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Interview and live video of iLLmont at the Big House

Last night iLLmont rocked it with Farther Out and Rek Champa.. BeAtlanta had the opportunity to interview the members of iLLmont and get some live audio, check it out below…

BA: Who are the members of iLLmont?

 ILLmont:

Allen Thomas..

Nihilus Nukes..

Voncito..

Khalil..

Olde English..

Brother Ib..

BA: What are your musical influences?

AT: Everything..

NN: Parliament, Nas, Psycho Drama, Jedi Mind Tricks..

BIB – Outkast, Bone Thugs..

BA: Do you guys have special microphones you use at your shows?

NN: the mic with the purple cord..

AT: it is the special one..

BA: Any rituals you do before the shows?

OE – Smoke.

NN – I speak with my personal O.G..

L – I meditate, elevate my mind..

BA: So how do you guys manage a group with so many members?

AT: I think our manager Gary can answer that..

Gary: I am a rapper wrangler.

V: Being real with each other.. Staying very real with each other.

BA: How did iLLmont start?

OE: I started making beats, I have always been making beats.. me and Allen would get together and get musical.. We just decided to get off our ass and get to it.. and our friends around us who were musical as well helped us, because we were all musical..

BA: When is the new album going to be released?

AT: the release is yet to be determined..

BA: Tell us a little bit about the first album.

OE: The first EP, it largely doesn’t exist, but it was nice.. it was about 6 tracks, it was our first piece that was completely rhymes, no instrumentals, it was a challenge to all of the MCs to make something..

NN: if you want the first EP, hit me up, I got that thang..

AE: It is online, illmont.com..

BA: So after this album, what is the next step?

AT: we do have a release following this one, also to be determined, all original.. all going to be house producers..

BA: So are there any Atlanta groups or artists you would recommend to your fans?

IB: I fux with DPL!!

AT: get with it or get left!

IB: Gary Odom, them my guys, Riz Cappelay, Yanni Mo..

NN – Uh, who else.. Rek Champa..

IB – Cipher Kenni.. Yamin Semali and Dustin Teague, Clan Destined!

BA: Ok, you guys want people to come out to your shows, what do you want them to leave with?

NN: My autograph..

OE: I want people to leave like ‘I ain’t never heard southern n*ggas rap like that..’

AT: I want people to feel a change in their DNA..

For more on iLLmont, check out their website HERE and their BandCamp HERE..