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Hip Hop fans who will salivate at this reissue likely already know some of the backstory: in 1995, worldwide Wu-Tang frenzy was at an all-time high. First, of course, there had been the Wu-Tang’s epic 1993 debut ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’, which changed the shape of Hip Hop to come, with ripples that still…
Cashtastic returns with new music video and free download for his latest release ‘From Long Time’. The young MC releases this new music whilst recording for a new mixtape, set for release in 2016 entitled ‘UKBA (Understanding Knowledge Brings Answers)’. “From Long Time is taken from my new unreleased mixtape UKBA. The song was produced,…
Having already gained support working with artists such as Kid Cudi, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Wu Tang Clan (among other huge names), Losty is set to follow up his highly successful single, ‘Millionare’. Sydney’s longest running resident MC, with a total of 8 years under his belt, is back with his latest track, ‘No Plan…
Check out the new Wu-Tang posse cut, taken from Bugsy Da God’s new album ‘Camouflage Disciple‘. In 2011 Bugsy released his debut ‘The Terrorist Advocate‘ to critical acclaim and has toured the world with ‘Napalm Recordings’ label boss Dom Pachino. The single, ‘Skill Mathematics’ features Masta Killa, Prodigal Sunn & Shyheim and was produced by…
Rising Chicago rapper G Herbo (FKA Lil Herb) premieres ‘Lord Knows’, his powerhouse collaboration featuring Joey Bada$$ with production by Metro Boomin. The track premiered via The FADER. “‘Lord Knows’ which finds the two youngsters trading unflinching bars- Got some problem only Lord knows, sometimes I need a break but I got more shows, Herb…
‘All Across The City’ is the 4th visual from rapper P.SEIZE off his recently released LP ‘A SERIES OF UNNOTICED EVENTS’. “Talk it how you live it, I’m all across the city with it”. This hard hitting track with production from singer, song writer and producer ASTRAY (Shady Records/ Universal Music publishing group) from Detroit…
Britain’s premier Hip Hop and grime tastemaker DJ Charlie Sloth returns with his annual compilation instalment. Hood Heat Vol. II is set for release on 11th December through Naughty Boy’s imprint on Virgin Records. Celebrating Charlie’s second year heading up BBC Radio 1’s legendary Rap Show which broadcasts on Radio 1 and 1Xtra from 10pm…
With his new heater ‘I Get Up’, Autoerotique continues to prove that his sound design is among the strongest in the game. After years of producing massive electro house tracks, the Toronto native has redefined his already stellar sound to create deep, innovative tunes of epic proportions. With its dark bassline and bubbling house backbeat,…
After the standout success of the Toddla T Sound at this years Notting Hill Carnival, Toddla will be bringing his unique take on the world famous London street party indoors with all the colour and energy of summer but in winter! Toddla is renowned for his eclectic curation and regularly features globally renowned artists across…
With a year of strong releases from many of rap’s heavyweights, Toronto upstart SYPH looks to establish himself not just as a player in the game, but as the future of the genre with the release of his debut mixtape ‘Rookie of the Year’. Across the 13-track mixtape, the Mississauga native has enlisted guest features…
Fresh off of a win in 2015’s Toronto Independent Music Awards (Best Urban category), Canadian emcee, Es, delivers an emotionally charged new single (DJ Pack) and video entitled ‘Fact Remains’. Here is what he had to say about it… “This new song speaks to the usually uncomfortable topic of race relations. It was inspired by…
ETC!ETC! and Salvatore Gannaci have teamed up to flawlessly harvest the sounds of dancehall and moombahton for their Dim Mak debut collaboration ‘Money’. As the lead single off ETC!ETC!’s forthcoming Wicked EP, due out later this year, the track is a musical interpretation of Wall Street’s iconic Charging Bull sculpture. Interweaving a subtle orchestral hymn…
Back with another conceptual audible incarnation (previously ‘Fresh Gordon‘), Delaware denizen FreshfromDE (formerly dFresh) this time around embodies the fictional Ian Fleming character known as 007. In the extremely catchy concept single ‘Aston Martin’ produced by Dutch beatsmith Roca Beats, in concurrence with last weeks motion picture release of ‘SPECTRE’. This particular single is taken…
The Universal Zulu Nation (UZN) is an international world Hip Hop movement founded by Afrika Bambaataa. They are a group of artists, performers and community activists who have created and used Hip Hop culture for over 40 years as a vehicle for positive change. Initially the founding Kings and Queens wanted to bring about change…
‘Applied Rhyme’ is the newest single released off of Trademark Blud’s ‘Blud on the Brain‘ album on Platformz Records. Following in the footsteps of the crowd favorite ‘PMA’ and the highly acclaimed debut single and video ‘The Demon’, ‘Applied Rhyme’ gives us a glimpse into a happier and more relaxed Trademark. Flowing over a smooth…
London based Nigerian duo YFS – made up of Hakeem and Esdee – are undeniably one of the most exciting new and emerging Afrobeats duo to emerge on the African music scene in recent times. Following on from their recent acclaimed singles ‘Gbaskidibo’, ‘Ale’ and ‘Da Dance’, the exciting new duo are proud to debut…
UK R&B/Hip Hop Artist Jake Aldridge, re-unites with his childhood friend Kelly Jenns, for this emotionally charged Hip Hop track about love, betrayal and Restoration. The brand new single features production from the California based Johann Elliott. Jake’s new single, promises to be the best work of his 10-year career and it doesn’t fail to…
A self-made vocalist, songwriter, art director, stylist and model, Marz Léon sees herself as an alien loner trying to make sense of this corrupt world. Everything we see and hear from the Los Angeles native has her own input deeply embedded into it, from the clothes she chooses to wear to the beats she sings…
Check out the new music video from London based artist Loick Essien for ‘Too Grown’ featuring Wretch 32. The track was internationally produced by Wizzy Wow x SRNO x Benji Flow and is also available as a FREE DOWNLOAD. www.facebook.com/LoickEssien https://twitter.com/LoickEssien https://soundcloud.com/loickessienofficial www.wretch32.com/ https://twitter.com/Wretch32 https://twitter.com/wizzywow https://twitter.com/prodbySerrano https://twitter.com/Benjiflow_
A forgotten ancient world of bloodstained samurai swords and majestic sunsets over desert landscapes, ASM’s third album, ‘The Jade Amulet’, is their Magnus Opus. Imagine a Quentin Tarantino movie set in ancient Greece and scored by Ennio Morricone and A Tribe Called Quest. ASM is principally composed of MC’s Green and FP and DJ/Producer Fade.…
Guilty Simpson and UK producer Stone Tone have teamed up to deliver an inspirational track about staying focused on the prize, not letting haters get in the way and watching out for snakes in the grass to achieve the ultimate goal: Greatness. The artwork is inspired by Caravaggio’s works on defying the odds and becoming…
UK champion djs Matman & Daredevil hit you off with another 90 min show packed full of high quality new Hip Hop from both sides of the atlantic to keep you bouncin’ this autumn! Featuring brand new music from the likes of The Game, Nas, Dam Funk, Q-Tip, Run The Jewels, Mos Def, J Dilla,…
Edgar Sekloka (alias Suga) is a french born author-composer-rapper with cameroonian-beninese origins. At high school, he decided to build a home studio with Kumotronic, a friend beatmaker, to get beats that suits him best. Edgar is also a writer and in 2008, he released his firt novel ‘coffee’ (Editions Sarbacane) and the second ‘Adulte à présent’…
His third and newest album, Art On Fire!!, displays a true visionary at work by turning instruments upside down, flipping soul samples into full-driven punk records, and taking music into an unexplored territory yet to be heard. This is an album where passion is shown in the work through compositions that took nearly ten years…
The legendary UK Beatbox Championships unveils over 15 unprecedented live performers and hosts for it’s 10th anniversary celebrations and it’s biggest event to date, a high energy 2-part spectacular supported by Relentless Energy Drink at London’s iconic Clapham Grand on Saturday 7th November. This one off special show will feature some of today’s best-loved heavyweight…
urbanvault.co.uk have hooked up with our friends at Concrete PR to give give one lucky reader/fan the chance to win guest list entry for two to the The Bass Music Awards in Association with PlayStation Music & Skiddle and All Night After Party at the Ministry Of Sound, London on the 12th of November 2015.…
After remixing the likes of Giggs, Zebra Katz, and Kings Of Leon under various pseudonyms, as well as producing Maidays ‘Wish You’d Met Me First’ (which hit the hype machine number one earlier this year), North London producer ARRWS was ready to unleash his original work. ‘The Fall‘ features Australian Indie duo Ginger & The…
Negril, Jamaica/Montreal,Canada rapper/producer Jonathan Emile presents ‘The Lover/Fighter Document’, his new album featuring Kendrick Lamar, Murs (watch the music video for ‘End Of The World‘), Buckshot (watch the music video for ‘The Century‘), Kim Richardson, Tek Luciano, Natasha Marie and Ashley Rose. Emile was in the hospital fighting cancer when he created his philosophy of…
This massive event will take place at the world famous Ministry of Sound venue in London voted ‘the worlds best sound system’ 4 year’s in a row. We will be showcasing all the sounds, styles and flavours that we know and love across 4 rooms, 2 floors, VIP bars and large outdoor heated courtyard. With…
Remixing Troy Ave’s recently dropped single ‘Bang Bang’, Manny Rite drops a video to go along with the audio he released late this summer. In this current visual he creatively reps where he’s from while receiving a cosign from the recent twitter sensation Norm Kelly, also a Scarborough native himself. This visual displays Manny as…
We would like to introduce the latest signing to the MJM line up as Dutch producer Says Who? steps up to the table with his Directions EP which showcases ten instrumentals tracks that have a foundation of Hip Hop, and strong influences of Jazz and Soul. Says Who? says “..I wanted to make music that…
In response to the current refugee crisis and the number of displaced Syrians fleeing for their lives across the world, #GrimeAid are proud to host a one off live music event at THE NEST on October 19th to show support for the cause. The night, hosted by Beats1 and PlayIt Show’s Julie Adenuga, comprises a…
Scott Ramirez creates a mad alternative blend of contemporary Hip Hop from all coasts. Educated from hallowed rap traditions meshed with a forward-thinking guerrilla focus, Ramirez has cultivated the art of slanging linguistics over break-beats & 808’s whereby he catalogs the pursuit of the good life in a rapidly gentrified Toronto as a Filipino Canadian.…
Urban Vault caught up with Dutch producer SAYS WHO? to ask him some questions about his music, collaborations and inspirations, prior to the release of his new EP ‘Directions’ out today (11/10/2015)… Says Who? is a producer from Middelburg, The Netherlands. His passion for music already started as a young child when he was playing drums. He…
Urban Vault caught up with Dutch songstress SAAL to ask her some questions about her music, inspirations and collaborations, prior to the release of her debut release ‘Signs’ out October 9th… Of Dutch and Indian descent with a proportion of her family residing in South America, SAAL needn’t look far for styles to influence her sound.…
Millennium Jazz Music & HHV.de presents ‘The Vault’, the long overdue compilation that see’s the Jazz Jousters first appearance on vinyl + another limited cassette for the collectors out there. Gadget picked 25 of the most sought after Jousters instrumentals to showcase over an hours worth of music from the MJM collective’s catalogue with features…
First up to put their spin on NKOSI’s new track ‘White Gold’ is Finland’s Roisto, who gained notoriety earlier this year with his EP ‘Apart in Love, which caught the attention of the likes Thump, Earmilk and Data Transmission. Roisto has taken ‘White Gold’ and doused it in balearic spirit. With a bend of disco…
‘Signs’ is the debut single to come from eclectic underground artist ‘SAAL’. Pulling together Eastern and Western influences she is an artist that needs not only to be seen or heard, but experienced. Compared by the industry to Kate Bush and PJ Harvey; SAAL combines styles, breaks genres and experiments with her sweeping vocal range…
Check out the official video for HOURGLASS, WHO I AM & BOUT IT, by Vancouver based artist Tom MacDonald ‘Hourglass’ is the first single from Tom MacDonald’s upcoming album, slated for release in later this year. ‘Who I Am’ & ‘Bout It’ are the first two singles from Tom MacDonald’s upcoming mixtape, also slated for release…
VLXL, Emcee, Via Linez & Producer, Lyve, both hail from Toronto, Canada, with an established resume in their respective solo careers. After collaborating in 2008 they began to build and structure numerous hit Singles which has now spawned into their new LP. VLXL follow-up with their 2nd Single ’77 off their ‘TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES, & FLIGHTS’ LP.…