Born in Washington, D.C., E-L-I is a Maryland based artist and producer who takes inspiration from his favorite childhood and contemporary artists such as Kanye West, Drake, Lil Wayne, and Travis Scott. A producer first, E-L-I studied producer moguls like Scott Storch, Timbaland, Kanye West, and Pharrell Williams to learn the art of the beat. After producing for a year, he dropped his first single Porsche, a catchy hip-hop earworm, to show his steady growth into an artist. Four singles later, E-L-I is set to drop his first major project Eclectic, a self-engineered project, to show his versatility as an artist.