Brooklyn producer by way of Detroit, DJ Soko, has released his latest solo album, Domino Effect. In this interview with DJ Eclipse on Sirius XM’s Rap Is Outta Control, Soko speaks on his vision to create a Detroit version of the classic nostalgic hip hop compilation albums Rawkus’ Soundbombing 2,…

Chicago emcee Add-2 from 9th Wonder’s crew Jamla has stopped by RIOC to promote his new album, Prey For The Poor. With his laid back cadence and heavy lyrical ability, Add-2 shows off a spectacular freestyle over this Audible Doctor instrumental. Check out the video and purchase Prey For The…

Boston hip hop group N.B.S. was interviewed on RIOC about their latest album, Trapped In America, produced by Snowgoons. Other special guests 050 Boyz and Treach (Naughty By Nature) were in attendance as well. In this video, N.B.S. remembers when they first put in ground work as artists and were…

New Jersey group 050 Boyz (Riq Da Kid, Prince AK, and Tru Trilla) were special guests on RIOC recently. They brought another special guest to the show, Treach from the legendary group Naughty By Nature. Treach and DJ Eclipse both commented on how they respect the 050 Boyz for their…

Boston group N.B.S. (Natural Born Spitters) and New Jersey crew 050 Boyz came together in this RIOC episode with one of the highest energy freestyle sessions that we’ve seen up here. N.B.S. is promoting their album with Snowgoons called Trapped In America and 050 Boyz have released their debut album,…

DJ/producer DJ Skizz and emcee Problemz from Brooklyn showed up to RIOC to talk about their collaboration EP called R.A.W. (Right Amount of Wrong). DJ Eclipse was reminiscing with Problemz about his early crew Smoked Out Productions aka Missin’ Linx with Black Attack and Al Tariq in 1993 and having…

Brooklyn emcees Your Old Droog and Problemz were special guests recently on RIOC to discuss their latest projects in 2015. Droog is a Coney Island native that gained major recognition in 2014 for his uncanny similarity to Nas’ voice and delivery. He’s since stood out on his own with multiple…

Producer and emcee Luck of The Mood Doctors was a special guest on RIOC as Da Beatminerz filled in for DJ Eclipse on the turntables. As the biological brother of Posdnuos from De La Soul, Luck’s music with the MD reflects a similar appreciation for hard drums and good vibes….

Just a few days after the unfortunate and untimely passing of Sean Price, DJ Eclipse dedicated an entire 3-hour RIOC show to the legacy P. As a member of Heltah Skeltah, Boot Camp Clik, Random Axe, and the Duck Down Music family, Sean was one of the most original and…

After the Rock Steady Anniversary show in Central Park, DJ Eclipse brought some talented DJs to RIOC for a fun medley of breaks and cuts. With four turntables set up in the studio, pairs of two were formed where one DJ would spin breaks for an entire music set and…