Diabolic shares his thoughts on the written format of rap battles

Diabolic was a notorious opponent in the NYC battle rap community in the 90s and early 2000s. He comes from the era of freestyling off the top of your head to instrumentals. With the emerging popularity of the a cappella, written format of battling, Diabolic heavily criticizes much of the…

Diabolic describes making his sophomore album, Fightin’ Words

Diabolic, from the NYC underground hip hop circuit fame, has released his sophomore album, Fightin’ Words, to follow up his debut four years ago. While at Rap Is Outta Control studios, Diabolic talks about how much fun he had making this record with a more relaxed and versatile mind state….

Diabolic & Coast | Freestyle

Long Island emcees Diabolic and Coast showed up at Rap Is Outta Control to freestyle for the listeners. Together they founded War Horse Records and released Diabolic’s new album Fightin’ Words. Check out the freestyle video!

Slaine & Rite Hook | Freestyle | The Halftime Show

La Coka Nostra and Special Teamz member Slaine is joined by Rite Hook on The Halftime Show to freestyle and promote Slaine’s newest album, The King Of Everything Else. The album features production from DJ Lethal, Louis Bell, OshBeats, Statik Selektah, and The Arcitype. Guest appearances include Apathy, Bishop Lamont,…

Dilated Peoples describe making the album Directors Of Photography

Evidence, Rakaa, and DJ Babu are Los Angeles veterans of hip hop culture. Together they form the legendary hip hop group Dilated Peoples that have been leaders in the underground movement and leaders in creating their own sound. In this interview with DJ Eclipse, Dilated describes what makes Directors Of…

Your Old Droog | Freestyle

New York’s most elusive emcee, Your Old Droog, has made quite the name for himself in the past several months. With a flow reminiscent of a great Queensbridge legend, Droog finally stepped onto a stage of his own at Webster Hall and revealed his unique identity. Check out this freestyle…

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