- ILLmacuLate
Infobox musical artist
Name = ILLmacuLate
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Greg Poe
Alias = ILLmacuLate
Origin =Portland, Oregon
Genre = Hip hop
Years_active = 2001–present
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URL = http://www.myspace.com/illmaculateGreg Poe (born February 4, 1986), known as iLLmacuLate, is an underground hip hop artist/rapper from
Portland, Oregon . At age 17, he won the 2004Scribble Jam freestyle rap competition, [Markstrom, Serena. "Sandpeople gather the crew together", "The Register-Guard ", 2006-11-17, p. E4.] [Sisson, Patrick. "Hip-hop's Woodstock to land in Logan Square: Scribble Jam expands this year", "Chicago Tribune ", 2005-06-03, p. 22.] [Willow, Molly. "Hip-hop heaven: Rapidly growing Scribble Jam draws up-and-coming artists, highly devoted fans", "Columbus Dispatch ", 2004-08-16, p. B1.] [Simms, Greg Jr. "Alterna-hop nation descends on 'Nati", "Dayton Daily News ", 2004-08-27, p. 6.] making him the youngest winner in the competition's history. [" [http://www.scribblemagazine.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=33&osCsid=2f316e6d20902627a8de07a7f3bc3333 Scribble Jam #9] ", scribblemagazine.com, 2006-04-08. Retrieved on 2008-10-03.] He is a member of the Sandpeople group.Caraeff, Ezra Ace. " [http://www.portlandmercury.com/music/once-more-with-feeling/Content?oid=775473 One More With Feeling: Illmaculate] ", "The Portland Mercury ", 2008-05-15. Retrieved on 2008-10-03.] With partner TheSaurus, he has also competed in and won the 2006 and 2007World Rap Championships , [Markstrom, Serena. "This time around, things not so personal for Atmosphere", "The Register-Guard ", 2008-09-12, p. G44.] and the 2006Spin the Mic competition.fact|date=October 2008In 2007, "Vibe" magazine named him one of the Best MySpace Rappers in America. [" [http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/11/51_best_myspace/ State Champs: The 51 Best MySpace Rappers in America] ", "Vibe", 2007-11-08. Retrieved on 2008-10-03.]
His 2008 album "The Rain Check Mixtape" includes appearances by
40 Cal. and Copywrite. Illmaculate also features with Sapient in the track "The Truth" onBliss n Eso 's album "Flying Colours".References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/illmaculate Myspace website]
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