Zero Fatigue Explained
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]
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
- In-house producers
- Studio personnel
- Chris "Classick" Innumerable
- Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng
- Jeffrey "Jeffontheboards" Thompson
- Former members
Discography
Studio albums
Artist | Album | Details |
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Smino | blkswn[7] | - Released: March 14, 2017
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Downtown
- Format: CD, digital download
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Smino | NØIR[8] | - Released: November 8, 2018
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Downtown, Interscope
- Format: CD, digital download
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Bari | MSTRGLSS[9] | - Released: February 1, 2019
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Downtown, Interscope
- Format: Digital download
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JayBaby TheGreaty | The Last Dragon | - Released: June 11, 2021
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart Entertainment
- Format: Digital download
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Smino | Luv 4 Rent | - Released: October 28, 2022
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Motown
- Format: Digital download
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Mixtapes
Artist | Album | Details |
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Smino | She Already Decided | - Released: April 20, 2020
- Label: Self-released
- Format: Digital download
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JayBaby TheGreaty | White Belt | - Released: February 11, 2022
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
- Format: Digital download
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Yellow Belt | - Released: April 1, 2022
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
- Format: Digital download
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Orange Belt | - Released: May 5, 2022
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
- Format: Digital download
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Green Belt | - Released: July 1, 2022
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
- Format: Digital download
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Blue Belt | - Released: August 12, 2022
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
- Format: Digital download
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Red Belt | - Released: October 20, 2022
- Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
- Format: Digital download
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Extended plays
Artist | Album | Details |
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Smino | S!Ck S | Ck S!Ck[10] | - Released: October 2, 2015
- Label: Zero Fatigue
- Format: Digital download
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Smino | blkjuptr[11] | - Released: December 11, 2015
- Label: Zero Fatigue
- Format: Digital download
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Bari | Prefix[12] | - Released: September 10, 2018
- Label: Zero Fatigue
- Format: Digital download
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Jay2 | 4 Tha Wait[13] | - Released: July 24, 2019
- Label: Zero Fatigue
- Format: Digital download
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JayBaby TheGreaty | Water | - Released: December 4, 2020
- Label: Zero Fatigue
- Format: Digital download
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Notes and References
- Web site: You Feel Me? Podcast Smino: Episode 12 Skullcandy . Skullcandy . 29 December 2018.
- Web site: Meet L10MixedIt, the Engineer Behind Chance The Rapper, Noname & Smino's Breakthrough Projects . DJBooth . 29 December 2018.
- Web site: Smino + Zero Fatigue: Day Zero (Documentary) . Mass Appeal . 29 December 2018.
- Web site: Zero Fatigue: Chicago's Next Hip-Hop Visionaries . Pitchfork . 29 December 2018.
- Web site: Niespodziany . Ben . Home Team • Jean Deaux . These Days . 29 December 2018.
- Web site: Chicago's Very Own: Zero Fatigue . Medium . 9 October 2017 . 29 December 2018.
- Web site: blkswn by Smino . iTunes. 14 March 2017 .
- Web site: NOIR by Smino . iTunes. 8 November 2018 .
- Web site: MSTRGLSS by Bari . iTunes. February 2019 .
- Web site: S!Ck S!Ck S!Ck by Smino . iTunes. December 2016 .
- Web site: blkjuptr - EP by Smino . iTunes. 3 June 2016 .
- Web site: Prefix - EP by Bari . iTunes. 12 September 2018 .
- Web site: 4 Tha Wait by Jay2 . Apple Music.