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Illmind in 2012
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ramon Ibanga, Jr. |
Origin | Bloomfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop, pop, soul, K-Pop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer |
Instruments | Pro Tools, keyboard, sampler |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Roseville Music Group, Nature Sounds Records, G-Unit Records, Barely Breaking Even, Duck Down Records, myx |
Associated acts | G-Unit, Joell Ortiz, Hoodie Allen, Skyzoo, Supastition, Little Brother, Andy Mineo, Strange Fruit Project, 50 Cent, Jared Evan, Fortilive, Smokey Robotic |
Website | illmind.biz |
Ramon Ibanga, Jr., professionally known as Illmind (often stylized as !llmind) is a Filipino American hip hop producer and educator from Bloomfield, New Jersey. He has co-written and produced hip-hop, pop, soul, and electronic music for labels such as Cash Money, Def Jam, and Aftermath, and has worked with artists such as Andy Mineo, Kanye West, Drake, J. Cole, Dr. Dre, Ludacris, 50 Cent, Ariana Grande, and others. His accomplishments in 2016 include production on the new Hamilton Mixtape and Disney's Moana (2016 film), both created by Lin-Manuel Miranda. !llmind has released several studio albums and had a number of songs and albums reach the music charts. His most recent album, Human, is a collaboration with Joell Ortiz, and was released on July 17, 2015. Starting in 2008 !llmind has released the free mixtape series Blaps, Rhymes & Life, and he operates a producer showcase in New York city called Beats, Love, Alcohol & Party (B.L.A.P.). Since 2011 he has released instrumental albums and "producer drum kit" albums for music producers dubbed his "Blap-Kit" sound packs. He established his own multi-genre music company Roseville Music Group in 2014.
Ramon Ibanga, Jr. was born on August 28 in New Jersey, where he was raised in the city of Newark before later moving with his family to Bloomfield, NJ. His family provided a strong musical background, as his father was a musician and his older brother Les-Paul was even named after the late Les Paul.