“The thing about hip-hop producers, and the thing about hip-hop musicians, is that we listen to everything. And we're inspired by everything. I'd say even more so than any other genre of music.”

American rapper, songwriter, and record producer

El-P, born Jaime Stuart Meline, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer active since the 1990s. He first came to prominence as a member of Company Flow, and later became widely known as one half of Run the Jewels. He has been a major figure in alternative hip-hop, both as a solo artist and as a producer. His credits include work with Aesop Rock, Cage, and Mr. Lif, and he was also a member of The Weathermen and a co-founder, owner, and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label.