This is our place for music aimed at city youth, inner city subcultures and urban culture. In the U.S., the word 'urban' usually refers to black culture / African American culture. But for us, Urban Culture also represents UK / European youth movements, the UK underground club scene, inner city life, as well as urban issues and problems such as gangs and more. The music represented here will often be in the genres of Hip-Hop, Funk, Dance, Trip-Hop, Drum'n Bass, Dubstep and related styles.
A big, bold, brash and beautiful boomer of a dance track. Electro / House / Dubstep / Mainroom combo. Similar feel to the music of, say, X-Factor and other youth / pop culture programs. Big, pumping sizzler on the dance floor. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Fresh hip-hop, urban track with an inner-city or futuristic feel. Fat drum beats, funky bass line and cool synth licks in an upbeat, catchy piece. Suitable for productions about urban youth, crime, action and chase, night clubs, investigation, CSI-style. Also great for sexy and adult scenes. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Gnarly and hard-hitting dubstep music track features the vocoded refrain, “Don’t play no games, I’m just too insane”. Music suitable for gaming vids and ads, bad guys and fast-edit action scenes. [Tempo: Medium / 150 BPM]
Huge choir vocal intro with tympani like drums and acoustic guitars. Light airy female vocals with light marching drums leads to a soaring chorus about loves confusing signals. In style of The Cranberries, Kelly Clarkson. Keywords: Heartbreak, lost love, loneliness, betrayal. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
This chill, downtempo trip hop track has a nice ambient atmosphere that is chic and remeniscent of artists like Thievery Corporation and DJ Cam. It has a late night mood that is elegant with a nice soulful groove. It would work well in nightclub scenes to commercials and promos, reality clips and web video. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
Nostalgic Chill-Hop with vintage sounding melodic instruments. Worry-free and content and happy Chil-out / Hip Hop vibe. [Tempo: Slow / 92 BPM]
A massive electronic track, a big room house tune with a lot of distorted saw bass synths. Great track for club scenes, people celebrating, party scenes etc. will also work great in edgy commercials, car and electronics commercials. Dutch influenced EDM / Trance / House / Tech. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Romantic and sexy RnB piece in a contemporary style. Beauty synth pads and a slow but powerful drum beat. Piano joins in some moments. Variations in the middle section make it more dynamic. Nostalgic, smooth, dramatic, a bit melancholic. Excellent for drama & love film soundtrack with an urban feel. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 69 BPM]
Quirky, positive pop rap with lyrical themes about overcoming hard times and keeping the vibe high. Available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 82 BPM]
Clean/dirty electric guitars, Ampeg bass guitar, and live drumkit with plenty of cowbell! Female vocals describe the age old habit of getting together with good friends to do absolutely nothing. Modern rock with a touch of classic rock style rhythm guitar parts. In the style of Indie Rock, Black Keys, Led Zeppelin, the Ting Tings. Also available as an instrumental version. Indie / Punky. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Sexy and naughty groove with wonky guitars and showbiz pianos, super-slick and modern feel so works great with fashion and associated scenes and advertising. Club / Chill / Playful Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
Future Garage influenced track. Chopped up vocals with pop influenced commercial backing vocals. Bouncy with swing piano element. Busy. Also available as a version without the chopped-up vocals. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 140 BPM]
This is an energetic and exciting electro track that is reminiscent of artists such as Justice, Skrillex, Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner. It has a funky and infectious main section that has touches of the 80s and an uplifting and memorable chorus featuring an auto tuned vocal hook. It's exciting, extreme and fashionable. It would work nicely in tv, video games, film, in store music or a phone on hold track that will have your customers dancing. [Tempo: Fast / 127 BPM]
Relentless pounding EDM groove, designed to provide the backdrop to the coolest of club scenes, layer upon layer of synths build this electronic monster. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Hard hitting drums compliment string stabs and a dark piano sound. Bangs with a head-nod sound in the vein of a Dr. Dre instrumental. [Tempo: Slow / 91 BPM]
Romantic and soft R&B track in a contemporary style. Silky synth pads, emotive melodies, deep bass and drums build the track. Relaxing, sensual and caressing. Stylish, tasteful, good for romance and drama movies, hot and sexy scenes, adult content. Also good for commercial ads, tv shows. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 75 BPM]
Hip Hop track, very uplifting, catchy and animated. A compelling synth line with a bright sound over a funky bass line and busy drums. Authentic and fresh, up to date. Good for productions dealing with future, technology and science, aiming for a younger audience. [Tempo: Medium / 118 BPM]
A modern hip hop song about being successful and being in the lime light. Also available as an instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 89 BPM]
Mellow 70s Soul influenced by Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' and 'Mercy Mercy Me.' This is the perfect substitute if you're looking for the same style and sound. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
An upbeat Jazz EDM fusion instrumental with live trumpet and vocal samples. [Tempo: Fast / 128 BPM]
Rap / Hip-Hop. Digital Hip hop referring to the struggle of "making it". [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 95 BPM]
Cool Hip Hop beat with a jazzy funk vibe. Groovy bass and soulful horns drive this track guaranteed to elevate any project in need of an urban and street smart vibe. Great for documentaries, commercials, websites, MTV, VH1 and BET shows or in-store use. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Energetic, Upbeat and Exciting Electronic Hip-Hop Music track featuring synthesizers, powerful beat, distorted guitars. Good for workout videos, sports videos, films, TV and more. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
A dynamic electro-pop song. Available as a vocal version and an instrumental version. [Tempo: Fast / 156 BPM]
Aggressive Punk rock track with energetic guitar riffs, drums and solid bass, great for action movies and videos. [Tempo: Fast / 143 BPM]
This is a hip and energetic indie dance track that is a nice hybrid of artists such as Arcade Fire M83 and Modest Mouse. It has a driving yet uplifting main section featuring guitar, synthesizer, bass and drum machine. It breaks into a melodic chorus with a cool m83 like vocal humming that's memorable without ever being too catchy or cliche. This exciting track is cool, chic and very current. It would work nicely in film and tv, video games, in store music or as a phone on hold track that will have your customers grooving. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Cool and laid back jazzy hip-hop tune, with a strong influence by J Dilla and 90s rap. Jazz sax and trumpet set the cool tone. Hip Hop, Jazzy, Retro Music. [Tempo: Slow / 82 BPM]
Electronica pop with techy synths, plucked guitar and "Take it Higher" autotuned vocals (vocoder style) in the chorus. A no vocals version is also available. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Dark instrumental electro dance cue with a sassy and urban edge. It’s fashionable, sexy, edgy and full of attitude and would be excellent in high energy promos, advertising that’s impactful and trendy, as well as film and tv. It would be excellent for nightclub scenes, modeling clips, video games, reality shows, fitness, in store music or phone on hold. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
A 90's style hip hop song that features high and low synths, bass, drums, effects, male rap vocals, and a female vocal chorus. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
A Pop track with influences from Electro, House, Dance Music and RnB. Gliding bass, deep and uplifting drums, and animated synth lines. Similar in style to Lady Gaga and Ke$ha. Very good for exercise and workout, club and night club scenes, young people, high tech and science. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
A laid back and chill house track that has a classic house party / nightclub vibe. It features a thumping electronic groove, classic detroit / chicago house synthesizers and would be excellent for fashion and travel video, reality shows and popular tv. It would also make an excellent downtempo in-store music or phone on hold track with a nice chilled out groove. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Hip, soulful and moody with an understated Jazz vibe. A laidback, funky beat with atmospheric rhodes, saxophone and orchestral stabs. Perfect for easy going evening footage, inner city documentaries and late night tales. [Note: This track has deliberate "vinyl scratching" sound added to the production. This is done on purpose, and is not an error with the file.] [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Dark heavy pulsating electro rocker in the style of Garbage, Ladytron and Curve. Female vocals, heavy guitars, bass guitar, drum machine, acoustic drums, bass and lead synths. [Tempo: Medium / 130 BPM]
Funky electro house tune with uplifting chords and punchy bass. Pitched up synths and rhythmic drums add bouncy and energetic vibe to the track. Quick bass transitions and fast change ups give this track a quirky and fun feel. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Pop, hip hop driven song with male vocals, and pianos about a breakup. Girl and guy separating walking apart. Background song for relationship fighting scene. Final breakup. Intense moments. [Tempo: Slow / 65 BPM]
This is a very trippy instrumental with a lot of cool programing in it. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 170 BPM]
An uplifting hybrid orchestral / dance royalty free music track with positive feel and electronic elements. The track opens with a simple guitar melody which builds up with addition of string melodies and pads. The main drop is a straight 4/4 electronic beat with strong present bass with a positive synth melody and an uplifting feel. This track will work great in college commercials, positive outlook videos or scenes of celebration and joy. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Dark and gritty electronic music featuring the vocal refrain, “New York city, the city don’t sleep, I love the feeling that you're giving me”. Works with urban crime, fashion, street culture. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
Nice hip-hop track with a slight sense of the past and the future. Cool chorus part, mid-tempo beatz. [Tempo: Medium / 83 BPM]
This track has a really tough sound vocally and instrumentally, with a lot of heavy guitar riffs through out. It contains a dark and fierce tone that will be key to any exciting footage. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 120 BPM]
Dynamic track featuring extreme groovy drums, funky bass and cool brass (Version without brass also available). Versatile jazz-funk/big-beat track - fresh and awesome. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Four short jazzy trumpet solos. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
A pure drum track. Syncopated drum beats, performed live in a studio by professional drummer Silvio Centamore. Cool and swanky, this drums only music track has a sense of sophistication, with some suspense and expectancy. A great track for when you need something different, cool and hip - maybe a little daring, audacious, and provocative. The drumming goes through changes throughout the track and can easily be edited to fit various events on the timeline of your project. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
Gritty Electronic Rock track with Male vocals that touch on todays society. Can be used in science fiction, horror, or action movies. High intensity video games. New World Order films. Cinematic socialism. Eccentric sounds. Pleasing and crisp to the ears. Bar room scene. Exotic dancing. An instrumental version is also available. [Tempo: Slow / 85 BPM]
Thoughtful and mellow Hip-Hop royalty-free music track with chopped flute melodies and turntable scratches creates a chill and dreamy, urban atmosphere. [Tempo: Medium / 92 BPM]
Drum'n Bass / Techno / Dubstep hybrid. Busy and edgy. Cool for extreme sports, hi speed chases and anything else that needs an energetic and ear catching background track. [Tempo: Fast / 144 BPM]
A nice laid back chilled-out trance tune. Has a very nice tranquil flow to it whilst mixing qualities of positivity, energy and motivation. Great song for chilling out or even if you’re ready to get up and get going. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Energetic club track with a driven bassline and a strong 4/4 rhythm. The track opens with the rolling bass and arpeggio synth, giving a track a fast pace feel right from the start. The synths build up with addition of drums and snare rolls to a first drop. The main drop is absolutely huge with the bass ripping through the speakers and kick and snare drums keeping the rhythm. The track has plenty of breakdowns and buildups with pitched up synthesizers and drum switch ups. Will work great in car commercials, car chases, racing videos, extreme sports and more. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Electro house track with a great quality bass drop. Building vocal that repeats “music please” asking for a massive melodic breakdown. (Also available without the vocal). Stabby square pluck with an underlining low arpeggio brings a hands up moment only to drop back into a dirty and gritty bassline. Resembles top EDM producers. Great for club scenes, DJ scenes or any action filled sequence that calls for a high quality electronic beat. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 135 BPM]
