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Boston, Massachusetts lyricist M-Dot and producer/DJ Confidence return with their powerful new single ROLLERCOASTER PT. 2, featuring legendary Hip Hop icon Masta Ace Produced by Confidence, who also provides the cuts, the track delivers a soulful boom-bap backdrop for sharp lyricism and introspective storytelling. ‘Rollercoaster Pt. 2‘ is the sequel to the single ‘Rollercoaster‘ off M-Dot…
Hamburg-based Boogiedown Base and 12 Finger Dan & Munich-based Roccwell aka SoulRocca drop their new Double A-Side single ONE TIME 4 YA MIND, featuring Killarmy’s kinetic 9 & WE ROCK, featuring The Bronx, New York, now living in Japan, veteran emcee/producer Wildelux For SoulRocca, the producer trio consisting of Boogiedown Base, 12 Finger Dan, and…
Hamburg-based Boogiedown Base and 12 Finger Dan & Munich-based Roccwell aka SoulRocca drop their new single 100 PROOF, featuring New York-based QNC For SoulRocca, the producer trio consisting of Boogiedown Base, 12 Finger Dan, and Roccwell, the boom-bap master plan is entering the next phase: Their new single, ‘100 Proof’ features QNC. Known for their…
Hamburg-based Boogiedown Base and 12 Finger Dan & Munich-based Roccwell aka SoulRocca release a double A-Side single featuring Mykill Miers & QNC For SoulRocca, the producer trio consisting of Boogiedown Base, 12 Finger Dan, and Roccwell, the boom-bap master plan is entering the next phase: Their new EP will be released in October 2025, featuring…
Atlanta, Georgia-based recording artist Dillon & the late great producer Paten Locke drop their highly anticipated album RATIONS Underground Hip Hop veterans, Dillon & Paten Locke, finish what they started with ‘Rations’, the long-awaited follow-up to their cult-classic, ‘Food Chain‘, and 4th project in their food-centric catalog; released through their own label, FULL PLATE. Begun…
Clermont-Ferrand, France-based DJ/producer DJ Mirage drops his new highly anticipated album, BACKGROUND CHECK After three singles released this summer, DJ Mirage’s debut album ‘Background Check‘ is finally here. The new album Includes guest appearances from B-Real (Cypress Hill), Capone (CNN), Action Bronson, KRS-One, Lil Fame (M.O.P.), Masta Ace, Edo G, Eto, Elcamino, Ché Noir, M-Dot,…
French DJ/producer DJ Mirage returns with his latest hard-hitting release LIFT UP, featuring Big Shug, M-Dot & Lil Fame The single brings together three East Coast titans, Lil Fame (of the legendary M.O.P.), Big Shug (Gang Starr Foundation), and Boston’s own lyrical juggernaut M-Dot (of EMS), for a raw and unapologetic Hip Hop anthem. Each…
French DJ/producer DJ Mirage presents his new explosive single MIRAGE, featuring ETO, Edo G, Masta Ace & DJ Fly. It’s the second single from his highly anticipated album BACKGROUND CHECK Just two weeks after shaking the underground with ‘Different Price‘ featuring Elcamino, M-Dot, and Che Noir, French producer DJ Mirage returns with another heavyweight single ‘Mirage‘,…
Hamburg-based Boogiedown Base and 12 Finger Dan & Munich-based Roccwell aka SoulRocca release a double A-Side single featuring Smiley The Ghetto Child & Wildelux For SoulRocca, the producer trio consisting of Boogiedown Base, 12 Finger Dan, and Roccwell, the boom-bap master plan is entering the next phase: Their new EP will be released in July…
French DJ/producer DJ Mirage presents his new track DIFFERENT PRICE, featuring Elcamino, M-Dot, and Ché Noir, ahead of his forthcoming album release BACKGROUND CHECK After a year of hard work, DJ Mirage’s ‘Background Check’ album is set to drop on September 03rd, 2025. Before that, the French DJ and producer will start warming things up,…
Los Angeles-based artists Pawz One, Mister CR, and Blu drop their new track TALKIN RECKLESS, featuring Note The Rydah, produced by John Henry, via Below System Records Pawz One, Mister CR, and Blu become lyrical on ‘Talkin Reckless‘ over the thick and woozy bass and key-laden instrumental produced by John Henry. Adding to the Cali…
Zimbabwe-born/raised, currently based in the United Kingdom, Rhyme Assassin recently dropped the visual to his latest track RUN EM UP (TOLD YA), featuring Brooklyn-based duo M.O.P. & Ruste Juxx Reiterating his skill, Rhyme Assassin recently won the ‘The Best Diaspora’ award at the 2024 Zimbabwe Hip Hop Awards. Gearing up for another exciting year ahead,…
Harlem, New York City-based Emma Lee M.C. & Munich, Germany-based producer Roccwell drop their highly anticipated album CHOCOLATE BARS, featuring Masta Ace & Bahamadia, via Ill Adrenaline Records The debut collaboration by Harlem, New York City-raised, Ugandan-born, award-winning Hip Hop creative Emma Lee M.C. and decorated German producer Roccwell is a potent offering of globally…
Harlem, New York City-based EMMA LEE M.C. & Munich, Germany-based producer Roccwell drop their new track/visual LIKE IT’S ’93, featuring Brooklyn-based emcee Masta Ace ‘Like It’s ’93‘ is the first single taken off the Emma Lee M.C. & Roccwell’s forthcoming ‘Chocolate Bars’ album, released on the 04th of October via Ill Adrenaline Records. On the…
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based J. Sands (Lone Catalysts) recently dropped his dedication track 50 YEARS OF HIP HOP This single is a celebration of the 50 Years of Hip Hop. Along with Masta Ace, RJ Payne & The World Famous Brucie B, J. Sands delivers a new gem from his upcoming album ‘Cash Flow, Buddha & Shelter’.…
Los Angeles-based emcee Pawz One recently dropped his new three-track TELL EM I WAS HERE EP, via Below System Records Pawz One releases a new 3-track EP ‘Tell Em I Was Here’, entirely produced by PDR of Water The Plants. The EP is available on all digital stores and vinyl. The vinyl includes an extra…
Amadeus360 The Beat King recently dropped the visual to his track HOW THE BLOCK SOUND, featuring Brooklyn-based duo M.O.P. & Carson, California-based emcee Ras Kass One of the many perks of being a veteran of the rap game is the robust Rolodex that inevitably comes with that. Just ask boom-bap producer Amadeus360, who’s worked with…
Los Angeles-based emcee Pawz One recently released his latest track STILL, produced by John Henry Pawz One has been Repping The Real and releasing music for the past decade. Pawz One has worked with notable artists such as Masta Ace, Sadat X (Brand Nubian), El Da Sensei (The Artifacts), Percee P, Ras Kass, Rakaa Iriscience,…
Salt Lake City-based emcee Zac Ivie recently dropped his new ALL TOGETHER NOW EP, featuring Masta Ace Zac Ivie has been making a name for himself in Salt Lake City for the past few years. The emcee has released a handful of albums during this time and Zac has become a staple in the Hip…
Los Angeles-based emcee Pawz One and Donna, Texas-based emcee Evolve drop the visual to their track WRITE OF PASSAGE, featuring FredEx, via Below System Records Pawz One & Evolve released the third music video off their album ‘Random Act Of Violence‘. The video is for the track titled ‘Write Of Passage’ and features FredEx who…
Hamburg, Germany based production duo Phil Da Beat & DJ Tricky aka OnePlusOne drop their new track WE GOT THE FUNK, featuring Krazy Drayz of Das EFX & Kool Taj The Gr8 Phil Da Beat & DJ Tricky call themselves OnePlusOne. Under this name, they released ‘The EP‘ in 2015, which included artists like Nine, Rakaa,…
Atlanta, Georgia based Hip Hop group Arrested Development recently released their new album FOR THE FKN LOVE, accompanied by the visual to the track SWING UM, featuring Masta Ace, Fatman Scoop & Dell-P On the heels of Arrested Development’s breakout single/visual ‘Vibe‘ featuring Big Daddy Kane, AD brings Masta Ace, FatMan Scoop & Dell-P together…
Atlanta, Georgia based Hip Hop group Arrested Development drop their latest track VIBE, featuring the one and only Big Daddy Kane, Cleveland P. Jones, Speech, Tasha LaRae & Configa Amid the most monumental and influential VERZUZ to date, Hip Hop pioneering legend Big Daddy Kane joins multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning group Arrested Development for an epic…
Urban Vault caught up with Heidelberg, Germany-based emcee/producer/DJ Plastic The Funky Mulatto to ask him some questions about his latest album P=MC2 & more… ‘P=MC2‘ is the first solo LP but 11th project from Plastic_tfm a.k.a. Plastic The Funky Mulatto. The Album features Nottz, Marco Polo, Stu Bangas, Nolan The Ninja, The Artifacts, A.G. from…
Cheshire, UK-based producer Wounded Buffalo Beats recently released his latest WOUNDED EP, featuring El Da Sensei, Masta Ace, Ruste Juxx & more… Producer Wounded Buffalo Beat is back with yet another phenomenal offering. This time in the form of his EP titled ‘Wounded’. Raw and gritty boom-bap beats are the backdrop for vocals from the likes…
South London, UK-based emcee Montener The Menace releases his new album ANYONE HOME?, via UK based Certain Sound Records ‘Anyone Home?’ is the hotly anticipated follow-up to ‘I Have A Hidden Hobby’ and is comprised of 14 superb tracks featuring an ensemble of legendary figures from both the US and UK Hip Hop scenes with…
Urban Vault caught up with Newark, New Jersey-based emcee Beneficence to ask him some questions about his highly anticipated new album STELLAR MIND, & more… After dropping two serious bangers with Keith Murray ‘Illest Mic Pros‘ and Masta Ace & Phantasm ‘My Way‘. ‘Jerz To The Jugular’ featuring El Da Sensei & DJ Kaos (of…
New Jersey-based emcee Beneficence & Boston based producer Confidence recently dropped their new highly anticipated album STELLAR MIND, accompanied by the visual to the track JERZ TO THE JUGULAR, featuring El Da Sensei & DJ Kaos After dropping two serious bangers with Keith Murray ‘Illest Mic Pros‘ and Masta Ace & Phantasm ‘My Way‘. ‘Jerz…
Urban Vault caught up with Cheshire, UK-based producer Wounded Buffalo Beats to ask him some questions about his latest releases HIGH NOON & A SERIOUS THREAT, & more… 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…
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…
Berlin-based producer Meeco shares his new album WE OUT HERE, featuring the recently released title track with Lil Fame (M.O.P), Termanology & DJ Skizz ‘We Out Here’ featuring Lil Fame (M.O.P), Termanology & DJ Skizz is a high-energy and rough track with hard-hitting drums along with a strong message. On Meeco’s gritty beat, Lil Fame…
Carson, California based emcee Ras Kass drops his latest visual CULTURE.VULTURE, featuring Brooklyn based Masta Ace Produced by multi-platinum Hip Hop producer Hi-Tek and featuring Juice Crew’s legendary lyricist Masta Ace, Ras Kass releases the new video to CULTURE.VULTURE. This is yet another boom-bap banger off the enigmatic ‘I’m Not Clearing Shxt’ vinyl playlist. In…
Berlin-based producer Meeco & New York-based recording artist Dyce Payne team on their new track ALL MINE, taken off Mecco’s forthcoming album WE OUT HERE Meeco’s second single ‘All Mine‘ taken off his forthcoming album ‘We Out Here’ features New York singer/rapper Dyce Payne who is affiliated with The LOX (Jadakiss, Style P, Sheek Louch)…
Urban Vault caught up with Carson, California based emcee Ras Kass to ask him about his forthcoming project I‘M NOT CLEARING SHXT, & more… ‘I‘m Not Clearing Shxt’ is taking it back to the feeling of the art form when Hip Hop artists were able to sample everything and anything they wanted, before corporate bullying…
Urban Vault caught up with Berlin-based producer Meeco ahead of the release of his forthcoming project WE OUT HERE, featuring Smif-N-Wessun, Masta Ace, Big Shug, and A.G. (of D.I.T.C.) just to name a few… Described by music journalists as a German wonder boy and multinational phenomenon, Berlin-based producer and beatmaker Meeco has been an internationally…
Carson, California based emcee Ras Kass recently dropped the visual to his track PARKOUR, featuring battle rap legend Cortez & Casual of the Hip Hop group Hieroglyphics Ras Kass has teamed up with Casual from the Hieroglyphics and battle legend Cortez for his latest single/visual ‘Parkour’ taken off of his upcoming vinyl playlist ‘I‘m Not…
Berlin-based producer Meeco shares the first single DO THAT, featuring Lil Fame from M.O.P., Teflon & DJ Skizz, taken off his forthcoming album WE OUT HERE Described by music journalists as a German wonder boy and multinational phenomenon, Berlin-based producer and beatmaker Meeco has been an internationally respected big name among music lovers and music…
Durham, North Carolina based K-Hill recently dropped his new track RUDIMENTS, produced by BSquared North Carolina lyricist/DJ/producer K-Hill [Masta Ace, Big Daddy Kane, 9th Wonder], releases ‘Rudiments’ a track that does exactly what it says in the title, a concise, articulate rap in it’s simplest form. If you need a quick lesson on how to…
Boston, Massachusetts based producer B Leafs is back, this time teaming up with Suriel & Lotus Taylor for their new track LIFETIME B Leafs had an unbelievable year in 2019 releasing his debut album ‘The Horizon’ collecting tens of thousands of streams over multiple platforms, coverage on major publications/shows like XXL, Okayplayer, Shade45, AmbrosiaForHeads, HipHopDX…
Toronto, Canada based emcee/producer DIE-REK has dropped his debut album via Illect Recordings titled THE DYING ONES For as long as this writer can remember, Hip Hop has had an obsession with death. The great Masta Ace asked if it was because we were blessed with less? We still don’t know. But from Tupac conspiracies…