Over the past couple months, Griffen has been dropping new records weekly. He’s literally unloaded dozens of new tracks at this point. It’s hard for me to keep up due to my lack of recent posting, but I just want to acknowledge this before moving forward. I’ve also included a link to his Spotify page…
Tag: E.C. Illa
E.C. Illa announces new album ‘Seeds, Stems & Gems’
He’s back. E.C. Illa is undeniably one of Chicago’s most storied and legendary artists. He quite literally kicked doors down for the scene to exist how it does today, and paved the way for the city be the powerhouse it is now. So we will always salute and tip (no pun intended) our hat to…
Video: E.C. Illa Returns For One Night Only
A few weeks ago, E.C. Illa made a “one night only”-style appearance at Sub-T for The Great Chicago Fire concert. E.C., who’s been in retirement mode for the past few years, hit the stage to perform some of his classic records including “On Ill” and “What You Be About.” Somebody start a petition to get…
E.C. Illa Planning A Comeback?
Chicago rap luminary E.C. Illa vanished from the music business all together in 2008, only granting a few publications (FSD included) insight to his whereabouts and goings on. Last year we caught up with ECilla for a brief interview, where he stated he had no interest in returning to the rap game. However, just this…
FSD Checks In With E.C. Illa On The 15th Anniversary Of The Illa LP
E.C. Illa, a true Chicago hip-hop pioneer and underground legend has been eerily quiet over the past few years. Removing himself from the scene altogether to focus on other endeavors, the retired Ill State Assassin was last heard from in 2008, when he gave his final interview with DJDeluge.com. Luckily, we were able to track…