Skyzoo just released his album The Easy Truth with Detroit producer Apollo Brown. He explains the ironic title of the album, being that so many current events are difficult to digest and mostly glanced over. The album concept came about after Skyzoo was listening to the instrumentals that Apollo Brown…
Skyzoo, GQ, & King Magnetic | Freestyle
Brooklyn meets Pennsylvania in this episode of Rap Is Outta Control. Skyzoo just released his album The Easy Truth with Detroit producer Apollo Brown and King Magnetic & GQ are finishing up some projects for 2017. Check out this freestyle video as all three emceees get down, and purchase The…
Breeze Brewin (Juggaknots) & The Higher Up | Interview
Kye Brewin and Mark Scott are the Hip Hop duo known as The Higher Up. Kye is the son of emcee Breeze Brewin of the influential Hip Hop group Juggaknots. In this interview with DJ Eclipse, Kye and Mark talk about how they met and started making music together. Eclipse…
The Higher Up & Breeze Brewin (Juggaknots) | Freestyle
Breeze Brewin of the legendary New York Hip Hop crew Juggaknots appeared on this episode of Rap Is Outta Control with DJ Eclipse. Alongside him was the group The Higher Up, co-founded by Breeze’s son Kye Brewin and Mark Scott. All three emcees showcased their rhyming skills at the end…
maticulous talks The Chrome Tape instrumental album | Interview
Producer maticulous and former Fat Beats staff member has released his fourth album, The Chrome Tape. This is an instrumental album in cassette form. Side B includes instrumental versions of the The Manual EP by Audimatic (The Audible Doctor & maticulous). The Chrome Tape was entirely produced, mixed, and composed…
Psycho Les (The Beatnuts) talks Dank God Vol. 1 album | Interview
Psycho Les released his latest project, Dank God Vol. 1, a series of songs and collaborations produced by himself. He spoke with DJ Eclipse about some of the features, including Inspectah Deck, Jeru The Damaja, Sean Price, Vinnie Paz, R.A. The Rugged Man, and more. The series was separated into…
MC Serch (3rd Bass) | Freestyle
DJ Eclipse hosted a packed house of Queens artists in this recent RIOC episode. Original Onyx producer Chyskillz was in attendance, along with The Beatnuts member Psycho Les and 3rd Bass frontman MC Serch. Now living in Florida, Serch was in town for the Global Spin DJ Expo that he…
D_Dave, G. Fisher, & Axel Leon | Freestyle
The Bronx was represented heavy on this recent episode of Rap Is Outta Control. Special guests D_Dave, G. Fisher, and Axel Leon spoke with DJ Eclipse about their latest music ventures and upcoming projects. TheBeeShine was out of town, but cell phone video was provided by Dii Lewis and Carla…
Ali Vegas, Reek Da Villian, A.Dash, & Prince Omar | Freestyle
Queens emcee Ali Vegas brought some friends up to RIOC to chat with DJ Eclipse about his latest album, Just Let Me Rhyme. Mentored at a young age by rap veterans Onyx, Vegas signed to Columbia Records in the 2000s and dropped his first single “Theme of NY”. He’s worked…
Reef The Lost Cauze & Demorne Warren | Freestyle
Legendary emcee Reef The Lost Cauze drove up from Philadelphia with producer Bear-One to talk about their latest project, Furious Styles. Joined by Demorne Warren from Queens who has been promoting his album Excelsior, the two emcees ended the show nicely with an impressive freestyle. Check out the video and…