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LATE – Verbal Observation (Music Video) Taken Off: Holograms Of Illusion EP (iTunes/Spotify)
Wolverhampton, UK-based emcee/producer LATE drops VERBAL OBSERVATION, the second track/visual taken off his recent HOLOGRAMS OF ILLUSION EP ‘Verbal Observation’ is the second visual to drop from the ‘Holograms Of Illusion’ EP, it has a Lofi vibe to it and the visual’s backdrop features some dope graffiti. ‘Holograms Of Illusion‘ is his 4th project of…
Lord Willin & Mr Phormula (Hel Clecs) ft. Sonnyjim – Legendary Legacy (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Providence, Rhode Island-based Hip Hop artist Lord Willin drops his latest track LEGENDARY LEGACY, featuring Llanfrothen, Wales-based Mr Phormula & London, UK-based Sonnyjim Lord Willin drops his first single ‘Legendary Legacy‘ featuring UK Hip Hop heavyweight Sonnyjim & his Hel Clecs cohort, Welsh Hip Hop pioneer Mr Phormula, taken off the forthcoming album ‘S.S.R.I.’ which…
LATE – Venture Forth (Music Video) Taken Off: Holograms Of Illusion EP (iTunes/Spotify)
Wolverhampton, UK-based emcee/producer LATE drops the visual to the track VENTURE FORTH, taken off his brand new HOLOGRAMS OF ILLUSION EP West Midlands Hip Hop veteran LATE releases his 4th project of 2023 ‘Holograms Of Illusion‘. On this release LATE mixes social commentary and the usual wordplay and metaphors with laid-back boom-bap beats. The vibe…
Casscade – REAL LOVE (Prod. by Chima Chalice/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
North West London-based emcee/singer/songwriter Casscade recently dropped the visual to his latest track REAL LOVE, produced by Chima Chalice After nearly a two-year hiatus, Casscade has returned with the moody yet jubilant offering ‘Real Love‘ produced by UK producer Chima Chalice. From the first two lines “Real Love, A generation looking for real love” he…
Abi Jenaé – Owo (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
South London/Lagos-based rising singer-songwriter Abi Jenaé recently released her new track OWO Hailing from Brixton in South London is Abi Jenaé, a multi-talented artist who resides in both London and Lekki, Lagos. Growing up listening to a wide variety of genres from Rap, Hip-Hop, Grime, R&B, and Afrobeat, before the transition into Afrobeats, Abi took…
Joka B x MrLee – PickPockets EP (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
London, UK-based emcee Joka B and Yorkshire-born, Poland-based emcee/producer DaRealMrLee recently released their new PICKPOCKETS EP Long-time collaborators Joka B & MrLee have linked up once more, this time on a 6 track EP titled ‘Pickpockets‘. The seed was planted after last year’s collaboration on the track ‘Roll Round’, released on division Bass Digital, the…
Apex Zero – Drummer Warrior Storyteller Pt. 2 EP (Short Film/iTunes/Spotify)
London, UK-based emcee Apex Zero recently dropped his new DRUMMER WARRIOR STORYTELLER PT. 2 EP, accompanied by a short film visual Apex Zero releases ‘Drummer Warrior Storyteller Pt. 2’ as he continues to develop his living visual album alongside numerous, brilliant, multidisciplinary artists. The film and EP symbolise a significant change in the ideas and…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Ultra_eko ft. DaRealMrLee x Joka B – Black Sheep (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)
South London, UK-based emcee/recording artist Ultra_eko presents BLACK SHEEP, the final single from his forthcoming album LIGHT WORK ‘Black Sheep‘ is an atmospheric and melodic track, with an old-school boom-bap beat, and stylish and colourful production. It features long-term collaborator DaRealMrLee and London emcee Joka B. The track coincides with the recent EP from the…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Solomon Childs – Child Famous (Prod. by Darkim Be Allah/Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)
Staten Island, New York-based emcee Solomon Childs & New York-based emcee/producer Darkim Be Allah team up on their new album CHILD FAMOUS The new ‘Child Famous‘ album from Solomon Childs features Timbo King, Rubbabandz, School of the Gifted, and Shaka Amazulu The 7th and is produced entirely by Darkim Be Allah, via Black Stone Of…
Jaja Morph – My Way (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
South London, UK-based recording artist Jaja Morph recently released his latest track/visual MY WAY Jaja Morph is a rising star on the music scene whose journey as a rapper and music artist began during the 2020 lockdown period. Hailing from south London, UK, Jaja Morph is of mixed heritage, with a Nigerian father and a…
LATE – Military Tactics (Music Video) Taken Off: The LATETRIX (Prod. by TRICKSTA/Album/iTunes/Spotify)
Wolverhampton, UK-based emcee/producer LATE drops the visual to his track MILITARY TACTICS, taken off his latest album THE LATETRIX West Midlands Hip Hop veteran LATE returns with the fourth visual from his recent album ‘The LATETRIX’, produced by fellow Wolverhampton-based TRICKSTA. ‘The LATETRIX‘ is a play on words from lifelong friends LATE and TRICKSTA who…
Killertunes ft. Not3s x BZ – Shy (Lyrics Video/iTunes/Spotify)
London, UK-based singer/songwriter/emcee Not3s & fast-rising artist BZ team up with prolific Nigerian producer Killertunes for their massive new collaboration titled SHY On the back of recent collaborations with afrobeat legend Wizkid, and Latin music icon J Balvin, award-winning Nigerian producer, and songwriter Killertunes has linked up with UK Rap trailblazer Not3s, and fast-rising South…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Ultra_eko x DaRealMrLee – Kingdom (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)
South London, UK-based emcee/recording artist Ultra_eko presents KINGDOM the third single taken off his forthcoming album titled LIGHT WORK Joined on the track by long-time collaborator, Yorkshire-born, Poland-based emcee/producer DaRealMrLee. ‘Kingdom‘ is a self-empowered anthem of stylish bars and unexpectedly mellow but cinematic production. Lyrically this is some of his best work, as ever the…
Po Purple – Control Alt & Delete (Music Video/Spotify)
Gearing up for the Summer months ahead, South London based Po Purple unveils his brand new charged-up track/visual CONTROL ALT & DELETE, via Link Up TV Housing production from Belgium producer Spxghett, ‘Control Alt & Delete’ is an eerie Drill track that boasts Po Purple’s raspy tone and skilful lyricism throughout. Filled from top to…
Urban Vault UK Presents: Ground Zero Records – INERTIA (Mixtape/Audio Premiere)
Urban Vault UK presents the latest Ground Zero Records Mixtape titled INERTIA, featuring Hell Razah, Killah Priest, Prodigal Sunn & more… Urban Vault UK presents the ‘Inertia’ Mixtape, a collection of tracks by various artists on Ground Zero Records, Jade River Music, and Black Stone of Mecca. The Bandcamp exclusive mixtape features Beond, Jade River,…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Shaka Amazulu The 7th – I Against I (Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)
London-based producer Shaka Amazulu The 7th drops his new album, I AGAINST I, featuring the Wu-Tang Clan (Cappadonna & Masta Killa) School Of The Gifted (Rubbabandz, Solomon Childs) & more… Carrying on with the School Of The Gifted solo releases, Childs dropped ‘Red Heroine’ last year, Banz recently released a pre-album ‘Killa Bee Killed’, and…
Kwengface – Freedom | A COLORS SHOW (Prod. by CZR/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Southeast London emcee Kwengface recently dropped the visual to his track FREEDOM via COLORS, ahead of his forthcoming album THE MEMOIR Kwengface drops his mask and reveals his identity after more than five years behind the bally. The momentous occasion was premiered on the prestigious COLORS platform alongside his new fittingly titled single, ‘Freedom’, taken…
Wounded Buffalo Beats – The Taking Of Christ (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Cheshire, UK-based producer Wounded Buffalo Beats recently released his latest album THE TAKING OF CHRIST, featuring some of the hottest lyricists in the game Wounded Buffalo Beats is back with a brand new album that is guaranteed to send chills down your spine. “The Taking Of Christ” is a stunning masterpiece that features a rich,…
Apex Zero ft. Moussa Dembele – Seventh Dimension [On Perspective] (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
London, UK-based emcee Apex Zero recently dropped the visual to his new track SEVENTH DIMENSION [ON PERSPECTIVE], featuring Malian artist Moussa Dembele ‘Seventh Dimension [On Perspective]’ is the first track released from ‘Drummer Warrior Storyteller (Part Two)’. Following on from part one, which was released in 2022, Apex worked with creative producer Steph Be and…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Ultra_eko – Crows Call (Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)
South London, UK-based emcee/recording artist Ultra_eko drops CROWS CALL, the second single taken off his forthcoming album titled LIGHT WORK ‘Crows Call’ is Ultra_eko taking flight, carving out an industrial arc that blends perfectly with his old-school grime style. Released just a few weeks after the triumphant ‘Win Big’, the new single sees Ultra_eko perfectly…
LATE – Its My Turn (Music Video) Taken Off: The LATETRIX (Prod. by TRICKSTA/Album/iTunes/Spotify)
Wolverhampton, UK-based emcee/producer LATE returns with his third project of 2023, the TRICKSTA-produced 10-track album THE LATETRIX ‘The LATETRIX‘ is a play on words from lifelong friends LATE and TRICKSTA who have once again teamed once again up for this new 10-track project. All the tracks are produced by TRICKSTA, with LATE providing all the…
Tar Ráe – Too Bad (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
South-East London-based songstress Tar Ráe recently released her latest track TOO BAD Born in Romford, Essex, and raised in Peckham, South-East London, Tar Ráe grew up in a musical household listening to Gospel, R&B, and Afrobeats. It was inevitable that one day she would follow down a similar path and explore a career in music…
Vice Beats ft. Blu & Napoleon Da Legend – Connected (Music Video)
Bristol, UK based producer Vice Beats drops the visual to his new track CONNECTED, featuring Los Angeles based emcee Blu & Brooklyn, NYC based emcee Napoleon Da Legend ‘Connected’ is the lead single from ‘Aspects’. Featuring the inimitable Blu, whose previous collaborations feature J Dilla, Madlib, and The Roots to name a few alongside the…
Easy Star All-Stars ft. Steel Pulse – Five Years (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
NYC-based Reggae group Easy Star All-Stars team up with Birmingham, UK-based reggae band Steel Pulse on their latest release FIVE YEARS The acclaimed reggae group Easy Star All-Stars has returned alongside Birmingham, UK’s Steel Pulse for their newest single and visuals, ‘Five Years’ from their upcoming album named, ‘Ziggy Stardub’, out April 21st via Easy…
KJ Spio ‘Big Coach’ Presents: East Meets West Africa EP (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
London, UK based Platinum & Gold selling artist KJ Spio recently released his EAST MEETS WEST AFRICA EP, pushing the boundaries & future of African music Known for nurturing talent and bringing artists’ free-spirited creativity to the forefront of the masses is forward-thinking ‘culturepreneur’ KJ Spio, a Platinum & Gold selling artists manager, delivering ‘East…
Shabaam Sahdeeq & John Jigg$ – TYRANT (Prod. by DJ Goblin/Music Video)
Brooklyn, New York-based emcee Shabaam Sahdeeq & Long Island, New York-based John Jigg$ drop the visual to their track TYRANT, produced by London, UK-based DJ Goblin Indie legend Shabaam Sahdeeq teams up with John Jigg$ to rule the underground masses in their new video ‘TYRANT’. The single, produced by DJ Goblin, is taken from the…
Jehst – Cornerstone (Prod. by Sonnyjim/Music Video) Taken Off: Mork Calling Orson (Album/iTunes/Spotify)
UK Hip Hop legend Jehst drops the visual to his track CORNERSTONE, produced by Sonnyjim Jehst drops another music video from his new album ‘Mork Calling Orson‘. This time around its lights, camera, and action for the opening track ‘Cornerstone’. Raw black and white visuals accompany the no-nonsense bravado of the beats and rhymes as…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Ultra_eko – Win Big (Prod. by Bufera Beats/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)
South London, UK-based emcee/recording artist Ultra_eko returns with the debut single WIN BIG, taken off his forthcoming album titled LIGHT WORK Titled ‘Win Big‘, and boasting production by Bufera Beats, the new single is Ultra_eko on top form, delivering three minutes of new-age grime that is sure to impress. Opening with a simple refrain of…
Berna – Straight Outta Newham (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Essex, UK-based emcee Berna drops the visual to his new track STRAIGHT OUTTA NEWHAM, ahead of his EAST2ESSEX mixtape Sampling the legendary Roy Ayers ‘Sunshine’, Berna paints an honest and often bleak picture of the borough he spent his formative years. Newham has remained one of the most dangerous London boroughs to this day, with…
Edsik ft. Logan – MADSIK (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
French producer Edsik & London based Grime emcee Logan team up on their new track/visual MADSIK, via Alouette Street Records ‘MADSIK‘ is the latest collaboration from French producer Edsik who enlisted hotly tipped London Grime talent, Logan. The skippy garage-inspired production is both frantic, fun, and bass-heavy while offering nods to various moments in UK…
SK-47 – Liar Liar (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
South-east London based one-to-watch, SK-47 bares all with his face reveal in the highly anticipated street heater visual LIAR LIAR, via GRM Daily Already hitting the ground running this year with the release of his ‘24/7’ EP and two-track Valentine’s Day drop named, ‘Twisted Heart’, Lewisham’s rap riser SK-47 has bared all in the visuals…
Karen Nyame KG – Taboo [DJ IC Remix] (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
London, UK-based Afrotech pioneer DJ IC remixes Karen Nyame KG’s sizzling single TABOO, via Black Acre Records Following, the prolific Luso-Angolan DJ and producer Vanyfox’s recent remix, London Afro-house legend DJ IC shares his reimagination of KG’s acclaimed afro-house and amapiano sizzler, ‘Taboo’. Premiered by Mixmag and now out on Black Acre Records, the Afrotech…
Len ft. Brazy – Addiction (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
South London, UK-based emcee Len drops the Ben Wescott-directed visual to his track ADDICTION, featuring fellow London-based artist Brazy Rising Rap prodigy Len returns with new single ‘Addiction’ featuring musical enigma, Brazy. The 23-year-old’s infectious aura and sonic is the seamless formula behind his evolving cult fanbase, who have patiently waited on ‘Addiction’ since 2022.…
Urban Vault Exclusive: Timbo King – Verbatim (Prod. by Shaka Amazulu The 7th/Album/Audio Premiere/iTunes/Spotify)
Brooklyn, New York-based Hip Hop Royalty Timbo King drops his new album VERBATIM, fully produced by UK-based Shaka Amazulu The 7th Not to be confused with the ‘Royal Fam’ album dropping on no said date, This is the first of a trilogy by Timbo King, a conceptual album, fully produced by Shaka Amazulu The 7th.…
Hatty Keane – TIC TACS (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Manchester-born, London, UK-based songstress/fashionista Hatty Keane recently released her latest track TIC TACS, via BGM Entertainment It’s 2023 and Hatty Keane is back with a real feel-good banger. ‘Tic Tacs’ is the lead single from her long-awaited second EP ‘Groove Parlour’. This song once again sees Hatty deliver her Retro, Soul, and Disco Sound with…
Krumbsnatcha & Cuban Pete – Checkmate (Prod. by BoFaatBeatz/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Boston, Massachusetts-based emcee Krumb Snatcha aka Judah The Prince & UK-based recording/visual artist Cuban Pete recently dropped their new track CHECKMATE Using Chess as a metaphor for life, Krumbsnatcha & Cuban Pete drop their latest track ‘Checkmate‘, produced by Hannover, Germany-based BoFaatBeatz, with cuts by UK-based JabbaThaKut. Checkmate ft JabbaThaKut prod BoFaat by Krumbsnatcha and…
DJ Semtex ft. Backroad Gee & Kwesi Arthur – Floor Shake (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Trusted Producer and Hip Hop expert DJ Semtex is back with Backroad Gee & Kwesi Arthur, to make the FLOOR SHAKE on their new track/visual A thick and moody beat is a Semtex classic. Another hallmark of the maverick producer is his ability to mine grade-A material from his guests. ‘Floor Shake‘ is an exercise…
LATE – Flaming Subzero (Music Video) Taken Off: Fantastic Legion Squad EP (iTunes/Spotify)
Wolverhampton, UK-based emcee/producer LATE drops his comic book-inspired FANTASTIC LEGION SQUAD EP, accompanied by the visual to the track FLAMING SUBZERO In a parallel universe in the not-so-distant future dwells the Fantastic Legion Squad. Led by the Villainous Hero aka LATE, Their mission is to be the guardians of the underground sector and to save…
Chinx (OS) – Ain’t Got Time (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify) Taken Off: One Sided Story (Mixtape/24th Feb)
North West London Drill emcee Chinx (OS) recently released the visual to his track AIN’T GOT TIME, via GRM Daily, ahead of his debut mixtape ONE SIDED STORY Chinx (OS) has only been releasing music for the past year but his consistency and fan base are second to none. Having already released two singles in…