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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Cover one of the Greatest Songs ever created by man

ill poetic — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:00:15 +0000

“…Me? Well..I’ve never been there…well, perhaps once…”

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble covers “SpottieOttieDopaliscious”, one of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard (peep how they flip Sleepy Brown’s verse)

PS – I can’t wait to cover this song live again (coming soon).

Schoolboy Q “Habits & Contradictions”

ill poetic — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:45:17 +0000

I usually don’t have the time and energy to find new music on the internet. Specifically hip-hop. After a while the blogs all start running together. Every couple of months, a new rapper comes along that everyone buzzes about and over-hypes to be the most amazing dude on the planet since the last most amazing dude on the planet three months ago.

So I had heard about the Black Hippy group for a while. And I thought Kendrick Lamar was dope and everything just like everyone told me I was supposed to. But last week I was intrigued by this new Schoolboy Q record “Habits & Contradictions”. I don’t know why. Then I listened to it and watched the “Hands on the Wheel” video. Now I like it. And him. And his record. And his videos. This dude is really creative and I like that he could give two shits about anything except what he’s on. I miss this energy in hip-hop right now. This vibe is sorely lacking. These dudes have picked it up and put a nice twist on it. I fuck with it. I love discovering artists at this moment in their careers. It’s like a small layover of time where they’re discovering their potential, style and sound in front of the world before the industry folks try to market it. It’s still raw as shit, but not unpolished.

Hit the jump for a couple videos:

DJ COREY GRAND “NON-FICTION HEART(BREAKS)”

ill poetic — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:37:30 +0000

LxE just hipped me to this dude a couple days ago, as sometimes they he backs LxE up on the decks when he performs.

Then I came across a post on this record by my friends at TheHigherPlane.

Which is cool and all. But then I looked at the tracklist.

I feel like outside of my circle, no one in Ohio really messes with half the artists I mess with, so when I see FlyLo, J*Davey, and The Weeknd (amongst many others) on here, I get relieved that I’m not going crazy.

Here’s the trackslist & link

Corey Grand Says:

Based on a journey of self-exploration through his craft, he has woven a fabric of sounds that showcase his diverse ear for music. One of the main points of emphasis presented in this collection of mixed original content arrives with an eerie ambiance letting the listener know this is no ordinary compilation.

Ill Poetic “Instrumentals” Vol. 2

ill poetic — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:32:18 +0000

I make beats.

Then I flesh the beats out into productions. Then I bring in musicians to play my ideas, and vocalists to accentuate the song-writing. Then I begin the process of mixing, post-producing and anal-retentive analysis that leads to months in a basement working on a single song.

I can’t use them all. Some of them have to just stay beats and semi-fleshed out ideas. These ideas need homes. They’re orphans with empty bowls of porridge, looking for a singer, emcee, or musician to nourish them and put a blanket over their sad, cold bodies.

Enjoy!

Oh, and here are some more from before.

Ps – Shouts the homie David Perez for the always amazing pictures of pretty ladies. And shouts to this coffee shop I’ve been in ALL DAY designing the cover.

FREDDIE GIBBS x MADLIB x GUNS..LOTS OF GUNS “THUGGIN”

ill poetic — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:56:33 +0000

A couple nights ago, I had a nightmare that Freddie Gibbs robbed and killed me.

The next day, I saw this video, and realized why.

Funny story:

Illogic and I had a show with Gibbs last Spring, afterI interviewed him for Citybeat a month earlier. Gibbs and I were sitting right next to each other at the Merch Table. Illogic told me I should introduce myself and tell him that I had just interviewed him a few weeks back. Since we just rocked a pretty big show with him, I though “Ok, cool, I can do that.”

So I introduced myself to him. And then he looked at me the same way he looks at the camera in this video. Then I went back to my seat. So that was that.

The End.

Enjoy the video. This song is amazing.

Black Spade “Nobody’s Fool” Converse Track of the Week

ill poetic — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:04:13 +0000

Anyone who comes to this site knows I’m a big Black Spade fan. I’ve been waiting on a new record from since 2010′s “Build & Destroy”, which i still play very regularly to this day.

Came across this video on his FB Page. Hoping this means a new record is on the way. Joint sounds serious.

New Ill Po Song “Numb”

ill poetic — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:14:59 +0000

In preparation for my upcoming EP “Synesthesia: The Yellow Movement”, I’ll be dropping a selection of songs and videos for everyone to enjoy throughout the Fall and Winter. The first of which is titled “Numb” and is written to Flying Lotus’s “Infinitum”. Expect a video for this in the near future as well. If I get a good response from you guys on it, I may have to add it to the EP.

This kind-of turned in to one of those songs that ended up sitting in a special place in my heart. I can’t quite articulate why, it just fills this vibe I’ve always wanted to pull off. It reminds me of how life felt when I was a kid. Kind-of a soundtrack that would play in Max’s head from “Where the Wild Things Are”. It feels just right for the season. A November-ass song.

Grab it on Bandcamp RIGHT HERE.

(Keep reading for more info on the upcoming EP)

Speaking of the new EP, our team is currently wrapping up a host of things to get it out to you ASAP:

First: We’re officially diving into the official mixing and mastering of the record. Truthfully, I’ve never taken any of my records to a professional studio with a professional engineer to co-mix a song. Hence why I’ve never been happy with the mixdowns of my songs. Finally, I get to begin hearing the music the way I hear it in my head. The colors of the instruments are so much brighter and sharper, and the drums cut through amazingly. Hopefully, y’all will hear the difference as well.

Second: We’re doing lots of videos this time around. I have a LOT of music (I mean A LOT of music) on the horizon, and this EP sparks everything off. The visual accompaniment plays a huge factor in this set of releases, so we’re working hard to evolve the audio and the visual hand-in-hand.

Finally, we’ve been developing the stage show. We’re attempting to throw out the usual playbook and re-define my stage show from the ground up. If you came out to the SLAM Music Festival in Cincinnati this past August, you caught a glimpse of where we’re heading. Rather than just a performance with a DJ or band, We’re working to create an experience. Think Funkadelic on Broadway. I want to turn every song I bring you in the near future into a multi-demensional experience. As we get back into touring next year, be on the look out for a show near you.

LxE for the Uncool “Monsters Are Due…” Free Download + “OG Champion Hoodie” Video

ill poetic — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:31:22 +0000

LxE For The Uncool ft. Nemo Achida- OG Champion Hoodie (Raekwon Tribute) from Walter Nini on Vimeo.

The homie LxE for the Uncool has re-released his super-slept on EP “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” (with a bonus song “Dragon Sea”, that I actually recorded and mixed a couple days ago).

He rocked a few of these songs religiously on tour this past Spring. My favorite song from our group set was actually the joint “Monster”, which you find on the download here.

To help celebrate, he also drops a video for the jump-off “OG Champion Hoodie”.

His Full-Length follow-up will be out this Winter.

CJ The Cynic “VerbNoun (Vox Test)”

ill poetic — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:31:03 +0000

If you’re an Ohio hip-hop head, you may know CJ the Cynic from his work with Weightless Recordings in the early and mid 2000s (his group Drown with Plead the 5th was what drew me to Weightless from the get). If you mess with my music, you may remember him from “City of God” on “The World is Ours” album I dropped a while back. CJ is actually an INCREDIBLY talented producer, emcee, and singer (yup, singer). He’ll be prominently featured on my upcoming EP “Synesthesia: The Yellow Movement”, as well as some upcoming records down the pipeline.

CJ dropped this on my FB page just to get a quick opinion, but I couldn’t stop listening, so I wanted to share it with folks. CJ doesn’t fuck with the blog game heavy at all, as he really doesn’t care much about that shit (lol). I love it.

So Enjoy.

VerbNoun (Vox Test) by CJtheCynic

Ill Poetic “Instrumentals Vol. 1″

ill poetic — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:09:12 +0000

This is not really an album.
This is a collection of instrumentals available for purchase, primarily for musicians, singers, emcees, and other artists.
This collection will keep evolving; I’ll be adding new instrumentals here and there. Some will get snatched off as I randomly decide to write to them
…or if someone purchases one. Either way really.

If you like listening to instrumental hip-hop, enjoy.

If you sing, play, emcee, etc. and one of these instrumentals hits you, you can reach me at illpoetic@illpoetic.com

Enjoy.