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Daniel Ray Ellis (born January 22, 1992), better known by his stage name Ray Ellis, is an American rapper, artist, producer, and future short film director. Ray Ellis is an up and coming artist making his first promoted debut on January 22, 2011 with his Mixtape EP Document The Occasion.

Raised in Detroit, Ray developed the passion for music at the young age of 8. As a child he grew up listening to Daft Punk, Kayne West, The Gorillaz, and Eminem. At the age of 10 Ray took on the name "Ray Stunna" (given to as a nickname from his grandfather) and attempted to gain a buzz for himself. In 2007, Ray gained to proper software and hardware to capture digital recording on his mothers computer. As the years went on he furthered his knowledge in digital recording and audio editing. In 2010 "Ray Stunna" become Ray Ellis in efforts to set himself away from stereotypes. He also affiliated himself with rap artist Jarren Johnson, and Keith Williams, (also know as KJ Will-i). The three artist later created a name for themselves to be known as MGM (Making Good Music). Ray Ellis is currently an indy artist striving to work with Grammy Award winner 9th Wonder. You can find his music on various social networking websites along with blogspots, and youtube.com.

In addition to music, Ellis has pursued other creative ventures such as short film directing, fashion, and producing instrumentals. He is the creator and founder of Str8recline. He is planning on dropping a training shoe with Nike in 2013. He has also been involved with charitable activities throughout the year. One being his recorded donations for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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