Dame Luke – ‘Forever A Bachelor’ | Click here to download.

A ladies’ man, or a bachelor forever? Listen to a journey through sound as Mr. Lukie takes on the art of storytelling in his new conceptual debut, “Forever A Bachelor”. Featuring 16 tracks, Dame presents all original music produced by iF members Nate Jetson, Big Baady, NuDae, and more for free download. With appearances by the rest of the camp throughout, Mr. OMG Himself is set for a good look with his creative approach to his dealings with females today.

The first single from the upcoming ‘Forever A Bachelor’ project has now made its way to the people, featuring the soothing vocals of C’Bella and the melodic keys of Big Baaby. Dame Luke is set to release his newest venture November 15th, and with this being the (unexpected) first of the bunch, things are looking to get quite interesting for Mr. OMG Himself. The track is certainly on a more personal note than most, and with that being said, we don’t want to give away too much. Listen below and keep watch for more from Lukie soon.

Dame Luke featuring C. Bella – “Rain” | Download

Entering the second week of the ‘Tarantino Tuesdays’ marathon, Kyle DaShawn takes the series to new heights courtesy of a mean orchestral choir and a wicked grand piano sample with “Much Higher!”. Keeping to his agressive style mixed with shock-and-awe wordplay, the Illustrious Few emcee dives into the mind of the listener to paint a vivid picture of where he is here and now as an artist in today’s world. Again with no hook, Kyle presents an alternative to the watered down mediocre methods currently praised in hip-hop, pushing the limits and raising the bar.

Kyle DaShawn – “Much Higher!” | Download

“Get ready for round two as Bobby Fresh teams up with Cloudkicker and poetic emcee Kaliq to unveil the second mixtape of the DJ On Point collective, “I Am Kaliq” Volume 2. Back at you with more unreleased material, the 85Fresh/Illustrious Few representative goes to work over some of today’s hottest tracks, making the modern day music industry well aware of his vocal presence and capabilities as both a songwriter and recording artist.

The series, set to debut on the seventh day of each month, is now in it’s second stage, seeing just as much witty wordplay and lyrical slaughter as the first. After recently dropping the video for “Undefeated” from Volume 1, rumor has it that the 85Fresh team is now working on a second video for this tape as well.” – BFreshBlog.com

Let the madness begin. In hopes of building more anticipation before his first solo mixtape debuts, Kyle DaShawn of the Illustrious Few has released the first in a set of series entitled ‘Tarantino Tuesdays’ with his rendition of “In the Wild”. Complete with no hook, Kyle delivers two and half minutes of lyricism over the Watch The Throne instrumental in this DJ Fresh85 exclusive, addressing various topics including audio dope, graduating Harvard (…?), and dying and coming back to life. “Before It All Began” drops December 15. – BFreshBlog.com

Kyle DaShawn – “In the Wild” | Download

“Kaliq, formerly known as Ocean, has released a new mixtape today presented by Bobby Fresh x Cloudkicker, calling upon DJ On Point for the assist. I Am Kaliq Vol. 1 features new and exclusive music from Illustrious Few’s own, delivering the same lyricism fans have grown to love with an updated revamp.

His alias isn’t the only thing that’s changed in the first installment of the series, and with a new name (his birthright) comes a new approach. We hear many things are in the works over at 85Fresh, including 85Fresh Films, so be on the lookout for major moves as they close out the year in full throttle.” – BFreshBlog.com

After almost forever and a day it seems, the first song from Kyle DaShawn’s upcoming Before It All Began project has surfaced. “Tarantino” conveys a vintage action feel, featuring boom bap car chase theme music and upbeat funk. Kyle makes the cipher complete with a retro flow, adding his own flair via his many styles over the Mastermind produced track. Before It All Began is set to be released before the end of the year with features and production from various Illustrious Few artists, including production from Kyle himself. – BFreshBlog.com

After shocking the state with his controversial release of “How To Rob A Local Rapper,” J-Slugg has teamed up with Arizona’s own DJ John Blaze and the Illustrious Few to bring you Trap Hard 101. Containing 15 new and original tracks for the trap, Slugg has once again taken the shock-and-awe approach, delivering an entire new project from seemingly out of nowhere. Production credits include The Ill Few’s own J-Slugg as well as Nate Jetson and many more. End the summer with even more heat and download Trap Hard 101 here.

“To give a voice to their single, the duo involved young american R&B talent D’Aaron Anthony. The vocoder vintage, the bass line and the freshness of the track will definitely bring it to be one of the most requested summer dance hits on the dancefloors. The single, off the album “Skull & Banana,” contains three fantastic remixes: the dancefloor killer by the genius of Gigi Barocco (which is already being played by most international DJ’s), the afro dutch work by Carlos Barbosa and Blasterjaxx, and the dubstep version by the brilliant Young Mush.

The decision to involve DJ’s with such different backgrounds shows once again the versatility of Pink is Punk and their world, which goes through a very wide variety of genres with no limits to research and contamination.

The video has been directed by the talented milanese director Daniele Zennaro and produced by Boneless, with two days shooting between Milan, Italy and Phoenix, AZ. Every single frame has been photographed, printed and cut to be shot again during 5 long days of stop motion, with more than 6000 pictures chosen and 300 cards cut manually. One day outdoor shooting, using real Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini models, perfectly working and realized with peculiar care by the Milan team.”

Download available at SOMETHINGILL.ORG

1. The Introduction (prod. by Mastermind)

2. Playing 4 Keeps (prod. by Majik)

3. Mayday (prod. by Lab Ox and Vikail)

4. So Illustrious ft. Nate Jetson (prod. by Siege Monstracity)

5. How You Doin’ ft. D’Aaron Anthony & Kyle DaShawn (prod. by Majik)

6. Loco (prod. by Conrizzle)

7. Miss Communication ft. Nate Jetson (prod. by Big Baaby)

8. Bitch Niggas (prod. by Mastermind & Big Baaby)

9. Colorblind (prod. by Taurus Scott)

10. Cold World III ft. Chris Notez (prod. by Siege Monstracity)

11. Who Turned Off The Lights (prod. by Siege Monstracity)

12. High Life ft. Nate Jetson (prod. by Siege Monstracity)

13. Blo ft. Carnegie (prod. by Heatroc)

14. Declaration Of The Illustrious ft. Truly Rees

Art direction + photography by Kyle DaShawn for iF and 228Media