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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, Nas, Common,

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and Linkin Park.

Members

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* LMNO * R.ēL.Z.M. a.k.a. "Lord Zen" * Dannu * KeyKool *

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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 ** ''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 ** ''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

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, M.E.D., and Declaime 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" ** ''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) *

: ** ''Kozmonautz'' (with Key Kool) (1995) ** ''World Famous Beat Junkies Vol 2. - DJ Rhettmatic'' (with the

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) (1999) ** ''Exclusive Collection'' (2004) ** "Crown Royale" (with Buff1) (2010) * Dannu: ** ''Virgo Summer'' (2011)

References

External links

Visionaries Official Site

Visionaries E-commerce

Visionaries Bandcamp

R.ēL.Z.M's Official Site
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