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Newark hip hop group 050 Boyz released their debut album “Everything 050” this week, produced by Clinton Place and featuring some of the finest lyricists from the New Jersey scene including Treach (Naughty by Nature), Lakim Shabazz, DoItAll (Lords of the Underground), B Wells, Ib the Druid, Tha Advocate, Fam (Rottin Razkals), and there’s also a little UK flavour thrown into the mix courtesy of WiseRap.

Two reviews of the album by online magazines on both sides of the Atlantic have just been published. Swurv Radio (USA) and Hip Hop Reviews by Sagittarius (France) share an acknowledgement of the energetic nature of the album through the quality of production and firebrand lyrcism on display, hardcore flows deliverin’ knockout blows.

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READ THE REVIEW IN SWURV RADIO HERE

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READ THE REVIEW IN HIP HOP REVIEWS BY SAGITTARIUS HERE

The album is available to buy from iTunes The group will be live in the studio with DJ Eclipse this coming Wednesday 12th August from 10.30pm EST as guests of his Halftime Show on WNYU. Their live shows are always recommended, and they will be performing tonight, Friday 7th August, with DJ Nugget at Bogie’s Lounge in East Orange, NJ from 9.30pm.

Meantime, here’s the full album stream….crank it up!!!

Look out for more international media coverage and video releases in the weeks ahead, and connect with 050 Boyz on social media on FACEBOOK and on twitter @050_Boyz (@PrinceAK_050 @EgoFree2_050 @RiqdaKid_050) and the album’s producer @ClintonPlace9

All media and press enquiries including requests to interview 050 Boyz can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, contact details HERE Management and business enquiries can be sent to Inkwell Entertainment via their WEBSITE

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A couple of weeks ago in the lead up to the release of their debut album “Everything 050”, New Jersey hip hop group 050 Boyz jumped on the phone with London’s multi-genre publication Guestlist Network.

The publication is produced online and as a monthly newspaper covering music news, events, clubs, tours and fashion from a national and international perspective

The trio of Riq da Kid, Tru Trilla and Prince AK formed as a group in 2011, but have been involved in the Garden State’s hip hop scene since the Golden Era of the 1990’s discussed their early days and life in Newark before addressing their aims for the group and also for their individual endeavours.

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The interview moves on to the influence daily life in New Jersey has in their music and the subject matter they address, specifically within the new album, and how they differentiate traditional hip hop culture in comparison to that represented in the more mainstream commercial sector.

The interview concludes by the group explaining the approach to the production on the album, handled entirely by long time associate Clinton Place – aka DJ Jamal #9. One of the most in-depth interviews given by the group in recent times which you can read in full HERE

Earlier this week, the album which also features Treach (Naughty by Nature), Lakim Shabazz, DoItAll (Lords of the Underground), Ib the Druid, Tha Advocate, Fam (Rottin Razkals) and many more was released and is available from iTUNES

HERE IS THE ALBUM STREAM

They also released the video of their bonus cut “Pay The Bail” the day before release

050 Boyz – Pay The Bail (Official Music Video) from UrbanElite Promotions on Vimeo.

Look out for more international press & media coverage on the group in the weeks ahead who will also be appearing as DJ Eclipse’s guests on his Halftime Show on WNYU next Wednesday 12th August from 10.30pm EST.

You can connect with them on FACEBOOK and on twitter @050_Boyz [ @RiqDaKid_050 @EgoFree2_050 @PrinceAK_050 ]

All press, media and radio DJ enquiries regarding 050 Boyz can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, our contact details are HERE Management and business enquiries can be sent to Inkwell Entertainment NYC via their WEBSITE

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New Jersey hiphop group 050 Boyz released their debut album “Everything 050” yesterday. It is available to buy now on iTunes HERE

The three Emcees Riq da Kid, Tru Trilla and Prince AK all have links with Brick City Newark, Illtown, East Orange, and take their name from NJ’s area code. Individually they were also involved with the Garden State Greats movement around 10 years ago, a concept devised by Treach of Naughty by Nature and Fam of Rottin Razkals to unite the local hip hop scene.

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Involvement with GSG played a part in the formation of the group in 2011, and certainly the focus in representing the area remains true. The album itself is heavily represented by featured local artists including Treach, DoItAll, Lakim Shabazz, Fam, Tha Advocate, B Wells, Ib the Druid and many more. It is entirely produced by Clinton Place, a long time associate of Prince AK from their days of performing together with Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit artist Supreme C.

Their album has just been reviewed by US journalist Patrick Griffin for his site Patrick’s Music Blog. READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

CHECK THE FULL ALBUM STREAM WHICH INCLUDES BONUS CUTS

The group have just signed a new management deal with Inkwell Entertainment in NYC who also represent artists such as Treach and Syleena Johnson, and you will be able to hear them live on DJ Eclipse’s Halftime Show on WNYU next Wednesday 12th August from 10.30pm EST when they appear as his special guests. They will also be guests on J Hart’s Big Bang Show on the UK’s Break London station two nights later, Friday 14th August.

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Look out for more media coverage, videos and audio releases in the weeks ahead, and connect with 050 Boyz on social media, whether on their FACEBOOK PAGE or on twitter @050_Boyz. Their individual accounts are @RiqdaKid_050 @EgoFree2_050 @PrinceAK_050 and the album’s producer is @ClintonPlace9

All press, media and radio DJ enquiries regarding 050 Boyz can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, our contact details are HERE. Business and management enquiries can be addressed to Inkwell via their WEBSITE

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New Jersey’s 050 Boyz released their debut album “Everything 050” on 4th August

The Newark emcees Riq da Kid, Prince AK and Tru Trilla called on long time associate Clinton Place to produce the entire album which also features many of the Garden State’s finest lyricists including Treach (Naughty by Nature), Lakim Shabazz, Tha Advocate, DoItAll (Lords of the Underground), Famiil, Ib the Druid and many more. There is also a little UK flavour courtesy of WiseRap

With neck breakin beats, raucous delivery and on point lyricism, this energetic release is a banger from start to finish which combines the best elements of the Golden Era with a contemporary twist for 2015.

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TRACKLIST

1 Hot Damn
2 Pay Them No Mind ft DoItAll & Tha Advocate
3 Concrete Combat – ft Dunn D, Big Stomp, Double O & Fly Kwa
4 DNA – ft Ib the Druid, Famiil & Treach
5 Already Knowing ft Young Fresh
6 Black Glory ft Trilly Trills
7 What Happened
8 Bang ft B Wells
9 We Gon’ Rock ft NJ Walker, Quil & Fly Kwa
10 Out Here For Nuthin’
11 Priest ft Lakim Shabazz, Drift & WiseRap
12 9th Inning
13 Let’s Talk About It
14 Get Back
15 Keep Calm

bonus tracks

16 Fuck ‘Em Up ft Treach, DoItAll, Famiil, Rahman Apollo, Double O & Fonto Leaf
17 On Our Way Out ft NJ Threat & Middy Murdock
18 Read A Book
19 Show Starter ft Drift & Lakim Shabazz
20 Your Mine ft Steeve Sam

HEAR THE FULL ALBUM STREAM

Out now on 050 Entertainment / Blakbyrd Entertainment / E One

AVAILABLE TO BUY ON ITUNES NOW HERE

050 Boyz on Facebook and on twitter @050_Boyz & Producer @ClintonPlace9 You can also connect with them individually @RiqdaKid_050 @PrinceAK_050 @EgoFree2_050

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

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New Jersey’s Prince AK, Riq da Kid & Tru Trilla – aka 050 Boyz – release their debut album “Everything 050” on Tuesday 4th August 2015.

Produced entirely by Clinton Place, the Newark trio are joined on the album by many long time local associates including Treach (Naughty by Nature), DoItAll (Lords of the Underground), Tha Advocate, Ib the Druid, Lakim Shabazz, B Wells, Famiil, and there’s also a little UK flavour courtesy of WiseRap.

The group recently recorded a new bonus cut “Pay The Bail” and filmed this accompanying video released today.

050 Boyz – Pay The Bail (Official Music Video) from UrbanElite Promotions on Vimeo.

They will be guests of DJ Eclipse on his Halftime Show on WNYU (12th August) and again on his Rap Is Outta Control Show on Sirius XM (30th August). Look out for extensive press & media coverage of this release over the coming month during which time the group will be releasing more videos and bonus tracks.

You can keep up to date with their news on social media, whether on their FACEBOOK PAGE or by following them on twitter @050_Boyz [ Individual @RiqdaKid_050 @PrinceAK_050 @EgoFree2_050 ]

All press, media and dj enquiries, whether requests to interview the group or for a full quality mp3 of the track, can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, contact details HERE

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Newark hiphop group 050 Boyz release their new album “Everything 050” on 4th August, and in the run up, the trio of Riq da Kid, Tru Trilla and Prince Ak took time out to speak with French online magazine Hip Hop Breath.

In this interview they discuss how the group was formed, the concept and inspiration behind the group and the album and explain their long time association with the album’s sole producer Clinton Place. They then speak on the actual recording process and the involvement of so many other featured artists from the Garden State scene before each Emcee describes the highlight of their considerable careers to date

READ THE FULL FEATURE HERE

They have also just launched “Watch That (Bricks Mix)”, a new official remix of an earlier joint from their back catalogue.

The three Emcees display all of their trademark lyrical energy in this fuel injected banger, a combination of powerful rhymes and beats prevelant throughout the album which also includes features by Treach (Naughty by Nature), Lakim Shabazz, B Wells, Trilly Trills, Tha Advocate, DoItAll (Lords of the Underground), Famiil and IB the Druid.

CHECK THE AUDIO STREAM FOR “WATCH THAT (BRICKS MIX)” ON SOUNDCLOUD

Expect to see extensive media coverage in the weeks ahead regarding the group and the release. International media & press enquiries regarding 050 Boyz, and DJ requests for a full quality mp3 of the new joint can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, contact details HERE

Meanwhile, you can connect with 050 Boyz on social media, via their FACEBOOK PAGE or on Twitter @050_Boyz [ @PrinceAK_050 @RiqdaKid_050 @EgoFree2_050 ]

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British online music publication Shout 4 Music covers most genres of contemporary styles with a range of reviews, interviews and special features.

They have just published a “Super Feature” on New Jersey hip hop group 050 Boyz, combining an introductory piece, a “Picture Interview” and an exclusive video for their Shout Sessions series.

In the video, Tru Trilla, Riq da Kid and Prince AK perform “What Happened” live, a track taken from their album “Everything 050” which releases on 4th August. As with all the tracks throughout the album, it is produced by Clinton Place

READ THE FULL FEATURE AT SHOUT FOR MUSIC HERE

WATCH THE GROUP PERFORMING “WHAT HAPPENED” LIVE

050 Boyz – Exclusive Shout 4 Music Session – What Happened (Live Performance Video) from UrbanElite Promotions on Vimeo.

Veterans in the Garden State scene, they are joined on the album by long time associates Treach (Naughty by Nature), Tha Advocate, Ib The Druid, Lakim Shabazz, DoItAll (Lords of the Underground), Famiil and more. The energy’s high from start to finish, bangin beats with real gritty lyricism and wordplay, just what you’d expect from Emcees who came up through the Golden Era of the 90’s.

As another taster, check out the stream of their most recent single “DNA” seen recently getting the treatment by DJ Eclipse on Sirius XM’s Rap Is Outta Control Show. The group will be guests of DJ Eclipse on his WNYU Halftime Show on Wednesday 12th August

Look out for much more international media coverage on 050 Boyz and the album “Everything 050” in the weeks ahead together with more special track and video releases shortly. You can connect with them on FACEBOOK and on twitter @050_Boyz ( @PrinceAK_050 @RiqDaKid_050 @EgoFree2_050 & producer @ClintonPlace9 )

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

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First broadcast on air last week on Canada’s CHRW 94.9FM, the full audio stream of New Jersey’s 050 Boyz interview with Chase March for The Word is Bond Rap Radio Show has now been uploaded onto the WIB website.

They talk about all things hip hop, the comparisons between commercial rap and the independent scene, lyrical content, local artists such as Queen Latifah and the Golden Era of the 90’s. They then move on to the multiple debates about “the greatest of all time” and how that can be defined, before discussing their new album “Everything 050”.

Here are the streams of Part 1 & 2 of their interview

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Meantime another new video clip has emerged of DJ Eclipse tearin up an 050 Boyz joint on his Rap Is Outta Control Show on Sirius XM. He was seen recently cuttin their most recent single “DNA”, this time it’s “Hot Damn”

050 Boyz will be guests of DJ Eclipse on his Half Time Show on WNYU, Wednesday 12th August

The album “Everything 050” releases in 3 weeks, on Tuesday 4th August. Production throughout is by Clinton Place and features many from the Garden State scene including Treach (Naughty by Nature), DoItAll (Lords of the Underground), Tha Advocate, Lakim Shabazz, Ib the Druid and Famiil

Connect with 050 Boyz on social media via FACEBOOK and twitter @050_Boyz [individually @RiqDaKid_050 @PrinceAK_050 @EgoFree2_050 & producer @ClintonPlace9]

Look out for more international media & press coverage in the weeks ahead together with further audio & video releases. All press & DJ inquiries can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, contact details HERE

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Couple weeks back, The Beeshine made the short trip over from Jersey City to Newark to hook up with Riq da Kid, Tru Trilla and Prince AK, aka 050 Boyz.

As part of their “What Inspires…” series, the online tv channel spoke with the hip hop group about their early inspirations and what inspires them now, their own history, and their new album “Everything 050” which releases on 4th August

In this video, the group talk about early influences and inspirations with a particular acknowledgement of the role played by the success of local artists such as Naughty by Nature and Lords of the Underground (who they’d go on to work with), Redman, Queen Latifah and how they in turn now look to provide an example to others.

They discuss how watching live performances by Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh and hearing the music of MC Shan, Sugarhill Gang, Teddy Prendergast, Smokey Robinson, in their earlier years also acted as a major motivation

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The mindset of inspiring and promoting new generations from the Garden State and shining a light on other local independent artists can be traced back to their involvement in Treach’s Garden State Greats Movement of 2004, and represented now by the inclusion of many as featured guests on the album.

They also look back on their own progression through the years from producing mixtapes, releasing videos and grindin on the streets to now reaching out globally and developing their own entertainment company which again they hope will benefit those on the come up in future. The appreciation of family and community support is clear as is their intention to reciprocate.

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The group explain the dynamic of working as three MC’s with distinct styles, and how the creative process and interaction with the crowd at shows is both a cathartic and powerful experience. Prince AK then speaks about his role as hype man for Treach’s Naughty Nation and touring with them in China, before the interview concludes by addressing the album itself

Probably one of the most insightful interviews 050 boyz have given to date

Check it out on Youtube

Look out for much more international media coverage on the group and their album in the coming weeks, together with new videos and audio releases. You can connect with them on Facebook and on twitter @050_Boyz (@RiqDaKid_050 @PrinceAK_050 @EgoFree2_050)

All international media & press inquiries regarding 050 Boyz can be sent to us at UrbanElite PR, contact details HERE

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We do love the sound of turntablism in the mornin’, so was a dope start to the day to pick up on this video clip of DJ Eclipse givin’ the new 050 Boyz joint “DNA” the full treatment on his Rap Is Outta Control Show on Sirius XM.

Shot a couple of nights ago by Bryan at The Beeshine who has also just interviewed the group

Riq da Kid, Prince AK & Tru Trilla have been at the heart of the New Jersey hiphop scene for years, and the Brick City trio are joined on their new album “Everything 050” by many other local Emcees holdin’ it down for the Garden State, including Treach, DoItAll and Lakim Shabazz. Produced entirely by Clinton Place, the album releases on 4th August

“DNA” which features Ib the Druid, Famiil & Treach, was launched on Friday and has already been gettin widespread international airplay. Check the stream

The group are busy conducting interviews with international media, filming new videos and will be releasing a lot more new music over the summer. Check em out on FACEBOOK or connect with them on twitter @050_Boyz (@RiqDaKid_050 @PrinceAK_050 @EgoFree2_050 @ClintonPlace9)

Any DJ’s who would like a full quality mp3 of “DNA”, or members of the media and press who would like a promotional copy of the album to review, or who would like to interview the group, can send their requests to us at UrbanElite PR. Contact details are HERE

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