Illmatik, going back to 2008 when Illmatik was created, Shak worked heavily on the underground circuit with many producers from many different genres, and found his comfort zone in bhangra-fuzion music, in which he explained that he could be him self and was able to make the beat his canvas for his art.

As years passed by Shak's close family and friends were criticizing his work and always trying to improve him, finally when Illmatik was ready to be launched on to a much larger audience, we then made arrangements with various producers and artists to make a mix-tape. The mix-tape, called 'Handwriting' was release last year collaborating with another local artist named Young Twist. The mix-tape consisted of 16 banging tracks, featuring many local artist and also by the worldwide known artist Nasir Khan on a Collaboration called Dil Thag Liya. 10,000 copies were distributed last year FREE at mela's and other events.