As a testament to their undeniable talent and skyrocketing popularity, URL recently beat out over 6,500 international contestants to lock in a coveted 4th place position in Myspace & XM Satellite Radio's “Show Us What U Got” competition. Their release of their last album The Pavement has garnered in excess of 20,550 Myspace plays in 2008.

Additionally, the UpRite Lions hard work and unparalleled sound have enabled them to thrill crowds alongside such iconic artists and industry heavyweights as:


* Common
* Talib Kweli
* Slick Rick •Little Brother
* Kanye West
* Floetry
* KRS-One
* Mary J. Blige
* Anthony Hamilton
* Raheem Devaughn
* Lords Of The Underground
* Last Poets
* Pete Rock
* DiscMasters
* Baby Grand



* DJ Chela (Justo Award Winner)
* JJ the jenius (Music producer for Aaron McGruder's nationally syndicated cartoon series The Boondocks)



Ever at home in the spotlight, Trice, Shef and B-Star have garnered the lions share of media attention including features in Billboard magazine, GoTriad, UrbanLit and SpeakEZ magazines, Charlottegigs.com, A&T Register. They have even earned the front cover of the Fayetteville Observer, officially cementing their status as hometown heroes. Recognizing that their presence is too large to be confined to print, URL has also appeared on several online TV shows, including: The Pavement, Street Scholar, The Collective and Generation: Got Next.

The Lions have sharpened their claws and honed their skills on and off the stage by hosting numerous events in the Triangle, Triad and Piedmont regions of the state. Some of these include:


* Reign Supreme Beat Battle (Formerly sponsored by UrbanLit Magazine: first and longest running beat battle in the Triad Region)



* The Collective Poetry and Open Mic Series



* Da Spotlight Regional Talent Showcase



* XM Radio's International Show Us What U Got Contest
* (Top-4 Finalists, out of over 6500 worldwide entries)



* 4th Annual Mid-Atlantic Music Conference




These accomplishments are merely the tip of the proverbial iceberg for UpRite Lions. They have orchestrated critically acclaimed projects both collectively and individually and there is more to come. UpRite Lions will be returning to the studio soon to record their much-anticipated new album.

Keep a close eye on URL, they are taking the world by storm!