Freestyles

Pittsburgh emcee Bazooka Joe, New Jersey emcee Bugsy Da God, and Staten Island emcee Dom Pachino from the Wu-Tang-affiliated group Killarmy have joined forces on this track at Rap Is Outta Control for a dope freestyle. The three artists spoke about their careers an upcoming…

Bronx trio The Legion made an appearance on RIOC to discuss its latest album The Lost Tapes since the group’s debut in 1993. Originally signed to Dres’ (Black Sheep) imprint, The Legion became popular from their first single “Jingle Jangle”. Check out this freestyle video…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Haverhill, MA emcee Ea$y Money and New York emcee Koncept (Brown Bag AllStars) visited the RIOC show to discuss their upcoming projects with DJ Eclipse. Ea$y Money’s album The M.O.N.E.Y. is available now on iTunes and Koncept & J57’s album The Fuel EP will release…

Orlando emcee and Rock Steady Crew member MyVerse appeared on Rap Is Outta Control after performing a set at the RSC 38th Anniversary show in Central Park, NYC. The emcee/poet/b-girl spit some rhymes over a break beat provided by DJ JS-1. Check out her freestyle…

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…

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…