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Blak-Ram ft. Ramey Dawoud - Trauma Waters (Prod. by Dfawzi/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Blak-Ram ft. Ramey Dawoud – Trauma Waters (Prod. by Dfawzi/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Southwest, UK based Sudanese emcee Blak-Ram is back with his latest track TRAUMA WATERS, fellow Sudanese native Ramey Dawoud, produced by Dfawzi Blak-Ram has teamed up with Ramey Dawoud, a fellow Sudanese native to make a powerfully emotional song about struggle and resistance in Sudan over a beautiful melodic instrumental produced by Dfawzi, aptly named…

Meeco & DJ Access ft. Miku Graham - Once In A Lifetime (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Meeco & DJ Access ft. Miku Graham – Once In A Lifetime (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Berlin-based producer Meeco & Dresden, Germany based DJ Access team up with Toronto based songstress Miku Graham for their new single ONCE IN A LIFETIME The single ‘Once In A Lifetime’ marks the start of a new collaboration between magnificent soul singer Miku Graham, acclaimed Hip Hop producer Meeco and renowned turntablist DJ Access. ‘Once…

K.I.N.E.T.I.K. & Terem - Rhyme Travel (Audio/Free Download/Illect Recordings)

K.I.N.E.T.I.K. & Terem – Rhyme Travel (Audio/Free Download/Illect Recordings)

London, UK-based emcee K.I.N.E.T.I.K. & French producer Terem recently dropped their new track RHYME TRAVEL, via Seattle based Illect Recordings Whether by plane, train, or automobile, much can be learned by traveling. However, as the airports shut down and the borders close because of the pandemic, we can still use our imaginations to journey onward…

Sketches On Duality - Blessed (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Sketches On Duality – Blessed (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Vienna, Austria-based Live-Hip Hop/Acid-Jazz band Sketches On Duality recently dropped the visual to their latest track BLESSED, featuring Jahson The Scientist Coming from different corners of the world, they met at a famed groove jam-session in Vienna and fell in love. That is what you feel when listening to their creative compositions and arrangements. Not…

Confucius MC ft. Sonnyjim, Verbz & Jehst - Lanterns (Prod. by Keor Meteor/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Confucius MC ft. Sonnyjim, Verbz & Jehst – Lanterns (Prod. by Keor Meteor/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

London, UK based emcee Confucius MC recently release his latest track/visual LANTERNS, featuring UK torchbearers Jehst & Sonnyjim plus rising star Verbz, produced by France’s Keor Meteor, via YNR Productions After the 12 months of darkness we collectively endured last year Confucius MC​ is bringing the light back with his latest single ‘Lanterns​’; once again…

Vershon - Only One EP (Prod. by The FaNaTiX/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Vershon – Only One EP (Prod. by The FaNaTiX/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Miami, Florida based, via Kingston, Jamaica recording artist Vershon recently released his new ONLY ONE EP, produced by London, UK based The FaNaTiX The brightest UK x Jamaica link-up arrives as Vershon recently released his new six-track EP ‘Only One’, marking an evolution of sounds and styles between the two counties with the artist at…

Roccwell ft. QNC (Curt Cazal & Q-Ball) & DJ LP2 - From CI (Animated Music Video)

Roccwell ft. QNC (Curt Cazal & Q-Ball) & DJ LP2 – From CI (Animated Music Video)

Munich, Germany based producer Roccwell teams up with New York-based emcees QNC (Curt Cazal & Q-Ball) & France’s DJ LP2 to drop their new animated visual FROM CI Legendary QNC (JVC Force members Curt Cazal & Q-Ball), well known from underground classics like ‘Repertoire’ and ‘Come Correct’ and closely linked with the history of the…

Yaw Tog ft. Stormzy & Kwesi Arthur - Sore [Remix] (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Yaw Tog ft. Stormzy & Kwesi Arthur – Sore [Remix] (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Ghanaian Drill & Hip Hop artist Yaw Tog drops the visual to his remixed track SORE, featuring Stormzy & Kwesi Arthur When West African rapper Yaw Tog dropped his debut single ‘Sore’ late last year, he became a young prodigy and global success overnight. The 17-year-old went viral gaining recognition from some of the scenes…

Craig G - Poke The Bear (Prod. by BigBob/Cuts by LDontheCut/Music Video) Taken Off: The Pen Is Mightier (Album/iTunes/Spotify/CD/Vinyl)

Craig G – Poke The Bear (Prod. by BigBob/Cuts by LDontheCut/Music Video) Taken Off: The Pen Is Mightier (Album/iTunes/Spotify/CD/Vinyl)

Canadian producer BigBob & New York-based Juice Crew emcee Craig G are back with the visual to their track POKE THE BEAR, taken off the recent album THE PEN IS MIGHTIER, via Elite Sound International The expression, “POKE THE BEAR” comes from the imagery of what would happen if you literally poked a bear. Imagine…

LTtheMonk - Everybody Wants Some (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

LTtheMonk – Everybody Wants Some (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

London, UK born & bred, Ontario, Canada based emcee LTtheMonk recently released his new track/visual EVERYBODY WANTS SOME, the first single to be released off his forthcoming album ON THE WALL, due out later this year With a name that announces his meditative dedication to craft, LTtheMonk describes himself as, “London Made, East-Coast Trained”, a…

A-Reece ft. Jay Jody - Morning Peace (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

A-Reece ft. Jay Jody – Morning Peace (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Award-Winning South African rap/recording artist & producer A-Reece unveils his new single MORNING PEACE, The Mzansi rap star also announced his TODAY’S TRAGEDY, TOMORROW’S MEMORY mixtape via Platoon out on the 26th of March After kicking off 2021 with a SoundCloud loosie ‘Strictly For My B’ and the hard-hitting rap track ‘The 5 Year Plan’…

SLUMB ft. CW Jones - Come and Get It (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

SLUMB ft. CW Jones – Come and Get It (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

French pianist/production duo SLUMB drop the visual to their new track COME AND GET IT, featuring London, UK based recording artist/emcee CW Jones, via Banzaï Lab SLUMB combines Senbeï’s electronic sound explorations with Asian accents that go hand in hand with Julien Marchal’s refined piano. Draped in adventurous poetry, SLUMB explores a musical universe made…

Harmonize ft. Anjella - All Night (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Harmonize ft. Anjella – All Night (Prod. by B Boy Beats/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Tanzania based recording artists Harmonize & Anjella recently teamed up on their new track/visual ALL NIGHT, produced by B Boy Beats Exposure to East African music is increasing, but ‘All Night’ brings the East African danceable sounds in abundance to the UK. Harmonize is a musician and entrepreneur from Tanzania flourishing in the native genre…

Frac & Tone - Curious Styles (Music Video) Taken Off: Sweet Chin Music (Album)

Frac & Tone – Curious Styles (Music Video) Taken Off: Sweet Chin Music (Album)

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada based emcee/producer Fraction & Port Huron, Michigan based emcee Ill-Tone drop their new debut album, SWEET CHIN MUSIC, accompanied by the visual to their track CURIOUS STYLES The first single off of Frac & Tone’s debut album ‘Sweet Chin Music’, ‘Curious Styles’ shakes the pavement with heavy inkblots of bass mixed with…

New Noise: Save Yourself – Rage Runners (Free Download/Dim Mak Records)

New Noise: Save Yourself – Rage Runners (Free Download/Dim Mak Records)

On Winnipeg, Canada-based producer Save Yourself’s staggering New Noise debut RAGE RUNNERS, eerie vocals, drilling noise, and mechanical bass create a mind-warping experience… ‘Rage Runners’ is the first single ever to be released by Save Yourself. On his debut offering, the young producer finds a beautiful balance between serene moments augmented by delicate vocals and…

NOVA ft. Katasha J - Precious Diamond (Prod. by Toye Aru/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

NOVA ft. Katasha J – Precious Diamond (Prod. by Toye Aru/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Toronto-based alternative Afro-Fusion artist NOVA recently dropped his latest track PRECIOUS DIAMOND, featuring fellow Toronto based songstress Katasha J, produced by Lagos, Nigeria based Toye Aru Following on from the success of his last single ‘Replay’, which was released in the autumn and championed by the likes of Native Magazine, SingersRoom, and Noctis Magazine, Toronto-based…

Vershon - Stick By Me (Prod. by The FaNaTiX/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Vershon – Stick By Me (Prod. by The FaNaTiX/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Miami, Florida based, via Kingston, Jamaica recording artist Vershon recently released the visual to his track STICK BY ME, produced by London, UK based The FaNaTiX Following on from ‘Original’ and his collaboration with the UK’s CHIP on ‘Reality’, Vershon gives us ‘Stick By Me’, which marks the third single release in the run-up to…

Myka 9 & Profound ft. Abstract Rude & Joaquin Daniels - Satisfy My Soul (Music Video) Taken Off: Nine Clouds (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Myka 9 & Profound ft. Abstract Rude & Joaquin Daniels – Satisfy My Soul (Music Video) Taken Off: Nine Clouds (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Los Angeles, California based emcee Myka 9 is back with the visual to his track SATISFY MY SOUL, featuring Abstract Rude & Joaquin Daniels, produced by the late UK based producer Profound A-OK All Day Records presents the Makana Weiss-directed music video for ‘Satisfy My Soul’, the new single from ‘Nine Clouds‘, the collaboration album…

K-Prez & Snowgoons - Prezidential Goons (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

K-Prez & Snowgoons – Prezidential Goons (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

New Jersey-based emcee K-Prez & Berlin, Germany based production team Snowgoons team up on their recent track PREZIDENTIAL GOONS K-Prez is the latest talent on the Snowgoons/Goon MuSick roster. The upcoming artist teamed up with the Goons to create a banging EP. Even Brooklyn producer Marco Polo submitted an instrumental for K-Prez to round off…

Beni-Hana - Bloody Blunts 2 (Prod. by Velvet Sick/Music Video) Taken Off: Earthworm Ben (Album/13th Feb)

Beni-Hana – Bloody Blunts 2 (Prod. by Velvet Sick/Music Video) Taken Off: Earthworm Ben (Album/13th Feb)

Gastonia, North Carolina based emcee/producer Beni-Hana drops the visual to his track BLOODY BLUNTS 2, taken off his forthcoming album EARTHWORM BEN Hip Hop veteran Beni-Hana is breaking new ground yet again with what he and many critics hail his most definitive music video to date: The Official Video for ‘Bloody Blunts 2’ produced by…

New Noise: LOUD ABOUT US! - STAY (Audio/iTunes/Spotify/Dim Mak Records)

New Noise: LOUD ABOUT US! – STAY (Audio/iTunes/Spotify/Dim Mak Records)

Yearnful vocals, arpeggiating synths & booming electronic beats pump with fervor on Poland based LOUD ABOUT US!’s atmospheric Dim Mak, New Noise debut STAY ‘STAY’ fills to the brim with a cascade of emotion, as the pulsating rhythm and free-flowing vocals echo with desire throughout the dance track. It is the latest creation from LOUD…

Illect Recordings: Mind The Rap Vol. 5 (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Illect Recordings: Mind The Rap Vol. 5 (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Seattle based Hip Hop record label Illect Recordings proudly presents MIND THE RAP VOL. 5, a twenty track album, representing eight different countries With a roster that spans eight countries (Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, UK, and the U.S.), Illect Recordings proudly presents ‘Mind The Rap Vol. 5‘. The Twenty track compilation spotlights…

Charlie Sloth x Gunna x Abra Cadabra x Kelvyn Colt - Get It (Music Video/GRM Daily/iTunes/Spotify)

Charlie Sloth x Gunna x Abra Cadabra x Kelvyn Colt – Get It (Music Video/GRM Daily/iTunes/Spotify)

Charlie Sloth teams up with emcees Gunna, Abra Cadabra & Kelvyn Colt on the biggest International Collab of the Year so far titled GET IT, via Grimey Limey Records/Warner ADA ‘Get It’ the first in a series of self-produced singles this year as he aims to further link UK artists with U.S., European and global…

Klee MaGoR ft. Project Pat - Dat Work (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Klee MaGoR ft. Project Pat – Dat Work (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Toronto, Canada based emcee/producer Klee MaGoR is back with his latest track/visual DAT WORK, featuring the co-founder of the legendary Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat Klee MaGoR kicks off 2021 with a hot new single titled ‘Dat Work’ featuring legendary Memphis, Tennessee veteran emcee Project Pat of the Three 6 Mafia fame. The new song…

SpitSickBeats ft. Apathy & ChangerMusic - Fist Up (Music Video/Free Download) Taken Off: Steel Money (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

SpitSickBeats ft. Apathy & ChangerMusic – Fist Up (Music Video/Free Download) Taken Off: Steel Money (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Hamilton, Ontario, based SpitSickBeats & ChangerMusic have dropped their latest track/visual FIST UP, featuring Apathy, taken off their new album STEEL MONEY ‘Fist Up’ is the second single from SpitSickBeats & Changer Music’s ‘Steel Money’ album, which dropped on January 11th, 2021. The album features former Death Row artist RBX and AOTP/Demigodz, Apathy as well…

Stonam - Fight​!​ ​(Vol​.​1) (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Stonam – Fight​!​ ​(Vol​.​1) (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Toronto, Canada based Stonam presents his latest eight-track offering FIGHT! (VOL.1) Born in Toronto, Stonam (formerly Royce Birth) is a multi-genre recording artist that started on the Hip Hop scene, and eventually progressed into areas of Jazz, indie, R&B, and pop. Sometimes altogether as a melting pot. Sometimes individually. What’s the common purpose? That it…

Ancient Astronauts - ZIK ZAK (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Ancient Astronauts – ZIK ZAK (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Cologne, Germany based Hip Hop DJ & production duo Ancient Astronauts have released their groundbreaking Afro-European album ZIK ZAK via Switchstance Recordings On the album, listeners will find the stylish Trip-Hop ‘Pagliacci´s Reprise’ featuring Joyce Olong’s track and a variety of rising African musicians, including Bantu, MoRoots, and Blessed San. Ancient Astronauts began the well-known…

Ginsing & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha - From The Ground Up EP (Audio/Free Download)

Ginsing & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha – From The Ground Up EP (Audio/Free Download)

Brampton, Toronto based emcee Ginsing and The Netherlands based producer Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha drop their new five-track FROM THE GROUND UP EP ‘From The Ground Up’ is the new EP from Ginsing & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha. After creating the track ‘Take It Slow’, the two artists decided to link up for an EP…

BigBob Presents: Craig G – The Pen Is Mightier (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify/CD/Vinyl)

BigBob Presents: Craig G – The Pen Is Mightier (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify/CD/Vinyl)

Canadian producer BigBob presents New York-based Juice Crew emcee Craig G’s new album THE PEN IS MIGHTIER, via Elite Sound International The Pen is Mightier is an inspiring synthesis of straightforward bars & beats, the foundation of Hip Hop. This art is rooted in boom-bap rap articulated by the grand presence of Craig G’s extraordinary…

Ebhoni - Hit This (Prod. by IzyBeats/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Ebhoni – Hit This (Prod. by IzyBeats/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Toronto, Ontario based recording artist Ebhoni recently dropped her new track HIT THIS, produced by IzyBeats Ebhoni enters the year with her new single ‘Hit This’, an Afrobeats influenced track with breakthrough producer IzyBeats (Jorja Smith & Koffee) on production. A song filled with her sensual yet powerful vocals, ‘Hit This’ showcases Ebhoni’s undeniable allure…

Endemic Emerald - Terminal Illness (Album/Audio/12" Vinyl Edition/26th Feb)

Endemic Emerald – Terminal Illness (Album/Audio/12″ Vinyl Edition/26th Feb)

New York-based producer Endemic Emerald presents the 12″ Vinyl release of his first album TERMINAL ILLNESS, featuring Sean Price, Killah Priest, Planet Asia & more, via No Cure Records The record dropped back in 2009 via EMI music distribution on CD format but didn’t get to see a Vinyl release, now fans are able to…

Urban Vault Interviews - Johnie Bee

Urban Vault Interviews – Johnie Bee

Urban Vault caught up with Greek-born/London-based DJ/producer Johnie Bee to ask him some questions about his forthcoming project RASCO – ROYAL FLUSH, & more… DJ/producer Johnie Bee brings Rasco back for 2021 on an EP titled ‘Royal Flush’, fully produced by the famous boom-bap producers, Grim Reaperz. The project features original guest appearances from Blaq…

CARPETFACE - Secret Formula (Music Video) Taken Off: Friends In High Places Vol​.​1: The Cabin Fever EP (Prod. & Cuts by DJAR ONE)

CARPETFACE – Secret Formula (Music Video) Taken Off: Friends In High Places Vol​.​1: The Cabin Fever EP (Prod. & Cuts by DJAR ONE)

London, UK based recording artist/producer CARPETFACE recently dropped the visual to his track SECRET FORMULA, taken off his FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES Vol​.​1: THE CABIN FEVER EP, produced/Cuts by France’s DJAR ONE ‘The Cabin Fever’ EP is the long-awaited first instalment of award-winning London rapper/producer/songwriter CARPETFACE’s eclectic new EP series ‘Friends In High Places’ produced…

MF DOOM x 4XM All Stars - Recomposing DOOM (Album/Audio/Free Download)

MF DOOM x 4XM All Stars – Recomposing DOOM (Album/Audio/Free Download)

Netherlands based 4XM All Stars (four collaborating remixing producers) recently released RECOMPOSING DOOM, nine remixes of the late-great MF DOOM ‘Recomposing DOOM’ is a tribute album to the late king of rhyme MF DOOM whose passing recently came to light. 4XM All Stars decided to remix some of their favorite DOOM-tracks immediately after they received…