Long-time friend of DJ Eclipse from the Wild Pitch Records days, MC Serch of 3rd Bass visited the crew at RIOC just to hang out. He spoke a little bit on a House record called “On My Game” that he recorded with DJ Mighty Mi…

New York artists Mic Handz and Innocent? were up on RIOC recently to talk about many of their upcoming projects. Handz will be releasing his first official LP and is very excited to have a finished product after several years working hard through many obstacles….

Legendary producer Easy Mo Bee and long-time Brooklyn emcee Emskee were on the RIOC recently with DJ Eclipse. The three had a passionate discussion about authentic Hip Hop and making music from the heart. Easy Mo Bee explained that he’s being free with his craft…

DJ Illegal from the Snowgoons expressed his appreciation for Easy Mo Bee as a production influence as they were in the same room on RIOC. “Easy Mo Bee is basically one of the reasons that the Snowgoons exist” explains Illegal. As a kid in Germany…

Native New Yorkers Emskee and Easy Mo Bee have recently released their collaboration album, Two For One, initially as a vinyl release. Emskee, long-time emcee and DJ, and Easy Mo Bee, former emcee and legendary producer in the music industry, bring you a neo-classic sounding…

German producers Snowgoons joined us at Rap Is Outta Control recently to talk about their latest collaboration album, Trapped In America, with Boston hip hop duo N.B.S. Sicknature explained how he initially connected with N.B.S. over the Internet many years ago, even before meeting DJ…

DJ Eclipse invited a group of New York emcees from different generations to the RIOC show. Frequent collaborators Mic Handz and Innocent? have been working on music together, with Mic releasing more than a few projects over the next couple of months and making his…

NY emcee Ka from the 90s groups Natural Elements and Nightbreed has teamed up with DJ Preservation, producer and DJ for Mos Def, to create an album. In this interview on RIOC with DJ Eclipse and co-host Rasheed Chappell, Ka and Pres explain how they…

Shan Nicholson, director of the newly-released documentary, Rubble Kings, joined us at RIOC to talk about the project. The film is focused on New York City gang culture in late 1960s and early 70s, which paved the way to what later became Hip Hop culture….

This Sunday, July 26, 2015 marks the 38th Rock Steady Anniversary Show with another incredible lineup of performances. Doors open at 2pm in Central Park and the show will run until 7pm. You can expect to see sets from Ea$y Money, Queen Herawin (The Juggaknots),…