Staten Island producer Git Beats and Pittsburgh emcee Hubbs discuss how they met and began collaborating together. Git heard of Hubbs from a feature in Genesis Magazine about the top five artists in Pittsburgh and Git instantly became hooked on the music. Hubbs was familiar…
Interviews
Illa Ghee talks new album Social Graffiti and explains the meaning
Brooklyn emcee Illa Ghee breaks down the meaning of his new album Social Graffiti and how graffiti is not seen as an art to the untrained eye (or untrained ear in the case of music). Illa goes on to say how he felt his previous…
Timeless Truth talks new comfort zone with Dominican Diner EP
Queens duo Timeless Truth talks about their new EP, Dominican Diner. Being used to the old fashioned method of recording in a professional studio, the two brothers Oprime39 and Solace talk about adjusting their recording process to allow for more creative expression. Dominican Diner is…
DJ Eclipse announces the Rock Steady Crew 37th Anniversary Show at Central Park NYC
On Sunday, July 27, 2014, the Rock Steady Crew is hosting their 37th anniversary show at NYC’s Summer Stage Central Park. This annual free concert serves to celebrate and preserve the history and evolution of hip hop culture, as well as honor RSC and hip…
Diamond D breaks down The Diam Piece album
Legendary emcee and producer from the D.I.T.C. crew, Diamond D, joins the RIOC crew to discuss his first producer compilation project. The album is called The Diam Piece and will release in August, 2014. Features include Stacy Epps, Pharoahe Monch, Fat Joe, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo,…
John Robinson & PVD describe making the Modern Vintage album
Emcee John Robinson and instrumentalist PVD have teamed up to bring you an organic music experience. One of the few hip hop albums with instruments layered in a fashion to sound like samples, PVD produced the entire project. John Robinson is joined by guests Melinda…
Chris Rivers talks lyricism and Wonderland Of Misery 2
Chris Rivers, emcee and son of the legendary Big Punisher, visits DJ Eclipse and Q-Unique at Rap Is Outta Control to promote his latest mixtape. Chris talks about the influence of lyricism in his music and how it is in his “natural state of form”…
Vanderslice & AWAR discuss Everything’s Awesome and The Winning Team albums
Producer Vanderslice visits Rap Is Outta Control to talk about his album, Everything’s Awesome. It features a handful of instrumental tracks as well as songs with AWAR, Evidence, Freddie Gibbs, Maffew Ragazino, Celph Titled, Apathy, Merkules, and Twin Gambino. The album package comes with a…
Masta Ace & Wordsworth break down The Turning Point EP by eMC
NYC-based group eMC releases their latest project, The Turning Point EP on Penalty Records. Consisting of Masta Ace, Wordsworth, Punchline, and Stricklin, the group is following up from their first collaborate album in 2008, The Show. In this interview with DJ Eclipse on Rap Is…
Torae & Skyzoo describe the Barrel Brothers album
Brooklyn emcees Torae and Skyzoo stop by Rap Is Outta Control with DJ Eclipse to talk about their self-titled collaboration album, Barrel Brothers. Since fans have been asking the duo for an album since 2008, it only took them two months to write and record…