DJ Eclipse invited a group of New York emcees from different generations to the RIOC show. Frequent collaborators Mic Handz and Innocent? have been working on music together, with Mic releasing more than a few projects over the next couple of months and making his way out to France later…

NY emcee Ka from the 90s groups Natural Elements and Nightbreed has teamed up with DJ Preservation, producer and DJ for Mos Def, to create an album. In this interview on RIOC with DJ Eclipse and co-host Rasheed Chappell, Ka and Pres explain how they first met as peers and…

Shan Nicholson, director of the newly-released documentary, Rubble Kings, joined us at RIOC to talk about the project. The film is focused on New York City gang culture in late 1960s and early 70s, which paved the way to what later became Hip Hop culture. What began as an idea…

This Sunday, July 26, 2015 marks the 38th Rock Steady Anniversary Show with another incredible lineup of performances. Doors open at 2pm in Central Park and the show will run until 7pm. You can expect to see sets from Ea$y Money, Queen Herawin (The Juggaknots), Your Old Droog, Mood Doctors,…

Two long-time DJs who have mastered the art of turntablism decades before software came into the picture had an important discussion on the skill level of the new generation of DJs. Both agree that the skill level of turntablism has not surpassed the peak of the 90s when many DJ…

Long-time emcee Emskee from Brooklyn was joined by emcee/producer Sicknature from Germany to promote their upcoming albums. Emskee & Easy Mo Bee just released their Two For One LP for the hip hop fans that love the golden era, boom bap sound. Sicknature and his group Snowgoons teamed up with…

Brooklyn emcee Skyzoo and one half of the Barrel Brothers has released another solo album, Music For My Friends. This album, he explains, is a reflection of how Skyzoo and his friends grew up. He draws concepts from actual stories, emotions, and experiences as a teenager. On the song “Luxury”,…

HUBBS drove all the way out to NYC from Pittsburgh to appear on RIOC with DJ Eclipse and talk about his upcoming mixtape, Modern Vintage III. The mixtape is a follow-up from the collaboration album, Piece Of Mind, with producer GitBeats. Modern Vintage III is comprised of mostly new material…

DJ Rob Swift of the legendary X-Ecutioners DJ crew was a special guest on RIOC, promoting his first full-length album in six years. Named X-Files: Lost & Deleted, Rob explains that this album is a collection of rare, remixed, and reinterpreted songs from the archives. His vision for this album…

Brooklyn, Queens, and Pittsburgh connected on this RIOC episode with DJ Eclipse. Emcees Skyzoo (BK) and HUBBS (PA) spit some very impressive freestyles while DJ Rob Swift of The X-Ecutioners cut the instrumental. HUBBS is preparing to release his mixtape Modern Vintage 3 and Skyzoo has just released his best…