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El-P
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El-P

El-P live at Irving Plaza, February 10, 2007
Background information
Birth name Jaime Meline
Also known as El-Producto, Lazerface
Born March 2, 1975 (age 37)
Origin Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Producer, Rapper
Years active 1993–present
Labels Definitive Jux
Thirsty Ear
Fat Possum
Associated actsCompany Flow
Central Services
The Weathermen
Das Racist
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
The Mars Volta
Killer Mike
Website Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux - Bio
El-P (originally known as El Producto, born Jaime Meline, March 2, 1975) is an American hip hop artist and entrepreneur from Brooklyn, New York City. Originally a member of Company Flow, El-P has been a major driving force in alternative hiphop for over a decade.[1] He is the co-founder, owner and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label. El-P is also a member of the Weathermen and art collective Cardboard City.
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 Style
3 Discography
3.1 Solo studio albums
3.2 Instrumental/Remix albums
3.3 Collaborative Albums
3.4 Mixtapes
4 References
5 External links
[edit]Biography

The son of Jazz pianistHarry Keys (born Harry Meline), El-P became involved with the hip hop culture of New York City at an early age. After being expelled from several schools for problems with authority, Meline decided to pursue a career in music. At his 18th birthday party, he met Mr. Len, whom he had hired as a DJ for the night. The two quickly became friends and formed Company Flow in 1993. They released theirfirst vinyl single, "Juvenile Techniques", in 1993. Bigg Jus later complemented the group and in 1996 the trio released its debut EP, Funcrusher. Subject to a major-label bidding war after the success of the EP, Company Flow waited until it could get a contract on its own terms. The group eventually signed with Rawkus Records, and released its debut full-length album, Funcrusher Plus (1997).
After aninstrumental album called Little Johnny From the Hospitul: Breaks & Instrumentals Vol.1 (1999), also on Rawkus, disagreements between El-P and the label led to Company Flow leaving Rawkus. El-P then decided to start his own record label, Definitive Jux (known informally as Def Jux, and extra-formally as Definitive Juxtapositions), and because of critically acclaimed albums such as Cannibal Ox'sThe Cold Vein (produced by El-P) and Aesop Rock's Labor Days, the label quickly rose to prominence.
Company Flow dissolved amicably in 2001 and the following year El-P released his debut solo album, Fantastic Damage, to wide critical acclaim. In 2004, El-P collaborated with the Blue Series Continuum for a jazz-fusion album titled High Water, which received favorable reviews from both the hip hopand jazz worlds, as well as from more mainstream critics independent of both scenes. 2005 saw the release of Collecting the Kid, an odds-and-ends assortment including work from High Water and Bomb The System, in addition to several songs of unknown provenance. El-P's second proper studio album, I'll Sleep When You're Dead, was released on March 20, 2007. It generally received very favorable reviewsand became El-P's most commercially successful album to date, peaking at #78 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
In October 2009, El-P announced that he was working on his third studio album, tentatively titled Cancer For Cure.[2] In August 2011, it was announced that El-P had signed to Fat Possum Records, which would be releasing Cancer For Cure. Later that month, El-P also released a single off theupcoming album, via the Adult Swim Singles program. The track is titled "Drones Over BKLYN". El-P announced on his Facebook page that Cancer For Cure was officially complete on February 22nd, 2012.
El-P also was a part of a group Central Services, which consisted of El-P, Camu Tao, and Allysin Baker. In the fall of 2010, the EP Forever Frozen in Television Time was released exclusively on the Def...