LA Magazine: iLL Scripturez Interview! *update* |
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Hello everyone. I'm happy to announce I got to do an, if I say so myself, awesome interview with none other then iLL Scripturez! We touched on different topics from who he is as a person to what he did before and which bodies he's catching.
He even blessed me with a little something which you guys may find very dope. Interested? Be sure to check out the interview below!
Me:
Okay famsies.... See, I know you a bit. You're Ill, you rhyme (and do that very
well) and been around for a bit. How would you describe yourself to people who
dont know you? Ill Scriptz: Ummm...
I’m actually pretty humble. I always offer advice and the person willing to
help but when I feel like going off I go all the way. I’m really laid back and
chill. I’m not sure if you’re looking for anything specific lol Me: Like, who is the
person behind Ill? Obviously im not gonna ask your full name and social
security code but I was just wondering what type of person you are beyond LA. Ill Scriptz: Ah gotcha.
Well I’m father, a husband, a person who was absolutely set up to fail and
didn’t. I take pride in being a dad the most as I didn’t had such a shit
childhood. Also, I play ball and powerlift as hobbies outside of writing. Me: Oooo, I like that.
I think we're pretty similar in that. I was set up to fail also but look at me
now, a health insurance specialist! Lmao. What would you consider to be your
greatest achievement outside of being a dad? Can be anything. Ill Scriptz: Great
question. I was big into kickboxing from like 4-21 but like my mid-teens I
really started to be real af at it. I lost in the Junior Olympic in ‘05 (I
think) but then went and got 5 World Gold medals. Once I finish my MBA, that
will be my new answer. Maybe even DBA. Ironically, all the self hype shit I
post I hate bragging lol *here I had to ask iLL what a DBA is cuz I'm a
dumbass* Ill Scriptz: Dr. iLL sounds fire Me: That's dope! I used
to do martial arts also. You would totally whoop my ass though looking at those
stats. And yes. Dr. iLL def sounds fire. How did you even get into hip hop? Ill Scriptz: My parents
were classic rock people. One day I was at a buddy’s house and I heard Forgot
About Dre and I was hooked. Then like i fell in love with that glamor rapper
lifestyle lmao. I was rapping about TVs in the headrests and shit. Terrible,
terrible stuff. Then I heard the Marshall Mathers LP and related so much to his
anger that I went that route. Been writing ever since. Did audio for like 8
years as well. Me: Yeah, see, I wanted
to ask that. A while back I heard you did audio as well. Waa this during a
period that you wanted to try and become a pro rapper or did you keep doing it
as a hobby? And why did you stop recording? That Doom collab would be fire on
audio I think. Ill Scriptz: I was
doing local shows and parties and was really doing well locally and in Philly.
I had a studio in my house that was selfmade but I loved it. It was so fire red
lights only shit was dope. I was prolly putting together a track a week for the
longest though i never put out a record. My biggest downfall is going in 100
directions at once. I never really had the dream to make it but it was like if
it happened so be it type of deal. One day I just stopped and honestly it was
right when I was getting decent. No real reason but retrospectively I probably
just burned myself out. If i could do that over I would’ve been more focused. Me: Damn, that hits
home lol! I had a similar situation but I blame myself for not succeeding. I
think the most important question would be if you have any regrets. Ill Scriptz: Overall in life or that
particular part? Me: That particular
part. Ill Scriptz: Either way
the answer was gonna be fuck yeah man. I would’ve done a bunch of shit
differently and marketed myself better. Been more confident earlier on. Shit
like that. Had more of a business mind instead of the hobby one. Me: That sucks, but who
knows, man? Maybe one day you'll decide to do an audio again and shit gets
poppin. How did you end up on LA? Was it during that period or after the audio
period? So after we finished the interview something awesome happened. iLL went into the great rap archives of iLLaxendria and actually found an audio and a beat he made. Links are here: The interview continues below!
After the
audio period. I joined LA in 2014. It’s funny like 2000-2010 forums were
poppin. And I was like I wonder if there’s one still active and came across LA.
I been on forums for a grip and even hosted my own site for a month lol there
was a stretch where there was tons of sites. I forget all of their names tho.
Underground Legends was definitely one of them! Me: Damn, you
definitely an old head. Can’t believe I've been on LA longer than you (I joined
in 2009)... Let's spice this shit up a bit! You been here for 4 years. What
were the most entertaining beefs to you? Ill Scriptz: Lol all
the ones I put myself into. I liked when I beefed with Empire until Ransom made
an entire track of fake personals. Then it got played, he apologized and moved
forward. But I guess a close second would be the recent one with Self and last
year with Cuba. Me: Did you beef with
Cuba lol? I think I missed that haha. Tell us about the Self and Cuba ones. How
did they spawn? Ill Scriptz: Strap in.
Cuba’s developed from him having deleting threads, hiding posts to make it seem
that members were lying. And when he got caught he undid it to make it seem
that he was innocent. Shit is corny to me so I had to catch a body real fast. I
called Self out a couple of times being like Real Hip Hop and just posting
verses but not doing anything else. A person of his respect level and talent
level should be offering more than his writtens. So I called him out on it and
he didn’t like it. Said it was tongue and cheek and made a few sly comments
openly in threads about me but never directly addressed me. Still got love for
him though and his work but I handle mine when I feel like it’s necessary.
Plus, I’ve been in a fuck it mood lately and trying to push myself. Me: That's weird,
though. Self always dropped like mad detailed breakdowns back when I was a lot
more active. I like the fuck it attitude, tho... and now you have another one
going on. Crimbo Slice, how did that happen? Ill Scriptz: A mixture
between me being bored and him commenting on me asking Smooth if his verse was
his. He claimed it was me calling the kettle black but I’m waiting for him to
show me where I’ve bitten verses, lyrics etc. Ill Scriptz: Watch
these comments I get for that Me: Damn, its like
you're reading my mind lmaoooo. I think it's only fair for you to be able to
defend yourself from the allegations. There were indeed claims that you bit
something, and you spoke about it in a post. Could you clear it up once at for
all? Ill Scriptz: Aiight so
in a tourney (for money) I took a story and made it a written. I was told by
people via PM only reason I was banned was because it was tourney. My defense
was, it I did a written on a new article it would be no different. And I was
agreed with by some and others felt differently. Idc either way. I never bit
and never will. I got enough talent to be stealing lyrics is just stupid Me: So there weren't
stolen lines, just an adaptation of an existing story... Yeah, I dont really
have a problem with that. You mentioned the Smooth comment earlier. He was
accused of biting, I think he admitted it (not sure) and still drops verses. Do
you believe in second chances or is it like one and done? Ill Scriptz: Umm I’m
always for second chances but they have to be earned. He just came back and he
has talent so hopefully he sticks around. Me: Would you consider
a collab with him? Ill Scriptz: Funny you
asked. He PMed me earlier today. I denied it as I been wanting to cut my drops
back because I am a big believer of quality over quantity and told him if he
sticks around I’d consider it. He got offended. Oh well. Me: LMAO, perfect. Me: So let's talk LA...
pick one person for the following questions: Ill Scriptz: Yeah man.
I mean I was nice about it at the same time keeping it real. He didn’t like
that. Guess I gotta watch my verses. Rumor has it he had multiple accounts plus
did it mad times on other sides. Me: Didnt dave infinite
disappear already? Lol And Zin, huh.... do I smell a iLL vs Zin? Ill Scriptz: Lol I mean
if it came to that. It’s whatever. But he talk all that shit and drops a verse
against Beans that was straight POOP Me: Hahaha lmaooo, I'd
like to see that. You also said Neek should drop more. Funny enough I have a
Neek verse that's waiting to get dropped but I'm so wack I still couldn't write
my part :( Who's your absolute fav on the site apart from me? Ill Scriptz: LOL Neek
is real dope. LOL umm I like the talent pool we have. I think the wide range of
each artist is better than most other sites. As a group, we make each other
better when it goes from topicals, battles etc. Sammy had me doing poetry in
our collab. Other sites lack that wide range of ability and I’d say we are the
best on the net. However I do wish we had a chat on the forum page bc tiny chat
is whack but I know people will abuse it. Me: I definitely agree
with you on that one. We have a really diverse team of artists and pretty much
everyone excels in something or the other. Totally agree on the chat thing
also. Get to working, Scoots! So, I think I asked all I wanted to ask. Do you
have stuff you'd love to say? Ill scriptz: My bad
dude I started training. I havent got more really to say. I just appreciate the
opportunity to be interviewed. Maybe I’ll do one for someone too. UPDATE: Keep a look out for this event: Edited by Endeavor - 24 September 2018 at 8:08pm |
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Great interview famzies! This was dope!
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This was the first time I’ve checked out the LA Magazine, and it was pretty cool. The interview was conducted well and the insight to a member here was tight. Really dope concept, made me interested to check out more of what’s on here. Well done!
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Glad you liked it, Hyperactive. We've had more interviews in the past (although I think those kinda got buried under other topics) and definitely have more coming up!
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This was awesome, great shit guys. Keep up the dopeness
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Dope!! Great interview guys. I'm working on a top 10 LA writers 2015-present, article and you are both in it. what place you hold in rank, in my eyes...well you'll just have to wait muahahahaha!!
but forrealz...awesome.
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dope interview fellaz
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iLL ScriptureZ
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Ah Sam, dope shit man. Endeavor, thanks for getting at me for this man. It was definitely fun.
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To set the record straight...
Mods can't undelete threads, once they're deleted, they're gone. I can prove it if you like...create a thread & ask me to delete, I will delete it and then you can ask any mod you like to try and recover it. It cannot be undone. Mods have the ability to hide individual posts, which can be unhidden, we also have the ability to move threads to parts of the site that members cannot see. We typically do this in instances where a complaint has been made and we are investigating & want to take it out of the public eye while we do so. More often than not this is to calm a situation down. Sometimes these are left in that place if we decide rules have been violated. The board is called "pending topics". Any mod can verify this is the case. I have never once misused my mod powers in any dispute with any other member. The only time I've ever "misused" powers is in trivial acts of trolling - I.e. changing people's user title. And only ever with people I knew wouldn't mind. People who have shown they can take a joke. I've always been above board. I even defended you publicly and privately when you bit in the tourney & your verse was against me!! Don't know what your source is on those allegations but they are totally false and unsubstantiated. You can ask any mod that's ever been a part of the team. Shit, even Stalin can tell you what I'm saying is all facts. Nice interview though, shame about the horseshit. |
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iLL ScriptureZ
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I'm just calling it as I saw it. I went into the thread where you, Beans and Exo were going back and forth and saw it all. Then, it disappears. Maybe it was "hidden". Idk... then when you were questioned, it reappeared again. That's neither here nor there anymore as it has been over a year and everyone bounced. |
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This was dope
I mostly in favour of the horse shit |
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Cuba can’t be trusted.
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this was a really dope read. also, sign me up for BAE.
the horseshit fest was a wild time in LA. these shady ass mods banned me over the lulz :P. anywhoooom. I know it probably wont count for much, but ive only ever heard of deletegate through the grapevine. I just wanna know this: if a thread was deleted and then revived.. what exactly did it prove? my complaint was that two parties (I excluded exo...because he may not have known and I had no proof he did..and apologized in the thread I was banned for..I can admit when im wrong.) schemed and plotted for Ryan and Exo to duck Homi and Cubes. Kyle told Ryan they wernt battling Cubes and Homi which was the *only* battle that made sense at the time. I felt ryan was a hoe for not saying something and/or wanting to battle them PRIOR to bloodlines. if the shoe was reversed...I absolutely would not have been like "ok cool".. no matter who tried to change the opponents. the whole thing was fuckery and is now infamous in LA history :P sidenote: iLL, I always thought you went at cubes over the dragon with speech bar..which I highly respected. it was honestly some of the illest shit I seen and felt LA needed more of. I didnt feel cubes dissed you...but you did and went all the way in. thats my kinda shit. cause the only opinion that matters on whats disrespectful is who feels disrespected. anyway. I typed a wall of text thats probably longer than the interview, but thats just how I remembered it all coming together. cubes and ill battle definitely was a moment in LA history for me. for me, that shit embodied LA.. go the fuck in if you feel slighted. |
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I was the one pushing to battle cubes and homi... I accepted it and kyles said nah. I then stated we should battle anyways... real hoe like Oh yeah dope interview both yall |
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im not gonna fuck ills thread up with some other shit. as long as you agree that you shouldve battled and kyle was on one to change opponents then we mostly agree.
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The funny thing about text is that sometimes the tone of a statement can be completely misconstrued. So believe me when I say that I was being 100% sarcastic and or tongue-and-cheek the entire time. Me claiming to be a "target" was definitely a joke. I just didn't cap it off with an "lol" to make it more obvious. You calling me out didn't hurt my feelings in the slightest, fam. Ol' Spume's been saying the same thing for a while now and I never took offense to it. Furthermore, I actually admitted to the fact that my lack of feed stems from two things. A) being busy with work and other projects and B) just feeling flat-out lazy and overwhelmed with giving long and drawn out breakdowns to nearly every piece that I reply to. Not so much recently, but definitely in the past. But, yeah, the beef was entertaining. I don't think either one of us took it to heart, nor was there any love lost. I actually enjoyed reading your disses quite a bit. Anywho, dope interview fellas. Keep em coming. Peace.
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Got the links in my notes where I said we should battle. Was all for it... but yeah let’s not fuck this thread up But it’s shit like this that is bringing the site back nice work again |
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Ripe interview here Endeez,highly enjoyable read and time well spent as it had an
entertaining vibe via the questions asked,solid.. iLL,just a quick recap,i didn't come at you in anyway untill you dropped the diss on me,that part about the pot calling the kettle black was in the feed/comment i gave on the diss verse itself,you dissed me out the blue fact,feel free to check it out,i did't start shit, that was all on you,Now as for the interview,well done you deserve to be in the spot light,you earned this for being here and constant during the recent dark ages,along with a few others too,so for that i'll give you props.. Endeez has now officially taken over Arthur spot for interviews..bravo.peace. |
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Dope interview guys
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Good read.
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