Interviews

Shan Nicholson, director of the newly-released documentary, Rubble Kings, joined us at RIOC to talk about the project. The film is focused on New York City gang culture in late 1960s and early 70s, which paved the way to what later became Hip Hop culture….

This Sunday, July 26, 2015 marks the 38th Rock Steady Anniversary Show with another incredible lineup of performances. Doors open at 2pm in Central Park and the show will run until 7pm. You can expect to see sets from Ea$y Money, Queen Herawin (The Juggaknots),…

Two long-time DJs who have mastered the art of turntablism decades before software came into the picture had an important discussion on the skill level of the new generation of DJs. Both agree that the skill level of turntablism has not surpassed the peak of…

Brooklyn emcee Skyzoo and one half of the Barrel Brothers has released another solo album, Music For My Friends. This album, he explains, is a reflection of how Skyzoo and his friends grew up. He draws concepts from actual stories, emotions, and experiences as a…

HUBBS drove all the way out to NYC from Pittsburgh to appear on RIOC with DJ Eclipse and talk about his upcoming mixtape, Modern Vintage III. The mixtape is a follow-up from the collaboration album, Piece Of Mind, with producer GitBeats. Modern Vintage III is…

DJ Rob Swift of the legendary X-Ecutioners DJ crew was a special guest on RIOC, promoting his first full-length album in six years. Named X-Files: Lost & Deleted, Rob explains that this album is a collection of rare, remixed, and reinterpreted songs from the archives….

Apocalypse stopped by RIOC to talk about his new album, The Wake Up Call. After his debut appearance on two Masta Ace albums (Disposable Arts and A Long Hot Summer), Apocalypse finally recorded his own project, executive produced by Domingo and only two features (Screwmanew…

Special guest Large Professor joined the RIOC crew recently in an episode to discuss his newest album, Re:Living. In this interview, Extra P discusses his Nas tribute song, “In The Scrolls”, and how he had to seek out Queensbridge native G-Wiz on foot to be…

Bronx legend Kool Keith swings by @RapIsOuttaCntrl as a special guest to talk about random topics and watch DJ Eclipse on the turntables. In this one-of-a-kind interview, Keith talks about producing on his own and recording about 7,000 tracks per week. He claims to have…

Baltimore hip hop duo Raf Almighty and Snook Da Crook make up the group Dirt Platoon. The two biological brothers just released their third official album, Bare Face Robbery, with the help of the Effiscienz imprint. The album includes production from Fel Sweetenberg, Tom Delay…