New York was represented heavily with the guest emcees in a recent RIOC episode. U.G. from the classic 90s group Cella Dwellas was joined by Queens emcees Nutso and Tony Born. U.G. has released the album Portals on Creative Juices Music, Nutso has released his…

Mikey D’Struction was a rapper from Queens in the 80s, known for his fierce battling ability. He was supposed to battle LL Cool J one day, who was formerly known as J-Ski, and instead the two became friendly and compared notes upon meeting. Mikey and…

Mikey D’Struction has a long history in Hip Hop since the 1980s, from being a member of Clientele Brothers to crossing paths with LL Cool J and writing for Doug E. Fresh to releasing a single “Dawn” with Rahzel’s first recorded beatbox appearance and becoming…

Bronx native Mickey Factz releases his first official album after 8 years of recording mixtapes. Backed by Soulspazm and W.A.R. Media and fully produced by Nottz, the album is a culmination of all of Mickey’s experiences in life and music, from gaining the attention of…

Queens Hip Hop legend Mikey D’Struction and Bronx native Mickey Factz have joined DJ Eclipse on Rap Is Outta Control to discuss their latest respective bodies of work. Mikey D’Struction has released Day Of D’Struction and Mickey Factz has released The Achievement: circa ’82. Check…

Kool Keith releases his 935th album, Feature Magnetic, and calls it “…one of the best masterpieces” due to the fact he’s personally produced 78% of the beats. Additional producers include Ocean Ave Records, Ol Man 80zz & Futurewave, and Giz for Crazy 100. With many…

Skyzoo just released his album The Easy Truth with Detroit producer Apollo Brown. He explains the ironic title of the album, being that so many current events are difficult to digest and mostly glanced over. The album concept came about after Skyzoo was listening to…

Brooklyn meets Pennsylvania in this episode of Rap Is Outta Control. Skyzoo just released his album The Easy Truth with Detroit producer Apollo Brown and King Magnetic & GQ are finishing up some projects for 2017. Check out this freestyle video as all three emceees…

Kye Brewin and Mark Scott are the Hip Hop duo known as The Higher Up. Kye is the son of emcee Breeze Brewin of the influential Hip Hop group Juggaknots. In this interview with DJ Eclipse, Kye and Mark talk about how they met and…

Breeze Brewin of the legendary New York Hip Hop crew Juggaknots appeared on this episode of Rap Is Outta Control with DJ Eclipse. Alongside him was the group The Higher Up, co-founded by Breeze’s son Kye Brewin and Mark Scott. All three emcees showcased their…