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US online music magazine Soundparlor have today featured Los Angeles’ hip hop artist ethemadassassin and also reviewed his new album “Soul on Fire” which releases on 17th September 2013.

The review is an in depth analysis of the various factors which have influenced the album and E as an artist, with him first emerging from North Carolina’s rap battle scene in the 80’s & 90’s, and the life events that have taken place ever since.

While the album does have an eclectic feel as a result, whether in terms of subject matter or the production, there is a consistent classic hip hop thread throughout which acknowledges we’re in 2013.

Summarizing with “it’s ethemadassassin’s music, lyrics, and willingness to take an honest, sobering look in the rear-view mirror that burn brightest across Soul on Fire.” check out the full review HERE The link to the “Soundparlor 10” feature is linked within the review but can be read separately HERE

Look out for the launch of his new official video “Can’t Get Enough” which will be premiering on TheRapUp.Net this Wednesday 24th July at 7am PST / 10am EST / 3pm UK GMT / 4pm CET Its a bangin summer track built around a huge classic soul sample shot out in the streets of LA.

You can keep up to date with him on twitter @ethemadassassin and with the magazine @_soundparlor_

Any further media enquiries regarding the release, or dj requests for full quality clean edit mp3s of each single, can contact UrbanElite PR HERE

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Los Angeles’ ethemadassassin releases his solo album “Soul on Fire” on 17th September 2013.

It’s his first solo album since 2008’s “Tomorrow Never Comes” since when he’s moved from Greensboro NC to team up once again with Veteran Eye where they also record and tour as the duo Veteran Assassins.

Having come up through NC’s rap battle scene in the 80’s & 90’s, E still draws a lot of his influence from the Golden Era, but the current album has a contemporary feel to it. The production includes rock, soul & reggae samples mashed with original straight head noddin beats, providing the ideal backdrop for E’s trademark firebrand flow and lyricism.

The UK’s online magazine NIJI has just reviewed Soul on Fire courtesy of Brandon Schiafone

Offered a 9/10 rating, snapshots of the review include:

“The album’s production is excellently done, and the mixing and mastering gives Soul On Fire the sound quality as if it’s straight from a major record label. The beats are well chosen and match ethemadassassin’s tonality and subject matter amazingly.”

“there is no doubt that ethemadassassin is a powerful lyricist and a brilliant rapper who has the ability to be diverse with his music”

Read the whole review HERE

The first official single “Tiger Blade” was launched on 4th July


Look out for the launch of the new video for “Can’t Get Enough” coming very soon

You can get more background information via www.veteranassassins.com & follow on twitter @ethemadassassin You can also connect with the magazine on twitter via @NIJIMagazine

Any further press, media, radio station or dj publicity enquiries about this release can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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Now based in Los Angeles since switching coasts from Greensboro NC – “American Gangster” Frank Lucas country – ethemadassassin is back with his first solo album in nearly 5 years

His previous album “Tomorrow Never Comes” included the single “Walk My Shoes” which reached #3 in the Rap Network Charts and the video for which was playlisted on the UK’s MTV Base and Flava TV

Since then he formed the hip hop duo “Veteran Assassins” with his long time sparring partner Veteran Eye, releasing 2 albums and touring the west coast with Project Blowed’s Kandi Cole, but he’s back in his own right with his firebrand lyricism on the new album “Soul on Fire” which releases on R Steel Entertainment on 17th September.

He’s reached out internationally, working with producers from France, UK, Japan and the States and the resulting 13 tracks are packed full of hard driving beats blended with soul, rock, reggae & turntablism. E’s lost none of the passion in his rhymes, and the wordplay is on point throughout.

The first official single released is “Tiger Blade”. Look out for more singles, videos and news over the summer.

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The album tracklisting is

Intro (prod Devaron Benjamin)
Sparta (prod Devaron Benjamin)
Fight Music (prod Gav Beats)
Can’t Get Enough (prod Wonder Boy)
Elements (prod Gav Beats)
80’s & 90’s (prod SciFi Stu)
Tiger Blade (prod Akthentik Works)
What Its Supposed To Be (prod Kyo Itachi)
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me (prod Wonder Boy)
Crazy (prod Wonder Boy)
Letter To Mommy (prod Devaron Benjamin)
Young & Foolish ft ft Veteran Eye, Sherman Way & Martin H (prod Sherman Way)
Gratitude ft Buck Hennessey (prod Gav Beats)

You can connect with him via www.veteranassassins.com & on twitter @ethemadassassin

Any djs not already serviced with the full quality radio edit mp3, or members of the press & media looking for a copy of the album to review, contact UrbanElite PR HERE

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In his first “Rapture & verse” column of 2013 for Clash Magazine, Matty Oliver has featured Los Angeles’ hip hop artist Malkovich and his free album “Great Expectations”

Distributed by UrbanElite PR to the media in early January, the tracklist includes some real bangers with production by Yamin of Clan Destined, Computer Jay, Josh the Goon and various featured artists including Gotham Green on “Get Away”

Malkovich is mentioned in dispatches among good company, with news on Eminem headlining UK festivals, The Pharcyde’s dates in Britain in February, and release news from Public Enemy, Joey Bada$$, Lost Poet, Jack da Union, T.I., Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs, The Cool Kids and much more.

Read the column in full online at CLASH MAGAZINE

The full tracklisting of “Great Expectations is :

STORM CHASER prod by Leggo
LIES prod by Evildewer
GREAT EXPECTATIONS prod by Josh The Goon
WHAT I KNOW ft Sum prod by Becoming Phill
PALMS prod by X-Man
CALI prod by Bei Rui
THROUGH THE TREES ft Ali Abnormal, Blvme, Sum, Chris Clarke prod by Computer Jay
CRY AMERICA ft Omni prod by Mike Beats
THE MEANING OF EYES prod by Yamin Semali
LIONS IN WINTER ft & prod by Core Rhythm
GET AWAY ft Gotham Green prod by Leggo
BEDBUGS prod by Becoming Phill
WAITING FOR YOU ft Micah McKee prod by Becoming Phill
SUNDAYS prod by Evildewer

The album is available free from his BANDCAMP

Check out the radio edit for “Get Away” ft Gotham Green. Any djs needing that sent through to them, get at us via the website quoted below

Also take a look at his video for “What I Know”

You can follow Malkovich on twitter @MalkovichMusic and the magazine @clash_music

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Following on from his Mixtape “Ayatollah Presley”, hosted by Detroit’s House Shoes, Los Angeles lyricist Malkovich has hit 2013 running with the release of his banging new album “Great Expectations” which can be downloaded free now from www.malkovichmusic.bandcamp.com for a limited period.

He has already released the videos “What I Know” ft Sum and “Palms” from the album which also features Gotham Green and Omni whose recent album was produced by Tricky. Production comes courtesy of Leggo, Becoming Phill, Yamin Semali (Clan Destined), Computer Jay (Shafiq Husayn) and Josh The Goon (Freddie Gibbs & Psycho Realm).

14 tracks of quality hip hop wordplay and beats to help kick start your new year.

Full tracklist :

STORM CHASER prod by Leggo
LIES prod by Evildewer
GREAT EXPECTATIONS prod by Josh The Goon
WHAT I KNOW ft Sum prod by Becoming Phill
PALMS prod by X-Man
CALI prod by Bei Rui
THROUGH THE TREES ft Ali Abnormal, Blvme, Sum, Chris Clarke prod by Computer Jay
CRY AMERICA ft Omni prod by Mike Beats
THE MEANING OF EYES prod by Yamin Semali
LIONS IN WINTER ft & prod by Core Rhythm
GET AWAY ft Gotham Green prod by Leggo
BEDBUGS prod by Becoming Phill
WAITING FOR YOU ft Micah McKee prod by Becoming Phill
SUNDAYS prod by Evildewer

VIDEO “WHAT I KNOW”

VIDEO “PALMS”

SOUNDCLOUD “GET AWAY” ft Gotham Green

There are special radio / clean edit full quality mp3s available for What I Know and Get Away. Any djs not already serviced with these, contact us HERE

Malkovich on twitter @MalkovichMusic and on Facebook Malkovichmusic

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In November 2011, DJ Muggs came to Europe on tour in support of his new album “Bass For your Face”

He visited London to perform at Brixton Jamm, and we arranged for some affiliated press to coincide with the visit.

For those familiar with DJ Muggs and his involvement with Soul Assassins and Cypress Hill, it was a surprise to some that he appeared to have a musical departure into the world of dubstep, a sound which first emerged from Croydon in South London.

Dubstep has transferred across the Atlantic recently, with more clubs & events particularly in Canada and the United States’ west coast jumpin on the sound.

In the interview with Han O’Connor for MTV UK’s online MTV Wrap Up, Muggs explains that this isnt necessarily a major departure for him personally. Quoting the early influence of German electronic techno legends Kraftwerk, and working with Goldie and Grooverider on previous jungle / drum & bass collaborations, he explains the heavy 808 kicks were standard back seat furniture in LA cars, so the heavier, deeper the sound, the better the impact!

He touches upon his days with Cypress Hill and his work within various genres, obviously keen to look at how they can develop hybrid sounds and move in new directions.

He recorded the track Snap Ur Neck Back with London’s Dizzee Rascal, and it was premiered on Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1 show during Muggs’ short stay.

Read the whole interview HERE

Follow on twitter @DJ_Muggs @HipHopSuperHan @MTVWrapUp

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December 2011 8 Tracks Mix

Its that time of year again, Xmas and the holiday season

And that can mean only one thing – truly woeful tv scheduling, family dramas & gifts which were clearly designed to be a thinly veiled insult !

So if…and lets face it you will…reach the point of total pyschosis, hopefully this 8 Track Classic hip hop mix will help soothe the nerves & bring you back into the land of the living. Some tasty treats from the UK & USA spanning several decades

All at Urbanelite PR (UK) wish you the best for 2012

Tracklisting

Kingpin – North West Riders
Proof of D12 (prod by J Dilla) – Fizzo
Verbal Kent – Barcode
Cyclonious ft Utopia – Warriors
Public Enemy – Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
Pharoahe Monch – Fuck You
Redman – Let’s Get Dirty
Flipmode Squad – Set It On Fire

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Click the Link & Enjoy !!

http://8tracks.com/mixes/481706/player_v3

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This is a compilation of video clips of singles we have promoted into the UK and European marketplace.

We promote all forms of “urban” music, and these tracks are hiphop and drum & bass

They are “London Calling” Double AB ft Iron Braydz
“Now” Verbal Kent produced by the UK’s Kelakovski
“Walk My Shoes” ETheMadAssassin
“Betta B Ready – D-Code’s drum & bass mix” Ras Ceylon
“Miss Right” – Peter Jackson ft Sizzla

They represent tracks from all around the world, UK, USA, Canada & Jamaica. On our main youtube account http://www.youtube.com/urbanelitepr you will be able to view full versions of these videos as well as more from artists such as Souls of Mischief, Deeprooted, Tha Vill ft Kele Le Roc, TQ as well as audio promotions for artists such as Ohio’s Copywrite and New York’s Vast Aire featuring a number of other UK artists

We also arrange for some videos to be premiered on world renowned sites, and of course service all of the top UK tv stations, top global online specialist blogs & magazines, radio, press and also handle tour press and events such as with Detroit’s D12, and most recently publicity for Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs on his visit to London. Artist development and label support are also included in the range of services we provide.

We have represented independent labels and majors over the years

Examples of past and present campaigns can be seen at http://www.myspace.com/urbanelitepr you can find us on Facebook “Urbanelite Smith”, tracks available at http://www.soundcloud.com/urbanelitepr and you can also reach us on twitter http://www.twitter.com/urbanelitepr

Any business enquiries can be sent to urbanelitepr@gmail.com

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Urbanelite Promotions are now fully authorized to accept booking enquiries for London’s 1st Lady of Hiphop, DJ Sarah Love.

Sarah’s reputation grew from her early days deejaying at various Kung Fu events and on local London underground radio stations, and was soon presenting shows for specialist stations in the US, Europe, Australia and Africa.

This soon led to her receiving bookings from around the world, and cemented her position as one of the leading hiphop international club djs, noteworthy given the male dominance that still exists to this day.

In August 2007, Sarah joined the BBC’s urban music specialist station 1Xtra and presented the Friday night Hip Hop Mix Show. In 2008 she also presented the station’s weekend Breakfast show. The internet platform & prestige of being the BBC’s main hiphop dj established her name globally, and the station enjoyed a larger international audience as a result.

She was also instrumental in the launch of MTV Base in Africa as an official soundsystem DJ, and played live at many of MTV Europe’s official events. MTV then appointed her official VJ for the UK’s Base programme, appearing on Trevor Nelson’s “The Lick – Spanking New Music” & had her own monthly feature on the station’s “Good Look”. This was broadcast to the UK and 60 other countries.

In 2009, she was nominated in the “Best DJ” category at the MOBO’s, the only female to have ever received such recognition.

Sarah left BBC 1Xtra and MTV in 2010.

She has had subsequent online tv shows with Spine TV, Squeeze Radio, and still regularly features in many of the urban music specialist magazines.

In the past year she has played clubs in Africa, US, Australia, Europe and the UK and can count names such as Souls of Mischief, The Roots, Wu Tang, KRS-1 and many more as those with whom she has shared the stage.

The “One Woman Wrecking Machine” has a large social media presence, with nearly 5000 friends on FACEBOOK nearly 6000 followers on Twitter and updates these plus her blog via the official site at www.djsarahlove.com with all key events.

She is the official UK tour dj for Aloe Blacc in December 2011, and tours Australia in January 2012.

We are accepting enquiries from anywhere in the world for dates in November 2011 and from February 2012 onwards. There are some dates in December free at the moment, those being Tuesday 6th, Saturday 10th, Wednesday 14th and from Saturday 17th onwards

All enquiries should be sent to urbanelitepr@gmail.com and we guarantee a reply within 24 hours.

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THE LOCK IN BLOG

We have just launched a new blog on Tumblr, “The Lock In”

As a company, Urbanelite Promotions have several online platforms on Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud, various blogs etc to help promote our international client base

We decided to launch a less formal platform on tumblr to highlight anything that entertained or interested us. This could be news, videos, tracks, sport, music industry “advice”, anything of any nature that we just felt like posting.

This will also be a platform for artists & labels, most likely involved in hiphop, rap, r&b, soul or any other form of “urban” music who we may not be directly involved with, but we like, to have their videos or tracks uploaded. Any artists interested in having their material or details of events added should check the site first, all the contact details are there.

As a taster, we have uploaded some examples, including a rare interview with Souls of Mischief & Sarah Love & “tour stories” from their time in the UK supporting the release of the album Montezuma’s Revenge, when we took D12 to meet Tim Westwood & news of their tour last year & dates in the Uk this year, and some other videos of Stateside & UK artists such as Copywrite, Vast Aire, Supar Novar, Depprooted & we’ll be adding more soon. We also uploaded a couple examples of our 8Tracks mixes featuring international hiphop artists we’ve been in touch with over the years.

Here are a couple examples (the full tracklistings are on the new blog)

Mix 1 incl Phi Life Cypher, Genesis Elijah, Epsilon Project & Classified

http://8tracks.com/mixes/301217/player_v3

Mix 2 incl MC Life, Sway, Skinnyman, Vast Aire, 6th Sense, Saigon, Eternia, Scram Jones

http://8tracks.com/mixes/343905/player_v3

Every week or so we’ll then summarize the latest content in our various other online platforms. Only submissions to the contact quoted at the tumblr page will be considered. General mp3 blast companies need not apply….!

Otherwise, drop by & if you want added, drop us a line

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