Eligh
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Early career
An outside-of-the-box MC and producer, Eligh was an important contributor to the development of Cali's hip-hop underground in the mid- to late '90s as he helped construct the sound of his crew, the Living Legends, with his productions. His inspiration for making hip-hop music came in the mid-'80s from the cult classic Beat Street and the LL Cool J cut "I'm Bad." In high school, the Los Angeles-born rapper/producer co-founded a hip-hop duo with MC Scarub called the Boogalu Badboys, but when they crossed paths with another eager rapper, Murs, the three became 3 Melancholy Gypsys (or 3MG). However, Eligh was eventually evicted from his aunt and uncle's home, forcing him to move from L.A. up north to the Bay Area. There, he met aspiring underground rapper the Grouch, which ultimately led to 3MG's incorporation into the Living Legends. Combining his dogged work ethic with the Legends' D.I.Y. approach, Eligh issued almost a dozen LPs within the span of ten years, not to mention providing beats for those outside the Legends camp (sometimes under the producer alias Gandalf), including Company Flow, Pigeon John, and WWE wrestler John Cena. The mid- to late '90s saw the release of self-pressed albums like As They Pass (1996) and Gas Dream (1999); however, in the 2000s, Eligh concocted darker and more cryptic albums, such as Poltergeist (2003) and Enigma (2005). Other than offering more 3MG material, Eligh was involved in a number of LL offshoots as well, including the Righteous Brothers Project and G&E, aka the Grouch & Eligh.2010: Grey Crow
In 2010, Eligh released his twelfth album, Grey CrowGrey Crow
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. The album spawned many likes by underground hip hop fans and is praised for Eligh's unique flow and lyricism. To date, it is currently Eligh's best selling album as an independent artist.
Solo Albums
- 1996 -As They Pass
- 1997 - Four Tracks: LA and Back (Cassette)
- 1997 - A Story of 2 Worlds
- 1998 - Sidewaydaze
- 1999 - Gas Dream
- 2000 - Gandalf's Beat Machine
- 2002 - Gandalf's Beat Machine Level 2
- 2003 - Poltergeist
- 2005 - Enigma
- 2009 - On Sacred Ground (featuring his mother, folk singer Jo Wilkinson) (March 10, 2009)
- 2009 - Gandalf's Beat Machine Level 3
- 2010 - Grey CrowGrey CrowThe Grey Crow , formerly known as the Bare-faced Crow, is about the same size as the Eurasian Carrion Crow but has somewhat different proportions and quite atypical feather pigmentation during the juvenile phase for a member of this genus.The tail feathers are relatively long and graduated and...
- 2011 - Therapy at 3Therapy at 3Therapy at 3 is a collaborative studio album by Los Angeles based rapper Eligh, and Bay Area based producer Amp Live, released on November 15, 2011, by Legendary Music and Live Up....
Compilations
- 1994 - Log Cabin
- 1996 - Bac For No Good Reason EP (with 3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California that consists of Eligh, Murs and Scarub. The 3 met for the first time in 1992 at Hamilton High School.and after forming 3MG were incorporated into the Log Cabin Crew. The trio worked on music as 3MG and the Log Cabin for...
) - 1996 - Comurshul EP (with 3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California that consists of Eligh, Murs and Scarub. The 3 met for the first time in 1992 at Hamilton High School.and after forming 3MG were incorporated into the Log Cabin Crew. The trio worked on music as 3MG and the Log Cabin for...
) - 1998 - The Penguins (with 3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California that consists of Eligh, Murs and Scarub. The 3 met for the first time in 1992 at Hamilton High School.and after forming 3MG were incorporated into the Log Cabin Crew. The trio worked on music as 3MG and the Log Cabin for...
) - 1998 - Gypsys Luck (with 3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California that consists of Eligh, Murs and Scarub. The 3 met for the first time in 1992 at Hamilton High School.and after forming 3MG were incorporated into the Log Cabin Crew. The trio worked on music as 3MG and the Log Cabin for...
) - 2000 - Live in Tokyo (with 3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California that consists of Eligh, Murs and Scarub. The 3 met for the first time in 1992 at Hamilton High School.and after forming 3MG were incorporated into the Log Cabin Crew. The trio worked on music as 3MG and the Log Cabin for...
) - 2000 - G & E Music, Vol. 1 & 2 (with The GrouchThe GrouchThe Grouch may refer to:*Dyskolos, a comedy by the Greek dramatist Menander whose title has been translated as The Grouch, The Curmudgeon, or The Misanthrope*The Grouch *Oscar the Grouch, a character on Sesame Street...
) - 2000 - The Righteous Brothers Project LP (with Basik Emcee, MursMursMurs may refer to:*Murs , American rapper*Multi-Use Radio ServiceFrench communes*Murs, Indre*Murs, Vaucluse*Murs-et-Gélignieux, Ain département*Mûrs-Erigné, Maine-et-Loire département...
& Scarub) - 2003 - G & E Music, Vol. 3 - No More Greener Grasses (with The GrouchThe GrouchThe Grouch may refer to:*Dyskolos, a comedy by the Greek dramatist Menander whose title has been translated as The Grouch, The Curmudgeon, or The Misanthrope*The Grouch *Oscar the Grouch, a character on Sesame Street...
) - 2005 - Grand Caravan To The Rim Of The World (with 3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys3 Melancholy Gypsys is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California that consists of Eligh, Murs and Scarub. The 3 met for the first time in 1992 at Hamilton High School.and after forming 3MG were incorporated into the Log Cabin Crew. The trio worked on music as 3MG and the Log Cabin for...
) - 2007 - The Brothers Grime (Mixtape with Magi)
- 2008 - Eligh Vs. DJ Fresh - Beat Battle (Limited Edition)
- 2009 - G & E Music, Vol. 4 - Say G&E! (with The GrouchThe GrouchThe Grouch may refer to:*Dyskolos, a comedy by the Greek dramatist Menander whose title has been translated as The Grouch, The Curmudgeon, or The Misanthrope*The Grouch *Oscar the Grouch, a character on Sesame Street...
) - 2011 - Therapy at 3 (with AmpliveAmpLiveAmp Live is an American music producer and DJ best known as half of the Hip-Hop duo Zion I. Amp Live furthered his production career collaborating with Goapele, Planet Asia, Too Short, Chali 2na, Codany Holiday and Del the Funky Homosapien, as well as remixing works by MGMT, Linkin Park, and...
)
Singles
- 1999 - Coincidence 12"
- 1999 - Nightlife 12"
- 1999 - Chronik 12"
- 2009 - All In (G & E)