In an attempt to bridge the gap between Listener and Musician, Bay Area hip-hop crew iLL-Literacy have created a program that enables musicians from across the globe to truly collaborate on new music. To learn more and see if you've got the sonic skills to become a part of the project, see more inside...
After posting iLL-Literacy's fiercely creative "iB4the1 Chapter 1" I began talking to group member Adriel Drizzletronius about some of his future-oriented views on where the music industry is headed and invited him to share his vision with RefinedHype nation. These are the results. Warning: If you work for a major record label, you might want to make sure you've got a defibrillator nearby. See more...
What do I keep telling you people? Oakland is on some other ish, and if you didn't believe me before I've got even more proof of the region's creative energies in the form of iLL-Literacy's dope "IB4the1" project, a three-part series that will comprise the group's debut "album" when all is said and done. Today I've got Chapter 1 of their upcoming musical novel and I won't front, it's has the potential to be a game changer. See more to listen and download...
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