ILL BILL ft. Immortal Technique & Max Cavalera - "War Is My Destiny" Official Video
La Coka Nostra ft. B-Real - "I'm An American" Official Video
ILL BILL - "My Uncle" Official Video
ILL BILL - "Society Is Brainwashed" Official Video
DJ Premier on working with ILL BILL
In 2003, Ill Bill declared himself to be the future. The truth is, Ill Bill is the past, the present AND the future. The cult leader is most definitely back. After several years of blood, sweat and no tears, the prophecy has been fulfilled with the breakout album The Hour of Reprisal. Clocking in at exactly 60 minutes and accompanied by a DVD of Ill Bill's wild night at punk rock mecca CBGB, Bill's latest effort is the surgically polished sum of his career…so far. An Ill Bill verse has never been an aimless journey through 16 bars, but rather a threatening configuration of world view, conspiracy theories, street corner politics and the most potent of all, real-life experiences that carry the listener through a perspective that stands unique; challenging anyone with half a brain to relate.
The former Non Phixion standout and one of the organizers behind La Coka Nostra is aggressively pushing the envelope, representing hip-hop in a manner unlike any other. Whether holding it down alongside iconic MCs such as Raekwon the Chef and B-Real, or masterminding stellar collaborations with the likes of the legendary Bad Brains and heavy metal kingpins Killswitch Engage, Bill confidently swaggers the line between genres with fellow visionaries DJ Premier, DJ Muggs, T-Ray, DJ Lethal and others behind the boards. Also, for the first time, a bulk of the production has been propelled by Bill himself.
Additionally, in order to bring these sonic textures to life, longtime Wu-Tang Clan mix engineer Carlos Bess brought his state-of-the-art boom, ensuring that the menacing soundscapes would be as sharp as the undeniably crucial lyrics.
Above a tightly wound blend of inspirations, The Hour of Reprisal builds upon Ill Bill's iron reputation for touching on serious issues – social as well as personal. "My Uncle" addresses one of the pillars of Bill's life, his Uncle Howie and his seemingly endless battle with addiction. Playing off of Nas' "The Unauthorized Biography of Rakim"
from several years ago, Bill flips the concept to toast his favorite heavy metal outfit, Slayer, so as to pay tribute to his heroes from another voice of struggle – Metal. Topics such as the war in Iraq, the unsettling and disturbing subject of racism, the senseless shootings at Virginia Tech University, the state execution of Stanley "Tookie"
Williams and countless others surface, minus any air of exploitation, but with a slash of brutal awareness of challenging times. Bill even manages to deliver a spiritual dedication to his first daughter, with the assistance of seminal punks HR and Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains).
The self-proclaimed "2011 Melle-Mel" is near the edge. After many years of challenging the hip-hop establishment, backed by a passionate legion of "goons" worldwide, Ill Bill has a fresh pair of kicks laced up and is prepared for war. Now with a family in tow, this abrasive, hard-as-nails MC/Producer steps to the unsuspecting planet with a meticulously-crafted album that will fuck you up…in the best possible way!
i heard that freestyle you and Slaine did on Green Lantern and I must say that was by far one of the sickest freestyles I have heard in a very very very long time! much respect, you 2 murdered the mic! keep it up
I walk amongst the reptilians and leather skin aliens, on interstellar chariots, post apocalyptic gladiatorts, my electrons are teflon, my protons are tech nines, my neutrons will shoot ya mother-fuckin heads gone, they 4 molecules that move like death squads, that kidnap american tourists and make bombs, standin at the gates of heaven waitin to face god, take part in criminology like raekwon, we those killaz that don't blink, the worlds multi-billions that don't think, controlled by the skull and bones triple six, listen kid, the day the nuclear missile hit, where were you, probably takin a shit, while the sky hailed mountain size comets, the planet shattered with lighting, gigantic fragments of ice like what the titanic collided with, society is not civilization technology, it's satan in the hands of devil worshipers that praise him
Finally the first LCN album Ive been waiting for that shit like a crackhead fiending for his next hit.As soon as I get some cash in my pocket Im picking it up. By the way whens your next philly visit?
WUSS POPPIN? ME NUFFIN MUCH JUST CHILLIN HERR SHMOKIN MY "L"... SO CAN'T WAIT TA MEET YA.. HIT ME UP WHEN YOU GET TA CALI.. MAYBE WE CAN SMOKE IF YOU ARE NOT DRUG FREE...
Hour Of Reprisal!! One of the most sickly engineered albums i ever heard! its not as tho you enjoy a couple of tracks, but the whole lot. Durban could do with a guest appearance! makes you wana shout "Pledge allegiance to the hip hop!
yo no joke u gota be the dopest mc in it rit know man u murdered this coka album and had dope collabs sick jacken murdered bun b was dope evern snoop was sick but i love brujeria you murdered spoke to the devil yestarday put some shyt in my brain no joke the whole album is mad dope and u were ruthless in every verse cant wait for august 8th you guys are gna rock it
G'day! Just thought I would drop by and check out how you were going. Alls is good here in Sydney. We are writing new songs at the moment and getting ready to play with Kreator in September. That should be awesome.
I just added a couple of new tracks from our new Live album Into the Inferno - Live in Oslo that will be available in August. Check them out - Mayhemic Destruction, Blood Death Hatred and Lebanon.
