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Toronto based emcee Plasma XL drops the visual to his track RHYME SAVAGE, produced by fellow Toronto based BeatBusta Born and raised in Alexandre Park is a neighborhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario. The seasoned rapper and hip hop artist Plasma XL has been making waves since his first mixtape ‘Red Haze’ emerged in 2012.…
Toronto, Canada based emcee/producer DIE-REK has dropped his debut album via Illect Recordings titled THE DYING ONES For as long as this writer can remember, Hip Hop has had an obsession with death. The great Masta Ace asked if it was because we were blessed with less? We still don’t know. But from Tupac conspiracies…
Canadian Hip Hop legend Choclair pairs up with fellow Toronto rapper Lee Ricks to lyrically lay down LIFE THIS WAY, produced by Dcypha via Elite Sound International Lee Ricks’ tight structure and bright lyrical composure shines a new spotlight to dope Hip Hop from The North. Choclair reminds us of his mass appeal with his…
South Korea-based, Canadian singer ROCKY recently dropped her new song HOW WILL I KNOW, produced by Seoul based Defnelson Based in Seoul, South Korea, ROCKY is an exciting Canadian singer, actress, poet and burlesque performer of Cameroonian descent, who mixes jazz and soul, with Hip Hop and Reggae to create a sound that is uniquely…
Toronto based emcee Lee Ricks & Canadian producer BigBob are back with their new track I KNOW, featuring Hollywood, CA-based LDontheCut, via Elite Sound International ‘I KNOW’ is the latest track off the bold project ‘Beats For Breakfast’ from BigBob & Lee Ricks. Ricks shows off his calculated songwriting abilities continuously throughout this EP, ‘I…
Urban Vault caught up with Montreal, Canada based recording artist Naya Ali to ask her some questions about the latest track/visual GET IT RIGHT, her upcoming album GODSPEED and more… Ethiopian-born Montreal rapper Naya Ali is excited to unveil the captivating new music video for her latest single titled ‘Get It Right’. ‘Get It Right’…
Cambridge, UK based Imperial & London based K.I.N.E.T.I.K. are back with their latest track FOR THE LOVE, featuring Toronto, Canada based emcee/producer & label mate DIE-REK, via Illect Recordings Back in 1993, Haddaway asked the million-dollar question? “What is love?” Is it an emotion? A vibe? A word that comes and goes?” Love is all…
New York-based Ruste Juxx & Canadian producer BigBob drop their latest track UNDERSTAND, taken off the forthcoming album CULTURALLY RICH, via Elite Sound International Brooklyn, New york’s Ruste Juxx does what he does best, spit out the dopest rhymes that this Hip Hop culture needs to hear. You will not hear him rap about hyper-capitalism,…
Toronto, Canada based emcee/producer DIE-REK drops his latest track UNPREDICTABLE, featuring fellow Toronto, Canada based emcee/producer Rel McCoy, via Illect recordings Historically, in the music business, the fourth quarter is reserved for the power players and hard hitters. Alas, after a steady flow of releases throughout the year, the man known as Derek Jordan has…
DEEP THOUGHTS is the latest track off the newly released BEATS FOR BREAKFAST EP, a collaborative effort from visionary Canadian producer BigBob and the brilliant Toronto based emcee Lee Ricks ‘Deep Thoughts’ is a lyrical exploration and reflection of our shadow self. Lee Ricks contends with the intense and vivid imagery of his inner thoughts…
Washington, DC-based emcee DC Gudda & Canadian producer BigBob drop their latest 2nd single FUK YO WAV, taken off the recent BIGBOB PRESENTS DC GUDDA THE DISTRICT TIES EP via Elite Sound International This exciting new project from BigBob and DC Gudda expresses a unique soundwave of modern Hip Hop. DC Gudda’s classic flow and…
German/Jamaican-Canadian duo Ricky Dietz recently dropped their latest track SUMMER, co-produced by Sarz ‘Summer’, co-produced by Sarz, Nigeria #1 Afrobeat producer (Drake’s ‘One Dance’, Wiz Kid’s ‘Come Closer’), is a sex-fueled, bouncy banger just in time for the hottest actual summer ever recorded. Hot off their two remixes of ‘Flex Pon You‘, one featuring grime…
London born, Edinburgh based Hip Hop artist Conscious Route aka Rolain Bradbeer teams up with Canadian born producer Sexy Beast to bring you their recent track LOCKED IN THE CONFINES, via True Hold Records ‘Locked in The Confines’ was played and not sampled by Sexy Beast which gives it a crisp clear easy-going sound, one…
Montreal, Canada based recording artist Naya Ali unveils her new visual to the track GET IT RIGHT, produced by Canada-based duo Banx & Ranx In the middle of her biggest summer tour run so far, which has seen her performing at some of Canada’s biggest festivals including Canadian Music Week, NXNE, FEQ 2019, and Osheaga…
Canadian producer BigBob drops the REMIX to his recent track CAUSE FOR CONCERN, featuring New York-based emcees, Milano Constantine, & Mic Handz, & Sadat X with cuts by Hollywood’s LDontheCut, via Elite Sound International Visionary producer BigBob strikes gold once again with a B-Side remix of ‘Cause For Concern’, a recently released track featuring Mic Handz and…
Washington, DC-based emcee DC Gudda & Canadian producer BigBob recently teamed up for their new track CRANKAGE, taken off their highly anticipated forthcoming project ‘Crankage’ is the lead single off the highly anticipated forthcoming project, ‘BigBob Presents DC Gudda The District Ties’ EP. DMV rapper DC Gudda turns this track up with hard-as-nails bars. This…
Toronto, Canada based emcee/producer Rel McCoy teams up with fellow Torontonian Eternia once again for their new track PEACE, via ILLECT Recordings ‘Peace’ has never been the Word To Play. This adage remains to be accurate with the brand new sure shot track from Toronto based Rel McCoy. Crew love is in effect once again, and…
Toronto, Canada based Hip Hop artist The Mighty Capeech recently dropped his new track YO BRO Ahead of his new EP, Toronto based emcee The Mighty Capeech drops ‘Yo Bro’ a summer anthem which takes you back when things were calm, simple & rappers made music for your listening pleasure. Dripp Chill Capeech shows love…
Canadian producer BigBob drops the visual to his recent track CAUSE FOR CONCERN, featuring New York-based emcees, Milano Constantine, and Mic Handz, with cuts by Hollywood’s LDontheCut Imagine your favorite rappers from New York in an episode of Law & Order and you fundamentally have the visuals for ‘Cause For Concern’ featuring Def Squad’s own Mic Handz…
Adelaide based recording artist Godlands teams up with Vancouver based NXSTY for their new track LOWKEY, featuring Nevada based rising rap artist Lil Traffic, via Dim Mak Records In a dynamic mix of steely trap laced with hard-hitting bass, Godlands and NXSTY team up to produce ‘Lowkey‘ featuring Lil Traffic. The duo is accompanied by…
Toronto, Canada based emcee/producer, Rel McCoy is back, this time with Scarborough, Ontario based recording artist/emcee Grimace Love, who recently dropped their new track THE MOMENT, via ILLECT Recordings Whether you’re beating yourself up over past mistakes or tiptoeing on the cusp of a dazzlingly bright future, for many of us, just being present and…
Prolific Eastcoast producer, Winnipeg, Canada based Frost Gamble is back with his THE SIXTEENS INSTRUMENTALS VOL. 2 After the success of ‘The Sixteens Instrumentals Vol. 1‘, veteran Hip Hop producer Frost Gamble returns with Vol. 2, a fresh batch of 16 sample-based instrumentals for emcees, freestyle artists, and music fans alike. The Sixteens, Vol. 2…
Toronto, Canada based emcee/producer, Rel McCoy & emcee DIE-REK recently dropped their new track HALLELUJAH, via ILLECT Recordings Canada’s very own Rel McCoy is back with his single number three. For the third release in as many months, Rel is joined by his label-mate and brethren, DIE-REK, to pop off the praise break for real.…
Canadian producer BigBob, New York-based Ruste Juxx & Grand Surgeon drop the visual to their track HARD LUCK, featuring cuts from DJ JS-1 of the legendary Rock Steady Crew Hip Hop videos in addition to the music also carry poignant messages. The latest visual for ‘Hard Luck’ featuring New York emcees Ruste Juxx & Grand…
German/Jamaican-Canadian duo Ricky Dietz recently dropped the visual to their latest track FLEX PON YOU Following their critically-acclaimed recent release ‘Lemonade Drip‘, picking up attention from the likes of WONDERLAND and MTV, Ricky Dietz (Pierre Baigorry and Jamaican-Canadian R&B singer Sway Clarke) unleash their second offering of 2019, ‘Flex Pon You’. Mixing a Shaku rhythm,…
Canadian emcee Tone Kelly recently dropped the visual to his J.A.M. BEATS produced track SAUCE DRIP Rising Hip Hop Artist Tone Kelly recently dropped his latest single ‘Sauce Drip’, produced by J.A.M. BEATS it’s a summer banger, giving listeners a look into Tone’s fast life. Tone Kelly’s music sounds like no other, with his quick…
Lansing, Michigan based emcee Sareem Poems has teamed up with Beaumont, Alberta based producer Newselph for their new track KICK’N IT, via Illect Recordings Even though his government name is Solo, the man known as Sareem Poems is back, this time with producer/emcee Newselph, who plays the Anvil to his Hitman. The new single titled ‘Kick’n…
Vancouver, Canada based Hip Hop Artist, Producer, and multi-instrumentalist Frosty Tha FlowMan recently dropped his track ON TOP OF THE WORLD Frosty Tha Flowman delivers an amazing old school Hip Hop song, with hard-hitting punchlines, masterful lyrics, rhythm, and flow. Exploding into an uplifting chorus, ‘On Top Of The World’ is a record that everybody…
Rapidly rising Canadian rapper Mitchell Bailey teams up with Coventry, UK based emcee Skatta for their new track/video HOLD THAT DOWN, produced by Nookie Beats Fresh off the back of 600,000 online streams, Nova Scotia, Canada native Mitchell Bailey goes transatlantic on new single ‘Hold That Down’, bringing UK rapper Skatta on board, showing the…
Canadian Producer BigBob & Bronx, New York-based emcee Nelson Dialect recently dropped their new track OUTLANDISH, via Elite Sound International At first listen, the smoldering, sultry R&B mood of ‘Outlandish’ relaxes the listener transporting them to a time machine that is set to the decade of the 70’s. Quixotic emcee, Nelson Dialect’s lyrical aptitude bounces…
Canadian producer BigBob is back with his latest track CAUSE FOR CONCERN, featuring New York-based emcees, Milano Constantine, and Mic Handz, with cuts by Hollywood’s LDontheCut ‘Cause For Concern’ is the latest studio track from Elite Sound International featuring frequent collaborators, New York emcees, Milano Constantine, and Mic Handz. The opening organ repertoire expresses a reason to…
New York-based emcee Maid recently dropped the visual to his track IT’S A WRAP, featuring Ruste Juxx, produced by Canadian BigBob, the visual is taken off Maid’s forthcoming album THIRD EYE POWER New York City is the intrinsic visual backdrop for Maid’s music video for ‘It’s A Wrap’. The imagery weaves two tales of the…
Toronto, Canada based emcee DIE-REK recently dropped his latest track LIFT ME UP 1 TIME, via ILLECT Recordings From the physical to the spiritual to the digital, we are living in some competitive times. We’ve gone from trying to establish points of commonality to setting up barriers of difference. When was the last time you…
Canadian duo, emcee Jeah, and R&B singer Merv xx Gotti aka Samurai Champs recently dropped their latest single POSEIDON, produced by Kato On The Track ‘Poseidon’ produced by Atlanta based Kato On The Track, is the brand new single from Samurai Champs, aka emcee Jeah, and R&B singer Merv xx Gotti. The duo shared this…
Los Angeles, California based Supreme Cerebral is back with the visual to his track PAID IN FULL, taken off his recent album GADDAFI Supreme Cerebral (aka Bugzy Nino) is a Los Angeles based emcee out of the Planet Asia conglomerate GOLD CHAIN MUSIC. ‘Paid In Full’, produced by Toronto based Kurse, is Supreme Cerebral’s third…
German/Jamaican-Canadian duo Ricky Dietz recently dropped their new Dancehall fused track/visual LEMONADE DRIP Ricky Dietz is Pierre Baigorry and Jamaican-Canadian R&B singer Sway Clarke. Within Berlin’s hyper-local music scene, it wasn’t long before the two musicians would stumble into each other, allowing them to create their unorthodox, irresistible blend of R&B, dancehall, and afrobeat. Already…
Long Island, New York-based emcee Blazin teams up with Canadian producer BigBob on their new track DEPARTURE, featuring Switzerland based DJ Tray Infectious golden era sounds, infused with a soulful groove is the framework for the latest track ‘Departure’ from Long Island Hip Hop artist, Blazin. His lyrical style combines intellectual lucidity and a versatile…
Vancouver born, Los Angeles based recording artist Tom MacDonald recently dropped the visual to his latest track SAD RAPPERS No stranger to breaking the internet and upsetting the Hip Hop community (while amassing hundreds of millions of views with extremely controversial songs like ‘Whiteboy‘, ‘Politically Incorrect‘ and ‘Everybody Hates Me‘) Tom MacDonald returns in epic…
Canadian producer BigBob is back, this time with New York emcees Ruste Juxx & Grand Surgeon, with their new track HARD LUCK, featuring cuts from DJ JS-1 of the legendary Rock Steady Crew Swaying violin melodies leads us into some vintage mobster movie vibes with the latest track ‘Hard Luck’. Studious NY rapper Ruste Juxx’s…
Canadian producer BigBob teams up with Hip Hop legends Sadat X & Psycho Les for their new joint TWO STRAINS, with cuts by LDontheCut The Cannabis culture connects iconic Hip Hop legends, Sadat X (of Brand Nubian) and Psycho Les (of The Beatnuts) on the latest track ‘Two Strains’. This powerful collaboration orchestrated by avant-garde…