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A very rare opportunity to witness jazz drummer and hip hop producer Karriem Riggins perform in London in what is his first ever solo show in London.

With production credits for work with a whole range of well known hip hop artists including Talib Kweli, Slum Village, The Roots, Common and J Dilla under his belt, the jazz drummer has also performed with Diana Krall, Oscar Peterson and Donald Byrd to mention but a few.

He has also turned his hand to a bit of turntablism, and brings his DJ set to England for the show he calls Blend, so called as he mashes together his favourite jazz, soul, funk and hip hop sounds for a unique experience. It’ll get lively…..!!!!

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Joining him will be the UK’s First Lady of Hip Hop, ex MTV and BBC 1Xtra presenter DJ Sarah Love. A major player in UK hip hop’s progression since her days at London’s renowned Deal Real and Kung Fu sessions, she now regularly tours overseas to Europe and Australia.

You can catch Karriem, Sarah and Ben Grymm performing on Thursday 17th September at Trapeze Basement (formerly East Village), 89 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3HX. The venue is a 5 minute walk east of Old Street Tube Station.

The night starts at 9.30pm running to 2am, and tickets in advance cost £10 and can be bought HERE Door price will be more, so it’s advised to buy early for what’s sure to be a busy night. This is an event for those aged 18 and over so it’s advised to carry Photo ID

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE

Here’s Karriem performing “Play Your Cards Right” live with Common, taken from the Smokin’ Aces Sountrack

You can learn mmore about Karriem Riggins at his official website www.karriemriggins.com

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Brick City tro Riq da Kid, Tru Trilla and Prince AK – aka 050 Boyz – released their debut album “Everything 050” on 4th August.

It includes contributions from many long term associates including sole producer Clinton Place and featured artists Treach (Naughty by Nature), DoItAll (Lords of the Underground), Famiil (Rottin Razkals), IB the Druid, B Wells, Tha Advocate, Trilly Trills and many more from the Garden State scene.

It remains a busy time for the group who are still conducting interviews with the world’s media, and coming up in the next few days you will have two opportunities to see and hear them performing live.

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This Friday, August 28th from 6pm EST, they’ll be appearing at the 5th “24 Hours of Peace” event held in Newark, New Jersey to promote a positive message of unity in the community. The location of Clinton Avenue between Bergen Street and Osborne Terrace was specifically chosen as it is where in August last year five people were killed in a gang related incident.

The event runs a full 24 hours from 6pm Friday to 6pm Saturday, and will also see performances by Rakim, DJ Marley Marl, DAS EFX, DJ Evil Dee, Smif n Wessun and many more. If you’re in the area, it’s not to be missed

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On Sunday 30th August, they link up once again with DJ Eclipse this time as guests of his Rap Is Outta Control show which broadcasts on Sirius XM from 10pm EST to midnight. The group always make for a lively and entertaining interview, so make sure to tune in and listen live at www.siriusxm.com

They will also be future guests of J Hart and his Big Bang Show on the UK’s Break London shortly, and on Friday 25th September, will be dropping into to see the legendary DJ Premier as guests on his LFHQ show on Sirius XM

You can connect with them on social media via FACEBOOK or on twitter @050_Boyz (@RiqdaKid_050 @EgoFree2_050 @PrinceAK_050)

Meanwhile, check out the full “Everything 050” album stream

All media, press & radio station enquiries about 050 Boyz can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, contact details are HERE

All booking enquiries can be sent via their Facebook Page above, or to their management team at Inkwell Entertainment via their WEBSITE

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Been a busy time for Newark hip hop group 050 Boyz in the week following the release of their debut album “Everything 050” on 4th August. It’s available from iTUNES

Still conducting interviews with the world’s media, they travelled through to NYC on Wednesday night to appear as guests of DJ Eclipse on his Halftime Show on WNYU, and yesterday chopped it up with fellow New Jerseyan Michelle Locke for Goodfella Media’s Feature Friday series which currently has a particular focus on artists from the Garden State

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READ THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH THE GROUP IN GOODFELLA MEDIA HERE

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Earlier this week, “Everything 050” was featured in the monthly “Rapture & Verse” column in the UK’s Monolith Cocktail. Written by Matt Oliver, the column delivers a monthly round up of news regarding single, album and mixtape releases from both sides of the Atlantic, and this month’s includes updates on Kendrick Lamar, Public Enemy, L’Orange & Kool Keith, KRS-One, Apathy, Genesis Elijah, Quelle Chris, Kyza, Skepta and many more

READ THE WHOLE COLUMN IN MONOLITH COCKTAIL HERE

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DJ Eclipse’s Halftime Show on WNYU is filmed and streamed live every Wednesday from 10.30pm EST, and recorded simultaneously on UStream. Here is the stream of the full show with the Brick City trio making their appearance from 2 hours in.


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050 Boyz will be peforming live with DJ Nugget at this Sunday’s B Fest in Brooklyn. The event is held at Beast of Bourbon, 710 Myrtle Avenue, BedStuy. The event starts at 4pm, entry is $5 and open to all those aged 21 and over. There is more about the event and venue HERE

Look out for more international media coverage coming in the weeks ahead, and stay connected to 050 Boyz on social media via FACEBOOK and twitter @050_boyz (individually @RiqdaKid_050 @EgoFree2_050 & @PrinceAK_050)

All press, media & PR enquiries regarding 050 Boyz can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, our contact details are HERE All booking enquiries can be sent to their management team at Inkwell Entertainment

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Newark trio Riq da Kid, Tru Trilla and Prince AK – aka 050 Boyz – released their album “Everything 050” last week.

The group have already received widespread international media coverage for their album and affiliated single and video releases, but they’re also renowned for their energetic live performances, as displayed recently at their hometown’s Lincoln Park Festival.

They have also built up quite a reputation among media for their lively and informed interviews, so it should prove highly entertaining as they appear live in the WNYU studio tomorrow night as guests of DJ Eclipse on The Halftime Show. The show broadcasts on 98.1FM from 10.30pm EST, and you can also listen online at www.wnyu.org

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If you’re in or around Brooklyn this coming Sunday, August 16th, then you can catch the group performing live at the annual B Fest which takes place at Beast of Bourbon, 710 Myrtle Avenue, BedStuy BK. The event begins at 4pm, $5.00 entry and open to all those aged 21 or over. There is more information about the event HERE

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050 Boyz have just been featured in the official online version of France’s Hip Hop Breath Magazine. Click HERE and flick through the pages to read the whole interview.

Look out for more 050 Boyz news, media coverage and releases in the weeks ahead, and connect with them on Social Media on FACEBOOK and on twitter 050_Boyz [@RiqdaKid_050 @PrinceAK_050 @EgoFree2_050]

The album “Everything 050” produced by Clinton Place and featuring many Garden State Emcees including Treach, Lakim Shabazz, DoItAll and Famiil is out now on iTunes. Check the full album stream

All PR, media and press enquiries regarding 050 Boyz can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, our contact details are HERE All booking and management enquiries can be directed to Inkwell Entertainment

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It’s that time of year again when the world’s press & media descend upon Austin Texas for the annual SXSW Festival

The music festival runs from Tuesday 17th March – Sunday 22nd March, and for the third consecutive year, newly re-crowned “Cincinnati Hip Hop Artist of the Year” Buggs tha Rocka will be performing. Having released his new album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet” in December 2014 which received widespread international press coverage, he penned a new two album deal in January this year with Talib Kweli’s Javotti Organization as part of a new recording duo “Space Invadaz” which sees Buggs team up with Donte from the group MOOD.

Buggs will be performing at the Special Delivery event on Wednesday 18th March at The Roosevelt Room, 307 W 5th Street Austin, and is scheduled to appear on stage around 8.45pm. The event is headlined by Freddie Gibbs and hosted by B Dot of Rap Radar.

Whether performing on multiple occasions at SXSW and A3C in Atlanta, or at clubs around the country, Buggs’ shows are always full of energy as you can see from this clip of him performing with Talib Kweli in 2013

Any members of the press & media who are attending SXSW and would like to meet with Buggs tha Rocka and his team and take in his live set, email UrbanElite PR via our CONTACT SECTION with your details and we’ll make the necessary arrangements

You can keep up to date with Buggs on twitter @BuggsThaRocka

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Voted “Best Hip Hop Artist” at this year’s Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, Buggs tha Rocka returns from performing with Talib Kweli at A3C with the release of this new video “Bad Habits”

Taken from his forthcoming album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet” out on 10th December, the soul-sampled beat comes courtesy of Hop Trax who weighs in heavily on the album’s production together with Sal Dali, !llmind and Jake One. Tanya Morgan, Donte of MOOD and Chuck Inglish of the Cool Kids are among the featured artists. You can read the full press release & track listing HERE

Buggs performs again on 30th October at Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery with Reflection Eternal, MOOD and Mac Miller’s tour DJ Clockwork with whom he has previously released two mixtapes

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The new video was released today on Vimeo & Youtube.

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Check Buggs online at the following :

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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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British online Bearded Magazine report on a wide range of new independent artists of various genres, providing reviews, features, news and video coverage.

They have an “Introducing…” series of features where they “focus on artists we think are worth shouting about”

They have just published one such feature on Detroit MC Kid Vishis who released his debut album “Timing is Everything” on 22nd July 2104.

The feature focuses mainly on the new release, while providing some background : “Being the younger sibling of an already established musical force can often be of detriment to your success…however, when it comes to Detroit-style rap, with all its grit, Kid Vishis isn’t finding it difficult to escape from Royce da 5’9”.”

Describing Kid Vishis’ rhymes as flows with “lyrical flair & poignancy, dropping truth bombs….no gimmicks, just pure vocal dexterity“, the album is recommended for those looking for “real roots rap, with bold, confident rhymes spat over crisp beats”

Read the whole feature written by Larry Day HERE

Now available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and CD formats through Seven 13 Entertainment www.seven13ent.com

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Look out for further international press coverage being published in the coming weeks, and keep up to date with Kid Vishis on twitter @KidVishis for news updates on new releases and shows

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Detroit was in the house when local online publication Kick Magazine sat down with the city’s MC Kid Vishis to speak about his debut album “Timing is Everything” which released on 22nd July

They talked about his early days and the role his elder brother Royce da 5’9″ has played in his development, and the differences and similarities in delivery style between the two, as well as how the “Detroit state of mind” has helped shape him as an artist.

They discuss the album title, why the time was right now to release his first official studio album, which tracks were most personal to him and the meaning behind the Mr Porter produced “Message to the MC’s”, before finishing on his plans for the future

The interview, which includes the album on Spotify, can be read HERE

With further production by New Jersey’s Nemisis, Canada’s Nick Zervos and Australian Chase Moore from Californian duo Hippie Sabotage, the album is available internationally in digital format on iTunes and Amazon, while CD’s can be bought directly from the label Seven 13 Entertainment at www.seven13ent.com

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Currently in the early stages of setting up tours in Canada, the UK & Europe as well as working on his sophomore album, you can keep up to date with Kid Vishis on twitter @KidVishis

Look out for further press coverage from the UK, Europe and USA in the weeks ahead. All media & press interested in interviewing Kid Vishis, or international club & concert promoters interested in booking him for shows can contact UrbanElite PR

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Kid Vishis sat down with Dan Anwar from the UK’s Sabotage Times the day after the release of his new album “Timing is Everything” to give one of his most wide-ranging interviews to date

He described meeting J Dilla at the family home, spoke about the Detroit hip hop scene and artists such as Black Milk, Drake, Eminem and his brother Royce da 5’9″, he gave his thoughts on the rap battle scene, the authenticity of the film 8 Mile and the inaugural Total Slaughter event in NYC which he attended, and of course they discussed the new album which is available worldwide on iTunes and Amazon on Seven 13 Entertainment (www.seven13ent.com)

READ THE FULL FEATURE HERE

The album includes production by Mr Porter (Shady / D12), Chase Moore (Hippie Sabotage), Nemisis & Nick Zervos. Check out the official album stream on Soundcloud

Kid Vishis is currently in the early stages of planning tours in Canada, the UK and Europe, working on a new mixtape and sophomore album and is still conducting interviews with international media. He’s set for a busy year ahead, and you can keep up to date with him on twitter @KidVishis

Look out for further international press coverage on Kid Vishis and the new album over the coming weeks. All members of the press with inquiries and requests to interview Kid Vishis, or club / event / venue / tour promoters with booking enquiries should contact UrbanElite PR HERE

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