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ill poetic

Fly hip-hop for fly people. Cinci hip-hop/soul

About Me


Ill poetic (Tim Gmeiner) is one half the Cincinnati hip-hop group Definition, along with emcee Young Zone (Dean Hummons).Definition started performing and recording seriously in 2000-2001, and in 2002, released the “Definition EP” to national Distribution (Boiling Point Distribution) and strong critical acclaim. (Though without promotions/publicity, this EP was mainly pushed through internet acclaim and constant performing throughout the Midwest).In 2003, each emcee began working on a solo Project, Young Zone “The Foundation”, and ill poetic, “illumination”.Upon completion of “illumination” in 2005, ill poetic decided to release the LP locally. He preceded this by distributing the 12” single “Beyond”, featuring King Solomon (MOOD/groove attack/illmindmuzik) and Piakhan (Reflection Eternal/HiTek). It soon began to climb up the Midwest record pool charts, and for a span of 3 weeks, remained number 1. It was also distributed throughout such hip-hop hotspots as California, Philadelphia and Detroit, as well as major internet sites (hiphopsite.com, sandboxautomatic.com) and was reviewed in such publications as XLR8R. In October of 2005, ill poetic released the entire LP on a local level, attempting to reach and continue building fanbases throughout his hometowns of Cincinnati and Dayton, as well as Columbus OH. It has already held spots in “top albums of 2005” in 2 different publications, and has received very favorable press in every city its been released in.In just a five year span, ill poetic (as well as Young zone) has rocked over 200 shows from the Midwest to New York, performing at events such as the Midwest Music Festival, multiple Scribble Jams, Mobile Skate Park Convention, and many more. He’s shared the stage with such notable acts as Talib Kweli, Chuck D, Little Brother, Piakhan, Blueprint (soul position/rhymesayers), Illogic (weightless), Tanya Morgan, Holmskillit, Lone Catalysts, Killer Mike, and countless more.As well as performing, ill poetic also built his name up in the battle circuit, battling at such events as Scribble Jam, and winning Battlegrounds, Midwest Supremacy battle, and many more. He’s collaborated and/or produced for the likes of Piakhan, Holmskillit, illogic, Blueprint, wordsworth, main flow, blitz the ambassador, approach, mac lethal, and many more on the horizon.Ill poetic has recently released a follow-up solo LP for a national release this june, entitled “The World is Ours”.. The LP is a soulful record that features the likes of Blueprint, Illogic, Piakhan, and Wordsworth, among others.Check for features on ill poetic or..ill poetic produced material in XLR8r magazine, okayplayer.com, VIBE magazine, hiphopremix.com, and many many more..or...just google.... He’s currently working on his new LP, new Definition LP, new illogic LP, new Blitz LP, instrumental album ('cool reborn' to be released on blueprints instrumental label), new wordsworth LP, production for various indie emcees and beyond.Catch him touring this fall with Bru Lei/Dangerzone throughout the midwest...with illogic this fall...and with OC, reef the lost cause, and more overseas in November....dates coming soon. He also wrote this bio in the 3rd person, which he hates to do, but the bio wouldn’t sound as professional if he didn’t.





Illumination (2005); The World is Our...So Far (2007)
Ill Poetic
"The World Is Ours"
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/24/2004
Band Website: myspace.com/illpoetic
Band Members: ill poetic (along with Young Zone of their group Definition)
Influences: Soul, Rock and Jazz with influences ranging from Sade to Outkast, from Nas to Curtis Mayfield.
Sounds Like: influences in emceeing range from andre 3000, Nas, Ras Kass, Elzhi, Jay-Z, to Royce the 5’9". influences in production range from Jay Dilla, Madlib, Pete Rock, Premier, Timbaland, Trent Reznor, Organized Noize, Dr. Dre, Rick Rubin, Kanye West, to Just Blaze. influences in general off the top of my head: curtis mayfield, sade, ohio players, george clinton, weather report, pat metheny, stanley clarke, bob james, quincy jones, marvin gaye, donnie hathaway, roberta flack, jimi hendrix, miles, coltrane, all the usual suspects......ummmm....heatwave, sun, toomb, ohio players, isleys, cincinnati/dayton funk/soul...piakhan, roy ayers, led zepplin, pink floyd...dozens or hundreds more.
Record Label: Defintion Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

budden meets portishead: "mood muziks third" (link inside)

i just finished this remix project (think dangermouse "grey album") and wanted to pass it along...here's the..umm..press release...link's at the bottom...new page coming soon...new music..new pics..ne...
Posted by ill poetic on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:47:00 PST

MITCH HEDBERG NEW ALBUM!!! :) :) :)

http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/?p=721   The new Mitch Hedberg album, as of yet untitled, is in the rough-cut phase, according to comedian Lynn Shawcroft, Hedberg's widow who's overseeing the ...
Posted by ill poetic on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:13:00 PST

dangerzone "dangerous styles"

you might know dangerzone from dove ink records you might know dangerzone from bru lei's travels on the road. you might know dangerzone because they're in my top friends list. you might know dangerzon...
Posted by ill poetic on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:20:00 PST

T.R.O.Y.

just wanted to give a big shout out to eric @ www.whentheyreminisce.wordpress.com They gave me 'album of the year 2007' and 'ride thru it' made it no. 9 on 'songs of the year'. much appreciated. hip-h...
Posted by ill poetic on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:57:00 PST

The World is ours 2007

i came up on some yr. end wrap-ups that mentioned TWIO or songs from the record...anyone interested in checking them out can visit www.rapreviews.com www.whentheyreminisce.wordpress.com (hey, eric lol...
Posted by ill poetic on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:41:00 PST

QueenCity Soulrock is the new name of the band

check out www.myspace.com/queencitysoulrock for the band's myspace page. We have a few shows coming up that should be fly as hell... just added jan. 18th and feb. 15th at the mad hatter...so put it on...
Posted by ill poetic on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:00:00 PST

fear and loathing in atlanta

We were somewhere around ..Lexington, on the edge of the meadows, when the weed began to take hold. I remember aaron saying something like: -what is that? And the sky was filled with what looked like ...
Posted by ill poetic on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:26:00 PST

cincy hip-hop awards...vote now!!!!!

1. I Am Hip Hop Award2. Best Hip Hop Video3. Best Hip Hop Collaboration4. Best Live Performance 5. Best Host (Male/Female)6. Best Hip Hop Dance Group7. Lyricist of the Year8. Best Comedian9. Best Vide...
Posted by ill poetic on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:51:00 PST

europe blog pt. 7

alright...im at the airport...which means, this is my last europe blog...the last few days have been fuckin insane...good insane..just insane.reef, stress, and e flew out with manuu to bucarest romani...
Posted by ill poetic on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:47:00 PST

europe blog pt. 6

after leaving the fly hotel with the moat in copenhagen, we headed to this spot called christiana. ive never seen anything like this.christiana is in copenhagen. its its own seperate village and socie...
Posted by ill poetic on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:55:00 PST