In January 2017, Neek The Exotic released his latest solo album with 11 tracks of that classic boom bap sound for the Hip Hop heads. The Queens native has collected some heavy guest appearances including Mr. Cheeks (The Lost Boyz), Freddie Foxxx, Craig G, BigLeto, Father D, and Tommy Strong….
Dinco D talks solo album Cameo Flows | Interview
Dinco D, emcee from the pioneering Hip Hop group Leaders Of The New School, showed up to RIOC with long-time friend and collaborator Jarobi White of A Tribe Called Quest. It’s been over 25 years since Dinco began releasing music with his group LONS, and 2016 marks the release of…
HUBBS talks Black Privilege album with producer M16 | Interview
Pittsburgh emcee HUBBS visited NYC to watch the Steelers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs by 2 points as well as promote his latest album, Black Privilege. In addition to football, HUBBS came up to chat with DJ Eclipse about his album Black Privilege with producer M16. HUBBS goes on to…
HUBBS | Freestyle
Pittsburgh emcee HUBBS visited NYC to watch the Steelers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs by 2 points as well as promote his latest album, Black Privilege. Check out his freestyle with DJ Eclipse from the end of the show and purchase Black Privilege.
Sean Strange & John Jigg$ talk independent rap hustle | Interview
New York emcees John Jigg$ and Sean Strange talk with DJ Eclipse about maintaining a career as independent Hip Hop artists. Sean goes into detail about the many years he’s had to pay dues in order to see the benefits of a fan base, as well as working hard to…
John Jigg$, Sean Strange, Corey Joseph, & Scott G | Freestyle
DJ Eclipse hosted a packed house this past Sunday with a bunch of talented New York emcees. John Jigg$ from Long Island was in the place promoting his upcoming album Sorry, Not Sorry scheduled to release in March. Queens emcee and label owner Sean Strange brought a few of his…
SmooVth talks H.N.I.C. album with Hus Kingpin | Interview
Hempstead, NY emcee SmooVth has returned to RIOC once again with a bunch of new music for his fans. In September 2016, he released the solo album SS96J: Smoothest Since 96 J with features from Rozewood, Sage Infinite, Planet Asia, Big Twins, Constantine, and more. In November 2016, SmooVth and…
Tha God Fahim, SmooVth, & Heem Stogied | Freestyle
DJ Eclipse completed another successful show for the books recently. He was joined by Atlanta emcees Tha God Fahim and Heem Stogied, as well as Rap Is Outta Control alumnus SmooVth from Long Island, NY. SmooVth is a member of the group The Winners and came by to promote his…
Q-Unique & Audible Doctor talk BlaQ Coffee album | Interview
Q-Unique and Audible Doctor showed up to RIOC to talk about the BlaQ Coffee album by Q-Unique & The Brown Bag AllStars. With no guest features, the project was produced by J57, Deejay Element, and Audible Doctor. Originally planned as a single record and later expanded into an EP, Q…
MentPlus & Sucio Smash | Interview
Sucio Smash brings the talented DJ/producer MentPlus to RIOC after releasing records together on Sucio’s label, High Water Music. MentPlus released an instrumental project, A Spoonful EP, following his full-length project earlier in 2016 called Stormy Nights LP. In this interview with DJ Eclipse, MentPlus talks about the production equipment…