May 24, 2019 (New York, NY) — b2 Holdings Limited, today, released the second installment of Vibe presents: Urban Asia. The first single released in May, “Paint Me In God,” was produced by LA artist Mike Rebel, featuring superstar T-Pain and Chinese rapper Wang Yi Tai. The second single“Tasty,” has seen great success, garnering almost 200K views within the first week of its music video release. “Tasty” was produced by NASTEE from Pro Era, the New York hip hop collective that includes the likes of Joey Bada$$ and the late Capital STEEZ, and is a brand new track by Mongolian Rapper, Mrs. M, whom South China Morning Post referred to as the “Breakout queen of Mongolian hip hop.”
“The video is a perfect match for Mrs. M’s confident, melodic bars.” – VIBE
Vibe presents Urban Asia Vol.2 is following on the heels of the success ofVibe presents Urban Asia Vol. 1, which produced a No 1 hit in Mongolia for Mrs. M, along with four top-ten hits in China, including Chinese/K-pop superstar Jackson Wang’s smash hit “Can’t Breathe.”
Volume 2 features fifteen tracks from top rap and hip hop stars from across Asia, including seven new, exclusive tracks. Other notable tracks includeJackson Wang and Al Rocco’s Bruce Lee, Korean Rap heavyweight REDDY’scollab with Suran, Peach, Japanese (via NY) rising star MIYACHI’s Mada Fly, Atlanta producer Dell Harris’ Trap tour de force Look at Em, which featuresYoung Lyxx and Chinese stars Benzo, Bloodz Boi, Bohan Phoenix and Psy Pfrom Higher Brothers and West Coast Chinese rapper Chow Mane’s YouTube smash ABG, among many others.
Jonathan Serbin, CEO of b2, stated, “We are thrilled to announce the release of Volume 2 of Vibe presents Urban Asia. Like our other compilations, Billboard presents Electric Asia and SPIN presents Indie Asia, this album presents some of the best emerging and established talent throughout Asia. Paint Me In God, we believe, is a perfect example of how Western and Asian artists can come together to create exciting, moving international multi-language tracks.”
Sean Dinsmore, Creative Director at b2 added, “We are super proud of the diversity of artists and countries represented on this album. This volume features tracks from China, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia and beyond, showing the strength and quality of rap and hip-hop across the region.”