"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. frontman 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).