Zero Fatigue
Zero Fatigue is an American musical collective and independent record label with a split-base in both St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois. The collective was founded by Smino and includes artists and producers Monte Booker, Ravyn Lenae, JayBaby TheGreaty, and Nosidam. The label is run by Chris "Classick" Innumerable.[1]
Zero Fatigue | |
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Founded | 2014–present |
Founder | Smino |
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Country of origin | United States |
Location | St. Louis, Missouri Chicago, Illinois |
Official website | zerofatigue |
History
The collective's origins began when Smino met Chris "Classick" Innumerable at Columbia College Chicago, who owned a recording studio in his house in Chicago and later became his manager. Interning for Classick, engineer and mixer Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng met Smino in that studio where they began working together.[2] In 2012, they met rappers Bari Allen and Jay2 and producer Monte Booker while making music together and formed the collective Zero Fatigue after creating a song of the same title, with lyrics "Zero Fatigue, I'm out of my league".[3] The crew later expanded and added members Ravyn Lenae and Nosidam.[4] Unofficial members and affiliates of Zero Fatigue include Jean Deaux, Drea Smith, and Phoelix.[5] Zero Fatigue is a collective creating a safe space for homegrown artists to harvest their raw talent and demonstrate a futuristic funk element of rap.[6]
Members
- Current acts
- Smino
- Ravyn Lenae
- NOS.
- JayBaby TheGreaty
- In-house producers
- Monte Booker
- Phoelix
- Groove
- VZN
- Studio personnel
- Chris "Classick" Innumerable
- Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng
- Jeffrey "Jeffontheboards" Thompson
- Former members
- Bari
- Jay2
Discography
Studio albums
Artist | Album | Details |
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Smino | blkswn[7] |
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Smino | NØIR[8] |
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Bari | MSTRGLSS[9] |
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JayBaby TheGreaty | The Last Dragon |
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Smino | Luv 4 Rent |
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Mixtapes
Artist | Album | Details |
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Smino | She Already Decided |
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JayBaby TheGreaty | White Belt |
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Yellow Belt |
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Orange Belt |
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Green Belt |
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Blue Belt |
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Red Belt |
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Extended plays
Artist | Album | Details |
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Smino | S!Ck S!Ck S!Ck[10] |
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Smino | blkjuptr[11] |
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Bari | Prefix[12] |
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Jay2 | 4 Tha Wait[13] |
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Water |
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References
- "You Feel Me? Podcast Smino: Episode 12 Skullcandy". Skullcandy. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "Meet L10MixedIt, the Engineer Behind Chance The Rapper, Noname & Smino's Breakthrough Projects". DJBooth. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "Smino + Zero Fatigue: Day Zero (Documentary)". Mass Appeal. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "Zero Fatigue: Chicago's Next Hip-Hop Visionaries". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- Niespodziany, Ben. "Home Team • Jean Deaux". These Days. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "Chicago's Very Own: Zero Fatigue". Medium. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "blkswn by Smino". iTunes. 14 March 2017.
- "NOIR by Smino". iTunes. 8 November 2018.
- "MSTRGLSS by Bari". iTunes. February 2019.
- "S!Ck S!Ck S!Ck by Smino". iTunes. December 2016.
- "blkjuptr - EP by Smino". iTunes. 3 June 2016.
- "Prefix - EP by Bari". iTunes. 12 September 2018.
- "4 Tha Wait by Jay2". Apple Music.