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“The brand new ILLUS album “Family First” featuring Ill Bill, Apathy, Blueprint, J-Live, Chuuwee, Esoteric and more is out now and is being hailed as one of the best albums of 2012. But the question remains…Who’s ILLUS?

He’s one of the undergrounds best kept secrets, an underground emcee and artist hailing from Connecticut, he has toured the globe and worked with some of the greatest emcees of all time including Chuck D. (Public Enemy), Bumpy Knuckles, Craig G, Dilated Peoples, Blackalicious, R.A. the Rugged Man, Homeboy Sandman, and more.

A professional art teacher and world-famous illustrator, Illus is responsible for the official Public Enemy comic book series and has designed and illustrated album art and merchandise for legendary artists such as KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions, Freddie Foxxx, Statik Selektah, J-Live, Ill Bill, Apathy, Public Enemy and more.

ILLUS represents HIPHOP in its purest form- skillful, passionate, honest, lyrics over boombap beats by some of the best producers in the business. If you don’t know who ILLUS is yet, do yourself a favor and find out. You can start by downloading the Who’s ILLUS mixtape by DJ JUICE from PUBLIC ENEMY at http://soundcloud.com/illusmedia/dj-johnny-juice-presents“