Before the world ever heard the name ELZHI, the young artist was sitting in the back of classrooms thinking of rhymes, spitting verses while his friend Fes banged out beats on lunchroom tables, or was battling rival emcees on the blacktop after school. He sharpened every blade in his arsenal, developing his style to measure up against the competition in Maurice Malone's Hip Hop Shop, the legendary proving ground for Detroit artists that has produced some of the greatest emcees in the world.

ELZHI spent years paying dues, writing songs, entering battles, and recording demos until he finally made his international debut on "Come and Get It," a standout track from J Dilla's album, Welcome 2 Detroit. The acclaimed song drew massive attention to the mysterious artist, and made his unfinished EP, Out of Focus, a highly sought after recording.

In 2001, Slum Village asked ELZHI to be a part of the group to elevate their reputation, and allowing him to reach new levels of lyricism. He recorded multiple albums with his former group, sold hundreds of thousands of records, and toured the world performing his hit singles "Tainted (featuring Dwele)" and "Selfish (featuring Kanye West and John Legend)" in cities as distant as Tokyo and Amsterdam.

In 2004, ELZHI released Witness My Growth, a 2-disc 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. Embarking on his first European solo tour in 2008, ELZHI released Europass as a merch-table exclusive. Upon his return to the United States, he promptly released the The Preface, his solo debut on Fat Beats Records. The album helped to solidify his reputation as one of the most respected and inventive lyricists in the world, earning acclaim from legendary artists and fans alike. In 2009, responding to the demands of his passionate fan base, ELZHI released The Leftovers mixtape, a collection of rare tracks and unreleased exclusives featuring the hit single "Deep."

In 2010, due to complications with his former label and no longer content with being "your favorite rapper's favorite rapper," ELZHI signed with Jae Barber and The JAE.B Group, an Artist Relations and Management firm, drafting them to help launch his career to the next level. Moving past the relationship with his former group, ELZHI has reinvented himself as a solo artist and reignited his buzz. This year, he released ELMATIC, an homage to NAS's classic debut, ILLmatic. A labor of love for ELZHI, the project finds the Detroit emcee creating new songs out of Nas's original titles while rapping over the Will Sessions Band's interpretation of the original beats.

After the overwhelming success of ELMATIC, ELZHI is in the beginning stages of writing his new album using beats provided by an exciting roster of producers, and is embarking on a tour to reintroduce himself to the world.

Born October 31, 1978 in Inglewood, California Philip Martin, better known as Bishop Lamont is poised to shake the very foundation of the Hip Hop art form the known as R.A.P. – Rhythm And Poetry.

One of the original turntablists, J. Rocc founded the Beat Junkies in 1992 with Melo-D and Rhettmatic, but has done just as much on his own as in a group setting. He began DJing in the mid-'80s with a California group named PSK. Soon after forming, the Beat Junkies became a seminal force in the rise of instrumental hip-hop, including core member Babu plus future stars Shortkut and D-Styles.

In addition to numerous mixtapes and his own production for Stones Throw releases, J. Rocc has been the DJ for Madlib's live shows since the early 2000's, was the 3rd member of Jaylib (Madlib & J Dilla) during the group's live events, and collaborated with Madlib on Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to J Dilla.

J Rocc's first album of his own original production, Some Cold Rock Stuf, was released in 2011.

Byron Simpson, better known by his stage name Guilty Simpson is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He was previously known as Guilt. Over time, he saw that there were more emcees using the alias. In order to set himself apart from the others, he added his last name to become Guilty Simpson. He is signed to Stones Throw Records. He is also known for being a favorite of the late producer J Dilla. His debut album, Ode to the Ghetto includes production from J Dilla, as well as other frequent collaborators Madlib and Black Milk. Along with Sean Price and Black Milk, Guilty Simpson formed the rap trio Random Axe. Simpson is also affiliated with the Detroit hip hop collective Almighty Dreadnaughtz. His major influences were Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A., Scarface, and Kool G Rap.

Phat Kat (a.k.a. Ronnie Cash), (b. Ronnie Watts) is a rapper from the east side of Detroit, Michigan. His career began in the mid 90's as part of 1st Down, which consisted of Phat Kat on vocals and Jay Dee on production. The group was short lived however, possibly because of insufficient support/promotion from their label, Payday, but the two continued to collaborate on many occasions afterwards, starting with an appearance on "Fat Cat Song" and its remix, from Slum Village's Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1).

His first full-length album, The Undeniable LP was released on June 22, 2004, on Barak Records. It featured appearances from Slum Village, Dwele, Big Tone of 87 Wasted Youth, and Obie Trice. Kat released a 12-inch single in late 2006 for the song Cold Steel produced by J Dilla, he then followed it with his latest LP, Carte Blanche, on April 24 on Look Records. The album has proved to be Kat's most universally acknowledged effort yet.[citation needed]

During a radio interview with T3 in WJLB, Phat Kat rung in and spoke against T3. He stated that T3 had dismantled the group, after the Reunion Pt 2 video was released and Elzhi wasn't in the video. T3 had said that he and Elzhi were still on good speaking terms, however Phat Kat contradicted him saying that "Elzhi ain't f***ing witchu, don't do that to the fans, keep it real". T3 didn't know what the future of Slum Village was as Elzhi hadn't released a statement regarding his intentions of whether to continue Slum Village and Phat Kat strongly disagreed. Phat Kat was incredibly incensed and continued to swear as T3 tried to explain.

Phoreyz is New York born, Los Angeles bred Dj and producer that began collecting records at the early age of 12. In 2001, he started Djing in Los Angeles, and has since built a solid reputation amongst fans and his heavyweight peers for his unique style on the turntables and his impeccable selection of music. Nowhere is this more apparent than the numerous mixtapes and remixes that have achieved domestic and international acclaim.
His mixtape arsenal includes mixes for Mochilla, Undefeated, Stones Throw, Frank 151, and Dissizit, amongst others.
Known as one of LA's premier Party Rockers, Phoreyz's skills as a DJ has taken him to Japan, New York, San Francisco, Mexico City, Phoenix, Denver, Hawaii, Las Vegas, and every premier party in southern California. On many occasions, he has shared the stage with the likes of Z trip, Nu-mark, Quantic, The Beat Junkies, and has been a performance DJ for KRS ONE and Talib Kweli.
He has held down his position as one of the main resident DJs at the world famous Get Back in Las Vegas for the past 11 years, and also has additional residencies in Los Angeles, and at Hakkasan and Insert Coin(s) also located in Las Vegas.
Phoreyz has also become one of LA's most sought after talents in the studio and has received global recognition for his original tracks and remixes of Radiohead, Lenny Kravitz, Amerie, Beyonce, and many more.
As a producer he has collaborated and recorded with acts such as DMC (from Run Dmc), Talib Kweli, Guilty Simpson, Elzhi (from Slum Village), and numerous others.
Here's are what some of our favorite DJs had to say:
"Phoreyz is one of my favorite DJ's, hands down. He's mad versatile and knows exactly how to mix any style together without it sounding forced. I've never heard a mix of his I didn't like. "- Z-Trip
"Phoreyz Kills it! I love it when I hear a really good DJ nowadays, which is not often." -Dj Jazzy Jeff
"Phoreyz is the most underestimated DJ/Producer I know!"- Dj Nu-Mark
"The Get Back and Phoreyz are the truth...cats need to catch up." – Rich Medina

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