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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…
Refinement. Poetic Boom-Bap nuanced with fly elegance. For The Fly & Thee Enlightened. Born and raised in Hagerstown MD, in the middle of everything unexpected, one of the most lyrically inclined MC’s that you’ve never heard of raises his flag. Elements of great flicks (like the character of the kid from that movie Fresh), layers…
Washington D.C.-bred, California-based rapper/producer Fong-Sai-U presents ‘Enough’, the new self-produced single featuring Wu-Tang affiliate Prodigal Sunn, which will appear on ‘The Last Ronin’, his forthcoming album dropping October 20th on Soulspazm. ‘Enough’ comes on the heels of the release of his last single ‘Time’s Up’ (listen). Fong’s last album was ‘Ballads Of A Massacre‘, featuring…
Some months back, Boston lyricist M-Dot let loose the 1st official single ‘Shine’ off his long awaited debut album ‘Ego and The Enemy’ (2 Part CD release). The track, which evokes raw Hip Hop balanced with a current-day clean sound immediately was embraced worldwide, accumulating over 100k plays collectively over multiple audio platforms. Now he…
Youth culture. Street style. Undying passion. These are the elements that make up some of the most pivotal music and culture scenes to have ever graced society. From fashion to music, sport to entertainment, these cornerstones make up the fundamentals central to the very spirit of our scene – The Essence. The Essence is a…
Portland, Oregon duo Illmaculate and OnlyOne present ‘Only & Ill’, their new album featuring Crooked I, Yukmouth, Hippie Sabotage and Sapient. Illmaculate won 2004’s Scribble Jam (the youngest emcee ever to do so), two World Rap Championships and this year’s King Of The Dot title. The album’s release comes on the heel of the video…
While Red Venom preps his upcoming album ‘Red House Revisited’ which features Donald D, Mike G, Mikey D, Chip Fu, MC Duke & more! DJ Wiz has dropped a dope remix of the ‘There’s No Killin‘ single which features Blaq Poet & Imperial Brothers. https://twitter.com/therealredvenom https://twitter.com/blaq_poet https://twitter.com/Imperialbros
Beatdown are proud to present Wu-Tang Clan Live in Concert. Following the huge sell out success of Wu-Tang Clans 20th anniversary tour, the biggest and most influential Hip Hop group in the world, returns to the UK with their brand new album: A Better Tomorrow. The Wu-Tang Clan is an American Hip Hop group from…
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…
Czarface drop THE GREAT (CZAR GUITAR) Music Video off the new album EVERY HERO NEEDS A VILLAIN, which features Method Man, GZA, MF Doom, Large Professor, JuJu, R.A. The Rugged Man and Mayhem Lauren The centerpiece of the Czarface release is a 70-plus page CD casebook with visuals by album cover artist L’amour Supreme (Mishka…
UK Manchester Emcee RedVenom is back with another transatlantic banger – ‘There’s no killin what can’t be killed’ This time he enlists the Bronx Legends Imperial Brothers alongside his frequent collaborator Blaq Poet. The cut features a hard core beat with Poet setting it off in classic style. DJ Cuts are added by DJ Wiz…
East Harlem’s Own Young Twizzy Delivers a Dope Set Of Bars Over The Wu-Tang Classic ‘Ice Cream’. Shot By Butta LoXo of ‘Dreamer Vision Films’. Edited By Ty Hickson/ The Arke. Look Out for Twizzy’s Official Release ‘When The Smoke Clears’ Scheduled For Fall Release. https://twitter.com/YoungTwizzyABM https://soundcloud.com/youngtwizzy
Tommy Boy Entertainment is a legendary Hip Hop & Electronic label founded in NYC in 1981. The label is credited with launching the careers of notable Hip Hop legends Afrika Bambaataa, Queen Latifah, House of Pain, De La Soul, and Naughty By Nature. Currently the home to the AM:Racket, Deepstate Records, UC Music & Gorilla…