Elite (record producer)

This article is about Anthony Parrino. For the producer Tyshane Thompson also known as Elite, see Tyshane.
Elite.
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.[1] Elite is from Byram, CT and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Career

In the summer of 2000, Elite started working as an intern for Ruff Ryders Entertainment[2] and eventually caught the ear of rapper Drag-On placing his first beat on the Cradle 2 the Grave (soundtrack) in 2002. working as a 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 work with longtime friend and Roc Nation recording artist J. Cole on his critically acclaimed mixtape The Warm Up. Elite produced "Heartache"[3] 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"[4] which was a collection of all his production work up to that point. The mixtape featured an unreleased J. Cole song titled "playground".[5] Elite also produced "See World"[6] for J. Cole off his 3rd mixtape Friday Night Lights. Elite Co-Produced J. Cole's first official single Who Dat[7] which was featured as an iTunes bonus on Cole World: The Sideline Story

In 2011 Elite released his first project as an artist entitled "Awaken"[8] which featured J. Cole, Omen, Voli and Sean McVerry.

In June 2013, J. Cole released his second single from the Born Sinner album titled Crooked Smile which was co-produced by Elite and features pop legends TLC

Elite worked on multiple songs on J. Cole's second album Born Sinner[9] Co-Producing the title track "Born Sinner", adding additional production to "Run Away" and Cole sampled the song "Do She Got a Friend Tho?" from Elite's mixtape "Level Up" on the standout "Let Nas Down" [10]

Elite worked together with J.Cole once more on the song "Folgers Crystals" from the 2015 work "Revenge Of The Dreamers II", he also produced the song "48 Laws" by Omen Ft. Donnie Trumpet from the same album.

Discography

Mixtapes

Production discography

List of songs as producer or co-producer, with performing artists and other credited producers, showing year released and album name.

Title Year Performing artist(s) Other producer(s) Album
Fireman 2003 Drag-On Cradle 2 the Grave OST
Peel Off 2003 Jin 2 Fast 2 Furious OST
Go Strong 2003 Elite CBS Television, CSI: Miami, "The Best Defense"
Let's Ride 2003 Diplomats (feat. Juelz Santana & Jim Jones) AND 1 Mixtape
The Race 2003 Drag-On B-Side Single
Shoot Outs 2004 Jadakiss (feat. Styles P) Kiss of Death
Why Remix 2004 Jadakiss (feat. Nas, Common, Styles P, Anthony Hamilton) Single
Stupid Bitch 2005 Aja Smith Ruff Ryders Vol. 4: The Redemption
Fight Muzik 2005 Joe Budden Mood Muzik 1
Gun Ho City 2005 Kool G Rap (feat. Canibus) DJ Whoo Kid & Kool G Rap: Dead or Alive Mixtape
Penitentiary Chances 2005 Jim Jones (feat. Hell Rell) Harlem: Diary of a Summer
Score 2006 Elite ESPN Television, NBA On ESPN
Score 2006 Elite ABC Television, 2006 NBA Finals
Wrong or Right 2006 DMX (feat. Bazaar Royale) Year of the Dog... Again
Shots Fired 2007 Styles P (feat. Jadakiss)
Heartache 2009 J. Cole The Warm Up Mixtape
Playground 2010 J. Cole The Groundwork Mixtape
Who Dat 2011 J. Cole J. Cole Cole World: The Sideline Story (iTunes Bonus)
See World 2011 J. Cole J. Cole Friday Night Lights Mixtape
Return of Simba 2011 J. Cole J. Cole
Visionz of Home 2012 J. Cole
Let Nas Down (Sampled) 2013 J. Cole J. Cole Born Sinner
Runaway 2013 J. Cole J. Cole, Ron Gilmore Born Sinner
Born Sinner 2013 J. Cole (feat. James Fauntleroy) J. Cole Born Sinner
Crooked Smile 2013 J. Cole (feat. TLC) J. Cole Born Sinner
The Coming 2014 King Mez
48 Laws 2015 Omen (feat. Donnie Trumpet) Revenge of the Dreamers II
Folgers Crystals 2015 J. Cole J. Cole Revenge of the Dreamers II
Natalie 2016 Sean McVerry Sean McVerry Hourglass Switchboard 1
Kerosene 2016 Sean McVerry Sean McVerry Hourglass Switchboard 1
Marcy and the Apparition 2016 Sean McVerry Sean McVerry Hourglass Switchboard 1
Christina 2016 Sean McVerry Sean McVerry Hourglass Switchboard 1
Strangers 2016 Sean McVerry Sean McVerry Hourglass Switchboard 2
Tiger Lily 2016 Sean McVerry Sean McVerry Hourglass Switchboard 2
Motion Picture Films 2016 Sean McVerry Sean McVerry Hourglass Switchboard 2
Christina's Ringtone 2016 Sean McVerry Sean McVerry Hourglass Switchboard 2
Willow Tree 2016 Spillage Village Ron Gilmore, J. Cole Bears Like Too Much

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