Freestyles

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…

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…

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, 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…

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…

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…

Meyhem Lauren and Hologram stopped by the show with producer IceRocks. Meyhem and Ice have a new project called More Cashmere EP, following up from the previous release, Raw Cashmere. More Cashmere EP features Hologram, Timeless Truth, Bags, Nems, Mr. Muthafuckin’ Exquire, Kassa, and Kool…

Nutso appeared on RIOC to promote his latest project, Divided Soul EP, fully produced by Divided Souls themselves. At the end of the show, DJ Eclipse threw on this Necro & Kool G Rap instrumental so Nutso could finish the night with this freestyle. Check…

Sam Scarfo and Prodigy were special guests on the show this past Sunday. Both artists are releasing new projects, with Sam Scarfo’s 5 Million Stories Vol. 1 & 2 produced entirely by Ski Beatz and Mobb Deep’s Prodigy teaming up with Boogz Boogetz for the…