Iron Braydz releases his Verbal sWARdz EP on 14th April, and has just launched this new video for the self produced track “Dredd”
The EP, the first of a series of releases planned by the North London MC over the next year, includes features by several of his fellow Triple Darkness members in addition to Kyza, Skriblah, Organized Konfusion’s Prince Po and Sean Price
Also look out for Braydz appearing in a new independent film “Night Bus” later in the year, directed by Simon Baker who picked up several awards for his “Paralympic” series for Channel 4.
You can also connect online with Iron Braydz via twitter @Braydz
Amy djs not already serviced with the full quality clean / radio edit mp3 can request it from UrbanElite PR HERE Similarly, any press & media interested in receiving a promotional copy of the EP for review, or to request an interview with Iron Braydz should get in touch with UrbanElite PR at the same point of contact.
North London rapper & producer releases his new EP Verbal sWARdz on 14th April.
One of the most highly rated hip hop MC’s on British shores has a big year ahead, first with the release of the EP which is the first in a series of releases due, and then he is also appearing in a new independent film “Night Bus” directed by Simon Baker who picked up several awards for his Paralympic series for Channel 4.
Braydz has also joined his old sparring partners Melanin 9 n (who of course we worked with in 2012 with his Magna Carta album), Cyrus Malachi, Phoneix da Icefire and Ray Vendetta as the latest member of the city’s Triple Darkness crew. In this interview with online magazine Blatantly Blunt, he speaks on the making of the new EP and appearing in the film, joining Triple Darkness and working with Sean Price & Guilty Simpson and lists his top hip hop records of all time.
He launched the track “Millennium” recently featuring Organized Konfusion’s Prince Po
The ten track EP also features Sean Price, Kyza, Skriblah and several members of Triple Darkness. You can read the full press release and find the tracklisting HERE
Any members of the press wishing to request a copy of the EP for review, or to request an interview with Iron Braydz can do so by contacting UrbanElite PR HERE
Meanwhile, connect with Iron Braydz on twitter @Braydz and the magazine over at @BlatantlyBlunt
Matt Maddox released his sophomore album “Righteous Fury” yesterday, 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music.
The west coast rapper, now resident in Kansas in America’s MidWest has picked up a wide spread of international media coverage on this release, and this continues with the latest review appearing in London’s Guestlist Network who had interviewed him only last month
Written for the magazine by Matt Watkins of Dark Side Newz, read the whole article HERE
Recent coverage has drawn comparisons to the classic west coast hip hop sound, mixed with an edge commonly associated with artists such as Army of the Pharaohs and La Coka Nostra. Of course the album features production Sicknature from the Snowgoons, Skammadix, Nemesis, C Lance of Jedi Mind Tricks, Vanderslice, Engineer and further verbal contributions from Battleaxe MC Adlib, King Magnetic, Reef the Lost Cauze, Tragedy Khadafi, Burke the Jurke, the UK’s Edd Bundy and much more. All rounded off with some expert turntablism by DJ TMB
There are many online stores worldwide selling the album in digital and physical CD formats including UGHH, Amazon, iTunes, CD Universe, and many within specific territories in the UK, Europe, Canada, United States, Australia and Japan.
CD’s of Righteous Fury can be bought from UGHH.com
Check the video trailer for the album which uses the track “The Get Back” featuring King Magnetic, produced by Skammadix
Currently on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib, you can catch them live at the following venues
Feb 28th- Spartanburg, SC Mirrors Gentlemens Club
March 1st- Ashville, NC Haywood Lounge
March 2nd- Norfolk, VA The Iguana
March 5th- Chicago, IL Sub T lounge
March 6th- Madison, WI
March 7th- Milwaukee, WI The Stone Fly
March 9th- Appleton, WI Capital Centre
The new album “Righteous Fury by ex Guerilla War Tactix member Matt Maddox releases tomorrow 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music.
Originally out of Long Beach California and currently resident in Kansas, the rapper has put several years’ work into this his sophomore release, and it includes all the key qualities of an authentic hip hop album – skilled lyricism and wordplay, quality beats and turntablism, and a well chosen selection of special guest features
UK online magazine PopCulturez are the latest to give their full endorsement in this new review published today. “Lyrically thick, this album takes things right back to hardcore rhyme spitting such as on the superb, uncompromising, ‘Murder Weapons.” as the magazine goes into further detail of the east meets west influence throughout, concluding “Without playing to the commercial galleries, this album hits hard with no filler, clocking in at 57 minutes to deliver a lean and mean collection“.
The album is in digital and physical CD formats, available from a wide range of online stores including Amazon, UGHH.com, iTunes, CD Universe, Virgin Media and many more.
Check the video trailer featuring the track “The Get Back” produced by Skammadix where Maddox is joined on the mic by King Magnetic
You can catch Matt Maddox on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib over the next couple of weeks at venues in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Chicago and Wisconsin. Check in with him on twitter @MattMaddox82 to keep up to date with what’s happening. You can also check in with the magazine @PopCulturez
Any press and new media requests for promotional copies of the album to review, or to interview Matt Maddox can be forwarded to UrbanElite PR HERE
There are a few Youtube channels set up as review platforms for hip hop & rap albums, some providing more detailed coverage than others. The Underground Vault based in Canada is one which does go more in depth with their reviews, having clearly taken their time to listen through an album on more than one occasion and then provide a very well explained formed opinion, usually lasting 10 – 15 minutes
Such a review was published last night for the new Matt Maddox album “Righteous Fury” which releases tomorrow, 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music.
It’s a well rounded and thoughtful appraisal, check it out
The album will be available in both CD and digital format. There are already many international stores which you can search online, including UGHH.COM, iTunes, CD Universe and Amazon, who will provide whichever format you prefer
Here is the full album tracklist
1. No Country For Old Men produced by Engineer
2. Interlude produced by Sultan Mir
3. Sick & Tired cuts by TMB produced by Sultan Mir
4. BARbarians ft Godilla, UG & Born Unique produced by Hellzwind
5. Work ft Mina Fedora produced by Skammadix
6. El Mariachi produced by Nemesis
7. The Get Back ft King Magnetic produced by Skammadix
8. Comedy Pt 1 produced by Skammadix
9. Murder Weapons ft Swann Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance
10. Spider Man ft Adlib & Reef The Lost Cauze produced by Vanderslice
11. Mjolnir ft Burke the Jurke Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance
12. King Killer produced by Sicknature
13. Olympus Has Fallen Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
14. Upon A Pale Horse ft Edd Bundy Cuts by TMB produced by Edd Bundy
15. Comedy Pt 2 produced by Skammadix
16. A Time To Kill Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
17. Street Art ft Tragedy Khadafi Cuts by TMB produced by Skammadix
18. Reality’s a Bitch produced by Skammadix
19. Show Must Go On produced by Nemesis
Check out the audio for the track “King Killer” produced by The Snowgoons’ Sicknature, selected by Underground Vault as their favourite from the album
Look out for much more coverage coming from international media in the next few weeks, as well as a new joint launching this Thursday, 27th February. Matt Maddox is currently on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze & Adlib, and has shows coming up in North & South Carolina, Virginia, Chicago and Wisconsin. Keep up to date with him on twitter @MattMaddox82
Any further press or media inquiries about, whether requests for promotional copies of the album to review, or requests for interviews, can be forwarded to UrbanElite PR HERE
With the new album “Righteous Fury” about to release next week on 25th February, the UK online HHK Magazine which specializes in hip hop spoke with rapper Matt Maddox about “25 Facts” relating to the new release previously unknown.
It’s an interesting regular feature the magazine runs, and in this we get an insight to events surrounding the planning and recording of the album as well as other tour stories and a behind the scenes snapshot of life as an independent artist
Matt Maddox starts his tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib today and they will be performing a venues in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Chicago & Wisconsin over the next couple of weeks. Here’s the full list :
Feb 20th- Allentown, PA Pitchers Lounge
Feb 21st- Quakertown, PA The Eagle
Feb 22nd- Staten Island, NY The Full Cup
Feb 23rd- Atlantic City, NJ Gran Fromage
Feb 28th- Spartanburg, SC Mirrors Gentlemens Club
March 1st- Ashville, NC Haywood Lounge
March 2nd- Norfolk, VA The Iguana
March 5th- Chicago, IL Sub T lounge
March 6th- Madison, WI
March 7th- Milwaukee, WI The Stone Fly
March 9th- Appleton, WI Capital Centre
The album releases next week on Tuesday 25th February, and can be pre-ordered on iTunes at http://georiot.co/3ILt
The full tracklisting is
1. No Country For Old Men produced by Engineer
2. Interlude produced by Sultan Mir
3. Sick & Tired cuts by TMB produced by Sultan Mir
4. BARbarians ft Godilla, UG & Born Unique produced by Hellzwind
5. Work ft Mina Fedora produced by Skammadix
6. El Mariachi produced by Nemesis
7. The Get Back ft King Magnetic produced by Skammadix
8. Comedy Pt 1 produced by Skammadix
9. Murder Weapons ft Swann Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance
10. Spider Man ft Adlib & Reef The Lost Cauze produced by Vanderslice
11. Mjolnir ft Burke the Jurke Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance
12. King Killer produced by Sicknature
13. Olympus Has Fallen Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
14. Upon A Pale Horse ft Edd Bundy Cuts by TMB produced by Edd Bundy
15. Comedy Pt 2 produced by Skammadix
16. A Time To Kill Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
17. Street Art ft Tragedy Khadafi Cuts by TMB produced by Skammadix
18. Reality’s a Bitch produced by Skammadix
19. Show Must Go On produced by Nemesis
Look out for much more media coverage coming over the next few weeks from publications in the UK, Europe & United States, but any members of the press looking for promotional copies of the album to review, or wishing to request an interview with Matt Maddox or who would like to attend any of the listed shows, should contact UrbanElite PR HERE
Meanwhile, keep up to date with what Matt’s going on via his official twitter account @MattMaddox82 You can also reach his label representatives on twitter @RedPhoneRecords & @Seven13Music You can also check in with the magazine over at @HHKMag
With just over a week until release, UK online magazine Sampleface are the latest to review the new album “Righteous Fury” by Kansas based rapper Matt Maddox
The magazine’s contributor Taytula Burke opens her account “this accomplished MC has a knack of delivering his message at bullet like speed, with the next hard hitting track waiting eagerly in the chamber.” and then dissects the key points of the album, the motive behind it and the influence the authentic sound of hip hop has played in its construction – unsurprising given his origins in Long Beach California as part of the international “Guerilla War Tactix” crew.
The review summarizes “Righteous Fury is a valiant effort if the aim was to get rap in a chokehold and drag it back to its heyday. Well worth a listen.” and can be read HERE
This week also sees the start of Matt Maddox on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib, beginning in Philadelphia on Thursday 20th February, before moving on to New York, Atlantic City, North & South Carolina, Virginia, Chicago and Wisconsin. Here’s the full list of dates:
Feb 20th- Allentown, PA Pitchers Lounge
Feb 21st- Quakertown, PA The Eagle
Feb 22nd- Staten Island, NY The Full Cup
Feb 23rd- Atlantic City, NJ Gran Fromage
Feb 28th- Spartanburg, SC Mirrors Gentlemens Club
March 1st- Ashville, NC Haywood Lounge
March 2nd- Norfolk, VA The Iguana
March 5th- Chicago, IL Sub T lounge
March 6th- Madison, WI
March 7th- Milwaukee, WI The Stone Fly
March 9th- Appleton, WI Capital Centre
Any press & general media inquiries about the release, requests for promotional copies of the album to review, interview feature requests, press pass requests for any of the dates mentioned above or DJ requests for full quality clean edit mp3s of the singles released so far can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE
The UK’s Clash Magazine which covers most forms of music have just published their Rapture & Verse monthly column, a summary of the key news and releases in the world of hip hop.
Written by Matt Oliver, it includes news on The Doppelgangaz, Verbal Kent, Pete Cannon & Dr Syntax, Benji Boko, Livin Proof, Brownstudy, Q Tip & Busta Rhymes and many more, including news on the new Matt Maddox album Righteous Fury” which releases on 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music.
The news piece summarizes “Matt Maddox grits his gnashers and strikes down with ‘Righteous Fury’, blood vessels busting over street sweeping fanfares, tear-blotted/folk-fuelled beats and hook ups with Tragedy Khadafi, Sicknature, Vanderslice and Reef The Lost Cauze going against one another in some sort of thugged out gym.”
The column is always a good read and can be viewed in full HERE
The Kansas based MC, originally out of Long Beach south California, gets set to take to the road next week in a series of dates taking in NYC, Atlantic City, Chicago, North & South Carolina, Wisconsin, Philadelphia and Virginia. Here’s the full list where he’ll be performing with Reef The Lost Cauze and Adlib:
Feb 20th- Allentown, PA Pitchers Lounge
Feb 21st- Quakertown, PA The Eagle
Feb 22nd- Staten Island, NY The Full Cup
Feb 23rd- Atlantic City, NJ Gran Fromage
Feb 28th- Spartanburg, SC Mirrors Gentlemens Club
March 1st- Ashville, NC Haywood Lounge
March 2nd- Norfolk, VA The Iguana
March 5th- Chicago, IL Sub T lounge
March 6th- Madison, WI
March 7th- Milwaukee, WI The Stone Fly
March 9th- Appleton, WI Capital Centre
The album can be pre-ordered on international iTunes HERE
Look out for much more media coverage on this release shortly. Any requests for promotional copies to review, or requests for interview can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE
You can keep up to date with Matt on twitter @MattMaddox82 and meantime check out his video for No Country For Old Men
It’s been a couple of years since his last official release, but one of the UK’s most respected hip hop lyricists Iron Braydz has been putting in the work and is back with a vengeance.
2013 saw the north London MC join old sparring partners Melanin 9, Cyrus Malachi and Phoenix da Icefire as the most recent addition to the Triple Darkness crew while remaining a regular feature on the city’s live circuit. It was also a year which saw him on set appearing in a new upcoming Simon Baker film and spend many hours in the lab recording a series of releases for the year ahead.
The first of these is his new Verbal sWARdz EP which releases on 14th April. Mainly self produced, the 10 tracks include features by Sean Price, Kyza, Skriblah, Triple Darkness and on this new Daniel Taylor produced joint Millennium, there’s a welcome appearance by Organized Konfusion’s Prince Po.
You can connect with Iron Braydz on twitter @Braydz and also Prince Po over at @PrincePo
International media will be serviced with the EP very shortly. Any press or magazines who wish a promotional copy to review, or to arrange an interview with Braydz should send their request to UrbanElite PR HERE
Similarly any dj’s not already serviced with this track looking for the full quality clean radio edit mp3 of Millennium…and given the feedback we’ve had, this one’s gettin rinsed!….again just get in touch and we’ll get it through for you
Rare FM is the student run radio station of University College London, and their affiliated magazine is Under City Lights.
They are the latest to give closer inspection to the new album “Righteous Fury” by hip hop MC Matt Maddox. His sophomore solo release following Asylum Artistry (2010), the ex Guerilla War Tactix member brings the classic west coast hip hop values to the table, unsurprisingly given his origins in Long Beach California. Now based in Kansas in the heart of America’s MidWest, the rapper calls on some choice production skills from Nemesis, Vanderslice, C Lance, Sicknature & Skammadix over which he lays down some serious lyricism and rhyme skills.
Joined on the mic on feature duties by such notables as Tragedy Khadafi, Reef The Lost Cauze, Adlib, Edd Bundy and King Magnetic, the album is also laced with quality turntablism with the scratches & cuts courtesy of the UK’s DJ TMB.
UCL’s Josh Williams may have been new to the name but explains why he’s a convert to the cause HERE
There will be much more review and feature coverage in the international media over the coming weeks, but those in NYC, New Jersey, Chicago, Virginia, North & South Carolina and Wisconsin will have the opportunity to see him perform live very shortly with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib at the following venues:
Feb 20th- Allentown, PA Pitchers Lounge
Feb 21st- Quakertown, PA The Eagle
Feb 22nd- Staten Island, NY The Full Cup
Feb 23rd- Atlantic City, NJ Gran Fromage
Feb 28th- Spartanburg, SC Mirrors Gentlemens Club
March 1st- Ashville, NC Haywood Lounge
March 2nd- Norfolk, VA The Iguana
March 5th- Chicago, IL Sub T lounge
March 6th- Madison, WI
March 7th- Milwaukee, WI The Stone Fly
March 9th- Appleton, WI Capital Centre
An announcement on a further series of dates taking in Canada and the west coast of America will be made soon.
You can pre order Righteous Fury in physical format HERE or if you prefer the digital version, the international iTunes pre-order link is HERE
You can keep up to date with everything he’s got going on via his official twitter account @MattMaddox82 and you can also drop by the magazine over at @UCL_zine
Meanwhile, check out his video “No Country For Old Men” paying tribute to the legendary hip hop soldiers :
All members of the media & press interested in receiving a promotional copy of the album for review, or who would like to interview Matt Maddox can contact UrbanElite PR HERE
