From Brooklyn, New York

From last.fm:

El-P is an abbreviation of El-Producto, both pseudonyms of New York City, NY, USA, underground hip-hop producer / rapper Jaime Meline (b. 2 Mar 1975). As a member of Company Flow, he honed his production skills alongside DJ Mr. Len and Bigg Jus. His unique style helped Company Flow gain critical, then popular success, culminating in 1997 with Funcrusher Plus. Eventual differences between the group & label Rawkus, lead to El-P & Len leaving the label in 2000. Read more about El-P on Last.fm.