I Am Hip Hop Magazine & AH 25/8 Ent interview Matt Maddox

By urbanelitepr | February 28, 2014

In the week of the release of his new album Righteous Fury, two more online British publications, I Am Hip Hop Magazine and AH 25/8 Entertainment took time out to speak with west coast rapper Matt Maddox to discuss the release, the recording process, his international tours and working with artists from the States, UK and Europe

Read the full features at

I AM HIPHOP MAGAZINE HERE

AH 25/8 ENT HERE

Matt is currently on tour with Battleaxe Warrior Adlib and Reef the Lost Cauze, and they just launched a new joint produced by Vanderslice “Spider Man”

You can catch them at the following venues

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 released on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music on Tuesday 25th February and is available in digital mp3 and physical CD format from a wide range of online stores in the United States, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia and Japan.

The international iTunes link is HERE

Among many other stores, the CD version can be ordered from UGHH.com HERE

As is inevitable these days, we’re aware that some free download torrents have appeared on the internet. While piracy is a sad fact of life these days we would take this opportunity to warn the public that our I.T. consultants checked those which have appeared to date. They found that the mp3 files had been corrupted and that the links also contained malicious software, or Malware viruses, so please consider carefully before downloading from such sources. Only files available from official stores are of full quality and free of any “bugs”

Anyone who would like to know their most local retail outlet can drop a line to the labels via twitter at @RedPhoneRecords and @Seven13Music and they’ll be happy to provide you with the information. You can also keep up to date with Matt on twitter over at @MattMaddox82

You will see much more international media coverage about this release in the coming weeks, and any members of the press who would still like to receive a promotional copy of the album to review, or request an interview with Matt Maddox can email UrbanElite PR HERE

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New Matt Maddox album Righteous Fury reviewed by PopCulturez

By urbanelitepr | February 24, 2014

The new album “Righteous Fury by ex Guerilla War Tactix member Matt Maddox releases tomorrow 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music.

Originally out of Long Beach California and currently resident in Kansas, the rapper has put several years’ work into this his sophomore release, and it includes all the key qualities of an authentic hip hop album – skilled lyricism and wordplay, quality beats and turntablism, and a well chosen selection of special guest features

UK online magazine PopCulturez are the latest to give their full endorsement in this new review published today. “Lyrically thick, this album takes things right back to hardcore rhyme spitting such as on the superb, uncompromising, ‘Murder Weapons.” as the magazine goes into further detail of the east meets west influence throughout, concluding “Without playing to the commercial galleries, this album hits hard with no filler, clocking in at 57 minutes to deliver a lean and mean collection“.

Read the entire article HERE

The album is in digital and physical CD formats, available from a wide range of online stores including Amazon, UGHH.com, iTunes, CD Universe, Virgin Media and many more.

Check the video trailer featuring the track “The Get Back” produced by Skammadix where Maddox is joined on the mic by King Magnetic

You can catch Matt Maddox on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib over the next couple of weeks at venues in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Chicago and Wisconsin. Check in with him on twitter @MattMaddox82 to keep up to date with what’s happening. You can also check in with the magazine @PopCulturez

Any press and new media requests for promotional copies of the album to review, or to interview Matt Maddox can be forwarded to UrbanElite PR HERE

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Los Angeles Hip Hop Magazine Cooolflame interviews Matt Maddox

By urbanelitepr | February 21, 2014

Los Angeles online hip hop magazine Cooolflame took time out to speak with Long Beach native Matt Maddox recently ahead of the release of his sophomore album “Righteous Fury”.

The ex Guerilla War Tactix member has since moved from SoCal to Hawaii and is now based in Kansas, and spoke to the magazine about various issues including his origins in hip hop and the formation of Guerilla War Tactix, working with Canibus, Sadat X, Sabac Red & Gortext, his albums Asylum Artistry and Righteous Fury and much more.

Read it all HERE

Matt Maddox is currently on tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib, and is performing in PA, New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Virginia, N & S Carolina, Chicago & Wisconsin. Here’s the list of shows:

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

You can also hear him being interviewed live on the UK’s Conspiracy Worldwide Radio Show from 10.00pm GMT / 5.00pm EST / 2.00pm PST HERE

The album has neck breakin hip hop beats from C Lance of Jedi Mind Tricks, Skammadix, Sicknature from Germany’s Snowgoons, the UK’s Edd Bundy, Nemesis, Vanderslice and also top turntablism cuts from scratch DJ TMB. Features include Tragedy Khadafi, Reef the Lost Cauze, King Magnetic, Swann, UG, Godilla, Burke the Jurke and many more.

Releasing on Tuesday February 25th, Righteous Fury can be pre-ordered internationally on iTunes via http://georiot.co/3ILt available through the partnership of Red Phone Records and Seven 13 Music

Keep up to date with Matt on twitter @MattMaddox82 and check in with the guys at the magazine over at @Cooolflame

Look out for more new music and media coverage for Righteous Fury coming shortly. Any media or press inquiries regarding the release, requests for promotional copies or interviews, or requests for press passes for the shows, can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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New Matt Maddox album Righteous Fury featured in HHK Mag and Tour Begins Today

By urbanelitepr | February 20, 2014

With the new album “Righteous Fury” about to release next week on 25th February, the UK online HHK Magazine which specializes in hip hop spoke with rapper Matt Maddox about “25 Facts” relating to the new release previously unknown.

It’s an interesting regular feature the magazine runs, and in this we get an insight to events surrounding the planning and recording of the album as well as other tour stories and a behind the scenes snapshot of life as an independent artist

Read it all HERE

Matt Maddox starts his tour with Reef the Lost Cauze and Adlib today and they will be performing a venues in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Chicago & Wisconsin over the next couple of weeks. Here’s the full list :

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 releases next week on Tuesday 25th February, and can be pre-ordered on iTunes at http://georiot.co/3ILt

The full tracklisting is

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

Look out for much more media coverage coming over the next few weeks from publications in the UK, Europe & United States, but any members of the press looking for promotional copies of the album to review, or wishing to request an interview with Matt Maddox or who would like to attend any of the listed shows, should contact UrbanElite PR HERE

Meanwhile, keep up to date with what Matt’s going on via his official twitter account @MattMaddox82 You can also reach his label representatives on twitter @RedPhoneRecords & @Seven13Music You can also check in with the magazine over at @HHKMag

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UK magazine DataTransmission review Matt Maddox album Righteous Fury

By urbanelitepr | February 11, 2014

British online magazine DataTransmission reports on many genres of dance music, reviews, features, reports of live events, and is the latest to feature the new album “Righteous Fury” by the Long Beach MC Matt Maddox, which releases on 25th February on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music

Currently based in America’s MidWest, the rapper has a long history reaching to the international hip hop community, first represented by his Guerilla War Tactix crew which included members from Sweden & Germany, then from tours to the UK and Europe. There is needless to say international representation on the album including production from Danish beatsmith Sicknature from Germany’s Snowgoons and the UK’s Edd Bundy, as well as quality turntablism from DJ TMB.

With the traditional sound of hip hop still having an impact around the world, it’s little surprise global media have picked up on this release, and you can read the latest verdict, with a release rating of 8/10, HERE

The album can be pre-ordered in two ways :

In physical CD format HERE

In digital format via the international iTunes link HERE

Check out his track King Killer produced by Sicknature

You can keep up to date with Matt’s news on the release and also his tour dates taking in NYC, Atlantic City, Chicago, VA, NC, SC & WI on twitter @MattMaddox82 Also look out for news on his upcoming tour of Canada and the west coast being announced shortly. You can connect with the magazine on twitter @d8atransmission

All media & press inquiries for copy albums to review or for interview requests can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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Matt Maddox album Righteous Fury reviewed by Rap Essence

By urbanelitepr | February 11, 2014

The new album Righteous Fury by Kansas based MC Matt Maddox releases a fortnight today on Red Phone Records / Seven 13 Music

Originally from Long Beach in southern California, the ex Guerilla War Tactix has been a busy man in the lead up to his sophomore LP dropping on 25th February, with series of media interviews on both sides of the Atlantic and preparing for a run of dates with Reef The Lost Cauze and Adlib starting on 20th February.

There has been a growing appreciation for this album within media circles for its authentic & contemporary hip hop sound, packed full of superior lyricism and wordplay, high quality production and turntablism

Latest to run the rule over it is Stateside online Rap Essence, and they give a track by track assessment HERE

His upcoming run of dates is as follows:

The album can be pre-ordered on iTunes HERE

Check out his video BARbarians ft Godilla, UG and Born Unique

You can follow Matt on twitter @MattMaddox82 and the magazine @Rap_Essence and all media & press inquiries regarding the album or series of dates can be sent to UrbanElite PR HERE

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