Illmaculate

iLLmacuLate
Birth name Gregory Poe
Also known as iLLmacuLate
Born February 4, 1986 (1986-02-04) (age 30)
Origin Portland, Oregon
Genres Hip hop
Years active 2001–present
Associated acts Sandpeople

Gregory Poe (born February 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Illmaculate (stylized iLLmacuLate), is a battle rapper and American hip hop artist of Native American descent from Portland, Oregon. At age 17, he won the 2004 Scribble Jam freestyle rap competition,[1][2][3][4] making him the youngest winner in the competition's history.[5] He is a member of the Sandpeople group.[6] With rhyme partner The Saurus, he competed in and won the 2006 and 2007 World Rap Championships,[6][7] and the 2006 Spin the Mic competition.

In 2007, Vibe magazine named him one of the Best MySpace Rappers in America.[8]

His 2007 album The Rain Check Mixtape is hosted by DJ Vlad, and includes appearances by 40 Cal. and Copywrite. Illmaculate also features with Sapient in the track "The Truth" on Bliss n Eso's album Flying Colours and on the 'Turn It On Remix' from Justice & Kaos's Turn It On EP.

In 2011, he battled Bender at World Domination II, an event hosted by King of the Dot's Organik.[9]

In April 2012, he performed at the Star Theater, Portland as an opening act for the group Slaughterhouse [10]

On August 22,2015, Illmaculate defeated Pat Stay in a title match at KOTD's World Domination 5 event on a 3-2 judges decision, making him the new KOTD Champion. [11]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. ↑ Markstrom, Serena. "Sandpeople gather the crew together", The Register-Guard, 2006-11-17, p. E4.
  2. ↑ Sisson, Patrick. "Hip-hop's Woodstock to land in Logan Square: Scribble Jam expands this year", Chicago Tribune, 2005-06-03, p. 22.
  3. ↑ Willow, Molly. "Hip-hop heaven: Rapidly growing Scribble Jam draws up-and-coming artists, highly devoted fans", Columbus Dispatch, 2004-08-16, p. B1.
  4. ↑ Simms, Greg Jr. "Alterna-hop nation descends on 'Nati", Dayton Daily News, 2004-08-27, p. 6.
  5. ↑ "Scribble Jam #9", scribblemagazine.com, 2006-04-08. Retrieved on 2008-10-03.
  6. 1 2 Caraeff, Ezra Ace. "One More With Feeling: Illmaculate", The Portland Mercury, 2008-05-15. Retrieved on 2008-10-03.
  7. ↑ Markstrom, Serena. "This time around, things not so personal for Atmosphere", The Register-Guard, 2008-09-12, p. G44.
  8. ↑ "State Champs: The 51 Best MySpace Rappers in America", Vibe, 2007-11-08. Retrieved on 2008-10-03.
  9. ↑ "http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonoberholtzer/2011/09/22/behind-the-scenes-at-world-domination-ii-part-one/
  10. ↑ "http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/sould-out-music-festival-slaughterhouse-and-illmaculate/Event?oid=5838857
  11. ↑ http://battlerap.com/news/2015/08/17169-illmaculate-beats-pat-stay-to-become-new-kotd-champ
  12. 1 2 "http://www.illmac.com/"

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