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Birth
El-P born by the name of Jaime Meline was born this day. -
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Schooling
El-P has been expelled from several schools at this point and decides to prusue a musical carreer -
18th Birthday
El-P has his 18th birthday party he had met Mr. Len (the DJ he hired for the night. They soon became friends which led to the release of their first album "Juvenile Techniques". El-P makes his first imprint in the rap industry "El-P." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Apr. 2014. Web. 04 May 2014.
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Company Flow
Mr. Len and El-P joined and formed the rap group "Company Flow" in 1993. A few years later Bigg Jus joined the group and in 1996 they relased their first album, an EP by the name of "Funcrusher" under the record label of Official Recordings This is EL-P's first commercial relase though an EP not a full length album -
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Company Flow leavs Official Recordings
On their own terms Company Flow left Official Recordings to join Rawkus Records for their next relase -
Funcrusher Plus
After leaving Official Recordings Company Flow relocates under the label Rawkus Records Company flow relases their first full length album "Funcrusher Plus". The LP was extreemly well recived but did not see much mainstream play El-P's first full length album relase "Funcrusher EP." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 May 2013. Web. 04 May 2014. -
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Definitive Jux
El-P and Company Flow has Rawkus Records and El went and Co-Founded his own record label by the name of Def Jux, but under a law suit from Def Jam the name was changed to Definitive Jux.
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Little Johnny
Company Flow unveils their second full length album "Little Johnny from the Hospitul: Breaks and Instumentals Vol.1" shortly after the relase disagreements between Rawkus and Company Flow arose resulting the leaving of Company Flow from Rawkus It shows that El-P won't be pushed around "Company Flow - Little Johnny From The Hospitul." Discogs. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 May 2014. -
I'll Sleep When You're Dead
This is El-P's second major solo relase, the album is based on the future dystopian society that Amercia is becoming, This also put El-P at 78 out of 200 on the top 200 charts "El-P: I'll Sleep When You're Dead." Pitchfork. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 May 2014. -
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C4C and R.A.P. Music
During this timefame El-P is pruducing and recording his album and Killer Mikes album This puts El-P's multitasking to the task while he is jumping back and forth between projects -
R.A.P. Music
This is the date when Killer Mike relased his project which El-P completely produced "R.A.P. Music." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 May 2014. Web. 06 May 2014. -
Cancer for Cure
This is the third solo release that El-P relased showing that he is still a force in the rap industry "Cancer 4 Cure." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 May 2014. Web. 06 May 2014. -
Interview with the Chicago Tribune
El-P is interviewed by the Chicage Tribune and talks about his carrer and his rise (and fall of his record label). He said that he was working with Killer Mike on his new album while simultaneously working his, but he kept pushing away the project with Mike, but when the album him and Mike worked on relased it was one of the becnhmark albums of 2012 "El-P Interview; Rapper El-P Profiled." Chicago Tribune. N.p., 05 July 2012. Web. 25 Apr. 2014 -
Run the Jewels
This is the newest album El-P and Killer Mike put out, it is a free album for the sake of rap for fun. "Run the Jewels (album)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 May 2014. Web. 06 May 2014
