Freestyles

It’s been 31 years since Craig G made his emcee debut in 1985 with the 12″ single “Shout Rap” on Pop Art Records. As a master of his craft, he remains consistent and relevant as ever, touring the world with his 2016 album, I Rap…

DJ Eclipse hosted an eclectic group of emcees in this episode of Rap Is Outta Control. Homeboy Sandman represents Queens, NY and the label Stones Throw Records. Scrooge Owens is an emcee from the Bronx, NY representing the group Ghostland Dynasty. Finally, A-F-R-O is an…

This week’s episode of RIOC was full of Hip Hop legends with the likes of Masta Ace, MC Serch, and DJ Eclipse. Joined by the incredibly talented producer Kev Brown who played live beats throughout the show, the two emcees rocked over a Kev beat…

New York City represented heavy with guests like MC WhiteOwl, IDE from Creative Juices Music, and Jise One of the legendary Arsonists crew. With half a century of combined music experience, the three artists are continuing their individual creatives processes and releasing new music. MC…

Brooklyn emcees Lucky Tatt and Illa Ghee showed up to chat with DJ Eclipse about their latest music endeavors. Illa Ghee released Illamatic, a mixtape in preparation for his full-length album, Suede Cigarettes, later in 2016. Lucky Tatt, under the mentorship of Fame (M.O.P.), released…

New Jersey emcee Cymarshall Law was up at RIOC recently promoting his mixtape, The Main Character, in preparation for his next full-length album, Hip Hop In The Soul 3. Along with host DJ Eclipse, Law was discussing many of his life events that held him…

DJ Eclipse hosted a Queens-heavy show at Sirius XM studios with some of the borough’s hardest working talent. The guests were eager to rip the microphone and close the show with a freestyle session. Check out MacMotion, Neek The Exotic, Gab Gotcha, Hologram, and Meyhem…

Brooklyn emcee and Bankai Fam co-founder Skanks The Rap Martyr showed up at RIOC with Big D and Easy Mo Bee. Skanks was touring with MC Lyte at age 13 and has been making music ever since. He’s featured on Big D’s upcoming album, This…

Bronx emcee Nine and Philly emcee Jakk Frost are both influential Hip Hop artists in their respective regions. Nine has made a return to the scene since his famed “Whutcha Want” single in the 90s and Jakk Frost has been consistently releasing quality music, this…

Queens duo Timeless Truth and California residents Lyric Jones and Planet Asia came together on Rap Is Outta Control to talk with DJ Eclipse about new music they’ve been creating. They finished the show nicely with a fierce freestyle session. Check it out and share…