Legendary emcee and producer from the D.I.T.C. crew, Diamond D, joins the RIOC crew to discuss his first producer compilation project. The album is called The Diam Piece and will release in August, 2014. Features include Stacy Epps, Pharoahe Monch, Fat Joe, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo,…
Kool Kim (The UMC’s) | Freestyle
Staten Island emcee Kool Kim of The UMC’s visits DJ Eclipse at Rap Is Outta Control to discuss the return of the group, alongside producer Haas G. Check out this freestyle by Kim as he shows why The UMC’s are ready to make noise again.
John Robinson & PVD describe making the Modern Vintage album
Emcee John Robinson and instrumentalist PVD have teamed up to bring you an organic music experience. One of the few hip hop albums with instruments layered in a fashion to sound like samples, PVD produced the entire project. John Robinson is joined by guests Melinda…
Chris Rivers talks lyricism and Wonderland Of Misery 2
Chris Rivers, emcee and son of the legendary Big Punisher, visits DJ Eclipse and Q-Unique at Rap Is Outta Control to promote his latest mixtape. Chris talks about the influence of lyricism in his music and how it is in his “natural state of form”…
Chris Rivers, Whispers, & John Robinson | Freestyle
This week on Rap Is Outta Control, John Robinson, Whispers, and Big Punisher’s son, Chris Rivers, stop by to promote their latest projects and freestyle over an impromptu instrumental. Chris Rivers’ mixtape, Wonderland Of Misery 2: The Good King, is available for free download and…
Vanderslice & AWAR discuss Everything’s Awesome and The Winning Team albums
Producer Vanderslice visits Rap Is Outta Control to talk about his album, Everything’s Awesome. It features a handful of instrumental tracks as well as songs with AWAR, Evidence, Freddie Gibbs, Maffew Ragazino, Celph Titled, Apathy, Merkules, and Twin Gambino. The album package comes with a…
Maffew Ragazino & AWAR | Freestyle
New York emcees Maffew Ragazino and AWAR stop by Rap Is Outta Control to promote their new projects and freestyle over some Vanderslice beats. Purchase Vanderslice’s album Everything’s Awesome here, featuring Apathy, Freddie Gibbs, Evidence, Celph Titled, and more. Also, stay tuned for The Winning…
King Syze, Reef The Lost Cauze, & Kemikel Ali | Freestyle
Philadelphia was represented heavy in this week’s Rap Is Outta Control show. Veteran emcee Reef The Lost Cauze was joined by King Syze and Kemikel Ali to freestyle in a cypher. Check out Reef’s album, The Fast Way, King Syze’s album, Union Terminology, and Kemikel’s…
Masta Ace & Wordsworth break down The Turning Point EP by eMC
NYC-based group eMC releases their latest project, The Turning Point EP on Penalty Records. Consisting of Masta Ace, Wordsworth, Punchline, and Stricklin, the group is following up from their first collaborate album in 2008, The Show. In this interview with DJ Eclipse on Rap Is…
Torae & Skyzoo describe the Barrel Brothers album
Brooklyn emcees Torae and Skyzoo stop by Rap Is Outta Control with DJ Eclipse to talk about their self-titled collaboration album, Barrel Brothers. Since fans have been asking the duo for an album since 2008, it only took them two months to write and record…