Ground Zero Records presents SEARING HEAT, a collection of tracks by various artists on Ground Zero Records, Jade River Music & Black Stone of Mecca Records The Bandcamp exclusive mixtape features Wu-Tang Killa Beez, Shaka Amazulu The 7th, Canibus, Ras Kass, Ruste Juxx, SARS, Sean Price, Solomon Childs, Frukwan, Gravediggaz, Killah Priest, Shabazz the Disciple,…
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Ruste Juxx & BigBob – Liquify (Music Video) Taken Off: Culturally Rich (Album/iTunes/Spotify/CD)
Brooklyn, New York-based emcee Ruste Juxx & Canadian producer BigBob recently released the visual to their track LIQUIFIED, taken off their album CULTURALLY RICH, via Elite Sound International Crown Heights Veteran Ruste Juxx aka “The James Brown Of The Underground”, & Visionary Producer Extraordinaire BigBob aka “The White James Brown Of The Underground”, turn the…
Dub MD & The Audible Doctor – EP=MD² EP (Audio)
UK-based Dub MD Promotions & New York-based producer/emcee The Audible Doctor recently dropped their new six-track EP=MD² EP When society goes from targeting the heads of unarmed African Americans to a global surveillance state where voyeurism, gang stalking, and theft are the new normal. ‘EP=MD²’ takes you from 1984 to the current day featuring K-Hill…
BlabberMouf – Proper Impact (Prod. by Truffel/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Heerlen, Netherlands-based emcee BlabberMouf recently released the visual to his track PROPER IMPACT, produced by Amsterdam-based Truffel the Phunky Phaqir ‘Proper Impact‘ was created during the Covid pandemic of 2021. After two years of no gigs during the outbreak, 2022 was a hell of come back year for performing live. Doing 68 gigs across Europe…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Killah Priest – Ragnarok Remixes (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)
Los Angeles-based emcee Killah Priest drops his new RAGNAROK REMIXES album, which contains a non-album bonus track Killah Priest presents the remix version of his ‘Ragnarok’ album, featuring remixes from different producers. The new album features Planet Asia, Hus Kingpin, Timbo King, Hell Razah, Thea Van Seijen, Mega-Powers, Shaka Amazulu The 7th, The Holocaust, Pro The…
Urban Vault Interviews – PPP Rapper
Urban Vault caught up with South Africa-based Trap artist PPP Rapper to ask him some questions about his album THE DREAM STARTED & more… PPP Rapper only started releasing his music to the world a few years ago back in 2017 but his love & passion for music has been brewing for years. Following a…
ILLtemper & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha – Sickelodeon EP (Audio/Free Download)
Netherlands-based emcee ILLtemper & producer Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha are back with their new SICKELODEON EP Voodoo Docterz artists ILLtemper and Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha make everyone ready for flu season with their EP ‘Sickelodeon’. The EP contains boom-bap beats with cartoon samples and grimy, gritty, and hardcore bars. It features Voodoo Docterz fam VersaTilla,…
PPP Rapper – The Dream Started (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
South Africa based Trap artist PPP Rapper presents his eleven-track album THE DREAM STARTED, featuring Young Ttyl, Dark Ave & Philly Montana ‘The Dream Started’ is a fresh new album that brings a whole new dynamic to the Hip Hop industry, offering up ice-cold Trap beats with spoken-word style vocal performance from PPP Rapper himself.…
M-Dot & Revalation – Jump Start [DJ Grazzhoppa Remix] (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Boston, Massachusetts-based emcee/producer M-Dot & Revalation of EMS recently dropped the visual to their DJ Grazzhoppa Remix of JUMP START Boston tag-team cohorts M-Dot & Revalation bring forth yet another street-grizzled offering with the ‘Jump Start Remix‘ courtesy of Gent, Belgium-based DJ Grazzhoppa. The Kane & Abelish pairing unleashes verbal cinema over DJ Grazzhoppa’s venomous…
2nd Generation WU x Snowgoons – God Made (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Staten Island, New York-based 2nd Generation WU (iNTeLL, PXWER, SUN GOD & Y.D.B) & Berlin, Germany-based Hip Hop production team Snowgoons team up on their new track/visual GOD MADE The 2nd Generation WU and the Snowgoons teamed up for this banger titled ‘God Made’. This might be only the start of a crazy project… We…
Easy Star All-Stars x Maxi Priest – Starman (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
NYC-based Reggae group Easy Star All-Stars drop their new track STARMAN, featuring vocals by the Grammy-nominated reggae star Maxi Priest Veteran reggae group Easy Star All-Stars return with the announcement of their newest album, a re-imagined rendition of David Bowie’s classic ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars’, aptly entitled…
Theodore Moon – Seven Swords EP (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Australian recording artist Theodore Moon recently dropped his six-track SEVEN SWORD EP, via Inner Tribe Records Theodore Moon was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. Theodore’s heritage on his mother’s side is of Irish descent, and his father’s side is of the First Nations Pitjantjatjara mob and Afghani descent. Theodore moved to Sydney at…
Snowgoons ft. Benny Holiday, Lord Goat & DJ Tray – Comin’ Through (Prod. by Sicknature/Music Video/Spotify)
Berlin, Germany-based Hip Hop production team Snowgoons team up with Benny Holiday, Lord Goat & DJ Tray on their latest track/visual COMIN’ THROUGH The Snowgoons are kicking 2023 off with a new 1st Of Da Month Single. ‘Comin’ Through’ features Benny Holiday and Nonphixion’s Goretex aka Lord Goat with razor-sharp cuts by DJ Tray. The…
Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha – Guerilla Remixes Vol. 5 (Album/Audio/Free Download)
Nijmegen, Netherlands-based producer Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha recently dropped his latest project titled GUERILLA REMIXES VOL. 5, featuring Slik Jack, Vic Monroe, El Da Sensei, G FAM BLACK, Pacewon, Don Streat & more… Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha returns with his 5th remix album ‘Guerilla Remixes Vol. 5’, containing sixteen remixes from some top-notch underground emcees…
Hel Clecs (Mr Phormula x Lord Willin) – Sound Of Thunder (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Hel Clecs (Mr Phormula & Lord Willin) recently released their new track/visual SOUND OF THUNDER, via Bard Picasso Records Hel Clecs (Welsh language for Spreading Rumours) is the brainchild of pioneering Welsh lyricist/beatboxer Mr Phormula and Rhode Island legend Lord Willin. After the recent success of their previous EP ‘S.A.I.N‘, the duo has returned with…
Urban Vault Exclusive: DaRealMrLee – Brain Fog EP Part One (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Yorkshire-born, Poland-based emcee/producer DaRealMrLee recently released his latest project titled BRAIN FOG EP PART ONE Since last year’s drop of DaRealMrLee’s debut EP ‘Emcee‘, the Yorkshire-born emcee/producer has been hard at work in the LAB. First producing two joint EPs ‘Signalz’/’Mind sweeper’ with the talented Domameno, the spearhead of the SHGE movement out of Las…
BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS (Raf Almighty x Guy Grams x BigBob) ft. Ullnevano – Freelance (Music Video/Cuts by DCypha)
Baltimore-based emcee Raf Almighty, fellow Baltimore-based emcee Guy Grams & Canadian producer BigBob aka BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS drop the visual to their track FREELANCE, featuring Ullnevano BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS returns with a new visual taken from their most recent project ‘The BAG‘. This time they hit the streets of Baltimore with fellow emcee Ullnevano and…
Haadoob – Words From The Wise (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Berlin, Germany-based producer Haadoob drops his new album WORDS FROM THE WISE, via German label Some Such Records Haadoob unearths a conscious boom-bap time capsule featuring all your favorite emcees’ favorite emcees. ‘Words From The Wise‘ is a compilation concept album dropping knowledge on your ears and sounds for your mind. It combines the lyrical…
Mar$ Noel – Major Appreciation (Prod. by BigBob/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Guyana-based emcee Mar$ Noel drops his new track MAJOR APPRECIATION, produced by Toronto-based Big Bob Introducing Elite Sound International’s most recent signee for their first release, avant-garde, and obscure lyricist, Mars Noel pairs with visionary producer BigBob to show major appreciation and give thanks for better opportunities and possibilities. Mars Noel displays his lyrical weaponry as…
Urban Vault Exclusive: American Poets 2099 & School Of The Gifted – Mega-Powers (Prod. by Deeskee/Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Southern California-based American Poets 2099 & International mega Hip Hop collective School Of The Gifted team up on the new album MEGA-POWERS, produced, mixed & mastered by underground Hip Hop legend Deeskee American Poets 2099 (Pro The Leader, Masta of Ceremonies, The Holocaust, Nova-Kane, Bootlace) & School Of The Gifted (Shaka Amazulu The 7th, Napoleon,…
Jehst ft. Confucius MC & Eva Lazarus – One Horse Town (Prod. by Taharka/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
UK Hip Hop legend Jehst recently dropped his latest track ONE HORSE TOWN, featuring London, UK-based emcee Confucius MC & Bristol, UK-based multi-genre artist Eva Lazarus Philosophical, reflective, optimistic: Jehst as the mayor of ‘One Horse Town‘ is the drifter returning to a higher plain. Warmth and a sense of community rise from brass band…
Subcon & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha – The Headcase EP (Audio/Free Download)
Colorado-based emcee Subcon and Nijmegen, Netherlands-based producer Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha team up on their new five-track EP titled THE HEADCASE The EP is full of deep, introspective tracks with emotionally loaded beats. The beats go hand in hand with the vibe that Subcon sets and deliver a perfect canvas for the emcee to paint…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Cappadonna ft. Lounge Lo & Jackpot Scotty Wotty – Since I’ve Been Gone (Prod. by Shaka Amazulu The 7th/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Wu-Tang Clan member Cappadonna drops his latest track SINCE I’VE BEEN GONE, featuring Lounge Lo & Jackpot Scotty Wotty, produced by London, UK-based Shaka Amazulu The 7th Staten Island-based Cappadonna recently released ‘Since I’ve Been Gone’ the first single taken off his forthcoming ‘African Killa Beez’ project produced by Shaka Amazulu The 7th. The track…
Urban Vault Interviews – SoulRocca
Urban Vault caught up with Hamburg, Germany-based veterans Boogiedown Base & 12 Finger Dan aka Soulbrotha, and Munich/Germany-based producer Roccwell, collectively known as SoulRocca to ask them some questions about their new album IN GOOD COMPANY & more… The ‘In Good Company‘ album is a homage to the many Rap classics of the last three…
Snowgoons ft. Reef The Lost Cauze, Sicknature & DJ Illegal – Goon Bap REMIX (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Berlin, Germany-based Hip Hop production team Snowgoons celebrate the anniversary of the release of their GOON BAP album with a brand new remix of the title song featuring Philadelphia-based Reef The Lost Cauze, & the Goons Sicknature & DJ Illegal For the 6th anniversary of their sold-out ‘Goon Bap’ album the Snowgoons are repressing Vinyl,…
Shabaam Sahdeeq x John Jigg$ – TYRANT (Prod. by DJ Goblin/Audio)
Brooklyn, New York-based emcee Shabaam Sahdeeq & Long Island, New York-based John Jigg$ team up on recent their track TYRANT, produced by London, UK-based DJ Goblin Hip Hop powerhouses Shabaam Sahdeeq and John Jigg$ join forces in a new single titled ‘TYRANT ‘produced by DJ Goblin. This barbaric record is already taking over the airwaves…
Marz One & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha – Tha Scheme Of Things EP (Audio/Free Download)
Arizona-based emcee Marz One and Dutch producer Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha recently released their new THA SCHEME OF THINGS EP The two have been working on some stuff together and scheming to create an EP. ‘Tha Scheme Of Things’ is the result. The EP has a 90s-influenced boom-bap backdrop with well-written bars and metaphors. Tha…
Urban Vault Interviews – Acizm
Urban Vault caught up with Brisbane, Australia-based Hip Hop artist Acizm to ask him some questions about his latest release KILLAMAN & more… Acizm addresses hard-hitting topics with a flow and a writing style that is both technical and intellectually stimulating. His raw talent is exceptional. Genius wordplay, impeccable literary techniques, and natural ability to…
BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS (Raf Almighty x Guy Grams x BigBob) ft. Ji Sharp – End Part (Music Video/Cuts by DCypha)
Baltimore-based emcee Raf Almighty, fellow Baltimore-based emcee Guy Grams & Canadian producer BigBob aka BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS drop the visual to their track END PART, featuring Ji Sharp on Guitar & DCypha on the Cuts BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS present their second cunning visual taken from their recently released project, ‘The BAG‘. Raf Almighty & Guy…
SoulRocca ft. QNC – Classic Position (Music Video/Spotify)
Hamburg-based Boogiedown Base and 12 Finger Dan & Munich based Roccwell aka SoulRocca team up with New York-based Q-Ball & Curt Cazal aka QNC for their track/visual CLASSIC POSITION The two D&D Studios emcees Q-Ball & Curt Cazal aka QNC from New York teamed up with SoulRocca for the first video on their upcoming ‘In…
El’Vee – I Don’t Wanna (Music Video) Taken Off: U.A.R EP (iTunes/Spotify)
British-Nigerian twin sister duo El’Vee drop their new EP, U.A.R (UNAPOLOGETIC AFRICAN RHYTHMS) accompanied by the visual to their track I DON’T WANNA Journeying back to the October release of their Afrobeat single ‘Jealousy’, the Nigerian sisters El’Vee (Lilian and Vivian) have been gearing supporters up for their highly anticipated EP named, ‘U.A.R’ (Unapologetic African…
Yawtog – Aso)den (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Ghana-based Drill & Hip Hop artist Yaw Tog drops the visual to his latest track ASO)DEN, filmed in London, UK Yaw Tog is a pioneer of the West African Drill & Hip Hop movement, having received global recognition for his viral breakout hit ‘Sore’. Yaw Tog became a viral sensation for the second time when…
BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS (Raf Almighty x Guy Grams x BigBob) – The BAG (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Baltimore-based emcees Raf Almighty & Guy Grams & Canadian producer BigBob aka BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS recently dropped their new album THE BAG BIG ALMIGHTY RETURN! This time alongside Raf, is fellow comrade, Baltimore rhyme spitter, Guy Grams. They are provided with a grimey soundscape from visionary producer BigBob. Collectively the three have coalesced into ‘The…
Judah The Prince – RISE (Prod. by Lincoln Rossi/Cuts by Tone Spliff/Audio/Spotify)
Boston, Massachusetts-based emcee Krumb Snatcha aka Judah The Prince recently released his track RISE, produced by Brazil-based Lincoln Rossi, with LA-based Tone Spliff on the cuts ‘RISE’ by Judah The Prince [Krumbsnatcha] featuring Tone Spliff, the last bonus cut from ‘Saint Judah‘ warns about the dangers of apathy in the face of exploitation, falling for…
Acizm – KILLAMAN (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Australia-based emcee Acizm recently released the visual to his track KILLAMAN Acizm returns with his signature thought-provoking lyrics and unique flows to deliver ‘KILLAMAN’, the first of an exhilarating three-part audio-visual journey. This release is a prequel to Acizm’s previous video ‘MEDICATED’, a track exploring the dark depths of big pharma. The intense visuals offered…
Napoleon Da Legend – Self-Talk (Music Video) Taken Off: The Colossus Of G.O.A.T.S. (Prod. by Sicknature/Album/iTunes/Spotify)
Copenhagen-based Sicknature presents THE COLOSSUS OF G.O.A.T.S., the latest album by Brooklyn, New York-based emcee Napoleon Da Legend, accompanied by the visual to the track SELF-TALK Napoleon Da Legend releases his fifth solo album ‘The Colossus Of G.O.A.T.S.‘ this year. The project is entirely produced by his SUPA KAIJU partner-in-crime Sicknature of the Snowgoons with…
BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS (Raf Almighty x Guy Grams x BigBob) – 89 (Music Video)
Baltimore-based emcee Raf Almighty, Canadian producer BigBob & fellow Baltimore-based emcee Guy Grams aka BIG ALMIGHTY GRAMS drop the visual to their track 89 Raf Almighty x Guy Grams release the visual for the lead single of the new album ‘The BAG‘, titled ’89’. Raf Almighty of Dirt Platoon & Guy Grams brings you a…
Rockwelz – Year Of The Wolf (Prod. by Lonewolv/Album/Audio)
New York-based emcee Rockwelz recently dropped his new album YEAR OF THE WOLF, produced by Austria-based Lonewolv Acclaimed artist, writer, and producer Rockwelz, returns to the scene with ‘Year of the Wolf’ produced entirely by Lonewolv. “This serves as a nine-shot banger to the dome piece” – Rockwelz. ‘Year of the Wolf’ features heavyweights Ren…
Clouds In A Headlock – Rigmarole (Prod. by Runway 45/Music Video)
Clouds In A Headlock recently released the visual to their track RIGMAROLE, produced by Runway 45 ‘Rigmarole’ is the second single from International Art-Rap Collective Clouds in a Headlock’s debut LP ‘Breakfast in Phantasia’. Production team Runway 45 provides the deeply emotive backdrop in the form of a minimal soulful tapestry anchored in 60’s psychedelia…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Wu-Tang Killa Beez – Brotherhood Of The Wulf, Vol. II: Beta (Prod. by Shaka Amazulu The 7th/Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)
The Wu-Tang Killa Beez recently released their new album BROTHERHOOD OF THE WULF, VOL. II: BETA, produced by UK-based Shaka Amazulu The 7th Wu-Tang Killa Beez presents ‘Brotherhood of the Wulf, Vol. II: Beta’ featuring Ras Kass, Rusty Juxx, Napoleon, Havoc, Timbo King, Sadat X, Styles P, Sars, Solomon Childs, Canibus, Shabazz the Disciple, Killah…