Elzhi is a detroit rapper and former member of the group slum village. The dynamic collection features solo stuff by the everopinionated rapper from his early days as an underground detroit innovator up through. I was very skeptical of this album at first, but after one listen i was completely drawn into it. Jul 18, 2019 listen free to elzhi witness my growth 2000, over wit and more. Shout elmatic had been initially planned and announced in 2008 as a tribute to the historic 1994 album illmatic by nas, but it wasnt until early. Knowledge of 12th feat elzhi by will sessions free. Elmatic was initially released as free download on may 10, 2011, and was. Elzhi timeline featuring albums and other highlights from. Elzhi, formerly of slum village, has released elmatic, a mixtape reinterpretation of the legendary nas album illmatic. Elzhi discusses the story behind elmatic in the interview shown below. I think elzhi went a lil higher on my lyrical spitters list after this tape. The free download ep premiered exclusively on online mixtape distribution platform datpiff and has since then been downloaded over 100,000 times on the website earning a gold certification status. Sep 11, 20 elmatic had been initially planned and announced in 2008 as a tribute to the historic 1994 album illmatic by nas, but it wasnt until early 2011 that elzhi and his manager jae barber agreed that.
Members download hispeed with no bandwidth restriction. This is an amazing tribute album that gave me that nostalgic feeling of listening to illmatic for the very 1st time all over again. Various artists, elzhi, black moon, the geaux,lord jamar, camp lo, common, souls of mischief, slum village, diamond district, fashawn, buckshot, kev brown, black milk. The 10track mixtape, which finds the detroit lyricist paying homage to nas classic debute lp, was produced entirely by will sessions. Will sessions producer, backing band, sam beaubien producer, arranger, elzhi rap, executive producer, house shoes associate producer, jae barber executive producer. Click the tracks to interact must have annotations enabled. Elmatic was initially released as free download on may 10, 2011, and was later officially released via itunes on december 20, 2011, with two extra tracks included. The album is a tribute and a remake of nas 1994 classic debut illmatic. May 11, 2011 hear elmatic, the latest project from elzhi, released on wednesday, may 11th, 2011. Elzhis elmatic tribute to nas illmatic is finally available for free download at or here. Djdownloadz has been a stable in the mixtape community as one of the best mixtape websites providing a. The mixtape was greatly received by hip hop fans and considered one of the best projects released in 2011. A gifted mc and outspoken critic of commercial hiphop, elzhi began his career rubbing shoulders with waajeed, dwele, and the other gifted detroit artists involved in the citys flourishing late90s underground hiphop scene. Elzhi elmatic mixtape after a couple of leaks, detroit lyricist elzhi presents his muchanticipated elmatic mixtape by petar kujundzic may 10, 2011.
Were working on a few things the authority in free mixtapes. On may 10, 2011, elzhi released a mixtape as an homage to nass debut album illmatic, with will sessions recreating the sounds of the iconic album. Compiling this list to give you a look at mixtapesfree albums i think you might dig. If your a fan of hiphop download this project, and see why he. Elzhi timeline featuring albums and other highlights. Cop it here fixedthe 10track offeringwhich finds the detroit lyricist paying homage to nass.
Est, exclusively on the 10track offeringwhich finds. Elmatic had been initially planned and announced in 2008 as a tribute to the historic 1994 album illmatic by nas, but it wasnt until early 2011 that elzhi and his manager jae barber agreed that it would be best to recreate all of the beats from scratch and there was clearly nobody who could do it better than producer sam beaubien and will. Jan 19, 2012 they also toured in support of their elmatic mixtape collaboration with elzhi originally of slum village. Embarking on his first european solo tour in 2008, elzhi released europass as a merchtable exclusive. Europass, the preface, the leftovers, elmatic and backerexclusive. Will sessions the ellmatic instrumentals full cd youtube. Elzhi uses the same beats from the original illmatic, but brings his detroit flavor to the track. Oct 11, 2019 elmatic is a mixtape by detroit rapper and former slum village member elzhi. May 10, 2011 after a couple of leaks, detroit lyricist elzhi presents his muchanticipated elmatic mixtape in conjunction with xxl. Submitted by mfizzel on fri, general mixtape torrents. Entirely produced by will sessions, the 10track project is an intriguing. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
In may of 2011, detroitbased rapper elzhi released a mixtape entitled elmatic, both as an homage to nass original illmatic and as a showcase of his own talent he does have skills, people. Dj premier praised will sessions production on the album. Xxl and are proud to present elzhis new mixtape, elmatic, for free download tomorrow afternoon may 10 at 1 p. Hear elmatic, the latest project from elzhi, released on wednesday, may 11th, 2011. Elmatic had been initially planned and announced in 2008 as a tribute to the historic 1994 album illmatic by nas, but it wasnt until early 2011 that elzhi and his manager jae barber agreed that it would be best to recreate all of the beats from scratchand there was clearly nobody who could do it better than producer sam beaubien and will sessions. Elmatic by elzhi with will sessions mixtape, boom bap. His flow had a little nas in it but he still stayed true to his original flow, which was good. Glow365 is raising funds for elzhi new album on kickstarter. This is the first collaboration between will sessions and elzhi since the critically acclaimed mixtape, elmatic. Both elmatic and the elmatic instrumentals are available for free download and at least elmatic is worth listening to for non beatheads. At long last, elzhis much delayed and highly anticipated free album, elmatic, is here via xxl. Elzhi continues to impress with each new leak, and elmatic is no exception.
This is a refashioning of nas pivotal illmatic with elzhi revisiting the opus with live backing. The album is a tribute and a remake of nas classic debut illmatic. In 2004, elzhi released witness my growth, a 2disc mixtape featuring many of his lost or unfinished solo songs, which has come to be considered an underground classic by hip hop fans all over the world. He holds his ground to nas extremely well, and just the other day, i noticed in his version of halftime, he also matches bars with crooked i from his part in the shady cypher 2.
Produced entirely by will sessions, it also features royce da 59 on an updated version of lifes a bitch and an appearance by pete rock who produced the original the world is yours. Elzhi discusses illmatic, elmatic and verbal intercourse. Knowledge of 12th feat elzhi by will sessions published on 20170309t14. Elzhi latest new mixtapes for free streaming and download. Dec 20, 2011 elmatic is a mixtape by detroit rapper and former slum village member elzhi. The aside features an explosive extended verse from elzhi, on top of an anthemic beat performed and produced by will sessions. Xxl and are proud to present elzhis new mixtape, elmatic, for free download.
This is an amazing tribute album that gave me that nostalgic feeling of listening to. Danny brown 04 elzhi like this 05 elzhi red, black and green 06 elzhi glow 07 elzhi living 08 elzhi dream 09 elzhi the crowd 10 elzhi dedication feat. Being a native detroiter it still blows me away how much detroit musicians past, present, and future have impacted the world. Elmatic was initially released as free download on may 10, and was later officially released via itunes on december 20, with two extra tracks info. Register for free to download this mixtape and others.
Elmatic elzhi 186,705 views 1 genesis prod will sessions 2. After an appearance on jay dees groundbreaking 2001 album welcome 2 detroit, elzhi joined the producers crew, slum village. Elmatic credits track info release date may 10, 2011. Detroit rapper elzhi has decided to release the mixtape elmatic showing love to the hip hop classic nas illmatic. The elmatic instrumentals by will sessions, released 27 september 2011 1.
Register today to download these mixtapes and others for free. You want a video done like this for your song or album. Nov 16, 20 the elmatic instrumentals licensed to youtube by soulspazm on behalf of fat beats records. Elmatic is a mixtape by detroit rapper and former slum village member elzhi. Lead poison is the first album since elzhi s 2008 release the preface. The eps production was handled by sounwave, black milk, jake one, qtip and wyldfyer, among others. The mixtape features a collection of songs, almost half of which were later on the album.
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