Bigg Jus joined the group and in 1995 the trio released its debut EP, Funcrusher. They released their first single, "Juvenile Technique", in 1993. The two became friends and formed Company Flow in 1992. Len when he hired Len as the DJ for his 17th birthday party.
Getting involved with the hip hop culture of New York City at an early age, El-P met Mr. After graduating, he enrolled at Hunter College, but dropped out because most of his courses did not relate to the career he wanted. He went to musical engineering school at the Center for the Media Arts in Manhattan. Įl-P was expelled from two high schools for various issues, including his refusal to stop wearing his baseball cap backwards. His mother responded to the beating by immediately ending the relationship, reporting El-P's stepfather to the police, and changing their home's locks however, El-P had recurring nightmares about the incident for many years, and once chased a stranger he misidentified as his ex-stepfather through the New York subway. Įl-P's parents divorced when he was seven years old, and he later wrote the song "Last Good Sleep" about once hearing his mother being assaulted by his drunken stepfather in the next room and not realizing what had happened until the next day.
Although his mother was raised Catholic and his father was raised Jewish, they did not emphasize either faith to him during his childhood and he later joked that he "got none of it except a circumcision at birth". He is of Cajun, Irish, and Lithuanian descent. They have released four studio albums for free, all of which have received widespread acclaim: Run the Jewels (2013), Run the Jewels 2 (2014), Run the Jewels 3 (2016), and RTJ4 (2020).Įl-P was born Jaime Meline in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on March 2, 1975, the son of Nan Dillon and jazz pianist Harry Meline (who performed under the stage name Harry Keyes). He was a member of The Weathermen and is the co-founder, owner, and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label.Īfter releasing four solo studio albums that were critically acclaimed- Fantastic Damage (2002), High Water (2004), I'll Sleep When You're Dead (2007), and Cancer 4 Cure (2012)-El-P began experiencing mainstream success in 2013 when he formed the hip hop duo Run the Jewels with fellow rapper Killer Mike. Starting his career as a member of Company Flow, he has been a driving force in alternative hip hop since the early 1990s, producing for rappers including Aesop Rock, Cage, and Mr. Jaime Meline (born March 2, 1975), better known by the stage name El-P (shortened from his previous stage name El Producto), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
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