URBAN VAULT UK
Following the release of #MixtapeOfTheYear earlier this year and a huge collaboration ‘And Dat‘ alongside fellow South Londoner Stormzy , New Generation pioneer Bonkaz comes through with a brand new vibe for the summer entitled ‘Sauce’. Produced by the infamous Jae5, the track was premiered on New York’s legendary radio station Hot 97 with Peter…
After emerging in 2013 onto the Afrobeats scene with his huge hit single ‘The Thing’ (Ministry of Sound), Ghanaian musician Atumpan is back with new single ‘Watch Nobody’ and now unveils the official video. The track features British actress and Grime artist Paigey Cakey and is produced by North London’s Delirious. ‘Watch Nobody’ has already been…
First video/single off the long awaited MindsOne & DJ Iron collaboration album ‘Phaseology‘, entirely produced by DJ Iron. ‘Phaseology’ is the follow-up to MindsOne’s 2014 critically acclaimed release, ‘Pillars’, produced by Kev Brown. With adding only one feature by underground veteran John Robinson, the MindsOne MC’s KON Sci and Tronic once again prove their amazing…
The legendary west coast dog-father returns with his first true blue straight Hip Hop album in many years with the upcoming ‘CoolAid’ album dropping in July through his very own Doggy Style Records distributed by Ca$h Machine/SPV across the UK and Europe (The German based label that gave us The Game’s ‘Documentary 2/2.5’ albums). The…
Fat Joe releases the David Guetta & Glow In The Dark remix for his new track ‘All The Way Up’ with Remi Martin featuring French Montana. Few artists can boast to have a career that spans 3 decades; New York kingpin Fat Joe is one of the most successful Hip Hop artists ever and with…
In the new realm of hardcore Hip Hop, European Hip Hop giants Dope D.O.D & Grime juggernauts Virus Syndicate collaborate on a recent sell-out UK Tour, keeping it live in the streets of Manchester outside the very club where the Virus journey began! A cappella freestyles from JSD, Dyno, Nika D, Jay Reaper & Skits…
Welcome to Variations volume 3. A full length album of brand new material featuring sound designers from various parts of the world who specialise in electronic composition and sound design. Once again the TekHedz collective have each conjured up some amazing compositions as they all return with their submissions for what is to be the…
Continuing his winning streak of viral domination, Geko releases his brand new single, ‘Y‘ feat. Afro B and produced by Ill BLU. Channelling his undeniable ‘good vibes’, Geko; Manchester born and of North African Heritage, continues to be at the forefront of a genre-defying scene that fuses elements of UK Rap & Afrobeats. Taking it…
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…
Contemporary artist and spoken word poet, Kojey Radical releases the first visual from the critically acclaimed ‘23 WINTERS‘ EP entitled ‘FOOTSTEPS’, directed by long time collaborators THE REST. ‘Footsteps’ is easily Kojey’s most compelling visual to date. Potent in it’s approach, footsteps speaks as a vivid portrayal of internal struggle and a depiction of human…
Making his New Noise debut, French producer Damien N-Drix drops down a smooth bass house beat with ‘Stacks’. Flossing a lifestyle of luxury through low-end vocals, Drix layers up funky technics and deep bass lines for the ultimate peak-hour club tune. Hailing from the opulent South of France, Damien N-Drix conjures his appreciation for the…
Premiered on Friday on American R&B site Singers Room, Alesha Dixon heats up her new single ‘Stop’ featuring Wretch 32 with the first of her three new remixes. We kick off the remixes with the first dance one by SRNO, who provides a chill groove remix, but still keeping the smooth R&B chords and beat.…
After emerging in 2013 onto the Afrobeats scene with his huge hit single ‘The Thing’ (Ministry of Sound), Ghanaian musician Atumpan started picking up wider attention and has steadily been building a reputation across Europe with his subsequent singles ‘Baby Mama’ and ‘African Whine’ respectively. His new single ‘Watch Nobody’ has already been building specialist…
DJ Donor is a Dutch Hip Hop DJ, emcee and producer. He shared his stage with a lot of big names in Holland but also with international acts like ONYX. He is well known for his mixes and scratches with bouncing Hip Hop beats on real vinyl and played at all the major venues in…
Netherlands based Below System Records presents ‘Mastermind‘ featuring Chicago emcee Verbal Kent, it,s the second single by German producer Superior, from his upcoming album ‘The Journey’ which is due out this summer. www.facebook.com/superiorprod1 https://twitter.com/Superior_Prod https://soundcloud.com/superior-productions-1 https://twitter.com/BIG_VK1 https://twitter.com/BelowSystem
Moods is back with his latest EP – ‘A Beautiful Mind’ out on Boogie Angst this June supplying his unique blend of warm Electronica, Nu-Disco and Indie Dance with Hip Hop sensibilities. His new offering effortlessly fuses the influences that established him as king of the slow jams with his first releases alongside the more…
King Promise, Fuse ODG and legendary afro-beats producer Killbeatz, join forces on the release of highly captivating and feel-good anthem, ‘Thank God’. The drums and organ open the record with an immediate up-beat rhythm that allows the percussion to glint through between beats, providing the authentic afro-beat magic. King Promise and Fuse ODG compliment each…
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…
It was April, in the year of 1995 when the movie ‘Friday’ was first released and we all loved it. For all the ‘Friday’ fans out there, its been a lot of talks hinting there might be a new movie in the works. As that story unfolds, here’s new music from MTV’s #ArtistToWatch Rooftop ReP…
With his mind and body right, Slangston Hughes puts on for the city of New Orleans in the ‘Champion Song‘ video. Directed by Reel Spotlite Films, it features NOLA based comedian Mark Caesar and the infamous 8 Bit Animal motivating The Connoisseur of Fine Rhyme to return to shape in the music scene. The video’s…
A.M. SNiPER flashes back into the limelight with ‘Hype’, the first single from his forthcoming debut album. The British-Cypriot rapper is renowned for teaming up with some of the biggest names in music across both the UK and US scenes from his base in Ayia Napa (the original hotspot and mainstay for UK Garage, Grime and…
Throwing out the rulebook once again, Cardiff-born Astroid Boys make a hard-hitting return with their unique blend of grime and rap with a DIY punk twist on new single, ‘Fallback’, and its striking visuals. Finding pockets in-between a plethora of genres, the track is a fiery reincarnation of youth culture: culturally aware and artfully produced,…
Multi-Grammy award winner Ziggy Marley releases his sixth solo studio album, ‘Ziggy Marley’, on 20th May via Tuff Gong Worldwide. Recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Ziggy, the new self-titled album marks his first release in two years, following 2014’s critically acclaimed ‘Fly Rasta’, which won the 2015 Grammy award for Best Reggae Album.…
After four years of hard work from putting out free downloadable tribute albums every two weeks in season one, to continuing with monthly tributes and building the collective in season two and three, to completing the 10 part Locations cassette tape series, as well as releasing anniversary albums, LP specials, CD’s and a ‘best of’…
Chris Brown will perform in Croatia this summer for the first time as the newly confirmed headliner for Fresh Island 2016. For the first time ever a headliner will takeover the whole of Zrce beach on a specially built stage in one of the biggest shows the beach has ever seen. Big Narstie returns to…
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…
Adian Coker takes ‘Aim’ and shows what a true marksman he is on his brand new single taken from forthcoming E.P ‘Connect’. A futuristic galaxy of electro synths orbit around an explorative drum beat making way for the entrance of a rock fuelled hook. Adian Coker takes a strong lyrical stance on ‘Aim’, a quality…
It’s been almost a year since rising Portland artist TOPE packed up his bags, dropped the single ‘Miss Me When I’m Gone‘ and moved to Oakland to pursue music full time. Since leaving the City of Roses, TOPE has toured with Gift Of Gab, produced for Slum Village, dropped another classic beat tape in his…
That’s right, you can now get the complete Jazz Jousters Season One for free right HERE or by clicking one of the ten album covers below and going directly to it’s page to download it. If you’re new to our pages and haven’t had the time to scroll through a lot of our archive you’re…
Sadler’s Wells’ groundbreaking festival of Hip Hop dance theater and culture, Breakin’ Convention, is back for the 13th year running. Hosted and curated by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Jonzi D, the festival presents two nights of Hip Hop dance theater performances from the very best international and UK poppers, lockers, house dancers, b-boys and b-girls.…
Baltimore’s Sullee J, just signed with Bogish Brand Ent. releases ‘Bad Habits’ Music Video. A bilingual flow, spitting between Urdu & English, speaking on the battles between culture and politics. Some words extracted from the Hook which Sullee J translates are: “How can I live like this? am I also suppose to break hearts, or…
Junior Reid, Big Youth, Half Pint, Kabaka Pyramid, Jah9, Joining Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry And Max Romeo And A Packed Weekend Of 100’s International Heavyweights, One Love Festival Are Delighted To Announce Their Final UK Festival Headliners Of 2016… JUNIOR REID. Unstoppable force in Reggae and Hip Hop scene on both sides of the Atlantic, will…
New York City based rapper, Skematics, is new to the scene but is no newbie when it comes to Hip Hop. On his latest single, ‘Thou Art God’, the Washington Heights bred MC, shows he can hang with veterans in the game – like the late, Sean Price. The two emcees linked just months before…
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/
MEZZIAH is an explosive urban artist, one that Canada’s rap game has been looking for. His style is not only different, but is still true to his Afro-Canadian roots. Born in Montreal and Migrated to Toronto, his upbringing made him mature very quickly. This 6’6 emcee always had a different view of life. Using pen…
Chisom. (Chisom Uzosike) is a 23-year old producer, rapper and creative director, born in Detroit and raised in Maryland. He’s the eldest son of Nigerian immigrants, and the first in his family born in America. While his father exposed him to music from all corners of Africa in the house, young Chisom. discovered Hip Hop…
Djs From Mars bring us on a trip to India. Their brand new release on Bonerizing Rec. is called ‘VARANASI GHATS’ and it’s strongly influenced by their last Indian tours. The vocal part is a mesmerizing mantra, and the drop features some ethnic drums and percussion from southern Asia. The title of the track mentions…
‘Delayed Gratification‘ is the newest Hip Hop/Soul single from LA-based songstress, Siobhan Heard. It is the first official single from Siobhan Heard’s upcoming album, ‘Love In All Aspects’. The Hip Hop/Soul track was produced by Samantha Purple and released by Tha Blazin Star Productions. www.siobhanheard.com/ www.facebook.com/siobhan.heard/ https://twitter.com/1SiobhanHeard https://soundcloud.com/siobhan-heard https://twitter.com/1SamanthaPurple
PRIZEFIGHTS finds Queens emcee Rock Mecca trying to find the line between fantasy and reality and showing how art affects life on the streets more than ever. Over a banging beat by Jake Palumbo that gives that classic true school feel, and with rising Jamaican dancehall artist Ratigan providing the hook, ‘Prizefights’ has all the…
Much has been said about J Dilla aka Jay Dee’s incredible production skills, and as on Hip Hop’s G.O.A.T.s in that field his talent as an MC has often been overlooked as a result. The innate sense of rhythm that is so evident in his music also shines brightly in his vocal performances, and while…