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II Tone - Feels Good (Prod. by DJ Squeeky/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

II Tone – Feels Good (Prod. by DJ Squeeky/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

South Memphis, Tennessee-based II Tone recently released his latest track/visual FEELS GOOD, produced by fellow Memphis-based DJ Squeeky Emphatically commencing 2024 following a successful 2023, II Tone opens his new year catalogue with the rap single ‘Feels Good’, an ideal Hip Hop track with inch-perfect production provided by the musical mastermind DJ Squeeky, incredible mix…

Omen44 ft. Shadow The Great & Raz Fresco - Culture Pusher (Prod. by Budamunk/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Omen44 ft. Shadow The Great & Raz Fresco – Culture Pusher (Prod. by Budamunk/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

New Jersey-based Hip Hop artist Omen44 recently released the visual to his track CULTURE PUSHER, featuring Brooklyn, New York-based Shadow The Great & Canada’s Raz Fresco Following the heels of ‘Plug‘ featuring Tragedy Khadafi and Big Twins, Omen44 is back with a new collaboration ‘Culture Pusher‘, featuring Japan’s very own Budamunk along with Raz Fresco…

Copywrite - Green Screen (Prod. by Evidence/Music Video) Taken Off: T.H.E. Last Supper (Album/01st March)

Copywrite – Green Screen (Prod. by Evidence/Music Video) Taken Off: T.H.E. Last Supper (Album/01st March)

Columbus, Ohio-based emcee Copywrite drops the visual to his track GREEN SCREEN, produced by Los Angeles-based artist Evidence This is the second single from my new album, ‘T.H.E. Last Supper‘ dropping this March on Man Bites Dog Records. I enlisted Evidence for the production on this track and my brother DJ Ceven killed the scratches…

Vic Shadez - CRAZY (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Vic Shadez – CRAZY (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

New Jersey-based emcee/producer Vic Shadez recently released the visual to his track CRAZY, ahead of his forthcoming album TIMETRAVELER What is reality? The simple answer: the truth. What is perception? How something is interpreted, or understood, meaning though perception is not reality, it can become someone’s unequivocal reality, controlling how one views the truth. Vic…

Dynas x Jah Freedom ft. Money Mogly & Shottie - Spaghetti (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Dynas x Jah Freedom ft. Money Mogly & Shottie – Spaghetti (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Miami, Florida-based emcee Dynas recently released SPAGHETTI, the 3rd single off the Dynas x Jah Freedom collaborative CALLALOO AND COLLARDS EP, featuring Miami lyrical heavyweights Mogly and Shottie Immerse yourself in the darkness with ‘Spaghetti’, a menacing collaboration of Legendary emcee Dynas and the mad scientist Jah Freedom featuring Money Mogly and Shottie. The track…

M-Dot ft. Revalation - You and You (Prod. by M-Phazes/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

M-Dot ft. Revalation – You And You (Prod. by M-Phazes/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Boston, Massachusetts-based emcee/producer M-Dot & Revalation of EMS drop the visual to their track YOU AND YOU, produced by Los Angeles-based M-Phazes M-Dot starts off the new year the same way he left off last year, with a brand new music video. This time, he connects with long-time EMS ally Revalation for ‘You and You‘…

Daemon - Three Years Sober (Prod. by Troglodyte The Neanderthal/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Daemon – Three Years Sober (Prod. by Troglodyte The Neanderthal/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

St. Louis, Missouri-based emcee Daemon recently released the visual to his track THREE YEARS SOBER, produced by fellow St. Louis-based Troglodyte The Neanderthal Daemon presents the Digital Co-Op-directed video for ‘Three Years Sober’, which continues a string of releases from Daemon as of late, including ‘Comfortable‘, ‘ROTN – Inertia‘, ‘Credit Check‘, ‘Elevation‘, and ‘Vader‘. Daemon…

Tre-Dot - Only You x Blood Sweat N Tears (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Tre-Dot – Only You x Blood Sweat N Tears (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

North Carolina-based established adult-contemporary Hip Hop artist Tre-Dot drops back-to-back singles ONLY YOU & BLOOD SWEAT N TEARS ‘Only You’ flows with a captivating blend of 70’s soul and a vintage Hip Hop flow (without sounding dated). Tre-Dot leaves a lasting impression for listeners to decipher if only you refer to love, life, music, etc. Whatever…

IAMISEE & DJ IRON - Phantom X (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

IAMISEE & DJ IRON – Phantom X (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Philadelphia-born, Atlanta-based veteran emcee/producer IAMISEE & Belgium-based DJ IRON recently released their thirteen-track album, PHANTOM X ‘Phantom X’, the collaborative album by IAMISEE and DJ IRON, was initially started back in the summer of 2013 and was finally completed shortly after the pandemic hit the world back in 2020. Sonically DJ IRON fuses classic Hip…

V Knuckles - The Next Chapter (Prod. by Phoniks/Music Video/Album/iTunes/Spotify)

V Knuckles – The Next Chapter (Prod. by Phoniks/Music Video/Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Boston/Cambridge, Massachusetts-based V Knuckles (N.B.S.) & Portland, Maine beatsmith Phoniks recently dropped the Chow Films directed visual for their track THE NEXT CHAPTER V Knuckles and Phoniks present the new visuals for ‘The Next Chapter’, the title track for the album by this East Coast dynamic duo. Directed By Chow Films, this is Real Hip …

ECHO – EchoisthenameTV Season 12 (Prod. by KHEYZINE/Audio/Mixtape/iTunes/Spotify)

ECHO – EchoisthenameTV Season 12 (Prod. by KHEYZINE/Audio/Mixtape/iTunes/Spotify)

Los Angeles-based emcee ECHO drops his new ECHOISTHENAMETV SEASON 12 mixtape, produced by Bordeaux, France-based KHEYZINE Los Angeles-based emcee ECHO drops his new EchoisthenameTV Season 12 mixtape, which is fully produced by KHEYZINE, featuring the recent single ‘Originoo Gun Clappaz’. ECHO & KHEYZINE ” ECHOISTHENAME TV SEASON 12 ” by KHEYZINE ECHO – EchoisthenameTV Season…

Rockwelz X Nam Nitty - LL2j (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Rockwelz X Nam Nitty – LL2j (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

New York-based emcee Rockwelz recently dropped his new album LL2J, fellow New York-based produced by Nam Nitty It’s been said that lightning strikes twice…NY indie artist Rockwelz heard and listened to his worldwide fan base and unveiled the highly anticipated sequel ‘LL2j.’ The 9-track project is entirely produced by label mate Nam Nitty and features…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Gen-3 (Shaka Amazulu The 7th & Holy Smokes) - G3N0C1D3 (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Gen-3 (Shaka Amazulu The 7th & Holy Smokes) – G3N0C1D3 (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Ground Zero Records presents Shaka Amazulu The 7th & Holy Smokes aka Gen-3’s latest album G3N0C1D3 ‘G3N0C1D3’ features Papa Wu, Black Rose Kartel, Daddy Rose, Lord Salaudiin, DJ Flipside, School of the Gifted, Napoleon, Solomon Childs, Ancient COINS, Armel The Great, Spanky Splash, 9th Prince & The Holocaust. Gen-3 is made up of Wu-Tang affiliate…

Status The Marlboro Man - S.F.Y.L. (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Status The Marlboro Man – S.F.Y.L. (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

North Denver, Colorado-based emcee/producer Status The Marlboro Man drops S.F.Y.L., taken off of his new KNOTS FERATU EP ‘SFYL’ aka ‘Screaming For Four Life’, written and Produced by Status The Marlboro Man is Available Now on All digital platforms. No-nonsense production and deep lyrics give this underground classic a level of maturity not heard in…

M-Dot - Done (Prod. by Apollo Brown/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

M-Dot – Done (Prod. by Apollo Brown/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Renowned Boston, Massachusetts-based Hip Hop artist M-Dot drops the visual to his track DONE, produced by Detroit’s own Apollo Brown M-Dot continues to cement his reputation as a consistent force in the industry. Fresh off his nomination for ‘Most Consistent’ at the 2023 Hip Hop New England Awards and honored as one of ‘Boston’s Top…

Omen44 ft. Tragedy Khadafi x Big Twins - Plug (Prod. by DJ Scratch Nice/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Omen44 ft. Tragedy Khadafi x Big Twins – Plug (Prod. by DJ Scratch Nice/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

New Jersey-based Hip Hop artist Omen44 recently released his latest track/visual PLUG, featuring Tragedy Khadafi & Big Twins, produced by DJ Scratch Nice Queensbridge Projects legend Tragedy Khadafi along with Big Twins (Infamous Mobb) join Omen44 in the new single/visual ‘Plug‘. The national/international Hip Hop veteran embodies the essence of the plug before it was…

ECHO - Originoo Gun Clappaz (Prod. by Kheyzine/Audio)

ECHO – Originoo Gun Clappaz (Prod. by KHEYZINE/Audio)

Los Angeles-based emcee ECHO drops his latest track ORIGINOO GUN CLAPPAZ, produced by Bordeaux, France-based KHEYZINE The new single ‘Originoo Gun Clappaz’ is taken off the upcoming EchoisthenameTV Season 12 mixtape, which is fully produced by KHEYZINE. Originoo Gun Clappaz by ECHO Check out the previous EchoisthenameTV Season installments HERE Also, check out Urban Vault Interviews…

J57 - If I Should Wake Before I Die (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

J57 – If I Should Wake Before I Die (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Brooklyn, New York-based rapper and producer J57 recently released his IF I SHOULD WAKE BEFORE I DIE album J57 is back with a self-produced, featureless boom-bap project titled ‘If I Should Wake Before I Die‘ which is now available on all streaming platforms via FiveSe7en Collective/Chavez Sound/Soulspazm! This project is dedicated to J’s late friend…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River - Rise [Deluxe Edition] (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River – Rise [Deluxe Edition] (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Ground Zero Records presents Portland, Oregon-based producer Jade River’s DELUXE VERSION of his album RISE ‘Rise [Deluxe Edition]‘ is a selection of Jade Rivers’s releases from 2020 to present all on one album. Mixed and mastered by Deeskee for Weightless Audio LA, and marketed by Ground Zero Entertainment PDX. Jade River – Rise [Deluxe Edition]…

Too Familiar ft. Solomon Childs - Declare War (Prod. by djcharlibnzoo/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Too Familiar ft. Solomon Childs – Declare War (Prod. by djcharlibnzoo/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Roosevelt Island, New York-based emcee Too Familiar recently dropped his new track DECLARE WAR, featuring Staten Island, New York-based emcee Solomon Childs, produced by Switzerland-based djcharlibnzoo ‘Declare War’ is Too Familiar’s new single taken off his anticipated upcoming project ‘Transition’, which is planned for early 2024. The new release is in collaboration with the GOD…

Urban Vault Exclusive: School Of The Gifted - Semester V: Dialog (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: School Of The Gifted – Semester V: Dialog (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Ground Zero Records presents the International mega Hip Hop collective School Of The Gifted’s new eleven-track album SEMESTER V: DIALOG ‘Semester Vol. V’ (5) presents Dialogs of the School of the Gifted members, which exhibits solo tracks, Schools within Schools, and sub-groups within groups with his release. No Features, strictly School members ONLY! Sub-groups: BlacKula…

Freddie Black ft. King Hansom - Piensalo (Prod. by McTeMatico/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Freddie Black ft. King Hansom – Piensalo (Prod. by McTeMatico/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Newport, Rhode Island-based emcee Freddie Black recently released his new track PIENSALO (Think About It), featuring fellow Rhode Island-based King Hansom ‘Piensalo’ is an electrifying Hip Hop single crafted by the dynamic duo of Freddie Black and King Hansom, with production wizardry by McTamatico out of Venezuela. This track encapsulates the raw essence of boom-bap…

Shabaam Sahdeeq & John Jigg$ - Don't Feed The Bears (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Shabaam Sahdeeq & John Jigg$ – Don’t Feed The Bears (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Brooklyn, New York-based emcee Shabaam Sahdeeq & Long Island, New York-based John Jigg$ recently dropped their new album DON’T FEED THE BEARS Shabaam Sahdeeq and John Jigg$ join forces for the ultimate collaboration titled ‘Don’t Feed The Bears’. Their first single ‘Tyrant‘ was a smash hit and was just a sample of the feast being…

Team Demo Music ft. MC Eiht & MONTAGE ØNE - Creep (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Team Demo Music ft. MC Eiht & Montage Øne – Creep (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Alexandria, Virginia-based Team Demo Music presents CREEP, featuring Compton, CA based MC Eiht & Los Angeles based Montage Øne Take a trip to the West Coast on Team Demo’s latest single, ‘Creep‘, a low-key funky banger featuring dope verses from MC Eiht and Montage Øne. From the sing-song hook to the bass-driven production, the track…

Def-I - Blue Hour Remixes (Remixed by Ariano/Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Def-i – Blue Hour Remixes (Remixed by Ariano/Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

New Mexico-based emcee Def-i & Southern California-based recording artist/producer Ariano recently released their BLUE HOUR REMIXES album How do you process pain and loss? How do you show the world that you are healing? For Def-i, one of New Mexico’s inspiring artists, the answer is through music. No stranger to lyrical acrobatics with penetrating content,…

Preed One & Blame One ft. DJ TMB - Sinister (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Preed One & Blame One ft. DJ TMB – Sinister (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Panorama City, California-based producer Preed One recently dropped his latest track SINISTER, featuring San Diego emcee Blame One & London, UK-based DJ TMB on the cuts On ‘Sinister‘producer Preed One links up with emcee Blame One, throughout the last few years, the duo has recorded about fifty songs, this is the first single, with many…

Copywrite ft. Mickey Factz - Mixtapes In My Sleep (Prod. by DJ Swab/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Copywrite ft. Mickey Factz – Mixtapes In My Sleep (Prod. by DJ Swab/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Columbus, Ohio-based emcee Copywrite is back the visual to his track MIXTAPES IN MY SLEEP, featuring New York-based Mickey Factz, produced by Denmark-based DJ Swab “The year was 2013, I was serving 6 months for physically assaulting an officer of the law. During one particular night, I had awoken from my slumber to urinate but…

J. Quinn - I.T.M.O.J.Q (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

J. Quinn – I.T.M.O.J.Q (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Memphis, Tennessee-based recording artist J. Quinn recently released his debut album I.T.M.O.J.Q, featuring Fabo & GlocKianna The Rap/R&B album ‘I.T.M.O.J.Q’ marks the introduction of J. Quinn, who takes the mic to intricately touch on the harsh realities of life. Listen up as J. Quinn ties themes of bills, unsatisfying jobs, stress, and passion together with…

Blazy Green x Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha - Bonez Brigade EP (Audio)

Blazy Green x Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha – Bonez Brigade EP (Audio)

San Antonio, Texas based emcee Blazy Green & Dutch producer Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha recently released their new BONEZ BRIGADE EP Blazy Green and Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha link up for their first collaborative EP ‘Bonez Brigade’. The two artists have been working since 2015, so it was time for an EP. ‘Bonez Brigade’ contains…