Elijah 'Beautiful Day' album

It's only a matter of time before everyone is talking about Elijah. His lyrical skills and freestyle flow have caught the attention of many hip hop heavy hitters and landed him onstage as an opening act for many well-known artists including the pop sensation B5. He has also guest starred on the long running drama Law & Order and has appeared in ads for popular fashion labels. He even co-hosted a radio show. All by the age 11.

On his debut single, "Do U Wanna Be My Girlfriend," Eijah rocks the mic with the style and swagger of a young legend in the making; the captivating hook and playful rhymes keeps young and old entertained.

Raised by a single father in Harlem, Elijah Harris, simply known as Elijah, started out like many other children. He would listen to the radio, memorize the rhymes of his favorite artists, and perform them for his family. His grandmother often encouraged him. In 2003, Elijah took pen to paper and wrote his own rap expressing his feelings about her.

"She inspired me," says the 6th grader.

The rap, "Tribute to Grandma 04-09-03" caused his father, Lee Harris, to realize that his son had a gift. A chance meeting put Elijah in front of record mogul Damon Dash where he dazzled him with his freestyle flow. Dash put him in a clothing ad and jumpstarted his modeling career. Elijah continued to write rhymes and Lee moved forward to put together a mixtape for him.

I'm Only 9 generated the type of buzz reserved for stars-in-the-making. Elijah performs with a confidence and assurance rarely seen in his age group and defies comparison. Fun and positive are how Elijah describes his music. He hopes it will inspire other kids to stay in school and to always believe in themselves.

"He's a child who decided to express his feelings through hip hop," explains his father.

Radio personality Pezo Coconut was so impressed by Elijah that he let him co-host an evening radio show twice weekly in VA. Elijah created a forum where kids could call in and fans, old and new school, began to tune in.

Even though he now spends time on the road performing and in the studio, he still finds time to be a kid. His favorite subjects in school include math, science, and social studies. He also loves basketball and plays point guard and shooting guard.

This is only the second act for Elijah. When he says, "in five years I want to be a movie star, super star and the greatest rapper of all times," - at the rate he's going, it will happen.

In November 2006, Elijah met through a common friend , the director and producer Luc Besson who gave him the opportunity to compose and perform a song for his animation movie “arthur and the invisibles”.

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