TIMOTHY O'NEIL CLAY, (31) A.K.A THATILLONE, ILL NEIL, NEILLY NEIL, NEILLY THA GREAT, YOUNG NEILLA, FIRST EXPLODED ON THE SCENE IN THE EARLY 90'S. WITH A ROOTS IN DJ'ING, THATILLONE LEARNED AT AN EARLY AGE THE EAR FOR MUSIC. ROCKING BASEMENT PARTIES, CLUBS, WEDDINGS, AND BLOCK STREET PARTIES, HE MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF THROUGH HIS SUPERB MIXING AND SCRATCHING. IN 96' THATILLONE LANDED A SPOT ON THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ALTERNATIVE COLLEGE RADIO STATION WRFL 88.1 RADIO FREE LEXINGTON. THE HIP HOP SHOW GAVE THATILLONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE LOCAL UNDERGROUND HIP HOP TALENT. THE GROUP MADD MILITIA WHOM HOSTS A BATTALION OF SUPERIOR MC'S AND ILL PRODUCERS BLESSED THATILLONE WITH THE MOTIVATION TO SPIT ON THE MIC. THATILLONE BEGAN TO SCORE SHOWS AND HIP HOP BENEFITS IN THE LOCAL AND SURROUNDING CITIES ALONG WITH ILL CATS WITHIN THE MADD MALITIA. SERIOUS ABOUT THE CULTURE OF HIP HOP, THATILLONE BEGAN TO PRODUCE AND CO PRODUCE ILL UNDERGROUND HIP HOP CLASSICS FOR THE MASSES. DUE TO LEXINGTON KENTUCKY BEING SLOW FOR ARTIST TO GET ON, THATILLONE MADE POWER MOVES AND JOINED THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN 98'. THATILLONE SAW THE MOVE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRANCH OUT FROM THE U.S. TO OVERSEAS AND ABROAD. CURRENTLY THATILLONE IS STILL ACTIVE DUTY AND HOLDS THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. HE IS A DRILL INSTRUCTOR AT PARRIS ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA MARINE BOOT CAMP. SINCE 98' THATILLONE HAS PERFORMED FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST BRINGING A NEW LEVEL OF MUSIC FOR THE SOUL TO THE HIP HOP COMMUNITY. THATILLONE BRINGS A MESSAGE THAT EVERYONE CAN FEEL. PRODUCING HIS OWN TRACKS, SPITTIN ON HIS OWN TRACKS, SCRATCHING ON HIS OWN TRACKS, IS TRUE TALENT THAT IS VERY RARE IN TODAY'S SAME OLE SOUNDING, SAME OLE LYRICS TALKING ABOUT NOTHING, BOOTY SHAKING WATERED DOWN RAP GAME. THATILLONE IS TRUE HIP HOP DAY IN AND DAY OUT. HE IS A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH WAITING TO BE RECOGNIZED DESERVINGLY. THATILLONE'S 1ST SOLO PROJECT (STILL WRITING VOL 1) FEATURES ILL MC'S FROM MADD MILITIA, AND A SPECIAL BLEND OF SOULFUL HEAD BOBBIN' PRODUCTION THAT IS TRULY 18 TRACKS OF STRAIGHT ILLNESS!! THATILLONE IS KNEE DEEP IN THE "BARRACKS LAB" WORKING ON VOL 2 WHICH IS DUE BY OCTOBER 06. HE IS CURRENTLY A FREE AGENT LOOKING FOR A LEGIT RECORD CONTRACT. RECORD EXECS, A&R'S, TALENT SEARCHERS DON'T SLEEP!!!!! THATILLONE IS THE TRUTH!!!
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