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Artist Spotlight - Ill Bill

Written by Alex Therrian

Friday, 02 May 2008

Ill Bill, born William Braunstein , came from the underground hip-hop group Non Phixion and struck out on his own with What’s Wrong With Bill, released in 2004. This is the same New York underground that nurtured his brother, Necro, in the scene. Bill is getting ready to release his next record, The Hour Of Reprisal, which will be self-released in July 2008. The dark and somewhat politically charged lyrics stay the same, when checking out new cuts from the upcoming record. Tracks like “War Is My Destiny” and “A Bullet Never Lies” lead the way for the upcoming record. Not much more has been released at this point, but expect it to be as venomous and lethal as the first two cuts are. Guest appearances on the record come from Killswitch Engage and Soulfly, just to name a few. When Bill isn’t doing solo stuff, he shows up on mixtapes and takes part in the hip-hop collective La Coka Nostra, which has a lineage to early-90s hip-hop stars House of Pain as Everlast and House of Pain and Limp Bizkit member DJ Lethal part of the group as well.
Ill Bill is part of a nationwide tour with Tech Nine and Paul Wall. The tour started in March and will wrap late in May. The tour lands at the Emerald Theatre tonight. So, if you want to be one of the first to hear Bill’s new material, check him out before Tech Nine hits the stage.
Ill Bill is opening for Tech Nine at the Emerald Theatre this Friday, May 2^nd. Tickets are $25 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com. Additional dates can be found at www.myspace.com/illbill.

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