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North London’s Iron Braydz is one of the UK’s most highly rated hip hop lyricists, and is set to launch a series of solo releases over the next 12 months, beginning with the new Verbal sWARdz EP on 14th April.

The Triple Darkness & FuFu Gang member sat down with the online publication “British Hip Hop” recently to discuss his early days, the development from his debut album Devil May Cry, the writing and production process of Verbal sWARdz and its underlying themes, and his future plans

Read the whole article written by Ethan Everton HERE

The EP, largely self produced and featuring Prince Po, Sean Price, Triple Darkness, Kyza & Skriblah, has been generating a lot of interest in the international media in the past few weeks, and expect to see much more coverage coming in the next few weeks.

Meantime, check out his track “Millennium” featuring Prince Po

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

All media inquiries regarding this release, whether requests for promotional copies of the Verbal sWARdz EP for review, or requests to interview Iron Braydz can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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Ahead of the release of his new EP “Verbal sWARdz” on 14th April, Iron Braydz gives one of his most in depth interviews to date to British online publication NIJI Magazine.

He speaks on his move from Nigeria to Kilburn in north London at a young age, the early influence of hip hop in his life and what inspired him to become an artist, his earliest live shows & hosting events for DJ Premier, Joell Ortiz and RZA, working with UK producers Lewis Parker and Chemo and Stateside artists Sean Price, DJ Ronin and Sav Killz, his growing support in Europe, becoming the newest member of Triple Darkness, his role in a new independent film “Night Bus” and the recording process in putting the new EP together

It’s a real insight into the history of one of the UK’s most highly regarded hip hop artists which you can read in full HERE

The new release is largely self produced, but includes features from Triple Darkness, Kyza, Skriblah, Sean Price and Organized Konfusion’s Prince Po

The track Fiery Red featuring Sean Price was originally released to the internet a couple of years ago. Check it out

It’s set to be one of the hottest UK hip hop releases in the first half of 2014, and only the beginning of a series of releases whether as solo projects or via his involvement with Triple Darkness and FuFu Gang

Keep up to date with him on twitter @Braydz on his Facebook “HollaAtBraydz” and check in with the publication over at @NijiMagazine

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

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Wordplay Magazine is an online and physical publication dedicated to the various elements of hip hop culture covering Graffiti, Breakin, Fashion and reporting on the hottest releases from the UK and overseas.

They are the latest to run the rule over the new EP Verbal sWARdz by north London Emcee and producer Iron Braydz.

The article begins “If you’ve not been paying attention up until this point, now’s the time to start. ‘Verbal sWARdz’ is the first in a slew of releases coming out over the coming year, and if this is Braydz’ time to make a statement, he’s off to a strong start.” and you can read the rest of their findings HERE

The newest member of Triple Darkness is living up to his reputation as one of the finest lyricists to emerge from the UK in recent years, and the EP, which releases on 14th April, is the beginning of what will be a busy year ahead whether releasing solo material, or as a part of two separate groups, or even when appearing in a soon to be released independent film “Night Bus” directed by the award winning Simon Baker.

Check his latest video “Dredd”

Keep up to date with him on twitter @Braydz and the magazine over at @Wordplaymag The EP will be available from http://braydz.bandcamp.com

You will be reading a lot more about this release in the weeks ahead, and look out for a brand new video coming in early April. Any media and press requiring promotional copies of the EP to review, or to request an interview with Iron Braydz should address their enquiries to UrbanElite PR HERE

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North London Emcee Iron Braydz is set to have a busy year ahead. With a series of solo projects in the pipeline, including an appearance in a new independent film “Night Bus” directed by Simon Baker, the newest member of Triple Darkness kicks things off with the release of his Verbal sWARdz EP on 14th April.

British online platform Underground HH, dedicated to the UK hip hop scene, gave a test drive to the 10 track release and has endorsed it to the max via this review which can be read HERE

One of the UK’s most respected lyricists, Iron Braydz has also produced the majority of the EP, and is joined on the mic throughout by Sean price, Prince Po, Triple Darkness, Kyza and Skriblah.

Check his recently released video for Dredd, a self produced banger that’s had a lot of love from the internet on both sides of the Atlantic in the past week

Keep up to date with Iron Braydz on social media, via twitter @Braydz and Facebook “HollaAtBraydz“. You can also reach the online on twitter @Underground_HH

We’ve received a huge amount of media interest in this release in the past couple of weeks, the results of which will be seen soon over the next few weeks. Any press enquiries about the EP, whether requests for promotional copies to review or requests to interview Iron Braydz, can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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Ex Guerilla War Tactix member Matt Maddox, originally out of Long Beach California but now based in Kansas, released his sophomore album Righteous Fury on 25th February through Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music.

The follow up to Asylum Artistry was a long time in the making and described by Maddox as his most personal to date. It also boasts features from Tragedy Khadafi, Adlib, Burke the Jurke, Reef the Lost Cauze and King Magnetic, with quality production courtesy of The Snowgoons’ Sicknature, C Lance of Jedi Mind Tricks, Nemesis, Skammadix, Vanderslice, Hellzwind, Engineer, Sultan Mir and the UK’s Edd Bundy. There is also turntablism throughout courtesy of fellow Red Phone labelmate DJ TMB.

The release has received an extensive level of coverage from publications around the world, the latest review published by Hip Hop Dependency in the United States

A full endorsement of the lyricism, rhymes & beats on display opens with “From the instant you hear the first cut. you are both engaged and threatened by what you hear….He has thrown ‘today’s hip hop’ on it’s head and as a listener you can not remove the headphones” as the review goes into the finer points behind the key elements of the release, before summarizing “Each thump of the snare and each phrase uttered is a constant reminder of what hip hop should be in this day and age. Righteous Fury is an album that serves a matter of retribution for anyone who has devalued what hip hop is today.”

Read the article in full HERE

Over the past few months, many have cited his track “No Country For Old Men” as a commentary on the representation of hip hop today, a point of view with which they can relate. Check the video out :

The album is available in digital mp3 and physical CD formats from any number of online stores internationally, including iTunes, Amazon, UGHH.com, CD Universe, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble and many more. Search online and take your pick

He also launched the official album stream of Righteous Fury on Soundcloud in the past few days, check it out with the tracklisting quoted on the CD’s back cover

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Keep up to date with Matt Maddox on twitter @MattMaddox82 and his labels @RedPhoneRecords & @Seven13Music and you can also reach Hip Hop Dependency at @ThatHipHopGuy

There will still be more media coverage coming for this release in the next few weeks. Any other members of the press who would like a promotional copy of the album to review or to interview Matt Maddox, or any Djs requiring the full quality clean radio edits of the singles released, can contact UrbanElite PR HERE

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North London Emcee & producer Iron Braydz release his new Verbal sWARdz EP on 14th April, the first since his 2012 mixtape Holla @ Braydz

The first of a series of new solo releases over the next 12 months for the newest member of Triple Darkness, he will also be appearing in a new independent film “Night Bus” directed by Simon Baker who picked up several awards for his “Paralympic” series for Channel 4.

British online hip hop magazine Blacksheep are one of the first to run the rule over the 10 track EP, and the review, afforded a 4 star rating opens with a desription of Braydz as having “talent to spare: verbally dextrous, insightful, passionate, determined with playful wordplay; enough to set him aside from the competition.”

A track by track synopsis follows before reviewer Andrew Kay summarizes “Verbal Swardz conjures up memories of classic Wu-Tang Clan with retro samples and drum patterns, with additional complexity in the production. Iron Bradyz is a talented and passionate MC- it comes across every time he rhymes. There’s a lot going on here and this deserves to be consumed by those who love a proper U.K MC thinking outside the musical box.”

Read the whole article HERE

There have been a couple releases from the EP so far, the audio for “Millennium” featuring Organized Konfusion’s Prince Po and most recently the new video for “Dredd”. Check them out

Look out for much more international media coverage on this in the coming months, and meantime check in with Iron Braydz on twitter @Braydz and on Facebook at HollaAtBraydz. Can also reach the magazine on twitter @Blacksheepmag

Any press or media inquiries, including requests for promotional copies to review, requests for interviews or DJ requests for full quality clean radio edit mp3s of these tracks, can be forwarded to UrbanElite PR HERE

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Iron Braydz releases his Verbal sWARdz EP on 14th April, and has just launched this new video for the self produced track “Dredd”

The EP, the first of a series of releases planned by the North London MC over the next year, includes features by several of his fellow Triple Darkness members in addition to Kyza, Skriblah, Organized Konfusion’s Prince Po and Sean Price

Also look out for Braydz appearing in a new independent film “Night Bus” later in the year, directed by Simon Baker who picked up several awards for his “Paralympic” series for Channel 4.

The EP will be available from http://braydz.bandcamp.com

You can also connect online with Iron Braydz via twitter @Braydz

Amy djs not already serviced with the full quality clean / radio edit mp3 can request it from UrbanElite PR HERE Similarly, any press & media interested in receiving a promotional copy of the EP for review, or to request an interview with Iron Braydz should get in touch with UrbanElite PR at the same point of contact.

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Sagittarius HH are a hip hop site based in France, and the latest to endorse the new album “Righteous Fury” by Matt Maddox which released worldwide on 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music

Their rating system put it on a par with the current Prince Po & Oh No “Animal Serum” release, and you can read the whole review HERE

There has already been a wide spread of international media coverage on the album, reviews & interviews in publications coast to coast in the USA, UK a Europe. The official album stream was also launched today, and premiered on The Rap Up :

Full tracklist as printed on the CD’s back cover

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Currently on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze & Adlib, you can catch him at shows in Norfolk VA, Chicago, Madison and Milwaukee shortly – follow him on twitter @MattMaddox82 to keep up to date with news of the tour and release, and check in with the website on twitter @SagittariusHH

All media & press inquiries regarding the album can be sent by email to UrbanElite PR HERE

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Matt Maddox released his new album Righteous Fury on Tuesday 25th February 2014, the follow up to his 2010 release Asylum Artistry.

It is available on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music worldwide in digital and physical CD formats from a wide selection of online stores, and today The Rap Up premiered the official audio stream of the entire album

They also provided a snapshot review of the album which includes direct links to stores selling in both formats and is summarized :

“Matt Maddox is the kind of guy who spits over booming drums, samples from The Godfather score and dramatic strings, and who does so with a voice that sounds like he chews rocks for breakfast. The kind of guy who’s had his full of a lot of the guys that have been dating hiphop and doesn’t like what they’ve made her do. If you decide to have a go at her, you’d better come prepared, ’cause Matt Maddox is the kind of daddy greeting potential suitors with a shotgun by the door. The kind filled with a Righteous Fury.”

You can read the entire article 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

Here is the entire audio stream

Follow Matt on twitter @MattMaddox82, his labels on @RedPhoneRecords & @Seven13Music and The Rap Up @TheRapUp

Any further media inquiries regarding the album can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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British Hip Hop has been one of the UK’s premier online magazines for many years, covering the authentic, traditional sound of the genre with a primary focus of course on homegrown artists, but also featuring a range of international artists

Contributor Ethan Everton spoke recently with Kansas based MC Matt Maddox ahead of the release of his sophomore album Righteous Fury on the 25th February

In one of his most in depth interviews to date, they discuss his origins in Long Beach southern California and his involvement with the international hip hop scene since his days as part of Guerilla War Tactix. They also cover a wide range of subjects including the album itself, the impact of the internet in promoting artists compared to more traditional methods, his collaborations with other artists, tour plans, new artist recommendations and much more

Read it all HERE

With a tour of Canada and the west coast of America to be announced shortly, people in the east coast and MidWest can catch him 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

With production and features on the album of the caliber of Nemesis, Skammadix, C Lance, Sicknature, Vanderslice, Tragedy Khadafi, King Magnetic, Edd Bundy, Reef The Lost Cauze, and some choice turntablist cuttin & scratchin courtesy of DJ TMB, it’s not hard to see why the international media has shown such an interest. It’s bang on the money for all those hip hop heads who appreciate the real deal

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Righteous Fury can be pre-ordered either in physical CD format, or digitally on iTunes:

Physical CD format HERE

Digitally via iTunes HERE

You can keep up to date with all of Matt’s news on twitter @MattMaddox82 and connect with the guys at BHH over at @britishhiphop

Check out his single Street Art featuring Tragdey Khadafi

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

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