Gregory Poe (born February 4, 1986), better known by his

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Illmaculate (a.k.a. Illmac), is an American

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per and

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artist from

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. He attended Roosevelt High School in Portland.

Career

At age 17, he won the 2004

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competition, making him the youngest winner in the competition's history. He is a member of the Sandpeople group. With rhyme partner The Saurus, he competed in and won the 2006 and 2007 World Rap Championships, and the 2006 Spin the Mic competition. In 2007, ''

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'' magazine named him one of the Best MySpace Rappers in America. His 2007 album ''The Rain Check Mixtape'' is hosted by

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, and includes appearances by

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and Copywrite. Illmaculate also features with Sapient of

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in the track "The Truth" on

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's album '' Flying Colours'' and on the 'Turn It On Remix' from

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's ''Turn It On'' EP. In 2011, he battled Bender at World Domination II, an event hosted by

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's Organik. In April 2012, he performed at the Star Theater in Portland as an opening act for the group

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. On August 22, 2015, Illmaculate defeated Pat Stay in a title match at KOTD's World Domination 5 event on a 3-2 judges decision, making him the new KOTD Champion.

Discography

Albums

* The Rain Check Mixtape (December 25, 2007) * Police Brutality (April 12, 2009) * The Green Tape (April 12, 2011) * Skrill Walton EP (November 1, 2011) * Skrill Talk LP (April 17, 2012) * CHRON: Legacy (December 17, 2012) * Clay Pigeons LP (March 11, 2014) * Only and Ill (September 18, 2015) * Still Standing (October 28, 2016) * The Red Tape (January 1, 2017) * Only and Ill 2 (May 25, 2018) * Sprng (June 16, 2020) * Smmr (September 22, 2020) * Atmn (January 21, 2021)

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.illmac.com/ 1986 births Living people Musicians from Portland, Oregon Rappers from Oregon 21st-century American rappers Roosevelt High School (Oregon) alumni