SoulGroupUniverse takes you back to the streets with their latest mixtape Soul Food. The collective kicks off the holiday season with 10 tracks of straight fire. Since this is the first tape SoulGroupUniverse has dropped this year, the suspense is through the roof.

The group prides themselves on representing where they’re from and telling they’re story. Giving you those pure New York gritty vibes you’ve been dying for since the 90’s.

With tracks like More Runners, Brainstorm, and Finito, this tape is surely a classic. If you’ve been wanting to hear more bars than mumble rap, then you need Soul Food in your rotation. Check out SoulGroupUniverses latest mixtape Soul Food and let us know what you think.

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Lately that hardcore, gangster sound of New York rap hasn’t been prevelant. Soul Group Universe is here to bring you just that. Recently signed by Commission Music, the collective is ready to take the game by storm. Originally from South Jamaica, Queens, four lyricists make up this collective — Stargiela, 808, Chello and Saj, who each bring their own flavor to the group. While developing their fan base for the past 2 years, the collective has gained a strong following via Soundcloud.

“Rap has become so safe, sometimes you just need to hear some street shit. That’s who they are, we’re excited to have them apart of the family.” said Anthony Martini, CEO of Commission Music.

We took some time to chat with SoulGroupUniverse as well:

RESPECT: “What brought you guys together?”

Chello: “We were all childhood friends, myself, 808, and Star went to elementary school together as well being cool with Saj for a long time.”

RESPECT: “How has South Jamaica, Queens influenced your style of rap?”

Saj: “I would say New York has influenced our style of rap more than the town we’re from. Our content came from the town we’re from.”

RESPECT: “Why were you guys independent for so long?”

Saj: ” Everything came together so naturally that there was no real need for a label. We just ran with the town where we were from. We had the support of the city and we were having genuine fun.”

RESPECT: ” What made you guys sign with Commission Music as opposed to other labels?”

808: “They were actually fans of the music and not the stats, the numbers were there, but it was more impressive to see the A&R and ceo bumping ya shit, it’s like there’s no way these guys want to see us lose and they could help us take it to the next level.”

With over one million plus plays on SoundCloud SoulGroupUniverse has released 2 mix tapes and an EP. With their authentic New York style of Rap, the collective has been recognized by some of the city’s hottest DJ’s, including DJ Spinking, DJ Self, DJ SussOne and DJ Spade. Look out for Soul Group Universe, they’re coming straight to the top!

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Each member has their own distinct approach/style of making music but still represents the grimy undertone of NYC hip hop. The group has been gaining traction in the past two years with over 1million+ streams on platoforms such as Soundcloud & Youtube, and recognition from some of NYC’s Top DJs. DJ Spinking, DJ Spade, DJ SussOne, and DJ Self to name a few.

An impressive group to say the least, Soul Group Universe brings a quality of rap to the game that not only we haven’t seen/heard in a while, but a sound that can only be created in the gritty city streets of New York.

Peep the visual at the top of the post, and be sure to let us know your thoughts.

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