The Vault with Ray and Troy: Recent Episodes
Raynell Jacobs & Troy Granger
The Vault is the go-to show to find your next favorite artists & songs.
Ray and Troy bring a range of vibes from Indie to R&B and Rap every week. Every episode is almost guaranteed to have music you have never heard before.
The Music from This Episode:
- Olivia Dean - Be My Own Boyfriend
- Christian Leave - No Use
- Hotel Ugly - Shut Up My Mom's Calling
- Taliwhoah - Planets
- Easha - Dying is a Beautiful Thing To Do / Far Away
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Topaz Jones - Black Tame / Baba 70s / Amphetamine /D. O. A.
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Thank You for Listening (Ray and Troy)
Music from the show:
Atlas - Alarm
K.A.A.N. - Sinomal,
Mac Miller - Diablo,
Malz Monday - Right Now,
Zilo & Austin Marc - Leave My Room for Ya,
Unusual Demont - Purple,
ELHAE - Separated,
Oscar the King - Purple Octopus,
- Thank You for Listening (Ray and Troy)
Music from the episode:
- Easha - Far Away
- Kali Uchis - Dead to Me
- Caleborate - Homecoming
- Liza - Done is Done
- Peter McPoland - Romeo Juliet
- The Brummies - Lovers Do
- Ace Hashimoto - Vaporwaves
- Lunar Vacation - Basement
- Joe James - Mumzy
- Knucks - Los Pollos Hermanos
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Marlon Craft - Listen to My Album
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Thank you for Listening (Ray and Troy)
The Music from this episode:
- Joyce Wrice - Chandler/ Must Be Nice/ So So Sick
- Guapdad 4000 - Embezzle/ No Home for the Brave/ Catching Bodies
- Spacey Jane - Booster Seat/ Still Running/ Head Cold
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Kenny Mason - 4Real/ Angels Calling / My Dad)
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Thanks for Listening (Ray and Troy)
The Music from the show:
- Adeline - Whisper My Name
- Ausur - Flight of the Honeybee
- Wild Nothing - Dizziness
- Juto - Wayback
- Kenneth Cash - The Right Place
- Men I Trust - Tides
- CJ Fly - Silver Lining
- Cozz - Effected
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Ivy Sole - Heavy
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Thank you for listening (Ray and Troy)
Music from the show:
Ambre Perkins - Fraud & The Catch Up
Feng Suave - Sink into the Floor, Venus Flytrap, and Honey, There's No Time
Winston Surfshirt - NobodyLikeYou, Smile, and Crypto
Mac Ayres - Nothing Else, Everytime, & Where You Going Tonight
-Thank You for Listening (Ray and Troy)
Music from this show:
- Marco Mckinnis - Energy/ Give It Up/ Forever
- Durand Bernarr - Passport/ Volume
- Sunset Rollercoaster - Sunnum Bonum/ My Jinji/ Candlelight
- Nyck Caution - December 24th/ Kids That Wish/ Coat Check
Thank you for Listening (Ray and Troy)
Music from the show:
- Steve Lacy - Uuuu
- Kenny Mason - Partments
- Demrick - Before I Wake
- Amine - Baba
- Victoria Monet - Dive
- Lucky Daye - Real Games
- ANoyd - Majin Buu
- Akeem Ali - Sucka Free
- Pouya - Crowd Control
- ICECOLDBISHOP - Trick Daddy
This episode does not have a specific spotlight.
The music from this show:
Souly Had - Paradise
Unusual Demont - Pine
Hether - Oidar
BabyJake - Blue Cellophane
Guapdad 4000 & IllMind - How Many
Joyce Wrice - So So Sick
Sainte - Champagne Shots
Spencer - Open Up
J.I.D. - Bruuuh ft. Denzel Curry
ICECOLDBISHOP - DICKIES SUIT
Enjoy the show and new artists - Ray and Troy
Episode Spotlight - LOONY - She is the artists that R&B needed. As a soulful singer out of Scarborough, LOONY's approach to R&B will have any listener singing along. 'Raw' is not only catchy with a great theme, but it is also a solid composition all the way through.
This is the music from the show:
The Free Nationals - Lester Diamond
ENNY & Amia Brave - Peng Black Girls
Cautious Clay - Cheesin'
Q - Take Me Where Your Heart Is
Forrest Nolan - Sinatra
Loyle Carner - Ain't Nothing Changed
Durand Bernarr - Stuck ft. Ari Lennox
LOONY - Raw
Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn - Tortoise
Pa Salieu - Over There
Nyck Caution - What They Want (Gashi)
-Thank you for Watching (Ray and Troy)
Episode Spotlight - Unusual Demont - Unusual Demont is a new artist in all respects, but he has provided fresh new sounds to the industry. 'Amber' and 'Pine' are songs that invite the listener to sing along on the first listen. Creating music like this is quite the skill for such a new artist.
The music for this episode:
Mac Ayres - Sunny & 62
Ayy Wing, Chuuwee, Shuko - Orange Dreamer
Why These Coyotes - Dance Around the Fire
Willis - I Think I Like When It Rains
Daste - Somebody Like You
Chiiild - Pirouette
Kyle Lux - Rolling Stone
Jvck James - Friend of Mine
Radiant Children - Sky Mind
Topaz Jones - Toothache
Mad Macks - Cultura
- Thank you for listening (Ray and Troy)
Episode Spotlight - Feng Suave- "A person in a suit never disappoints" - Ray and Troy
Feng Suave has a style and sound that delivers just as their name states. A calming and smooth presentation of indie sounds.
Music from the Episode:
IYAMAH - Lone Soldier
Between Friends - Affection
DVR - Muscles
Miniature Tigers - Like or Like Like
Lunar Vacation - Unlucky
Feng Suave - Sink into the Floor
Sunset Rollercoaster - My Jinji
Adeline - Twilight
Liza - Rolla
Gaidaa - Say Yes
Shae Universe - No Stallin
Wills - Solid Gold
This is the Rap Episode. Every artists gets there own spotlight.
Music from this episode:
- Craig Xen - Fall in Love
- Jordan Ward - Slide
- Alec King - (303-905-5535)
- NugLife & etc - The Love Dispensary
- Domo Genesis - Coming Back (ft. Mac Miller)
- Femdot - Lifetime ft. (Saba)
- Bas - Pinball II
- Absoul - Dangerookiepawaa Freestyle
- Pivot Gang - Hero
- BEAM - Nothing
- WhiteRoseMoxie - weneverdie
-Thanks for Listening (Ray and Troy)
Episode Spotlight - Winston Surfshirt -This Australian Group supplies a type of music that we had no idea we wanted. Winston Surfshirt makes funky hip-hop songs that will hit the spot for fans of Mac Miller, Funk, or soft rap.
The music from this episode:
- NNavy - Stay
- Raveena - Close 2 U
- Maeta - Kind of Fool
- Sam Addeo - Losing Someone
- boy pablo - i hope she loves me back
- Kojey Radical - 28 and Sublime
- Rex Evans - Protect my energy
- Deema - Hash Browns
- Akeem Ali - Keemy Casanova
- Mereba - Stay Tru
- Amaria - Roses
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Winston Surfshirt - NobodyLikeYou
- Thank you for Listening (Ray and Troy)
Episode Spotlight - Jordan Ward - is a rapper who can also sing. This is nothing new considering other artists like: Smino, J.I.D., Saba, and etc. However, Jordan Ward is a breath of fresh air due to his experiences and the way he presents them in his songs. Listening to Valley Hopefuls, anyone can listen and determine Ward is not your average fast talking, sing-song type rapper. Instead, they would find he is a rapper many people can identify with through similar problems with women, friends, or money
The music from this show:
- Seraphina Simone - Blue Devil
- Alex Banin - Hawthorne
- Hether - Pink Purple Blues
- Unusual Demont - Amber
- Jelani Blackman - Hello
- Loyle Carner - Ice Water
- Brandyn Burnette - Airplane Mode
- edbl & Kofi Stone - I'll Wait
- Jordan Ward - Photo
- Spillage Village - Jupiter
- Hope Tala - All My Girls Like To Fight
- DUCKWRTH - Say What U Mean
-Thank you for Listening (Ray & Troy)
This episode has not spotlight artist, since every artists on the roster is top tier. From the Indie section to R&B and Rap, every artist is spectacular and deserves the shine.
The music from this episode:
- Men I Trust - Show Me How
- Bane's World - You Say I'm In Love
- The Ninjas - Morphine
- Spacey Jane - Feeding the Family
- Ambre - Fubu
- Santino Le Saint - I Know
- Xavier Omar - Protect
- James Vickery - Pressure
- MF Doom - Air [Vault Exclusive]
- IDK - 495
- Deante Hitchcock - Weighing Me Down
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Denzel Curry - Cosmic
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Thank you for listening (Ray and Troy)
Episode Spotlight- Kofi Stone - Kofi is a breath of fresh air in the rap community. His raps are from the heart and easy to digest. He raps over old school beats and does it incredibly well. In "It's Okay to Cry", Kofi and Loyle Carner discuss the mental gymnastics that come with being a man today.
The Music from this episode:
- Big Krit - Tiz the Season
- Emotional Oranges - West Coast Love
- Hotel Ugly - Mikey and The Frogs
- Berhana - Golden Pt. 2
- Crisaunt - Supplier
- Aquariuz - Cycles
- Jaxxon D. Silva - A Swollen Song
- KnuckS - Home
- Kofi St0ne - It's Okay to Cry
- Magroove - B Cool (Melanie Faye)
- Xamvolo - Old Soul
- JMSN - INFERNO
-Thank you for listening (Ray and Troy)
Episode Spotlight - Monsune - Scott Zhang is a Canadian-Chinese musician that can fall in to R&B or Indie Pop. His song "Nothing in Return" was his debut single, and it truly set the precedent of how great an artists he could be. There is a definite audience for his music that will only grow with more music he produces.
Other music from this episode:
boy pablo - Losing You
Good Luck Finding Iris - Fool for You
Puma Blue - Opiate
Nyck Caution - Product of My Environment
Monsune - Nothing in Return
Ama Lou - NORTHSIDE
Hope Tala - D.T.M.
Gaidaa - Stranger
Hunnah - Crush
The Honeysticks - Out Like a Light
Paw Paw Rod - HIT EM WHERE IT HURTS
Sports - Baby Baby
- Thanks for Listening (Ray and Troy)
Episode Spotlight: Tobe Nwigwe - He does not just have a fun last name. He also has some of the most outstandingly subtle bars in rap. In the past months, he has has features from big names like: D Smoke, Royce 'da 5'9", Black Thought, and a list of many more. Tobe Nwigwe is a constant source of music for lyricism, a clean aesthetic, and black empowerment.
Other music from the episode:
- JST David - Never too late
- Lola Young - 3rd of Jan
- Olivia Dean - The Hardest Part
- Samm Henshaw - Still Broke
- Tim Atlas - Wallflower
- Akthesavior - Higher Purpose
- Mad Macks - All Gold
- Joey Bada$$ - When Thugs Cry
- Blxst - Hurt
- Jaz Karis - The Waiting Line
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TENDER - What You're Missing
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Thank you for listening (Ray and Troy)
Ray and Troy ended their stressful week of exams and papers with a show filled with all the leftover angst. They provide their usual service of finding Rap/RnB/Indie music that has not been heard by the mainstream.
This episode has music from:
- Swavay
- NLE Choppa
- Fatboibari
- Weston Estate
- Amber Mark
- Ambre
- VanJess
- Xavier Omar
- Glue Trip
- Tokyo Tea Room
In this episode, Ray and Troy explore some other styles and music in The Vault. Some has a hint of Spanish, maybe some Australian & British spices, and the usual genres of the show. This episode was a true melting pot.
This episode has music from:
- Masego
- Mako Road
- Sen Senra
- Winston Surfshirt
- Meltt
- ODIE
- K1ngsam
- Santino Le Saint
- Yendry
- Curtis Waters
- Zaia
- and IDK
Sup, in this episode, Ray and Troy get back to basics with their picks this week. They have R&B, Indie, Psychedelic Rock, and some Jazz. This episode is for self-reflection, celebration, and thinking about that dog you saw a while back that you wanted to steal but remembered that it has a happier and safer life with its real owner....
This episode has music from:
- i The Mighty
- Samm Henshaw
- BENEE
- Xavier Omar and many more!
The music can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyYmpxmC_7T5YZeREOySg2RakCal22rOk
Sup,
In this episode, Ray and Troy dedicated a whole show to the music that your neighbor with the modded Honda Civic plays while your try to sleep: Rap. There's nothing better than listening to your two hosts adore their favorite rappers for 58 minutes.
This episode has music from:
- Deante Hitchcock
- Amine
- A$AP Nast
- Childish Major and many more!
The music from this episode can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyYmpxmC_7T4GKh9fCi75RkTuOU9enN4h
In this episode, Ray is locked down in quarantine, so Troy is in the booth alone. Though there is distance between them, they still find a way to supply an hour of musical jewels, so sit back, slip on that Snuggie, tell your neighbors to get a divorce and enjoy.
This episode has music from:
- Thundercat
- Oddisee
- Steve Lacy
- Far Caspian and many more!
The music can be found at: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyYmpxmC7T6DQIzNhyU21f1rD6p_pTn
In this episode, Ray and Troy have done it again. They kicked it off with some Rap, slowed it down with some Floating music and R&B, and finished it off with a song from Joji's new album: Nectar.
This episode has music from:
- Anderson Paak
- Lucky Daye
- Yellow Days
- Joji and Many More!
Once again, Ray and Troy supply artists and bands that passed under the radar for most. This episode has a favorite song from both host that they feel everyone should hear.
This episode has music from:
- DUCKWRTH
- Sampha
- Palace
- Denzel Curry & Many More!
In this episode of The Vault, Ray and Troy 'create' a new genre of music and show a large appreciation for small Canadian artists, as well as some underappreciated local talent.
This episode has music from:
- EARTHGANG
- Masego
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Liza & many more!
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Ray and Troy opened up The Vault to find some songs that were made for boys (and girls) that cry. However, through the tears, they were able to put a show together that was not entirely depressing.
This episode includes
- Smino
- Jorja Smith
- Still Woozy
- Steve Lacy
- KEY! and whole lot more