Pac, B.I.G. and the Pledge | 9.12.11

On the eve of the anniversary of 2Pac's passing the crew at Ill Street along with our good friend JaySun pay homage to him and his Hip-Hop counterpart [in many ways], the Notorious B.I.G. We were also joined by the homie J-Scrilla and VA MC, Sketch, as they hit us with some exclusives from their new mixtape (entirely produced by J-Scrilla) entitled VA-Tec9. It's currently available for free download now. And so is this show!

Alison Carney w/Jayne Kennedi | 9.5.11

On this week's episode of Ill Street the very lovely and talented Alison Carney dropped by to talk about her journey thru the Rabbit's Hole in her debut album/mixtape Alison Wonderland. Along with her was the multi-talented Jayne Kennedi of Studio 43. Together they gave us an incite to some of their influences, their favorite artists from the area and more. Check it out right here!

New Music Monday | 8.8.11

On another Monday evening in the Nation's Cap, the fellas from Ill Street kicked off the week with a plethora of new joints and new area classics, including music by Edo G., Cornel West Theory, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Teflon, Gods'Illa, Rah Digga, The Package, Planet Asia, Elzhi and more! DJ RBI held it down on the 1's and 2's, while 2-Tone, Toney and RNL kept things moving on the mic. Check the flava right here!

Gods'Illa CPR Mixtape | 8.1.11

A Hip-Hop trio from the DMV area is currently making alot of quality noise in the streets......and no, it's not Diamond District. The superb street journalists, known as Gods'Illa, have recently released their much anticipated mixtape called CPR [Clothes | Promotion | Rapping] hosted by the one and only Erykah Badu. The 3 brothers hit up Ill Street to explain the concept behind the title and to give us a chance to find out what they really think about some of their favorite Hip-Hop giants. Also, DJ 2-Tone Jones dropped some cuts from the mixtape, along with some other gems by area artists including Alison Carney, Maverick, Kev Brown, DTMD, The Awthentik, DJ Roddy Rod, Apex, Asheru, Cy Young and Joe D. Get your fix here!

Outspoken Returns + The One, Two Recap | 7.25.11

Our globe-trotting cousins from Nomadic Wax returned to Ill Street along with our good friend and ill MC from Zimbabwe, Outspkoen [Alpha Intellect]. We got into a good discussion on the parallels of Hip-Hop from the US to Africa, and position he plays as an MC in the ever-changing rap game. He also blessed us with some new music from his most recent project which involves a band led by him called Outspoken and the Essence. But before we got into all of that, we gave our listerners a taste of what they missed out on at the The One, Two Beat Showcase this past Friday (7/22); presented by Ill Street Grooves, and The Home Stretch & Bum Rush Shows on 90.1fm WDCE in Richmond. Shouts out to Kleph Dollaz, Kev Brown, The Unknown, Antagonist Dragonspit and Grap Luva for their participation in the event.

Check it out right here!

Cornel West Theory | 7.18.11

Who is the Cornel West Theory? Psychadelic boom-bap, ecentric dopeness, creative chaos, and a collective of cool, hella-talented weirdos. Members of CWT stopped thru Ill Street to debut selections from their upcoming album, The Shape of Hip-Hop to Come which also features appearances by Dr. Cornel West himself. Take our word for it....this group is DOPE! Plus, DJ's 2-Tone Jones & RBI took turns droppin' new joints by Wu-Tang Clan, Kendrick Lamar, Edo G., Pete Rock & Smif-n-Wessun, T3, Random Axe, and Nas; and a couple classics by the late, great GURU (whose birthday passed on July 17). Bang ya heads to this!

It's Tha LIKS! (part 3) | 6.27.11

For the past 2 episodes of Ill Street we've been holding it down with the freshest from the West, Tha Alkaholiks. All 3 members hit us up and filled us in on the future of the Likwit Crew. Well, after 2 good weeks..........we just felt like it wasn't enough. So on this episode DJ's RBI & 2-Tone Jones went in on some undeniable joints by members of the entire Likwit Crew (King T, Alkaholiks, Xzibit, Lootpack, Defari, Dialated Peoples, Phil da Agony/Barber Shop Emcees).

Bottoms up!