By Odeisel

The war between old and young in Hip-Hop is ongoing. While the youth fight for ascendancy, the veterans fight for relevance and somewhere along the line is a disconnect. Ilacoin is a Hip-Hopper that lives somewhere between that disconnect. ‘Coin came up under Doug E Fresh’s Get Fresh Crew and has written for veterans for years.

But part of that apprenticeship was business gone awry as is unfortunately common in Hip-Hop and music in general. Now he readies a full entry into the marketplace under his own umbrella and speaks to being a member of the new school with a direct connection to the old school who knows first hand the resentment that can come from