DJ Premier, Marley Marl, J Dilla, Pete Rock, Rza, Alchemist, Large Pro, the Beatnuts, Paul C, Q Tip, Havoc, Da Beatminerz, Timbaland, Kanye West, Just Blaze, Hurby Luv Bug, the Bomb Squad, Dr. Dre
Philadelphia music producer and writer Kil has been a hip hop head since 1984, when his mother took him to see the movie Beat Street. That movie started his love, passion and pursuit of the hip hop culture. He began writing rhymes in ’84 and started Djing in 86 when he got his two turntables, a mixer and a mic. Daily, Kil would practice his craft. Whether it was break dancing, DJing or MCing, his commitment to hip hop was undeniable. It wasn’t until his freshmen year at Morgan State University where he truly found his place in hip hop…producing. Starting off with a Tascam 4 track recorder and a Gemini 8 second sampler mixer, then, graduating to the Ensoniq ASR-10 keyboard to now mastering the Akai MPC 2000XL, Kil’s style has grown from being just a beat maker to becoming a complete music producer. Also, while attending Morgan State, Kil hosted Baltimore’s 1 hip hop show “Strictly Hip Hop” on WEAA 88.9 FM every Friday night from midnight to 5am for over 5 years. Kil has produced for such artists as Osei Morland (acclaimed MC and Producer), Queens MC, Sekani (writer of MTV’s Hip Hopera “Carmen”), Kyana (Kil produced “Promised Land” off her debut CD “We Will Not Fall and is producing her entire sophomore CD "I Am Beauty" coming 2010), C. Clear (Kil produced 4 tracks off her debut CD “A Soldier’s Story”), Brooklyn MC, Vegas (producing his entire album "The Grey Area" coming 2010), Philadelphia MC, Khalil Byrd (producing his entire album "Grown Man Talk" coming 2010) as well as working with talented songwriters such as Sean “Mocha” Banks (Dru Hill, Black Buddafly) and Tanya Kilpatrick. Kil recently produced “Rude Bastards” for critically acclaimed hip hop group M.O.P. for their 5th official studio album “Foundation”. Kil is also a talented writer who is presently co-authoring a book with Dr. Roslyn Black on marriages in the black community and writing various screenplays. Kil has been grinding for years to perfect his craft…and his time is now.
