Members of the collective Local-Mu12 stopped by Sirius XM to promote their debut album Everyday People. Spearheaded by producer/emcee/engineer Fokis, Local-Mu12 stands for Local Musicians United 2012 and is a membership-based organization of emcees, producers, and like-minded individuals that take advantage having power in numbers. Fokis introduced Detroit emcee Stryfe…
Blacastan, Motif Alumni, & David Bars | Freestyle
DJ Eclipse welcomed D.I.T.C. affiliates David Bars and Motif Alumni to the show, as well as returning guest Blacastan from The Demigodz. Blacastan dropped a new album with Stu Bangas called The Uncanny Adventures Of Watson & Holmes. David Bars will be releasing a free download of his 10-track project…
Mazzi (S.O.U.L. Purpose) Donates Album Sales to Build Clean Water Wells in Uganda & Kenya | Interview
Mazzi defines his group name S.O.U.L. Purpose as Sense Of Understanding Life’s Purpose. Anyone who has helped contribute to his vision, charities, and philanthropies is considered a member of the group. Continuing this tradition, Mazzi speaks with DJ Eclipse in this video interview about his latest album, The Building. The…
Mazzi, Fokis, J. Crenshaw, & Stryfe | Freestyle
DJ Eclipse hosted another great show of talented guests, this time with NYC residents Mazzi and Fokis, as well as Virginia artist J. Crenshaw and Detroit artist Stryfe. Fokis has spearheaded the album Everyday People from group Local-Mu12 in which Crenshaw and Stryfe appear on. Mazzi and SOUL Purpose’s latest…
Sheri Sher talks Mercedes Ladies Book About Female Hip Hop Pioneers
Sheri Sher is an influential figure in Hip Hop culture since the 1970s. As a member of the first female Hip Hop group, Mercedes Ladies, Sheri has quite a story to tell. She joined DJ Eclipse on Sirius XM to talk about publishing the first novel of a female Hip…
Ren Thomas on meeting Pete Rock and I Been Nice album | Interview
Ren Thomas dropped by Rap Is Outta Control for the first time after a slew of successful ventures in his music career. His official debut album I Been Nice has recently released with the help of executive producer Lord Sear. Ren tells the story about how he landed the Pete…
Ren Thomas & DJ Eclipse Freestyle
New Jersey emcee Ren Thomas from the Philadelphia-based record label Sensi-Starr stopped by Sirius XM studios to promote his solo album I Been Nice, presented by Lord Sear. Ren ended the show with a freestyle over an Oh No instrumental from the Breakbeat Lou records Ultimate Breaks & Beats presents:…
Napoleon Da Legend talks J. Cole diss song “E.Cole.Lie”
Napoleon Da Legend is no stranger to lyricism and wordplay. In this interview segment with DJ Eclipse, Napoleon talks about his diss song to J. Cole, titled “E.Cole.Lie”. The diss track stems from two J. Cole songs, “False Prophet” and “Everybody Dies”, that appeared on his 40-minute Eyez documentary. There…
Napoleon Da Legend talks Steal This Mixtape Too
Solo emcee and Da Dysfunshunal Familee member Napoleon Da Legend appeared on Rap Is Outta Control recently to promote his recent mixtapes, Steal This Mixtape and Steal This Mixtape Too. In this interview with DJ Eclipse, Napoleon recaps his latest tour in Europe with Black Milk, Oddisee, Jeru The Damaja,…
Breakbeat Lou talks Oh No producing for Ultimate Breaks & Beats
DJ/producer Breakbeat Lou has played a significant role in the world of Hip Hop production and DJs. As a record digger since 1978, there was a sense of pride and secrecy for DJs and producers to not reveal which records were used/sampled for their music. Breakbeat Lou along with partner…