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What's My Name by El Da Sensei

Artist Biography For El Da Sensei

El Da Sensei Stepped Onto The Hip-Hop Scene As One Half Of The Newark NJ Duo Artifacts. The Artifacts First Rose To Fame With The Hit "Wrong Side Of The Tracks." After El Da Sensei And His Partner Tame-One Sent A Rough Demo To Bobbito The Barber At WKCR In New York The Group Was Signed To Big Beat/Atlantic Records. They Released Their Debut Album Between A Rock & A Hard Place In 1994 With "Wrong Side Of The Tracks" As The Lead Single And Video. After That Initial Hit The Artifacts Splashed The World With Joints Like "C'mon Wit Da Git Down" And "Dynamite Soul " And Went Onto Tour The U.S. As Well As Europe And Japan. They Had Developed A Fan Base Of Hardcore Hip-Hoppers Being Graffiti Artists And Hip-Hop Purists Themselves They Sparked A New Sub-Culture In Hip-Hop Called "backpackers." In 1996 The Group Followed Up Their Debut With Their Sophomore Album That's Them. Although Not Nearly Successful As The First Album Many Hip-Hop Fans Claim The Album Is An "underground Classic " Spawning The Underground Hits "The Art Of Facts" And "The Ultimate." Shortly After The Release Of The Second Album El And Tame Decided On An Amicable Break Up. After The Split El Da Sensei Went On His Own Traveling Around The World And Appeared On Numerous Compilations From Japan To Norway To Germany. During This Time He Dropped The Singles "Frontline" And "Got That" To Let Fans Know He Was Still Working. In The Fall Of 2002 El Finally Dropped His Debut Solo Album Relax Relate Release Through Seven Heads Entertainment. The Album Featured Guest Appearances From Sadat X Of Brand Nubian J-Live Organized Konfusion Pharoah Monch And Prince Po Mike Zoot & F.T. Asheru And Others. In 2006 He Returned With His Sophomore Album Titled "The Unusual".

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