The critically acclaimed debut from Elzhi. The entire album, apart from 2 tracks, is produced by Black Milk.

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The Preface is the debut album of rapper eLZhi released 12 August 2008 on Fat Beats Records It features many other Detroits MCs including Royce Da 59 Gu.

The Preface is the debut album of rapper eLZhi, released 12 August 2008 on Fat Beats Records. It features many other Detroit's MCs including Royce Da 5'9", Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, Fatt Father, Danny Brown and Phat Kat among others.

The other crux of that brief intro track is that the radio sucks, people don't know what real hip-hop is, water's wet, etc. But after you've listened to The Preface more than once the standard anti-industry complaints sound more and more like a defiant lead-in for a legitimately independent-minded, focus-group-averse piece of work

Elzhi held up his part in Slum Village from then up until The Preface, but he was of course subject to unfortunate comparisons. That’s why it’s an utter delight that The Preface, a record Elzhi has undoubtedly been ready to make for almost a decade, is so damn good.

Style: rap. Album year: 2008. Elzhi - Transitional Joint 04:57. Elzhi - Talking In My Sleep 04:19. Elzhi - The Science 03:03. Elzhi - Hands Up 04:13. Elzhi - What I Write 03:39.

Solo lyricist and part-time member of Detroit underground hip-hop mainstays Slum Village, Elzhi takes on 16 hard-hitting loop-heavy tracks on THE PREFACE. Almost entirely produced by Black Milk, THE PREFACE sees the Motown lyricist holding his own beside Royce 5’9, Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson, Fat Ray, and .

Features Song Lyrics for Elzhi feat. The Preface Album Lyrics. 1. Growing Up Lyrics. Lyrics provided by SongLyrics. Lyricapsule: The Surfaris Drop ‘Wipe Out’; June 22, 1963. RIFF’d: Nas’ ‘Nasir’. Lyricapsule: The Byrds Drop ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’; June 21, 1965.