Babygrande Records is proud to announce ‘Don’t Smoke Rock’, the upcoming release from Smoke DZA and Pete Rock. Due on December 2nd, 2016, ‘Don’t Smoke Rock’ shares the effortless production of legendary and prolific Hip Hop producer Pete Rock and the lyrics of the critically acclaimed Harlemnite Smoke DZA aka George Kush. The first taste…
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Monster Florence – Resourceful (Music Video/SBTV/iTunes)
The brainchild of UK Rappers Dream Maclean, Alex Osiris, Wallace Rice and musicians Tom Donovan, Cameron Morrell and Jonny Poole, Monster Florence are bringing a new and dark dynamic to UK Hip Hop with their new video ‘Resourceful‘. Directed by Luke Davis, a shot in their hometown of Colchester, ‘Resourceful’ see’s the band in a…
M-Dot – Dreamscape (Prod. by Marco Polo/Music Video)
Boston MC and EMS crew frontman M-Dot presents the music video for ‘Dreamscape’, the new single from ‘EgO anD The EneMy’, his forthcoming 2-part album featuring Method Man, Hi-Tek, Large Professor, Marley Marl, Buckwild, M-Phazes, Marco Polo, 7L, !llmind, Da Beatminerz and Snowgoons. ‘Dreamscape’ is produced by Marco Polo (Masta Ace, Kool G Rap, Buckshot,…
Mic Righteous – The Kids (Music Video) + Dreamland (Album/Out Now!)
The self-made debut album ‘Dreamland’ by Mic Righteous, has now been officially released! ‘Dreamland‘ is metaphorically a reflection of society in the UK It’s familiar for being a famous theme park in Margate that used to have thousands of people travel to it and ensured the seaside was a thriving town and holiday resort for…
M-Acculate – Mutilated Mics EP (Audio/Free Download)
Check out the new 6 track horror-core Halloween EP by Bradford, UK based emcee M-Acculate titled ‘Mutilated Mics’ which features Suicide Saints, Hidden, A.C. Productions, Clarky, Miss Rhymes, Trippie Hippie, Mistah B, A Dude Named Drew, Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha, Soul Keeper. Green Fingers, Barz Fury, Uncle Bungle, Blackflags, Dseize, Lucifers Apostles. Mutilated Mics by…
The Bluntskins – What You Sayin? (Music Video)
The Bluntskins have returned once again with the 5th Video release taken off their 3rd album ‘Return Of The Blunts‘ released in April this year, in which we find the Bluntskins in relaxing mode catching up over a few smokes asking ‘What You Sayin?’ www.thebluntskins.com/ https://twitter.com/thebluntskins www.facebook.com/thebluntskins
BONKAZ ft. Jevon – Lonely + TrinnaCarter Freestyle (Music Videos) taken from: F**K Fame (Mixtape)
Following the release of ‘F**k Fame‘, the new mixtape that has been met with an amazing reception from his fans – and even peaking at number 4 on the iTunes Rap Charts after a strong independent marketing campaign. Bonkaz has now released the first two visuals from his new project. Building a solid reputation for…
The Council – Forgotten Parables EP (Audio/Free Download)
Kingston, Jamaica’s super group of MCs, The Council, has revealed ‘Forgotten Parables’, a two-track EP comprising unreleased music featuring its members, Nomad Carlos, Five Steez, The Sickest Drama and Inztinkz. Both songs, produced by Inztinkz, were recorded at Gambling House Recording Studio, years prior to the formation of The Council. The Council’s official album, ‘Nothing…
Urban Vault Exclusive: D-Kel ft. Geo Gabriel – Breakdown (Music Video Premiere)
Distinctive South East London rapper D-Kel presents his new alternative, energetic and emotive new EP ‘Genuine’. The unique hybrid of Ska, Dub, Indie Rock and Rap combines perfectly to form an innovative, exciting, fresh new sound destined stand out from the crowd. Drawing inspiration from Artists such as Smiley Culture, London Posse (Rodney P), The…
K.Burns – SKRRT (Prod. by Juice808/Music Video)
Brooklyn Recording Artist/CEO K.Burns releases his 2nd visual ‘SKRRT’ produced by Juice808, taken off his latest body of work ‘Twenty Five Eight’ Mixtape dropping online 31/10! www.therealkburns.com/ https://twitter.com/theRealKBurns https://soundcloud.com/therealkburns https://twitter.com/TeamFameGVNG
Definite Mass – What’s Goin’ On (Audio) taken from: Soul Caliber (Album)
Definite Mass, the Los Angeles based MC, showcases an undeniable Hip Hop sound. What separates Definite Mass from other MCs? In short: topic selection. Definite addresses topics that need to be discussed. Over the last couple years, Definite has built up his incredible skills. He puts on monthly showcases at Que Sera in Long Beach,…
Urban Vault Interviews – Sticky Blood
Urban Vault caught up with South Yorkshire, UK based production duo STICKY BLOOD, to ask them some questions about their music, inspirations and collaborations Sticky Blood are a music production duo from the UK. In 2013, Andy Nicholson (Andulus) and Jamie Shield (MNKN) came together to form something new and fresh, on the back of…
Toddla T Meets Andrea Martin ft. Silkki Wonda – Always (Music Video/iTunes)
Toddla T drops the video for bittersweet single ‘Always’ featuring the legendary Andrea Martin. Filmed on the streets of Jamaica, the official video captures the sweet reggae vibes and the off-beats of the drums whilst bringing the Jamaican sunshine. With the dance moves in full swing, the power and soul coming from the vocals of…
SupaWave Osbourne ft. Vast Aire, Double A.B., Mo Iz Real, An Hobbes – Iron Fist 5 (Music Video)
Brooklyn, New York emcee SupaWave Osbourne presents the Alex Mercado-directed music video for “Iron Fist 5”, his Tone X-produced new single featuring Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox, Double AB, Mo Iz Real and An Hobbes. The video was premiered on Mass Appeal Magazine’s site. Osbourne is prepping for the release of ‘The Mandela Effect’, his…
Barbee – Whoa (Prod. by Rock City/Music Video/iTunes)
Bridging a Caribbean sound with Pop sensibilities, Caribbean pop princess, Barbee has been an island and international star for years. Now in America, Barbee has joined up with music mogul and entrepreneur Master P to become a model for his brand. Barbee is proving she is just not another beautiful 6 foot beauty on a…
Akira The Don ft. Big Narstie – GOTHWAVE EP (Audio)
Akira The Don has graced us with his brand new EP just in time for the Spookiest season of the year! ‘GOTHWAVE’ features Big Narstie on the new anthem ‘BAD’, along with Akira’ versions of ‘STRANGER THINGS’ and ‘SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS’. GOTHWAVE by Akira The Don Speaking of ‘SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS’, the video for that…
Strike ft. Ezra Bruno – Slowly Wispa (Music Video/iTunes)
Strike is an artist/producer from Reading now based in east London. Hes been releasing a track/video every month since August 2016. ‘Slowly Wispa‘ is October’s track. It’s a collaboration between himself and his old college friend Ezra Bruno, who helped write and produced the track. The visual is by George Kountouras, a very talented film…
AWKWORD ft. Jasiri X, MK Asante & Voli – Angels (Prod. by Deepstar/Audio)
They say there are angels all around us and every human being has/is their own beacon of light and often we take ourselves and each other for granted! On ‘Angels’, New York based AWKWORD is joined by Jasiri X, MK Asante and Voli as they stand up for the homeless, veterans, and victims of police…
Liana Banks – Benji (Prod. by Synematik/Audio/Free Download)
Liana Bank$ debut project ‘Insubordinate’ is set to release in just a few days, so she decided to premiere her undeniably infectious anthem, ‘Benji’ on Paper Magazine. Easily the biggest song Liana has leaked thus far, ‘Benji’ is a high octane banger, complete with colorful harmonies and a tempo that wont allow you to keep…
Double S – Yana Darg (Music Video/GRM Daily)
Double S’ ‘Yana Darg’ is an exemplary representation of grime, capturing the energy, skill and talents of the UK’s biggest, homegrown music genre. With its thundering beat and distinctive sound, courtesy of The HeavyTrackerz (Meridian Dan – German Whip, Stormzy – Not That Deep, Wiley – Chasing The Art), ‘Yana Darg’ is a blistering example…
Big Narstie – The BDL Skank (Music Video/iTunes)
Grime’s defining character, Big Narstie, drops the brand new video for single ‘BDL Skank’. Having taken on the world with his ‘Base Defence League (#BDL)’, the phenomenon that is Big Narstie, shows us the latest dance crazesweeping the nation. On what seems to be a quest for world domination, Big Narstie also launched his brand…
Tone Chop & Frost Gamble – Relentless Freestyle (Music Video)
NY State rapper Tone Chop and Winnipeg producer Frost Gamble release their new EP ‘Veteran‘ on November 18th through Seven 13 Music & Ent. Though originally rap battle rivals during the 90’s who would go on to work together on occasional projects, this is the pair’s debut official collaborative release, a warm to to an…
Driftee – Y U Mad?!!! (Prod. by Teejay Suplx/Audio)
New Jersey artist/songwriter Driftee (formerly known as Adrift Da Belle) returns with a bang with her new track, ‘Y U Mad?!!!’. Over the velvety instrumental provided by Columbus, GA producer Teejay Suplx, Driftee, sends out a blunt message to all of her haters! “Everyone wants to be the sharpest pencil in the box, but don’t…
DROPPERZ (Brand New Grime Mockumentary Launching On ITV2/02nd Nov)
The grime scene is currently the most important sub-culture in Britain. Those leading the way are inspirational and defining success for artists. From Skepta winning the Mercury Awards to Stormzy shutting down Thorpe Park for his birthday, things have never been so good. That’s unless you’re part of the Dropperz crew! The grime collective are…
Marcello Spooks – Boom (Music Video/GRM Daily)
Having built his name with a string of smash videos racking up close to 100,000 views, heavy co-signs from BBC 1Xtra, SBTV, GRM Daily and more, multifaceted London artist Marcello Spooks has cooked up his biggest heater yet with ‘Boom!’ ‘Boom!’ pushes Marcello towards star status as he jumps on this high paced RVPH &…
Millennium Jazz Music Presents: Project Canada: OTR Vol.1 (Audio/Limited Edition Cassette)
On The Radar is a new production series where MJM showcases entire albums to focused on features from producers that reside or represent a certain country. For this session they have some of their Canadian friends on the radar as they are happy to present, Project Canada. Face A: 1 Téhu – Brazze Séquence 2…
Big Lo feat. Inferno – Carpe Noctum (Music Video)
The final visual from Big Lo’s EP ‘The Amazing Luxurious Adventures of Baron von Lowenstein Esquire III‘. This joint was produced by Fan Ran and features Inferno aka Jay Glock. Wax Atom on the cuts and Ryan ‘Freq’ Foster mastered it. Shot on location in NYC by Reemo the Visionary of Flowvision Media and edited…
Cool Nutz – Got A Dream (Music Video)
In the midst of rehab for a torn quadriceps tendon, Portland, Oregon rapper Cool Nutz was undeterred by his devastating injury. Somehow, he managed to film the visuals for ‘Got A Dream’ during the process, not wanting to slow down for even a second. “I wanted to stay working and not have this sideline me…
Stash ft. Casscade – Believe In Me (Prod. by Ghxst/Audio)
Months after his SBTV debut, Stash returns with more vivid stories from his personal life in the form of his latest song, ‘Believe In Me’. Touching on old relations, friends and commitment; Stash approaches this smooth, yet haunting track with so much purpose. Produced by Ghxst and with a guest verse from fellow TOORARETODIE member,…
Mic Righteous – Tempo Of The Dance (Music Video/SBTV) + Dreamland (Album Pre-Order)
For Those Who May Have Missed It…. Last night Mic Righteous released his 5th video from his forthcoming album ‘Dreamland’, ‘Tempo Of The Dance’. ‘Dreamland’ is available now digitally from iTunes, Google Play and Amazon – All digital pre-orders receive a massive 5 tracks instantly downloaded to their device. ‘Dreamland’ is released in 7 days…
Ross Jack – Fall (Music Video) taken from: Self Medicated (Album)
‘Fall’ is the stunning new single from South African artist, Ross Jack, his first ever UK release, available now. Taken from his debut album, ‘Self Medicated’ ‘Fall’ is the perfect introduction to his sound – a dark love song that’s brooding and atmospheric, showcasing the kind of melodic Hip Hop that’s already helped him top…
REKS ft. Ea$y Money, Planet Asia, Rasco, Reef, King Mag, Phat Kat & Guilty Simpson – Final Four 2 (Prod. by The Audible Doctor/Music Video)
Dorchester, MA based REKS has dropped a new video for The Audible Doctor produced track ‘Final Four 2’ featuring Ea$y Money, Planet Asia, Rasco, Reef, King Mag, Phat Kat & Guilty Simpson. The track is off of the REKS album ‘The Greatest X‘, (pronounced The Greatest Unknown) which features production from The Alchemist, Evidence, Statik…
Dynasty – Forever, DY (Album/Audio/iTunes)
Queens-bred Hip Hop/soul artist, Dynasty, has the soul of a dreamer and the fearless determination to follow that dream wherever it might lead. DY has lit up stages alongside some of your favorite artists including Erykah Badu, The Wu-Tang Clan, Talib Kweli and KRS One who proclaimed “THIS is a real emcee!” after catching her…
Navin Kundra – Tear It Up (Music Video/iTunes)
British Asian artist Navin Kundra, unveils some eye dropping visuals to go with the vocals for ‘Tear It Up‘. The video comes alongside the track as it entered the urban club chart top 20. Kundra is a highly talented singer and gifted songwriter and this record highlights this that he delivers show sumptuous and serene…
Teff Hinkson ft. Gallest – So Insecure (Music Video/Free Download)
Bajan singer/rapper Teff bursts back onto the scene on is new single, ‘So Insecure’ featuring international superstar Rihanna’s brother Gallest. Highlighting the female insecurities so magnified by modern culture, the track addresses social pressures, anxiety at parties and fake confidence on social media. Whilst the catchy hook and vocals, produced by Mohamed Haniff and Yuri…
Soundcrash Presents: Submotion Orchestra, The Pharcyde, Hidden Orchestra, Andreya Triana & Henry Wu @ The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (22nd Nov)
The UK’s freshest and most influential independent promoter, event organiser and taste-maker Soundcrash presents its first mini-festival at the Royal Albert Hall, bringing you a historic evening of game-changing sights and sounds to the world’s greatest venue. This really will be something very special… Announcing the mighty… SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA Special exclusive set including Andrew Ashong…
DG Music Group – Gang Them (Music Video/GRM Daily)
Introducing Southampton rap trio DG, who are made up of Yansta, Charlie Snow and Prince, as they debut ‘Gang Them’ – their brand new single and lead track from their long-awaited forthcoming sophomore mixtape – and its accompanying visuals, which has just been premiered via GRM Daily. Coming on the back of their latest track…
Liana Bank$ – Plead The Fifth (Audio/Free Download)
In anticipation of her upcoming release ‘Insubordinate’ (dropping 28/10), Liana Bank$ just premiered her new song ‘Plead The Fifth’ on The FADER – After leaking out a string of much buzzed about singles, ‘Plead The Fifth’, cuts through as one of Liana’s best releases yet. The song is an ode to wild nights left without…
Fontzerelli – Hipster Chick (Audio) taken from: Dev X Huie (Out Now)
South London recording artist Fontzerelli drops HIPSTER CHICK, the lead single off of his latest project, DEV X HUIE ‘Hipster Chick’ is the lead single off of ‘Dev X Huie’, blending a cloud rap beat with Fontzerelli’s deep vocals works perfectly, with a catchy chorus, and a few name drops from Fontzerelli, listen out for…
T-MASS – WE MADE IT EP (Audio/iTunes)
The next generation has arrived. With the release of his debut EP ‘We Made It‘, emerging bass music prodigy T-Mass delivers a spellbinding three-track opus. The opening trap bomb ‘Cash’ will have you seeing dollar signs before ‘Jungle Heart’ and the titular track ‘We Made It’ rope you in with their celestial vibes in this…