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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…
Urban Vault have hooked up with our friends at Soundcrash, to give one lucky reader/fan the chance to win a pair of tickets to Soundcrash Presents: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK, on Sunday the 25th September, 2016. Soundcrash Presents for the first time ever in the UK, Raekwon and Ghostface…
For the first time ever in the UK, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah are performing ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ as well as more Wu-Tang classics. This marks the first UK performance of the legendary, solo debut album of American rapper and Wu Tang Clan member Raekwon. ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ was first released on…
He is the face of a newly formed collective called The Rite Group. Manny RITE, which stands for Raised In The Eastend, is from Scarborough (located in the east end of Toronto, ON) and is leading the charge of a much needed change in the music game. He takes pride in bringing it back to…
They kept you waiting a little while for this one, so to make up for it we bring you an extended edition of the Droppin’ Science Show – close to 2 hours of the freshest Hip Hop to drop in the last couple of months, mixed and hosted by multi-award winning London-based DJ’s Matman &…
East London stalwart Devlin goes in as he performs a cover of the classic Raekwon ‘Ice Cream’ for 1Xtra’s MC month, along with a live version of his upcoming single ‘Mitches’. Look out for his third album that will follow in 2016. http://bbc.co.uk/1xtra https://twitter.com/1Xtra www.facebook.com/bbc1xtra/ http://officialdevlin.com/ https://twitter.com/devlinofficial www.facebook.com/officialdevlin
The Wu-Tang’s epic 1993 debut ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’, which changed the shape of Hip Hop to come, with ripples that still resonate today. Then the solo albums, all produced by Wu patriarch RZA: first was Method Man’s ‘Tical’ (late 1994), then Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s ‘Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version’ (spring…
Hip Hop fans who will salivate at this reissue likely already know some of the backstory: in 1995, worldwide Wu-Tang frenzy was at an all-time high. First, of course, there had been the Wu-Tang’s epic 1993 debut ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’, which changed the shape of Hip Hop to come, with ripples that still…
Urban Vault caught up with Brooklyn, NY based emcee NAPOLEON DA LEGEND to ask him some questions about his music, collaborations and inspirations Since the ‘Golden Era’ of Hip Hop, true school lyricists have come very few and far between. The combination of passion, flair on the mic, urban poetry mixed with torrential, jigsaw-like wordplay…
There’s something about her that is familiar, something you can’t quite put your finger on but something that compels you to listen deeply and know more. Courtney Bennett doesn’t do it by the book. She does things differently, possibly even backwards, but without even knowing it. She’s become famed in certain circles before the big…
On August 21st, 2015, Method Man released his first original album in 9 years. ‘THE METH LAB’ features longtime collaborators Redman, Streetlife, Hanz On, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck plus others including Uncle Murda, Cory Gunz, Carlton Fisk, Mack Wilds and more. THE METH LAB by Method Man THE METH LAB is available as a Digital Album +…
It’s been nearly a decade since the world was treated to new official music from celebrated rapper and pop-culture icon, Method Man. The Wu-Tang Clans most successful member is getting back to music with his new solo album ‘The Meth Lab’. Recorded in Staten Island and featuring lifelong cohorts Redman, Raekwon, Hanz On, Streetlife, Inspectah…