Visionaries is an
underground hip hop
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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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Mos Def
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Jean Grae,
Psycho Realm,
J Dilla
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Members
*
2Mex
* 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, Inc.; 2021)
* ''Sketches'' (Visionaries Crew, Inc.; 2024)
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
Madlib
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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"
** ''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) (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