Brooklyn emcees Your Old Droog and Problemz were special guests recently on RIOC to discuss their latest projects in 2015. Droog is a Coney Island native that gained major recognition in 2014 for his uncanny similarity to Nas’ voice and delivery. He’s since stood out…
Freestyles
4 Turntables with DJ Eclipse, DJ Evil Dee, DJ JS-1, & DJ DV One
After the Rock Steady Anniversary show in Central Park, DJ Eclipse brought some talented DJs to RIOC for a fun medley of breaks and cuts. With four turntables set up in the studio, pairs of two were formed where one DJ would spin breaks for…
Ea$y Money & Koncept | Freestyle
Haverhill, MA emcee Ea$y Money and New York emcee Koncept (Brown Bag AllStars) visited the RIOC show to discuss their upcoming projects with DJ Eclipse. Ea$y Money’s album The M.O.N.E.Y. is available now on iTunes and Koncept & J57’s album The Fuel EP will release…
MyVerse | Freestyle
Orlando emcee and Rock Steady Crew member MyVerse appeared on Rap Is Outta Control after performing a set at the RSC 38th Anniversary show in Central Park, NYC. The emcee/poet/b-girl spit some rhymes over a break beat provided by DJ JS-1. Check out her freestyle…
Mic Handz, MC Serch (3rd Bass), & Innocent? | Freestyle
DJ Eclipse invited a group of New York emcees from different generations to the RIOC show. Frequent collaborators Mic Handz and Innocent? have been working on music together, with Mic releasing more than a few projects over the next couple of months and making his…
Emskee & Sicknature (Snowgoons) | Freestyle
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…
HUBBS, Skyzoo, & DJ Rob Swift | Freestyle
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 & Screwmanew | Freestyle
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…
Kool Keith reacts to his 1989 freestyle on Marley Marl’s “In Control” radio show
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…
Dirt Platoon & William Cooper | Freestyle
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…