New Mixtape: iLLYA’s “Nothing Was The Same [since the] Hall of Fame”

The idea of reinterpreting the sounds of other artist’s work is a traditional hallmark of Hip Hop music. Going back to the days of the Sugarhill Gang rhyming over Chic’s “Good Times” sample for the classic track “Rapper’s Delight”, rappers have taken a piece of music and presented it a new way. That’s exactly what Detroit’s iLLYA Hudson did for his latest project.

iLLYA decided to incorporate the 2013 albums from two of the biggest names in rap for his new collection. Drake’s Nothing Was The Same and Big Sean’s Hall of Fame were combined for the Nothing Was The Same [since the] Hall of Fame mixtape.

DZI: The Voice caught up with iLLYA to discuss the 20-minute NWTSHOF and what he has in store in next.

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Yohance Kyles: What inspired you to combine Drake’s Nothing Was The Same and Big Sean’s Hall Of Fame for the project?

iLLYA Hudson: The idea basically came from…