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Metrofest R&B & Hip Hop Festival @ Trent Park, London, UK (08th August)

Metrofest R&B & Hip Hop Festival @ Trent Park, London, UK (08th August)

London’s first R&B & Hip Hop Festival, Metrofest, will debut at Trent Park, North London this August Showcasing some of the scene’s most iconic figures, Metrofest is London’s first-ever festival dedicated to R&B and Hip Hop culture and is set to debut at Trent Park on Sunday 08th August 2021. Hosted by Capital Xtra Reloaded,…

Merkabah - Kiss Of Judas (Prod. by Metasin Music/Music Video) Taken Off: The Messiah Complex (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Merkabah – Kiss Of Judas (Prod. by Metasin Music/Music Video) Taken Off: The Messiah Complex (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Indiana based emcee Merkabah recently released the visual to the track KISS OF JUDAS, taken off his latest album THE MESSIAH COMPLEX via Dark Ages Music Group Merkabah releases visuals for the lead single off his critically acclaimed ‘The Messiah Complex’ album. ‘Kiss of Judas’ produced by Metasin Music is shot in what appears to…

Baker Aaron x Manny Houston - Miles From Home EP (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Baker Aaron x Manny Houston – Miles From Home EP (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Istanbul, Turkey-based producer Baker Aaron & Manhattan, New York City-based emcee Manny Houston team up on their new four-track MILES FROM HOME EP ‘Miles From Home’ is a joint project between producer Baker Aaron and Rapper Manny Houston. After connecting on Voisey at the height of the covid-19 pandemic, though they were on opposite ends…

G FAM BLACK x Tali Rodriguez ft. Substance810 - Cold Summer (Audio)

G FAM BLACK x Tali Rodriguez ft. Substance810 – Cold Summer (Audio)

Brockton, Massachusetts based emcee G FAM BLACK & Georgia based producer Tali Rodriguez team up once again on their new track COLD SUMMER, featuring Michigan based emcee Substance810 Check out the latest single ‘Cold Summer’ by Brockton emcee G Fam Black & Georgia producer Tali Rodriguez! The single features Michigan bar spitter Substance810 who adds…

ECHO - The Water Technique (Music Video) Taken Off: EchoisthenameTV Season 5 (Prod. by Grizzly Beatz/Mixtape)

ECHO – The Water Technique (Music Video) Taken Off: EchoisthenameTV Season 5 (Prod. by Grizzly Beatz/Mixtape)

Los Angeles based emcee ECHO reveals the visual for his track THE WATER TECHNIQUE, taken off his recent ECHOISTHENAMETV SEASON 5 mixtape LA-based, Dominican emcee ECHO drops the visual to his track ‘The Water Technique’ taken off his latest ‘EchoisthenameTV Season 5’ mixtape, fully produced by fellow Los Angeles-based Grizzly Beatz. “I’m taking it back…

Wounded Buffalo Beats ft. El Da Sensei, KD, Ruste Juxx & JabbaThaKut - A Serious Threat (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Wounded Buffalo Beats ft. El Da Sensei, KD, Ruste Juxx & JabbaThaKut – A Serious Threat (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Widnes, Cheshire, UK based producer Wounded Buffalo Beats teams up with El Da Sensei, KD & Ruste Juxx for his latest track A SERIOUS THREAT Featuring world-renowned guests, El Da Sensei and Ruste Juxx, as well as upcoming UK-based talent, KD, ‘A Serious Threat’ is a throwback to the classic era of the ’90s. This…

Montener The Menace ft. Guilty Simpson, Micall Parknsun & El Da Sensei - The Struggle (Music Video/Spotify)

Montener The Menace ft. Guilty Simpson, Micall Parknsun & El Da Sensei – The Struggle (Music Video/Spotify)

South London, UK based emcee Montener The Menace is back with the visual to his track THE STRUGGLE, featuring Guilty Simpson, Micall Parknsun & El Da Sensei Hot on the heels of the highly-rated single ‘High Noon’ Certain Sound Records and Montener the Menace keep the pressure on by presenting ‘The Struggle’ the second single…

M-Dot - No Excuses (Prod. by Snowgoons/Cuts by DJ JS-1/Music Video) Taken Off: egO anD The eneMy (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

M-Dot – No Excuses (Prod. by Snowgoons/Cuts by DJ JS-1/Music Video) Taken Off: egO anD The eneMy (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Boston based emcees M-Dot recently released the visual to his track NO EXCUSES, produced by Berlin, Germany based Snowgoons, featuring Cuts by Queens, New York-based DJ JS-1 On ‘No Excuses’ German juggernaut producer team the Snowgoons (credits include: Method Man, Ghostface Killah, ONYX, M.O.P., etc.) lace Boston linchpin M-Dot with an unrelenting backdrop to spray…

P-Ro x CLOAQxDAGGER - Broken Swagger (Album/Audio)

P-Ro x CLOAQxDAGGER – Broken Swagger (Album/Audio)

Boston, Massachusetts based emcee P-Ro & production team CLOAQxDAGGER recently released their new album BROKEN SWAGGER Boston-based emcee P-Ro drops his 2nd full-length solo LP ‘Broken Swagger’, his time he teams up with fellow Knuckle Dragguz production team CLOAQxDAGGER to bring back the true essence of boom-bap they’re all synonymous with. ‘Broken Swagger’ is a…

Lord Willin x Redd Rebel ft. Supa - Built To Survive (Prod. by Sultan Mir/Music Video)

Lord Willin x Redd Rebel ft. Supa – Built To Survive (Prod. by Sultan Mir/Music Video)

Providence, Rhode Island-based emcee Lord Willin recently dropped his new collaborative track/visual with Redd Rebel titled BUILT TO SURVIVE, featuring Supa, produced by Las Vegas-based Sultan Mir ‘Built To Survive’ is the debut music video & single from Lord Willin & Redd Rebel’s upcoming collaborative album ‘Breaking Bread’. The visual has a distinct throwback VHS…

Montener The Menace ft. Masta Ace, Rah Digga, Wordsworth & Fatlip - High Noon (Prod. by Wounded Buffalo Beats/Animated Music Video)

Montener The Menace ft. Masta Ace, Rah Digga, Wordsworth & Fatlip – High Noon (Prod. by Wounded Buffalo Beats/Animated Music Video)

South London, UK based emcee Montener The Menace recently dropped the animated visual to his latest track HIGH NOON, featuring Masta Ace, Rah Digga, Wordsworth & Fatlip Certain Sound Records and Montener The Menace are proud to finally release the first single from his highly anticipated second album ‘Anyone Home?’. Montener has recruited Wounded Buffalo…

A-F-R-O - Line 'Em Up (Prod. by DJ VR/Music Video/Spotify)

A-F-R-O – Line ‘Em Up (Prod. by DJ VR/Music Video/Spotify)

Critically acclaimed Los Angeles based emcee A-F-R-O drops off his latest single LINE ‘EM UP, via Switzerland based Dopeshit Records The track was produced by Dopeshit Records’ own VR and is the first release off the project ‘Uncut Raw Gems Vol 1’, scheduled to release May 7th. Dopeshit Records is a record label based in…

New Noise: BILLYTHEKID - M.O.E. (Free Download/Dim Mak Records)

New Noise: BILLYTHEKID – M.O.E. (Free Download/Dim Mak Records)

BILLYTHEKID throws down rich, textured sonics and thrashing drops on his New Noise arrival M.O.E. Fresh off the release of his debut EP, ‘Outlaw‘, masked musician BILLYTHEKID brings his bandit anthems to Dim Mak’s New Noise. On ‘M.O.E.’, the bonafide bass lord exercises immense control and precision with his production techniques. While preaching the mantra,…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River – Earth Vibrations Part 3 (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River – Earth Vibrations Part 3 (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Portland, Oregon based producer Jade River drops his latest project EARTH VIBRATIONS Part 3, via Jade River Music Jade River is back with ‘Earth Vibrations Part 3′, the final installment of his Earth Vibrations trilogy, containing the past two projects and two new tracks featuring long-time collaborator Ariano. Jade River – Earth Vibrations Part 3…

Revalation & GoD iLLa ft. DJ Flipcyide - Wu Wednesday (Prod. by Tecknowledgy/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Revalation & GoD iLLa ft. DJ Flipcyide – Wu Wednesday (Prod. by Tecknowledgy/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Massachusetts-based emcees Revalation of EMS & GoD iLLa team up to drop their new track WU WEDNESDAY, produced by Rhode Island-based producer Tecknowledgy, with cuts by Wu-affiliate DJ Flipcyide Long-time EMS member Revalation reconnects with GoD iLLa to rekindle their verbal magic for the 1st single off their much-anticipated project ‘RevILLutionAries’ due out April 30th.…

Cool Nutz - Failure Is The Feeling (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Cool Nutz – Failure Is The Feeling (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Portland, Oregon based Rap pioneer Cool Nutz recently released his new fifteen-track album FAILURE IS THE FEELING His 14th studio album, Cool Nutz calls on features from Mitchy Slick, Jay Worthy, Mic Crenshaw, Dboi LTD, Bosko, Maniac Lok, Swiggle Mandela, Jasey Cordeta, and more plus interludes from Portland standouts Vursatyl, Illmac, and Mic Capes to…

Roadman - Ghetto Boy FLY [OLOGO] EP (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Roadman – Ghetto Boy FLY [OLOGO] EP (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Nigerian native, New York-based Afrofusion artist/producer Roadman recently released his latest GHETTO BOY FLY [OLOGO] EP, featuring Sasha Known for his lush baritone, captivating rhapsodies, and layered sounds fusing Afrobeats, R&B, Funk, Jazz, and Hip Hop, New York-based Afrofusion artist, and producer Roadman, real name Toro Alaba, started 2021 with Afrochella and audiomack ranking him…

Boxguts ft. Kool Keith - Throwing Spikes (Prod. by Beatahoe/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Boxguts ft. Kool Keith – Throwing Spikes (Prod. by Beatahoe/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Brooklyn, New York-based emcee Boxguts teams up with Bronx legend Kool Keith for their track THROWING SPIKES, produced by Northern Québec based Beatahoe ‘Throwing Spikes’ is the first single off the upcoming ‘Hot Bref Boy – Volume 8’ and features Hip Hop legend, Kool Keith. ‘Hot Bref Boy’ is Boxguts’s highly esteemed mixtape series. The…

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River - Paradox (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River – Paradox (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)

Portland, Oregon based producer Jade River is back with his latest track PARADOX, via Ground Zero Entertainment PDX Jade River drops his latest instrumental track ‘Paradox‘ ahead of his ‘Earth Vibrations Part 3’ album launch next week. Urban Vault Exclusive: Jade River – Paradox 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

Snowgoons ft. A-Mafia, Billy Danze, Aspects, God Bless & DJ Tray - We Up (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Snowgoons ft. A-Mafia, Billy Danze, Aspects, God Bless & DJ Tray – We Up (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Berlin, Germany based production team Snowgoons are back with their new track WE UP, featuring A-Mafia, Billy Danze (M.O.P.), Aspects, God Bless & DJ Tray It’s almost 2 years now that the Snowgoons dropped their last Album. Now the Goons are back with ‘We Up’ and got lyrical support by legendary Billy Danze of M.O.P.,…

Rock Mecca ft. Edo.G - Corrupts Absolutely (Prod. by Wrona/Audio)

Rock Mecca ft. Edo.G – Corrupts Absolutely (Prod. by Wrona/Audio)

Queens, New York-based emcee Rock Mecca teams up with Boston-based Edo.G for their recent track CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY, produced by Wrona Rock Mecca talks politics and speaks truth to power alongside Boston’s own Edo.G on the head-nodder ‘Corrupts Absolutely’. Produced by Wrona with cuts by Levi 5th, ‘Corrupts Absolutely’ is taken off Rock Mecca’s forthcoming EP…

ECHO – EchoisthenameTV Season 5 (Prod. by Grizzly Beatz/Audio/Mixtape)

ECHO – EchoisthenameTV Season 5 (Prod. by Grizzly Beatz/Audio/Mixtape)

Los Angeles based emcee ECHO returns with the fifth installment of his ECHOISTHENAMETV mixtape series LA-based, Dominican emcee ECHO drops his ‘EchoisthenameTV Season 5’, fully produced by fellow Los Angeles-based Grizzly Beatz. “I’m taking it back to the essence with the samples and boom-bap bars”, says ECHO about the new season 5. EchoisthenameTV Season 5…

SkiBeatz - High Voltage (Audio) Taken Off: BeatPPL - Diggin' In The Wires [Vol. 1] (Album)

SkiBeatz – High Voltage (Audio) Taken Off: BeatPPL – Diggin’ In The Wires [Vol. 1] (Album)

Los Angeles based Beatppl.com drops their HIGH VOLTAGE single, produced by SkiBeatz, taken off their DIGGIN’ IN THE WIRES Volumes 1 & 2 Modbap compilation ‘Diggin’ In The Wires’ (DITW) features almost 20 beatmakers who are exploring and pushing the boundaries of Hip Hop music production with the incorporation of modular synthesis and electronic boom-bap…

Nebz Supreme & Eso Tre ft. Prince Po - Take It To The Bank (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Nebz Supreme & Eso Tre ft. Prince Po – Take It To The Bank (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Santa Barbara, California based emcee Nebz Supreme & Los Angles based Eso Tre team up with New York-based Prince Po for their latest track/visual TAKE IT TO THE BANK Nebz Supreme presents the RCKLSS Films-directed music video for ‘Take It To The Bank’, featuring Prince Po of Organized Konfusion and Eso Tre of Substance Abuse…

Eloh Kush & Ras Beats - Free Will (Music Video) Taken Off: The Law Of Least Effort (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Eloh Kush & Ras Beats – Free Will (Music Video) Taken Off: The Law Of Least Effort (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

New Brunswick, New Jersey-based emcee Eloh Kush & Queens, New York-based producer Ras Beats drop the visual to their track FREE WILL, taken off the recent album THE LAW OF LEAST EFFORT, via Worldwyde Recordings ‘Free Will’ is the first single/visual taken off the new Eloh Kush & Ras Beats collaboration album ‘The Law Of…

Steve Aoki & Kiiara ft. Wiz Khalifa - Used To Be (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Steve Aoki & Kiiara ft. Wiz Khalifa – Used To Be (Animated Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Steve Aoki, Kiiara & Wiz Khalifa reimagine Matchbox Twenty’s hit UNWELL, on their Star-studded new track/animated visual USED TO BE, via Big Beat Records 2x GRAMMY®-Nominated artist/DJ/producer and EDM luminary Steve Aoki teams up with Multi-Platinum selling pop superstar Kiiara for their latest single/visual ‘Used To Be‘, featuring the Multi-Platinum selling, GRAMMY® and Golden Globe-nominated…

Judah The Prince ft. Koki-Man - Over What? (Prod. by Pzazz Psyxtine/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Judah The Prince ft. Koki-Man – Over What? (Prod. by Pzazz Psyxtine/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Boston-based emcee Krumb Snatcha aka Judah The Prince teams up with Harlem’s Koki-Man for their new track OVER WHAT?, produced by fellow New Yorker Pzazz Psyxtine Manipulated by mainstream media, Boston underground Hip Hop lyricist Krumbsnatcha under his alias Judah The Prince highlights ego, and the need for money and control being the root cause…

Paapa-Berchie - Queen (Prod. by Mike Tha Menace/Music Video) Taken Off: O.P.E.R.A. (Mixtape/iTunes/Spotify)

Paapa-Berchie – Queen (Prod. by Mike Tha Menace/Music Video) Taken Off: O.P.E.R.A. (Mixtape/iTunes/Spotify)

Maryland-based singer/songwriter/rapper Paapa-Berchie is back with the visual to his latest track QUEEN, taken off his latest mixtape O.P.E.R.A. Paapa-Berchie fka Berchie presents the self-directed music video for ‘Queen’, his new single produced by Mike Tha Menace. O.P.E.R.A. (The Only Player To Ever Reign Always) was the last release from the Ghanaian-American DMV resident and…

Tone Chop & Frost Gamble - underestimated EP (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Tone Chop & Frost Gamble – underestimated EP (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Eastcoast rapper/producer duo Tone Chop & Frost Gamble release their new seven-track UNDERESTIMATED EP ‘underestimated’ is Tone Chop & Frost Gamble’s ninth official release together. The EP’s theme is for those who refuse to accept less than they deserve. underestimated by Tone Chop & Frost Gamble Tone Chop & Frost Gamble – underestimated EP via…