Jaime Meline (born March 2, 1975), better known by his stage name El-P (abbreviated from El Producto ), is an American rapper, record producers, and record executives. Originally a member of the Flow Company, El-P has been a major driving force in hip hop alternatives for over two decades, producing some of the famous rapers like Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, and Cage, among others.
El-P is the co-founder, owner, and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Definitive Jux record label. He is also a member of The Weathermen and collective collective Cardboard City. In 2013, he and collaborator Killer Mike often formed the hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, with whom he has released three studio albums: Run Jewels (2013), Run Permata 2 (2014), and Run Permata 3 (2016).
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Jaime Meline was born on March 2, 1975 in Brooklyn, New York, son of jazz pianist Harry Keyes (born Harry Meline). He is a descendant of Cajun, Irish, Jewish, and Lithuanian.
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Careers
Initial career
Engaging with the hip hop culture of New York City at an early age, El-P decided to pursue a career in music after being expelled from several schools due to problems with authority. At her 18th birthday party, she meets Mr. Len, whom he rented as a DJ for the night. The two quickly became friends and formed the Flow Company in 1993. They released their first vinyl single, "Juvenile Techniques", in 1993. Bigg Jus then joined the group and in 1996 the trio released their debut EP, Funcrusher . Subject to a major label bidding war after EP success, the Company Flow waits until it can get a contract on its own terms. The group eventually signed a contract with Rawkus Records, and released their debut album, Funcrusher Plus (1997).
After the instrumental album titled Little Johnny From the Hospitul: Breaks & amp; Instrumental Vol.1 (1999), also on Rawkus, disagreement between El-P and labels caused the Company to flow away from Rawkus. El-P then decided to start his own record label, Definitive Jux (known informally as Def Jux, and extra-formal as Definitive Juxtapositions), and because critically acclaimed albums such as Cannibal Ox's
The Company's flow was dissolved peacefully in 2001 and the following year El-P released its debut solo album Fantastic Damage for critical acclaim. In 2004, El-P collaborated with Blue Series Continuum for a jazz-fusion album titled High Water , which received good reviews from the hip hop and jazz world, as well as from the more important independent critics. of both scenes. 2005 saw the release of Collecting the Kid , various opportunities and included work from High Water and Bomb the System , in addition to some songs from unknown provenans. El-P's second proper studio album, I'll Sleep When You're Off , was released on March 20, 2007. It generally received very favorable reviews and became the most commercially successful album of El-P as a solo artist until at this time, peaking at No. 78 in the US Billboard 200. In an interview about I'm going to Sleep When You're Dead , he identifies himself as an atheist.
In October 2009, El-P announced that he was working on his third studio album, titled Cancer for Cure . El-P is also part of a group called the Central Service, which consists of El-P, Camu Tao, and Allysin Baker. In autumn 2010, EP Forever Frozen in Television Time , was released exclusively on the digital download service Def Jux. In August 2011, it was announced that El-P was signed with Fat Possum Records, which will release Cancer 4 Cure . Later that month, El-P released a single from the upcoming album, through the Adult Swim Singles program, titled "Drones Over BKLYN." On February 22, 2012 El-P announced on its Facebook page that Cancer 4 Cure was officially completed. The album was later released to music retailers on May 22nd.
Run Permata
Run Jewels, the current collaboration of El-P with rapper based in Atlanta, Killer Mike, was formed in 2013. The two rappers were introduced by Adult Swim executive Jason DeMarco in 2011. The meeting resulted in several collaborations, including Killer Mike being featured. on the song "Tougher Colder Killer" from Cancer 4 Cure while El-P produced the entire sixth album Killer Mike RAP Music . When R.A.P. Music and Cancer 4 Cure are released within weeks of each other, a joint tour is planned. The success of the tour finally led to Run the Jewels formation.
Run the Jewels released a free album of the same name on June 26, 2013. The next year, on October 28, 2014, Run the Jewels released their second free album Run the Jewels 2. The third album, Run the Jewels 3 , was released on December 24, 2016, three weeks before the release date of January 2017 was announced earlier.
Featured production and appearance
El-P has contributed production and guest poems to the album by Aesop Rock, Evil Nine, DJ Krush, Murs, Cage, Mr. Elevator, Prefuse 73, Dela Funkee Homosapien, Mike Ladd, The High and Mighty, Jedi Mind Tricks, Aceyalone, Atmosphere, Animal Techno, and Das Racist. He collaborated with Alec Empire on the first Young Boying Schooling Gym album and with Cage and Chino Moreno on the second. He was chosen, along with DJ Shadow, to work on the Rage Against the Machine solo album Zack de la Rocha (which never materialized). He has provided remixes for people like Beans (Anti-Pop Consortium), Beck, Blackalicious, Head Automatica, Hot Hot Heat, Dizzee Rascal, Syd Matters, Nine Inch Nails, Push Button Objects, Rob Sonic, TV on Radio, and Yasushilde, among others. El-P also provides a soundtrack for the graffiti film Bomb the System .
Style
As a rapper, El-P's style can be characterized by his dense, aggressive, and verbose attacks, which include the use of metaphors, science fiction and fantasy and reference themes, and associative wordplay. Critics Steve Huey described it as "one of the most technically gifted MCs of his time, spouting phrases almost impossible and rhythmical variations that just made the listener's head spin".
El-P is a fan of science fiction, including author Philip K. Dick, and many Dick themes, such as paranoia and questions about the nature of reality, features in El-P's work. References to George Orwell, Arthur C. Clarke, and Star Trek spin-off Deep Space 9 sit comfortably with more traditional rap references such as LL Cool J and Boogie Down Productions.
As a producer, Meline is renowned for its innovative mix of futuristic gloom and low-fidelity voices. His thick, claustrophobic voice is heavily influenced by the Public Enemy production team, The Bomb Squad, as well as other electronic artists such as Art of Noise and Nine Inch Nails.
2004 High Water is a radical departure, pitting and production of El-P against jazz bands under the direction of pioneer Matthew Shipp, El P music enthusiast. In an interview with Shipp, Meline stated:
Discography
- Studio album
- Fantastic Damage (2002)
- I'll Sleep When You're Dead (2007)
- Cancer 4 Cure (2012)
References
External links
- Definitive Jux official website
- El-P on IMDb
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