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YEA Y’ALL is the first single taken off Spectac & Amiri’s upcoming ‘Beautiful Soul’ album, out next month via Ill Adrenaline Records Underground Hip Hop legends Spectac & Amiri are back with their latest offering, ‘Beautiful Soul’, set for release through Ill Adrenaline Records. Known for their signature jazzy, soulful soundscapes and introspective lyricism, this…
Vienna, Austria-based Hip Hop duo MC Shnek, DJ Crum aka UNISON & Austrian Hip Hop producer/DJ/emcee Flip drop their highly anticipated new album NOWADAYS Unison, consisting of English-speaking MC Shnek and DJ Crum, teamed up with legendary Linz producer Flip from the group Texta to create a diverse, mature, and dope Hip Hop album that…
Urban Vault caught up with Harlem, New York City-based Emma Lee M.C. for an exclusive interview to coincide with the release of her new album with Munich, Germany-based producer Roccwell titled CHOCOLATE BARS ‘Chocolate Bars‘ is the debut collaboration album by Emma Lee M.C. and producer Roccwell stays true to its rooted theme and includes…
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,…
Austin, Texas-based DJ Design drops his new track THE BLUES, featuring Detroit’s Phat Kat & Elzhi For his new single, producer DJ Design teams up with Phat Kat & Elzhi from J Dillas vaunted Slum Village crew. The track ‘The Blues‘ is aggressive and loud with screaming organs, laying down a backdrop for two very…
Los Angeles, California-based recording artist Sage X Price drops his new debut track/visual GUILT In a musical landscape where artists can seem like barely distinguishable carbon copies, sometimes you come across a true artist with creative versatility and a raw self-awareness and vulnerability that stands out from the crowd and speaks to your soul. That…
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…
Denver, Colorado based emcee $lick recently released the visual to his track GET GET GO, produced by Aurora, Colorado based 2and2 $lick presents the Wiz Kelly-directed music video for ‘Get Get Go‘, the 2and2-produced single from $lick’s album ‘Put It Together‘. The 22-year-old has been making what he describes as, “Thinking Man’s Music”, for two…
Flint, Michigan-based emcee Jon Connor drops his track UNSUNG HEROES, via Channel Island-based Hip Hop brand United Elementz Jon Connor & All Varsity Music Group presents ‘Unsung Heroes’ produced by the late, great Hip Hop legend J Dilla. The track is taken off the ‘Best In The World: The N Tape’ mixtape, a project exclusively…
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…
Detroit based emcee Elzhi teams up with Berlin, Germany based producer Meeco & Dresden, Germany based DJ Access on their new track BACK IN THE DAYS On ‘Back In The Days‘, Elzhi collaborates with established production team Meeco and DJ Access (who continuously work with some of the best rappers in the game). Elzhi (former…
Manchester, UK-based producer Pitch 92 recently teamed up with UK Hip Hop legend Jehst for their track/visual LIVE FROM LONDON via High Focus Records Check out the latest single and video from beat-master Pitch 92 (The Mouse Outfit, Verb T, Black Josh) ‘Live From London‘ featuring Jehst (YNR Productions). Pitch hits the mark with his…
Urban Vault caught up with South London-based emcee/producer Zelly One to ask him some questions about his latest EP, FIVE WAYS TO LIVE & more… Hailing from South London, Zelly One is a self-sufficient producer and rapper. Known for making his own instrumentals, he has been mixing his own beats since he was a teenager.…
South London based emcee/producer Zelly One drops his brand new FIVE WAYS TO LIVE EP ‘Five Ways to Live‘ is the brand new EP to come from ‘Production Genius’ Zelly One. Inspired by past events and his own experiences, the sound combines lo-fi instrumentals sitting underneath Zelly’s flow as he discusses wide-ranging themes with impeccable…
North County, San Diego based emcee Billy NoJokes recently dropped his latest track A MILLION MILES, featuring DJ Tango Billy NoJokes drops his latest track, ‘A Million Miles’ with cuts by DJ Tango. Not being much of a weed smoker, the emcee/beatsmith jumped on this self-produced track with a marijuana-induced twist. His outside-the-box approach laced…
Queens, New York-based beatmaker/producer Complx Baysixx recently dropped his new Instrumental Album/Beat Tape DA PANDA TAPE: PANDEMIC FILES The title is an homage to Complx’s nickname ‘Panda’ as he sees the project as a reflection of his personality: really relaxed, not bothering anyone, but a panda is still a bear at the end of the…
Cologne, Germany based Hip Hop DJ & production duo Ancient Astronauts have released their groundbreaking Afro-European album ZIK ZAK via Switchstance Recordings On the album, listeners will find the stylish Trip-Hop ‘Pagliacci´s Reprise’ featuring Joyce Olong’s track and a variety of rising African musicians, including Bantu, MoRoots, and Blessed San. Ancient Astronauts began the well-known…
Staten Island, New York-based recording artist, producer & songwriter Dennis DEZO Williams recently dropped his new track SLATE RIDER backed with OH, NOW! Dennis DEZO Williams drops his anticipated return to his style of head-knockin’ beats with ‘SLATE RIDER’. Last week ‘SLATE RIDER’ made headlines becoming a highlight of the DJ Skizz & Lil Fame…
Bristol, UK based producer Vice Beats recently dropped his new track TORN LIGAMENT, featuring Brooklyn, NYC based emcee Napoleon Da Legend, with cuts by Bristol-based DJ 5Stylez ‘Torn Ligament’ was created by Vice beats during the lockdown period of Covid-19 alongside the talented Brooklyn based wordsmith Napoleon Da Legend, who as ever paints pictures with…
Urban Vault caught up with Austrian Hip Hop producer/DJ/emcee Flip on the launch day of his new instrumental album EXPERIENCES, via Munich-based Beat Art Department, to ask him some questions about the 16 track project & more… As instrumental Hip Hop albums seem to be at an all-time high, ranging from so-called lo-fi aesthetics to…
Austrian Hip Hop producer/DJ/emcee Flip has recently shared two more tracks off his upcoming instrumental album EXPERIENCES, via Munich based Beat Art Department As instrumental Hip Hop albums seem to be at an all-time high, ranging from so-called lo-fi aesthetics to progressive sounds with electronic vibes, one of Austrian Hip Hop’s godfathers and OGs on…
Jersey, Channel Islands-based Hip Hop artist B-Eazy recently dropped his latest offering in the form of the CLASSIC CUTS: THE INFLUENTIAL MIXTAPE B-Eazy was given the task of providing 10 albums that influenced his taste in music on Facebook and has decided to take 10 of his favourite tracks, from those projects, and put them…
Austrian Hip Hop producer/DJ/emcee Flip has shared the first two tracks off his upcoming instrumental album EXPERIENCES, via Munich based Beat Art Department As instrumental Hip Hop albums seem to be at an all-time high, ranging from so-called lo-fi aesthetics to progressive sounds with electronic vibes, one of Austrian Hip Hop’s godfathers and OGs on…
Bay Area-based Producer & Rapper TOPE is back with his latest track AGAIN & AGAIN TOPE, born Anthony Anderson, has been known in some circles as one of Underground Hip Hop’s best-kept secrets for some time now. As an up and coming artist, TOPE was best known for his prolific output as a solo rapper and…
Urban Vault caught up with German five-member Hip Hop collective TRIBEZ. to ask them some questions about their recent release the PARAGON EP and more… The five-member collective TRIBEZ. from Bavaria/Munich/Germany has long been known as ‘THE’ Hip Hop band out of Germany. Acclaimed live performances, festival shows and productions with the Who-Is-Who of German…
Producer Apollo Brown joins forces with Detroit Hip Hop group Clear Soul Forces to bring you their homage to the city that made them, in the video for the track DECEPTION & WOES, taken off the album SINCERELY, DETROIT Detroit has an indelible legacy in Hip Hop. From artists like J Dilla to Black Milk,…
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…
The Doctor’s Orders & Bizarre Ride presents BIZARRE RIDE II THE PHARCYDE, featuring Fatlip & Slimkid3 @ Cargo this December The Pharcyde are one of the best-loved and admired Hip Hop groups of all time. Their debut ‘Bizarre Ride II’ and J Dilla inspired follow-up ‘Labcabincalifornia’ featured some of the most memorable singles in Hip…
Soundcrash presents for one night only, groundbreaking Leeds, UK based collective ABSTRACT ORCHESTRA will be playing the music of one of the greatest rapper, producer, and super-villains of all time… MF DOOM Abstract Orchestra make some of the most exciting music in Hip Hop, blending jazz orchestration with Hip Hop beats and emcees. The 18…
GRAMMY Award-winning rapper Common unveils a new single and music video entitled ‘HER Love’ featuring Daniel Caesar and special guest Dwele. Also included is an unreleased beat from J Dilla Boasting an unheard beat by longtime collaborator the late and great J Dilla, the soulful production underscores rhymes celebrating the culture from Jam Master Jay,…
The Doctor’s Orders presents Detroit producer Apollo Brown & Rapper Big Pooh this May at Cargo, London Fish & Chips, Rum & Coke, Ant & Dec. There are certain things that just fit together. Apollo Brown and Rapper Big Pooh are just that. Detroit producer Apollo Brown has made a name for himself as one…
Youngstown, Ohio based emcee Dirty Needles teams up with DJ Mrok, Hub City & Jenvoix for his latest visual PARADISE, taken off his recent EP of the same name, produced by Cincinnati based Kollectiv Rapper Dirty Needles recently released ‘Paradise’, a 7 track EP, produced by Kollectiv. Inspired by his reverence for the 1990’s Boom…
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…
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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…
London, UK based producer Diztortion recently teamed up with Lethal Bizzle & Maleek Berry to drop their new track/visual PULL UP Diztortion is back with more heat for the clubs! ‘Pull Up‘ sees Diztortion calling in longtime collaborator Lethal Bizzle and Afrobeats’ Star Maleek Berry. This energetic party anthem is set to be the soundtrack for the…
Edinburgh, Scotland based emcee/producer Profound Mercenary drops the new visual to his self-produced track MUSSELBRUH Edinburgh based rapper/producer Profound Mercenary has just dropped his first video for the song ‘Musslebruh’. The song is one of two singles that follows ‘Harmony‘, that have been released before his EP drops on the 18th of December. Four years in…
Slum Village bring the iconic sound of their founding-father J Dilla back to life at Scala, London next February One of the most iconic and influential Hip Hop collectives of all time, Slum Village, are returning to London for one massive night of old-school flows and J Dilla-produced classics at Scala. Don’t miss the resurrection…
Munich, Germany based Hip Hop producer IMAN magnetic has dropped his new album, BACK TO SQUARE ONE There are only a few stories of legends that came back to life. Vinyl Digital is proud and happy to announce bringing back producer IMAN Magnetic from the legendary 90’s Hip Hop group Square One! If you already…
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,…
J Dilla released his seminal EP, RUFF DRAFT, in 2003. Now his seminal EP gets reworked with the posthumous release, RUFF DRAFT: DILLA’S MIX – THE INSTRUMENTALS The producer’s own mixes, recently rediscovered, expanded with bonus tracks and now available in a special instrumental edition. When ‘Ruff Draft’ saw its initial release in 2003, J…