

DJ 3rd Degree’s
Fire Pick of the Week
Week of May 1, 2017
BACK at ya this week with another hot track for your ears!
Praise music, or Christian rap, is not often propped up to the levels of many other rap genres. This week, though, we give praise to one of these styles of tracks.
Coming at us is a new joint from YSL called “Thank You” (White Label) that gives light to a message that everyone should listen to.

YSL gives thanks to God for all he gives us each and every day. During these tough times we are all experiencing, this message should be heard loud and clear. With a very soulful sample playing over some easy drum tracks, YSL praises God and thanks HIM for being there even when we don’t think HE is.
This is a wonderful track and is Rap Attack certified!
Go grab it DJ’s, it will heat up your playlist!!
Well, I think that should take you thru the week!
Be safe and love one another!
Til next week . . . Peace!!
DJ 3rd Degree
Look who’s “Diggin in The Crates!” - none other than Chicago's DJ 3rd Rail from WNUR!

Nasty Nes and 3rd Rail

DJ’s Surge, 3rd Rail and Nasty Nes

DJ 3rd Rail, DJ 3rd Degree and Nasty Nes

DJ 3rd Rail and DJ 3rd Degree
Guess who this is?

A young DJ Chill Will from WCBN in MI!

Will you be at this year’s Urban Network Conference? RapAttackLives.com will be in the building!
And from Nes' hometown of Seattle, The High Children will be making their L.A. debut on stage!
Be There!
In the words of KRS-One, “You Must Learn”!


Cleveland's DJ Kristyles formerly of The Bully Brothers radio can now be heard live every Thursday 8pm-9pm (est) on the “Bubble N' Blow” show at www.VoiceItRadio.com.

Eleven & Jason D are outta Boise, Idaho. Rap Attack's own DJ Jason D hosts an underground Hip Hop show "The Wreck" on 89.9 KRBX/RadioBoise.org. He is also a featured DJ on "The Wednesday Wreck" with DJ Kazzeo on 90.9 KHDC in Salinas, CA.
Eleven relocated from San Diego more than a decade ago and prides himself on being a Husband, Father, Teacher, Basketball Coach and MC.
E&J is his 3rd studio album.
Both the single & the album “E&J” are about to drop!

On Friday, March 17th, Jose Gutierrez aka Luvva J went one-on-one with Seattle's Original Crazy Pinoy & the Godfather of Hip Hop, DJ Nasty-Nes on KAOS radio show “Capitol City Live.”
The one hour interview covered Nes' 37 year history on the radio, his battle with diabetes & congestive heart failure, his faith, stories of being on the road with Sir Mix-A-Lot, his relationship with NWA & Eazy-E & MORE!
You can hear this awesome & intimate interview archived at www.RadioFreeAmerica.com.

DOES COLLEGE RADIO MATTER?
by Jessica Weber (Co-Sign)
Radioland
I don’t have to tell you all this, but since Pitchfork asked —
yes, College Radio matters.
I know, CMJ didn’t publish a chart last week, the Music Marathon didn’t happen last year and CMJ’s direction has become a question mark . . . but, so what?
Let’s be real: CMJ’s charts provide a great snapshot of what’s happening week to week nationwide, but it’s been a minute since they’ve been THE voice of College Radio.
More importantly, the impact a station has on its community and fans doesn’t have a thing to do with whether or not a trade magazine exists.
Honestly, people have been asking whether or not radio still matters since the early 2000s when I started in the music business as a College Radio Promoter.
The answer has always been the same. Yes.
As music lovers, you already know radio isn’t the only way to hear new records anymore, and it never will be again. This is OK! These days, technology allows all media to be consumed in many different ways (thankfully!), and often with so little intention. So to all my independent radio stations out there in the world, I say this makes you stronger.
Regardless of format, listening to your local radio station is not a purely utilitarian exercise so much as a conscious choice. People are tuning in because listeners know
that YOU fuel and enable music discovery.
This means you’re tied directly into an open, engaged, local and loyal audience of music consumers and fans, not to mention donors and volunteers. They are hungry to contribute and be a part of something meaningful, and support an outlet rooted in community. Work that!
That being said, and I say this with love, there’s always room to step up our game, College Radio. And to be totally clear, I’m not saying don’t report to CMJ. I’m saying do that, and more.
Stations have to find new ways to trumpet the amazing things they're doing with bands and labels to the rest of the world, beyond charts. So, continue investing in your station’s community by building with your local record stores plus the venues and publications you love
to create a truly meaningful local network.
And most important — get to know your listeners. These are your people! Keep investing, grow awareness for your station in your market and become an essential mouthpiece for your market.
Don’t ever forget — you are a powerful amplifier. Your audience, your community and your format have a voice. And remember we need to continue working to find new and innovative ways to amplify our voices and provide more for our listeners, our community and the artists we believe in.
Jessica Weber
Founder - co-sign
http://www.co-sign.com
I am honored to be on the West Coast Board of Directors reppin' the upcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum about to be built in the Bronx, New York. The latest meeting at the JW Marriot hotel sponsored by Microsoft was a day full of reconnecting with friends & legends:
Lonzo (World Class Wrekin Kru), Arabian Prince (NWA) Kurtis Blow, Rocky Bucano, Captain Rapp, King Tee, Hen Gee (Ice-T), Scotty-D Spencer, Tomica Wright (Eazy-E), MellowMan Ace, Douglas Young, Medusa, Krayzie Bone, JRo (Tha Liks), Lisa Thomas, Tiffany Gaines, DJ Cli-N-Tel, Silky-D
& more!
Nasty-Nes
UHHM Group
Lonzo World Class Wrekin Crew
King TeeArabian Prince NWA
Kurtis Blow
Tomica WrightJ-Ro
Medusa

"RAP ATTACK” made its debut on PowersRadio.com
with DJ's Nasty-Nes & 3rd Degree.
"RAP ATTACK” airs every Sunday from 7pm-9pm (pst) on www.powersradio.com.
ALL our shows will be archived here on RapAttackLives.com.

The Force behind The Rap Attack show, Sunday nights on www.powersradio.com.
(L-R): Arash Haile aka Ay-Rash (the BEST engineer in the 818 who makes our show sound 110% Fresh),
Nasty-Nes aka The Original Crazy Pinoy (38 years deep on the MIC & wheels) &
DJ 3rd Degree (my spiritual brother who adds a lot of Hip Hop flavor & personality to the show)!
This is my WINNING TEAM for 2017 . . .
very blessed & thankful.

Episode 11 of "Can You Dig It!?" podcast features Mr Supreme &
DJ TopSpin in a one-on-one exclusive interview with
Seattle's Godfather of Hip Hop radio, DJ Nasty-Nes!

The Biggest Podcast
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During my past 36 years in the biz, I've been interviewed many times over &
I never get tired of sharing my story!
Recently, I did one of the BEST interviews ever in "The Biggest" podcast show,
hosted by Miguel Rockwell & Joe Hawkins!
You'll hear how I learned to DJ, who taught me and how I became an on-air radio personality. How I met Mix-A-Lot, my first encounter with Mix at the Boys club with Ed Locke (we were the only 2 Asians in the bldg), who started NASTYMIX Records and where the name NASTYMIX came from.
How I still feel so bad (yes, to this day) about getting kicked out of Seattle Prep high school — I reveal what I did & why it was so wrong — and about losing my mom to cancer when I was 18.
How I got to be on Eazy-E's "Radio," my history with Jerry Heller & The World Class Wrekin Cru, my history at 1250 KFOX in 1980 and the FreshTracks show intro
from The Emerald Street Boys to Sir Mix-A-Lot.
Why I got fired at KFOX, how KCMU Rap Attack started in 1988 on the condition that Shockmaster Glen Boyd would be my co-host and the birth of KUBE 93's HotMix on Sat night with NUMBER ONE ratings.
Plus you'll hear rare recordings of me on KFOX & KCMU and two original Quick mixes I did featuring Sir Mix-A-Lot, Eazy-E & NWA and yes, allllllllllllll pre-Serato!
A solid 90 minutes with Seattle's Original MasterMixer & Crazy Pinoy . . . And MORE!
Enjoy!
KCMU RAP ATTACK #FBF 1988
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KCMU RAP ATTACK #FBF 1988: I found this on You Tube — a rare recording of two of my very first RAP ATTACK radio shows aired in 1988. The first link is about 37 min long & you can hear my MasterMix around 10min 30 sec into it. Both aired on 90.3FM KCMU, 28 years ago.
I was fired from KFOX in April of 1988 as the station was sold & they made it clear to me that the new KFOX would NOT play RAP/Hip Hop anymore.
KCMU, based on the UW campus, offered me a Sunday night slot around July of 1988 to keep KFOX FRESHTRACKS on the air. I accepted the offer, went from AM to FM in 3 months & renamed my show KCMU RAP ATTACK.
I wanted this show to sound just as good as if you're listening to a Casey Kasem American Top 40 show or any professional sounding show you'd hear on commercial radio. I didn't want to just yell on a mic & say my name in a mix or during the show so I invested $$$ in getting Professional Custom Voice Over Drops. I also made my own Drops & the rest is Seattle Hip Hop HISTORY!
Here it is from 1988 (28 years ago) yours truly, NASTY-NES on KCMU RAP ATTACK!
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PEACE, LOVE & HIP-HOP UNITY
(God Bless & Isa Mahal),
Nasty-Nes
www.FaceBook.com/NastyNes
www.twitter.com/nastynes1
PINOYPRIDE4LIFE / JOHN 3:16