Zachg

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Zachg
Birth nameZachary Granger Moldof
Also known as
  • Hemol
  • Zach G
  • Zach Moldof
Born (1981-07-22) July 22, 1981 (age 43)
Broward County, Florida, U.S.
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Alternative hip hop
Occupations
Instrument Sampler
Years active2000–present
LabelsRad Reef
Website zachg.bandcamp.com

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]

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Life and career

Zachg, 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

Studio albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Productions

Compilation appearances

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References

  1. ↑ Zachg. "About". Good Beach. Archived from the original on July 5, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Main Attrakionz - cLOUDLIFE EP". Fact . February 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Sawyer, Jonathan (October 25, 2012). "Zachg featuring Western Tink - Zombi Burner". Hypetrak. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  15. ↑ 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.
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