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Detroit based producer Apollo Brown & Buffalo, New York-based emcee Che’ Noir drop their brand new album AS GOD INTENDED Buffalo’s youngest new shining star Che’ Noir and Detroit’s legendary producer Apollo Brown released their new album ‘As God Intended’ today. The record features legendary Roots crew rapper Black Thought, Skyzoo, Planet Asia, and Ty…
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…
Eastcoast rapper/producer duo Tone Chop & Frost Gamble drop their highly anticipated new project KILL OR BE KILLED Winnipeg-based award-winning Hip Hop music producer Frost Gamble and New York-based battle rapper Tone Chop are back with their new album ‘Kill Or Be Killed’. Tone Chop, based in the small city of Binghamton in New York…
Calfornia based Hip Hop duo Grand Opus (Centric & Joc Scholar) recently dropped their latest offering in the form of the HIGH POWER: A DOCUMENTARY SHORT Westcoast duo Grand Opus, Fresno emcee Joc Scholar and Oakland producer Centric continue to shine a light on their sophomore album ‘High Power’ bringing viewers into a ‘Day In…
Boston, Massachusetts based producer B Leafs drops his debut album THE HORIZON featuring Skyzoo, Masta Ace, Styles P, Large Pro and many more… No matter what part of the world your located the line in the distance is always visible… where you’ll see the sun rise and set. After years of preparation, at last, the sun rises…
Oregon based recording artist Amsterdam recently released his new album CRUSH, featuring Skyzoo, TOPE, Trox & Kourtni Perez Fresh off his performance at Portland’s prestigious monthly THESIS event as part of his crew Both Teams Played Hard, Northwest emcee Amsterdam returns with his first full-length effort in nearly five years. ‘Crush’ is a deep dive commentary…
Calfornia based Hip Hop duo Grand Opus (Centric & Joc Scholar) recently dropped their new single SURF’S UP, featuring Brooklyn’s Skyzoo Joc Scholar (emcee) & Centric (Producer) are… Grand Opus, the Fresno/Oakland, CA duo continue riding the 2018 ‘High Power’ wave into 2019 with the fourth release from their sophomore album. ‘Surf’s Up’ is an absolute…
Calfornia based Hip Hop duo Grand Opus (Centric & Joc Scholar) recently dropped their new album HIGH POWER, accompanied by a new video for the track THE MC Since the late 70’s Hip Hop culture has been a source of empowerment for communities without a voice, giving the unheard and ignored a platform to fully express…
Boston based producer B Leafs teamed up with Masta Ace & Termanology for the release of one of his select cuts, BEEN WAITING In preparation for the upcoming single ‘Reaganomics’ featuring the legendary line-up of Elzhi, Ras Kass, M-Dot & Large Pro, Boston producer, B. Leafs releases one of his select cuts ‘Been Waiting’ featuring Breukelen, Netherlands…
Bay Area-based Producer and Rapper TOPE releases the new visual for his track NEVER TOLD YOU, filmed in Las Vegas West Coast Producer and Rapper TOPE travels to Las Vegas to film the Official Music Video for his new single ‘Never Told You’. After the successful release for his gospel-influenced single ‘Faithful‘, featuring underground legends Blu and…
Bay Area-based Producer and Rapper TOPE returns with his second official single of 2018, NEVER TOLD YOU Following up the all-star collaboration featuring Abstract Rude and Blu on his first single on 2018 ‘Faithful’, TOPE switches lanes on ‘Never Told You’ recounting the some of the tribulations of having his entire music library stolen at…
ACROSS THE GLOBE is the new series of releases from Sydney, Australia based Low Key Source which sees established producers team up with vocalists and emcees from Australia, New Zealand and beyond ‘Across The Globe Vol. 1’ showcases the beats of Detroit’s Apollo Brown known for his production through Mello Music Group which has seen…
Massachusetts-bred, Los Angeles-based emcee/producer Skipp Whitman presents the Pat Anthony and Jonny Forance-directed music video for, BRIGHT TIMES ‘Bright Times’ is the first upcoming song from his forthcoming album ‘GIRLS’. Skipp recently released ‘Unfinished Songs Vol 1‘ (SWUFSV#1), a collection of original freestyles and unfinished or incomplete songs and/or ideas. Skipp has collaborated with Skyzoo…
Urban Vault caught up with Raleigh, North Carolina based Kooley High to ask them some questions about their music, inspirations, and collaborations Kooley High has seen many acts come and go since their inception in 2008. This perseverance has led to several acclaimed releases, and the opportunity to craft their newest album with the assistance of…
Canadian producer ChanHays drops his latest visual for the track, SMOKIN’ featuring Fat Ray, Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson, taken from his recent album, HERE Canadian producer ChanHays rolls out another video from his recent album ‘Here’. Shot in Detroit, ‘Smokin’ features some of the Detroit’s finest, Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, and Fat Ray. It’s just…
Canadian producer ChanHays, recently dropped his latest album HERE, featuring some of the best emcees ever to pick up the mic ChanHays’s most recent album, ‘Here’, has been charting on North American radio for weeks and has been endorsed by the likes of 2DopeBoyz, HipHopDX, DJ Premier, and more. ChanHays is a Canadian producer who has worked with many…
LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND, is the third release from Hex One’s official debut solo album, WORDS WORTH A THOUSAND PICTURES The Song deals with all the ills that come with growing up in many low-income neighbourhoods in America. The influences these environments have on the youth and the exacerbation of these problems by the media…
Urban Vault caught up with Hollywood, Florida based emcee Hex One, to ask him some questions about his music, inspirations, and collaborations Hex One was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on April 7th, 1989. He spent most of his childhood and adolescence in Queens, New York after he and his family moved there when he was 6…
Hollywood, Florida’s Hex One drops his second single PEEP THE STEEZ, featuring Skyzoo which comes with a video, shot in Brooklyn, New York, taken from his upcoming debut album, WORDS WORTH A THOUSAND PICTURES Fueled by today’s lack of appreciation and the decline in the art of the lyricist, Hex One’s official debut album, after…
Wilmington, Delaware residents Chuck N Lock, recently dropped their new EP, JUST DESSERTS, featuring Skyzoo Chuck N Lock are a Hip Hop duo out of the mid-Atlantic who’ve been active for years. Having developed quite a catalog and a team of musicians under the Happy Camper label, this group stands for intricate lyrical craftsmanship. Each…
Check out the new single IN THE STREETS, by east coast rapper/producer duo Tone Chop and Frost Gamble, the third to be released from their album, RESPECT IS EARNED NOT GIVEN, out on September 29th through 22 Entertainment ‘In The Streets’ follows ‘Walk the Walk‘ featuring Kool G Rap and ‘Guillotine Chop‘ featuring Planet Asia…
A lil amuse bouche to prep your palate for Delaware duo Chuck N Lock’s JUST DESSERTS, set to drop on the 5th of September Chuck N Lock are a Hip Hop duo out of the mid-Atlantic who’ve been at it for years. they’ve developed quite a catalog and a team of musicians under the Happy…
The new single GUILLTONE CHOP by east coast rapper & producer duo Tone Chop and Frost Gamble is the second to be taken from their album, RESPECT IS EARNED NOT GIVEN, out September 29th through 22 Entertainment Earlier this week, the label dropped the single ‘Barely Human‘ by Royce da 5’9″ and Tech N9ne for…
French Hip Hop producer Kyo Itachi is back eight years after his debut album ‘Musikyo’, with certainly his biggest project to date yet, GENKIDAMA ‘Genkidama’, a limited edition triple vinyl (Gatefold), with a high profile guest list including Ruste Juxx, Big Twins, Conway, Planet Asia, Termanalogy, Skyzoo, Reks, Edo G, Shyheim, Steele (of Smif-N-Wessun), Shabaam Sahdeeq,…
Chicago native Nicholas May releases visuals for his track, PETER ROSENBERG, featuring Brooklyn based Skyzoo “I met Skyzoo in Brooklyn for our ‘Peter Rosenberg’ release, produced by Jansport J. Since Peter Rosenberg has introduced me to many of my biggest influences in music, this was an awesome way to pay homage for the impact he…
New York based Priest drops the new visual for his track FOREVER, featuring Starr Busby As a New York City and international underground artist, Priest was born and raised in Detroit, and began sharpening his craft at the age of 8 or 9, studying the greats and mimicking styles to develop his own unique and…
After being one of the few American artists to perform at this years Hip Hop Kemp Festival in Czech Republic and headlining the Zabij Nude Festival in Poland, 60 East returned to Los Angeles and released the West Coast anthem ‘The Origin’ featuring California Hip Hop legends Sly Boogy and Blu of Blu and Exile.…
Queens-bred Hip Hop/soul artist, Dynasty, has the soul of a dreamer and the fearless determination to follow that dream wherever it might lead. DY has lit up stages alongside some of your favorite artists including Erykah Badu, The Wu-Tang Clan, Talib Kweli and KRS One who proclaimed “THIS is a real emcee!” after catching her…
RedBaren907’s latest album “Life Behind Bars” is a collection of thought provoking cuts that offer mental stimulation and auditory pleasure through his prolific wordplay. His ability to skilfully build upon a beat displays Hip Hop architecture at its finest. RedBaren has a special way of bridging the old school Hip Hop that we all adore…
Da Poet Da Prophet drops off a record from his latest EP ‘Believe‘ titled ‘Where I’m From‘ featuring veteran hip hop artist Skyzoo & female emcee Nitty Scott MC. The rappers spit about making it from out the shadows of their hometowns and how most people are not recognized for their accomplishments until they’re dead.…
Since releasing his last single ‘Expectations‘ featuring Skyzoo and Dan Heely, Ron Rico has been wrapping up his long anticipated album ‘This Is What I Live For: Chapter II’ which is releasing the end of this month. Ron Rico’s latest release ‘Night Cap’ is a short story which the Baltimore producer/emcee is best known for.…
Endemic Emerald & Skanks the Rap Martyr present their collaboration album opus entitled ‘Rapsploitation’. Producer Endemic first met Skanks in Brooklyn mid 2013 when he first touched down in NYC. The duo built on the Nostrand Ave blocks & started to work instantly as they shared a similar stance on Hip Hop. Skanks stated: “I…
RedBaren 907’s new release ‘W.A.W.G’ aka ‘We All We Got’ feat Skyzoo delivers a classic sound. This is the first video off his upcoming album ‘Begin Again’, which also contains the track ‘Red Sand’, in which he teamed up with Homeboy Sandman. ‘W.A.W.G.’ displays the versatility of RedBaren’s soulful voice on the hook and poetical…
The songs lyrics are a first-person narrative from the perspective of RedBaren907 confronting money. Red states that he wanted to create a song expressing the trials that a spirtually aware person feels trying to break free of this worldy life. Red’s fiery poetical lyrics and an intense beat by DJ Pain One makes for the…