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),…

Two long-time DJs who have mastered the art of turntablism decades before software came into the picture had an important discussion on the skill level of the new generation of DJs. Both agree that the skill level of turntablism has not surpassed the peak of…

Long-time emcee Emskee from Brooklyn was joined by emcee/producer Sicknature from Germany to promote their upcoming albums. Emskee & Easy Mo Bee just released their Two For One LP for the hip hop fans that love the golden era, boom bap sound. Sicknature and his…

Brooklyn emcee Skyzoo and one half of the Barrel Brothers has released another solo album, Music For My Friends. This album, he explains, is a reflection of how Skyzoo and his friends grew up. He draws concepts from actual stories, emotions, and experiences as a…

HUBBS drove all the way out to NYC from Pittsburgh to appear on RIOC with DJ Eclipse and talk about his upcoming mixtape, Modern Vintage III. The mixtape is a follow-up from the collaboration album, Piece Of Mind, with producer GitBeats. Modern Vintage III is…

DJ Rob Swift of the legendary X-Ecutioners DJ crew was a special guest on RIOC, promoting his first full-length album in six years. Named X-Files: Lost & Deleted, Rob explains that this album is a collection of rare, remixed, and reinterpreted songs from the archives….

Brooklyn, Queens, and Pittsburgh connected on this RIOC episode with DJ Eclipse. Emcees Skyzoo (BK) and HUBBS (PA) spit some very impressive freestyles while DJ Rob Swift of The X-Ecutioners cut the instrumental. HUBBS is preparing to release his mixtape Modern Vintage 3 and Skyzoo…

Apocalypse stopped by RIOC to talk about his new album, The Wake Up Call. After his debut appearance on two Masta Ace albums (Disposable Arts and A Long Hot Summer), Apocalypse finally recorded his own project, executive produced by Domingo and only two features (Screwmanew…

Brooklyn emcees Apocalypse and Screwmanew were featured in another freestyle session on Sirius XM’s RIOC with the legendary DJ Eclipse. Apocalypse made his debut on Masta Ace’s album, Disposable Arts, and later, A Long Hot Summer. He’s returned with an album of his own, The…

Special guest Large Professor joined the RIOC crew recently in an episode to discuss his newest album, Re:Living. In this interview, Extra P discusses his Nas tribute song, “In The Scrolls”, and how he had to seek out Queensbridge native G-Wiz on foot to be…