The Illest

"The Illest"
Single by Far East Movement featuring Riff Raff or ScHoolboy Q
from the album Dirty Bass and Ktown Riot
Released	July 2, 2013 (2013-07-02) (for version w/ RiFF RAFF) April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16) (for version w/ ScHoolboy Q)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Trap-pop hip house
Length	3:40
Label	Cherrytree/Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Andreas Schuller Eric Frederic Kevin "Kev Nish" Nishimura James "Prohgress" Roh Jae "J-Splif" Choung DJ Virman Coquia Quincey Hanley Horst Simco Bobby Ray Simmons Jr
Producer(s)	Axident, Wallpaper.[1]
Far East Movement singles chronology
"Get Up (Rattle)" (2012) "The Illest" (2013) "Bang It to the Curb" (2014)
Riff Raff singles chronology
"Dolce and Gabbana" (2013) "The Illest" (2013) "Mr. Popular" (2013)
ScHoolboy Q singles chronology
"2 On" (2014) "The Illest" (2014) "Studio" (2014)
Music video
"The Illest" on YouTube

"The Illest" is a song by American hip hop group Far East Movement. The song was co-written and produced by Norwegian music producer and songwriter Axident and Wallpaper. aka Ricky Reed, and features a guest appearance from American rapper Riff Raff. It was released digitally as a single on July 2, 2013 and has since peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs. "The Illest" was featured as a bonus track and a single from the 2013 Special Edition release of their fourth studio album Dirty Bass (becoming the album's fifth single overall).