Episode 163: !llmind

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!llmind first gained notice for making beats for some of underground rap’s best talent like Little Brother, Akrobatik, Heltah Skeltah, and two-time Cipher guest Skyzoo. But it didn’t take long for him to break into the mainstream, creating songs for Kanye West, Drake, J. Cole, Ludacris, and more.

!llmind also has a group of businesses aimed at helping aspiring producers, from his B.L.A.P. beat battles to his Blap-kits drum sound packages to personal mentorships. In addition, he’s an accomplished educator, and now a label head with his Roseville Music Group.

Tracks featured in this episode:

1. ILLmind, “U Gotta Feel This (unreleased beat)”
2. ILLmind, “The Spy (unreleased beat)”
3. ILLmind, “Encore remix”
4. ILLmind, “99 Problems remix”
5. Symbolic One & Illmind f/K-Otix & Deloach, “Hands Off”
6. The Wrist, “Exit 9”
7. James Dean & Illmind, “Between the Lines”
8. Wu-Tang Clan, “Tearz”
9. The Alchemist f/ Big Twins, “Live At The Amphitheatre”
10. Kanye West, “Through the Wire”
11. Jaeon f/Tommy Mula & Nicole Zollo, “40 Days”
12. Supastition f/Big Pooh & Phonte, “soul control”
13. Supastition, “blood brothers”
14. Supastition, “ain’t going out”
15. J. Cole, “Love Yourz”
16. Drake, “You & The 6”
17. Mountain, “Long Red”
18. !llmind, “Let It Fly”
19. J. Cole, “Love Yourz”
20. 50 Cent, “Stop Crying”
21. Billy Squier, “The Big Beat”
22. Boot Camp Clik, “Let’s Go”
23. Akrobatik f/Brenna Gethers, “Rain”
24. Brooklyn Academy f/Jean Grae, “Raise Ya Hands”
25. Symbolic One & Illmind f/Organic Thoughts, “The Groove”
26. Slum Village, “Untitled/Fantastic”
27. Chic, “Everybody Dance
28. !llmind, “Mugshot”
29. !llmind, “Never Too Far”
30. Slum Village, “2U 4U - Instrumental”
31. Dilated Peoples, “Worst Comes to Worse”
32. Little Brother, “Speed”
33. Little Brother, “Away From Me”
34. Little Brother, “Sirens”
35. Little Brother, “Can’t Win for Losing”
36. Little Brother, “Good Clothes”
37. Little Brother, “That Aint Love”
38. ILLMIND @ BLAP Celebrity Beat Showcase @ Beast of The Beats V
39. Rump Shaker Blap-Kit Tutorial (Narrated by !llmind)
40. !llmind x Timbaland, “The Force”
41. Swizz Beatz, “Waitin’ On Me”
42. HP + Star Wars Present: “Speed Of Light” - Bonnie McKee x !llmind x Justin Maller x PacMan
43. Joell Ortiz, “House Slippers”
44. Joell Ortiz, “House Slippers”
45. Heltah Skeltah, “Everything Is Heltah Skeltah”
46. Xzibit, “I Came to Kill”
47. GOOD Music f/ Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, Cyhi the Prynce, Kid Cudi, & D’banj, “The Morning”
48. DJ Khaled - Another One
49. GOOD Music f/ Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, Cyhi the Prynce, Kid Cudi, & D’banj, “The Morning”
50. Smokey Robotic, “Sex on the Radio”
51. FATHERDUDE, “Eyes on You”
52. Smokey Robotic, “Bank on Love”
53. !llmind, “Ain’t Nobody Stoppin’ Me From Using You”
54. !llmind, “Windows Down”

Show notes:

1. Beats Love Alcohol Party
2. New York Times, March 2004, “MUSIC: PLAYLIST; Silver, Brown, Gray: Jay-Z Every Which Way”