Real name: Lanre Dabiri

Eldee the Don (more commonly stylized as eLDee) is a Nigerian-American hip-hop MC, born May 23rd, 1977 in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria, performing with lyrics in English.

Born in Kaduna to a Nigerian father and an American mother, Eldee was raised in Lagos, Nigeria where he was a member of both Nigerian rap groups Trybesmen and Swatroot in the mid-nineties. In 2002, Eldee relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, the United States of America after completion of his studies at the University of Lagos. In 2004 he released his first solo album "Long Time Coming" in Nigeria. He then released his sophomore effort "Return of the King" in 2006 which earned him the "Best International Album" award at the 2007 Nigeria Entertainment Awards in New York City.