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Binghamton rapper Tone Chop & producer Frost Gamble, now relocated to Winnipeg Canada, release their new album “Respect Is Earned Not Given” tomorrow, Friday September 29th through Miami label 22 Entertainment.

It’s the follow up to their “Veteran” EP released in November last year at which time the pair spoke with The Word Is Bond Rap Radio Show host Chase March about their careers to date and future plans.

With the new release imminent, they all caught up again earlier this week to discuss the album and the developments over the near past year which have brought them to this point. The “dynamic duo” speak about having featured artists such as Kool G Rap on the album, the poignant story behind the track “Bing Stories”, Chop’s view on current rap addressed in “It’s Hip Hop” and “Beat Knocking” and introducing classic hip hop artists, music and history to their children.

While outlining their future plans together, Frost goes on to speak about his other projects including the release of the album “Black Beach” with Detroit’s ZotheJerk in May, his new collaboration EP with Tragedy Khadafi “Rare Fabric” in October and a new solo project releasing early next year which includes guest artists KXNG Crooked, Rah Digga, Skyzoo, Ras Kass, Guilty Simpson and Ruste Juxx.

The full interview can be heard on Mixcloud, and listen out for Chase spinning a few exclusive first plays from the album

In addition to Kool G Rap, there are also guest appearances by Planet Asia, rap battling phenomenon DNA, Canadian upcomer White Rhino and Tragedy Khadafi

From tomorrow, you will be able to buy the album on digital and CD formats from various online stores including iTunes and Bandcamp

As mentioned during the interview, Chop & Frost will be in NYC October 16th & 17th promoting the album, including appearing as guests on DJ Eclipse’s Rap Is Outta Control Sirius XM Show. Any media & press interested in meeting the pair at that time can send their request to us at UrbanElite PR, our contact information is available HERE

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First broadcast by Canadian station CHRW 94.9 FM on May 16th, The Word is Bond Rap Radio Show welcomed Detroit rapper ZotheJerk as their special guest.

Host Chase March spoke with him ahead of the release of his new album “Black Beach” produced entirely by Winnipeg based Frost Gamble on Friday May 26th.

During the interview they discuss how being outspoken can be both a curse and a blessing, the importance of life-long learning, being authentic in hip-hip music and culture, the N-word, and much, much more. Several tracks from the album are also aired together with great music from artists such as 9th Wonder, KRS-One, Celph Titled, Brother Ali and Organized Facts to name but a few.

Listen back to the whole show via Mixcloud

Including guest featured artists KXNG Crooked, Guilty Simpson, Sadat X, Boldy James, Tone Chop & Young Bleed, “Black Beach” will be available from all digital stores including iTunes, Amazon and Spotify, while the special Deluxe edition including bonus cuts and free instrumentals will be available exclusively from Bandcamp

Among the tracks played during the show was their first single released from the album, “Risk vs Reward” featuring Sadat X.

Look out for coverage of the album in a wide variety of international publications including the renowned MOJO Magazine later this month, and meantime keep up to date with ZotheJerk and Frost Gamble on social media via Twitter @TheJerkNation & @FrostGamble and over on their joint Facebook Page

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Shortly after the release of their new EP “Veteran” on November 18th, NY rapper Tone Chop & Winnipeg based producer Frost Gamble jumped on the phone with Canadian DJ Chase March live on air during his “The Word is Bond Rap Radio Show” broadcast on CHRW 94.9FM

You can catch the show every Monday night from midnight EST

First aired on November 21st, the stream has just been uploaded to Mixcloud. Listen back to the audio below

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Meanwhile, the pair also spoke with French magazine Hip Hop Breath recently.

Among the topics for discussion was how the duo first met at rap battles in upstate NY during the 90’s and the cultural elements that drew them to hip hop, the motive that drove them to work together on their first official EP release after all these years, and the inspiration behind their tribute track to Sean Price “Leave It Alone” featuring Ruste Juxx.

They also give their thoughts on the re-emergence of CD and vinyl formats, the comparisons of the US and European markets, the current rap battle scene broadcast online through channels such as KOTD TV and their hopes for the future of hip hop.

YOU CAN READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW ONLINE BEGINNING AT PAGE 18 HERE

Out on Seven 13 Music & Entertainment and available to buy on iTunes, check the full official Veteran EP stream on Soundcloud

Connect with Tone Chop & Frost Gamble online

TWITTER @ToneChop @FrostGamble @Seven13Music
FACEBOOK Official Joint Page
INSTAGRAM @ToneChop @Frost.Gamble
WEBSITES www.frostgamble.com www.seven13ent.com

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Broadcast originally last week on Canada’s CHRW 94.9FM and CFMU 93.3FM, you can now listen back to MC M.I.from Constant Deviants interview with Chase March for The Word is Bond Rap Radio Show…and the sound quality is top drawer !

In the interview, M.I. explains the thinking behind the new album title “Omerta” and the reasons for the theme running throughout. They speak on dumbing down lyrically, and how he experienced this during his time signed to Arista, but how his creative artistic instinct compelled him to return to the independent sector and set up Six2Six Records.

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Given the support the group’s enjoyed for years from radio djs, regularly topping the college radio charts, M.I. speaks openly about his appreciation he’s always had for the DJ and the role they continue to play in giving artists exposure. The discussion sedgeways onto the use of Serrato, and as Six2Six label co:owner with a policy of releasing on vinyl, he outlines the time and financial implications of continuing to do so.

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Now with a new significant move into the world of film making as an actor, writer and producer, he explains more about establishing Six2Six Films and his new film “Six2Six The Movie”. Starring Treach, Syleena Johnson and Chief Rocker Busy Bee, it will be be screened at NYC’s The Hip Hop Film Festival in August.

On learning he is currently filming a new comedy movie “Can’t Live Without My Radio”, Chase takes the discussion onto the wider subject of hip hop films such as “Straight Outta Compton” and the increase in new independent films emerging.

The interview includes some of M.I.’s solo tracks and a selection from previous album “Avant Garde” together with the new release “Omerta”

LISTEN BACK – THE INTERVIEW BEGINS AN HOUR INTO THE SHOW

Catch Constant Deviants performing live this Saturday, June 25th at Castaways Baltimore

They spend all of next week in NYC appearing as guests on a variety of radio shows – details coming shortly.

Keep up to date with their news on twitter @Cnstnt_Dvnts @Six2SixShift and on their Facebook Page Meanwhile, check out their new single “DeLorean”

All press, media and DJ enquiries regarding Constant Deviants, including requests to interview the group or to receive mp3s or their tracks for airplay can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR – all our contact details are HERE

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Tune into Canada’s CHRW 94.9FM tonight from midnight EST and hear MC M.I. from Constant Deviants discuss the new album “Omerta” on the Word is Bond Rap Radio Show with Chase March.

Broadcasting from London, Ontario, you can also stream live HERE

The show will be repeated on Saturday, this time on CFMU 93.3FM, the McMaster Campus Radio in Hamilton Ontario, again from midnight EST.

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You can expect to hear more interviews with the group in the weeks ahead, including this coming Sunday from 2pm on Linda E’s Afternoon show on Pulse88 FM London UK, and then during the week of the album’s release on June 28th, they will be appearing on a wide range of stations in NYC when the pair will be in town meeting with various members of the media and press – more details to follow.

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In addition to the album release, expect to hear more about their new film making ventures with their new movie “Six2Six” starring M.I., Treach (Naughty by Nature), Syleena Johnson and Chief Rocker Busy Bee set for a special screening by Ralph McDaniels’ Hip Hop Film Festival at the National Black Theater NYC in August.

A new single from the album will be released in the next 7 days following previous releases “So Underrated” and “Cutt for President”.

All media, press & radio station enquiries regarding Constant Deviants, including requests to interview the group whether in person in NYC or by other available options can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR – all our contact information is HERE

Meanwhile, keep up to date with their news on twitter @Cnstnt_Dvnts & @Six2SixShift or on their Facebook Page

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First broadcast on air last week on Canada’s CHRW 94.9FM, the full audio stream of New Jersey’s 050 Boyz interview with Chase March for The Word is Bond Rap Radio Show has now been uploaded onto the WIB website.

They talk about all things hip hop, the comparisons between commercial rap and the independent scene, lyrical content, local artists such as Queen Latifah and the Golden Era of the 90’s. They then move on to the multiple debates about “the greatest of all time” and how that can be defined, before discussing their new album “Everything 050”.

Here are the streams of Part 1 & 2 of their interview

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Meantime another new video clip has emerged of DJ Eclipse tearin up an 050 Boyz joint on his Rap Is Outta Control Show on Sirius XM. He was seen recently cuttin their most recent single “DNA”, this time it’s “Hot Damn”

050 Boyz will be guests of DJ Eclipse on his Half Time Show on WNYU, Wednesday 12th August

The album “Everything 050” releases in 3 weeks, on Tuesday 4th August. Production throughout is by Clinton Place and features many from the Garden State scene including Treach (Naughty by Nature), DoItAll (Lords of the Underground), Tha Advocate, Lakim Shabazz, Ib the Druid and Famiil

Connect with 050 Boyz on social media via FACEBOOK and twitter @050_Boyz [individually @RiqDaKid_050 @PrinceAK_050 @EgoFree2_050 & producer @ClintonPlace9]

Look out for more international media & press coverage in the weeks ahead together with further audio & video releases. All press & DJ inquiries can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, contact details HERE

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New Jersey’s 050 Boyz will be Chase March’s special guests on tonight’s The Word is Bond Rap Radio Show.

Broadcasting from midnight EST on Canada’s CHRW 94.9FM, you’ll be able to hear Newark’s Riq da Kid, Tru Trilla and Prince AK chop it up about their new album “Everything 050” which releases on 4th August as well as discuss their years in the game, the Garden State scene and give their thoughts on hip hop today.

You will be able to stream the show live online HERE and will also be able to catch the show again when the podcast is uploaded to The Word is Bond’s site a few days later. We’ll upload that here also once it’s available

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It’s a busy time for the trio, filming new videos which you will see soon and conducting interviews with international media. The album and group take their name from the local area code, and the release has a healthy representation of the local scene with a number of featured local artists, including the track “DNA” they released last week produced by Clinton Place.

Featuring Treach from Naughty by Nature, Ib the Druid and Famiil, check the stream on Soundcloud

Look out for extensive international media coverage on 050 Boyz throughout the summer, and connect with them on Social Media via their FACEBOOK PAGE and on twitter [Group Account @050_Boyz] [Individually @RiqDaKid_050 @EgoFree2_050 @PrinceAK_050]

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There’s just over 2 weeks to go until Constant Deviants release their fourth studio album “Avant Garde” on the 12th May.

It will be made available on vinyl, CD and digital formats through their own Six2Six Records label.

2016 will mark the 20th anniversary of their debut 12″ release “Competition Catch Speed Knots”, and while they spent 8 years working on seperate projects for Arista and Roc-A-Fella, they’ve been prolific since reforming officially in 2009 and setting up their own imprint. Albums, singles, releases with their colleagues in Switzerland SWC Records as Trilateral Commission, Emcee M.I. himself has recorded 4 albums in the past year and DJ Cutt has been producing various projects for the label.

The Baltimore & New Jersey duo, once based in Brooklyn in the earlier years, have been busy in the past few weeks conducting interviews with a host of international publications. The latest to appear on the internet is with French online “Hip Hop Breath” where they discuss their album, their work and time spent in France and Switzerland, their influences and thoughts on the current rap scene. M.I. then also speaks on recent events in the USA which has led to much publicized racial tensions and the role artists can play to address this.

READ THE WHOLE FEATURE HERE

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A little earlier, M.I. spoke with Chase March for his WIB Rap Radio show which is broadcast Mondays midnight to 2am on Canada’s 94.9 CHRW and affiliated to the online publication The Word is Bond.

He talks about the meaning behind Avant Garde which brings them on to speak about the bridge between the old skool hip hop sound and today’s version, he gives his thoughts on the emergence of artists such as Kendrick Lamar and J Cole, production techniques through the years and how some classic albums compare to today, support levels for artists in the D.M.V. and Tri State areas compared to the west coast and the South, graffiti, their 20 years in the game and much more.

WELL WORTH A LISTEN – CHECK THE STREAM

M.I. and DJ Cutt will be in NYC to meet with media from Friday 8th May to Thursday 14th May inclusive. Any radio station djs or members of the press who would like the opportunity to interview with them while they’re in town can contact UrbanElite PR via our CONTACT SECTION with their request and we’ll set it up

Meanwhile, connect with Constant Deviants on twitter @Cnstnt_Dvnts & @Six2SixShift or through their official Facebook Page

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Cincinnati MC Buggs tha Rocka sat down with The Word is Bond’s Chase March recently to discuss his new album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet” which releases on 10th December 2014.

Broadcast first on 17th November on CHRW 94.9FM(London Ontario) and repeated Saturday 22nd November on CFMU 93.3FM (Hamilton Ontario) for the WIB Rap Radio Show, the interview has just been streamed on the publication’s Soundcloud.

You can check out the feature on the website HERE and check out the stream below

The album includes production and features from many local artists in Ohio, and also includes contributions by !llmind, Jake One, Tanya Morgan, Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids and MOOD. Buggs has been busy conducting interviews with many international publications recently, and filming new videos for the release. He will soon release a re-cap video of the Reflection Eternal reunion event held in Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery on 30th October, a night which of course featured Talib Kweli, Hi Tek, Buggs, DJ Clockwork, MOOD and many others

Keep up to date with him omn twitter @BuggsThaRocka and on Facebook at “BuggsThaRockaMusic”

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Detroit MC Kid Vishis, younger brother of Royce da 5 9, releases his debut album “Timing is Everything” in exactly one week’s time, Tuesday 22nd July 2014.

With production by Mr Porter (Shady), Chase Moore (Hippie Sabotage), New Jersey’s Nemisis and Canadian Nick Zervos, it will be available on digital and physical CD formats worldwide, and autographed copies can be ordered from the label Seven 13 Entertainment now at www.seven13ent.com

He took time out recently to speak with Chase March from The Word is Bond Rap Radio Show to discuss the writing process of the new album, give his thoughts on the local hip hop scenes and Detroit MC’s, and also speaks about his brother

The full feature can be viewed online HERE

The audio stream podcast of the interview has been uploaded to the site’s Soundcloud :

He has also just released the official video of his track “Talk Behind My Back” produced by Chase Moore. The video features Royce da 5 9 and Marvwon and was shot at his recording studio in Detroit

Currently in the process of recording his sophomore album and arranging tour dates, keep up to date with Kid Vishis on twitter @KidVishis and on Instagram “KidVishis” You can also connect with his label on twitter @Seven13Music

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