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Cincinnati’s Buggs tha Rocka re;eased his new album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet” this week, available as a free download from www.buggstharocka.com and also via the My Mixtapez App for mobile devices which in the space of 48 hours has received around 30,000 hits already.

There has been much international media interest in the release and artist over the past few weeks, which has seen Buggs conduct interviews with publications based in the USA, UK, Europe and New Zealand, and is in fact still doing so.

The latest press coverage comes from the UK, in the form of an interview with Rough Online and an album review by PopCulturez.

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In the feature published by Rough, Buggs discusses his earlier releases such as Mutant Level 5 which featured Little Brother, Sa-Ra, Freeway & London’s S.A.S., and his mixtape releases with DJ Clockwork, including The Wrath of Zeus. He speaks on the recognition he has received from his home city, having been named “Hip Hop Artist of 2014” at the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards and addresses the hip hop scene there, and those who have paved the way for others to follow.

The topic of discussion then switches to the re-emergence of lyricism in hip hop, a bi product of the throwback to the Golden Era which took place in the worlds of fashion, music and culture, and how he developed a working relationship over the past couple of years with Talib Kweli as well as his recent sit down with Pharrell Williams in Los Angeles.

READ THE FEATURE IN FULL HERE

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PopCulturez is a multi faceted online covering most forms of music as well as other popular cultural outlets such as tv, lifestyle, film and news.

Their summarized style review concludes “Lyrically, Buggs delivers his thoughtful yet personal, at times autobiographical rhymes over heavy beats, samples and a frequent jazz tinted vibe…at 19 tracks in length, and clocking in at well over an hour, this offers some genuine bang for your buck.”

READ THE WHOLE REVIEW HERE

Earlier in the week, to mark the release, Buggs released his new video “Religiously” featuring Donte from MOOD, shot in Los Angeles while there to perform at the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in November with Mac Miller & DJ Clockwork. The event also featured Tyler the Creator, Rick Ross, Earl Sweatshirt and Pharrell Williams.

Buggs Tha Rocka – Religiously (Official Music Video) produced by Hop Trax from Buggs Tha Rocka on Vimeo.

Connect with Buggs on twitter @BuggsThaRocka and look out for more international press features in the weeks ahead.

All press & media inquiries regarding Buggs tha Rocka and the album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet can be sent to UrbanElite PR via out CONTACT SECTION

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British online publication The Music Spot Magazine jumped on the phone recently to speak with Cincinnati MC Buggs tha Rocka ahead of the release of his new album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet”

They speak about the origins of Buggs stage name and the experience of growing up in the Cincinnati area, his early days starting out in the music industry and the various life events which inspire him most lyrically. They then discuss the album itself, the concept behind it compared to previous releases before moving on to the political situation in the United States and the effect, if any, mainstream artists are trying to have in a positive way.

And finally….in answer to a request for exclusive information…Buggs relays his experiences which he believes have seen him abducted by aliens on more than one occasion

The truth really is out there….and you can read about it in full HERE

The album will be available as a free download from Wednesday 10th December at www.buggstharocka.com and via the My MixTapez App for mobile devices. It includes production by Illmind, Jake One, Hop Trax, Sal Dali, and features Tanya Morgan, Chuck Inglish, MOOD, Phoenix Aphrodite, Aida Chakra and many more.

Also releasing on the 10th December will be the official music video for the track “Religiously” taken from the album, featuring Donte of MOOD and shot in Los Angeles in November while Buggs was performing there with Mac Miller and DJ Clockwork at the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival alongside Pharrell Williams, Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler the Creator and Rick Ross.

Look out for much more international media & press coverage on this release in the weeks & months ahead, and connect with Buggs on twitter @BuggsThaRocka. Meanwhile, check out his previous official video for Bad Habits

Buggs Tha Rocka – Bad Habits (Official Music Video) from Buggs Tha Rocka on Vimeo.

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Releasing on 10th December 2014, the new album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet” by Cincinnati hip hop artist Buggs tha Rocka includes production by Hop Trax, Sal Dali, !llmind & Jake One, and a variety of featured artists including Tanya Morgan, Chuck Inglish, MOOD and Piakhan.

A total of 19 tracks appear on the release, and the UK’s online magazine Blacksheep has just run the rule over it.

Offered a 4 star rating, their contributor Andrew Kay opens “Refreshingly, the title of his album refers to the official skill of rapping: being a poet….the thing that strikes you is the astonishingly diverse production and changes in mood and atmosphere that occur from track to track. Scattered might be how he’s sprinkled his lyrics over affected beats, but the strategy works.”

READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

Look out for the launch of a new video for the track “Angel of Death featuring Piakhan and produced by Hop Trax next week as part of a special feature with a British online magazine. There will also soon be a video launched documenting the Reflection Eternal reunion show which took place in Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery in October. Meantime check the teaser video for the album

Scattered Thoughts: Teaser X from Buggs Tha Rocka on Vimeo.

Buggs has been busy this week conducting interviews with international publications and magazines. Any press & media who would like a promotional copy of the album to review, or who would wish to request an interview with the artist can contact UrbanElite PR HERE

Keep up to date with Buggs on twitter @BuggsThaRocka and on Facebook “BuggsThaRockaMusic”

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2014 has been a landmark year for Detroit’s Kid Vishis with the release of his debut album “Timing is Everything”

Released on 22nd July through Seven 13 Entertainment and produced by Shady’s Mr Porter, Chase Moore of Hippie Sabotage, New Jersey’s Nemisis and Canadian Nick Zervos, the younger brother of Royce da 5’9″ has enjoyed extensive worldwide press & media coverage on the release

The MC has conducted a series of interviews throughout the summer with publications in the United States, Canada, the UK, Europe and New Zealand, the latest of which were with Stateside online Arena Magazine and Spain’s Hip Hop Life Magazine

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Kid Vishis jumped on the phone with Philly based journalist Jay Balfour for Arena Magazine, and they chopped it up about his early days when he first picked up the mic, the writing process involved with the new album, his thoughts on mainstream hip hop and the Detroit scene, and his future touring and recording plans, plus much more

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE

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Some time earlier he sat down with Jaime Valero from Spain’s Hip Hop Life Magazine. In this interview they discuss why now appeared to be the right time to release his first studio album and the messages he’s conveying in the tracks, the influences which first played a part in him picking up the mic, the comparisons made between himself and his older brother, life & hip hop in Detroit, and as a boxing fan, how he’d compare the sport to the approach taken as an artist

The feature was published in the October print edition of the magazine currently available throughout Spain, and you can check their online platform at www.hiphoplifemag.es

The album is available internationally on iTunes Kid Vishis is now working on new material scheduled to be released in 2015 as well as developing ongoing plans to tour the USA, Canada and Europe. You can keep up to date with him on twitter @KidVishis

He released a brand new track “Just Rap” featuring Trick Trick & produced by Nemisis recently. It doesn’t appear on the album, however was made available as a free download from Soundcloud. Check it out

All international press & media inquiries regarding Kid Vishis can be sent by email to UrbanElite PR HERE

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It continues to be a busy time for Detroit MC Kid Vishis since the release of his debut album “Timing is Everything” on 22nd July.

As well as putting plans together for tours and spending time in the studio recording a new EP and sophomore album, he has been conducting interviews with further media in the USA, UK and Europe, most recently with London’s Rough Magazine

Speaking with the publication’s Bunmi Adigun, he explains the working relationship he has with his older brother Royce da 5’9″ and the future direction which he feels differentiates the pair, he discusses the lyrical concepts in the album and the messages being conveyed while giving his thoughts on the state of lyricism within hip hop generally today, and finishes as a self confessed boxing fan speaking on his expectations for the Maidana / Mayweather re-match

Read the article HERE

“Timing is Everything” has received the largest amount of international press & media coverage of any debut independent hip hop / rap album release this year, and is available now worldwide on iTunes & Amazon. CD versions can be bought directly from the label Seven 13 Entertainment at www.seven13ent.com You can keep up to date with one of Detroit’s hottest emerging new talents on twitter @KidVishis

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UrbanElite PR are still accepting international media & press communications with inquiries regarding Kid Vishis, and all requests for interviews or any other information can be sent to us HERE

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Detroit MC Kid Vishis jumped on the phone last week with London’s Kix Magazine.

In this interview he talks about his early days starting out as an MC and the influence his older brother Royce da 5’9″ has had on his career, the concept behind his debit album “Timing is Everything” and his future release plans including a possible EP later this year. He then outlines his plans to tour in the States, Canada, Europe & the UK and to work with British artists in the future.

Read the whole feature HERE

Now available on iTunes and Amazon, CD’s of the album can also be bought directly from the label Seven 13 Entertainment at www.seven13ent.com

Including production from Mr Porter, Chase Moore (Hippie Sabotage), Nemisis & Nick Zervos, check out the stream of the album on Soundcloud

There has been widespread international media coverage on this release over the past few months, with more to come, publications in the United States, Canada, UK, Europe & New Zealand all endorsing Kid Vishis’ lyricism and rhyme skills, re-inforcing the view that he is one of the hottest emerging MC’s out of Detroit. You can keep up to date with him on twitter & Instagram @KidVishis

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One of Germany’s leading hip hop & rap publications Backspin Magazine run a feature series “Hi, My Name is…” where they interview international artists on an introductory basis.

The feature is designed to provide information on the artists’ background, home city, artists who have influenced them, previous & current releases, what makes them different from the rest of the game, their aims in the industry and plans for the future….and also how they got their stage name.

Their most recent feature has just been published, this time with Detroit’s Kid Vishis who has just released his debut album “Timing is Everything” on Seven 13 Entertainemnt.

The whole feature written in German can be read HERE

The album is available worldwide on iTunes & Amazon while CD’s can be bought from the label direct at www.seven13ent.com

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Still busy conducting interviews with international media, Kid Vishis is also at the early stages of arranging international tours and working on new releases including his sophomore album. Expect to see new videos shortly. You can keep up to date with him on twitter @KidVishis

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Philadelphia’s Embassy730 jumped on Skype recently with Detroit MC Kid Vishis shortly after releasing his debut album Timing is Everything on 22nd July.

In a far reaching interview, they discussed his early days with the mic and the development from releasing mixtapes to a full studio album. They then turned to rap battles and the Total Slaughter event he attended at the Hammerstein Ballroom NYC back in July, speaking on Ab Soul v Daylyt and Joe Budden v Hollow then names the 5 Detroit MC’s he’d put in the ring against the best in the business before moving on to talk about the BET Cyphers.

The pair discuss the parallels between Detroit & Philly and as a huge boxing fan, Kid Vishis also talks about the sport before outlining his plans for future releases and future tours in the UK & Europe.

Makes for a great read which you can check out HERE

Now available on iTunes and Amazon internationally, Timing is Everything which includes production by Mr Porter, Nemisis, Chase Moore (Hippie Sabotage) and Nick Zervos can also be bought in CD format direct from the label Seven 13 Entertainment at www.seven13ent.com

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Look out for more international press coverage in the coming weeks and also a new official music video due before the end of August. As explained in the interview, Kid Vishis is well into the recording process of his sophomore album as well as planning US and overseas tour dates. Keep up to date with him on twitter @KidVishis

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Published today in France’s online platform HipHop 4 Life is an exclusive new interview with Detroit MC Kid Vishis, and the premiere of his new freestyle video

In the feature written in both French & English, they discuss his new album “Timing is Everything” which released on 22nd July, he speaks about life growing up around artists such as his elder brother Royce da 5’9″ and Eminem, their body of work and the experience gained by touring with D12.

They then discuss the art of lyricism in hip hop today and the Total Slaughter event in NYC which he attended and his thoughts on appearing at their rap battles in the future, he speaks on the Detroit scene and artists he rates as the “ones to watch”, producers he’d like to work with and tells of his meeting with J Dilla back in the day.

Finishing with his plans to tour France and the rest of Europe, the feature then concludes with the premiere of his new freestyle video shot in the lab in Detroit

READ IT ALL HERE

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Produced by Mr Porter, Chase Moore of Hippie Sabotage, New Jersey beatsmith Nemisis and Canada’s Nick Zervos, the album is available worldwide on iTunes, Amazon and in CD format from the label Seven 13 Entertainment at www.seven13ent.com

Still conducting further interviews with international press, Kid Vishis is also at the early stages of arranging tours of the UK, Europe and Canada while well into the recording process of his follow up album. Keep up to date with all of his news via twitter @KidVishis

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The long awaited debut album “Timing is Everything” by Detroit’s Kid Vishis (younger brother of Royce da 5 9) releases 22nd July on Seven 13 Entertainment.

One of Michigan’s most highly rated emerging rappers is no novice, having toured throughout the United States, Europe & the UK, produced a series of “Sick ‘EM” mixtapes since 2007 and featured on several of his brother’s albums and also worked with Crooked I’s fam Horse Shoe Gang.

He draws his influences from legendary lyricists down the years, and as debuts go, it’s a bold move that throughout the album he showcases his own mic skills with only one feature appearing on the track “Coward” – appropriately enough from his older brother

Production is courtesy of Shady’s Mr Porter, Chase Moore (Hippie Sabotage), Nemisis and Canada’s Nick Zervos

Unsurprisingly there’s been much international media interest in the release, and British online Rawroots have just featured the release HERE

Expect to see a lot of coverage on the album over the summer which can be pre-ordered at www.seven13ent.com

You can keep up to date with him on twitter @KidVishis and meantime check out the single “Heaven” released late in 2013 which is produced by Nemesis.

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