Pioneering emcee Kool Keith from Ultramagnetic MCs was a special guest on @RapIsOuttaCntrl recently. DJ Eclipse dug up an archived freestyle from 1989 where Keith performed on Marley Marl’s “In Control” show on WBLS. The performance was uncanny and entertaining to say the least, and…

Baltimore hip hop duo Raf Almighty and Snook Da Crook make up the group Dirt Platoon. The two biological brothers just released their third official album, Bare Face Robbery, with the help of the Effiscienz imprint. The album includes production from Fel Sweetenberg, Tom Delay…

Newark emcee William Cooper released his latest album, God’s Will, produced entirely by BP. The album is 26 tracks of raw, grimy hip hop that true hip hop lovers can always appreciate. Guest features include Rah Digga, ILL BILL, Pacewon, Planet Asia, Diabolic, Big Noyd,…

Baltimore, MD group Dirt Platoon and Newark, NJ emcee William Cooper stopped by RIOC to discuss their upcoming albums, Bare Face Robbery and God’s Will. Both projects were heavily cosigned by DJ Eclipse after mentioning that he rarely promotes music from outside of his immediate…

Tha Addicts members DJ Menace and Bliz Balboa showed up to RIOC to talk about their upcoming album, This Is For Us. The project is releasing in August 2015 and will be available for download. Both members got down on this instrumental for the freestyle…

Hip hop group eMC was interviewed recently by Torae about their latest album, The Tonite Show. Masta Ace describes the concept of the album being based on the Gary Shandling show. eMC is the musical act on The Tonite Show with Jimmy Falcon while the…

DJ Eclipse has a discussion with J57 and Spit Gemz about the past 15 years of music marketing and selling records. In the 1990s, the majority of aspiring artists were looking to sign a major record deal, which was like playing the lottery. When Fat…

The dynamic trio eMC appeared in a special RIOC show with Da Beatminerz and co-host Torae to discuss their newest album, The Tonite Show. Wordsworth, Stricklin, and Masta Ace have constructed another creative concept album for the true school hip hop fans. Check out this…

Spit Gemz recently released his newest album, Godly Features. In this interview, DJ Eclipse highlights Gemz’s improvements over the years, from delivery to beat selection. Gemz is humble and very gracious to have collaborated with artists that he grew up listening to such as Kool…

New York native Spit Gemz stopped by RIOC to discuss his newest album, Godly Features. The project is a collection of his best features from collaborations he’s recorded over the years. He even recorded a few new tracks for the project. Purchase Godly Features and…