Band History
I GREW UP ON THE GHETTO STREETS OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA IN THE WEST SIDE VILLA APTS.ON 5TH AND MERIDIAN...THE WEST SIDE I.E 5 TIMES. BORN FEB. OF 1980 TO REGINA TAYLOR. IN 1990 I MOVED TO LIL AFRICA, ON THE EASTSIDE OF SAN BERNARDINO. I STARTED GOING TO THE STUDIO WITH MY UNCLE: CRAZY DAVE AND HIS FRIEND DJ QUICK WHO IS NOW FADE OF FADE PRODUCTIONS, HE CHANGED HIS NAME AFTER THE RELEASE OF DJ QUICK FROM COMPTON. IN 1991 I MOVED TO THE I-E PROJECT'S, I WAS A B-BOY DANCER FOR MY UNCLE'S GROUP: D.D.T OF SAN BERNARDINO,CA IN 1992 I START GANG BANGIN. IN 1993 I HAD TO START HUSTLING CAUSE I WAS LIVING "A REAL LIFE STRUGGLE". IN 1994 I GOT SHOT... I WAS 14 ! STABBED AT 18, FELONY PROBATION, IN AND OUT OF JAIL, FREEDOM LOST: 3YR 6MONTHS TOTAL, THEN I DECIDED TO GET MY SHIT TOGETHER. I MET MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE JULIA WHITAKER OF BANNING CALIFORNIA IN 1996. IN 1999 I WENT TO COLLEGE. JULIA AND I GOT MARRIED IN JUNE OF 2000! WE HAVE 5 GORGEOUS CHILDREN: LIL EB0NE, BAILEY, ELIJAH, ISAIAH AND EBONY. I STARTED MY LABEL: TABLE RECORDS IN LATE 2001, PUSHING MY FIRST UNDERGROUND DEMO: THE WILD WEST COMPILATION[1] IT SOLD ONLY: 3,500 COPY'S ON THE STREETS OF CALIFORNIA. THE COMPILATION FEATURED: E.L.E.P.H.A.N.T,REBEL ALLIANCE,2G,CALICAPONE,REVENUE FROM STACK-A-GRIP ENTERTAINMENT,YUK MOUTH,LIVING IMPAIRED,YOUNG TREEWIN AND LATER ADDING "SCRILLA" FEATURING: EMANU: ONE OF THE FIRST ARTIST SIGNED TO TABLE RECORDS. I RECEIVED MY [ ASCAP ] MEMBERSHIP IN 2002. FOLLOWING MY FIRST DISTRIBUTION DEAL IN 2003 WITH [ CDBABY ] THAT LEAD ME TO MY SECOND DISTRIBUTION DEAL IN 2006 WITH [ SUPER D PHANTOM DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ] IN 2006 I WAS AN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE FOR INFUSION MAGAZINE "A LOCAL PUBLICATION" FOR THE I-E. FOR ALL YOU MUTHAFUCKAS THAT TRYED TO HOLD ME DOWN, MAY 07 2007 E.L.E.P.H.A.N.T GREED IS GUILT IN STORES EVERYWHERE. FUCK YALL!!! I'VE BEEN CASE FREE... FOR 6 YEARS NOW, WITH A TRUE LIFE STORY TO TELL. FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!!!
OH YEAH! FUCK THE POLICE!!!
Your influences?
THA GHETTO STREETS OF AMERICA!
Favorite spot?
SAN BERNARDINO,CA
Equipment used:
COMPACT,HP & SONY
Anything else...
E.L.E.P.H.A.N.T - GREED IS GUILT - BUY IT DIRECTLY FROM TABLE RECORDS FOR ONLY $6.99 -TABLE RECORDS! GREAT MUSIC...LOW PRICE!