E.C. Illa – Live From The Ill E.P. (Reissue CD) (1994-2019) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

Fiercely underground Chicago rapper E.C. Illa honed his skills by battling in and around the Windy City with his clique the Ill State Assassins. The Caucasian rapper brought some underground respectability to a city’s hip-hop school that (apart from Common Sense) was hungry for respect. After a slew of EP’s and guest spots on other projects, E.C. dropped his debut solo effort the E.C Illa LP in 1996. Illa LP boasted 16 tracks of rugged Chicago chin-checks with production mostly conceived by the artist himself. E.C.’s high-strung style was clearly fashioned by a city of swirling influences, but his overall sound was more Old School East Coast than Left Coast. In 1996, E.C. caught enough respect to have his video for the single “Illa” featured on BET’s Rap City long before Detroit’s Eminem had achieved any crossover success.

Tracklist:

01. What Makes A Classic? (Cozmo D Intro)
02. Live From The Ill
03. Low Life Or No Life
04. Ill Is
05. Illterlude
06. It Don’t Stop
07. Ill Murder Epic
08. Funky Like This
09. Obsessive Representing
10. I4L
11. Ill State Assassins WHPK Freestyle (Bonus Freestyle)
12. Wake Up Show Freestyle (feat. Talib Kweli & Mos Def) (Bonus Freestyle)
13. It Don’t Stop (Bonus Instrumental)
14. Funky Like This (Bonus Instrumental)

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare