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August 24, 2010: The ILLZ along with Hot Mop Films and Kristopher Rey-Talley are releasing a unique project entitled the “In Between Video Series” The projectl features new songs from The ILLZ, which will all be released visually and download-able. The main goal of this project is to prove that simplicity truly is the highest form of sophistication. The project features production from ILLtal, Cito on the beat, with Hot Mop Films and Kristopher Rey-Talley providing the visuals for the songs. This project is unique in many ways. Firstly, every song was released by the release date of July 27th by way of video without the download option. Then every song and video will be digitally packaged and made available for download via TheILLZ.comand online blogs/sites. Secondly, almost every song in this project consists of one verse with no chorus, with the exception of the first release “Dreams of Life & Beth”. Lastly, the videos were met with the same approach. Minimal editing and shots. It was the collective effort and goal of The ILLZ, Kristopher Rey-Talley, and Hot Mop Films to create moving visuals for the songs on this project that embodied the same minimalist approach. This project will provide a series of videos that will lead up to the forthcoming video releases from The ILLZ critically acclaimed solo project “The Pursuit LP”.

Download Videos and Album HERE!

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Back again with NiNa Sky and The OtherSide video blogs. I’ll let them explain the whole nine to you..

Two weeks ago, we got all glammed up  as we posed in the streets with Hearty Magazine and then took a seat  at Frank’s Chop Shop for our first ever Barber shop ‘cuts. It was FUN TIMES and we must admit, the boys did their thing! Our day in the city was for a feature story on www.HeartyMagazine.com (check it out) and for an upcoming event we’re participating in along with Franks Chop Shop for the charity Locks of Love.

P.S. if you haven’t downloaded there new album do it NOOOOWWWW… hahaha check their site for download and more info… click here.

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Its our great pleasure to introduce you to Mr. Antonio Tosca. This is the second video we did for The ILLZ’s “In Between Video Series”. Don’t got much to say, it’s a pleasure to work with creative people who are comfortable enough to live in the moment and in their own skin to just meet up with you and create on the spot. He took care of the bars and we made sure to capture the moments and make them as cinematic as possible… ENJOY!

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There’s a lot coming from this collabo in the next two months. HotMop x The ILLZ. CRRRAAZZINESS. Video is fourth in The ILLZ “In- Between Video Series,” the first three were shot by  Kristopher Rey-Talley. We’re proud to present our first installment in the series, “Persistence”.

Our Official Statement:

It’s a pleasure to be around hard working people, even more it’s truly an honor to be around people who inspire creativity. The ILLZ is one of those people. A while back The ILLZ hit me up, we spoke about his original concept for the “In Between Video Series” 7 new tracks, 7 new videos. I was like, “Cool, which one you want me to do?” he simply said,  “You can do all of them, but lets start off and do 3.” He must have seen my face drop, I could do 7 videos but I wouldn’t have a life, hahaha. So, HotMop partnered up with The ILLZ and Krystopher Rey- Talley to take on this project. This is HotMop’s first video and we’re very excited about it.   We shot the “Persistence” Video in the green room (more like the red room) of Santos Party House living in the moment. We were blanketed by that red light bullshiting and laughing together and I saw an opportunity and said ” This room is ILL, let’s shoot a freestyle video”. But, the minute we were done with it… I was like, “Fuck a random freestyle let’s shoot one of the videos.” He gave me a pound “Let’s do it.” Nahgee (good friend, business partner, and HotMop filmer) walked in with the second camera and we got two angles going at the same time. In 20 minutes we walked back out to The ILLZ soundcheck and that was it, the “Persistence” video was a wrap.   You know, some times you live for the future but to get there you need to live in the present. I am truly blessed to be around hard working, creative people. OBRIGADO (thank you in Portuguese) Huge shout out to the HotMop Family: Jazz, Ronin, Nahgee, Good Fella Radio Crew: Justin, Q, Rob and especially the homie AR.

-DRED

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I’ll let the man speak for himself!

Ran around Dumbo, Brooklyn last week with the homie Will for williamyan.com shooting photos all over the area for the album. What you end up seeing as the finished cover wasn’t what we originally had in mind but Will took such great photos we changed the concept up last minute. That’s mothafuckin’ Dredlife of Hot Mop Films behind the 5D documenting the experience in style. The whole evening was just a pleasure as the talented guys I worked with were also cool as fuck. Can’t ask for more than that.

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Download T.shirts new album Cowboy In The Sun HERE.

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One more before the big Drop of their New EP The OtherSide next Tuesday the 3rd. This was a photo shoot we did for their album artwork. Enjoy! Support these girls, they have been through a lot and it’s  been a long time coming and they are dropping this EP with new music this Tuesday. Good shit girls, mad love.

More info on them check their site NiNaSkyHigh.com

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Since we’ve been on a role with these NiNa Sky joints, i thought why not pull one out of the HotMop Vault that unless you went to their shows you haven’t seen before. This was before my hand (dred) got fully used to holding a camera, this was us hustling, learning, and paying dues all at the same time. Hahaha. This was a joint that we shot back in the day round 06′ ,i believe. I’ll let them explain it in their own words.

Since we’ve been on a role with these NiNa Sky joints, i thought why not pull one out of the HotMop Vault that unless you went to their shows you haven’t seen before. This was before my hand (dred) got fully used to holding a camera, this was us hustling, learning, and paying dues all at the same time. Hahaha. This was a joint that we shot back in the day round 06′ ,i believe. I’ll let them explain it in their own words.

This was a part of the video/graphics that projected behind us during our show and is supposed to look like a home-video we shot w/our “boyfriends”…who were really just two of our good homeboys! The song is called “The Real,” produced by Ryan Leslie off our un-released albumThe Musical. Check out your favorite twins in full CHEESYLICIOUS mode.
ENJOY!