UK-based Doctors Configa and Tommy Evans (World’s First Producer-Rapper-PhD Combo) present the JOLICOEUR LP Doctors Configa and Tommy Evans, the world’s first producer-rapper-PhD combo – combine for their album ‘Jolicoeur’. The title (A Gallant Heart) pays homage to the late, great, David Jolicoeur of De La Soul while encapsulating Configa and Tommy’s artistic ethos, authenticity,…
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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…
Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa & Method Man – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (Prod. by WRECKONE/Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
South Carolina-based producer/DJ/emcee WRECKONE recently released his track/visual THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY, featuring legendary Wu-Tang Clan members Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa & Method Man ‘The Good, The Bad, The Ugly’ is the latest track produced by WRECKONE, featuring Hip Hop royalty in the form of Wu-Tang Clan members Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa &…
Urban Vault Interviews – Wildelux
Urban Vault caught up with The Bronx, New York, now living in Japan veteran emcee Wildelux to ask him some questions about his latest release 24/7 & more… After the release of ‘Grand Champion’ back in 2013, ten years later Wildelux is back with his first single ’24/7′ off his upcoming and last solo album…
The Doctor’s Orders presents: J Dilla Changed My Life @ The Jazz Café, London, UK (05th Feb)
The Doctor’s Orders presents the UK’s only official J Dilla tribute sanctioned by the James Yancey Foundation & Dilla’s Family The UK’s only official J Dilla tribute, sanctioned by his family, the James Yancey Foundation, and the J Dilla estate returns to The Jazz Cafe for what is sure to be another exceptional night in…
Bazooka Joe Gotti – Trappin’ Rappin’ And Scrappin (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
San Francisco based recording artist recently released his latest album TRAPPIN’ RAPPIN’ AND SCRAPPIN Bazooka Joe Gotti has been Trappin Rappin and Scrappin all his life. Hustling, writing rhymes, and fighting for everything he’s got. Breathez Deep produced most beats on the album. Indecent The Slapmaster from Vallejo, who now lives in Texas, did a…
Bruse Wane – Highlander Freestyle Revisited (Music Video/Free Download)
Wane Enterprises CEO, New York-based emcee Bruse Wane recently released the visual to his HIGHLANDER FREESTYLE REVISITED track Bruse Wane lets loose the official visuals for his remastered ‘Highlander Freestyle Revisited’ audio. According to Wane Enterprises, the release symbolizes the impending release of Bruse Wane’s ‘The Bat Man Should Have Been On It 2 Mixtape’,…
Phats – Saved (Prod. by JKM/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Oslo, Norway based recording artist Phats recently dropped his latest track SAVED, produced by JKM The Scandinavia based emcee Phats has long been a solid figure in the Norwegian Hip Hop scene. He has previously warmed up for Method Man & Redman, Raekwon, AZ, Sean Price, Wu-Tang Clan, De La Soul, and Jedi Mind Tricks…
Slum Village w/ Full Live Band: Abstract Orchestra @ Electric Brixton, London, UK (07th Feb)
Slum Village brings the iconic sound of their founding-father J Dilla back to life at Electric Brixton, they will perform with the full live band Abstract Orchestra on J Dilla’s Birthday One of the most iconic and influential Hip Hop collectives of all time, Slum Village, are returning to London for one massive night of…
Sareem Poems & Newselph ft. James Gardin & Macklyn – This Life (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Lansing, Michigan based emcee Sareem Poems & Beaumont, Alberta based producer Newselph are back with their latest track THIS LIFE, featuring James Gardin & Macklyn, via Illect Recordings For the second single from their upcoming collaborative album, Sareem Poems and Newselph take the fatal four-way approach and link up with James Gardin and Macklyn to…
DJ Premier ft. Westside Gunn, Conway & Benny – Headlines (Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Currently opening up on the UK and European GODS OF RAP Tour with the Wu-Tang Clan, De La Soul, and Public Enemy, the legendary DJ Premier releases HEADLINES, featuring Westside Gunn, Conway & Benny The Butcher One half of the legendary duo Gang Starr, DJ Premier drops an instant classic, the throwback, strings-laced New York…
DJ Supa Dave ft. De La Soul & Lyes Paparazi – Top Chef [The Remix] (Audio/Def Squad)
Long Island, New York-based DJ Supa Dave teams up with De La Soul & Lyes Paparazi to drop his latest track TOP CHEF [THE REMIX] via Def Squad Def Squad producer, Brentwood, Long Island-based DJ Supa Dave drops his latest track ‘Top Chef [The Remix]’ with fellow hometown heroes De La Soul & Lyes Paparazi.…
Soundcrash Presents: Yasiin Bey W/ Ocean Wisdom @ O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK (14th April)
Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def is coming to London’s O2 Forum for a one-off performance of the classic Mos Def album THE ECSTATIC, as well as other classic Mos Def material Mos Def really doesn’t need any introduction: Exploding into public consciousness as part of BlackStar (with Talib Kweli) in 1998, it was Mos’ debut…
Soundcrash Presents: The Pharcyde @ EartH Hall, London, UK (18th May)
Soundcrash presents, the most innovative rap crew the world has seen, THE PHARCYDE this May at the EartH Hall, London, joined by Jungle Brother’s, Africa Baby Bam In the early 90’s, when gangsta’ rap consumed the airwaves, and the majority of West Coast rappers strapped on their Locs, Chuck Taylor’s & Ben Davis’, The Pharcyde…
The Scribes ft. Leon Rhymes [Too Many T’s] – Righteous (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Bristol, UK based Hip Hop trio The Scribes recently dropped the visual to their track RIGHTEOUS, featuring Leon Rhymes of Too Many T’s The Scribes are a multi-award winning Hip Hop three-piece whose unique blend of beatboxing, off the cuff freestyling and genre-spanning music has created a live show quite unlike any other on the…
DUTTY DISCO Celebrates 30 Years Of De La Soul @ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London, UK (02nd March)
Join DUTTY DISCO as they Celebrate 30 Years of DE LA SOUL, at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London, on the 02nd of March In March 1989 De La Soul changed the sound of Hip Hop forever with the release of their seminal debut album ‘3 Feet High and Rising’. DUTTY DISCO mark 30 years of…
Gods Of Rap – UK Tour 2019 @ London/Manchester/Glasgow (10th/11th/12th May)
Hip Hop Heavyweights Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy, and De La Soul have confirmed they’ll be touring the UK together for the first time on the GODS OF RAP UK TOUR MAY 2019 The Gods Of Rap tour will see the legends take to the stage in London, Manchester, and Glasgow in May 2019. The tour marks…
J DILLA CHANGED MY LIFE [The UK’s Only Official J Dilla Tribute] @ The Jazz Café, London, UK (10th Feb)
The Doctor’s Orders presents the UK’s only official J Dilla tribute sanctioned by the James Yancey Foundation & Dilla’s Family With J Dilla’s closest collaborators performing a secret live set this is certain to be the most explosive J Dillla Changed My Life tribute to date. This one is going to be hard to beat…
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Win a £30.00 Voucher to spend at TEEHOP.CO.UK Urban Vault UK has hooked up with our friends at teehop.co.uk to give one lucky reader/fan the chance to win a £30.00 voucher to spend on their site. teehop.co.uk is a new and original online store based in the UK specialising in Hip Hop fashion & culture. teehop.co.uk…
The Doctor’s Orders Presents: Stetsasonic [First London Show In 28 Yrs] @ The Jazz Café, London, UK (20th March)
The Doctor’s Orders presents Brooklyn, New York’s Stetsasonic in their first London show in 28 years at The Jazz Café, next March Stetsasonic formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1981 and went on to promote nothing but positivity, consciousness and timeless music ever since. Often sitting firmly alongside groups like De La Soul, The Jungle…
Too Many T’s – P A T T E R N S (Music Video) Taken Off: South City (Album/iTunes/Spotify)
P A T T E R N S is full CGI music video, 600 hours in the making & the final visuals from the Too Many T’s debut album ‘South City’, which perfectly reflects their deepest song to date, about the dark side of touring all year With the worldwide success of debut album ‘South City’…
TEEHOP.CO.UK (T-Shirts, Hoodies, Tank Tops & More)
TEEHOP.CO.UK is a new and original online store based in the UK specialising in Hip Hop fashion & culture teehop.co.uk was started as a way to supply original and culturally relevant T-Shirts, Hoodies, Tank Tops and more supplying print on demand tees from all over the world including the US, Europe and Asia to a…
The Doctor’s Orders Presents: Questlove (3 Hour DJ Set) @ The Jazz Café, London, UK (12th July)
Few names in music carry quite as much kudos of that of our headline DJ Questlove. He has worked with such a phenomenal array of talent while always leaving his own distinctive mark on each one The list reads like a who’s who of modern Hip Hop & Soul, Jay-Z, Al Green, Erykah Badu, J-Dilla,…
Soundcrash Presents: Jungle Brothers + DJ Yoda @ Electric Brixton, London, UK (25th May)
Soundcrash Presents the Jungle Brothers, DJ Yoda, Nextmen and A Skills at Electric Brixton, London on the 25th of May Jungle Brothers’ journey to the status of Hip Hop legends started in the late 80’s in New York. Their first album Straight out the Jungle became a masterpiece of the genre and it is still…
Pete Santos – Paint The Picture (Album/Audio/iTunes/Spotify)
Currently, residing in Finland, U.S. born emcee, singer, and songwriter Pete Santos released his second solo album titled PAINT THE PICTURE, yesterday (16th March) ‘Paint The Picture’ is a danceable, eclectic, fast-paced 10-track album. With diverse tracks spanning from electro-pop to trap, ‘Paint The Picture’ delivers a well-balanced platter served fresh. Pete Santos is an…
Pete Santos ft. Sara Sayed – Fame, Power, Love (Music Video/iTunes/Spotify)
Currently, residing in Finland, U.S. born recording artist Pete Santos drops music video his track, FAME, LOVE, POWER, featuring the vocals of Sara Sayed Pete Santos is an American emcee, singer, and songwriter whose music is a blend of Hip Hop, soul, pop, and dance music. Growing up on the move, living in too many…
Mad Flow x KelzwiththaHeat – Heartfelt Integrity Remix (Prod. by Kelz With Tha Heat/Music Video)
Birmingham, UK recording artist Mad Flow drops the re-edited video for his new remix of HEARTFELT INTEGRITY, produced by Kelz With Tha Heat Mad Flow is a Birming City Mic-Wrecker on a mission. He is one of the most well-rounded, multi-dimensional MC’s in the West Midlands, possessing a Super Energetic stage presence, strong beatboxing skills, and…
The Doctor’s Orders Presents: J Dilla Changed My Life @ Scala, London, UK (04th Feb)
After last years J DILLA CHANGED MY LIFE event sold out weeks in advance and became one of the most in-demand tickets around The Doctor’s Orders are once again stepping things up another notch! The UK’s only official J Dilla tribute that is sanctioned by his family, the James Yancey Foundation and the J Dilla…
GREENLIGHTS – Where The Road Goes (Audio/Free Download)
Chicago’s GREENLIGHTS release their new single, WHERE THE ROAD GOES, ahead of their latest project, SEARCH FOR TRUTH, dropping, November 18th GREENLIGHTS Productions is from Chicago with Emcee/Producer/Engineer RP at the helm. Casagrown (Homegrown) is the other main Emcee along with occasional soul singers and talent Willow Wells and Abitight. GREENLIGHTS is a combination of…
Goose ft. Saba, Ano Ba – Step By Step (Audio/Free Download)
Chicago emcee Goose recently dropped the single STEP BY STEP featuring Saba and Ano Ba (formerly MPYRE) Goose is a Chicago-based rapper, originally from Ohio. Since moving to the Windy City in 2013, he’s been working his way up in the underground Hip Hop scene in Chicago. His style is inspired rappers such as Phonte, Blu, Slug…
Petrelli Brothers – Ghost Diaries LP (Free Download) + Summer Rain (Music Video)
Petrelli Brothers originate from York, UK and consist of Lego & Spee Six Nine, together they present their debut LP, GHOST DIARIES Both are experienced solo artists who joined forces due to a mutual love of classic Boom Bap Hip Hop. Lego (one of Don’t Flop’s original battle rappers) has been busy mastering the MPC…
Clement Marfo – Breath Of Fresh Air (Audio/iTunes)
BREATH OF FRESH AIR is the new single from multi-talented, one-of-a-kind Clement Marfo, described as Jay-Z meets James Brown with a South London accent. ‘Breath of Fresh Air‘ features remixes from DaaHype and Cutmore and is the first single taken from an exciting new EP, due for release this Spring. “Breath of Fresh Air is…
Rag’n’Bone Man – Human (Deluxe) Album Out Now + April UK Tour Dates
Rag’n’Bone Man releases his debut album HUMAN and goes on a UK tour this April Rag’n’Bone Man was recently nominated for a second BRIT Award for British Breakthrough Artist, following an incredible 2016 for the singer: recently crowned winner of the coveted BRIT Awards Critics’ Choice Award and coming second in the BBC Sound Of…
The Doctor’s Orders Presents: Doc Brown W/ Support From The Last Skeptik @ XOYO, London, UK (28th March)
The Doctor’s Orders presents Doc Brown at London’s XOYO this March with the STEMMA Album Tour 2017 After 8 years of taking the live comedy, film and television industry by storm, Doc Brown is getting back to his roots, returning to the world of real rap with an intoxicating new live show and an arsenal of future…
The Doctor’s Orders Presents: J Dilla Changed My Life @ The Jazz Café, London, UK (12th Feb)
For over a decade now The Doctor’s Orders have been throwing THE Hip Hop event of the year to honour the life and work of the greatest producer of all time. Having thrown their biggest party to date last year with a surprise set from Slum Village this year they bring things back to basics…
Droppin’ Science Show Autumn/Winter 2016 ❄️Native Tongues Special❄️ (Free Download)
The freshest soulful Hip Hop around, mixed & hosted by DMC champion DJ’s Matman & Daredevil Featuring new music from the likes of: A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Common, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Busta Rhymes, The Roots, Anderson Paak, Danny Brown, Pete Rock, Diamond D, Tall Black Guy, Lewis Parker, The Game, Sean Price,…
General Steele ft. VVS Verbal & Louie Skaggs – Persistence (Prod. by Es-K/Music Video)
General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun/Boot Camp Clik and Burlington, Vermont based producer Es-K present the music video for ‘Persistence’, the first single from their brand new collaboration album ‘Building Bridges’. ‘Persistence’ features guest verses from VVS Verbal and Louie Skaggs, and the video was shot by Sisco. Produced mostly by Es-K, ‘Building Bridges’ features guest appearances…
Too Many T’s – Diamonds/Gold (Prod. by Odjbox & Flux Pavilion/Audio/iTunes)
Paving the way for their forthcoming debut album, London-based rap duo Too Many T’s are set to light up the industry with the surprise drop of their newest track, DIAMONDS/GOLD Over the last few years Too Many T’s (Leon ‘Rhymes’ Smith and Ross Standaloft) have been taking the British Hip Hop scene by storm, receiving…
Droppin’ Science Show Summer 2016 ☀ Special Edition ☀ (Free Download)
Droppin’ Science is back from a short hiatus with an extra special summer edition of our acclaimed mixshow – over 100 minutes of the freshest new underground Hip Hop jams! Featuring new music from both sides of the Atlantic, including the likes of: Schoolboy Q, De La Soul, Run The Jewels, Kaytranada, The Avalanches, Joey…
The Doctor’s Orders Presents: J Dilla Changed My Life 10th Anniversary Party @ Scala, London, UK (7th Feb)
To mark 10 years of these incredible parties celebrating the genius of James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey, The Doctor’s Orders have booked their biggest line up to date. Featuring a live performance by those that worked more closely with Dilla than any others plus A special DJ set from De La Soul’s DJ Maseo and live…