Ello. C

Ello. C grew up in multicultural West Sydney. His family emigrated to Auckland, NZ from Manila, Philippines in 1994, before settling in Australia in 2003. The soundtrack of Ello's youth is widespread in various genres, influenced by his parents eclectic tastes. He found inspiration with hiphop & alternative rock by age 13, recording freestyles over instrumental beat tapes, relentlessly developing his lyrical intricacy while studying audio engineering. With an appreciation for many rap era's, he's kept audiences intrigued with blends of boom-bap, future melodic & experimental sounds.
By 2016, he&#39;d released an array of mixtapes with <a href="spotify:artist:4q18hlAqtj53irTF6psTk9" data-name="Lee Monro">Lee Monro</a> honing skills as a lyricist &amp; performer bringing them opportunities to support <a href="spotify:artist:6ENAap6kOirsqATazyWBEP" data-name="David Dallas">David Dallas</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3vn7rk7VNMfDhuZNB9sDYP" data-name="360">360</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0NbfKEOTQCcwd6o7wSDOHI" data-name="The Game">The Game</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4Otx4bRLSfpah5kX8hdgDC" data-name="Naughty By Nature">Naughty By Nature</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6NyJIFHAePjHR1pFxwisqz" data-name="Kurupt">Kurupt</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4tujQJicOnuZRLiBFdp3Ou" data-name="Xzibit">Xzibit</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6O2zJ0tId7g07yzHtX0yap" data-name="Mobb Deep">Mobb Deep</a> &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:5spEJXLwD1sKUdC2bnOHPg" data-name="Bone Thugs-N-Harmony">Bone Thugs-N-Harmony</a> during their Australian tours. He&#39;s earned his profile in Sydney&#39;s underground as a versatile emcee consistently evolving in artistry, also expanding his creative reach by becoming frontman of psychedelic rock band <a href="spotify:artist:2KsjN8pXor2MOaBO2HGZ0N" data-name="Dream Cities">Dream Cities</a> gigging across the country in 2018. From 2019 he re-emerged in the local rap scene dropping impactful collaborations <a href="spotify:album:6iay6vC77CUD4dw52WdH4n" data-name="EXTRA WICKED STYLES">EXTRA WICKED STYLES</a> with <a href="spotify:artist:2TvDzdPNrNTNJbGlF8nQI3" data-name="Esky">Esky</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:45yYa5WKLJaZQ8UIPpcuVx" data-name="Dxvndre">Dxvndre</a> &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:1iIdYSoOB5dhc90R9ENrjM" data-name="BIGGs 685">BIGGs 685</a> , <a href="spotify:album:4wDdvxXDvZ6UBNciJwyoFi" data-name="ENLYTENUS">ENLYTENUS</a> with <a href="spotify:artist:0hvfwmnbWhbfsd11G60CNx" data-name="Ahki Sativa">Ahki Sativa</a> (Featured on <a href="spotify:playlist:6zGKP0dd5WaPi5FjISOn9L" data-name="New Music Friday AU &amp; NZ">New Music Friday AU &amp; NZ</a>) and an EP with <a href="spotify:artist:1mjliHn4gJcgY5U5YtmFiP" data-name="GMC">GMC</a> &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:6GBTukZn3btgHr1hq7ZGuP" data-name="Johnny Narcotics">Johnny Narcotics</a> titled <a href="spotify:album:7kBeyIQFjW4HCu737MC7FQ" data-name="BRICK NOT HIT BACK">BRICK NOT HIT BACK</a>. He&#39;s since presented a variety of singles with long time peers <a href="spotify:artist:0iE0i5ghV6jDDGNJjtyFid" data-name="Christian Joseph">Christian Joseph</a> (Producer) &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:0tTjbpF9XFBvI348S6zID8" data-name="Timba">Timba</a> (R&amp;B Singer) being known as a local pioneer.