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Hometown	DFW, TX
Genres	Hip_Hop, Urban
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Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member X.E.L. OHH autorewind@hotmail.com 8176333313
# Years Experience Performing Live:	15
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	10
Performing Rights Society:	ASCAP
Discography:	DA HITMAN PRESENTS X.E.L. OHH - 9D'S MIXTAPE LP—2010; DA HITMAN PRESENTS DA DREAK "I'M GREEDY MIXTAPE" LP—2010; DA HITMAN PRESENTS DA DREAK "BEFORE I DO IT BIG" LP—2009; X.E.L. - BANGAZ EP—2008; DUCKS FLY SOUTH LP—2008; FLIPSIDE SLEPT ON MIXTAPE VOL 2 LP—2006; SPESH K - MEDIA COVERAGE LP—2006; X.E.L. PRESENTS - THIS IS WHAT THE STREETS NEED LP—2004

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In a world of average MC’s only a few ever stick out and show the world that hip-hop still has a pulse. This is the case for X.E.L. (Xtra Enhanced Lyricist). X.E.L. is one the chosen few to bring meaning back to hip-hop. X.E.L. is blessed with the...

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February 2016 Judging Excellence

Top 40 in Rap and Hip-hop, March 2016

Top 40 in Rap, December 2014

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DA'HITMAN PRESENTS X.E.L. OHH - 9D'S MIXTAPE by Da'Hitman
My favorite thing about working this mixtape is it really allowed me to dig in the crates and break samples and loop out original beats. “It Was a Good Day” will most likely make people think Ice Cube, but the sample comes from the Isley Brothers “Footsteps in the Dark”. “10 Rap Commandments” is going to have people thinking Biggie, but the original sample came from Les McCann’s “Vallarta” and of course you can’t forget the sample of Public Enemy, which later led to a lawsuit won by Chuck D and Public Enemy for copyright infringement. To me, that is hilarious considering Public Enemy built their entire music catalog on samples and the work of the Bomb Squad. Imagine if James Brown’s estate sued Public Enemy for all the uses of JB samples PE used over their musical lifespan! “It Aint Hard To Tell” is immediately recognizable as a rip of Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” but listen closer and you’ll hear some Tupac and Kool G Rap and DJ Polo “Truly Yours” which is actually built on the drums from “NT” by Kool and the Gang. Some of the songs are stripped down to just raw beat breaks like “Definition of a Monster” which samples BDP and Tech 9ine. I bet a lot of people have no idea that Pharcyde’s “Running Away” samples the Stan Getz “Saudade Vem Correndo”. I bet a lot of people have never even heard of Stan Getz. Google Stan and “Saudade Vem Correndo” then slide to the 2:05 mark and you’ll immediately recognize the break. Grabbing jazz breaks and samples from R&B albums is cool, but I really appreciate when people snatch samples from obscure places. I’m sure Seals &Croft had a nice run in their day, but I’m positive most Hip-Hop fans have NEVER heard any of their music. You think Busta Rhymes actually created the hit “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See” with his own melodic ear? Hell no; that’s Seals & Croft “Sweet Green Fields”. Peep Uzi’s cadence and delivery too – daed on for the Busta Rhymes cadence and I loved that. Between the breaks and all the cuts laid in these tracks there must be somewhere around 50 various samples and breaks in just 14 songs. “No More Trash Can Music” is the only original production piece of this mixtape. This mixtape is a celebration of the Golden Era of Hip-Hop and I love that X.E.L. put so much work into bringing the songs back for a rebirth. My top pick from the mixtape is “Definition of a Monster” because X.E.L. ripped that lyrically. Make sure you listen to the skit at the beginning and end of “No More Trash Can Music” too. Classic.

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STILL RAVE REVIEWS FOR X.E.L. 9D's... "I checked out the mix tape and man it was niiiiice. I loved all of those beats from my younger days. The first 3 tracks had a real good groove going. That chick Black Widow is dope. Lyrically I loved the track “Running”. He had a flow that reminded me of Eminem from his “ I’m Sorry Mama” track. Track 10 with the artist Prime Dinero was bangin the last track about the whack songs was a trip, talking about Peanut butter and jelly and the chicken wing. Man the whole CD was good from beginning to end. Your boy never let the new beat coming in through him off the flow. His delivery made all of the tracks gel. I seriously listened to it 2 times in a row because it didn’t seem that long because I didn’t have to skip through the songs to find good music.

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