Big Dismal Joins NRT Music for Next Phase of Band's Multi-Decade Career

NRT Music, in partnership with Syntax Creative, is excited to announce the signing of Dove Award-winning band Big Dismal, marking their highly anticipated return to the Christian rock scene. With a legacy rooted in powerful, faith-driven anthems,…

Imperial, K.I.N.E.T.I.K, & Die-Rek Song Featured in National Hockey League Commercial for Stanley Cup

For the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, the National Hockey League (NHL) has partnered with Marmoset and Illect Recordings to license "For The Love" as part of their latest TV campaign. Love is a driving force. It is the momentum behind the get-up,…
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Best of 2021 | Top 10 Hip Hop / Rap Albums

In our first Top 10 list of 2021, we shared our ten best hip hop / rap singles of the year. In this list, we announce our best performing albums in the same genre. For this list, an album is considered any release not officially listed as a…
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Imperial - Dusk

About the Focus Track, "Crimson" | Imperial (U.K.) unveils anticipated new EP, Dusk, after singles "Flow," "Haze," and "Aurora" dropped throughout 2021, marking a slightly different sound for the sought after British producer/beat-maker/DJ.…
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Imperial - "Aurora"

Imperial (Cambridge, UK) drops off another soulful, funky instrumental beat with new single "Aurora" (releasing July 9, 21). It's trademark Imperial with those good, chill vibes you've come to expect from the English producer/DJ, who's certainly…
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Imperial - "Haze"

Imperial returns with another staple chillhop, jazzhop, lofi instrumental. This time, the lauded producer/DJ punches with crystal clear and bold beats—a bold, boom-bappy kick and snare that cuts borderline aggressively—all undergirded with…
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Imperial - "Flow"

This new lofi track from Cambridge, U.K.'s Imperial is a dichotomy of whimsical high-end keyboard musings coupled with big-stepper-feel synth-bass tones bringing together mental imagery of a waltz through a kid's playground while shouldering…
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Sareem Poems & Newselph - The Art of Living (Deluxe Edition)

About the focus track, "Mourning the Morning" (DIE-REK remix) [feat. DIE-REK] | Sareem Poems—the vocally distinctive emcee, formerly of L.A Symphony—collaborates with Canadian up-and-comer rapper DIE-REK on a remix of the opening track to…
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Imperial, K.I.N.E.T.I.K. & Awon - "Something for Nothing"

Imperial & K.I.N.E.T.I.K. link with Awon (Awon & Phoniks) for a golden era hip-hop gem. Head-nod worthy beats & bars that will provide a mood lift while you run the track back.
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Various Artists - Illect Recordings: Mind the Rap, Vol. 5

About the focus track, "Getting By" (feat. Moka Only) | This new serving of soul food is essentially a gratitude journal that reads like excerpts of appreciation lovingly scribed on really fancy paper. This time, however, Rel McCoy is teaming…

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