El Da Sensei
El Da Sensei stepped onto the hip-hop scene as one half of the Newark, NJ, duo, the 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 "Come on With the Come On" 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.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Unusual
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fat Beats Records on 1 Jan 2006
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Try Again
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Redefinition Records on 10 Jun 2014
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We Bring It Live
El Da Sensei, Chillowproductions
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Catharsis-Productions on 2 Dec 2017
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Escape The Yard
El Da Sensei, Nord1kone, DJ Mrok
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The SpitSLAM Record Label Group on 8 Mar 2024
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Back to Basics
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Redefinition Records on 24 Apr 2012
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Bring It In Loud
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spacelab Recordings on 20 Aug 2021
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Vibes All Live (feat. Hypesun & AllButtonsIn)
Tylr C, $adflcko, El Da Sensei
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Cult Encounters Co. on 5 Nov 2021
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Same Damn Lo Sweater (Single)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by B.U.K.A. Entertainment on 24 Aug 2020
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The Way I Feel (Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Soulspazm Records, Inc. on 1 Dec 2023
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FROM THE GROUND UP (feat. Tek The Intern)
The Beat Ministry, El Da Sensei, Wordsworth
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Beat Ministry on 3 Mar 2023
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The Visit
Meisterbeatz, Turntill, Sadat X, El Da Sensei
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by The Chosen Few Records on 18 Jun 2021
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Rule & Rock
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Spacelab Recordings on 20 Sep 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo