Visionaries is an
underground hip hop crew from
Los Angeles
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,
California
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. The crew formed in 1995, and have since released four full-length albums on Up Above Records, and their fifth album "V" on their newly re-formed label Visionaries Crew, Inc. The crew's six members have collectively released over fifty solo and side projects. They have collaborated and performed with many other artists, including
Wu-Tang Clan
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,
Nas
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,
Common
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,
Mos Def,
Talib Kweli,
Dilated Peoples,
De La Soul
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,
Blackalicious,
Jean Grae,
Psycho Realm
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History
The first recorded Psycho Realm song, "Scand ...
,
J Dilla,
Jurassic 5 and
Linkin Park
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.
Members
*
2Mex
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* LMNO
* R.ēL.Z.M. a.k.a. "Lord Zen"
* Dannu
* KeyKool
*
DJ Rhettmatic
Discography
* ''Galleries'' (Up Above Records; 1998)
* ''Sophomore Jinx'' (Up Above Records; 2000)
* ''Pangaea'' (Up Above Records; 2004)
* ''We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)'' (Up Above Records; 2006)
* ''Est 1995 (Mixtape)'' (2007)
* ''V'' (Visionaries Crew) (2021)
Solo projects
* 2Mex (a.k.a. SonGodSuns)
** (As The Mind Clouders) ''Fake It Until You Make It'' (1999)
** ''Words Knot Music'' (2000)
** ''B Boys in Occupied Mexico'' (2001; re-issue 2005)
** ''Sweat Lodge Infinite'' (2003)
** ''Self Titled'' (2004)
** (As SonGodSuns) ''Over the Counter Culture'' (2005)
** ''My Fanbase Will Destroy You'' (2010)
** ''Like Farther ... Like Sun'' (2013)
** ''Lospital'' (2017)
** ''Gentrification EP'' (2018)
* LMNO
** ''Leave My Name Out'' (2000)
** ''Collision'' (2003)
** ''Economic Food Chain Music'' (2004)
** ''This EP Reminds me of '93'' (2004)
** ''P's & Q's'' (2005)
** ''Work Ethic'' (2007)
** ''Selective Hearing'' (2008) collaboration with
Kev Brown
Kev Brown is an American music producer and artist. He is the founding member of the former Low Budget Crew
References
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** ''Let Em Know'' (2009)
** ''Devilish Dandruff with Holy Shampoo'' (2009)
** ''Push That Work'' (2010)
** ''Fonk Garden'' (2010)
** ''Next in Line'' (2010)
** ''Selective Hearing Part 2'' (2010) collaboration with
Kev Brown
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References
External links
Kev Brown's BandcampKev Browndiscography at Discogs
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** ''Determined to Fly'' (2010)
** ''Banger Management'' (2010)
** ''Tripping On This Journey'' (2010)
** ''Blessing in Disguise'' (2010) collaboration with KeyKool & 2Mex
** ''No Apologies'' (2010)
** ''LMNO is Dead'' (2010)
** ''Born again'' (2011) collaboration with kyo Itachi
** ''It All Adds Up'' (2012)
** ''After the Fact'' (2013)
** ''Preparanoia'' (2014)
** ''10:20'' (2020)
** ''Flying High'' (2022) collaboration with
Madlib,
M.E.D., and
Declaime
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as LMD
* Lord Zen and Dannu (known as Writer's Block)
** ''En Route'' (2001)
** ''Next Stop'' (2005)
*
R.ēL.Z.M. a.k.a. "
Lord Zen
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** ''50.5.10'' (2006) with band LVX Collective
** ''Wakefull Dead'' (2007) collaboration with producer DeeSkee
** ''Love D'LVX'' (2008) with band LVX Collective
** ''Pre-Flight Acknowledgements'' (2014)
* Key Kool & Rhettmatic
** ''Kozmonautz'' (1995)
*
DJ Rhettmatic:
** ''Kozmonautz'' (with Key Kool) (1995)
** ''World Famous Beat Junkies Vol 2. - DJ Rhettmatic'' (with the
Beat Junkies
The Beat Junkies is an American hip hop crew of DJs specializing in turntablism.
Established in 1992 in Orange County, California by J. Rocc. As of 2014, The Beat Junkie Crew also host their own record pool, clothing line and radio station. ...
) (1999)
** ''Exclusive Collection'' (2004)
** "Crown Royale" (with Buff1) (2010)
*
Dannu:
** ''Virgo Summer'' (2011)
References
External links
Visionaries Official SiteVisionaries E-commerceVisionaries BandcampR.ēL.Z.M's Official Site
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American hip hop groups
Musical groups from Los Angeles