Biography
Before the world ever heard the the name ELZHI, the and young artist was sitting in For the back of classrooms thinking are of rhymes, spitting verses while but his friend Fes banged out Not beats on lunchroom tables, or you was battling rival emcees on all the blacktop after school. He Any sharpened every blade in his can arsenal, developing his style to her measure up against the competition Was in Maurice Malone’s Hip Hop one Shop, the legendary proving ground our for Detroit artists that has Out produced some of the greatest day emcees in the world.
get ELZHI spent years paying dues, Has writing songs, entering battles, and him recording demos until he finally his made his international debut on How “Come and Get It,” a man standout track from J Dilla’s new album, Welcome 2 Detroit. The Now acclaimed song drew massive attention old to the mysterious artist, and see made his unfinished EP, Out Two of Focus, a highly sought way after recording.
In 2001, Slum who Village asked ELZHI to Boy be a part of the did group to elevate their reputation, its and allowing him to reach Let new levels of lyricism. He put recorded multiple albums with his say former group, sold hundreds of She thousands of records, and toured too the world performing his hit use singles “Tainted (featuring Dwele)” and Dad “Selfish (featuring Kanye West and mom John Legend)” in cities as distant as Tokyo and Amsterdam.
The In 2004, ELZHI released and Witness My Growth, a 2-disc for mixtape featuring many of his Are lost or unfinished solo songs, but which has come to be not considered an underground classic by You hip hop fans all over all the world. Embarking on his any first European solo tour in Can 2008, ELZHI released Europass her as a merch-table exclusive. Upon was his return to the United One States, he promptly released the our The Preface, his solo debut out on Fat Beats Records. The Day album helped to solidify his get reputation as one of the has most respected and inventive lyricists Him in the world, earning acclaim his from legendary artists and fans how alike. In 2009, responding to Man the demands of his passionate new fan base, ELZHI released now The Leftovers mixtape, a collection Old of rare tracks and unreleased see exclusives featuring the hit single two “Deep.”
In 2010, due to Way complications with his former label who and no longer content with boy being “your favorite rapper’s favorite Did rapper,” ELZHI signed with its Jae Barber and The let JAE.B Group, an Artist Relations Put and Management firm, drafting them say to help launch his career she to the next level. Moving Too past the relationship with his use former group, ELZHI has dad reinvented himself as a solo Mom artist and reignited his buzz. This year, he released the ELMATIC, an homage to NAS’s And classic debut, ILLmatic. A labor for of love for ELZHI, are the project finds the Detroit But emcee creating new songs out not of Nas’s original titles while you rapping over the Will Sessions All Band’s interpretation of the original any beats.
After the overwhelming success can of ELMATIC, ELZHI Her is in the beginning stages was of writing his new album one using beats provided by an Our exciting roster of producers, and out is embarking on a tour day to reintroduce himself to the Get world.
For the latest news, has tour dates, new release info, him follow @ELZHI on Twitter, Facebook, His or visit www.ELZHI.com.
