Today we’d like to introduce you to Ellis Brodsky
Hi Ellis, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
Shoutout Natasha Bedingfield because the rest is still unwritten. I’m still figuring out how to figure it out, but I like the path I’ve chosen to go down recently. Since a young age I’ve always been somewhat of a class clown and enjoyed using my voice to put a smile (or various other expressions) on people’s faces. That’s led me to a life involving microphones on camera and on stages throughout St. Louis. I’ve been rapping since high school but recently turned my attention toward entertaining as opposed to performing. I’m currently a Game Show Host at Game Show Battle Rooms at The District in Chesterfield, an MC for CITY Soccer Matches at Sports & Social, the back-up MC to Todd “That One Guy” Thomas at Bally’s Sports Live in Ballpark Village (calling myself “That Other Guy” as of now, we’ll see if it sticks), and an MC and Production Manager for Show Me Sound. On top of all this, I still very much consider myself a rapper and “content creator” and I think I’m hella cool. Formerly known as “Denny”, I now go by my birth name of Ellis or my Instagram name of Ellishellacool. I post weekly “not” freestyles and have been back in the studio with my producer Tyler Maxwell (formerly known as Upside) working on something special. I like wearing a lot of hats (physically and metaphorically) and I’m never content working on or doing the same thing. I’m blessed with the life I live and the opportunities I’ve worked toward, and I know there’s always more work to do. Pitter patter.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Nope, but nobody’s road should be smooth. I’m not special and I know that people aren’t born “special”. You have to work hard day in and day out and be ready for opportunities when they come knocking. I have mental hurdles and roadblocks just like everybody else, but I try to see everything in life as a lesson to learn from. Have I been spoiled? No. Have I been privileged? Yes. We can’t choose where we come from but we can choose where we go and how we get there.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
Everything I do on a professional level is currently in my Instagram bio. I’m a rapper, an MC, a content creator, social media manager, production manager, and game show host. I graduated from Mizzou in 2017 and didn’t like any of the path’s that were set out for me. I struggled mentally over the years and chased the wrong things, but recently have started to define my goals and trajectory with a little more clarity. I like to take the path less traveled but also realize that sometimes you need to take different turns when you least expect them. I like working with people, not for people.
What do you like and dislike about the city?
The thing I like best about our city is that people are hungry and striving for more. We want to show the world how great St. Louis is and we have so much to offer from a creative and energetic standpoint. We’re passionate about sports and the arts, and we support our athletes and artists to the fullest extent. There isn’t a day that goes by where someone from here gets National recognition and the first thing we say is “Hey, they’re from St. Louis.” We’ve been working on building this city outward together, but need to keep bringing people in to really connect.
The thing I like least about our city is that people tend to eat off other people’s plates. We give each other our “flowers” on the surface but their tends to be a sense of animosity at times. We can all eat, together.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/ellishellacool
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellishellacool/
- Twitter: https://x.com/ell_hombre
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ellishellacool
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5w2tIvfTEfkSLgF9cTVb27?si=mf-vH8sUTR6eTHDUOzB9lA&nd=1&dlsi=0513e7ecc3ef4bd6
Image Credits
Dawson Holter (@against.the.grainn)
Paige Bequette (@rebrandrogue)
