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El-P

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Also known as Jaime Meline, El P

Jaime Stuart 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. He began his career as a member of the widely acclaimed Company Flow, and has been a driving force in alternative hip-hop since the 1990s. He is now most widely-known as one half of Run the Jewels. He has produced for rappers including Aesop Rock, Cage, and Mr. Lif. He was a member of The Weathermen and was the co-founder, owner, and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label.

Person · Open Library

Born
1874
Died
1941
Works
8

Top works

  • Elegeiaka, 1900-1921
  • [Syntomē historia tēs Neoellēnikēs logotechnias (1000-1930) (Romanized title)
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  • Syntomē historia tēs neoellēnikēs logotechnias
  • Hēmerologion tou tagmatos tōn epilektōn Krētōn

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Film & TV

Brooklyn, New York City, United States

El-P (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 hip hop for over a decade. 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. Description above…

Known for

  • Adult Swim Festival Presents: Run the Jewels — Self2022
  • Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm — Street Tough (voice)2022
  • Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels — Self2020
  • Word is Bond — Self2017
  • Run the Jewels - Rock en Seine 2015 — Self2015
  • Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives2015
  • Run the Jewels: [2015] Reading Festival2015
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Musical Guest2015
  • Portlandia — El-P2011
  • Copyright Criminals — Self2009

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
412,369
Total plays
10,466,113

Tags

Hip-Hopunderground hip-hopraphip hopDef Jux

El-P is an abbreviation of El-Producto, both pseudonyms of New York City, NY, USA, underground hip-hop producer / rapper Jaime Meline (b. 2 Mar 1975). As a member of Company Flow, he honed his production skills alongside DJ Mr. Len and Bigg Jus. His unique style helped Company Flow gain critical, then popular success, culminating in 1997 with Funcrusher Plus. Eventual differences between the group & label Rawkus, lead to El-P & Len leaving the label in 2000. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
El-P
Musical artist.background
solo_singer
Musical artist.image
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Musical artist.caption
El-P performing in June 2014
Musical artist.birth_name
Jaime Stuart Meline
Musical artist.birth_place
New York City, U.S.
Musical artist.years_active
1992–present
Musical artist.current_member_of
Run the Jewels
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yes
Person.signature
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Official website

Link to the official site · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jaime
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Occupation
rapper
Religion
atheism
Genre
rapping
Instrument
voice
Record label
Fat Possum Records
Official website
www.definitivejux.net
Image
El-pflick.jpg
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date of birth
1975-03-02
location of formation
Brooklyn
Commons category
El-P
birth name
Jaime Meline
pseudonym
El-P
start of work period
1992-00-00
social media followers
46300
partner in business or sport
Killer Mike
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Career
  • Early career
  • Run the Jewels
  • Production and featured appearances
  • Film scoring
  • Style
  • Personal life
  • Discography
  • References
  • External links

Jaime Stuart 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. He began his career as a member of the widely acclaimed Company Flow, and has been a driving force in alternative hip-hop since the 1990s. He is now most widely-known as one half of Run the Jewels. He has produced for rappers including Aesop Rock, Cage, and Mr. Lif. He was a member of The Weathermen and was the co-founder, owner, and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label.

He has released four solo studio albums, two albums with Company Flow, and four albums with Run the Jewels.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “El-P” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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