Elfrogito had just 17,000 Spotify monthly listeners a year ago today, and his track "Lover" hadn't yet attracted the attention of music listeners and platforms throughout the world. Today, Elfrogito, who is 24 years old, has amassed over 50 million streams across his discography, with over 600,000 monthly Spotify listeners. As hip-hop continues to dominate the charts in this new decade, the Canadian artist has firmly established himself as one of the genre's most intriguing young talents.
Elfrogito credits the first time he heard Tupac's "Dear Momma" as the catalyst for his decision to pursue a career in music. "I simply remember falling in love with the rhythm, then I looked up how to locate beats on YouTube, and it all came together from there." "I was totally in love."
Unlike his homies, who were pleased with the conventional affinities of youth, his eyes were set on rapping from then. "When I was younger, all of my friends were into video games, and I was the one who was constantly writing." That was my day's entertainment, simply writing and listening to beats."
Elfrogito was raised up in a musical household, thus becoming a musician was a route he walked on his own, day by day, building a melodic-trap sound developed from and influenced by some of his favorite artists as a child, particularly Tupac and Biggie.
"Those were the people I had on my phone and speaker. I grew up singing to melodic music and listening to other artists, but the South has inspired a lot of my work. "Five years later, Elfrogito's first viral success, "Slime Fever," paid off the hard work and dedication of writing and working in the studio." Elfrogito attributes the success of "Slime Fever" to the hours he spent in the studio.
"Most of the time, I'm with my main producer, and we start from the ground up and both engage into it." like "Slime Fever," I wanted the guitar, and I basically selected the 808s on that. My producer and I are on the same wavelength. I don't take too long once I have it to make my song. Like, no more than 30 minutes. I be freestyling.That comes naturally to me. Many of the engineers in the rooms are constantly shocked at how quickly I work. "I'm going to be on top of the rap game shortly."