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Genesis Elijah is one of the most respected names in the UK Hip-Hop scene and has been since his emergence in 2005 when he released the critically acclaimed album Deh Pon Road which featured Hip-Hop heavy weights Klashnekoff & Skinnyman among others. The album was given rave reviews with the single 'Jah Bless' finding a spot on the BBC's 1xtra play list.
In 2006 Genesis Elijah released his mixtape 'The Industrial Revolution'. This featured chart topper Sway and former Dip Set member Tom Gist. This went on to sell over 20,000 copies as well as getting international air play.
In 2007 Genesis Elijah hooked up with Electro legends Atomic Hooligan featuring on they're album 'Sex, Drugs & Blah Blah Blah' and then went on to go on tour with them across Europe as well as the festival circuit including Glastonbury and Glade. Atomic Hooligan went on to win the award for 'Best Live Act' at the 2008 Breakspoll Awards. Genesis Elijah got together with producer Beezwax to release the much anticipated 'Civil Unrest' EP in 2010.
Later in 2010 Genesis Elijah released a collaboration album with production duo The Krate Krusaders. The album had widespread coverage on the net and garnered Genesis Elijah a whole new fan base. Also that year he featured on Charlie Sloths album The Black Book with their video 'Game Over' getting over 100,000 YouTube Views. In 2011 Genesis Elijah released a free EP called 'I Ain't Even Charging Bruv' which was critically acclaimed and further solidified Genesis Elijah's reputation of making timeless and heartfelt music.
In 2012 Genesis released another free EP titled 'Painkiller's And Pilkington' which was given 9/10 in DJ magazine and Hip-Hop release of the month (March 2012). The EL received support from Ricky Gervais as well as being played on BBC Radio One by Zane Lowe. The video for 'Never Say When' was playlisted by Flava TV helping Genesis gain a whole new audience. Later in 2012 Genesis Elijah released a 10 track Mini-Mixtape called 'An Emcee's Worst Enemy over beats from US producer The Alchemist's instrumental album 'A Rapper's Best Friend'. In Oct of 2012 Genesis collaborated with the UK's leading Youth Broadcaster SBTV and released an EP called 'I Ain't Even Charging Bruv 2' which featured Dream Mclean, Nutty P, Swiss, Loudmouth Melvin, Teeza and more. Once again a Genesis Elijah release was called a classic
Over the years Genesis Elijah has performed all over the world (Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Ireland) with artist such as Jessie J, Dub Pistols, KRS One, Talib Qweli, Souls Of Mischief, Akil (Jurassic 5), Bone Thugs N Harmony to name a few and has collaborated with the best in the business.