New Interview w/ Illaj

MOGULSTATUS: Illaj, let the people know who you are and what it is you do.

ILLAJ: I produce, rap, sing a little. ya know... real renaissance man haha. Fuck with COAST2COAST, hirollerz and my own company illababy

MOGULSTATUS: Unique name homie, how did that come about?

ILLAJ: LONG STORY HOW THE NAME CAME ABOUT, but really I am a low key nerd and its ancient egyptian. It was like a potion they used to heal peoples hearts and souls.... lol. Kinda odd, but I figure i'll help a couple people along my path you feel me.

MOGULSTATUS: Portland is mostly known for the trailblazers, what are you doing to rep the city so its known for you when it comes to this hip hop thing?

ILLAJ: haha, like everything I can ya know. But for the most part tryinG to keep it fresh. Setting new standards, keeping niggas on they toes, everybody is real comfy with that "west" coast sound and I'm like fuuuuck that. we need to expand ya know.

MOGULSTATUS:'What would Picasso Do' is the name of your mixtape, where can we download it and what can listeners expect to hear?

ILLAJ: you can grab all over yo, coast2coastmixtapes.com of course, illababy.com, datpiff.com all that. GO DOWNLOAD THAT SON....... Its real jiggy, very different form one song to the next. Try to give something for everyone, at the same time give it a breathe of FRESH ya dig.

Finish these sentences...

I fell in love with hip hop after...
ILLAJ: GILL SCOTT HERON rocked my world

If I want an emcee I would be..
ILLAJ: A LAWYER

My dream collab would be...
ILLAJ: with ravi shankur

Ok so pick one of these...

Kanye vs Mos Def
ILLAJ: KAN DEF lol (too hard)

Nas VS Jadakiss
ILLAJ: NAS

50 VS Rick Ross
ILLAJ: 50, rick ross is a fuckin fraud. Tryin to make the life look cool and aint never lived it... not a good look in my book, ya feel me.

Ok back to Illaj..

What's next on the agenda?
ILLAJ: A lot of shows lined up, pushin the mixtape, gettin fans up, AND CHECKIN MAD GUAP... HA

Where can we find out more about you?

illababy.com
hirollerz.com
myspace.com/illaj
coast2coastmixtapes.com

Posted by J Hatch aka Mogul Status