If one has listened to Slum Village, one must know about the rapid firing, lyrical word play master, Elzhi. With all the Detroit swagger one emcee could have, Elzhi stood out as the most thorough emcee of the click. But what is Elzhi to do after legal biz goes sour and the group folds? With a chip on his shoulder, Elzhi decided to link up with one of Detroit's best bands, Will Sessions. The two entities embarked on one of the most difficult task to date in hip-hop: Recreating Nas' Illmatic album in the package of a mixtape.
As soon as you click play on the first track on Elmatic, it's clear that Elzhi studied and prepared himself to take on the responsibility of adding on to the Illmatic legacy; at the same time, he shocked the world by mimicking Nas flow, but inserting his own lyrics- the lyrics, ironically, match Nas- often pound for pound. Released on May 10th and approved by Nas himself, this indi release is creating a stir. It is Hip-Hop DX's most discussed mixtape and weighs in at 4.92 out of their 5 star weighting and is ranked number 4 on their hottest mixtape list. Meanwhile, Def Sounds Hip-Hop and News gave the project a 8.1 with a 9 in the lyrics category! Now it is certain that Elzhi is back, and we can't wait to see what's in store for the future for one of Detroit's hottest emcee.
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