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East coast online publication The 9 Elements have been running their “Whole 9” series of interviews over the past couple of years, and most recently sat down with Julius, Kenny, Demetrius and Dice from Long Beach crew Horseshoe Gang.

With their fourth official album “Anti-Trap Music” due to release on April 29th, the group discussed a variety of subjects. They spoke about their well documented rap battle with Funk Volume last year and leading on from this, gave their thoughts on the current beef between Joey Bada$$ and Troy Ave.

They go deeper into the motivation behind the new album title while the discussion then moved to address their views about rappers who have talked about selling or apparently endorsing drugs in their rhymes. The interview is wrapped as the group outline the benefits of operating as an indie in today’s hip hop world and have their say on the US Presidential Election race

READ THE FULL FEATURE HERE

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The CD version of the album including autographed copies and added merchandise is available to pre-order direct from the label Seven 13 Music & Entertainment HERE It will also be available to pre-order on iTunes very shortly, while a new single will be released soon – watch this space!

The group are currently recording new material, conducting interviews with the world’s media and are at the early stages of planning some tour dates. Keep up to date with them on TWITTER and FACEBOOK and check em out spittin some killer freestyle bars on Sway in the Morning

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Julius, Demetrius, Kenny & Dice from Long Beach crew Horseshoe Gang sat down recently with Fatima Baqi from LA’s Rosecrans Avenue Magazine recently ahead of the release of their new album “Anti-Trap Music” on April 29th

In this interview, they discuss their early influences and some of the key stand out moments in their career to date, the role their elder brother KXNG Crooked has played in assisting their development and compare their previous extensive back catalogue to the upcoming release.

They speak on the theme of the album including their stance against the effect trap music has had in a lyrical context, they give their thoughts on the Long Beach and LA scenes including Snoop’s upcoming LBC Movement and also give a flavour of what to expect from their new Shoe Gang Comic Book series.

READ THE WHOLE FEATURE HERE

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The album is available to pre-order in CD format, including signed copies and merchandise, HERE It is due to be available as pre-order on iTunes from next week

Look out for more international media coverage, new track and video releases and news over the coming weeks. You can stay in touch with Horseshoe Gang on TWITTER and FACEBOOK Meantime, check out their single “Poverty Slogans”

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Over the weekend, Horseshoe Gang unveiled the above official album cover artwork for “Anti-Trap Music” which releases on April 29th through Seven 13 Music & Entertainment

The tracklist includes production by KXNG Crooked, Grammy Award winners Pitchshifters, Tabu (Kendrick Lamar, Aftermath) and Jonathan Elkaer who produced the two single released to date, “Poverty Slogans” and “Crooked I Robot”

1 – Intro ft KXNG Crooked (produced by Jonathan Elkaer & DJ E.D.D.E.H.)
2 – I Want (produced by Pitchshifters)
3 – Poverty Slogans (produced by Jonathan Elkaer & DJ E.D.D.E.H.)
4 – Stress Relief (produced by Pitchshifters)
5 – Shoe-icide Squad (produced by Tabu)
6 – Poor Swagg (produced by Pitchshifters
7 – Interlude
8 – Out of Touch (produced by Komplex)
9 – Who’s The Best Rapper (produced by KXNG Crooked)
10 – Broke Ass Nigga (produced by Aktive)
11 – Falling (produced by Serious Beats)
12 – Crooked I Robot (produced by Jonathan Elkaer)

CD copies are available to pre-order online now directly from the label HERE

You can follow Horseshoe Gang on twitter @HorseshoeGang and connect with them on their Facebook page “HorseshoeGangCOB”

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Microphone Masters Radio is broadcast in stream / podcast format every Wednesday through the DubCnn network.

Last week, the show’s host J-Luv sat down with Julius, Demetrius, Kenny & Dice from Horseshoe Gang to discuss their new album “Anti-Trap Music” which releases on April 29th through Seven 13 Music & Entertainment.

During the interview, the group clarified their take on the trap music genre and the discussion progressed onto the issue of retaining lyrical integrity, and how remaining true to these ideals can be maintained using commercial productions.

They then moved on to the frustrations faced by many artists in the modern age, the prevelant expectation of multiple back to back releases. The oversaturation of the internet where quantity has replaced quality has become an issue in recent times, and has created an apparent obligation on artists to consistently produce new material and make available for free.

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The interview wraps up with the group addressing the net grind / financial gain factor, the life sacrifices that have to be made to pursue a musical career and their call to radio stations to sit emerging and established artists side by side on the basis of quality and not budgets.

Interesting insight to which many will relate. The full feature was published on DubCnn where you can hear the full stream of the show which also includes tracks by E-40, Brotha Lynch Hung, J-Live, Grand Puba, Big Boi and more HERE

This is the stream of the Horseshoe Gang interview including several of their joints, old and new, played on the show

Horseshoe Gang will be performing with their elder brother KXNG Crooked at Los Globos, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles tomorrow night, Friday 26th February. Doors open at 8pm, and all details of the full line up and ticket information is HERE

Look out for widespread international media coverage on Horseshoe Gang and their new album in the coming months, and connect with them on twitter @HorseshoeGang and Facebook “HorseshoeGangCOB“.

CD copies of “Anti-Trap Music” can be pre-ordered HERE, and all global press, media and radio station inquiries about Horseshoe Gang can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, contact details HERE

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Seeing out 2015 with a banger, this new “We Walkin’ Cypher” is big on reppin’ the international scene.

Boston duo N.B.S. are joined by Emcee Jackson Turner, originally from NYC and now a joint studio owner in China with Los Angeleno rapper Dan-E. No punches get pulled, all delivering hard rhymes over a bass heavy beat produced in Beijing by John Sun and No Play Entertainment.

N.B.S. have been getting major props this year for their collaboration with Germany’s Snowgoons on the album “Trapped in America”, while in the summer Jackson Turner toured the Far East in support of the release of his “The Foundation” EP.

The animated lyric video has just been released today

Releases on iTunes

N.B.S. “Trapped in America”

Jackson Turner “The Foundation”

ON TWITTER @NtheBS & @EmceeHeretic

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You can now also download the original version mp3 direct from Soundcloud

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Los Angeles group Horseshoe Gang, the younger brothers of Kxng Crooked (aka Crooked I), are set to release their new album “Anti Trap Music” in early Spring 2016 on Seven 13 Music & Entertainment.

With a host of previous EP’s, mixtapes and albums under their belt. the four Emcees have been prolific over the past 6 years with additional launches such as their Horseshoe Weekly series and C.O.B. cyphers. As part of the Southwest Kings Tour, they hit the road with their elder brother and Rittz earlier this year, following up with the release of their “Knockin on Rap’s Door” EP.

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Most recently they hit the headlines for taking up Funk Volume’s $500,000 rap battle challenge with their track “Half a Meal” produced by DJ Khalil.

They’ll be appearing at the SXSW Festival in March next year

“Poverty Slogans” is the first single taken from their new album and has just been released today on iTunes (BUY HERE) Produced by Denmark’s Jonathan Elkaer & DJ E.D.D.E.H.

CHECK THE AUDIO STREAM

Connect with Horseshoe Gang

WEBSITE www.horseshoegang.net
Twitter @HorseShoeGang
Facebook HorseShoeGangCOB

Producer on twitter @jonathanelkaer

Connect with Seven 13 Music & Entertainment

WEBSITE www.seven13ent.com
Twitter @Seven13Music

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Having finished 2014 on a high with the release of his critically acclaimed album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet” on 10th December, Cincinnati’s Buggs tha Rocka has begun the new year in similar fashion.

He performed at the recent Cincinnati Entertainment Awards where he picked up the title of “Best Hip Hop Artist” for the second year running and has just been featured in two more international press publications

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Hip Hop Life is one of Spain’s largest publications dedicated to the genre, and Buggs spoke with them towards the end of the year. The monthly magazine is produced online, and his full interview (written of course in Spanish) can be read by turning to page 37 HERE

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He also spoke with US online The 9 Elements recently as part of their “The Whole Nine” series of interviews. Here he speaks on the construction of the album, the scene in Cincinnati, his different musical influences and his plans for the year ahead. You can read that in full HERE

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Buggs tha Rocka has also just today launched his new video “Celebration for Us” which features local artist Moxy Monster of Valley High. The track features on the album and is produced by Rusko. Other producers and artists who feature on the album, which can be download for free at http://buggstharocka.bandcamp.com, include !llmind, Jake One, MOOD, Tanya Morgan, Chuck Inglish, Hop Trax, Piakhan and many more.

CHECK THE VIDEO OUT ON VIMEO

Buggs tha Rocka – "Celebration for Us" ft Moxy Monster & OATW (Official Music Video) from Buggs Tha Rocka on Vimeo.

Keep up to date with Buggs on social media via twitter @BuggsThaRocka and on Facebook “BuggsThaRockaMusic” and look out for further international media coverage shortly. You will also be able to catch one of Buggs’ live shows soon as he tours various US cities in association with the K Hotel network and is due to be performing at SXSW in March

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In the days leading up to the release of his new album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet”, Cincinnati’s Buggs tha Rocka sat down with US online Straight Fresh

The chopped it up about the making of the album and how a trip to Amsterdam in the summer of 2013 played a major role in its conception. He speaks on the comparisons made to the current release with previous mixtapes, including 2009’s “Hip Hop Supa Hero” with DJ Mick Boogie, and the concept behind “Scattered Thoughts….” allied to a series of video launches and the visual representation.

Subjects such as the eclectic range of influences prevelant in the album, the expectations of a live “Buggs tha Rocka Show” and plans for the future are also discussed before he gives his thoughts on the choice between remaining independent and signing to a major, and the repercussions of such a move.

They then delve into his come up in the Cincinnati scene, his link up with other local artists Donte from MOOD and Hi Tek, and ultimately his working with Talib Kweli. Appropriately, Straight Fresh then premiere the “Resurrection of Hip Hop II” video. Filmed at the Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati on 30th October 2014, the event was a celebration of local hip hop talent and includes exclusive footage of Buggs tha Rocka and the reunited Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi Tek) performing live.

READ THE ENTIRE IN DEPTH FEATURE HERE

Here is the “Resurrection of Hip Hop II” video which also features MOOD, Clockwork DJ, Aida Chakra, The S.A.U.C.E., Losa, DJ Ghost, DJ Bandcamp and many more

Resurrection of Hip Hop II featuring Buggs tha Rocka & Reflection Eternal Live in Cincinnati from Buggs Tha Rocka on Vimeo.

The album, including production by Hop Trax, Illmind, Jake One and Sal Dali with guest features including MOOD, Chuck Inglish, Tanya Morgan & Phoenix Aphrodite is available now as a free download from www.buggstharocka.com & also via the MyMixtapez App for all mobile devices

Follow Buggs in twitter @BuggsThaRocka and look out for more international press & media coverage in the weeks ahead with more official music video releases taken from the album to follow soon.

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With less than a week to go until the release of his new album, Cincinnati’s Buggs tha Rocka sat down with Miami based journalist MidWest Melly to discuss the influence his home city and Ohio has played in his approach as an artist and the eclectic feel of the album, working with Talib Kweli, the subjects addressed lyrically in the album and the process of putting it together with producers !llmind, Jake One, Hop Trax, Kill Will and Sal Dali, and his plans for the 2015

READ THE WHOLE FEATURE HERE

The 19 track album Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet includes guest features by Tanya Morgan, Chuck Inglish, MOOD, Phoenix Aphrodite & Piakhan, and will be available as a free download exclusively from Buggs’ own site www.buggstharocka.com from Wednesday 10th December 2014.

You can expect to see much more international press coverage regarding Buggs and his album over the coming weeks and into 2015 when he has planned an international tour and several further releases. You can keep up to date with him on twitter @BuggsThaRocka and get a flavour of the lyricism in this re-cap video for this year’s A3C Festival where he performed with Talib for the second year running. The backing track is Electric Eel in a Pool of Catfish taken from the album

Buggs tha Rocka – A3C Festival 2014 Re-Cap from Buggs Tha Rocka on Vimeo.

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Latest feature on Cincinnati MC Buggs tha Rocka comes courtesy of the British online multi genre publication God is in the TV

Their contributor Taytula Burke jumped on the phone recently with the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards’ “Hip Hop Artist of 2014” to discuss his new album “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet” which releases on 10th December, and includes production by !llmind, Jake One, Hop Trax, Sal Dali and Kill Will, and features Tanya Morgan, Chuck Inglish, Phoenix Aphrodite, MOOD, Piakhan and Aida Chakra.

The pair also discussed his earliest influences and emergence from his days starting out as an artist to performing at events such as this year’s A3C Festival in Atlanta, his love of Japanese culture and animation, and he speaks on meaningful content and lyricism in hip hop today, and what inspires him to write

CHECK THE INTERVIEW IN FULL HERE

Having released previous mixtapes with Mac Miller’s tour dj, DJ Clockwork, “Scattered Thoughts of an American Poet” is Buggs first official album release for a number of years, but is the pre-cursor for a planned series of releases in 2015. As such, it will be made available as a free download from www.buggstharocka.com on 10th December. In the past couple of months, the artist & album has generated widespread international media interest, the results of which you will see over the coming weeks and into the new year. There will also be further visuals launched soon taken from the project.

Taken from the Wrath of Zeus Mixtape in 2012, hosted by DJ Clockwork, check out “Chicken Soup for tha Soul”

Keep up to date with Buggs on twitter @BuggsThaRocka

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