Toronto-based hip hop recording artist iLLvibe dropped by to share his music and his thoughts. Runner up to Drake for Toronto Rapper of the Year in 2016 and winner on “Canada’s Smartest Person” it was indeed an entertaining and informative hour!

We talked about:

• vocal delivery style
• Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Q-Tip, Grand Master Flash
• flows, patterns, and rhythms
• starting with piano and drum machine
• to sample or not to sample
• Public Enemy, Jeleestone
• breakdowns, swearing, political lyrics
• the “aha” moment – making it personal
• punk/hip hop connections
• albums versus singles
• http://www.illvibemusic.com/
• https://twitter.com/illvibemusic
• https://www.facebook.com/iLLvibe
• https://www.youtube.com/user/iLLvibeisHipHop

Listen to the whole episode