In The Matrix

Vinny welcomes special guest and longtime friend Shahroz to the Matrix.  They talk about Shahroz's return to rap and his new album "No Rose Without Thorns."

Vinny and Paul venture to New York to meet up with Brooklyn rapper Free Samuda.  Free talks about his journeys as an artist, performs his song "Differences" and freestyles to Clipse's Mr. Me Too.

Vinny and Paul welcome Eric Shandroff a.k.a Myster-E to the Matrix.  He Performs a song called "Why Do I Write?" and kinda smashes his freestyle over The Game's "How We Do."

The North Bergen-based rapper talks about expanding from his boom-bap roots to explore the energy of trap music. He performs his single "Mrs. Popular" and the squad freestyles to an old Cam'ron banger.

On the premiere of "In The Matrix," Vinny interviews Mason, a local mc who cites Jay- Z and Eminem as all-time greats. Mason performs his own rendition of Alessia Xara's hit "Here" and freestyles with Vinny and Paul over d4l's snap classic "Laffy Taffy."