The label predominantly released Australian hip hop music, and founded its own hip-hop collective, The Herd, as well as managing acts like Horrorshow and Hermitude.

[2][3] Under Sabir's management, the label released their first compilation album, Cursive Writing, which was created for "a close friend moving overseas".

Sabir eventually enlisted the help of Tim Levinson (Urthboy) to run the administration arm of the label, as the nature of the work was not compatible with his aspirations.

[9][non-primary source needed][10] Jimblah, an Aboriginal Australian producer, MC and singer, was revealed as the new Elefant Traks artist.

I clearly remember ... tears welling up in my eyes as I played the title track—and its heartbreaking outro ... That moment set off a chain of events that included Jimblah enthusiastically agreeing to join up with Elefant Traks.

[12][13] The "15: A Celebration of 15 Years of Elefant Traks" anniversary event was announced in early September 2013 and a two-night format is scheduled for only two Australian capital cities—Sydney and Melbourne.

"[16]The One Day hip hop collective—consisting of Horrorshow, Jackie Onassis, Spit Syndicate and Joyride—released its debut album Mainline through the Elefant Traks label on 1 August 2014.

Recorded over a six-month period, the album was co-produced by Tyrrell and features collaborations with Australian band PVT, Dustin McLean (Axolotl, Diafrix), Paul Kelly and Count Bounce.

In the promotional video, images of the Sydney suburb of Liverpool are shown, while Levinson recalls his first meeting with the artist, at which he detected a "wisdom" that reminded him of Sabir.

[23]In October, OKENYO debuted a new single in 'Hang Your Hat' as a follow-up to THE WAVE EP, working with longtime collaborator Lionel Towers.

Artists including Horrorshow, B Wise, The Herd, OKENYO, Jayteehazard, L-FRESH The LION, Homeward Bound and Astronomy Class performed at the ET20 parties held at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne, The Valley Drive-In in Brisbane and at Sydney's Factory Theatre.

On the 7th of March, 2024, a video was posted on the Elefant Traks social media accounts, featuring Urthboy announcing that the label would be "officially calling it a day".

"To celebrate the label's legacy (and its 25th anniversary), many of the artists on the label held three live performances together, known as the 'ET25 Finale Party'; performing at the Sydney Opera House on the 26th of May (with special guest SKY'HIGH), The Tivoli in Brisbane on the 8th of June and at the Melbourne Recital Centre on the 15th of June (with special guest Monkey Marc and an extra Matinee show added as well.

[29] In response to the proposed dumping of around 3 million cubic metres of dredged seabed onto the Great Barrier Reef,[30] a legal fighting team was formed by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) in late 2013/early 2014.

[46] Two Elefant Traks releases appeared in the Full Shortlist for the 9th AMP, which was unveiled at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia on 26 January 2014.

[47] In 2016, L-FRESH The Lion and Urthboy were nominated in the "Best Urban Album" ARIA Award for their respective records, Become and The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat.

[48] B Wise's debut album Area Famous was nominated for "Record of The Year' at the 2018 FBi SMAC Awards, to be held in Sydney in February 2019.