Illmaculate
Gregory Poe (born February 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Illmaculate (stylized iLLmacuLate), is a battle rapper and American hip hop artist of Native American descent from Portland, Oregon. At age 17, he won the 2004 Scribble Jam freestyle rap competition, making him the youngest winner in the competition's history. He is a member of the Sandpeople group. With rhyme partner The Saurus, he competed in and won the 2006 and 2007 World Rap Championships, and the 2006 Spin the Mic competition.
In 2007, Vibe magazine named him one of the Best MySpace Rappers in America.
His 2007 album The Rain Check Mixtape is hosted by DJ Vlad, and includes appearances by 40 Cal. and Copywrite. Illmaculate also features with Sapient in the track "The Truth" on Bliss n Eso's album Flying Colours and on the 'Turn It On Remix' from Justice & Kaos's Turn It On EP.
In 2011, he battled Bender at World Domination II, an event hosted by King of the Dot's Organik.
In April 2012, he performed at the Star Theater, Portland as an opening act for the group Slaughterhouse
Illmaculate Filmography
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2013, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
Illmaculate
ALBUMS
- Clay Pigeons released: 2014
- The Rain Check Mixtape released: 2007
Clay Pigeons
Released 2014- Trainspotting (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Back on It
- Take a Hit (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Know My Name (feat. Bigg K) (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Tread Lightly (feat. Ness Lee) (Free)
- Friday (feat. Cassow & Chase Moore) (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Green Grass (Prod. By Trox)
- Woodstock (feat. Onlyone)
- REM Cycle (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Bird's Eye View (feat. Milc & Ness Lee) (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Desperado (feat. Only One) (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Feel Each Other's Pain (feat. Chase Moore)
- Vertical Ascent (Prod. By DJ Epik)
- Post Card (feat. Epp) (Prod. By Stewart Villain)
- Do Not Disturb (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Pillars (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Colombia (feat. Onlyone)
- Worldy Ways
- Don't Move (feat. Sandpeople) (Prod. By Chase Moore)
- Sovereign Airspace (Prod. By Chase Moore)
The Rain Check Mixtape
Released 2007- Rain Check
- Everything's Alright (feat. The Only One)
- Trouble
- St. Johns
- Cocaine Flow
- Play It (remix)
- Touch It (feat. Al-One)
- On & On
- Lost My Mind (feat. Hommy Hom)
- Thoroughbred (feat. Copywrite & Only One)
- Time Bomb
- From the Ground Up (feat. Nyndiem)
- Artists You Wanna Sign (feat. Only One & Okwerdz)
- Rap Giant
- Fear Itself (feat. Iron Solomon)
- Ms. Music
- Business Before Pleasure (feat. Only One & 40 Cal)
- Spitfresh Anthem / No No No
- Live or Die
- A Lot to Say
- Wintertime With the Windows Down (Rain Check remix)
- Adapt
- Blazin
- World War Now (feat. Illmaculate)
- Squash the Beef
Everythings Alright
Illmaculate:
Flip Flop on the beat
Yeah, Sandpeople, OnlyOne
What up man? Our album's gonna be crazy
You know the champ is here, if you watched my rap career
I lay my talent clear back in my battle years
Mom's proud now, tryin' to hold back the tears
I tell her not to celebrate until the samples clear
Eyes in the back of my head? Yeah I have a pair
Watchin' everything around me, I'm that aware
'Cause some cats ran up and tried to jack my gear
I guess I had bad luck like a shattered mirror
It's fine, karma will get 'em
Even that, not a promise I didn't play the part of a victim
Nah, I ran back up to see all of 'em dippin'
Caught one he caught a fist when I balled it and hit 'em
If I had my way then, I'd be caught in the system
Tossed in a prison 'cause I fit the proper description
Pants saggin' low, hat tilted to the side
With my hands stackin' dough, can't feel it then that's fine
Chorus:
You can hate if you hate me, it's the way that they raised me
You ain't never lived a day in my life (my life)
'Cause I stay in the city where they pay us with pennies
Sayin' everything will be alright, but it's not
'Cause our past has been ugly, more than half of us bummy
We barley have enough money to get high (get high)
But we still roll an "L" and puff while we dodgin' jail n' cuffs
And tellin' us it's fine but it's not, and thats fucked up
OnlyOne:
I'm talkin about Americans, you know who them is?
And when you go to their crib, you don't see nothin' when you open their fridge
Like, you mean to tell me you got both them kids?
Like, you ain't know what a Trojan is?
Like, I know some guys that are sheep in wolves clothes
Beggin' for skull though, she could be full-blown
Whether women or men of faith, whatever age
Be thankful you ain't catch a case or catchin' AIDS and seen Heaven's gates
I had to set a pace, 'cause I could never beg
Even when I lived in Section-8 in second grade
I used to never pray and laugh when people said they grace
Though we probably all asked god for some better days
I had to set it straight for what's next
I'm here to generate enough bread and demonstrate success
So hit blunts and stack chips. give love and bag chicks
Live fun and have kids, this us and that's it
Chorus
Illmaculate:
Yo, to pass the time I light an L
Dissatisfied 'cause life is hell, we're all trapped inside an iron cell
Basically contained 'cause sacrifice 'cause iron sells
I don't pack a nine or fire shells, i have to lie when the mic is L
How can a mastermind aquire? Well
Fuck a label, now-a-days you have to sign yourself
See a different thing, your dividends from pennies to Benjamins
From petty to bigger and better be ready to get it then
I have to record, that's what I'm passionate for
Hand me your cash, keep your love, that's what family is for
Half my family is poor step-brother stole the cash from my drawer
Hope for sunshine, but plan for the storm
I'm takin' action, entrepreneur
That'll make a rap and fuckin' hop on a tour, let's make it happen
I'm loco for the bread, my music ain't so-so, it's the best
I'm so close to the edge, so don't push me
