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North London Emcee & producer Iron Braydz jumped on the phone recently to speak with Canadian DJ Chase March for his Rap Radio Show to speak on his new EP “Verbal sWARdz” which releases on his own Unorthostract label on Monday 14th April.

The audio stream of the interview was published today by Stateside publication The Word is Bond, renowned for covering the best in real hip hop from around the world.

Check out the full feature via the site HERE

This is the audio stream of the interview on Soundcloud

You will be able top hear the full audio stream of the EP which also features Prince Po, Triple Darkness, Sean Price, Kyza, Phat Kat & Skriblah from midday (GMT) / 7am (EST) on Tuesday 8th April, premiered by British online magazine Shout 4 Music as part of their feature on him at www.shout4music.com

It will be available to the public from Monday 14th April via iron Braydz’ Bandcamp http://braydz.bandcamp.com

Also look out for a brand new video for the track Rambo launching next week to mark the release, shot by Global Faction. Meantime, keep up to date with Iron Braydz on twitter @Braydz and the guys at WIB over at @TheWordIsBond

All press, media & dj inquiries regarding the release can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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The new EP “Verbal sWARdz” by north London Emcee & producer Iron Braydz releases a week today, Monday 14th April.

The first in a series of releases for the Triple Darkness & FuFu Gang member this year, it’s a very strong marker for what lies ahead for the rapper who also has an acting role in a new film “Night Bus” shot by award winning director Simon Baker due out later in 2014.

There has been extensive international media interest in the release, the latest of which comes via a review by British online publication Sampleface

Contributor Taytula Burke opens the article “His past two offerings Devil May Cry and Holla @ Braydz saw the NW10 rapper prove that being a student of the game can pay off — particularly when wordplay and lyricism become synonymous with your name. So is it reasonable to expect that tracks that even he previously slept on would be worth the time of day? Abso-frickin’-lutely.”

Read the whole review HERE

The EP is largely self produced and includes features by Prince Po, Sean Price, Phat Kat, Kyza, Skriblah and several of his fellow Triple Darkness members. He will be launching the official audio stream of the entire EP tomorrow, Tuesday 8th April, at midday (GMT) premiered by Shout 4 Music as part of their feature on him, so look out for that at www.shout4music.com

The EP releases to the public on 14th April, and to celebrate he will also be launching a new video for Rambo on that day, shot in London last week by Global Faction.

Keep up to date with him on twitter @Braydz and connect with the magazine @Sampleface & Taytula @Taykeova

All media & press inquiries about this release, whether requests for promotional copies of “Verbal sWARdz” for review or requests to interview Iron Braydz can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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HHK Magazine, previously known as Hip Hop Kings, has been a long time supporter of quality British and international hip hop and rap artists, highlighting the latest video & audio releases, producing album reviews, and publishing exclusive written and filmed content including interviews.

They have begun a new series “25 Things”, an interesting insight into facts about a new release and artist previously unknown. Latest to feature is north London’s Iron Braydz who releases his new EP “Verbal sWARdz” on 14th April

In this article he explains how he decided on the name for the EP, how he recorded the beats, why a comment by English Frank influenced a verse in the track Crowbar Head Topper, the way in which his feelings on the build up of racial tensions in London formed much of the subject matter and the reasons why the EP almost never saw the light of day.

All of that & much more can be read HERE

There has been a huge level of media interest in this release in recent weeks, publications in the United States, Canada, UK & Europe will all be covering in the weeks ahead. It’s a quality mix of hip hop production in the main supplied by Iron Braydz and superior lyricism from the man himself augmented by the features from Sean Price, Prince Po, Triple Darkness, Kyza, Skriblah and Phat Kat….with a special guest appearance by Kiss FM’s DJ Shortee Blitz

Check out his track “Millennium” featuring Prince Po

Keep up to date with Iron Braydz on twitter @Braydz and the guys over at @HHKMag

All members of the press & media who would like a copy of the EP for review, or who would like to request an interview with Iron Braydz can contact UrbanElite PR HERE

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Multi genre British online music magazine AAA Music spoke to north London hip hop emcee and producer recently ahead of the release of his new EP “Verbal sWARdz” on 14th April

The newest member of Triple Darkness, also a member of hip hop collective The FuFu Gang, spoke on his early days and his inspirations to be involved in music, his previous releases, live shows, his thoughts on the physical releases compared to digital downloads, what uniquely identifies himself as an artist and his plans for the future

Read the full article HERE

The 10 track EP is largely self produced, but also features some heavyweight lyricists from the UK and United States. here is the full tracklisting :

1 – Intro
2 – Scorpion Sting ft Kyza (produced by Iron Braydz)
3 – Crowbar Head Topper with Solar Black & Ray Vendetta (produced by Ringz of Saturn)
4 – Millennium ft Prince Po (produced by Daniel Taylor)
5 – Dredd (produced by Iron Braydz)
6 – Rambo ft Kyza & Skriblah (produced by Iron Braydz)
7 – Firey Red ft Sean Price (produced by Iron Braydz)
8 – Dobermans ft Phat Kat & DJ Shortee Blitz (produced by Agor)
9 – Rambo Relapse ft Kyza, Skriblah, Black Cripton & Solar Black (produced by Iron Braydz)
10 – Verbal sWARdz ft Cyrus Malachi (produced by Iron Braydz)

Check the audio stream of the track Firey Red featuring Sean Price originally launched 2 years ago

The first in what is planned to be a series of releases over the next year, this looks like being a busy 12 months for one of the UK’s most talented rappers, not least with a role in a new upcoming independent film shot by award winning director Simon Baker

Keep up to date with Iron Braydz on twitter @Braydz and the publication at @AAAMusic_UK

There has been widespread interest in the release from international media to date, and any other members of the press who would like promotional copies of the EP to review, or requests to interview Iron Braydz can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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London’s Guestlist Network is both an online publication and a monthly newspaper covering various genres of music, reporting news on releases, tours, club events, film, fashion and more.

Their contributor Matt Watkins spoke with local hip hop Emcee and producer Iron Braydz recently to discuss his new EP “Verbal sWARdz” which releases on 14th April, the comparisons between the UK and US hip hop scenes, and the influences from the early days which have stayed with him

Read the full article HERE

The 10 track EP which also features Sean Price, Prince Po, Triple Darkness, Phat Kat, Kyza & Skriblah…with a special appearance by Kiss FM’s DJ Shortee Blitz… is the first of a planned series of releases over the coming year for one of the UK’s most gifted lyricists, and you can also expect to see him make an appearance in a new independent film Night Bus later in the year. Meantime, check out his new video “Dredd” which, as with the majority of the EP, is also self produced.

You can keep up to date with him on social media, on twitter he’s @Braydz and on Facebook “HollaAtBraydz“. You can also reach the magazine on twitter @GuestlistDotNet and Matt at @DarksideNewz

We’ve received a big response from international media to this release in the past few weeks, the results of which you will see shortly. All members of the press and media who would like to request a copy of the EP to review, or to interview Iron Braydz, can contact UrbanElite PR HERE

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Germany’s Backspin Magazine compile a weekly column of hip hop & rap releases from around the world in their “Plattenkiste” series, snapshot reviews highlighting what they rate

They have just picked up on the new EP “Verbal sWARdz” by London rapper & producer Iron Braydz which releases on 14th April. The approximate translation reads as follows :

“Iron Braydz makes “Verbal sWARdz” dark and completely convincing all along the line. Simple beats and an aggressive flow is the secret recipe of “Verbal sWARdz”. That Iron Braydz has been influenced by Wu-Tang Clan, Immortal Technique, and Public Enemy you can sense throughout While the record may be missing a dash of variety, Iron Braydz and “Verbal sWARdz” is exactly the right thing to roll the car’s windows down and arrive in the City like a boss.”

You can read the whole column HERE

Long considered one of the most skilled lyricists in the UK, the newest member of Triple Darkness has picked up a lot of international media interest in this release, the results of which will be seen in the weeks ahead. The EP is the first of a series of releases planned in the year ahead, and taken from it is the joint “Millennium” which features Organized Konfusion’s Prince Po

Keep up to date with Iron Braydz on twitter @Braydz and check in with the guys at Backspin Magazine over at @Backspin_Gang

All press & media enquiries regarding the release, requests for promotional copies of the EP for review, or requests to interview Iron Braydz, should be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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Once again, Matt Oliver has delivered his monthly round up of news and releases from the world of hip hop in his Rapture & Verse column which appears in the long established British physical and online publication Clash Magazine.

In what is always an information packed look back at the month just passed, the current edition includes The Stonesthrow Documentary launch in Brixton, and further upcoming UK visits by Talib Kweli, Jazzy Jeff, Blu & Exile, Bishop Nehru & De La Soul.

Among the releases covered are those by Chuck English, Freddie Gibbs, Willie the Kid, Pharoahe Monch, Blanco & The Jacka, J Cole and the new EP by north London’s Iron Braydz “Verbal sWARdz” which releases on 14th April

The piece reads “The robust scriptures of Iron Braydz map out the path from Shaolin to North London and flip soul samples and voodoo fumes into street-spattered brain matter on ‘Verbal sWARdz’. The Triple Darkness delegate has his bare knuckle dawn raids viewing reality wide-eyed supported by an impressive pack of Phoenix Da Icefire, Prince Po, Kyza, Sean Price and Phat Kat. Bruising.”

The column is always a good read, and worth checking it out HERE

Accompanying the article was also the latest video from Iron Braydz “Dredd”. Check it out :

There’s been a high level of international media interest in this release already, so look out for much more coverage in the weeks ahead. Meanwhile keep up to date with Iron Braydz via twitter @Braydz and on Facebook “HollaAtBraydz” You can also reach the magazine via @Clash_Music

All press & media enquiries about Iron Braydz EP “Verbal sWARdz”, requests for promotional copies to review or requests to interview Iron Braydz, can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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With the release of the debut solo album by London’s hip hop producer & rapper Apex Zero, “Reality Provoking Liberation”, an example of the impressive diversity of media interest is displayed in two reviews over the past 24 hours

Online magazine PopCulturez is a multi genre publication covering news, reviews, features by rock, country, pop and hip hop artists. Their review includes the opening salvo “From the outset, it is clear that Apex Zero is taking his music to an uncompromising place, with political rhymes coming at an unrelenting pace.“, the article then continuing to note “while many rappers are caught up in the streets or tales of club-hopping, this young MC looks further due to his studies of socialist philosophy, politics, and African history….and has also taken inspiration from a number of other British MCs, with strong hints of names like Terra Firma, Lowkey, and Kashmere seeping through his styles.”

Summarizing “Apex Zero comes off like Britain’s answer to Killah Priest to show that real, hardcore hip-hop with a political mindset still exists in 2013” you can read the entire review HERE

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Meanwhile, UndergroundHH, a website dedicated to UK hip hop and championing both new and more established independent artists on the scene featured the album, again drawing comparisons to British & international artists such as Immortal Technique, Wu Tang, Dead Prez, Skinnyman and Klashnekoff, and comments “Apex delivers stone cold pen game fighting back at the system, the roots of population control and the endless routine of a 9 to 5.” and then featuring his videos for Power Source, Chaotic Revolt and Our Times.

Read the whole feature HERE

Gearing up for his official launch party with a live band upstairs at The Vibe Bar, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL on Saturday 7th December, he will also be joined on the night by Caxton Press, Iron Braydz, DJ A.Gee (Itch FM) and host Peaches. Entry is £5.00 on the door, 8pm – 1am and nearest tube is Aldgate East.

Also look out for a brand new video for his new single Absolute Zero being released to the internet on Monday 4th November as well as further media coverage, reviews and interviews.

You can buy the album in digital and CD formats from his Bandcamp and keep up to date with him via his official site www.firstandlastpride.co.uk and on twitter @ApexZero00 You can connect with the magazines on twitter @PopCulturez and @Underground_HH

Meantime, you can listen back to his interview with Tarek on Reprezent Radio from 23rd October where he was live in the studio for the Revolution Hip Hop Show.

All media, press, magazine and radio requests and inquiries about this release can be addressed to UrbanElite PR HERE

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Edinburgh based physical & online publication The Skinny Magazine covers a broad spectrum of entertainment including theatre, comedy, art, literature, going out / events, travel and music.

Their contributor, Bram Gieben, likes his hip hop and is the latest to review the new debut solo album by London’s Apex Zero – “Reality Provoking Liberation” – which releases on 28th October. The rapper & producer would have been best known previously as part of the duo First and Last (still very much alive & kicking) and also as part of the group The Pantheonz of Zenn-La, renowned for their frenetic live shows.

Opening with “Apex Zero’s raw, manifesto-driven raps have a lot in common with the edgy, paranoid psy-ops chat of Triple Darkness and M9. Chaotic Revolt in particular captures the anger and violence inherent in the legacy of the 2011 London riots, and throughout, the beats draw on the rich tradition of string-led, cinematic sample-craft of RZA” it is another review picking up on the range of political & social issues covered in his rhymes and delivered in such a way that “Throughout, Apex Zero’s lyrical content is angry, literate and intelligent”

Read the whole article at the magazine HERE

Listen out for Apex Zero appearing on Itch FM this Saturday, 26th October, from 8.30pm with Sammy Jay, then the following Tuesday, 29th October, with Mr 13 on Bang FM from 10pm.

You can expect to see much more coverage on the album between now and his album launch party which takes place upstairs at The Vibe Bar, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL on Saturday 7th December where he’ll be joined by Caxton Press, Iron Braydz and Itch FM’s DJ A.Gee. Entry is £5.00 on the door and more information is available at www.vibe-bar.co.uk

It may be possible to see him perform prior to this, so best keep up to date with him on twitter @ApexZero00 and via his website www.firstandlastpride.co.uk You can also connect with the magazine on twitter @TheSkinnyMag and Bram via @t3xtur3

Any further press or media inquiries, requests for interviews with Apex Zero or copies of the album to review can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

Meanwhile, check out this bonus cut released recently, The World We Exist In

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Apex Zero celebrates the release of his debut solo album “Reality Provoking Liberation” with his launch party upstairs at The Vibe Bar on Saturday 7th December 2013.

Live performances are a specialty for the young rapper & producer, having been a regular at the city’s renowned End of the Weak and Speaker’s Corner events as part of the duo First and Last, and also gained a following for the high energy shows put on as part of the group The Pantheonz of Zenn – La.

Apex plans appearing with a live band to perform tracks off the new album which releases on 28th October. Also performing on the night will be Caxton Press & the latest member of Triple Darkness, Iron Braydz. Spinnin the vinyl will be Itch FM’s DJ A.Gee and the event will be hosted by Peaches. The event has been put together by local live promoter Hoochinoo. This event has of course been re-scheduled from the original date of 2nd November.

There will also be freestyle open mic sessions in what’s shaping up to be a great night of hip hop with some of the hottest talent in the city, definitely not one to be missed!

The night runs from 8pm – 1am, £5.00 on the door and this is an age 18 and over event.

Apex Zero Album Launch Party
Upstairs at The Vibe Bar
91 Brick Lane
Shoreditch
London
E1 6QL

Nearest tube is Aldgate East and you can get specific details from the venue’s site www.vibe-bar.co.uk and there is also a Facebook page HERE

Also look out for Apex Zero on some London radio stations soon, starting with Itch FM on Saturday 26th October from 8.30pm with DJ Sammy Jay, and on Bang FM on Tuesday 29th October from 10pm with Mr 13. There has been a fantastic media response to the album to date, and you will see much more coming in the weeks ahead.

Check out his single “A Meeting of the Continents” featuring Hasan Salaam and Iron Braydz

Any further media or press inquiries about the the album can be forwarded to UrbanElite PR HERE

You can follow Apex Zero on twitter @ApexZero00 and check out his official site which also carries links to his various other online platforms at www.firstandlastpride.co.uk

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