Philly emcee Jakk Frost and New York DJ/producer DJ Skizz were recents guests on RIOC. The two have released a mixtape called The Beard Awakens, continuing the beard gang legacy. Jakk Frost decided to rhyme over his favorite original breakbeats that have been sampled for popular Hip Hop songs, and…

Brooklyn emcee and Bankai Fam co-founder Skanks The Rap Martyr showed up at RIOC with Big D and Easy Mo Bee. Skanks was touring with MC Lyte at age 13 and has been making music ever since. He’s featured on Big D’s upcoming album, This Is My Life. Skanks ended…

Long-time emcee Nine from the Bronx showed up to RIOC to speak with DJ Eclipse about the music he’s been working on. Famed for his 1995 hits “Whutcha Want?” and “Any Emcee”, Nine just released a mixtape, No Country For Old Men, in preparation of his upcoming full-length album that…

Jakk Frost reminisces with DJ Eclipse the days when he was signed to a major record label, Columbia Records under Sony. Jakk describes it as his college education because he learned the business of the music industry, from working with DJs to getting budgets for music videos. He became more…

Bronx emcee Nine and Philly emcee Jakk Frost are both influential Hip Hop artists in their respective regions. Nine has made a return to the scene since his famed “Whutcha Want” single in the 90s and Jakk Frost has been consistently releasing quality music, this time a mixtape with DJ…

West coast artists Lyric Jones and Planet Asia visited DJ Eclipse on RIOC to talk about their latest music projects. Originally from the east coast, Lyric talks about moving to LA without knowing the Hip Hop community until Rah Digga added her to a show to meet good company like…

Queens duo Timeless Truth has released its sophomore album, Cold Wave, following up the 2012 debut, Rock-It Science. OPRIME39 and SOLACE keep their integrity and the traditional classic Hip Hop sound with hard drums and catchy samples. Guest features include Sean Price, ILL BILL, and Your Old Droog. Featured producers…

G5 ELZ is the son of legendary Hip Hop producer Larry Smith, who crafted the sound for Run DMC, Whodini, and Kurtis Blow, among others. In an interview with DJ Eclipse on Rap Is Outta Control, ELZ mentions his recent albums as an emcee (NY Times mixtape, Bread & Butter…

In an exclusive interview with Beneficence on Rap Is Outta Control with DJ Eclipse, Beneficence talks about his latest album, Basement Chemistry. Native NJ resident, he was mentored by El Da Sensei on the music business and was given his first recorded guest appearance by The Artifacts member. Highly praised…

In 2001, producer J. Rawls released his debut album The Essence Of… He later became known from producing songs for Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Beastie Boys, Casual, Aloe Blacc, and many others. 15 years later, Rawls re-released his classic album on vinyl only with previously unreleased songs. The album’s re-issue…