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Elbee Thrie - Nice To Meet Me (Dir. Sperry)

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Brooklyn producer and anchor of the Phony Ppl squad, Elbee Thrie surfaces with a video for "Nice To Meet Me" - the lead track from his forthcoming solo project 53,000, scheduled to drop next month. This project will follow the group's 2012 nothinG special. EP - a release that has garnered critical acclaim and placed the squad in the company of groups like Flatbush Zombies and Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era as leaders of the bubbling east coast hip-hop renaissance. The quirky video directed by Sperry features Elbee Thrie stripping down in the stands to prep for a race as he details a bit of his awkward personal evolution. From the sound of things he started from the bottom, now he's here and he looks to be winning. Take a peek.