interviews

Stranga The Great Is Tearing Up NC With His Lyrical Skills

Coming up a product of the 1980's, Stranga The Great saw his earliest Hip Hop influences from being around pioneers such as Luv Bug Starski, Jam Master Jay and Kurtis Blow in Harlem, New York.

Miami Native Tia Michelle Sets The Mood With Her Soulful Voice

Tia Michelle is an enticingly elective new blend of Neo-Soul and R&B. The 27 year old Miami, Florida native brings a voluptuous yet simplistically beautiful voice and sound into the w...

Ollie Hoops & Autonomous Team Up To Form The Rhyme Regime Label

Ollie Hoops and Atonomous are both young in age and in the Hip Hop game, but that hasn't stopped them from teaming up to form their own record label, Rhyme Regime. Being heavily influence...

Brooklyn's Tamara Bubble Is A Natural Performer

Tamara Bubble has played live performances at the Apollo Theatre and the Williamsburg music festival. Her strong stage presence always leaves the crowd in tears because she commands atten...

North Carolina's Breeze Breaking Through With ARE & Warner Bros

Breeze was born February 1986, and is the father of two children. Ever since the age of 11 he has been DJing, writing, and engineering music. At the age of 16 he was signed to R.I.P. LLC ...

Poshe The First Lady Is Holding It Down In Atlanta

Poshe The First Lady is one of the most exciting independent artists on the scene. Hailing out of Atlanta, GA, she is quickly being recognized on the highly competitive music scene.

West Coast Producer Tactik Talks About Beats, Gear, & Vinyl

Tactik Beats, better known to the IllMuzik community simply as Tactik, is a producer from California that has been making music for quite a while. His style is primarily sample-based but ...

Interview With Sacramento Producer Medl4

Straight from Sacramento, California, Medl4 has been working on his beat craft since 2006 and hasn't looked back. With strong drum work and well thought out mixing, his instrumental albums are something ever...

Interview With Oakland MC Khai Sharrieff

With this week's release of "1-800-HOLLA", this Oakland, California resident is ready to be heard. Khai has been working hard and it shows with his tight flow backed by the perfect backdr...

Interview With New Jersey Duo Inglorious Basterds

Inglorious Basterds are Nick Dagger and Mickey Blue Eyes of the villainous Raw Nature crew. They've been building together for years and are the main force behind Raw Nature's music. With...

Jobe

Born in Queens, NY, raised in Houston, Tx. A 1st generation American from Trinidadian parents, Jobe was influenced by the two golden eras of hip hop (late 80s and early-mid 90s).

Dre Williams

De'Andre Williams, known as "Dre Williams" is from Charlotte, NC born and raised to the parents of Tammie Williams and James Barber. The 17 year old rapper writes music from various genre...

Seven Da Pantha

SoundChamba Productions artist Seven Da Pantha one half of the infamous duo "Fallen Angels" is also a serious monster on the mic and has done some dope songs with heavy hitters around the...

Sanova

One of the most loyal members of IllMuzik, Sanova once started off trying to step his game up when it came to Hip Hop production by seeking out lots of tips and advice from our members. O...

Shadowstar Boxer Interview

Shadowstar Boxer has grown as a lyricist. From humble beginnings in 2001 with Shadowstar Boxing Academy to rocking the mic on the regular for Chess Move Cartel, this emcee is consistently...

Kera Joe Interview

Kera Jo's heart beats Hip Hop. Rapping since age 12, she was one of the only females writing rhymes in her notebook, influenced by Nas, Rakim and KRS. She began her singing in church.

Carlimo Da Don Interview

Carlimo was first introduced to music when he was a small child and picked up quickly on it as he sang on his church choir. Carlimo also played first section trombone as he attended middl...

Young Stacks Interview

As the North Carolina Hip Hop movement continues to gain more visibility, Greensboro-based rapper Young Stacks LGi has emerged as one of the state's most promising new talents.

Be Ea$y Interview

Be Ea$y took time out of his busy schedule with the Marine Corp (of all places) to do an interview for IllMuzik.com

Crocker Interview

Crocker, born Terry Stephen Crocker Jr., was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He starting writing rhymes at the suggestion of a classmate in 2004 and has been creating ever since that...

Matt Irie Interview

Based out of Greensboro and fresh off his debut album "Coastal Dreaming", Matt Irie is scheduled to tour the east coast throughout the spring and summer of 2012, as a member of the full b...

King Royalty Interview

25 year old American Hip Hop artist and song writer King Royalty and two close friends Man-Dino and Tron J formed a group called the Footboyz. That year they were nominated for "The Best ...

Saint Joe

Saint Joe has been helping build a quality of reviews over at Sounds & Gear, giving everyone deep insight into the various software and hardware that he comes across. We asked him a b...

Some Guy

Some Guy is the 2011 Battle That! Champion. After not having competed in the battle before, he took everyone by surprise by showcasing some very strong beats in each round of the battle, ...

NNXT

Being a member of IllMuzik since 2004, Nnxt has been holding it down for a minute now. From his skills in Reason and the Nnxt sampler, to a full blown studio setup, we recently got a chan...

Tone Liv

Straight out of Perth Amboy, NJ, Tone Liv has been dropping albums for quite a while and honing his craft at the same time. With a rugged east coast style of delivery, this MC has a uniqu...

Nitara Reaves

Nitara Reaves was the first R&B artist to send us material at IllMuzik Radio and we have been keeping her in heavy rotation ever since. Now nominated for the QC Awards for best R&...

Big Grizz Interview

Big Grizz is an artist that has spent a good deal of time in the A and plays there regularly. He's back in Charlotte these days and is an artist that plays on IllMuzik Radio's Carolina Cu...

Daw Jones Interview

Old fashion hard work is the only way Daw Jones "aka" Sunni Boi D knows how to get the ball rolling. Born & raised in Anderson, South Carolina, Daw's lyrical ability & the essence...

Sucio Interview

IllMuzik's� own Sucio is one of the most versatile producers I've had a chance to interview.� His beat production skills are undeniable and he's known for producing beats with great sound...