Revered by those “in the know” as the next in line to be one of the most profound producers of his generation, Maleet formerly “Malito” has been involved in the hip-hop scene since 1994. Born on the Banks of the Hudson River in 1981, Maleet was marinated in a household rich with culture. Maleet’s father was extremely musically inclined and loved all genres of music. “Saturday mornings was always a melting pot of geniuses. I would wake up listening to Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe, Joe Arroyo, Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin and the Sugarhill Gang” recalls Maleet. As he grew he realized what was so natural to him would define his destiny in years to come. In 1994, the New Jersey native started out as a DJ and naturally evolved into the producing realm. In 1997 he was introduced to DJ Kaos of Artifacts fame by a mutual friend and thus began Maleet’s education in the “art of digging”. DJ Kaos was a huge part of Maleet’s musical enlightenment and til this day in interviews Maleet always credits DJ Kaos for his wisdom. “Being so young I felt in order for me to call myself part of the Hip Hop culture I had to research it and study the foundation my forefathers had established. DJ Kaos being much older and Djing since 1982 guided me through this process”. In 1998 Malito met producer Adam West at Unique recording studios in Times Square, while submitting production for then signed Universal recording artist “Loose” who appeared on DMX’s debut album. Adam West befriended Maleet and invited him to a recording session the next day at Sample kingz studios NYC to meet with Guru from Gangstarr. “I was really just being bashful at the time.” “I felt my stuff wasn’t good enough so I just kept my mouth shut and paid close attention.” For the next year, Maleet was placed under the wing of Adam West and was educated on the business aspect of the music industry. Throughout this growing period Maleet stayed hard at work perfecting his craft. With the formula Kool Herc, Afrika Bambataa, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Qtip, Ali-shaheed Muhammed, and Jay Dee had followed so distinctively, Maleet followed suit. Digging through countless crates of Soul, Jazz, Rock, and Latin music Maleet found the sounds of a past sonic revolution that would aid him with the tools to invent his sound. Through his partnership with DJ Kaos, Maleet was introduced to El da Sensei one-half of the legendary hip-hop group The Artifacts. El da Sensei also played a crucial role in Maleet’s “Hip-Hop-ucation”. Being signed to a Major Label and garnishing two critically acclaimed albums under his belt his wisdom was greatly appreciated. El in turn introduced Maleet to Diamond D of the D.I.T.C. crew, who for those in the “Crate Digging” arena understand that this man has it all! Maleet went on to produce “Summertime Bluez” the 2004 lead single off El da Sensei’s first solo effort “Relax, Relate, and Release” and the album cut “So Easily”. In 2005, Maleet produced “Quitting smoking song” and “Dolly’s Duplicants” for International songstress “Princess Superstar” on her critically acclaimed album “My Machine” on K7 records. Maleet’s production skills where highlighted in the Elemental magazine review of “Relax, Relate, Release” and URB magazine as well as countless Hip Hop websites. His Myspace page receives hundreds of hits daily from fans from all over the world and in 2007 MTV networks filmed Maleet for a promo spot reflecting his obsession with “digging” for records that will air internationally between summer 07’ to winter 07’. Currently recording a joint effort EP with Jersey rapper “Rasheed Chappell” scheduled for release in early 08’, and placement on numerous songs with “Major” label artists as well as indie, Maleet will be making some headlines in the time to come. Maleet states “I just let the music speak for itself, and let the listener make his own decisions” so far this formula has proven successful.