“The more I’ve grown as an artist, the more I hold tight to the idea of exploring directions that don’t fit into boxes…”

Combining the on-paper-disparate elements of progressive hip-hop and psych-punk might not seem the most logical approach, but Huntorprey - with production by LA-by-way-of-Cincinnati’s own Ill Poetic - somehow make it work. It’s a brash, chaotic, emotional look into the very real, very present dangers of being a Black person in the United States.

This September, Ill Poetic returns to Cincinnati to speak about the power of taking control of your art from every angle, and finding creative, organic ways to do it. We get into a lot of really great details about what he has in store next month, so I’ll let him take it from here. Thanks to Ill Poetic for taking the time to answer my questions. 

Cincinnati ex-pat and all-around music geek Ill Poetic returns home with a new record in tow.

This weekend Cincinnati welcomes an array of Hip-Hop icons (Atmosphere and Nas, anyone?), local, regional and international. While the draw might be some of the larger acts - indie Hip-Hop, all told, has some incredible, intense and ultimately hard acts to follow – it’s one local act in...

Ill Poetic, a man who established his musical roots here in Ohio, triumphantly returns to perform cuts from his new EP, The Silhouette Project at Urban Artifact on April 29 as part of The Silhouette Tour. This new effort is a five-track record and short film around the song...