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illy emcee

more rap than meets the eye

About Me


Living in the Moment + + + + + Destroying trends, smashing through adversaries, and perfecting the art of being; Illy emcee's album "Living in the Moment" is here to forge ahead, and rearrange the current sound of hip-hop. Geared towards the educated consumer, this album is laced with engaging lyrical content and rock solid production. Working with German based hip-hop phenom, Minnox, as well as Philly based artists, Dstar, J Smooth, and Ducketts; Illy focuses on bringing back quality and creativity to music.
Moving from Baltimore, to Philadelphia proved a prosperous relocation. Linking up with the likes of Armmani, Sharpness, and Messinain, he could be heard at Diesel Boy’s infamous club night, Platinum. Illy also set it off the second friday of every month, with Mental Sharp at "the free hip hop party".
On the production side, Illy forms the "Brigade" with Noisemachine and Tension. They aim to please with quality tracks ranging from catchy dance floor killers, to melodic, vibing jams. Illy's work can be heard on Phylum recordings and the knowledge mix cd (may 2005 mixed by silver), as well as and collabortations with the likes of SS, Skibadee, MC Trip, Killa Kella, Spor and the Black Sun Empire.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/20/2004
Band Website: illyemcee.com
Influences: shitty rappers
Sounds Like: buy it on itunes
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

215HipHop.com Mp3 of the Week

props to these guys (215HipHop.com) for always covering just about every angle of philly hip hop you can think of.peep the free download.http://215hiphop.com/features/illy-emcee-fuck-your- thoughts-rem...
Posted by illy emcee on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:41:00 PST

me on viva la bam

this is the funniest/dumbest shit ever. thanks bam. shit was fun. hah!viva la illy
Posted by illy emcee on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:30:00 PST

knowledge magazine mix cd w/ illy +plan 9 november issue info here

knowledge magazine mix cd just dropped in the uk. should be out in the states very soon. heavy tracks from the likes of the alliance, infiltrata, nightbreed, dstar, mumbelz, gigantor, and more. pick i...
Posted by illy emcee on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:02:00 PST

the rumors are true. new cd info.

We here at illy co. are curretly doing the mix downs on the new hip hop cd "Craftwork". This work is pretty heavy, and is not intended for the light or fainted hearted listener. It is a collaboration ...
Posted by illy emcee on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:31:00 PST

Living In The Moment On iTunes...

here is the direct link..iTunes.
Posted by illy emcee on Tue, 09 May 2006 09:39:00 PST

illy music video? kinda.. check out this shit.

this is a video produced by a bboy crew, not really sure where they are based out of. some wild ass shit on here though.breaking the law...
Posted by illy emcee on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 01:14:00 PST

Illy Emcee Album-Living In The Moment Available

Destroying trends, smashing through competition, and perfecting the art of being, Illy emcee's album "Living in the Moment" is here to forge ahead, and rearrange the current sound of hip-hop. Geared t...
Posted by illy emcee on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 06:38:00 PST