ILLA METAPHORS IS STRAIGHT UP, ONE OF THE ILLEST UNSIGNED GROUPS OUT THERE. THE GROUP CONSISTS OF RUM, ANT LIVE, BIG FACE AND LUSCIOUS. ALL FOUR ARE ORIGINALLY FROM NEW YORK, BUT NOW LIVE AND REP DA 603 AND 978 TOO.

ILLA METAPHORS HAS BEEN ON THE GRIND FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, DOING SHOW AFTER SHOW, AND HITTING THE STUDIO HARD, RECORDING OVER 100 SONGS. ILLA METAPHORS HAS OPENED UP SHOWS FOR ROB BASE, M.O.P, METHOD MAN, SEAN PAUL, BRAVEHEARTS,CUBAN LINK, TONY SUNSHINE, TERROR SQUAD , LLOYD BANKS AND COUNTLESS OTHER INDUSTRY ACTS.

ILLA METAPHORS ALSO APPEARED ON HBO, PERFORMNG THE IN RING ENTRANCE SONG FOR BOXER MICKEY WARD. I.M PUTOUT THEIR MIXTAPE ENTITLED DA 603 IZ HERE WHICH IS HOSTED BY JAMN 94.5 DJ SAMMY SMOOVE, AND WAS RELEASED IN MAY 2006 AND MOVED OVER 2 THOUSAND UNITS .

ILLA METAPHORS ALSO RELEASED VOLUME II IN MAY OF 08 WHICH ALSO MOVED ABOUT 2000 UNITS. IN AUGUST OF 2009 ILLA METAPHORS RELEASED "HOOD ANTHEMS VOL 1 " WHICH HAS MOVED OVER 1'500 UNITS AND IS STILL GOING STRONG. THAT MIXTAPE HAS BEEN THEIR BEST TO DATE WITH OVER 22 TRACKS FOR THE STREETS.

AT THE MOMENT, ILLA METAPHORS IS DOING EVERYTHING INDEPENDENT AND WAITING FOR THAT RIGHT DEAL TO COME ALONG. THEY ARE GAINING A WIDE LOCAL BUZZ DUE TO SHOWS AND THE INTERNET AND ARE CURRENTLY IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON A MIXTAPE YET TO BE TITLED TO BE RELEASED IN MARCH 2010, AND ALSO WORKING ON RECORDING THEIR OFFICIAL DEBUT ALBUM WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED IN JULY 2010.