Elmatic
eLZhi
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Hot on the heels of our feature of The Preface in VMP Hip-Hop, we bring you eLZhi's 2011 mixtape masterpiece Elmatic. Originally released as a free mixtape in 2011, the album would make eLZhi a beloved figure in the underground blog rap scene then taking shape, establishing him as one of the brightest spots in a then-exploding Detroit rap scene.
Between paying his dues at Hip-Hop Shop, building a buzz from his Out of Focus EP, and enjoying more visible success after joining the renowned group Slum Village, Elzhi always had a one-of-a-kind penchant for lyrical wizardry. With multilayered rhyme schemes, uncanny metaphors, and inventive concepts, he persistently had a case as the most gifted rapper in his city — even when Eminem dominated the charts.
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LP 1 / Side A
| 1 The Genesis |
| 2 Detroit State of Mind |
| 3 Halftime |
| 4 Memory Lane |
| 5 The World Is Yours |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 Represent |
| 2 Life’s A Bitch (feat. Royce Da 5’9”, Stokley Williams) |
| 3 One Love |
| 4 It Ain’t Hard To Tell |
| 5 Detroit State of Mind (Remix) |
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