Younger brother of Slaughterhouse member Royce da 5 9, Detroit’s Kid Vishis releases his debut album “Timing is Everything” on 22nd July. Out on Seven 13 Entertainment, it includes production by Mr Porter, Chase Moore (Hippie Sabotage), Nemisis & Nick Zervos and can be pre-ordered with autographed merchandise from www.seven13ent.com
US online Rap Essence are the latest to run the rule over the album, with a track by track analysis which is then summarized :
“Kid Vishis really impressed me on here. He changes up the topics and subject matter on almost every song, while still coming with aggressive rhymes and boastful battle raps at the same time. This keeps the album feeling fresh and gives each of the songs its own unique identity, which is something that is missing from a lot of hip-hop albums nowadays”
Prior to the album releasing, he is also due to launch a new mixtape which will consist of original tracks only, so look out for a number of audio & official video releases over the next few months as well as widespread international media coverage throughout the summer.
Meanwhile, keep in touch with him on twitter @KidVishis and check out his single Heaven produced by New Jersey producer Nemisis
All press & media requests for promotional copies of the album “Timing is Everything” to review, or requests to interview Kid Vishis can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE
The UK’s Wordplay Magazine is published both online and in physical print, and covers the full spectrum of hip hop culture; music, graffiti, breakin, fashion and much more. Always worth picking up a copy of their physical magazine, usually on a quarterly basis, makes for interesting reading.
Their online version have just reviewed the new album by Detroit’s Kid Vishis. “Timing is Everything” is in fact the debut studio album by the younger brother of Royce da 5 9, and is out 22nd July on Seven 13 Entertainment.
With production by Canada’s Nick Zervos, Shady Records’ Mr Porter, Hippie Sabotage’s Chase Moore & New Jersey’s Nemisis, the review notes the rapper’s “lyrical diligence & gifted skills”, and gives props to the subject matter covered
Detroit’s Kid Vishis, young brother of Royce da 5 9, releases his debut album “Timing is Everything” on 22nd July and spoke with long standing UK online publication British Hip Hop recently.
He discussed with contributor Ethan Everton the selection process in terms of producers, where he feels he’s reached with his career to date and why this is only the beginning of what’s set to be a busy release schedule in the year ahead, the effect being the brother of the Slaughterhouse front man may have had in the public’s perception and how he views the changes in the industry over the past 10 years
The album includes production by Canada’s Nick Zervos, New Jersey’s Nemisis, Shady’s Mr Porter and Californian duo Hippie Sabotage’s Australian beatsmith Chase Moore. It can be pre-ordered with signed merchandise from the label Seven 13 Entertainment’s official site www.seven13ent.com
One of the most highly rated emerging lyricists out of Michigan in the past few years, he has already appeared on several of his brother’s mixtapes and albums, released his own “Sick ‘Em” mixtape series, toured coast to coast in the United States, Canada, the UK and Europe and plans releasing another mixtape just ahead of the release of “Timing is Everything”
He launched the new concept video for “Talk Behind My Back” last week, produced by Chase Moore
Look out for widespread international media coverage on this release over the summer. Press inquiries regarding the release, whether requests for promotional copies of the album to review or requests to interview Kid Vishis, or dj requests for full quality clean edit mp3s of the singles “Heaven”, “Look at all my $hit” & “Talk Behind My Back” can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE
Detroit rapper Kid Vishis, the younger brother of Royce da 5 9, releases his long awaited debut album “Timing is Everything” on 22nd July 2014
2007 saw the first his Sick ‘EM mixtape series with two more following in 2011 & 2013, and having also appeared on all of his brother’s Bar Exam mixtapes and albums “Street Hop” & “Success is Certain”, his first official album has been one of the most eagerly anticipated for the past few years.
Releasing internationally on Seven 13 Entertainment, it can be pre-ordered at www.seven13ent.com
Check the video trailer
Two singles have already been released from the album, Heaven (which is featured in the video trailer) and Look at All My $hit.
TRACKLIST
1) T.I.E. Timing Is Everything Intro (Produced by Nick Zervos)
2) Message To The Mc’s (Produced by Mr Porter)
3) Look At All My Sh!t (Produced by Chase Moore)
4) Beautiful Day (Produced by Chase Moore)
5) Big Brothers (Produced by Chase Moore)
6) Talk Behind My Back (Produced by Chase Moore)
7) The Juice (Produced by Mr Porter)
8) In Yo Face (Produced by Nemisis)
9) Heaven (Produced by Nemisis)
10) Birds Eye View (Produced by Chase Moore)
11) Coward (featuring Royce da 5’9”) (Produced by Chase Moore)
+ special bonus tracks which will be included in retail version
The full press release can be read HERE. UrbanElite PR will be servicing the album to media in all territories outwith the USA shortly, however will accept requests for copies of the album to review, or requests to interview Kid Vishis from members of the press in any country, including the States.
All such inquiries and dj requests for full quality clean radio edit mp3’s of “Heaven” and “Look At All My $hit” should be sent to us HERE
Latest in The Beeshine’s “What Inspires” series, they speak with Long Beach rapper, now based in Kansas, Matt Maddox about what inspired him in hip hop & life. Others such as Pete Rock, King Syze, Small Professor & Lord Finesse have recently been featured in this series.
Shot in New Jersey while touring with Reef the Lost Cauze & Adlib, he released his new album “Righteous Fury” in February, available worldwide in digital and CD formats through Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music
The album also features Tragedy Khadafi, Burke the Jurke, King Magnetic and many more with production by Skammadix, Nemesis, Sicknature (The Snowgoons), Vanderslice, C Lance (Jedi Mind Tricks), Sultan Mir, and Engineer. Cuts are provided throughout by Red Phone labelmate DJ TMB
Watch the interview on The Beeshine’s Youtube Channel
Matt Maddox has just finished filming a new video for the track “Work” produced by Skammadix and featuring Mina Fedora, so you’ll be seeing that online very shortly.
With only a couple of days to go until the release of the sophomore album by Kansas base MC Matt Maddox, renowned Stateside online magazine Dead End Hip Hop are the latest to run the rule over “Righteous Fury”
Their contributor Samuel Odunsi Jr pays tribute to the essence of the album which is “hearkening back to the earlier days of hip hop that boasted raw lyricism over everything else” and concludes If you miss that raw, old-school hip hop sound I strongly recommend you give this 19-track project a listen. It’ll leave you more than satisfied You can read the entire article HERE
Artists such as Matt Maddox have retained a global market over the years as while many of us remember the sound of decades gone by, new generations not as readily exposed to it on the network channels have discovered the classics in clubs and the internet. For them, it’s “new”, and has qualities not as prevalent elsewhere. Hip Hop and rap music has developed and diversified over the years as happens with every genre. Those who draw from the elements of the Golden Era are not themselves stuck in the 90’s. They have developed that style to the contemporary version they produce today. Everything comes from somewhere, there are differences, one thing is not another, but neither is one thing necessarily “better”than another – the public pays its money & takes its choice.
It’s thanks to artists such as Matt Maddox and many more the world over that a younger generation realize they have a choice
Releasing Tuesday 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music, here is the video trailer for the album which uses the track “The Get Back” featuring King Magnetic. Righteous Fury can be pre-ordered on iTunes at http://georiot.co/3ILt
Here is the album tracklist
1. No Country For Old Men produced by Engineer
2. Interlude produced by Sultan Mir
3. Sick & Tired cuts by TMB produced by Sultan Mir
4. BARbarians ft Godilla, UG & Born Unique produced by Hellzwind
5. Work ft Mina Fedora produced by Skammadix
6. El Mariachi produced by Nemesis
7. The Get Back ft King Magnetic produced by Skammadix
8. Comedy Pt 1 produced by Skammadix
9. Murder Weapons ft Swann Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance
10. Spider Man ft Adlib & Reef The Lost Cauze produced by Vanderslice
11. Mjolnir ft Burke the Jurke Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance
12. King Killer produced by Sicknature
13. Olympus Has Fallen Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
14. Upon A Pale Horse ft Edd Bundy Cuts by TMB produced by Edd Bundy
15. Comedy Pt 2 produced by Skammadix
16. A Time To Kill Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
17. Street Art ft Tragedy Khadafi Cuts by TMB produced by Skammadix
18. Reality’s a Bitch produced by Skammadix
19. Show Must Go On produced by Nemesis
Currently on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib, and about to hit venues in Atlantic City, Chicago, Virginia, North & South Carolina and Wisconsin, you can keep up to date with him on twitter @MattMaddox82 and check in with the guys at the magazine @DeadEndHipHop
Any further press & media inquiries regarding Matt Maddox can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE
Wordplay Magazine is one of the UK’s leading online & physical publications covering the various traditional elements and culture of hip hop, with news, review and feature coverage of music, graffiti, breakin, fashions and everything else in between
They are the latest to endorse the new Matt Maddox album “Righteous Fury” which releases 25th February 2014 on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music
Writer Craig Palmer affords the release a 4 star rating, recommending it to fans of Army of the Pharaohs, La Coka Nostra and Snowgoons for the powerful and intelligent delivery of Maddox’ lyricism, backed by high quality production & turntablism from the likes of C Lance, Skammadix, Sicknature, Nemesis, Vanderslice & DJ TMB. Add into the mix features from Tragedy Khadafi, Reef the Lost Cauze, King Magnetic, Adlib and other assembled cast members, it results in a potent release for all who appreciate the authentic hip hop sound
Their review, which includes videos for the releases BARbarians (ft UG, Godilla & Born Unique) & No Country For Old Men, and the audio streams for Street Art ft Tragedy Khadafi and King Killer produced by Sicknature, can be read HERE
The MC, originally from southern California but now resident in America’s MidWest has just launched a video trailer for the album. It features the joint “The Get Back” with King Magnetic
Currently on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib performing at venues in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Chicago and Wisconsin, you can keep up to date with him on twitter @MattMaddox82 and the magazine @Wordplaymag
Look out for much more international media coverage on this release in the next few weeks, and also for a brand new single being launched to the internet in the next few days. Any members of the press who would like promotional copies of the album to review, or to request interviews with Matt Maddox, can contact UrbanElite PR HERE
The new Matt Maddox album “Righteous Fury” is the highly anticipated follow up to his debut “Asylum Artistry” and releases Tuesday 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music.
It’s been a long time in the making but has enjoyed an impressive international media response, reflecting the skilled wordplay and powerful delivery of the Kansas based MC. The ex Guerilla War Tactix member has called on some well known names in the world of hip hop to join him on the album.
Producers including Nemesis, Skammadix, C Lance (Jedi Mind Tricks), Sicknature (Snowgoons), and Vanderslice have provided some neck breakin beats over which Maddox and featured artists such as Tragedy Khadafi, Reef the Lost Cauze, King Magnetic, Adlib and Burke the Jurke have delivered the lyrical fire. A healthy dose of quality turntablism is in effect throughout courtesy of fellow Red Phone labelmate DJ TMB.
He has just launched the video trailer for the album on Youtube, and the soundtrack used is the track “The Get Back” ft King Magnetic. Check it out
The album will be available in digital and physical formats, and can be pre-ordered in the following ways:
Order the physical CD format with additional T-shirt, poster and sticker (free shipping) HERE
Here is the full tracklisting
1. No Country For Old Men produced by Engineer
2. Interlude produced by Sultan Mir
3. Sick & Tired cuts by TMB produced by Sultan Mir
4. BARbarians ft Godilla, UG & Born Unique produced by Hellzwind
5. Work ft Mina Fedora produced by Skammadix
6. El Mariachi produced by Nemesis
7. The Get Back ft King Magnetic produced by Skammadix
8. Comedy Pt 1 produced by Skammadix
9. Murder Weapons ft Swann Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance
10. Spider Man ft Adlib & Reef The Lost Cauze produced by Vanderslice
11. Mjolnir ft Burke the Jurke Cuts by TMB produced by C Lance
12. King Killer produced by Sicknature
13. Olympus Has Fallen Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
14. Upon A Pale Horse ft Edd Bundy Cuts by TMB produced by Edd Bundy
15. Comedy Pt 2 produced by Skammadix
16. A Time To Kill Cuts by TMB produced by Hellzwind
17. Street Art ft Tragedy Khadafi Cuts by TMB produced by Skammadix
18. Reality’s a Bitch produced by Skammadix
19. Show Must Go On produced by Nemesis
He is also currently on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib. Catch them at any of these venues in the next couple of weeks:
Feb 21st- Quakertown, PA The Eagle
Feb 22nd- Staten Island, NY The Full Cup
Feb 23rd- Atlantic City, NJ Gran Fromage
Feb 28th- Spartanburg, SC Mirrors Gentlemens Club
March 1st- Ashville, NC Haywood Lounge
March 2nd- Norfolk, VA The Iguana
March 5th- Chicago, IL Sub T lounge
March 6th- Madison, WI
March 7th- Milwaukee, WI The Stone Fly
March 9th- Appleton, WI Capital Centre
Look out for a lot more international media coverage in the next few weeks and also the launch of a new single next week. Keep up to date with his release and tour news over at twitter @MattMaddox82 and check in with his label partners @RedPhoneRecords & @Seven13Music
All true hip hop heads need to mark this one in the calendar :
25th February – Matt Maddox “Righteous Fury” – cop the real deal !!
The UK’s Clash Magazine which covers most forms of music have just published their Rapture & Verse monthly column, a summary of the key news and releases in the world of hip hop.
Written by Matt Oliver, it includes news on The Doppelgangaz, Verbal Kent, Pete Cannon & Dr Syntax, Benji Boko, Livin Proof, Brownstudy, Q Tip & Busta Rhymes and many more, including news on the new Matt Maddox album Righteous Fury” which releases on 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music.
The news piece summarizes “Matt Maddox grits his gnashers and strikes down with ‘Righteous Fury’, blood vessels busting over street sweeping fanfares, tear-blotted/folk-fuelled beats and hook ups with Tragedy Khadafi, Sicknature, Vanderslice and Reef The Lost Cauze going against one another in some sort of thugged out gym.”
The column is always a good read and can be viewed in full HERE
The Kansas based MC, originally out of Long Beach south California, gets set to take to the road next week in a series of dates taking in NYC, Atlantic City, Chicago, North & South Carolina, Wisconsin, Philadelphia and Virginia. Here’s the full list where he’ll be performing with Reef The Lost Cauze and Adlib:
Feb 20th- Allentown, PA Pitchers Lounge
Feb 21st- Quakertown, PA The Eagle
Feb 22nd- Staten Island, NY The Full Cup
Feb 23rd- Atlantic City, NJ Gran Fromage
Feb 28th- Spartanburg, SC Mirrors Gentlemens Club
March 1st- Ashville, NC Haywood Lounge
March 2nd- Norfolk, VA The Iguana
March 5th- Chicago, IL Sub T lounge
March 6th- Madison, WI
March 7th- Milwaukee, WI The Stone Fly
March 9th- Appleton, WI Capital Centre
The album can be pre-ordered on international iTunes HERE
Look out for much more media coverage on this release shortly. Any requests for promotional copies to review, or requests for interview can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE
You can keep up to date with Matt on twitter @MattMaddox82 and meantime check out his video for No Country For Old Men
Rare FM is the student run radio station of University College London, and their affiliated magazine is Under City Lights.
They are the latest to give closer inspection to the new album “Righteous Fury” by hip hop MC Matt Maddox. His sophomore solo release following Asylum Artistry (2010), the ex Guerilla War Tactix member brings the classic west coast hip hop values to the table, unsurprisingly given his origins in Long Beach California. Now based in Kansas in the heart of America’s MidWest, the rapper calls on some choice production skills from Nemesis, Vanderslice, C Lance, Sicknature & Skammadix over which he lays down some serious lyricism and rhyme skills.
Joined on the mic on feature duties by such notables as Tragedy Khadafi, Reef The Lost Cauze, Adlib, Edd Bundy and King Magnetic, the album is also laced with quality turntablism with the scratches & cuts courtesy of the UK’s DJ TMB.
UCL’s Josh Williams may have been new to the name but explains why he’s a convert to the cause HERE
There will be much more review and feature coverage in the international media over the coming weeks, but those in NYC, New Jersey, Chicago, Virginia, North & South Carolina and Wisconsin will have the opportunity to see him perform live very shortly with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib at the following venues:
Feb 20th- Allentown, PA Pitchers Lounge
Feb 21st- Quakertown, PA The Eagle
Feb 22nd- Staten Island, NY The Full Cup
Feb 23rd- Atlantic City, NJ Gran Fromage
Feb 28th- Spartanburg, SC Mirrors Gentlemens Club
March 1st- Ashville, NC Haywood Lounge
March 2nd- Norfolk, VA The Iguana
March 5th- Chicago, IL Sub T lounge
March 6th- Madison, WI
March 7th- Milwaukee, WI The Stone Fly
March 9th- Appleton, WI Capital Centre
An announcement on a further series of dates taking in Canada and the west coast of America will be made soon.
You can pre order Righteous Fury in physical format HERE or if you prefer the digital version, the international iTunes pre-order link is HERE
You can keep up to date with everything he’s got going on via his official twitter account @MattMaddox82 and you can also drop by the magazine over at @UCL_zine
Meanwhile, check out his video “No Country For Old Men” paying tribute to the legendary hip hop soldiers :
All members of the media & press interested in receiving a promotional copy of the album for review, or who would like to interview Matt Maddox can contact UrbanElite PR HERE
