Press
Feature:
"Vintage Vibes" album on illRoots.com
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Feature:
"Vintage Vibes" album on MixtapeCollection.com (translated)
"For all to whom the usual stuff here isn't retro enough, I might have exactly the right tape! This oldschool tape definitly could be from the good ol' 80s, if it wasn't released just a few days ago, actually I think the date 4/20 was chosen carefully. The oldschool New York Sound - although this guy is from Jersey, Vibes finds his German Counterpart in the crew Huss & Hodn, but I didn't listen to him enough yet, to be sure he reaches their quality. The sound of Vibes is quite minimalistic, but who needs more than a loop with drums and a sample? After only a few listens it sounds very nice!"
(MixtapeCollection.com, Germany)
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Feature:
Vibes - D.O.W. (Death of Wack) on WeGoinIn.com
Vibes Out To Kill Wackness, Has Our Support
By seven3zero, July 30, 2009
This guy’s got a mixtape coming that’s sounding very dope so far. And he actually killing it here. Late pass is signed by the WeGoinIN faculty.
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Vibes: The Old School Is Back!
Remember when hip-hop was fun? Remember the time before you had to have "diamonds on my damn chain"? Remember the time before anyone thought it was cool to "Superman that ho"? Vibes does.
Too many rappers in the business today have become mere carbon copies of each other. It has robbed originality and feeling from the game, creating a system where each new act is worse than the one that preceded it. Time and time again a new emcee arises that does nothing more than cash in on the current trends, which frankly, gets old quick. Luckily for those that want to hear real hip-hop, Vibes steps up into this bottomless void and flawlessly delivers his message.Vibes is pure, classic, take-it-back-to-the-old-school hip-hop. With his latest release, Vibes brings hip-hop back to a state that has not been felt in what seems like forever. This album transports the listener back to the early days of hip-hop, when it was uncorrupted and about the message and stories. Anyone nostalgic for the old days will not be disappointed. Vibes crossbreeds a fresh new outlook and a vintage sound to create a strain of music that takes on its own personality. Completely written, produced, and put together by Vibes himself, this is an honest and original record. The lyrics are focused and precise, the rhymes are tight, and the flow is unstoppable. The songs cover a lot of territory and many different themes, and most importantly, they speak for themselves. You won’t hear about money, hos or bling, so if that is what you want, this record is not for you. If instead you are looking for a record about good times and bad times with some blunts rolled in, then throw on this album. Vibes is the storyteller, just sit back, relax, and enjoy the Vibes. Ed Huhn
DJ, 90.3 The Core
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Feature:
Vibes - Waited ft. Tanya Morgan on 2dopeboyz.com (Rated the #2 Hip-Hop blog on the net by VIBE Magazine's "Top 50 Hip-Hop Blogs" list)
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Feature:
Vibes - Waited ft. Tanya Morgan on DJBooth.net
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Feature:
Vibes - Fly on Time Out: New York's "The Volume"
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Vibes - Live As It Gets ft. Royce Da 5'9" on The Big Break mixtape (sponsored by DatPiff.com & 2DopeBoyz)
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Interviewed by HipHopGame.com:
Excerpt:
HHG: Are you happy with the feedback you’ve been getting from the songs you’ve released so far?
Vibes: Oh yeah, definitely. The “D.O.A” freestyle, that did pretty well. It didn’t get as big as we thought it would because we came in kind of late with it, but the Tanya Morgan joint got a good, crazy response because people said it gave them the old school feeling, which is cool, and people were going crazy for the Royce joint. They were saying it reminded them of some hardcore ‘90s stuff and it was lyrically out of this world. That felt good. That was the reasons why I got Royce on a joint. I wanted to blend that old school and new school flavor. I’m only 21 so I grew up listening to Royce in high school and when I was younger. I got Tanya Morgan on one side, which is newer, and then on top of it I got Royce Da 5’9”, who is a legend and a veteran, and I’m going back and forth with him. That was probably one of the most fulfilling things I’ve done in my career.
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-First runner-up at Faces in the Crowd June 23rd, 2009 industry showcase
Read The Full Interview HERE!
