Zachary Granger Moldof[1] (born July 22, 1981),[2] better known by his stage name Zachg, is an American hip hop artist who is based in Los Angeles, California.[3] He is a founder of the lifestyle collective Rad Reef, which released the New No Wave compilation in 2013.[4] He is one half of the design duo Twin Beast.[5] He has collaborated with Main Attrakionz, Jel, Silky Johnson, Black Noise, BK Beats, Left Leberra, and Dizzy D, among others.[6]
Zachg | |
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| Birth name | Zachary Granger Moldof |
| Also known as |
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| Born | July 22, 1981 Broward County, Florida, U.S. |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument | Sampler |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Rad Reef |
| Website | zachg |
Life and career
editZachg, who is Jewish,[7] is originally from Broward County, Florida and grew up in Windmill Ranch Estates in Weston, Florida.[3] He attended University of Central Florida for advertising.[3] He examined the roots of sampling in hip hop with his master's thesis at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[8]
Zachg was featured on "Hyperbolic Chamber Music", a 22-minute track produced by Ryan Hemsworth, along with other rappers such as Kool A.D., Lakutis, Isaiah Toothtaker, and Shady Blaze.[9] He was also featured on "Hyperbolic Chamber Music II", which was produced by Steel Tipped Dove.[10]
In 2012, Zachg released Cloudlife, a collaborative EP with Main Attrakionz and Jel.[11] It was described by Fact as "an unusually focused release" from Main Attrakionz.[12] He produced "J Bar" and "Take Her Shoppin" off of the EP.[13] In that year, he also released Raindancin (in the Pussy),[14] as well as Mostly Power and Mostly Peace.[15]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- South Florida Mountains (2014)
- Errlirl (2016)
- Whole Tushie (2016)
Mixtapes
edit- Rara Aves (2011)
- Sonter Masic (2012)
- Peace Mettle (2012)
- Raindancin (in the Pussy) (2012)
- New World Whale (2012)
- Bright Side of the Moon (2013)
EPs
edit- All Fucked Up Everything (2011)
- Prostitutes' Yard Sale (2011) (with Silky Johnson)
- Smuggler Songgs (2011) (with Western Tink)
- PMB Ho! (2012) (with Black Noise)
- Carbon Bros (2012) (with BK Beats)
- Hashburry Gardens (2012) (with Left Leberra)
- Cloudlife (2012) (with Main Attrakionz and Jel)
- Cool Cool Summer (2012) (with Freshgalaxy)
- Adominable Flowmans (2012) (with Dizzy D)
- Fates' Book (2012)
- Sky Pants (2012) (with Deli Mane)
- All Fucked Up Everything Vol. 2 (2012)
- Mostly Power (2012)
- Mostly Peace (2012)
- Mindcrate #1: Tropical Unnerpant (2013)
- Swiss Zachary Robinson (2014)
Singles
edit- "Leftover Karma" (2011)
- "Deep Nile" (2011)
- "Ghost Pussy Money" (2012)
- "Freeda Peeple's Anthem" (2013)
Guest appearances
edit- Mishka & Rad Reef - "Hyperbolic Chamber Music" (2012)
- Droned Out Clone - "Desperate Time Shit" from Instrumental Institution Vol. 1 (2012)
- Sortahuman x Dizzy D - "Outerspace" from Animal House (2012)
- Freshgalaxy - "Californeattle" from World of Summer 2 (2012)
- Western Tink - "Welcome to Cap City" (2013)
- Noah23 - "Leopard Carpet" from Lotus Deities (2013)
- Mishka & Rad Reef - "Hyperbolic Chamber Music II" (2013)
- Noah23 - "Weight Up" from Street Astrology (2014)
Productions
edit- Sortahuman - "How You Really Feel" from Stonergang (2011)
- Left Leberra - "Ripd Dresses" from Bubble Quiet Dos Mil (2011)
- Noah23 - "Leopard Carpet" from Lotus Deities (2013)
- Noah23 - "Weight Up" from Street Astrology (2014)
Compilation appearances
edit- "Floridian Rapper. Mountain 5." on New No Wave (2013)
- "Chronoglades" on Mitsuda (2013)
References
edit- ^ Zachg. "About". Good Beach. Archived from the original on July 5, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ Zachg (February 3, 2011). "YEah, I was crazy about dinosaurs as a youth. I feel for em. I am July 22. 1981". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c Cortez, Kevin (November 29, 2018). "Skating, Smoking, and Making Music With Zach Moldof". Leafly. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Soderberg, Brandon (March 5, 2013). "First Spin: Rad Reef's 'New No Wave' Compilation". Spin. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ Tibbits, Ashley (April 27, 2016). "Design Duo Twin Beast Shares Where They Scope Out Art in LA". Racked Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Vogt, Nick (June 26, 2012). "Renaissance Man: A Bloglin Interview w/ Zachg". Mishka NYC. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ Benn, Jesse (December 7, 2017). "A Jewish Rapper's Response To The Nazi Who Hacked His Twitter". HuffPost. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Getman, David (April 26, 2012). "Above the Radar Part II: Zachg, Danny Brown and Heems on hip-hop today". The Daily Californian. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (February 15, 2012). "Listen: Main Attrakionz, Kool A.D., Lakutis & 22 More Rappers Spit On "Hyperbolic Chamber Music"". Prefix. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ "Premiere: Main Attrakionz, Haleek Maul, Shady Blaze and more sign up for 24-minute posse cut". Fact. June 26, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Goble, Corban (March 2, 2012). "Stream Main Attrakionz, Jel and Zachg cLOUDLIFE EP". Stereogum. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "Main Attrakionz - cLOUDLIFE EP". Fact. February 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ Soderberg, Brandon (February 28, 2012). "First Spin: Main Attrakionz's Collaborative EP 'cLOUDLIFE'". Spin. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ Sawyer, Jonathan (October 25, 2012). "Zachg featuring Western Tink - Zombi Burner". Hypetrak. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (January 20, 2013). "Zachg - Mostly Power & Mostly Peace [EPs]". Potholes in My Blog. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
