If the rapper is the heart and soul of hip-hop, then the producer is the backbone. Enter Theaux Elliot (government name, Elliot Slamet), the behind-the- boards man for San Francisco MC, Lord Morgan (government name, Morgan Merrihew). Elliot wears every music business hat imaginable: Composer, engineer, mixer, co-writer, manager, you name it. But his go-to cap and key role in the game is to conjure beats to make you bob your head, pour out your soul, roll up a blunt and hop in the ride.

Morgan started writing raps at 15 years old in San Francisco’s Richmond district. The rapper-producer duo’s first few releases were reminiscent of the then-thriving hyphy movement: Their music consisted of bouncy, choppy beats driven by plunging bass and ambient synth grooves matched by lyrics depicting their youthful endeavors of chasing girls and poppin’ bottles. The 2013 project, “Diamond Lifestyle” got Elliot and Morgan’s songs on the radio and those few glimmers of early success proved their dreams are within reach. With 2016’s “Under My Roof” the two made strides in refining their sound and defining their purpose as artists. The year 2021 saw Morgan making strides with his first official placements: his song “Pesos” can be heard in the Ubisoft Rider’s Republic game, as well as in the “Homeroom” Hulu Original Movie soundtrack.