The Underground Report (2/18-2/24)

Illmaculate: Well, I got The RainCheck Mixtape dropping mid-April, hosted by DJ Vlad.
The album is already 3/4 done and there is big things in the works with
that. I don’t expect to have that out til late this year after finding
the right home for it. But from what is completed already, it’s pure
heatery.

HHDX: How’d you hook up with Tone and the QN5 Fam?

Illmaculate:
I met Tonedeff at Scribble Jam 04′ and we continued to keep in touch
after. I’m a fan of his work, he liked my tracks so we made something
happen. I like to think the first of many.

HHDX: Any big battles coming up?

Illmaculate: No battles on the schedule right now. I’ve hung the gloves up more
or less. But when I get the opportunity to do Fight Klub or 106 I can’t see passing it up. 

HHDX: What’d you think of egotrip’s (White) rapper show? Honestly.

HHDX: What can fans expect from the mixtape?

Illmaculate:
People can expect to get a taste of what my music is about.The mixtape
is a mixture of exclusive tracks that got bumped off the album, new
tracks over commercial beats, and new heatery made specifically for the
mixtape. It features the likes of Iron Solomon, Okwerdz, Hommy Hom,
Lush One(DelMon), Animal Planet, Respek BA & a lot more. The entire
purpose of the mix-tape is in the title, it’s a rain check for the
album.

HHDX: What would you like people who haven’t heard you yet to know?

Illmaculate:
At this point I’m not sure what label will be lucky enough to pick it
up. I couldn’t even give you a guess. Ideally, I see myself fitting in
at a Babygrande, Rawkus, fatbeats or Nature sounds type label very
well. We’ll see though.

HHDX: Why have you chosen to “hang up the gloves?”

Illmaculate:
Battling is very time consuming. At least for me. It isn’t just going
to a battle and competing. It’s hours of practice almost daily trying
to hone the freestyle game. Plus I feel like there isn’t much more I
can prove battling. Musically, however, I still have a lot to prove.
With quitting battling I’m devoting all my time to doing exactly that.

HHDX: What is it that “needs to be heard?” What separates you from others?

Cage, who will be performing at this year’s Paid Dues, was recently involved in an unusual situation. Later, he logged onto MySpace and had to
vent. Why tell you about it? We’ll let him speak for himself. Here’s what he had to write:

This all leads up to the actual LP drop-date, which is slated for April 10. Get ready.