Hip Hop legend and Artist, Eligh of Living Legends has created this Exclusive, one of a kind piece of artwork, inspired by A Lee Dog Story.
“Using the dog as my main subject ended up feeling right for me. I’ve seen so many people experiencing homelessness in LA, with dogs. The dog being the one thing some people have to care for while on the streets. The dog with his unconditional love.” – Eligh Nachowitz
“Using the dog as my main subject ended up feeling right for me. I’ve seen so many people experiencing homelessness in LA, with dogs. The dog being the one thing some people have to care for while on the streets. The dog with his unconditional love.” – Eligh Nachowitz
Featured Artist
ELIGH
Eligh’s inspiration for making hip hop music came in the mid 1980s from the film Beat Street and LL Cool J’s “I’m Bad.”
Eligh, a self-described “genre-breaking, obsessive bass fiend” has continued to sustain himself as a salient figure for over fifteen years within the increasingly fickle and rapidly revolving world of hip-hop. The Los Angeles native has maintained his respected status by fearlessly veering from a traditional trajectory which is often limited to beats and rhymes. Instead, Eligh has chosen to fabricate projects that incorporate the gritty sounds of the UK dub scene, the unorthodox styling of indie rock, the lush guitars and honesty of folk music, and the complexity of jazz, all without losing the listener in a musically esoteric composition.
In 2020, Eligh will be releasing 4 new albums – 2 solo albums, one notably produced by Bay Area Legend DJ.Fresh, an album with long time collaborator The Grouch and a new album with his group Grand Tapestry.
“My message is always one of listening to your intuition, speak your mind, and the universe will provide. You’re never alone in your feelings, anxiety, depression. Space and time, and amazing abstract concepts are always part of my music world. Recovery, and letting people know there is a way to get clean and stay clean, is my message as well. You should know that once you give my music a chance, or even just my art in general, I think you’ll leave feeling something. “ – Eligh Nachowitz
Close to my heart, warm, safe
Now grow, free, form, shape
A dream is like a life you see it comes from a seed
A tiny one called hope that blossoms in your time of need
It can’t be harvested or rushed by lust, greed
When no one else will, you must believe
Told to me by an old man, we met out on a caravan
Side of the road he sobbed, head in is hands
When he looked up at me, his eyes still stream
He told me tears about the blood of a man’s crushed dream
And that they only die because we keep them deep inside
Rich men keep dreams, foolish men keep pride
– Eligh
At A Lee Dog Story, we believe that art is incredibly powerful and helps to connect and celebrate community, showcase values, and embrace the humanity of all people. In order to change the current paradigm on homelessness in Memphis and around the country, we will come together as a community to learn more about the humanity of those experiencing homelessness through a variety of artistic mediums.
Human beings, get em up to they full potential
Living the life they were meant to live, I’m the fight
I’m the fight, I’m the fight inside that you feel
Back and forth in your mind
Everybody got a reason to live
Everybody got a contribution to give
Talent comes in many forms
In and out of many storms, weather storm
– Eligh
When the doubt seeps in, stranded in the deep end
Find it difficult to breathe in
What is left of me inside, feels like it’s been nullified
Well your fortune ain’t told so you live it
Can’t escape fate, might as well just admit it
Is it what you thought it would be like
You don’t have to tell me twice
Deep in the ether nebulous vast
Cannot undo the mistakes of the past
And I’ve lost my way ay ay
In the face of the unknown, I wanna run home
Stitches coming unsewn, wish I wasn’t so grown
It’s shaking my faith ay ay
The presence of this luminescence it pervades my every atom
Peace of mind and all the answers
Wish I could say that I had em
Attempt to fathom what it’s like when I’m gone
All I ask is that you let your light shine on, shine on
– Eligh
