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Today temperatures hit the mid 70’s, and tomorrow it’s goin to be nearly 80!!! OMG you know i’ve already got my toe nails done BUT my finger nails AREN’T matching! ANYWHO with the spring comes all these exciting releases, new projects, just a bunch of new things. Let me fill you in on the things I’ve learned these past few weeks.

*A-Trak has been workin hard with the Fools Gold Tour so to fill in Craze is DJing for Kanye West
*One of the hardest working DJs I know, DJ Neil Armstrong from the 5th Platoon is currently the official DJ for the Heart of the City Tour. YES that’s the Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige tour!!!
*DJ I-Dee has been hard at work on his album.
*DJ Fat Fingaz has getting those gigs here in NYC.
*DJ Complex released a mixcd called Touchy Feely which I should have a lil more info about in a week or so, but by the title alone you know it’s goin to be a baby makin mix.
*ILL INSANITY released their album Ground Xero and have been touring like crazy.
*The track “Terrorism” from Rob Swift’s last solo album War Games is going to be in Academy Award nominated director Morgan Spurlock’s second film “Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden”. FYI the film that Spurlock was nominated for was “Super Size Me”.
*Roc Raida’s Gong Battle will kick off it’s East Coast heat on Wednesday May 14 at SOB’s!! Don’t worry I will be posting all about this in another week or two! West coast date TBA!
*NYC Tools of War Park Jams kick off June 5 with Turntablist Sessions in Queensbridge.

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST… the biggest most awesome thing that could happen to the turntablist community happened just a few weeks ago!!!! DMC World announced their new DMC US events coordinator…..Christie Z-Pabon!!! YES Christie the woman in charge of DMC US when CRAZE brought the DMC WORLD TITLE HOME 3 years in a row. Make sure to hit up Christie if you can make a regional happen in your city… right now the cities confirmed are San Diego CA, Hartfort CT, Philly PA, New Orleans LA, Baltimore MD, Chicago IL, Portland OR… NYC is on July 23rd… US DMC FINAL is already set for August 30 in NYC!!! For any more info contact Christie Z-Pabon at toolsofwar@gmail.com

I promise next week will be a more exciting post… this was all info that I just HAD to share…. how excited are you about DMC!?!?!!!! ooo wait hold up I’m hella excited that the first Turntablist Session is the day AFTER MY BDAY with none other than 5th Platoon night… yes Neil Armstrong, Daddy Dog and Roli Rho all in one night =)