Legendary Rick Rock Beats steps into the Chopshop with Raymond T.  Many have called him the pioneer of the "Hyphy Movement" out of the Bay Area, as the founder of The Federation.  Since the '90s through today, Rock is well respected from the West to the East Coast, having produced a ton of Hip Hop heavyweights, including the late, great 2pac, E-40, Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, and Busta Rhymes.

As a man devoted to his craft, Rick Rock even pulled up on us with his keyboard and MPC just in case he caught inspiration.  In this episode of the Chop Shop, he opens up about working with the legends, as well as the good, bad and ugly of Hip Hop today, his latest project, and what's in store for the rest of 2019.  After almost thirty years in the game, there's no slowing down for Rick Rock Beats! Check out the entire session here.

Arguably one of the greatest MC's in the Hip-Hop game, Rakim is back with new music! "King's Paradise” is the title of his first record in nearly a decade, and you'll find the song on the soundtrack to Netflix’s "Luke Cage: Season 2.” Catch him perform it live on NPR’s always excellent Tiny Desk series, along with some of classics!

Stevie Stone & JL hit the slacker radio studio to discuss their latest collabo album "Kontra-Band," their experience working with Tech 9 and more. Check it out!

Frankie J sat with me to talk about his classic "Suga, Suga," starting his own record label, as well as his new music “Dame De Lo Tuyo,” which features his first signed artist, Raymor. Check it out!