“You shit-talk, I talk that shit – it’s a big difference!”
Nat Schumacher, better known as Illipsis, is a Canadian battle rapper from Victoria, British Columbia. Known for intricate wordplay, putdowns laced with pop culture references, and a sarcastic and humorous approach to battling, Illipsis started battle rapping in 2011 when he attended Lord Byng Secondary School in his hometown of Vancouver. Initially getting his kicks and honing his skills battling classmates, Illipsis soon moved on to King of the Dot’s Ground Zero division in 2012. As he ascended the ranks in the Vancouver scene, he found himself competing against established veterans in battle rap, including five former KOTD Champions: Sketch Menace, Real Deal, The Saurus, Chilla Jones, and Arcane. Outside of KOTD, Illipsis has competed on platforms including Ruin Your Day, iBattleTV, Smoked Out Battles, and BeastMODE Battles
Below is a list of Illipsis’s battles:
2011
#1. Illipsis vs. Illspoken (4-8-2011)
#2. Illipsis vs. Max Skillin (4-8-2011)
2012
#3. Illipsis vs. Wildcard (11-22-2012)
2013
#4. Illipsis vs. Orion (1-12-2013)
#5. Illipsis vs. Stevie G (3-8-2013)
#6. Illipsis vs. Backwood Bev (5-18-2013)
#7. Illipsis vs. Blasphem-e (6-21-2013)
#8. Illipsis vs. Komplic8ed (9-19-2013)
2014
#9. Illipsis vs. Madflex (2-22-2014)
#10. Illipsis vs. Stevie P (10-2-2014)
#11. Illipsis vs. Rezza Reckt (12-11-2014)
2015
#12. Illipsis vs. David Kinch (2-21-2015)
#13. Illipsis vs. Copasetic (5-23-2015)
#14. Isaac Knox vs. Illipsis (8-23-2015)
2016
#15. Illipsis vs. Lex D (3-12-2016)
#16. Civic vs. Illipsis (5-7-2016)
#17. Sketch Menace vs. Illipsis (6-18-2016)
#18. Illipsis vs. Quill (8-26-2016)
#19. Lu Cipher vs. Illipsis (10-8-2016)
#20. Illipsis vs. E. Farrell (11-26-2016)
2017
#21. DP The Mercenary vs. Illipsis (4-22-2017)
#22. Illipsis vs. Real Deal (7-15-2017)
#23. Chedda Cheese vs. Illipsis (10-28-2017)
#24. The Saurus vs. Illipsis (12-16-2017)
2018
#25. Illipsis vs. WhoompThereItIs (1-27-2018)
#26. Chilla Jones vs. Illipsis (3-31-2018)
#27. Illipsis vs. DDSS (7-30-2018)
#28. Illipsis vs. Krome (9-29-2018)
2019
#29. Illipsis vs. Jaws (3-30-2019)
#30. Illipsis vs. Arcane (6-15-2019)
#31. Homeskool vs. Illipsis (9-28-2019)
2020
#32. Random vs. Illipsis (3-27-2020)
2022
#33. XQZ vs. Illipsis (2-26-2022)
#34. Illipsis vs. Dysfunctional (10-8-2022)
2023
#35. Joey Gambello vs. Illipsis (1-28-2023)
#36. Illipsis vs. Pathogenic (4-15-2023)
#37. Illipsis vs. Ness Lee (8-12-2023)
#38. Illipsis vs. poRICH (10-28-2023)
2024
#39. Illipsis vs. Roheezy (3-9-2024)