Arizona’s Obey The Altar Native drops his new EP, LOBOTOMY SESSIONS ZERO, produced by Denone This EP came about as a way for Obey and Denone to step outside of their comfort zone of concept based albums and EP’s. A new thought process went into the creation of this project, hence, the idealization of breaking down…
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Yinka Diz – Mr. Perfect (Prod. by Cosmic/Audio)
Nigerian-American rapper Yinka Diz returns with his new single, MR. PERFECT, produced by Cosmic Following a run of Jean-Michel Basquiat-inspired mixtapes – ‘New Art, New Money‘ and ‘The Radiant Child‘ – Yinka Diz returns with his new single ‘Mr. Perfect’, produced by Cosmic. ‘Mr. Perfect’ comes hot on the heels of ‘Complete Control‘, another single from…
Tone Chop & Frost Gamble – Respect Is Earned Not Given (Album/iTunes/Spotify)
Eastcoast rapper/producer duo Tone Chop & Frost Gamble have released their new album, RESPECT IS EARNED NOT GIVEN, through Miami label 22 Entertainment The follow-up to last year’s critically acclaimed ‘Veteran‘ EP is again rammed full of rugged rhymes, battle bars and true-life stories from Binghamton’s lyrical marksman aided and abetted by guest artists Kool…
Urban Vault Interviews – Hex One
Urban Vault caught up with Hollywood, Florida based emcee Hex One, to ask him some questions about his music, inspirations, and collaborations Hex One was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on April 7th, 1989. He spent most of his childhood and adolescence in Queens, New York after he and his family moved there when he was 6…
Rock Mecca ft. Roc Marciano – Gladiator Schools (Audio)
Rock Mecca teams up with Roc Marciano to share gems of street wisdom over Jake Palumbo’s dark banger in, GLADIATOR SCHOOLS The track finds both emcees waxing poetic about the misguided values that lead the youth astray and how they break free through self-determination and street knowledge. Another heater from the forthcoming ‘Ironworld’, dropping this…
PMD ft. RJ Da Realst, John Jiggs & Dinco D – Spirit (Music Video) Taken Off: Busine$$ Mentality (Album/06th Oct)
PMD of the legendary EPMD recently dropped his new video for the track SPIRIT, taken from his forthcoming solo album, BUSINE$$ MENTALITY To support the U.S. release of PMD`s latest album ‘Busine$$ Mentality’ on September 29th, he releases a new video/track called ‘Spirit’ and that’s exactly what it’s all about! The Spirit of Hip Hop comes…
DJ Teck-Zilla ft. Phlow – Go Hard (Music Video)
It’s a celebration of Hip Hop culture in the energetic video for, GO HARD, the brand-new single from Nigerian producer Teck-Zilla and his frequent collaborator, the inimitable Phlow These two Str8Buttah artists have been dropping some serious heat over the past several years, and their work together only seems to get stronger with each subsequent…
Natty & the Rebelship – Release The Fear (Album) + Seasons Change (Music Video) ft. Alborosie & Busy Signal
Singer-songwriter Natty announces his new album, RELEASE THE FEAR, alongside a brand new UK tour this November/December The new album was recorded with the newly-established band the Rebelship and blends African beats, acoustic sounds, analog soundscapes and soaring melodies, coupled with Natty’s enlightening lyrics. Natty describes the album as a, “Self-produced labor of love”. Album…
Pretty Tsunami – Baddest (Music Video) Taken Off: Pretty With Barz (Mixtape)
Pretty Tsunami is a female emcee, from Trenton, New Jersey, drops her new mixtape PRETTY WIT BARZ, via Delite Music Group Check out her lead single off the project called ‘Baddest’ where the emcee shows how versatile she can be with this radio-friendly record. Even though she is a great singer, the Barz are present all…
RoxXxan – Crud (Music Video/GRM Daily)
Back on her A-game, RoxXxan comes with fury, fire and all-out CRUD, on her latest release The London via Birmingham emcee, already famed for her ferocity on the mic, digs deep for this one. Her flow and energy at the sharpest they’ve ever been, showing her highly charged and deeply fuelled passion for the love…
William Cooper ft. Sean Price & Stoneface – Holy Mountain (Prod. by BP/Music Video) Taken Off: God’s Will (Album/iTunes/Spotify)
New Jersey-based William Cooper drops his new visual for the track, HOLY MOUNTAIN, featuring Sean Price & Stoneface, produced by BP, taken off his award-winning sophomore album, GOD’S WILL The top of the world is a hard mountain to climb, and Black Market Militia’s William Cooper has continued to take on this challenge every time…
Kida Kudz – Ride Or Die (Music Video)
Kida Kudz back with his latest single RIDE OR DIE, sailing the flag for an Afro UK fusion sound, he brings us both elements in his latest concoction Kida Kudz has built a solid reputation and profile as an Afro UK artist that is on a precipitous rise. Having built a strong foundation in both…
Shao Dow – DropKick Man [HeavyTrackerz Freestyle] (Music Video/GRM Daily)
UK award-winning rapper Shao Dow drops his latest video, DROPKICK MAN, via GRM Daily Recent winner of the AIM 2017 Music Award’s Hardest Working Artist and hailed as ‘one of the hardest working rappers’ in the industry by BBC 1Xtra’s DJ Semtex, Shao Dow still remains fiercely independent. His debut Fire in the Booth on…
Wu-Tang ft. Inspectah Deck & Redman – Lesson Learn’d (Audio/iTunes) Taken Off: Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues (Album/13th Oct)
The Wu-Tang have dropped their new track, LESSON LEARN’D, featuring Inspectah deck and Redman, available now as instant gratitude track, taken from WU-TANG: THE SAGA CONTINUES, which is now available to pre-order ‘Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues’, the first musical offering from 36 Chambers ALC and Entertainment One, is available for pre-order now. Fans who pre-order…
AWKWORD – Heather Heyer (Prod. by Teck-Zilla/Cuts by DJ Wayne Ski/Audio)
New York based emcee AWKWORD is back with his latest track, HEATHER HEYER (FUCK TRUMP), produced by Teck-Zilla New York emcee AWKWORD returns to the fold after 9 months with a powerful new song titled ‘Heather Heyer’ (FUCK Trump), named after the 32-year-old woman who was tragically killed while protesting against a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville,…
New Noise: Tre Sera & Sevim – Knuckles Up (Free Download/Dim Mak Records)
Rising producers Tre Sera and Sevim meld bass house and trap together on their ruthless New Noise debut, KNUCKLES UP Born Trevor Vesneski, Tre Sera is a LA-based producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ who began creating music under his moniker late last year. Although he only has three original tracks under his belt, Tre Sera…
Da Flyy Hooligan – Asantihini (Music Video) + S.C.U.M. (Pre-Order Album/27th Oct)
Check out the new video by north-west London rapper Da Flyy Hooligan, ASANTIHINI is taken from his album, S.C.U.M., out on October 27th through Miami label 22 Entertainment The album includes guest featured artists Westside Gunn and Hus Kingpin, produced entirely by the UK’s Agor. The track adapts a concept from his African heritage, the word…
Hex One ft. Skyzoo – Peep The Steeze (Music Video) + Words Worth A Thousand Pictures (Pre-Order Album/13th Oct)
Hollywood, Florida’s Hex One drops his second single PEEP THE STEEZ, featuring Skyzoo which comes with a video, shot in Brooklyn, New York, taken from his upcoming debut album, WORDS WORTH A THOUSAND PICTURES Fueled by today’s lack of appreciation and the decline in the art of the lyricist, Hex One’s official debut album, after…
Grim Sickers ft. Ghetts & The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light – Open The Till (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Check out Grim Sickers latest/track video, OPEN THE TILL, featuring Ghetts and Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light, The track premiered on the radio with DJ Target on 1Xtra Grim Sickers has established himself as one of grime’s most unconventional and distinctive voices. He smashed out the huge grime monster ‘Kane’ at the end of…
V.C.D. x DJ DRE 23 – Shelling Season (Audio)
Bristol based emcee V.C.D. is making waves in the grime scene, with his new track SHELLING SEASON, mixed by DJ DRE 23 Who is V.C.D.? The name might be unfamiliar to you now, but that’s gonna soon change. Vandross Cox Durrant (real name) was just a fan of grime like most young males of his age,…
Lotto Boyzz ft. Mr Eazi – No Don Remix (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Check out Mr Eazi’s Afrobeats refix on Lotto Boyzz’ banger, NO DON, ahead of their upcoming UK Afrobbean tour and Afrobbean – THE GENRE DEFINITION EP The boys have teamed up with Afrobeats megastar Mr Eazi on their summer anthem ‘No Don’. The refix follows on from the explosive Chip and Not3s remix that came…
Marci Phonix – RIOT (Music Video/GRM Daily/iTunes/Spotify)
Grime originator Marci Phonix recently returned with some brand new music, his call to arms, RIOT It’s the first of several hard-hitting social commentary singles and videos, taking on the police, the media and blasting fellow MC’s for not tackling the real issues young black men face in 2017. Marci Phonix, one of the founding…
Hopsin – The Purge (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
After a year-long hiatus, rapper Hopsin is back with his new single and music video, THE PURGE Keeping with the title, Hopsin perfectly intertwines disturbing scenarios with humorous execution. The self-directed visual displays Hopsin as U.S. Presidents, Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln. The video also features modern-post apocalyptic scenes and a peculiar appearance from the KuKluxKlan.…
Bootsy Collins ft. Mc Eiht & Blvckseeds – Ladies Nite (Music Video) + World Wide Funk (Album/Pre-Order/27th Oct)
Bootsy Collins reveals the official music video for LADIES NITE, featuring Mc Eiht & Blvckseeds, taken off his new album WORLD WIDE FUNK, released on the 27th of October via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group Funk pioneer Bootsy Collins has revealed the brilliant animated music video for ‘Ladies Nite’ featuring MC Eiht and BlvckSeeds. The track…
Monk Mandino – If You Like It I Love It (Prod. by DamCold$/Audio)
Oakland, California rapper and self-described “Rap Game Mark Twain”, Monk Mandino presents his new single, IF YOU LIKE IT I LOVE IT Produced by DamCold$, the single is the duo’s introduction to a sub-genre they dub ‘Hawaii Bass’, which Monk calls “what you’d get if you mixed 2 Live Crew, Too Short and early Eminem”.…
Taiyamo Denku ft. Pep Love, Serum & Shabaam Sahdeeq – Rock Ya Dome Piece (Rediculus Remix)
Rediculus is back with another remix, this time for Taiyamo Denku for his blazing track CHECK YA DOME PIECE, featuring Shabaam Sahdeeq, Pep Love and Serum https://twitter.com/TaiyamoDenku https://twitter.com/PepLava https://twitter.com/ShabaamSahdeeq www.facebook.com/RediculusBeats/ https://twitter.com/rediculus https://twitter.com/Platformzmusic
Urban Vault Interviews – David Strickland
Urban Vault caught up with Toronto based, Native American recording artist, producer, and activist, David Strickland to ask him questions about his music, collaborations, and Inspirations David Strickland is one of the few Indigenous Audio Engineers in North America. He owns and operates ‘Aboriginal Audio’ in Toronto and was just recently featured in a VICE…
Parallax – Blues (Prod. by B.B.Z Darney/Music Video/BrappTV)
London based Hip Hop emcee Parallax drops a new visual for his track, BLUES via UK based media channel BrappTV Parallax is a London based conscious and lyrically adept emcee and producer who has already worked with the likes of Rakaa Iriscience from Dilated people’s and Life Mc from Phi Life Cypher. He’s also been…
K.Burns x SPLIFF GAWD EP (Audio/Free Download)
Brooklyn, New York-based K.Burns is back with his first installment of his new SPLIFF GAWD EP series exclusively on Bandcamp This 2-track EP boast production from Luxe (better known as AtlasTheOverseer). A true vibe for the Hip Hop head of the 90’s with a great lo-fi frequency, SPLIFF GAWD EP gives the listener an ambient…
Cardi B ft. Kodak Black – Bodak Yellow Remix (Audio)
Kodak Black joins Cardi B on the official remix to her Summer smash, BODAK YELLOW ‘Bodak Yellow‘ has been sitting at the #2 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for the past week. With the help of this remix, it will probably become the #1 record in the country. www.facebook.com/IamCardiB/ https://twitter.com/iamcardib https://instagram.com/iamcardib/ https://twitter.com/KodakBlack1k
Juicy J – Highly Intoxicated (Mixtape/Free Download)
Memphis, Tennessee’s Juicy J has released his new ‘Highly Intoxicated’ mixtape, featuring Cardi B, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky Check out Juicy J’s new mixtape ‘Highly Intoxicated‘ featuring Cardi B, Rick Ross, XXXTentacion, Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky and more with heavy production by the $uicide Boy$, and TM88. http://thejuicyj.com/home/ www.facebook.com/juicyjmusic https://twitter.com/therealjuicyj https://instagram.com/juicyj/
So Realistic – Shaman (Music Video) Taken Off: ViiiBE (Album/26th Sept)
This is Arizona emcee, So Realistic’s, second single-video release from his upcoming album, ViiiBE, due for release, the 26th of September So Realistic channels his inner Shaman in hopes to heal his people’s mind, body and soul. The first single-video, ‘Clarity‘ was released last June. https://jamesisreala.com/ www.facebook.com/RealaAndolini https://twitter.com/jamesisreala https://soundcloud.com/so-realistic
The Keep – Entitlements (Prod. by Cratez/Music Video) Taken Off: .LIFE (Album/iTunes/Spotify)
THE KEEP – (N); The innermost and strongest structure or central tower of a medieval castle. The Keep is Art, Intellect and Music…from Jayroctomologist and Phraze ‘Entitlements’ is a statement being made by Florida’s The Keep members Jayroctomologist and Phraze about some of the many things they feel are lacking when it comes down to…
IYKZ – BEANO (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Hackney born-and-bred rapper IYKZ returns to the music scene with his brand new release BEANO, produced by German Duo The Cratez (Bryson Tiller, Kevin Gates, Joyner Lucas) The visual was premiered by MTV UK’s The Wrap Up. Starting to make music as a garage MC at the young age of 14 already, the Londoner artist…
Skinny Pete – Doin’ Dirt (Prod. by UnderRated/Music Video)
Eugene, Oregon artist Skinny Pete drops off the official video for his new anthem DOIN’ DIRT, produced by UnderRated (formerly of Potluck) After returning from a Westcoast tour with E-40 and also gearing up to open for Lil Wayne in Eugene 9/28 and in Salt Lake City 9/29, Skinny Pete gives his listeners an exclusive behind…
Chuck N Lock – Just Desserts EP (Audio)
Wilmington, Delaware residents Chuck N Lock, recently dropped their new EP, JUST DESSERTS, featuring Skyzoo Chuck N Lock are a Hip Hop duo out of the mid-Atlantic who’ve been active for years. Having developed quite a catalog and a team of musicians under the Happy Camper label, this group stands for intricate lyrical craftsmanship. Each…
Macka B – Heath Is Wealth (Album/Pre-Order/29th Sept) + Sept/Oct/Nov UK Tour Dates
Macka B’s words, sound, and power was forged in the red hot heat of UK sound-system-culture, on the 29th of September, Macka B drops his new album, HEATH IS WEALTH Reflecting Macka B’s worldwide fan base ‘Health Is Wealth’ features tracks produced in Jamaica, Germany & Japan ‘longside recordings made in Macka’s Black Country heartland…
Bruse Wane – Empire State (Prod. by Dai Dai On The 5th Floor/Audio)
Wane Enterprises CEO, New York-based emcee Bruse Wane presents, EMPIRE STATE, his new single produced by Dai Dai On The 5th Floor ‘Empire State’ will appear on ‘TheBatMan Should Have Been On It, Volume One’, a forthcoming mixtape of live flows, mixtape cuts and original tracks from Wane. Wane’s most recent album ‘Earl Manigault Of…
Wu-Tang Clan ft. Redman – People Say (Audio/iTunes/Spotify) Taken Off: Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues (Album/13th Oct)
Check out the first single PEOPLE SAY featuring Method Man, Raekwon, Inspektah Deck, Masta killa and Redman, taken from WU-TANG: THE SAGA CONTINUES, the new album crafted by Wu-tang DJ and producer Mathematics Entertainment One (eOne), 36 Chambers ALC and RZA announce the release of ‘Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues’, the first musical offering from 36 Chambers…
Groove Council – Got Ta Get UUP (Audio) Taken Off: 6 fl.oz EP
South London duo Groove Council share new funk-laden track GOT TA GET UUP, taken from the new compilation EP 6 fl.oz, by From Concentrate Records, featuring Count Counsellor, Lier, Groove Council, Gud Jon and A Nice Afternoon From Concentrate are purveyors of sounds and sights, ‘6 fl.oz’ is the first official release from the label…