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Malone releases new music video BEST OF US featuring Ismael Sankara and Ferricia Fatia French Hip Hop artist Malone is excited to share black-and-white visuals to accompany the track ‘Best Of Us’, the new single taken from his album ‘Invictus‘. Directed by Threzor Eihls, the song features American artists Ismael Sankara and Ferricia Fatia. As…
Jimmy Whoo drops CRUISIN’ taken from new album, MOTEL MUSIC PART 2, released 17th March via Grand Ville Records Parisian producer and Grand Villle Studio co-founder Jimmy Whoo is set to release the second part to his ‘Motel Music Part 1’ album. Released on vinyl and digital formats, Part II presents a new body of…
Superior & Verbal Kent release their new single ‘Freedom’ off the forthcoming ‘The Journey’ LP German based producer Superior and Chicago’s finest Ugly Heroes MC Verbal Kent team up for a new free single called ‘Freedom’. It is the most personal song on Superiors new album ‘The Journey’ which will be released next Friday, February…
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’.…
Ugandan rapper S.T.R.A.P presents his latest Album DRINKS AND CONVERSATION S.T.R.A.P, a Ugandan rapper based out of Wichita, Kansas; releases ‘Drinks and Conversation‘, a concept album that presents both a foreground and background story. The foreground story is based around a bar-setting conversation encompassing three friends holding dynamically different positions on the outlooks of life. The background…
3000 Digital team up with Hungry’s Sirmo for the MENACE EP 3000 Digital are back with another heavyweight Bass House release, this time courtesy of Hungry’s Sirmo entitled ‘Menace’ EP. The title track is a raw, aggressive, bass driven frenzy of a track, destined to cause havoc on the dance floor while the second track in…
Australian producer Spaces makes his New Noise debut Making his New Noise debut, budding Australian producer Spaces brings the mystical vibes with ‘Day Dream‘, using glitchy 8-bit arpeggios and celestial vocal chops to deliver a jaw-dropping future bass tune. With his unique take on future bass, Spaces lives up to his name by producing an airy…
Doctor releases ONLY YOU via Row Virg Records Jamaican born and London based MC Doctor releases ‘Only You‘ today, 20th January 2017, via Row Virg Records. Produced by Berlin-based outfit Hitimpulse (Craig David, Ed Sheeran), Only You is described by Doctor as a song made for the girl thats down for their man no matter what,…
Berlin, based emcee Infidelix drops AMERICAN SPIRIT Here’s a new track from Berlin, Germany based emcee Infidelix, ‘American Spirit’ produced by fellow Berliner Jacques Toni, is taken from his new album ‘BUSK LIFE‘ which drops everywhere on Jan 29th. You may of seen the video of Infidelix wowing crowds in a Berlin subway station a…
The Snowgoons and The Flatlinerz drop new video GIVE ME ROOM The Snowgoons team up with Horrorcore pioneers The Flatlinerz to release the 5th video off their latest album ‘Goon Bap‘, The track entitled ‘Give Me Room’ which dropped today, Friday 13th, which to the Snowgoons is the perfect launch date! www.snowgoons.de/ www.facebook.com/SnowgoonsMusic/ https://twitter.com/snowgoons https://instagram.com/realsnowgoons/ www.theofficialflatlinerz.com/ www.facebook.com/TheFlatlinerz/…
Austria born and raised, now New York-based composer/producer Stephan Kondert and his SK Invitational Big Band Project just released the first single of their new album ‘Golden Crown’. The title song features rapper John Robinson, also known as Lil’ Sci, from Brooklyn, NY, and singer/songwriter J. Hoard from Ohio. The video, which is filled with…
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…
Dim Mak Records ‘Greatest Hits 2016‘ offers a selection of the best tracks that the label has to offer from the past year. Featuring a powerful collection of hits ranging from trap and future bass to dancehall and electro house (and everything in between), the package features artists like Steve Aoki, Rain Man, Keys N…
Rockingham, Western Australia emcee OptiMystic presents his new video ‘Madd Rush’ which features Onyx & JR. Shot down under in Australia The hardcore track is lifted from his double album; ‘Day of the Guiding Light/Followed by the shadow’. OptiMystic has been manifesting-dreams, making connections, and spreading his vibe the only way he knows how… with raw…
Join Soundcrash at Echoes Live for Saturday Reggae Sessions with the innovative legend that is DJ Vadim, alongside London’s leading light in UK Dub & Reggae parties, Reggae Roast, Saturday 4th February. We’re excited to be joining up with the highly-respected Reggae Roast collective, who have combined their label, events and sound system to spread…
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…
Bronx, New York emcee G.C. a.k.a. Godz Chyld presents ‘Reborn’, his collaboration EP with producer Jordan River Banks, featuring Killah Priest and Loaded Lux (watch the video for ‘Blue Flame‘). ‘Reborn’ is followup to their first collaboration ‘Forever‘. GC’s last release was ‘Re-Member‘. “The whole concept of Reborn is leaving behind negativity & the rebirth…
Spider Jaroo returns with his latest LP entitled ‘Half Face’ on Room2 Records. The album features a stellar line up of producers and rappers reaching from the rainy streets of Manchester to the sun kissed avenues of Melbourne including Kydro, Able8, Pro P, Micall Parkinson and Voodoo Black artists Dubbul-O and Ellis Meade. Following on…
‘Ham on Rye’ is the first single and album opener for Cynic’s ‘Get The Gringo 2’ solo LP dropping early January. Production duties are handled by fellow PENPALS members, Rapswell & Squires, as well as a track produced by Killclaw. The single also features two hefty remixes by Millennium Jazz music’s very own Dusty Ohms…
Soundcrash are hyped to announce Hip Hop/beats master ILL Sugi for a headline show at the intimate railway arch space of Echoes Live, with special guest support Midori on Saturday 7th January. Born in Kanagawa, Japan, ILL Sugi is a beatmaker affiliated with the J.M.R crew. In addition to productions made with fellow Japanese beatsmiths…
Millennium Jazz Music is proud to present ‘Take 5.2 with Dave Brubeck’ by the Jazz Jousters collective as they break the eight month silence with this tribute to the great American Jazz pianist and composer, Dave Brubeck on his fourth memorial day – 6th December 1920 – 5th December 2012. The Jazz Jousters put the word…
Raw is a French Hip Hop producer. Inspired by the greats (DJ Premier, Alchemist, Nottz, Havoc, Dr Dre & Just Blaze), influenced by the new generation (Boi 1 Da, Metro Boomin, Cardiak, Wondagurl & !llmind amongst many others), Raw is here to bring his own style and his clear vision of music. As a presentation,…
Milan’s own Aquadrop arrives on New Noise with ‘Watch Me DVB’, an infectious crossover tune lush with warm vocal chops and gooey future bass synths. Aquadrop put it best when he described his genre-bending sound as, “A mad chef in a kitchen with loads of ingredients, tryin’ to put ’em together and make that delicious…
Raised in the Capital, Landed in Melbourne. Context has just released a new clip/single titled ‘Route 11‘. From his house, to his spaceship and eventually, to out of space – this video is of epic proportions. With a heavy self-produced beat, smooth flow, Dayne Edward visuals and on-point cuts by his main man Buick, this…
Kingston, Jamaica and Miami-based Dancehall artist Shifta releases his highly-anticipated remix of his cult smash ‘Do You Wanna’ featuring singer Che’Nelle – now with rap legend Red Café jumping on the track. It’s a melodic, sunshine-filled banger that’s already heating up the iTunes Reggae charts. The glossy, instantly-engrossing Dancehall track has taken Jamaica by storm…
George Nicholas was born a 90’s baby in the Peninsula of California’s Bay Area. After spending his early childhood years in Redwood City his family moved to rainy Hamburg, Germany where he grew up and currently still resides. George first got into contact with Rap music through a friend in elementary school and by the…
The Snowgoons leak the third video off their upcoming album ‘Goon Bap’! Even though the feature list read like a Who’s Who of legendary MC’s from the 90’s boom bap era, with tracks like ‘Problems’ the Snowgoons also easily manage to place a whole bunch of extremely gifted young guns on the album. Team Backpack`s…
As we enter 2017, along with the likes of J Hus and MoStack and more, Belly Squad are bringing the afrobeats revolution to the forefront of UK urban music. From South and East London, Belly Squad are Ty and Max, both 18 and T1, 20. The trio have built a huge underground following, churning out…
Wu-Tang Management is putting the power of the music-industry back into the hands of the DJ’s and would like to introduce you to the Wu Worldwide DJ Coalition; a coalition of the most powerful and influential DJ’s worldwide under one banner. DJ Donor is handpicked by Rah Dolla, director of the Wu DJ Coalition, and…
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
The Snowgoons are back on the strength with their new full length album. ‘Goon Bap’ is a homage to the golden era of Hip Hop. Besides names like Method Man & Ghostface of the Wu-Tang Clan, Dres from Black Sheep, Psycho Les from the Beatnuts, Onyx, M.O.P., Dilated Peoples…. the Snowgoons also easily manage to…
Phlow wraps up her #PhlowFriday series with a no holds barred cypher that includes her fellow stateswoman, Cyclone, an aspiring actress, poet, and of course emcee, also native to Nigeria’s capital city of Lagos. The pair waste no time in delivering tough bars over a blend of classic Hip Hop samples, reminiscent of the time-honored…
Urban Vault have hooked up with our friends at THAMES & HUDSON LTD, to give one lucky reader/fan the chance to win a copy of ‘HIP HOP RAISED ME’ written by BBC Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Semtex, with the foreword by Hip Hop legend Chuck D of Public Enemy. From its origins in the block parties of the…
Exodus, an MC from Botswana currently based in Germany and Pawcut, one of Germany’s most prolific Hip Hop producers have teamed up to bring you ‘Persona Non Grata‘ via Urban Waves Records. Combine Pawcut’s (Radio Juicy, Jakarta Records, Jazz Jousters) trademark style with Exodus’ one of a kind flow and you can expect a mixture…
Mixing up the flavours for his new single, XL releases ‘Down Low’. Taking his Nigerian musical heritage and fusing it with influences of reggae, R&B and Dancehall, the triple-threat singer, song-writer and producer creates an edgy dance floor number with an equally compelling video that recently debuted via Link Up TV. The record and video…
Rewind is the club banging collaboration between Camilla Destiny and Atumpan (global hit with the ‘Ting’), produced by Killbeatz (Fuse ODG, Wizkid, R2bees, Ed Sheeran). It was mixed and mastered by James ‘Lerock’ Loughrey super engineer/producer (Alicia Keys, Joss Stone, Bjork, So Solid). Rewind is the is the third smash from Camilla Destiny, an award-winning…
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Fascinated by Hip Hop, especially one of its art forms [Turntablism], Danny started DJing in the mid 90’s First as a hobby, learning from the best. Inspired by DJ Q-Bert & I.S.P., X-Ecutioners, Beat Junkies as well as German legends like DJ Stylewarz, Mirko Machine or David Fascher, he continuously improved and soon mastered a…
The Sickest Drama (TSD) emerges with another banger on behalf of the Jamaican Hip Hop (#FirstCoast) movement entitled ‘Never Back Down‘ featuring the Dancehall Emperor Vybz Kartel. Over an energetic and compelling yard flavored boom-bap backdrop produced by Inztinkz, Vybz Kartel and The Sickest Drama display innovative flows and witty metaphors for days. Already being…
Hitting you with that soulful 90’s flavor, ‘Up & Down’ makes your head bounce and makes you crack a smile as you reminisce about them good ol days.. Can you dig it?! Cookin Soul on the beats, Melodee on the rhymes. You already know – Video directed and recorded in Valencia, Spain by Assen Petrov.…