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Dirty Needles ft. Supastition - Rookie Card (Lyric Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Dirty Needles ft. Supastition – Rookie Card (Lyric Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Cleveland, Ohio-based emcee Dirty Needles is back with his latest track ROOKIE CARD, featuring Atlanta based Supastition The collaboration, a long-held dream for Dirty Needles, showcases his admiration for Supastition’s artistry. The track not only delivers an irresistible beat but also demonstrates Dirty Needles’ lyrical prowess as he holds his own alongside Supastition. Originally intended…

The Cause ft. Niambi J - Empath's Paradise (Music Video) Taken Off: Release Party 2: Empath's Paradise EP (iTunes/Spotify)

The Cause ft. Niambi J – Empath’s Paradise (Music Video) Taken Off: Release Party 2: Empath’s Paradise EP (iTunes/Spotify)

New Jersey-based Hip Hop Artist, The Cause recently dropped the visual to the track EMPATH’S PARADISE, featuring fellow New Jersey-based Niambi J, taken off his recent RELEASE PARTY 2: EMPATH’S PARADISE EP Some of the most poisonous people tend to slither within our closest circles spreading their highly contagious and venomous energy while simultaneously sabotaging…

Leadgeon - Clemency (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Leadgeon – Clemency (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Queens, New York City-based emcee/producer Leadgeon recently released his ten-track album CLEMENCY Leadgeon recently released his new album ‘Clemency‘. The 10-track project features Maine The Medicine, Will Sully, Bottemline, and comes with the skit ‘Catacomb’. ‘Clemency’ shows off Leadgeon’s mastered ability to provide listeners with timeless music, served at insatiable doses of ear candy. True…

Stylistic Murder ft. ONYX - A Lil Funk (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Stylistic Murder ft. ONYX – A Lil Funk (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Dublin, Ireland-based Irish collective Stylistic Murder drop their new track/visual A LIL FUNK, featuring Queens, New York-based Hip Hop legends ONYX Following up on the success of the debut single ‘Represent The Real‘, featuring AZ, O.C. & KRS-One, Stylistic Murder recruited ONYX for their second single ‘A Lil Funk‘. The release is supported by a…

ECHO - Shrooms (Prod. by Jay Fehrman/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

ECHO – Shrooms (Prod. by Jay Fehrman/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Los Angeles-based emcee ECHO recently dropped his latest track SHROOMS, produced by Minnesota-based Jay Fehrman ECHO is back with his latest track ‘Shrooms‘ taken off the forthcoming mixtape EchoisthenameTV Season 11, fully produced by Jay Fehrman. ECHO – Shrooms via iTunes/Spotify Check out the previous EchoisthenameTV Season installments HERE Also, check out Urban Vault Interviews – ECHO…

DJ Shadow - Ozone Scraper (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify) Taken Off: Action Adventure (Album/27th Oct)

DJ Shadow – Ozone Scraper (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify) Taken Off: Action Adventure (Album/27th Oct)

Northern California-based DJ/Producer DJ Shadow drops the visual to his latest track OZONE SCRAPER, taken off his forthcoming album ACTION ADVENTURE DJ Shadow has announced his new album ‘Action Adventure’, out October 27th on Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber. His eighth studio LP, ‘Action Adventure’, finds DJ Shadow continuing to evolve as a producer and songwriter over…

Ruste Juxx x Preed One - UNIFIED FRONTLINE (Cuts by DJ TMB/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Ruste Juxx x Preed One – UNIFIED FRONTLINE (Cuts by DJ TMB/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Brooklyn, New York-based emcee Ruste Juxx & California-based producer Preed One drop their latest track UNIFIED FRONTLINE, with cuts by London, UK-based DJ TMB Ruste Juxx and Preed One release their second single titled ‘UNIFIED FRONTLINE,’ off their upcoming EP (Title TBA). Veteran producer Preed One reaches into his bag of heatrocks as usual and…

Konflik ft. Termanology - Don't Let'Em (Prod. by NasteeLuvzYou/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Konflik ft. Termanology – Don’t Let’Em (Prod. by NasteeLuvzYou/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Boston, Massachusetts-based emcees Konflik & Termanology drop the visual to their track DON’T LET’EM, produced by 10x Platinum engineer/producer NasteeLuvzYou AfterLyfe Music’s Konflik connects with lyrical legend Termanology for a new banger over a NasteeLuvzYou production. ‘Don’t Let’Em‘ is a bar-for-bar reminder for the listener to beware of haters and conspirators. Konflik ft. Termanology –…

Pricy - Zeke (Music Video) Taken Off: My Bad (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Pricy – Zeke (Music Video) Taken Off: My Bad (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Portland, Oregon-based emcee Pricy drops his new self-produced album MY BAD, accompanied by the visual to the track ZEKE, shot on location in New York Hip Hop enthusiasts and music aficionados, brace yourselves for a groundbreaking musical journey as Portland’s very own rap sensation, Pricy, unveils his highly anticipated self-produced album, ‘My Bad’. Bursting onto…

Lexa Terrestrial - X Files (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Lexa Terrestrial – X Files (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based recording artist Lexa Terrestrial recently released her latest thought-provoking track X FILES The energetic and innovative Lexa Terrestrial is back with a bang, dropping her latest single ‘X Files’, a gravity-defying track that takes listeners on a wild ride through the uncharted territories of music. Known for her rapid-fire rapping skills and distinct…

KJ-Wol - Stay Solid (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

KJ-Wol – Stay Solid (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Charleston, South Carolina-based producer KJ-Wol recently released his debut nine-track album STAY SOLID, featuring upcoming artists Dolo Boi, Pak The Rippa, Jxshamar, Kershaw, Lamontra Ham & Jae Lucas  This album is a vibrant homage to the golden era of boom-bap and old-school Hip Hop, infused with KJ-Wol’s unique perspective. With a lineup of exciting collaborators…

Royal Flush & Sean Price ft. Cassidy - B.O.B. (Prod. by Little Vic/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Royal Flush & Sean Price ft. Cassidy – B.O.B. (Prod. by Little Vic/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Queens, New York-based emcee Royal Flush reveals his new track with Sean Price titled B.O.B., featuring Philadelphia-based emcee Cassidy Royal Flush, ‘The Ghetto Millionaire’ is about to give us all something that money can’t buy, A joint album of all-new music with the Late, Great, Sean Price. Produced by emcee/producer, Little Vic, and featuring Cassidy,…

PiFF Penny & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha - Penny For Your Thoughts EP (Audio/Free Download)

PiFF Penny & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha – Penny For Your Thoughts EP (Audio/Free Download)

North Carolina-based emcee PiFF Penny and Netherlands-based producer Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha drop their new PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS EP PiFF Penny & Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha link up for their first collaborative EP ‘Penny For Your Thoughts’, which delivers a boom-bap sound with hyped-up, storytelling, and more smooth tracks! Both PiFF Penny & Skinny…

YOUWIN - Ode To A Boy (Music Video) Taken Off: No Songs Just Thoughts EP (iTunes/Spotify)

YOUWIN – Ode To A Boy (Music Video) Taken Off: No Songs Just Thoughts EP (iTunes/Spotify)

Philadelphia-based emcee YOUWIN drops the visual to the track ODE TO A BOY, taken off his recent NO SONGS JUST THOUGHTS EP YOUWIN presents the Aaron Zimmerman-directed music video for ‘Ode To A Boy’, the Silenthuman-produced single from his new EP ‘No Songs Just Thoughts‘, which also includes production from Wrona, DJ Knick G, Stoic,…

Status The Marlboro Man - Black Phone (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Status The Marlboro Man – Black Phone (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

North Denver, Colorado-based emcee/producer Status The Marlboro Man drops his new track BLACK PHONE ‘Black Phone’, written and produced by Status the Marlboro Man is an instant underground banger from Status. The track is reminiscent of simpler times when MPC-produced beats ruled the radio and rappers had substance. Status writes about the changes in the…

Bugsy H. ft. Matticz - Time To Expand (Prod. by The Nerds Music Productions/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Bugsy H. ft. Matticz – Time To Expand (Prod. by The Nerds Music Productions/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Boston, Massachusetts-based emcee Bugsy H. drops his latest track TIME TO EXPAND, featuring fellow Boston-based emcee Matticz, produced by The Nerds Music Productions Bugsy H. and Matticz connect with the production team The Nerds Music Productions for their new gritty gem, ‘Time To Expand‘. The track intertwines laid-back sample production with a cinematic street tales…

Dredloc Esco - 24 (Prod. by Synchro Beats/Lyric Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Dredloc Esco – 24 (Prod. by Synchro Beats/Lyric Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Florida-based emcee Dredloc Esco presents 24, his new track/visual produced by Synchro Beats The St. Petersburg native has three albums under his belt including ‘Paycation’, ‘Cut 2 Deep’ with Yo Simi, and ‘Color Blind Chopped Not Slopped’ with OG Ron C. Esco also recently released visuals for his single ‘Addresses‘ featuring Cotton Eye Joe. ’24’…

Omen44 ft. Boot Camp Clik (Smif-N-Wessun, Rockness Monsta & Ruste Juxx) - The Package [Da Beatminerz Night Time Remix] (Audio/Spotify)

Omen44 ft. Boot Camp Clik (Smif-N-Wessun, Rockness Monsta & Ruste Juxx) – The Package [Da Beatminerz Night Time Remix] (Audio/Spotify)

New Jersey-based Hip Hop artist Omen44 drops THE PACKAGE [DA BEATMINERZ NIGHT TIME REMIX] featuring the Boot Camp Clik (Smif-N-Wessun, Rockness Monsta & Ruste Juxx) Smif-N-Wessun, Rockness Monsta, and Ruste Juxx of Boot Camp Clik team up with Omen44 for his new Remix ‘The Package [Da Beatminerz Night Time Remix]’ The track, produced by Da…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River & Myka 9 - My Whole Life, Pt. 2 (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River & Myka 9 – My Whole Life, Pt. 2 (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Portland, Oregon-based recording artist Jade River & Los Angeles-based Hip Hop legend Myka 9 present MY WHOLE LIFE, PT. 2 Jade River teams up with Underground Hip Hop Legend Myka 9 for their new masterpiece ‘My Whole Life, Pt. 2‘. It was mixed and mastered by Deeskee for Weightless Audio LA, via Ground Zero Records,…

Dirty Needlz & Bean Lebouc - The OL' DIRTY BEANZ Beat Tape (Audio)

Dirty Needlz & Bean Lebouc – The OL’ DIRTY BEANZ Beat Tape (Audio)

Jersey, Channel Islands-based Hip Hop artists Dirty Needlz & Bean Lebouc have released their debut instrumental collaboration project through Mister Boxer Creates, North Carolina based, DeckHead Records label titled THE OL’ DIRTY BEANZ BEAT TAPE Breakbeats are the foundation of that vintage boom-bap sound. This vibe is still enjoyed and revered to this day. In…

Shemar Pierre - RUSH333 (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Shemar Pierre – RUSH333 (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Pennsylvania-based recording artist Shemar Pierre strides towards avant-garde Alt Hip Hop with his latest single RUSH333 ‘RUSH333’ is the hard-hitting single from innovative creative Shemar Pierre, giving us a small, but formidable glimpse into the mysterious rapper. Resounding kick drums and vocal loops lay the foundation and make a bold impression before Shemar Pierre enters…

MÝA - Moodring [Deluxe Edition] (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

MÝA – Moodring [Deluxe Edition] (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

GRAMMY® Award Winning  MÝA commemorates the 20th anniversary of her MOODRING album with a new digital DELUXE EDITION which includes nine tracks previously unavailable on DSPs GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and pop-culture’s ultimate multi-hyphenate Mýa heralds the 20th anniversary of her gold-certified third full-length album, Moodring, with the release of the special Digital…

Justo the MC & Brelstaff – High (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Prolific Brooklyn, New York rapper Justo the MC & Edinburgh, UK-based producer Brelstaff drop their new track/visual HIGH, via New Dawn Records Justo the MC releases his new album ‘Urban Testimony’ on November 03rd, a collaborative project with UK producer Brelstaff. The entire theme depicts events leading up to and including his curtailed time at…

Tech N9ne - Drill Sergeant (Music Video) Taken Off: BLISS (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Tech N9ne – Drill Sergeant (Music Video) Taken Off: BLISS (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Kansas City Hip Hop legend Tech N9ne elevates once again with his brand-new album BLISS, accompanied by the chilling new visual, which addresses gun violence for the track DRILL SERGEANT Ascending to another stratosphere, chart-topping multi-platinum Hip Hop legend and the most successful independent rapper of all-time Tech N9ne presents his anxiously awaited new full-length…

Mitchy Slick x Sir Veterano - Keep Gettin Money (Music Video) Taken Off: Everybody Hates Mitch (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Mitchy Slick x Sir Veterano – Keep Gettin Money (Music Video) Taken Off: Everybody Hates Mitch (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Southeast, San Diego-based emcee Mitchy Slick presents the Niko Alexzander-directed music video for KEEP GETTIN MONEY, the new single from EVERYBODY HATES MITCH, Mitchy’s new collaboration album with Central Valley, California producer Sir Veterano The ‘Keep Gettin Money’ visual comes on the heels of music videos for ‘Everybody Hates Mitch’ singles ‘Dago Nights‘ and ‘In…

ECHO – Diotima (Prod. by TENJ/Music Video) Taken Off: Rap Philosophi​æ​: Book I (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

ECHO – Diotima (Prod. by TENJ/Music Video) Taken Off: Rap Philosophiæ​: Book I (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Los Angeles-based emcee ECHO recently dropped the visual to his track DIOTIMA, taken off his latest album RAP PHILOSOPHIÆ​: BOOK I ‘Diotima’ produced by San Diego-based TENJ, is the third track/visual to be taken off LA-based Dominican emcee ECHO’s recent album ‘Rap Philosophi​æ​: Book I‘. Each track title on the album is a philosopher’s name…

Empuls, Atmosphere, Copywrite & Bobby J From Rockaway - Prized Horse [Remix] (Prod. by Kount Fif/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Empuls, Atmosphere, Copywrite & Bobby J From Rockaway – Prized Horse [Remix] (Prod. by Kount Fif/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Virginia-based producer Kount Fif drops the visual to his latest track PRIZED HORSE [REMIX], featuring fellow Virginia-based emcee Empuls, Minneapolis-based emcee Slug, Columbus, Ohio-based emcee Copywrite & Rockaway Beach, Queens native Bobby J From Rockaway One evening, an old tribal elder told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My…

Smif-N-Wessun ft. DJ Total Eclipse - BKLYN (Prod. by Ran-Dee/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Smif-N-Wessun ft. DJ Total Eclipse – BKLYN (Prod. by Ran-Dee/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Smif-N-Wessun, also known as Cocoa Brovaz and Tek-N-Steele, are back with a new single that pays homage to their stomping ground BKLYN Together with fellow Brooklynites DJ Total Eclipse (X-Ecutioners) on the cuts and Ran-Dee (Joint Adventure) on the beats, the New York natives come together to deliver a hard-hitting 90’s boom-bap throwback that transports…

MMYYKK - Forbidden Fruit (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

MMYYKK – Forbidden Fruit (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Minneapolis-based musician and instrumentalist MMYYKK recently released his new track FORBIDDEN FRUIT, ahead of his forthcoming album THE MIDST OF THINGS MMYYKK, neo-soul’s high priest and acclaimed musician and instrumentalist, releases a new single ‘Forbidden Fruit’, a dark exploration of a relationship that is ending. With breathtaking attention to detail and a sound that ventures…

Anthony Kannon - Make It Rain (Prod. by Frost Gamble/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Anthony Kannon – Make It Rain (Prod. by Frost Gamble/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Ithaca, New York-based emcee Anthony Kannon and NYC native, Winnipeg, Manitoba-based producer Frost Gamble team up once again on their latest track/visual MAKE IT RAIN “Smoother than Butter Corn”, once again slick flows deliver the jewels as award-winning upstate New York rapper Anthony Kannon returns with the new single ‘Make It Rain‘, the second track…