Musical beginnings
Before his acting career, Idris Elba used to work in nightclubs under the name DJ Big Driis at 19-years-old.
Elba returned to his musical roots by appearing in music videos for Fat Joe in 2002, Angie Stone in 2004 and rapper Giggs in 2010.
He also ended up recording four-song EP Big Man for Hevlar Records in 2006 and co-produced and performed the intro to Jay-Z’s album ‘American Gangster’ in 2007. Two years later Elba released his very first single ‘Please Be True’.
In 2018, Elba went on to launch his own record label ‘7Wallace Music’ and performed at ‘Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’ in April 2019.