Name: Cancer For Cure
Brand: EL-P

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

fp12702

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2012-07-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

767981127026

Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

EL-P

Genre GB

Hip Hop

Label GB

EL-P, aka El Producto, is one of hip-hop's most obstinate and adventurous pioneers. Born on March 4th, 1975 in Brooklyn, New York, he combines a mid-'80s lo-fi old school aesthetic with a progressive rock musician's inclination to push boundaries. He has never succumbed to the whims of corporate hip-hop, instead choosing to pursue his own decidedly uncommercial leanings.
In the mid-'90s, EL-P developed a strong reputation with the groundbreaking trio *Company Flow*, a band whose achievements include their first LP on *Rawkus Records*, a label that is considered by many as the best for intelligent hip-hop. Over their auspicious stint together, EL-P proved he was himself capable of intense lyricism and sonic production so powerful it could stand on its own.
In addition to his work with *Company Flow*, EL-P collaborated with notable artists such as *Aesop Rock*, *Killer Mike*, and *Cage*. In 2001, after releasing one last album with Harlem rappers *Cannibal Ox*, the group chose to amicably pursue their own directions. EL-P started his own label called *Definitive Jux* and also worked on former *The Mars Volta* frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala's first solo album.

el-p returns with an instant classic! independent rap icon el-p releases his long awaited new solo album, 'cancer for cure', at his new home, fat possum / turnstile. the new album marks his first full length rap album since 2007's critically acclaimed 'i'll sleep when you're dead', though el-p's rap trajectory has been on a steady ascent following a prolific year that saw high profile appearances on das racist's mixtape and debut album, a hugely buzzed adult swim single 'drones over bklyn', a verse on one of the year's biggest online hits (mr. muthafuckin' exquire's 'huzzah', among several other honors. the record is arriving hot on the heals of the new killer mike album r.a.p. music, which el-p produced in full and is already making huge noise with its first single 'big beast (featuring bun b, t.i. and trouble)', which was awarded pitchfork's rare best new track designation.

Cancer For Cure

Music GB