Edito de Bombs AwayYou just know that you are created to be a Hip-Hop Superstar when the buzz in your city, on the internet and underground airwaves are bananas. Rapper Illusion knew just that at a very early age!! Eighteen year old Demiko Deleon a.k.a. "Illusion" began rapping as early as the fifth grade. He, like other youth of today, began in the lunch room, destroying all of his competitors that crossed his path. He then was asked to be a regular during the morning announcements for his school. The rest is what they call "his"tory!!! He acquired the name as he watched the film "Lord of Illusions" because he thought that it was catchy. Indeed it was because this young prodigy caught on like wild fire all over the local school systems and Dayton, Ohio area. He has headlined as one of Huggable Beats featured artist at numerous amounts of venues such as University of Dayton, Dayton Convention Center, Columbus Convention Center, Skipper's, Cactus Jack's, Judge Fisher Park, and many others. Due to a technicality, he was the runner up to a Free-Style battle held at the 801 club in Dayton and is also featured on the Game Tight Sports Apparel commercial aired on WRCX channel 40. Two of Illusion's songs held the number 3 and 5 spots on soundclick.com and mp3unsigned.com for three weeks in a row. The song "Take It Outside" is steadily climbing on Soundclick.com/huggablebeats Some projects that this artist has appeared on are Hug Deez Vol. II, B-Dot's Gem City Giant and Treel Beats Compilation Vol. I. Upcoming releases is his debut album "Bombs Away" due in February, Mysterious Boyz "Target Practice", and Hug Deez Comp. Vol. III due fall 2005!!! As far as the industry is concerned, Illusion feels that it is in desperate need of rappers like him self that possesses realness, versatility, fiya punch lines and a keen sense of word play. He stated that if he had the opportunity, he would collab with Lloyd Banks and Fabolous. Some of the labels that he aspires to sign with is J Records and Aftermath. Growing up in the Hip-Hop era, he has been influenced by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Eminem, and Jeffery Majors. On a personal level, This young phenom enjoys being at home with his family, clubbing, clownin' wit' his boyz, chillin' wit' his chick, and enjoying life!!! Some of the places that he loves to go to are Cincinnati with his mom, Atlanta and Florida. This young talent is not only a rapper, but a superb graphic designer, clothes designer, and a producer. His views on the internet and downloading are that it should remain legal because it is an excellent marketing/promotional tool and it gives people that want to hear underground music a chance to peep game. He also said that if record executives peruse that particular site, his material and info would be readily available. Being a local rap superstar, he likes to listen to Alisha Keyes. He stays sharp on his game by writing to plenty of underground instrumentals and promoting himself on the mix-tape scene. Illusion's favorite quote to live by is "Always keep yo head up" and "Don't eva let no one bring you down." As you can tell, this cat has huge amounts of talent, whether it's spittin' dope rhymes, creatin' styles and trends for the public to rock, or expressing him self in the area of visual arts. He certainly has high ambitions and a level head on his shoulders. This cat will have much success not only in the music industry, but in the game of life!!! If you would like to hear more from this artist, get contact info, up to date news or performance dates, log on to www.soundclick.com/huggablebeats Lire la suite