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LEGEND IN HIS OWN
TIME It's
Nasty-Nes flossin' his "West Coast
Hip-Hop DJ Legend" award with Octavius
Miller (right). |
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THAT'S MY BRO!
It's DJ
Bro-Rabb from NC's WXDU! |
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BELIEVE THAT!!!
Beyond Belief
& Kwame |
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[[ July 28, 2008 ]] |
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What's
Upper?
NAS
TOUR DATES:
07/31/08 07:30 PM Center Stage Theatre Atlanta, GA
Fri, 08/01/08 07:00 PM House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Fri, 08/08/08 07:30 PM House of Blues Las Vegas, NV
Sun, 08/10/08 06:30 PM House of Blues San Diego, CA
Thu, 08/14/08 08:30 PM New Oasis Sparks, NV Nas
Fri, 08/15/08 09:00 PM Senator Theatre Chico, CA
Mon, 08/25/08 08:00 PM Warehouse Live Houston, TX
Tue, 08/26/08 07:00 PM House of Blues Dallas, TX
Thu, 08/28/08 07:00 PM House of Blues Cleveland, OH
Fri, 08/29/08 08:00 PM Chene Park Detroit, MI
Sun, 08/31/08 05:00 PM House of Blues Chicago, IL
Thu, 09/04/08 08:00 PM Eagles Club/The Rave Milwaukee,
WI
Frank151
will be setting up booths at these Rock The Bells
dates, displaying hats, giving out free books, stickers
and have sign up applications for the FDL draft,
recruiting new reps.
Sun
8/3 - New York, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheatre
Sat
8/9 - San Bernardino, CA - Glen Helen Pavilion
Sat
8/16 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat
8/23 - Denver, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Sat
9/6 - George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre
They
are opening booths for any artist/label giveaways, i.e.
cd's, cd singles, stickers, postcards, posters, ect. If
you have any folks interested, hit up:
mzapata@frank151.com
Wit
aka
Michael Zapata
Frank
Distro League
650
Broadway, 5th FL,
NYC,
NY 10012
c/o:
Frank151 Media Group I Malbon Brothers Farms
wk:
917-421-9197
cell:
832-277-6158
JENDOR
who's
featured on the "Rock The Beat CD Compilation #4"
dropping this month is up for a NOMINATION In This Years
MTV VMA'S 2008 HOLLYWOOD "BEST HIPHOP VIDEO."
CAST YA VOTES NOW for JENDOR "PAVE THE WAY" at:
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2008/best-hip-hop-video/?page=5...
DJ
GIRL 6 joins The Mood Swing 360 Roster on
Ur Blast. Log on NOW to:
www.moodswing360.com! Congrats & that's
my GIRL!!!...
The
Sway & King Tech Wake Up Show recently featured
"Make Up My Mind" in one of their videos. Check it out
in King Tech's Vault at
http://wakeupshow.com/.
YouTube numbers are doing very well and in
just 3 weeks has hit nearly 4500 views:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=10ogkQfT6lA
The
year 2008 marks The Legendary Kool DJ Red Alert
’s 25th Year on the Radio.
In recognition of this major milestone, we are currently
planning various events culminating later this year with
a Special Tribute Celebration to be held at the World
Famous Apollo Theatre located in Harlem, New York City.
Kool DJ Red Alert is recognized and respected worldwide
as one of the Founding Fathers of Hip-Hop Music and
Culture. Red is considered an icon of Contemporary DJs
and pioneer of the Radio Mixshow Format.
Below please find a brief list of some of Red’s many
accomplishments:
Named
One of the 50 Most Influential People in Music by
Rolling Stone Magazine.
Founder of Violator Records and Management currently
headed by Chris Lighty.
Is honored with his own Exhibit at the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
Was a Major Catalyst and Influence in the career
development of A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, The
Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep, Fat Joe and numerous
others.
Was a Major Influence in the career development of
various DJs including Funkmaster Flex, Kid
Capri
and DJ Enuff to name three.
Has 6 Compilation Albums to his credit.
Has a Street named after him on The
Bronx
Walk of Fame in New York City.
Below please find some confirmed scheduled events.
August, 2008 - The
Harlem
Chamber of Commerce will honor Kool DJ Red Alert during
Harlem week.
August, 2008 - DJ Red Alert will be honored at events
sponsored by the 102.5 radio station in Atlanta,
Georgia.
September, 2008 - Gator Productions will host the
“Legends Of The Game” Party/Celebration at the Roseland
Ballroom in New York City, at which time Red Alert will
be honored!
November, 2008 - A 3 Day/3 City Celebration will be held
in the Country of Japan, in honor of DJ Red Alert.
In addition, Red Alert Productions will soon present new
music artists. Kool DJ Red Alert will also be featured
in the upcoming Wendy Williams biographical movie
and has a role in “Sip’n Sin” an International Short
Film.
DJ Red Alert can currently be heard on 98.7 Kiss FM
in New York City, 102.5 Grown folks Radio in
Atlanta, Georgia, The Sirius Satellite Network in
the United States and 92.5 Youth Radio in St Martin,
which transmits to 10 different surrounding Caribbean
Islands.
Stay Tuned For More Information In The Upcoming Weeks...
Back in the day, Hip-Hop' s
original bad boy and former member of 2 Live Crew,
Luther "Luke" Campbell paved the way for freedom
of lyrical expression by challenging
America's justice system. Now Luke is getting a taste of
his own medicine as he tries to protect his two children
from today's raunchy influences, just as parents tried
to do with his music. For the first time, this notorious
bachelor is settling down and trying to separate
business and family life. Welcome to Hip-Hop
artist/producer/entrepreneur Luther "Luke" Campbell's
world.
Premiering on VH1 on Monday, August 4th at 10 PM
ET/PT, "Luke's Parental Advisory" gives viewers a look
inside the day-to-day life of the man who introduced the
"booty-shaking" element to Hip-Hop known as "Miami
Bass," and won the music industry's biggest freedom of
speech battle in the Supreme Court which resulted in
warning labels on music. Today, Luke's hands are full
with planning his wedding to Kristin, a
successful lawyer and beautiful 27 year-old fiancée,
giving his 17-year old daughter Lacresha's
boyfriend the third degree, and confiscating pornography
tapes from under 15 year-old Luther Jr.'s bed.
Also central to Luke's life are his weekly trips to the
local barbershop, Cut It Up, where the lively regulars
listen to Luke pontificate and then bring him right back
down to size.
But make no mistake, Luke Campbell has not totally
traded in his former lifestyle for the straight and
narrow road. Luke vows to have the bachelor party of all
bachelor parties, plans to wear hip-hop attire instead
of a tuxedo, and wants a cake designed as a silhouette
of a woman on his wedding day. Luke and his family and
friends will also be active on FamousVh1Friends.com - an
innovative new social network that allows fans to
connect directly with every member of the cast, view
their personal pictures and video blogs and meet other
fans of the show.
What do you get when you mix in, "The Big Beat" along
wit Kwame's production skills & a dope MC?
Beyond Belief "Don't Touch" (Make Noise!!).
This is a "MUST NOT SLEEP ON HIT TRACK" & our Rap
Attack panel will get serviced with the cd
single. You can peep Beyond Belief at:
www.myspace.com/beyondbeliefmusic...
"Rock
The Beat Online" CD Compilation Volume 4 dropping
this month features: Anonymous Twist f/ Planet
Asia, Zay Ca$h, Arash, One Pham,
Cino, Major League, Anime', Tha
Brain, J Maul, Knowa Lazarus f/
Kenjohns, 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...
GRANDMASTER FLASH WRITES TELL-ALL:
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...
WE'VE
GOT SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST DJ's! THE RAP ATTACK
DJ'S!
GET
TO KNOW OUR DJ's BY LOGGING ONTO:
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AND PEEP OUR UPDATED PHOTO PAGE...
Log
on NOW to:
http://youtube.com/nastynes818 & click on
"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:
http://youtube.com/nastynes818...
Rap
Attack takes a "WHAT'S UPPER" look this week with:
BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS
EarthQuake
(Live365.com):
"I wanted to let everyone know that On Aug 31st
“The Off Da Richter Scale Rapshow” will end. I have
decided that after 8 years I can’t give this show the
time I want and need to give. I still have the passion
to do a show or segment or something so we will see what
happens.
Thanks to everyone that sent me messages last week. It
meant a lot.
So I
have will a brand new show up on Aug3 which will run for
2 weeks then my final show will be Aug 17th
and run for two weeks at:
www.live365.com/stations/quake551
Holla
at me if you want to chat at:
quake551@comcast.net...
Nesto
(WODU-VA):
"Here's a question for everyone. How much TV do you
watch? I seem to go through spurts of watching a lot of
TV, and spurts where I don't watch TV at all. Right now
I'd say I'm in between. Reason I bring this question up
is because there is some really DUMB shit on TV right
now. Rap music isn't the only medium that is blasting
bullshit out to the youth/masses. I survived a Japanese
TV Show, most shows on
BET
and
MTV, and all these so called reality shows that
are scripted. Even the news shows are awful. Fox news is
terrible. Local TV news stations are too damn funny when
it comes to weather coverage. Hurricane Dolly
just touched down in TX and you'd think it was on the
same level as Katrina, the weather channel is
geeking out hard on this coverage right now. Reminds me
of the local news stations doing weather reports if
there was any hint it was going to snow over the winter.
Oh well, everyone needs there outlet I guess.
Musically, I just saw some video clips of Mike Relm
on Youtube doing his live shows and I have to
say dude has come a long way since his battle days. Good
to see some of the people that was making moves back in
the 90's battle scene keeping it moving and making it to
a larger platform with their craft. Big ups to A-trak,
Neil Armstrong, Enferno and all the other
DJs out there that took the art to another level. Keep
elevating people"...
DJ
Sage (CFRO-Vancouver
BC, Canada): "Last show was a slamming show. In
addition, to all the great music we played we were
joined by some very special guests. Our first phoner was
with Buff 1. Too be honest it was not until I did
some research that I realized I had actually been a fan
of Buff 1 for awhile. After finding out that he was part
of the Athletic Mic League I was hella excited to
chat it up with him. We talked more about his upcoming
sophomore album "There's Only One" dropping August 12.
In the meantime, we will "beat the speakers up" with his
current heater single:
www.myspace.com/buff1der
Our next guest that night was first introduced to a lot
of people via the Ego Trip's "The White
Rapper" show. On the show I always thought Sullee
was one of the cats who actually had some talent. We
asked and talked about the experience of being on the
show. Sullee is definitely not suck in the past, but is
working on a full-length album. Check out his current
single "Today", which is a dope and honest song:
www.myspace.com/sulleemusic
Finally, we were joined by David Faustino aka
Bud Bundy. Who wasn't a fan of "Married with
Children"! David talks about his beginnings in the
industry and his passion for hip-hop music. In fact,
David talked about owning one of the first Hip-Hop
nightclubs in LA, which featured the likes of Eazy E,
Murs, and where Will I Am first got some
shine. He talks about his production company and the
filming of his new TV series "Starving", which is about
D-list celebrities trying to find work, sounds funny!:
www.myspace.com/davidfaustino...
Jason-D
(RadioBoise.Org): "
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I've been on the low for a minute now. Wifey had a
baby on July 6th which was a few weeks early. Kind
of caught us off guard and we've been trying to
catch up since. Happy to say that wifey and little
man are doing good. The D Fam expands! |
Nate
Abney
(WKDU-Philly): "Well the summer heatwave has come
through Philly. Very hot and some of my family members
have said I'm starting to look again like the 1995
version of myself. Reinventions aside I do like alot of
the new music I'm getting from all you promoters. It
makes me feel good that I don't have to turn on the
radio and listen to the same song 20 times. I just
listen to an mp3 or a cd from one of you all. I was also
rediscovering the genius of Rod Temperton. This guy
wrote Always and Forever, Thriller, Off The Wall, Boogie
Nights, Lady In My Life and You Put A Move On My Heart
to name a few. How is that for a short list resume for
somebody stepping to you for your body of work. I wish I
could create classics like that. Hope to the summer ends
with a bang I'm going to enjoy the rest of it.
Edgie
Kokoski
(WUNH-NH):
"Well, we certainly had no shortage of hip hop idiots
this week! Who made the cut? Check it out:
1. DMX - Continuing to convince me that the
insanity he displayed on his LPs was not an act, X was
arrested in Arizona this past week for attempting to
duck a $7,500 hospital bill by checking in under the
name "Troy Jones". I guess DMX figured that after
half a dozen albums and movies, nobody would realize
that "Troy Jones" was the spitting image of the
gravel-voiced maniac MC. The sadder part of the story is
the fact that apparently DMX doesn't seem to have health
insurance or $7,500 lying around. I guess he shouldn't
have rented so many 4-wheelers for the "Ruff Ryders
Anthem" video shoot.
2. Rick Ross - Amidst swirling rumors that he had
once worked as a Corrections Officer, Tony Montana
wannabe Ross vehemently denied the accusation claiming
"My life is 100% real. These online hackers putting a
picture of my face when I was a teenager in high school
on other peoples' body. If this s**t was real don't you
think they would have more specifics, like dates and
everything?”. I guess the hackers also found out Ross'
Social Security Number and then time traveled back to
1995 to provide it to Ross' evil twin who worked at the
jail from 1995-1997. You can thank thesmokinggun.com for
proving that "s**t was real". The bottom line: It's no
secret that everyone in the gangsta rap genre
exaggerates their street credibililty. It would have
actually been refreshing if Ross had acknowledged the
truth. No one cared about his past employment history a
few years back when former Correctional Officer Splash
dropped a very dope album featuring production by 9th
Wonder and Khrysis amongst others. The
sadder commentary is the fact that in this day in age,
Hip-Hop as a genre continues to feel the need to promote
criminalism and shun and mock respectable work.
3. Nelly - "Pimp Juice" in France! Yes! Nelly
announced this week that his beverage "Pimp Juice" would
soon be launching in France & Sweden. “We expect much
success in France due to its lively Hip-Hop scene and
love of basketball," said Nelly's business partner
William Wooten. It's pretty obvious that Wooten has
a deep understanding of Hip-Hop culture. I can hardly
get through a day without cheap, crass malt liquor and a
basketball game. I guess they are banking on the French
and Swedes to be as stupid as whomever kept this
business venture alive in the States"...
Vernassa Fields (Live365.com/Spyn Cycal): "PLEASE
HIT
UP THE SPYN CYCAL RAYDIO MYSPACE
PAGE!
You can use this page to contact me and submit info on
your artists:
http://www.myspace.com/spyncycalraydio...
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:
http://www.myspace.com/rapattacklives
SHOUT
OUT TIZIME:
Happy
Birthday this week to Sam Figueroa (WRSU-NJ)
& to MTV's Erika "Princess" Walken both
celebrating this Saturday, August 2nd... Donnice
Wilson with Duck-Lit Productions (GREAT to
have my MANAGER back! You're the BEST & I won't
disappoint you. I PROMI$E)...
DJ
K-Swift, the Baltimore radio DJ who was crucial in
bringing the B'more club sound to a national audience,
died in a drowning accident at her home. K-Swift
featured prominently in our exploration of the Baltimore
Club sound in 2005. (R.I.P.)...
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) |
