Mr. ILLA

Illa, the name speaks for itself. This up and coming artist, born and raised in Rockland County, NY has captivated ears up and down the tri-state area and expanding. In his early days, Illa I. assisinated battle rappers on the streets, while shutting down spots like Dream 2000, Le Chateau Night Club, Roussau’s Manor, Club Bongos various High Schools, and several college campuses including RCC, WCC, and U.M.E.S. This future mogul has assaulted mixtapes from DJ Fro, DJ Contageous, Handsolo, DJ Butta-B, DJ Nicatene, K-Slay, and his new one scheduled to drop soon TBA. With songs such as “Dangerous”, “Stupid or Sumthin”, and the hood banger "THE STREETS" Illa Issues, Mr. Heph, Montana, or Lex Luger as he is often called, truly is the total package. He exhibits his versitility with songs for the hood such as "Take a Look” and “I.L.L.A.”, for the clubs with songs like: “Drink da Night away” and “Get Funky” and he also captures the ladies with songs like "How you want it” and "Lay Down” and songs for the youth like "MY LIFE" featuring LIFETYME and SHALEM spitting in His parents native tongue Creole. Illa is already critically acclaimed to be one of the next to leave his mark in the music industry, especially in the hiphop/rap game. His lyrical content is vivid. He's a large, fly, flashy, complex real nigga that touches up on real life situations and his own personal struggles. He surely without a doubt personafies his name "ILLA" in ALL aspects of it. You can hear that in his music. Artists like Notorious B.I.G., Pac, NAS, Raekwon, AZ, Contageous, G-Rap, Common Sense, Half-a-mil and the early Wyclef Jean has inspired him. When asked for a comment, he simply said, “REAL STREET/BIGGA FIGGA FOR LIFE AND H.O.F. 2 DA DEATH. "WATCH ME".