OFF THE SHELF #6: ILWIL FEAT. JAMEZE – ‘SO FAR’ PROD. NICOLAY

ILWIL FEAT. JAMEZE – ‘SO FAR’ PROD. NICOLAY

This week’s ‘Off The Shelf’ installment was actually requested through Twitter. You may know the song “So Far” in the instrumental version that is included on City Lights Vol. 1.5, or in the remix version that is included on The Dutch Masters Vol. 1, but the original vocal version is a little less known. The song, performed by Ilwil (Donwill and Ilyas) featuring Jameze, was recorded around 2002, during what you could call our Okayplayer days. I’m sure that we posted it up on The Lesson, and Ilwil included the original version on their ‘Beat Thieves Vol. 1 Mixtape’, that is no longer in print.

Donwill and Ilyas are better known as two thirds of the group Tanya Morgan, the third third being another one of my Okayplayer homies, mc/producer Von “First Date” Pea. Their latest album, Brooklynati, is in stores right now and is a must-have if you like your hip hop fresh. Don’t sleep!

Thanks for listening,

Nicolay