Elite (producer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony Parrino |
| Genres | Hip-Hop, Indie |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, artist |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Dreamville Records |
| Associated acts | J. Cole, Omen, Bas, Sean McVerry |
| Website | www.elitethatsme.com |
Anthony Parrino, better known by his stage name Elite, is an American hip hop record producer and recording artist best known for his work with J. Cole, Dreamville Records, and the Ruff Ryders recording label in the early 2000s. Elite is from Byram, CT and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.
In the summer of 2000, Elite started working as an intern for Ruff Ryders Entertainment and eventually caught the ear of rapper Drag-On, placing his first beat on the Cradle 2 the Grave (soundtrack) in 2002. Working as an in-house Producer for Ruff Ryders, Elite went on to produce "Shoot Outs" for Jadakiss featuring Styles P from the Kiss of Death as well as the Why Remix featuring Anthony Hamilton, Styles P, Common, and Nas. In 2004 Elite graduated Cum Laude from SUNY Purchase music conservatory studying Studio Production. In 2006 Elite produced "Wrong or Right (I'm Tired)" for DMX from the album Year of the Dog... Again.
In 2009, Elite began working with longtime friend and Roc Nation recording artist J. Cole on his critically acclaimed mixtape The Warm Up. Elite produced "Heartache" and a good portion of the mixtape was recorded at his home studio in New York. In 2010 Elite released his first mixtape entitled "The Groundwork" which was a collection of all of his production work up to that point. The mixtape featured an unreleased J. Cole song titled "Playground." Elite also produced "See World" for J. Cole off of his 3rd mixtape Friday Night Lights. Elite co-produced J. Cole's first official single Who Dat which was featured as an iTunes bonus on Cole World: The Sideline Story.
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