Natural Born Illa [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings
1. Light the Fuse (Intro)
2. Too Raw feat. Father Tyme
3. Uncle Buk (Interlude) feat. Yungbuk of Psychodrama and D. Skills
4. Made in Chicago
5. I Ain't Trippin'
6. What You Want feat. The Legendary Traxster
7. Don't Get Me Started
8. Prisoners of Disbelief (Interlude) feat. Yungbuk of Psychodrama
9. B-Boys
10. Salute feat. J.u.i.c.e.
11. Keep It Goin'
12. You Talkin' to Me?
13. Blast Off feat. Rubberoom
14. Go Get It feat. Profound and Ang 13
15. Sik Flows feat. Rhymefest
16. ILL at Will feat. Rasco and Planet Asia Produced by Fanatik
17. Torment feat. Prime of the Molemen and Matlock
18. No Remorse
19. Might As Well

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
A stalwart in Chicago's hip-hop scene for a decade, EC is known for his grimy, yet easy-to-understand rhyme flow, underground production style and songs that embody his upbringing and life in the seedy Uptown neighborhood on Chicago's far North Side. E.C. Illa first emerged in the early 90s with the cassette-only Invisible Man EP. He followed that up with the double vinyl Ill State of Mind, the Live from the Ill EP and the Vandillism Instrumentals Vol. 1. However,his breakthrough album was 1996's Illa LP. The album perfectly captured EC's style and the Chicago rap scene in the mid-nineties. The album featured the classic "On ILL" which had the legendary video that featured Chicago breakdancers and graffiti art and received heavy airplay on The Box and BET. The album also featured "What You Be About" which is considered a worldwide gangster classic and is a harrowing description of the Chicago gang scene. The "On Ill" video and the Illa LP album were a big influence on such future stars of commercial and underground rap such as Eminem, El-P of Company Flow, Slug of Atmosphere and Sole. E.C.'s next album was 1997's Power Moves which was distributed by Universal and signaled EC's move away from underground hip-hop towards gangster rap. 1997 also saw the release of the second volume of the Vandillism Instrumentals series. After Power Moves, EC worked with super producer The Legendary Traxster (Twista, Do or Die, Mystikal, Psychodrama, Snypaz) and contributed tracks to the CWAL Ballaz Vol.1 compilation. He also executive-produced the seminal gangster rap instrumental compilations, Killer Beats Vol. 1 and 2. In the year 2000, EC released the vinyl-only Ill at Will EP which compiled some unreleased hip-hop tracks from the previous couple of years and signified his return to the hip-hop scene.

Product Description
E.C. Illa returns to the scene with his first full-length since 1997 and doesn't disappoint. Known for his hard hip-hop style which appeals to both the street and the underground hip-hop scene, EC drops a solid album on Chicago independent label A-List. The album features an impressive roster of Chicago guests from both gangster rap and underground hip-hop circles: legendary freestyler J.U.I.C.E., super producer The Legendary Traxster, abstract rappers Rubberoom, Yungbuk of Psychodrama, Blaze Battle Runner Up Prime of the Molemen, MTV/Loud On-Line Battle Champion Profound, Rhymefest, Ang 13, Matlock, and well-known (100% Juice) mixtape dj/producer Risky Bizness among others.The album also feaures West Coast artists Rasco, Planet Asia and Fanatik. Overall, a tight hardcore hip-hop album from the veteran mc/producer known as E.C. Illa.

Natural Born Illa,E.C. Illa,A-List Audio Llc,Chicago hip-hop from veteran mc. Grimy yet expressive lyrics and production. Excellent introduction to Chicago rap/hip-hop due to the many guest appearances.

Natural Born Illa [Explicit Lyrics]

Natural Born Illa [Explicit Lyrics]
Natural Born Illa
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Definitely Check It Out
 Natural Born Illa

Manufacturer: A-List Audio
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Power Moves

ASIN: B00005R2HV
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

  1. Light the Fuse (Intro)
  2. Too Raw feat. Father Tyme
  3. Uncle Buk (Interlude) feat. Yungbuk of Psychodrama and D. Skills
  4. Made in Chicago
  5. I Ain't Trippin'
  6. What You Want feat. The Legendary Traxster
  7. Don't Get Me Started
  8. Prisoners of Disbelief (Interlude) feat. Yungbuk of Psychodrama
  9. B-Boys
  10. Salute feat. J.u.i.c.e.
  11. Keep It Goin'
  12. You Talkin' to Me?
  13. Blast Off feat. Rubberoom
  14. Go Get It feat. Profound and Ang 13
  15. Sik Flows feat. Rhymefest
  16. ILL at Will feat. Rasco and Planet Asia Produced by Fanatik
  17. Torment feat. Prime of the Molemen and Matlock
  18. No Remorse
  19. Might As Well

Album Description

E.C. Illa returns to the scene with his first full-length since 1997 and doesn't disappoint. Known for his hard hip-hop style which appeals to both the street and the underground hip-hop scene, EC drops a solid album on Chicago independent label A-List. The album features an impressive roster of Chicago guests from both gangster rap and underground hip-hop circles: legendary freestyler J.U.I.C.E., super producer The Legendary Traxster, abstract rappers Rubberoom, Yungbuk of Psychodrama, Blaze Battle Runner Up Prime of the Molemen, MTV/Loud On-Line Battle Champion Profound, Rhymefest, Ang 13, Matlock, and well-known (100% Juice) mixtape dj/producer Risky Bizness among others.The album also feaures West Coast artists Rasco, Planet Asia and Fanatik. Overall, a tight hardcore hip-hop album from the veteran mc/producer known as E.C. Illa.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Definitely Check It Out.......2001-10-24

EC is one of the most slept-on artists in the game. An extremely talented rapper with a unique flow and a prolific producer as well. I like this album more and more the more I listen to it and it's probably more like a 4.5 or 5 than a 4. It does not sound like anything else out there which is why it takes a minute to really get into it. Starting with the banger "Too Raw" through the street anthem "Made in Chicago" thru the incredible "Don't Get Me Started" EC really impresses with his flow. Deceptively simple sounding lyrics are actually complex, intelligent and deep upon closer investigation. The second half of the album is more hip-hop in nature and features a lot of guests who are all surprisingly good especially Lumba of Rubberoom on "Blast Off," Profound on "Go Get It," Planet Asia on "ILL at Will," and Matlock on "Torment." What truly amazed me is that the album ends with The Legendary Traxster produced "Might As Well" which is a straight ahead gangster track which somehow is the perfect ending to this album. It's hard to describe this album exactly because it is unique but it's a very good album on the beats and the lyrics and I would defintely recommend it.
Natural Born Illa
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • ITS A KEEPER
 Natural Born Illa
E.C. Illa
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UF4L
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

  1. Light The Fuse (Intro)
  2. Too Raw
  3. Uncle Buk (Interlude)
  4. Made In Chicago
  5. I Ain't Trippin'
  6. What You Want
  7. Don't Get Me Started
  8. Prisoners Of Disbelief (Interlude)
  9. B-Boys
  10. Salute
  11. Keep It Goin'
  12. You Talkin' To Me?
  13. Blast Off
  14. Go Get It
  15. Sik Flows
  16. ILL At Will
  17. Torment
  18. No Remorse
  19. Might As Well

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars ITS A KEEPER.......2005-07-15

E.C IS SO UNDERATED RIGHT NOW ITS A SHAME HE DIDNT BLOW UP
TO COMMERCIAL STATUS, NOT THAT WE WANT HIM TO THOUGH,BUT
HE'S NO EMENEM,BUT HIS TRACKS MAKES YOU LISTEN TO HIS LYRICS
AND HIS HOOD STORIES JUST THE SAME,I WILL ALWAYS BUY ANYTHING
HE MAKE BECAUSE HE DOESNT THROW HIS MUSIC TOGETHER LIKE OTHER
ARTIST AND CRAM IT DOWN YOUR THROAT LIKE MIKE JONES!NO DISRESPECT
MIKE BUT DAM,IGOT TIRED OF "BACK THEN" YOU SAID IT WHAT 30 TIMES!
ANYWAY GOOD ALBUM E.C KEEP BANGIN EM KID!!

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