Directed by Jay Mavaz Fresh off being announced as part of Lupe Fiasco’s Tour For The Fans, and being named one of Rolling Out’s 5 Chicago rappers to watch, Illi drops a fresh ass new video for “Day Goes.” And he even shows off those tapdancing skills alongside Djedi. You wish you could keep up. Illi…
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Video: The Boy Illinois – Do It 2
“I mix the grind with the hustle ’til I blew.” And you can do it too. The Boy Illnois revisits his The Yer Tape project from earlier this year and serves up an official video for what should be everyone’s anthem, ” Do It 2.” This joint was one of my favorites from The Yer…
Tekitha & The Collective f/ The Boy Illinois – Labor of Love
Produced by Jeff “Joneszilla” Jones Legendary Wu-Tang songstress Tekitha has formed a Collective and for her first single, “Labor of Love,” she’s recruited Chicago’s own The Boy Illinois. She might call it a labor of love, but I’m most definitely loving what they put together here. The great Joneszilla from the Chi crafted the backdrop….
Video: The Boy Illinois – Hit My Line
Produced & Directed by DGainz The Boy Illinois gives us his best video yet. His best video? It just might be. He’s back with his creative accomplice DGainz, who provides the great beat and crispy accompanying visual. The hues are truly popping on this one, and the scene of Illi in the phone shop (or wherever/whatever…
Sunny Woodz f/ The Boy Illionis & Saba – Rolling Stone
Produced by Kodo Man, Sunny Woodz seemingly has songs with everyone. Everything he’s touched lately has been fuego, and he doubles down yet again — this time with features from Saba and The Boy Illinois. That boy’s rolodex is strong. Papa was a rolling stone, and papa liked this joint. No pun intended.
Watch The Boy Illinois’ Interview & In-Studio Performance on Sway In The Morning
First and foremost, have you grabbed DuSable yet? If not, you gotta do that now. It’s one of the hottest of 2015 thus far no doubt. Don’t sleep on that. Illi has been on a promo warpath for the project, which recently lead him to the Big Apple for various interviews and meetings. However, the…
New Project: The Boy Illinois – Dusable
Presented by FSD and The Ambulance Factory. The Boy Illinois’ latest full-length project, Dusable, isn’t set to drop until tomorrow, but it was only right that FSD hit you off it with early. Yes, you can stream Illi’s long-awaited Dusable project in it’s entirety right now. You won’t be able to download the tape until…
The Boy Illinois – DuSable [Cover Art + Track List]
Presented by FSD & The Ambulance Factory On August 10th, The Boy Illinois is set to release his long-awaited project, DuSable, released in conjunction with DGainz. The project is 11-tracks long and is largely produced by Gainz himself. Twista, Trae The Truth and Drey Skonie appear, and it’s certain to be one of the year’s…
The Boy Illinois – Piece of Mind
Produced by Xcel DuSable season is upon us. Don’t say we haven’t warned you. We’ve done so time and time again. Illi has been dropping bombs for the past few months, mainly alongside his mans DGainz, but today he switches gears and gives us the jazzy-feeling “Piece of Mind” — produced by Chi City production stalwart…
Video: The Boy Illinois – Back Down
Directed & produced by DGainz Back down is our homie The Boy Illinois, who returns with yet another slapper from his forthcoming collabo album with DGainz titled DuSable. The project is slated for a July 20 release, and until drop date we can enjoy the impressive set of leaks they’ve already unleashed as well as…