possible so I can make sure I take care of you
quickly. By now you already have the single "The 3rd
World", along with the other two cuts. I'm also having
Tech work on drops next week as well so just follow the
format on how to place the request and I'll take care of
you. Don't forget to reach out to me when Tech is
coming you way and you want to check out the
show.(Please copy and paste format below, fill-in the
blanks and send)
Interview Date/Time (EST):
Interviewer Name:
Call-in #:
Alt
Contact #:
Preferred Contact email:
Radio
Station Call Letters/Frequency:
Station Website (if applicable):
Drop
Script (write out the single script to make it easy):
P.S.:
you can download the additional cuts at
http://www.publicwizardinc.com/download_mp3.aspx
=======================
Dennis "Semp Rok" Paredes
Public Wizard, Inc.
786.277.7367
DParedes@PublicWizardInc.com
Cymarshall Law
and his brother Skit Slam (Everliven Sound)
have just returned from an extensive European tour,
hitting Hungary, Sweden and Holland just to name a few
stops. CPP's newest client Homeboy
Sandman has been getting outstanding feedback w/
his joint "Buttermilk."
Did
we mention he's in The Source magazine's
Unsigned Hype column this month?!!? The Queens NY native
is down to appear on any New York, New Jersey and
surrounding area shows. Hit him up at
Homeboysandman@gmail.com if you need any
drops or freestyles. His follow up to "Buttermilk" is a
Big Pun influenced "Comrad Punski" where Sand's
wordplay parallels that of the late great Pun...
Independent Recording Label DTR45 announced today
that it has recently signed a deal with The Orchard,
the world's leading digital distributor of music. With
the move, DTR45's catalog will now be available on
hundreds of download sites, including iTunes,
Napster, Rhapsody, and Zune.
Additionally, The Orchard provides availability for
mobile media like ring-tones and wallpapers through its
extensive clientele of direct mobile partners which
includes AT&T Cingular, Sprint Nextel,
T-Mobile, Verizon and more. With a catalog
over one million songs from around the world, spanning
every genre and era from cutting-edge indie bands, to
top Billboard hits, to iconic global superstars,
The Orchard serves as a trusted partner to thousands of
labels worldwide.
The international distribution begins with DTR45 artist
Edreys' leadoff single "I Like It" and forthcoming debut
album "Good Morning Amy" and is expected to increase
exposure and sales for the independent label from a
regional level to full fledged global scale.
President Tony Caferro commented, "We're very
excited! This deal has been in negotiation for a while,
everything finally came together and now we look forward
to taking our label to the next plateau of independent
music"...
Yes,
yes y'all,
America's
Best Dance Crew is on & stronger than ever on MTV & I'm
so hyped. This years crews to battle it out is gonna
make the competition tight with the following crews:
A.S.I.I.D.,
Boogie Bots,
Fanny Pak
Phresh Select,
SassX7,
SoReal Cru,
Super Cr3w,
Supreme Soul,
Dance Force and
Distorted X...
Super-producer KWAME has produced hit records for
the likes of Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera,
Will Smith, Talib Kweli, & Lloyd Banks
(just to name a few). Now, Kwame would like to
introduce the World to his debut artist BEYOND BELIEF.
Beyond Belief is a 20-year old emcee hailing from
Rockaway,
New
York.
His first single "Don't Touch" has been added to regular
rotation on MusicChoice as well as on Reno's
Wild 102.9. In addition, it is receiving spins on
California's
Hot 94.1 and Charlotte's 96.1 The Beat.
The accompanying music video for the single has been
added to Music Choice On Demand & HBO's the
Zone, and is taking the internet by storm with over
117,000 views on MySpace & over 56,000 views on
YouTube. Beyond Belief's credits include
guest appearances on remixes for both Jesse McCartney
('Make Up') & Jordin Sparks ('One Step at a
Time'). He is also the co-writer/performer of the
Seattle Supersonics 2004-2005 playoff season theme
song.
With
production from Kwame, Beyond Belief has a unique sound
that distinguishes him from the pack. The only way to
fully understand is to listen. Check
http://beyondbelief.vox.com for music, videos,
photos, and more!...
Ice-T
Releases Special Edition Digital Album
Hip-Hop veteran Ice-T has released a special
edition of his eighth studio album Gangsta Rap.
The Gangsta Rap Special Edition is available on
digital download now, and features two
previously-unreleased tracks, as well as an alternative
silhouette version of the album's original controversial
cover. Last Tuesday (June 17), Gangsta Rap Special
Edition was made available exclusively to Sprint
PCS
customers, through the wireless company's "New Track
Tuesdays."
Released through PayUp Records, the digital label
owned and operated by Ice-T's long-time manager
Mickey Bentson, and Final Level Records, the
new album will be distributed through INGrooves.
"Like [Ice-T] says, 'Hip-Hop is really on the ER table,
and it needs resuscitation, it needs help'," Bentson
told AllHipHop.com. "We gave Melee
[Records] a little over a year to work it, and we felt
the time was right to give the album a second push.
"Since a lot of people are claiming to do hardcore, 'gangsta
rap,' it's time to see what an O.G. does and how it's
done," Bentson said. "Really envision the records,
listen to the records, and you can actually feel the
records when he's finished. He's always been able to get
you to visually see what he's doing, maybe that's why
he's on TV today."
Originally released on Melee Records in October 2006,
Gangsta Rap made a few headlines due to it's cover:
a nude rendering of Ice T and his wife
CoCo.
The distribution arrangement for the special edition
means the new album is available through all online
retailers, including iTunes, Rhapsody and
Amazon.com. INGrooves also handles distribution
for the likes of Too $hort, The Cool Kids,
Ky-Mani Marley and even Dolly Parton...
GRANDMASTER FLASH WRITES TELL-ALL:
*Grandmaster
Flash details his life story - from his violent
family life to his drug addiction to creating turntable
techniques that have come to define Hip-Hop - in a new
autobiography titled " The Adventures of Grandmaster
Flash: My Life, My Beats."
"This whole book was scary for me," Flash tells the
New York Daily News. "We as human beings, we
don't willingly display our skeletons, our pains, our
hurts - not the deep, deep, deep ones."
The Broadway Books effort, which hit stores this
week, also includes the volatile relationship Flash had
with Sylvia Robinson, who signed his group
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five to their
first record deal with her label Sugar Hill Records.
"She did do some things that in today's world would
probably get her head chopped off," says Flash, whose
real name is Joseph Saddler, "but she did rule
with an iron fist and we were under fear with her -
although we did make some great records"...
Urban
Music
Alliance
is the only digital distributor catering to the needs of
the Urban market:
More
and more, it has become clear that Urban Artists are
being treated unfairly by record labels and management
alike, there is little opportunity for them to be
exposed in the US and Global markets, and that limited
exposure generally rewards the record Labels and
Management to a far greater extent than the artists who
do the hard work. Urban Music Alliance is
addressing that disparity, giving Artists an opportunity
to sell their product Internationally at Royalty Rates
generally reserved for Record Companies, and with
complete transparency.
Urban
Music Alliance is a digital media distribution company
that provides various distribution and marketing
services for its Artists/Labels. Our network of digital
retail partners includes all the major distributors such
as iTunes, Amazon, eMusic,
Rhapsody, Napster, Sprint, Verizon
and T Mobile, as well as dozens of newly
emerging outlets. We distribute to retailers around the
world and are tapped into the most efficient delivery
and content management systems in the business. Our
Console allows our clients complete access to view the
status of their sales and releases. Clients can view
where their releases have been delivered, where they are
in the distribution process and most importantly, see a
very detailed sales history. Urban Music Alliance is the
only digital distributor catering to the needs of the
Urban market. For more info email:
morgan@urbanmusicalliance.com...
Major
League
featuring. Streets Buchanon, "Fly With The Time"
(EP/NewRealm Records) has just dropped their
debut video. Hi-Top Studio presents the first of
many music videos for the Ft Lauderdale based Hip-Hop
group Major League. "Fly With The Time" features Streets
Buchanon of Fly Paper and charted in the top 5 of
the national college radio charts such as Rap Attack
and Rap Network. The video was
Directed and Shot by Haviken Hayes, Produced and
Edited by cMs Productions, Make-Up by Arielle,
Wardrobe Provided by Hi-Top Studio, Equipment Provided
by Kenote Entertainment. Special thanks to all
the emcees, females, kids, friends, and family that came
out to support and take part in this video on the
hottest day of the year. Peep the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kwtun703YU...
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GOT SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST DJ's! THE RAP ATTACK
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Log
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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
On The Block, New Edition, Del The Funky Homosapien,
Jimi Hendryx, JJ Fad, Flavor Flav, Nu Shooz, Queen
Latifah, Soul Sonic Force, Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam, The
Cover Girls, The Jacksons, Paul Hardcastle, Nice &
Smooth, The Dazz Band, K-9 Posse, Hall & Oates, Midnight
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
4," "Kung Pow! Enter The Fist" and more! Log on
NOW &
ENJOY at:
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Rap
Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:
AJ Rok
(TheBestJams.com): "This email was inspired by
what i saw last night on Hip Hop Vs America on
BET.
We are quick to talk about and complain about what's
wrong with Hip-Hop, about the lyrics and images that are
being force fed to out youth, to our young sisters. We
are quick to forward every email about R Kelly,
Don Imus and anything else that negative, but
rarely do we do anything about it. Conversation is good
but its only a start. I am doin promotions for a
Atlanta
based rap group called Vintage Imperial, they
have a new record called GIRLS ROCK TOO! Now I challenge
everyone, especially my sistahs who are tired or the
negative portrayal of females in Hip-Hop.
Listen to this record, if ya feel it, forward to al
your people, post this track on your myspace pages, your
blogs, your black planet pages, your websites, put in on
ya mp3 player, burn to a cd and play in ya cars, play it
for ya daughters and ya sons for that matter. Artists
like these don't receive love for commercial radio and
entities like BET and MTV. These records don't get
written about in your major newspapers or magazines like
Ebony, Jet, and
Essence. So rarely do you know they exist. Today
is your chance to change that.
Now I know this will not single-handedly change the face
of Hip-Hop by itself, but neither does sitting around
the water cooler or wherever complaining about it. But
until we let the world know these kind of records exist,
until we let them know there is real hip hop out there
we cant expect people to play or request these songs. So
I am on a mission to get the word out by any means
necessary and the same way we forward emails with
negative news to everyone in our address books, I
challenge you to do the same with this email.
For more information, for drop request for your shows,
your interview request
contact AJ Woodson/ Big Mouth Ntertainment
at 678-548-9904 or
bigmouthntertainment@gmail.com
You want a change, you want to hear something different,
show the major corporations that control what you listen
to and watch that you want more and help me spread the
word about this track and others like this"...
Bri-G
(Mixtapes/RPM
Promotions-New
York): "The NBA season ended a little over a week
ago and the Knicks have already made me hate this
upcoming year. I seriously can’t believe they took the
foreign kid. The problem with the NBA draft and foreign
players, is that every year there’s some guy who’s
regarded as the “next Dirk” but at best all he
ever turns into is a decent shooting, semi-athletic
small forward who can’t play defense and disappears in
the clutch…umm, wait, maybe that is Dirk. Looks like I
might hop on the Celtics bandwagon for a
follow-up year. Honestly, as long as Isiah is employed
by the Knicks in any capacity and are still owned by the
Dolans, it’s hard for me to route for them.
I’ve
compiled a list of, in order, popular rappers who are
better than Lil Wayne as of right now. This list
is popular rappers only, so don’t email me back with
some backpacker that spits flames like “Yo, this dude
kills Weezy”. Truth be told, I’m a Weezy fan, but I’m
just a little tired of the “Best Rapper Alive” talk.
They include:
·
Jay Z
·
Nas
(when
he tries)
·
Black
Thought
·
Andre
3000
·
Ghostface
·
Ludacris
Judging from this, I’d put Wanye in at #7. Excluded from
this list is Eminem. Em needs to drop something
really really quickly to remind people how nice he once
was. I also thought about adding Redman but it’s
been so long since he did anything at anybody cared
about that I can’t include him in a list of current
guys. He remains however, in the Top 10 overall list
which one day I will take the time to compile. Djing
back in the meatpacking district (pause) tonight. Must
have done something right last week. As possibly the
only “undecided” voter in the Hip-Hop world, I’m going
to try to break down my thoughts on the election right
up until I make my decision about who to rock with. I’ve
liked McCain for years (he is the furthest thing
from GW by the way) and I believe a lot in what
Obama represents. So here I am, willing to way
both options and go with whomever I feel would do the
best job for me.
Obama
came out this week and disagreed with a supreme court
decision stating that it is cruel and unusual punishment
to execute child rapists and supported their decision on
the right to own handguns. Both statements I agree with.
It’s good to see a guy who’s been painted as an
ultra-liberal actually show that he’s got some balls.
Hell, if we can’t execute the rapists, we should at
least be allowed to own a gun to protect ourselves from
them right?"...
Jason-D
(RadioBoise.Org):
|
"I work with people around the globe for my 9 to 5
and often have to explain US culture or news events.
I got my fingers crossed that this Shaq
"freestyle about
Kobe"
fuckery doesn't go global. I mean picture trying to
explain this shit when just a few months ago NYPD
officers who shot an unarmed man a bazillion
times were allowed to go free and keep working. Shaq
freestyles about Kobe and gets his badge taken away.
Damn"... |
D-Tragic
(805HipHop.com): "Whats Poppin Fam! Be sure to go
to DubCNN and get that New Bishop Lamont “The
Confessionals” Mixtape!
MAD
HEAT!!
AND
Move BUFF 1 “Beat the Speakers Up” UP ON YOUR
CHARTS!! He just Hit #1 on our charts for this week! If
you don’t have that heat yet, just holla @ me for that!
I’ll send you a link to get it!! I stress to everyone,
Don’t sleep on Roc-C. I will be sending out the
new DJ Premier project with Roc-C to everyone
real soon!!"...
Nate
Abney
(WKDU-PA): "It is summer and I can tell because
one day I was out in the sun too long and was mistaken
for a convicted felon, not to say that all black folks
look alike but I didn't know sunblock was so important.
4th of July is around the corner so I'll be somewhere
eating somebody's food and watching a free show.
Speaking of shows my people JJ BROWN and LOUIS
LOGIC will be at the Khyber(2nd&Chestnut)on Sunday
night. I will probably be there( I will seriously). So
if you are not doing anything come on out. The
Phillies have been stinking up the joint lately but
never fear there are some division games coming up. Out
for now"...
Edgie
Kokoski (WUNH-NH): "Who
said that freestyle is dead? Not when Shaq is in
the house. As if having his hit singles "Can We Rock
(What's Up Doc)" and "(I Know I Got) Skillz" counted
amongst the greatest works in the Hip-Hop pantheon
wasn't enough, Shaq dazzled Hip-Hop heads everywhere
with his impeccable freestyle dissing Kobe Bryant
last week. Shaq floored the crowd with clever and
complicated lines like "Kobe
said I gave a b*tch a mil, I don't do that, 'cause my
name's Shaquille". Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe
Arpaio isn't too pleased though. The nationally renowned
ball breaking Sheriff is demanding that Shaq return the
honorary Deputy's badge he was awarded upon his trade to
the Phoenix Suns for using racials slurs and
profanity. You can see the whole clip courtesy of the
soulless celebrity vampires at TMZ.com:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8j1N2ttUqk
On a side note, Shaq may have been confessing to a
homoerotic affair as he repeatedly chants "Kobe,
how's my ass taste?". I'm guessing not very good. But at
least that hook is better than "Phil is my father". Just
a word of caution Shaq: Kobe's house has a blue dot on
the internet map.
But good old Shaq didn't even take the top spot as
Hip-Hop asshole of the week. No, no, no. That honor
belongs to Nate Dogg. Nate, who is still
recovering from a stroke at 38 years old, decided to
chase his estranged wife down the 405 freeway while
threatening to kill her. I'm guessing things aren't
going too well for Nate these days. I'm guessing that
his car isn't full of girls, and it isn't going swell.
I'm even skeptical that he was taking the 405 to the
Eastside Motel. But it sure sounds like he is still
pulling his strap and laying bustas down. If you'd like
to contribute to Nate's 50K bond, please log on to his
website at:
http://www.iusedtobethebesthookmaninhiphopbutnoweverydayirollout
ofbedandthinkabouttakingabathwithmytoaster.com
While you're surfing the net, you can also pick up a
copy of Warren G's sophmore album "Take A Look
Over Your Shoulder" for seven cents:
http://www.amazon.com/Take-Look-Over-Your-Shoulder/dp/B0000024MZ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=
1214361269&sr=8-3
You can also catch Warren G Friday nights at
a supermarket near you shopping for discounted dented
cans of Campbell's Chunky Soup"...
Papa-D
(Rap Network): "peace yall....happy
pre-Independence Day to everyone out there...I myself am
gonna take a break from studying for the Mass Bar Exam
for the holiday and get my booze and food on something
awful....every year my boys, some ladies, and a gang of
beers all get together at this beach house a short
distance from Boston for a few days of insanity...I lost
my shirt in a poker tournament last year so I'm hoping
to right that wrong this year....anyway, music
wise...I've posted the new Guru joint ("Who Got
It On Lock" f. Doo Wop) as well as the latest
effort from Mr. Ozwald ("Dirty Girl") on
www.papadpromo.com, so grab 'em while they're
hot!"...
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
on
NOW
& join at:
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SHOUT
OUT TIZIME:
Happy Birthday this week to DJ Yoshi
reppin' the 1s & 2s in New Jersey celebrating this
Thursday, July 3rd & to my boys Y.S.L. (NY) &
Butch Johnson (Seattle) both celebrating this
Friday, July 4th!... HAPPY JULY 4TH!!!
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) |
