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Stu Bangas & Goon Union ft. RJ Payne - Fish Food (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Stu Bangas & Goon Union ft. RJ Payne – Fish Food (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Providence, Rhode Island-based emcee trio Goon Union & Boston based producer Stu Bangas drop their new track/visual FISH FOOD, featuring New York-based RJ Payne Lord Willin, Redd Rebel & Wolfman Jeckyll join forces to form Goon Union and release their first single ‘Fish Food‘ featuring underground phenom RJ Payne. The emcees take turns trading barbaric…

V Knuckles ft. Termanology - The Game (Prod. by Phoniks/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

V Knuckles ft. Termanology – The Game (Prod. by Phoniks/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

One half of the Hip Hop duo N.B.S., V Knuckles is back with his latest track THE GAME, featuring Boston based emcee Termanology Cambridge, MA Rap titan V Knuckles drops ‘The Game‘ a new single featuring Massachusetts Rhyme kingpin Termanology, backed by smooth & soulful production from Portland, Maine-based Phoniks. The top-tier lyrical prowess of…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Killah Priest & The Holocaust (Warcloud) - Savage Sanctuary (Album/Audio Premiere/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Killah Priest & The Holocaust (Warcloud) – Savage Sanctuary (Album/Audio Premiere/Spotify)

Killah Priest & The Holocaust (aka Warcloud) drop their new album SAVAGE SANCTUARY, via Black Stone of Mecca Records/Know the Names & marketed by Ground Zero Entertainment PDX Fans have been pairing Killah Priest vs The Holocaust for over a decade now, only right to bring them together on ‘Sanctuary Savage’, this is the title…

G FAM BLACK - Foul Features 2 (Album/Audio/Free Download)

G FAM BLACK – Foul Features 2 (Album/Audio/Free Download)

Brockton, Massachusetts-based emcee G FAM BLACK drops his new album FOUL FEATURES 2, featuring Mathias (CLOAQxDAGGER), I​.​N​.​F, BoFaat, Street Da Villan, Mike Titan, Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha & more… G FAM BLACK linked with eight different producers and eight different emcees to put ‘Foul Features 2’ together. Each track has a different producer and feature…

Shabaam Sahdeeq & Nick Wiz - Just Do It (Music Video) Taken Off: Cabin Fever (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Shabaam Sahdeeq & Nick Wiz – Just Do It (Music Video) Taken Off: Cabin Fever (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Brooklyn, New York-based emcee Shabaam Sahdeeq & producer Nick Wiz drop the visual to their track JUST DO IT, taken off their recent album CABIN FEVER Shabaam Sahdeeq & Nick Wiz release a second visual from their critically acclaimed album ‘Cabin Fever’ produced entirely by Nick Wiz. The refreshing visual highlights the Hip Hop icon…

Rock Mecca ft. Killah Priest & D.V. Alias Khryst - Crush Your Enemies Totally (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Rock Mecca ft. Killah Priest & D.V. Alias Khryst – Crush Your Enemies Totally (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Queens, New York-based emcee Rock Mecca recently released his latest track CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES TOTALLY, Los Angeles based emcee Killah Priest & Brooklyn based D.V. Alias Khryst SpaceLAB Recordings in association with Rebel Vein Entertainment & Soulspazm Records presents ‘Crush Your Enemies Totally’, the latest single off Queens emcee supreme Rock Mecca’s upcoming EP ‘Rise…

Brutal Caesar ft. Craig G, Doap Nixon & M-Dot - Changing Of Times (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Brutal Caesar ft. Craig G, Doap Nixon & M-Dot – Changing Of Times (Audio/iTunes/Spotify) Taken Off: Caes Kalpurnia (Album)

Texas-based UK producer Brutal Caesar drops his latest track CHANGING OF TIMES, featuring Craig G, Doap Nixon & M-Dot, taken off his new album CAES KALPURNIA Producer Brutal Caesar shares his latest single ‘Changing Of Times’ featuring legendary Juice Crew member Craig G, Doap Nixon (A.O.T.P.) & acclaimed Boston wordsmith M-Dot (EMS). The track showcases…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River - Cybernetic, Pt. 2 (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River – Cybernetic, Pt. 2 (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Portland, Oregon-based producer/emcee Jade River drops his latest track CYBERNETIC, PT. 2 ‘Cybernetic, Pt. 2‘ is the latest track from producer/emcee Jade River, via Ground Zero Records marketed by Ground Zero Entertainment PDX. Jade River – Cybernetic, Pt. 2 via iTunes/Spotify www.facebook.com/jaderivermusic https://twitter.com/jaderivermusic https://soundcloud.com/jaderivermusic https://instagram.com/jaderivermusic www.facebook.com/groundzero.pdx https://twitter.com/groundzeropdx https://soundcloud.com/groundzerorecordsportland https://instagram.com/groundzerorecordspdx

UnXpectedBeatz - Pearly & Bullshit (Audio/Free Download)

UnXpectedBeatz – Pearly & Bullshit (Audio/Free Download)

Jersey, Channel Islands, based instrumental Hip Hop trio UnXpectedBeatz recently dropped their latest track PEARLY & BULLSHIT via United Elementz ‘Pearly & Bullshit’ is the second single from Hip Hop trio UnXpectedBeatz aka Dirty Needlz, Eirenicon, and Bean Lebouc. The track is a tribute to the late-great Christopher ‘The Notorious B.I.G.’ Wallace, who was murdered…

K-Hill ft. Chant & V8ga - Peanut Butter Whiskey (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

K-Hill ft. Chant & V8ga – Peanut Butter Whiskey (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Raleigh, North Carolina based emcee/producer K-Hill recently dropped the visual to his track PEANUT BUTTER WHISKEY, featuring Chant & V8ga A Vibe, A Mood, A Conversation amongst brothers at the card table after clocking out for the week. “ ‘Peanut Butter Whiskey’ is the latest video by Artist, Writer, DJ, Producer K-Hill (aka #ScoredByAchilles) introducing…

Lord Willin x John Solinas ft. Slaine, Copywrite & Redd Rebel - The Beast Out Here (Lyric Music Video)

Lord Willin x John Solinas ft. Slaine, Copywrite & Redd Rebel – The Beast Out Here (Lyric Music Video)

Providence, Rhode Island-based emcees Lord Willin & Italy’s own producer extraordinaire John Solinas are back with their AGAINST ALL VOL. 2 EP, accompanied by the lyric video for the track THE BEAST OUT HERE Lord Willin reunites with producer John Solinas for the ‘Against All Vol. 2’ EP. This time they come out the gate…

N.B.S. - Hunh (Prod. by DJ Tray/Music Video) Taken Off: SwissVets 3 (Album/11th March)

N.B.S. – Hunh (Prod. by DJ Tray/Music Video) Taken Off: SwissVets 3 (Album/11th March)

Boston-based Hip Hop duo N.B.S. recently dropped the visual to their track HUNH, taken off of their forthcoming album SWISSVETS 3 N.B.S. presents their latest offering ‘Hunh’ taken off of their forthcoming album ‘SwissVets 3’, which is scheduled to be released March 11th. The accompanying video for ‘Hunh’ was shot in N.B.S.’s hometown of Boston,…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River - Behind The Mask EP (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River – Behind The Mask EP (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Portland, Oregon-based producer/emcee Jade River is back with his latest four-track BEHIND THE MASK EP Jade River presents ‘Behind The Mask’ his latest EP available via Ground Zero Records & marketed by Ground Zero Entertainment PDX. Jade River – Behind The Mask EP via iTunes/Spotify www.facebook.com/jaderivermusic https://twitter.com/jaderivermusic https://soundcloud.com/jaderivermusic https://instagram.com/jaderivermusic www.facebook.com/groundzero.pdx https://twitter.com/groundzeropdx https://soundcloud.com/groundzerorecordsportland https://instagram.com/groundzerorecordspdx

Urban Vault Interviews - RedEyeBlue

Urban Vault Interviews – RedEyeBlue

Urban Vault caught up with Cincinnati-based emcee Boogie Bang & Vienna, Austria-based producer e.kwality aka RedEyeBlue to ask them some questions about their cross Atlantic connection, their latest release & more… 4732,363 miles is the distance between those places where Boogie Bang and e.kwality were born and raised. While Boogie Bang crafted the art of…

LilJay SoDope - Slow Down (Prod. by E. Smitty/Audio)

LilJay SoDope – Slow Down (Prod. by E. Smitty/Audio)

Los Angeles based recording artist LilJay SoDope recently released his track SLOW DOWN, produced by Atlanta based E. Smitty, via Sound Alive Records LilJay SoDope drops some gems over an E. Smitty laced West-Coast banger, via independent Record Label music distributor, Sound Alive Records. https://twitter.com/liljaysodope https://instagram.com/liljaysodope https://twitter.com/THEREALESMITTY https://soundaliverecords.com https://twitter.com/sound_alive_rec https://instagram.com/sound_alive_rec

Urban Vault Exclusive: Kinetic 9 & Shogun Assason – C.I.A. [Criminals In The Army] : 7th Infantry Regiment [2nd Report] (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Kinetic 9 & Shogun Assason – C.I.A. [Criminals In The Army] : 7th Infantry Regiment [2nd Report] (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Killarmy members Kinetic 9 & Shogun Assason drop their latest album C.I.A. [CRIMINALS IN THE ARMY] : 7TH INFANTRY REGIMENT [2ND REPORT], via Black Stone Of Mecca, marketed by Jade River Music The album is the last of the CIA BSOM Trilogy. This version is produced fully by Shaka Amazulu The 7th. The seven Army…

Priest Da Nomad ft. Blakka P - Guess Who? (Prod. by DJ Rage/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Priest Da Nomad ft. Blakka P – Guess Who? (Prod. by DJ Rage/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Washington DC-based emcee Priest Da Nomad drops the visual to his latest track GUESS WHO? featuring fellow DC artist Blakka P ‘Guess Who?’ comes with hard boom-bap production by Detroit native DJ Rage and fellow DC artist Blakka P gives us Jamaican patois science and melodies on the hook, reminiscent of 90s dancehall classics! Priest…

Big Narstie ft. Papoose - Black Is My Colour (Black Pride) Remix (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Big Narstie ft. Papoose – Black Is My Colour (Black Pride) Remix (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Brixton, South London based legend Big Narstie recently dropped the visual to his track BLACK IS MY COLOUR (BLACK PRIDE) REMIX, featuring NYC legend Papoose British icon and legend Big Narstie follows up his captivating ‘Black Is My Colour’ original alongside Lover’s Rock singer/songwriter Kofi, with a huge remix from U.S. superstar Papoose. Each leaving…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Kinetic 9 & Shogun Assason - C.I.A. [Criminals In The Army] : 7th Infantry Regiment [1st Report] (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Kinetic 9 & Shogun Assason – C.I.A. [Criminals In The Army] : 7th Infantry Regiment [1st Report] (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Killarmy members Kinetic 9 & Shogun Assason recently dropped their album C.I.A. [CRIMINALS IN THE ARMY] : 7TH INFANTRY REGIMENT [1ST REPORT], via Black Stone Of Mecca, marketed by Jade River Music The album is the second to last of the CIA BSOM Trilogy. Produced fully by Lord Beatjitzu. The seven Army Values; Loyalty, Duty,…

RedEyeBlue ft. Fashawn - We Here (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

RedEyeBlue ft. Fashawn – We Here (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Cincinnati-based emcee Boogie Bang & Vienna, Austria-based producer e.kwality aka RedEyeBlue recently dropped their new track WE HERE, featuring Fresno, California based Fashawn Duo RedEyeBlue link up with the mighty Fashawn from Grizzly City a.k.a. Fresno, CA for this laidback smooth jam titled ‘We Here‘. Boogie Bang’s and Fashawn’s flow and rhymes come with the…

M-Dot x Revalation – Stop Watch (Prod. by Quarter Inch Kings/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Boston, Massachusetts based emcee/producer M-Dot is back with his latest track STOP WATCH, featuring fellow EMS member Revalation, taken off his recent album DINING IN DYSTOPIA Rhyme wizard M-Dot continues his tireless grind with another single off his album ‘Dining In Dystopia‘ out now via Bandcamp. On ‘Stop Watch‘ M-Dot & EMS cohort Revalation, trade…

ECHO - EchoisthenameTV Season 6​.​0 (Prod. by True Cipher/Audio/Mixtape)

ECHO – EchoisthenameTV Season 6​.​0 (Prod. by True Cipher/Audio/Mixtape)

Los Angeles based emcee ECHO recently dropped his latest ECHOISTHENAMETV SEASON 6.0 mixtape, produced by True Cipher LA-based emcee ECHO is back with his ‘EchoisthenameTV Season 6.0’ mixtape, fully produced by Brentwood, New York-based brother duo True Cipher, featuring Da Cleaver, Def Soulja & Allah Preme. EchoisthenameTV Season 6.0 by ECHO Check out the previous…

Lena Jackson - Cup Runneth (Prod. by Nottz/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Lena Jackson – Cup Runneth (Prod. by Nottz/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Raleigh, North Carolina-based recording artist Lena Jackson recently dropped the visual for her latest track CUP RUNNETH, produced by Virginia based Nottz Lena Jackson is a Hip Hop artist hailing out of Raleigh, North Carolina. Affectionately referred to as The Wolf by her musical peers, Lena Jackson’s aggressive cadences and energetic performances expose her raw…

Da Flyy Hooligan ft. Dom Pachino - Wu Baby Pt. 3 (Prod. by Micall Parknsun/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Da Flyy Hooligan ft. Dom Pachino – Wu Baby Pt. 3 (Prod. by Micall Parknsun/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

GourmetDeluxxx presents North West London based Da Flyy Hooligan’s latest track WU BABY PT. 3, featuring New York-based Dom Pachino, produced by Micall Parknsun, ahead of his forthcoming album BEN KINGSLEY On ‘Wu Baby Pt. 3‘ pace yourself for this piano-driven, bass-thumping verbal swordplay provided the Da Flyyest Hooligan of them all. Hooli kicks off…

Lucky Tatt ft. Planet Asia - Konflicted (Music Video) Taken Off: Provenance (Prod. by Endemic Emerald/Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Lucky Tatt ft. Planet Asia – Konflicted (Music Video) Taken Off: Provenance (Prod. by Endemic Emerald/Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Brooklyn, New York based emcee Lucky Tatt teams up with Fresno, California based Hip Hop legend, Planet Asia, for their track/visual KONFLICTED, produced by New York City based Endemic Emerald Check out the new video from the pairing of Brooklyn emcee Lucky Tatt and UK/NYC-based producer Endemic Emerald. Filmed by Em-Pact Enterprises Films ‘Konflicted’ is…

Jimmy ValenTime & Urban Miracle – Radio [Astro Turf] (Music Video) Taken Off: Dangerous To Go Alone (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Jimmy ValenTime & Urban Miracle – Radio [Astro Turf] (Music Video) Taken Off: Dangerous To Go Alone (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

The Bronx, New York City-based emcees Jimmy ValenTime and Urban Miracle are back with the visual to their track RADIO [ASTRO TURF] Jimmy Valentime and Urban Miracle return with their single and visual ‘Radio’ [Astro Turf]. The track has Urban Miracle providing the verse and beat, while Jimmy ValenTime gives us the hook. The track…

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

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

Portland, Oregon-based producer/emcee Jade River drops the  DELUXE VERSION of his 2021 album AFFLICTION ‘Affliction’ [Deluxe Version] is an eleven-track album written, produced, performed, and recorded, by Jade River, via Jade River Music and marketed by Ground Zero Entertainment PDX. The album is a fusion of Jazz, Soul, Funk, Rock, Trap & Hip Hop beats…

Lateb - The Wolf (Prod. by The Arcitype/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Lateb – The Wolf (Prod. by The Arcitype/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Massachusetts based recording artist Lateb drops his latest track THE WOLF, produced by Cambridge, MA-based The Arcitype Lateb (of Heddshotts), who has recently been experimenting with melodies and vocal range, takes it back to his roots on ‘The Wolf‘ and comes correct over a dark and infectious soundscape produced by The Arcitype. The single serves…

Nadim Azzam - Don't Tell Me (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Nadim Azzam – Don’t Tell Me (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Ann Arbor, Michigan based recording artist Nadim Azzam recently released the visual to his latest track DON’T TELL ME You’ve got to hurt to heal. Through painfully honest self-reflection, Nadim Azzam addresses depression, addiction, and the dysfunctional realities of our times with his songs rooted in hope and connectivity. A singer, rapper, and songwriter who…

Joc Scholar - Sole Survival (Prod. by Knocksville/Audio)

Joc Scholar – Sole Survival (Prod. by Knocksville/Audio)

Fresno, California based emcee Joc Scholar recently released his latest track SOLE SURVIVAL, produced by Knocksville Delve into the mindset of American born, African descendant on the brink of self-realization and determination to make it out of his current situation, despite his psychological and societal setbacks. ‘Sole Survival’ produced by Knocksville is the first glimpse…

V Knuckles ft. Millyz, Fredro Starr - G'z Up (Prod. by Nasihat/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

V Knuckles ft. Millyz, Fredro Starr – G’z Up (Prod. by Nasihat/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

One half of the Boston based duo N.B.S. V Knuckles recently dropped his latest track G’Z UP, featuring Millyz, Fredro Starr, produced by Austria based Nasihat Massachusetts veteran emcee V Knuckles (of N.B.S.) recruits buzzing fellow Cambridge native Millyz and Fredro Starr (of legendary group ONYX) for ‘G’z Up‘, a gritty ode to the boom-bap…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Shabazz The Disciple - Qam Yasharahla (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Shabazz The Disciple – Qam Yasharahla (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Brooklyn, New York-based emcee Shabazz The Disciple drops his brand new album QAM YASHARAHLA Shabazz the Disciple is back with his new album ‘Qam Yasharahla’. Executively produced by Shabazz himself, the album features Killah Priest, Hookmaster, Murdoc, E & Who Is Freestyle. ‘Qam Yasharahla’ is released via Black Stone Of Mecca, marketed by Ground Zero…

PENDANT - Thorn (Music Video) Taken Off: Harp (Album/08th April)

PENDANT – Thorn (Music Video) Taken Off: Harp (Album/08th April)

Los Angeles based recording artist PENDANT recently released the visual to his track THORN, ahead of his forthcoming album HARP Los Angeles-via-Oakland musician Chris Adams who makes music under the moniker PENDANT (all caps) has announced his Saddle Creek debut ‘Harp’, available April 08th. The video for the first single ‘Thorn‘, directed by Joey Breese…