Illah Dayz grew up on Detroit’s eastside, in an area deemed ‘Black Bottom’. They called it the Helen Block. A rough existence, Illah quickly learned the harsh realities and lessons of life that now haunt his book of rhymes. Illah’s word play and unorthodox rhyme style sets him apart from most emcees today. Illah joined Wisemen through Kevlaar 7. After a studio session on the fateful night of his first recording with the Wisemen, a tragedy waited just around the corner. A motorist would run a red light and smash violently into Illah’s vehicle. The accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. After month of recovery, Illah emerged from that tragedy wiser, stronger, and with pen in hand, determined to rhyme all the way to his dreams.