November 21st, 2008 by niwa | posted in .nl, albums, hiphop, release, show |

You’ve already read about Skidz reppin’ his people from the east who organise the Spinnin’ parties, and now it’s time for me to put the spotlight on my boys from way back!

E-royal (of Next Item) has teamed up with DJ Diabastard (aka DJ Broken Record =) and producer Kaos, forming the group “Illskool”. What started out as a little project to make an EP has grown into a 15-track(english) album, and because I’m listening to it right now I can already tell you: it’s D.O.P.E.. Tonight the release-party will be held @ Proeflokaal België in Almelo (NL). Kickoff is 22:00, damage: EUR 0,-

The Illskool people have worked hard for the past 5 weeks to finish recording and mixing this gem, and while that seems like a short period it’s obvious that hip hop from Almelo has evolved and matured a lot since the last noteable release that came out of their small hometown: Next Item – Under Construction. Kaos’ beats have a real hiphop flavour, combining the old techniques (sampling) with the new (synths), E’s flow and lyrics have become real tight and Diabastard has obviously spent some time diggin’ through his records to find appropriate cuts for the tracks.

Featurings on the album include Cee Major (of The Proov), vocalist Roomster and King Jule, who is currently working on his own project and can be seen in the Keynote Speakerz video Say What!. The only Dutch spot on the release has been reserved for MC Sillo, who will also be presenting his EP “Ik Accepteer” tonight. Also, DJ Proces (also of Next Item) helped out on co-producing 2 tracks.

Both “Welcome To Illskool” and “Ik Accepteer” can be bought as hardcopy tonight for EUR 5 each, and later on this week thebeats.nl will be hosting the freely downloadable version of Illskool’s product. Ofcourse we already got a couple of tracks for you to listen to:

Illskool – Artist Within Me ft. Roomster

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Illskool – Quiet

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Illskool – Where I Belong ft. King Jule

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I heard King Jule will be accompanied by Master Surreal and Avi, so don’t be surprised if they grab the mic to perform a couple of bangers for y’all! See you there.