Visionaries (hip-hop group)
Visionaries is an underground hip hop crew from Los Angeles, California.[1] The crew formed in 1995, and have since released five full-length albums on Up Above Records, and their own label Visionaries Crew, Inc., with their sixth studio album scheduled to release in 2026. 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, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dilated Peoples, De La Soul, Blackalicious, Jean Grae, Psycho Realm, J Dilla[2], Jurassic 5[3] and Linkin Park.
Members
- 2Mex
- LMNO
- R.ēL.Z.M. a.k.a. "Lord Zen"
- Dannu
- Key-Kool
- DJ Rhettmatic
Discography
- Galleries (Up Above Records; 1998)
- Sophomore Jinx (Up Above Records; 2000)[4]
- Pangaea (Up Above Records; 2004)[5]
- We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For) (Up Above Records; 2006)[6]
- Est 1995 (Mixtape) (2007)
- V (Visionaries Crew, Inc.; 2021)[7][8]
- 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)[10]
- 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)
- 25/8 (2015) collaboration with Mr. Brady
- 10:20 (2020)
- Flying High (2022) collaboration with Madlib, 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)
- DJ Rhettmatic:
- 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
- ^ "Visionaries of Long Beach and Venice: LMNO and Evidence". PBS SoCal. September 13, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ Watkins (@GrouchyGreg), Grouchy Greg (October 2, 2006). "We Are The Ones (We've Been Waiting For)". AllHipHop. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ Critic, Tina Jamias Hip-Hop. "Concert features best in hip-hop culture". The State Hornet. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ Sophomore Jinx - Visionaries | Album | AllMusic, retrieved March 16, 2026
- ^ "Visionaries - Pangaea". Album of The Year. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ Watkins (@GrouchyGreg), Grouchy Greg (October 2, 2006). "We Are The Ones (We've Been Waiting For)". AllHipHop. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ Baloney, Joey (December 2, 2020). "Midweek Mic Drop | Visionaries, Mr. Bungle". Ghettoblaster Magazine. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ "The Visionaries - V". scratchedvinyl.com. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ "A Guide to the Best The Visionaries Albums on Bandcamp". Bandcamp Daily. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ Horowitz, Steven J. HorowitzSteven J. (October 5, 2010). "LMNO to Complete 10 Albums in 2010 Promise on October 10". The Boombox. Retrieved March 16, 2026.