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TOPE ft. Blu & Abstract Rude - Faithful (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

TOPE ft. Blu & Abstract Rude – Faithful (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Portland-raised/Oakland-based producer and rapper TOPE recently dropped his new track FAITHFUL,  featuring West Coast legends Blu & Abstract Rude TOPE makes his grand return with a huge first single of 2018 entitled ‘Faithful’ featuring Rap Legends Blu and Abstract Rude. Produced by TOPE himself ‘Faithful’ is a soulful and gospel-inspired banger that finds all three emcees…

Chris Orrick - Self Portrait (Prod. by Nolan The Ninja/Music Video)

Chris Orrick – Self Portrait (Prod. by Nolan The Ninja/Music Video)

Detroit, Michigan based emcee Chris Orrick releases the visual to his Nolan The Ninja produced track, SELF PORTRAIT Introspective writer and musician Chris Orrick recently released his album ‘Portraits‘ – twelve snapshots of life focused on identity. The album opener, ‘Self-Portrait’, observes that when trying to paint a portrait it never looks right if you force…

Ocean Wisdom ft. Method Man - Ting Dun (Music Video) Taken Off: Wizville (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Ocean Wisdom ft. Method Man – Ting Dun (Prod. by Basquiat/Music Video) Taken Off: Wizville (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Brighton, UK based emcee Ocean Wisdom is back with his recently released TING DUN video, featuring Wu-Tang Clan’s Method Man After jumping into the epicentre of the UK rap scene with the release of his independent Top 40 album ‘Wizville’ and the huge lead single ‘Revvin’ featuring Dizzee Rascal, Ocean Wisdom is back with the…

Big Lo – The Saint (Prod. by CxxxLxxx/Audio/Free Download)

Florida based emcee/producer Big Lo and producer/emcee CxxxLxxx drop their new track THE SAINT Florida based emcee/producer Big Lo and producer/emcee CxxxLxxx (formerly Cyborganics) have come together to bring you ‘The Saint’, the first single off their upcoming collaborative album ‘The Illagalist’. The two friends decided to make an album with Big Lo rapping and CxxxLxxx…

Princess Nokia - MORPHINE (Music Video) Taken Off: A Girl Cried Red (Mixtape/iTunes/Spotify)

Princess Nokia – MORPHINE (Music Video) Taken Off: A Girl Cried Red (Mixtape/iTunes/Spotify)

New York City-based Princess Nokia drops the video to her track MORPHINE, taken from the Shape-Shifting New York emcee’s emo-inspired mixtape, A GIRL CRIED RED ‘Morphine’ is the latest video from Princess Nokia’s latest mixtape, A Girl Cried Red (Rough Trade Records). The shape-shifting emcee aka Destiny Frasqueri co-directed the video with Travis Libin and…

Imperial - Hot Sauce (Audio/iTunes/Spotify/Illect Recordings)

Imperial – Hot Sauce (Audio/iTunes/Spotify/Illect Recordings)

Imperial has a new summer jam for your playlists as he drops his new track, HOT SAUCE, released via Illect Recordings Cambridge, UK-based artist and producer, Imperial, has released his new track, ‘Hot Sauce,’ drawing inspiration from live Hip Hop and Jazzy rhythms. Imperial shares, “I’ve always loved the sound of live Hip Hop, whether…

Skipp Whitman - WINNER (Music Video) Taken Off: UFSV#2 (Album)

Skipp Whitman – WINNER (Music Video) Taken Off: UFSV#2 (Album)

Boston, Massachusetts-bred, Los Angeles-based emcee/producer Skipp Whitman drops his latest visual to the track WINNER, taken off UFSV#2 (unfinished songs volume 2) Shot and edited by Sebastian Ruiz (Goodnight, Escalator Music). ‘Winner’ is an ordinary morning in the life of Skipp. Shot, on location, at his home and in his neighbourhood, in North Hollywood, CA. ‘Winner’…

Will See - Detroit Diplomat (Prod. by Info56 & Sacramento Knoxx/Album/Audio/Spotify)

Will See – Detroit Diplomat (Prod. by Info56 & Sacramento Knoxx/Album/Audio/Spotify)

Detroit, Michigan-based emcee Will See drops his new album, DETROIT DIPLOMAT, produced by fellow Detroiters, Info56 and Sacramento Knoxx Detroit-based emcee Will See teams up with Info56 and Sacramento Knoxx – two of today’s freshest Motor City producers – to release his second studio album, entitled ‘Detroit Diplomat.’ The record sounds like Detroit. It’s lyrical with…

Ozay Moore ft. Sivion, Sojourn & Ragen Fykes - P.T.P.I. (Prod. by Wyze Intellect/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Ozay Moore ft. Sivion, Sojourn & Ragen Fykes – P.T.P.I. (Prod. by Wyze Intellect/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Lansing, Michigan based Ozay Moore drops his new track P.T.P.I., featuring label-mates Sivion, Sojourn, and Ragen Fykes, released via Illect Recordings Most people will know what it is like to not have ‘a pot to piss in’ at some point in their lives. Emcee Ozay Moore, formerly known as Othello, puts that feeling and experience…

Godz Chyld - Heavens Pt.2 [Look Around] (Prod. by Jordan River Banks/Music Video) Taken off: Woke EP (Audio)

Godz Chyld – Heavens Pt.2 [Look Around] (Prod. by Jordan River Banks/Music Video) Taken off: Woke EP (Audio)

The Bronx, New York emcee Godz Chyld drops the visual for his track HEAVEN PT.2 (LOOK AROUND), taken from his new EP, WOKE, produced by Jordan River Banks The Bronx, New York artist G.C., a.k.a. Godz Chyld presents the music video for ‘Heavens Pt. 2 (Look Around)’, the lead single from ‘Woke‘. This is his new…

Paulie Rhyme x King Rem - Hour Glass (Audio)

Paulie Rhyme x King Rem – Hourglass (Audio)

Japan-based Browntown Wreckords is proud to announce the release of HOURGLASS, the first single off of the new collaborative project, ‘Act 3 Scene 216’, from Cleveland natives, emcee Paulie Rhyme and composer/producer King Rem (Poetic Republic) ‘Hourglass’ deals with the timely subjects or domestic violence and mental health, while not only looking at the causes,…

Nine (Double M) - Pull Up (Prod. by Snowgoons/Music Video)

Nine (Double M) – Pull Up (Prod. by Snowgoons/Music Video)

Legendary Bronx rapper Nine (Double M) drops the latest visual to his track PULL UP, produced by the Berlin-based production team Snowgoons Nine (Double M) is back! Goon MuSick is proud to announce the brand new studio album by Nine produced entirely by the Snowgoons entitled ‘King’ to hit the streets 9/9/2018. ‘Pull Up’ the…

Urban Vault Interviews - Nay Babii

Urban Vault Interviews – Nay Babii

Urban Vault caught up with Denver, Colorado-based multi-talented artist Nay Babii to ask her about her latest track, UP NEXT and more… Model/actress/femcee Nay babii presents her latest single ‘Up Next’, produced by Detroit beatsmith Helluva Beats (Yo Gotti, Rick Ross, Future, Jeezy, French Montana). “I’ve always wanted to get into the music industry and show…

Mic Crenshaw ft. Arietta Ward & DJ Klavical - OMG [Black Madonna] (Prod. by Jonny Cool/Music Video) Taken off: Earthbound (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Mic Crenshaw ft. Arietta Ward & DJ Klavical – OMG [Black Madonna] (Prod. by Jonny Cool/Music Video) Taken off: Earthbound (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Portland, Oregon based emcee and activist Mic Crenshaw drops the visuals for his new track OMG [BLACK MADONNA], featuring Arietta ‘Mz.Etta’ Ward and Klavical, produced by Jonny Cool Chicago-born, Portland-bred poet and emcee Mic Crenshaw presents the Nat Needham-directed music video for ‘OMG’ – his Jonny Cool-produced new single featuring vocals from Arietta ‘Mz.Etta’ Ward and…

Parallax ft. Rakaa Iriscience - Round and Round (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Parallax ft. Rakaa Iriscience – Round & Round (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

London based rapper Parallax joins forces with Dilated Peoples, Rakaa Iriscience on their new track, ROUND & ROUND Encapsulating a hybrid sound intertwining hard hitting Hip Hop with soul and substance Parallax releases ‘Round & Round’ featuring Rakaa Iriscience. Concocting a contemporary twist whilst paying homage to the stylistic essence of old school Hip Hop through…

Sean Elliot ft. Big Sant - Big Boy (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Sean Elliot ft. Big Sant – Big Boy (Prod. by Joe On The Track/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

Louisiana artist/producer Sean Elliot & Big Sant team on their new track BIG BOY, produced by Joe On The Track Baton Rouge, Louisiana artist/producer Sean Elliot presents ‘Big Boy’, his new single featuring fellow Mississippi rapper and Big K.R.I.T. collaborator Big Sant. Produced by Joe On The Track, the track will appear on Sean’s forthcoming album…

Nay Babii - Up Next (Prod. by Helluva/Audio/Free Download)

Nay Babii – Up Next (Prod. by Helluva/Audio/Free Download)

Denver, Colorado-based multi-talented artist Nay Babii recently released her latest track UP NEXT, produced by Detroit based Helluva Beats Model/actress/femcee Nay Babii presents her latest single ‘Up Next’, produced by Detroit beatsmith Helluva Beats (Yo Gotti, Rick Ross, Future, Jeezy, French Montana). “I’ve always wanted to get into the music industry and show people that I am…

Stoney Dudebro - Dab-A-Glob (Prod. by Mr. Kooman/Lyric Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Stoney Dudebro – Dab-A-Glob (Prod. by Mr. Kooman/Lyric Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Stockton, California-based rapper and Cannabis advocate, Stoney Dudebro, drops his new track and lyric video, DAB-A-GLOB, produced by Mr Kooman Stoney Dudebro is a Hip Hop newcomer and cannabis advocate who dropped us off his first freebie of Summer 2018 with his smokers anthem ‘Dab-A-Glob.’  The song features a trippy vibe on the beat, produced…

Graffiti Royale - Sweet Like Wine (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Graffiti Royale – Sweet Like Wine (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Brooklyn, New York-based trio Graffiti Royale drop the new visuals for their recently released track, SWEET LIKE WINE, expertly blending together an eclectic mix of genres New York-based band Graffiti Royale present the Timothy Barker Jr-directed music video for their new single, ‘Sweet Like Wine,’ the follow-up to their previous single ‘Feel The Fire‘. The…

Migos - Narcos (Music Video) Taken Off: Culture II (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Migos – Narcos (Music Video) Taken Off: Culture II (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Lawrenceville, Georgia based trio the Migos recently dropped the visual for their chart-topping track NARCOS, taken off their recently released album, CULTURE II Straight off the heels of winning the BET Award as Best Group, superstar multi-platinum Hip Hop trio Migos release the video for their chart-topping song ‘Narcos’. This marks Quavo’s directorial debut, with co-direction…

Sareem Poems & Ess Be ft. Finale - Shallow (Music Video/Illect Recordings)

Sareem Poems & Ess Be ft. Finale – Shallow (Music Video/Illect Recordings)

Lansing, Michigan based Sareem Poems & Ess Be drop the visual for their track SHALLOW, featuring Detroit’s Finale Sareem Poems & Ess Be drop the new video for ‘Shallow’, featuring Detroit based emcee Finale, taken from their ‘Mind Over Matter‘ album, out now via Illect Recordings. “Shallow is a song reflecting on the ups and downs of…

SpiffyUNO - Pio Pico EP (Prod. by Prince Laflare/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

SpiffyUNO – Pio Pico EP (Prod. by Prince Laflare/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)

South Central, Los Angeles’ own SpiffyUNO drops his brand new EP, PIO PICO, produced by Chicago-based beatmaker, Prince Laflare Rising Los Angeles emcee, SpiffyUNO, is ready to stake his claim as Mr. South Central with his brand new EP, ‘Pio Pico,’ produced by Chicago, Illinois-based Prince Laflare. The Builders Music Group rep has been perfecting his craft and…

Daz Dillinger & Rich Espy - Sunrise (Music Video) Taken Off: Westland (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Daz Dillinger & Rich Espy – Sunrise (Music Video) Taken Off: Westland (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

West Coast legend Daz Dillinger and rising star Rich Espy are kicking off the summer with a brand new video for their track, SUNRISE The ‘Sunrise’ collaboration, which is featured on Rich Espy’s new album ‘Westland’, fuses two generations of West Coast talent together and is also a family affair, as Daz is Espy’s uncle.…

Danny - Trust The Process (Prod. by Press Play/Audio/Free Download)

Danny. – Trust The Process (Prod. by Press Play/Audio/Free Download)

Long Beach-based emcee Danny. drops his latest track THE TRUST PROCESS, produced by Los Angeles based Press Play Never So Deep Records stays true to their mantra, “Won’t Stop, Can’t Stop”, with their newest release ‘Trust The Process’ by Long Beach spitter Danny. Sutter Kain recruited the production of LA’s headbanger Press Play to knock…

Gramatik & BRANX - Future Crypto (Music Video/E-Book) Taken Off: Re:Coil Pt. I EP (iTunes/Spotify)

Gramatik & BRANX – Future Crypto (Music Video/E-Book) Taken Off: Re:Coil Pt. I EP (iTunes/Spotify)

New York-based Electronic artist Gramatik drops the striking, new animated visuals for his track FUTURE CRYPTO, featuring Brooklyn-based BRANX, taken from his EP RE:COIL PT.1, prior to the launch of the digital platform SingularDTV in 2019 Electronic artist, musician, and producer Gramatik reveals his first content project as a result of his GRMTK token launch…

Cashflow Harlem ft. Alonda Rich - Survivor (Prod. by Citoonthebeat/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify) Taken Off: Voice of Reason (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

Cashflow Harlem ft. Alonda Rich – Survivor (Prod. by Citoonthebeat/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify) Taken Off: Voice Of Reason (Album/iTunes/Spotify)

New York-based artist Cashflow Harlem is back, following treatment for Cancer, dropping the visuals for his new track SURVIVOR, featuring Pennsylvania-based Alonda Rich on accompanying vocals, with a cameo appearance by Cardi B After an ordeal battling Cancer lasting 2 years, New York-based rapper Cashflow Harlem has bounced back with his new track, ‘Survivor,’ following…

New Noise: B-Sides & Pixel Terror ft. GABBY BÜKO - Starlight (Free Download/Dim Mak Records)

New Noise: B-Sides & Pixel Terror ft. GABBY BÜKO – Starlight (Free Download/Dim Mak Records)

Hollywood based B-Sides & Los Angeles based Pixel Terror combine futuristic electronic sounds with big melodic dubstep drops on their New Noise single STARLIGHT, featuring vocals from GABBY BÜKO Brendan Long, better known by his stage name B-Sides, is a Grammy-nominated producer/DJ who got his start creating hit records for the likes of Dr. Dre,…

Urban Vault Interviews - Substance Abuse

Urban Vault Interviews – Substance Abuse

Urban Vault caught up with Los Angeles-based Hip Hop duo Substance Abuse, to ask them some questions about their recent release BRIDGES, featuring Aceyalone of Freestyle Fellowship, and more… Eso Tre and Subz make the Hip Hop duo Substance Abuse, presenting the RCKLSS ABNDN-directed music video for the Waes One and Philm One-produced single ‘Bridges’, featuring Aceyalone of…

Serge Severe - THE MC (Album/Audio)

Serge Severe – THE MC (Album/Audio)

Portland, Oregon-based artist Serge Severe drops his new album THE MC, featuring the legendary DJ Total Eclipse Serge Severe has released his first project in 5 years! ‘The MC’ features production from Theory Hazit, Zapata, Gen.Erik, Calev, and Maze Rockwell. DJ Total Eclipse (X-Ecutioners) serves as the only amazing feature. This album is strictly for…

G Herbo - Swervo (Prod. by Southside/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

G Herbo – Swervo (Prod. by Southside/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)

Chicago, Illinois-based rapper G Herbo releases the first track and video, SWERVO, produced by Southside, from his upcoming project also named SWERVO G Herbo has revealed the official single, ‘Swervo’ and accompanying video, from his upcoming project, ‘Swervo,’ via Machine Entertainment Group/The Orchard. The project is a collaborative effort from G Herbo and ATL-producer and…