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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…
Ontario, Canada based Es is a student of Hip Hop, WE ARE ONLY GETTING OLDER, is a reflective album that explores the mindset of a 40-year-old in today’s youth driven landscape With the landscape being both Hip Hop and life, he speaks on the joys and pains of both from the perspective of a proud…
UK based Hip Hop producer IMPERIAL, remixes Abdominal’s track, BALANCE BOTH, featuring Chali 2na of Jurassic 5, released via Illect Recordings Imperial shares, “I am a big fan of Abdominal and have been listening to his music since I first heard him on DJ Format’s ‘Music for the Mature B-Boy’. I jumped on the opportunity…
Toronto-based rapper Boland unveils his much-anticipated NO DAYS OFF, the debut single from the forthcoming project of the same name… Over the next 13 consecutive weeks, Boland will release new songs under the ‘No Days Off’ banner, showcasing his wide range of flows, unbeatable work ethic, and varied lyrical styles. A multifaceted new rap talent,…
Native American recording artist, producer, and activist, David Strickland shares new single, ARMED & DANGEROUS featuring EPMD and Saukrates, from his upcoming debut album, SPIRIT OF HIP HOP ‘Armed & Dangerous’ is a menacing summer anthem that’s led by stellar bars from Erick Sermon and Parrish of EPMD and Saukrates. David Strickland previously released singles…
Tom Macdonald holds nothing back in his vicious message to mainstream Hip Hop, with his latest release, DEAR RAPPERS In a genre dominated by the mindless glorification of money, drugs, and sex – Tom MacDonald cuts through with a brutally honest evaluation of rap music in 2017. www.hangovergang.com www.facebook.com/TomMacDonaldOfficial https://twitter.com/therealmrmac www.facebook.com/SyndromeBeats https://twitter.com/IAMTOMMACDONALD https://soundcloud.com/syndrome-beats
The new single GUILLTONE CHOP by east coast rapper & producer duo Tone Chop and Frost Gamble is the second to be taken from their album, RESPECT IS EARNED NOT GIVEN, out September 29th through 22 Entertainment Earlier this week, the label dropped the single ‘Barely Human‘ by Royce da 5’9″ and Tech N9ne for…
GO DOWN LOW, produced by British-Asian music pioneer DJ Surinder Rattan, is the new single in a new direction from the international Asian-urban star ROACH KILLA Born in Libya but raised in Toronto, Roach Killa fell in love with reggae culture at a young age and became a star within his own community. “Go Down…
Toronto based emcee The Mighty Capeech drops his new track, PRAISE THE LORD, produced by Rel McCoy The late great Guru of the legendary group Gangstarr once said, “The ? remains” and that question today is what happened to hip hop. In an era where rappers no longer write their own material & ‘mumble’ rap…
RECKONIZE REAL & MOKA ONLY Only announce their collaboration EP, VIBES. A 7 original song EP, drenched in jazz and soul, soaked with raw atmosphere The first single ‘Same Ol Song’ is anything but average. Reck’s tight drum programming and furious chops, combined with Moka’s smooth flow and personal lyrics, makes for a perfect summertime…
International collective Tizzy Gang drop their highly anticipated album, OPPS NEXT DOOR VOL.1, which is officially out to buy today via iTunes/Spotify With a fantastic reaction so far, with reviews coming out in Mixmag and DJ Mag, plus more to come and support from 1Xtra, Radar Radio, Reprezent, Kiss and more, take time to listen…
The term OG is an acronym meaning original gangster, the hustla that has seen it & did it. The Mighty Capeech brings his story telling game on YOUNGER DAYS It begins with a blaring sax & guitar loop assisted by drums that knock allowing Capeech to set the scene. Clean cuts from The Pharcyde’s (passing me…
Heem Stogied recently dropped his new EP, 5 FINGER DISCOUNT, produced by Ol Man 80xx Hailing from Atlanta, Heem Stogied comes through with his 5th release ‘5 Finger Discount’, a collaboration with Ol Man 80xx, member of the Toronto based production crew The Lost Info. Heem Stogied, who has worked with the likes of Earl Sweatshirt,…
French producer Jean Kengz gets Mrzn, Young L3X & G Milla to join him on his latest single NICE DREAMS DIRTY TRIPS French producer Jean Kengz has worked with artist such as Deniro Farrar, Ish Darr, JayWin, Raven Sorvino, Chris Travis, to name a few. On his latest single the Parisian beat-smith gets help from Mrzn…
Toronto, Canada based emcee Capeech returns with a new banger SH!T ON YOU for everyone who misses old skool Boom Bap Hip Hop The track bangs with a mean bass line & hard drums with a scorching Big Pun line as the hook. “Introducing The Mighty Capeech the most exciting super rapper of all time!”…
Vancouver/Atlanta based artist HeatWave drops off YOUNG MOTSAMI, the lead single from his upcoming album THE MASSES VOLUME 3 HeatWaves pays homage to his heritage and his African name, given at birth in Thaba-Tseka, Lesotho meaning ‘traveller’. Not only does this record pay respects to culture but also family, specifically to HeatWave’s mother and his…
Detroit rapper ZotheJerk and Winnipeg, Canada based producer Frost Gamble drop new track, AXE SOMEBODY ‘Axe Somebody’ is a bonus cut and follows last month’s official single ‘Risk vs Reward’ featuring Sadat-X taken from the album ‘Black Beach‘ out on May 26th which includes additional guest appearances by KXNG Crooked, Guilty Simpson, Boldy James, and…
Toronto’s Trpl-R and The Quarter Inch Kings, do it twice as raw on their new single TWICE DID Che brings on-board fellow Los Poetas member Louwop for this latest offering as the duo’s deliver the third release from the anticipated ‘Product Of My Past’ LP. FREE DOWNLOAD https://twitter.com/Che1HANDMADE https://twitter.com/QuarterInchKing
Canadian based Dijah SB and Joel Garden linked up via soundcloud and two months later, their new EP was born After a few trips to the studio for some sessions, after 2 months Dijah and Joel had something to offer the world. Three powerful songs that really resonate with the listener with amazing production and…
Another video off the highly acclaimed Snowgoons ‘Goon Bap’ album dropped today, for the track FREEDOM ‘Freedom’ marks an international collaboration as the German producer team is joining forces with Dane crew member Sicknature, Snak The Ripper from Vancouver/Canada and Brooklyn’s own Block McCloud. The ‘Goon Bap‘ album is available HERE www.snowgoons.de/ www.facebook.com/SnowgoonsMusic/ https://twitter.com/snowgoons https://instagram.com/realsnowgoons/
Canadian MC The Mighty Capeech releases his self titled EP along with the visuals to DISTANCE IN TIME ‘The Mighty Capeech‘ EP has an upbeat feel with boom-bap, Primo-style beats (heavy drums and soul samples) & raps that never disappoint. If you’re waiting for someone to bring that 90’s Hip Hop back. Capeech is your…
Teck-Zilla remixes Camp Lo’ SPARKLE taken from his debut album UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT It’s only fitting that Camp Lo’s classic debut, ‘Uptown Saturday Night‘, would celebrate it’s 20th anniversary on a Saturday (Jan. 28th). And to pay homage to one of the album’s standout tracks, producer Teck-Zilla shares his jazzy and smooth remix of ‘Sparkle’.…
Cakes is more than just your typical female artist with an alluring look. She’s notably one of the most versatile rappers/songstress coming from Virginia, with a manner that is delivering a breath of fresh air to many genres in the music scene. Her rebel style can be heard through her songs such as ‘Who Gon…
Toronto based, Canadian emcee Peter Jackson has recently released the official video for his single ‘Lord Forgive Me’, produced by Vokab Beats & directed by Montreal based Fatty Soprano. The visual was shot at St. Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral in Toronto. The track is taken from the ‘Since I Was 16‘ Album. http://peterjacksonmusic.ca/…
After a successful run of a 4 week music campaign titled #PhlowFridays. The budding emcee Phlow wraps 2016 with a dancehall tinged single/video titled ‘Love It Or Not’ featuring up and coming singer Khandie. The song is essentially Phlow blocking out the naysayers and undesirable elements in order to stay the course to get what…
Inglewood based emcee Element Rhymes is Back with a New single ‘Whereever I Go’, produced by Canis Major. www.elementrhymes.com/ www.facebook.com/elementrhymes https://twitter.com/elementrhymes https://soundcloud.com/elementrhymes
Born in 1991, KAVALE grew up in Toronto at a time when the city itself was coming of age. Kavale’s musical start was in a school choir, but he was a kid raised on Biggie, Tupac, Nas and Jay-Z. That vocal contrast, that mixture of melody and rhythm, classic and modern, infused his work from…
Phlow kicks off her #PhlowFridays series with ‘Pent House’, an emotionally broody and somewhat off kilter track that exposes the Nigerian native’s vulnerability. On the Teck-Zilla produced track, Phlow collects all of her ‘pent’ up emotions, and ‘houses’ them in her head to process. Although this coping mechanism for the most part works to Phlow’s…
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…
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…
Longtime Friends and Toronto Natives Acetik (of Bangerville) and Daniel Son (Crate Divizion) drop some heat on us for the end of summer with the aptly titled track ‘High Noon’. They recruited OG wordsmith, Hempstead’s very own SmooVth (of The Winners) for this certified magma-rock. This joint compares their urban surroundings to that of the…
Miami artist Swa Playmaker drops off the new single ‘Now’ detailing his grind over the years and the need to get it sooner than later. Having worked in the Miami scene for over a decade with legends including DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, and many more, Swa has been stepping out on his own…
Toronto songstress Staasia Daniels has just released her debut EP project ‘Hidden Gems‘, premiering earlier today on Complex Music Canada, the project is now available on all streaming services. Much of the 11 song project are produced by Xpress aka DJ XP, with producers 5PieCE, Artclass, PDUB, Giangelo Power and others assisting with well rounded…
6 weeks after ‘The Pain’ was recorded with Royce da 5’9″ in Vancouver SITES was arrested and sent to prison for 6 years. After his release the video was made for the song in London while Prhyme was touring. This video is dedicated to Canadian rapper DY, aka Forrest Schab who introduced SITES and Royce.…
About Moka Only’s new album ‘Malkin Jackson – Summerland’: “Okay, where to start? Here? Okay! Upon first listen, you will realize Malkin is just a different angle of my world. An alias, if you want. The bulk of this projects was created in 2012 after some time spent in the Okanagan region of BC. Something…
Fortunato delivered a clip for ‘I Am’ off of his ‘The Blue Collar‘ EP late last year, and now the Toronto rapper has dropped a video for ‘Ain’t Nobody Know’ from the same record. The track features production from Sean One, while the video comes courtesy of director Lucrative Sight. The new video tells the…
It’s that time of year! Party season in the six and all across the board in Canada as they move into this good weather. Following a beautiful May long weekend, the Raptors tying things up against the Cleveland Cavaliers – They’re feeling pretty ecstatic up north right about now, so Vernon, B.C. ‘s TassNata decided to…
Djs From Mars and Quentin Mosimann team up for their new collaboration ‘Somebody Call The Cops’ (already supported by Tommy Trash, Firebeatz, Promiseland, Boostedkidz). The new track hits you with whip-cracking kicks, earth shattering bass, distorted synths and a sample that makes it very clear that the party isn’t stopping without the intervention of law…
From the Sistine Chapel to Da Vinci’s The Last Supper mural, the music video for ‘Jameson Ave’ takes inspiration from the long gone era of classical art and applies old tropes to a new reality. Featuring a lot of lot of drunken party-goers, naked women and even a marauding Rob Ford all reimagined as baroque…
The young, aspiring Canadian duo Scumbag Inc releases their debut EP ‘Harsh Times & Large Lines’. Hailing from Calgary, Shameless and Dopesic bring you a project thats “written for the heart as well as the ears”. Harsh Times & Large Lines EP by Scumbag Inc https://twitter.com/scumbaghiphop1 www.youtube.com/channel/UChNWtZfHnBZmzey77b28_RA http://scumbaginc.bandcamp.com/