One show. That’s all it takes to recognize that the Cape Verdean/American  artist known as iLLspokinn is not your average Emcee or DJ. As he explains, when it comes to motivating crowds and rocking a party, “It just takes one show for them to know…what I do.”

Since relocating from Taunton, Massachusetts  to New York City a little over a decade ago, iLLspokinn has moved crowds from Brooklyn to Budapest, compiling the type of resume and audience most artists dream about.

With a focus on staying true to Hip Hop’s roots while also propelling it toward the future, iLLspokinn has garnered a worldwide following, both through the two albums (60 Minute Spin Cycle and Spokinn Movement) he released as leader of the band Spokinn Movement, who was named one of the “Rawkus 50 (next important Hip Hop artists)”, and maintaining an extensive international touring schedule.

An unofficial ambassador of Hip Hop, iLLspokinn’s talents have literally taken him across the world, with a particularly strong following in Europe. To date, he has performed in China, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Dubai, Morocco and Cabo Verde.
 
iLLspokinn most recently performed at Super Bowl LI for the Official NFL Pre-Party in Houston, TX.  He is also the DJ for NBA (London) and Jameson (NYC) events.  In 2016 iLLspokinn performed at the Atlantic Music Expo in Praia, Cabo Verde in April, 2016 and in the Timitar Festival  in Morocco  for a crowd of
80,000.   His DJ sets, filled with live traditional  remixes  and high energy  dance  music,  sparked  a series  of Festival  bookings  for the upcoming  year and 2018.

In Barcelona, his single, “Last Call,” remained at number one on the FlaixFm dance charts for fourteen weeks. When in Budapest, his live shows reliably sell out. In France, he has an equally enthusiastic following. Indeed, he is so well established in the global Hip Hop community that the NBA organization flies him to London to Emcee and DJ their events.

Closer to home, iLLspokinn wears many hats.  He's an educator/mentor  holding Hip Hop workshops and a Vinyl DJ instructor.  He is the Co-founder of Urban Art Beat, a platform for creative expression, partnering talented artists and dedicated volunteers with under served schools and organizations.   In 2014, NBC used his song “Here We Go Again” for their Winter Olympics promotion. This song was also featured on a few Prime Time television shows in 2014 and 2015 including The Mindy Project, Rob Dyrdeck’s Fantasy Factory, and Alpha House.

iLLspokinn is the producer, host and co-founder of the raucous and wildly creative “Freestyle Mondays”, one of the longest running Hip Hop events in New York City. The popularity of the series extends well beyond U.S. borders, as iLLspokinn has  launched satellite versions in the Czech Republic and France.

Although he is well known for his own stellar “freestyles,” iLLspokinn is an equally talented writer, crafting short stories in poetry form as early as his middle school years. He describes his style as ‘clever and confessional’.

To that end, when he’s not rocking a mic, he’s an in-demand DJ, rocking the decks of some of the world’s hottest venues and festivals, including Toshi’s Living Room & Penthouse (NYC), B.B. King’s (NYC), Webster Hall (NYC), Le Poisson Rouge (NYC), A90 Festival (Belfort, FR), Otkert (Budapest, HU), Instant (Budapest, HU), Fat Black Pussy Cat (Strasbourg, FR),  Jamboree (Barcelona, SP)  and more!

student, educator; purveyor of the finer things in life. a lesson of world music and culture, set in New AmeriKa they call me Dtree aka Meacheee aka Dimitri Zaugg. This page is a portfolio for some of my personal tracks and playlists of artists whom inspire me. 

www.dimitrizaugg.com
https://www.instagram.com/meacheee/

Beatmaker, Producer, Engineer, Graphic Artist
Founder of @AkromegalieRecords
Member of @Kalhex
1/2 of @FluxParental

Just a musical addict on his journey through time and space in search of music that gives me goosebumps

Travel agent specializing in sonic adventures.

Running the Non Funxion.

Flutist and sax-player, producer and DJ, Fanni Zahár is a versatile musician involved in countless musical projects across Europe. With a strong desire to adapt her playing to diverse musical environments, she has gained extensive experience through collaborations with artists such as Ábáse (DE), Deva (HU), Joe Armon-Jones (UK), Dirg Gerner a.k.a. Flako Natureboy (DE), and Mop Mop (IT), to name a few.

Now, after 15 years of performing in bands and participating in numerous collaborations, she is turning her focus toward producing her own material under the name Zakhorov. The time has come to absorb all those experiences, lessons, and inspirations and channel them into her own music.

Catalin, the first single, drops August 8 2025!

Elbertinho est collectionneur de vinyles, tonton mixeur au sein de l'Antichambre Sound System, animateur de l'émission de radio hip-hop, soul, funk, latin et afro "L'Antichambre" tous les jeudis de 21h à 22h sur radio Ellebore (105.9 à Chambéry ou www.radio-ellebore.com) et programmateur de la web radio The Groove Factory (www.radio-ellebore.com/webradios/groove-factory).

Elbertinho is a vinyl collector, DJ within the Antichambre Sound System crew, radio host of the the hip-hop, soul, funk, latin and afro program "L'Antichambre" every Thursday from 9pm to 10pm on radio Ellebore (105.9 in Chambéry or www.radio-ellebore.com) and music selector of the web radio The Groove Factory (www.radio-ellebore.com/webradios/groove-factory).

Followers of COREY JAMES GRAY (FKA illspokinn)