Zero Fatigue

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Zero Fatigue
Founded2014–present
Founder Smino
Genre
Country of origin United States
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Chicago, Illinois
Official website zerofatigue.com

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]

Contents

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
Former members

Discography

Studio albums

ArtistAlbumDetails
Smino blkswn [7]
  • Released: March 14, 2017
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Downtown
  • Format: CD, digital download
Smino NØIR [8]
  • Released: November 8, 2018
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Downtown, Interscope
  • Format: CD, digital download
BariMSTRGLSS [9]
  • Released: February 1, 2019
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Downtown, Interscope
  • Format: Digital download
JayBaby TheGreatyThe Last Dragon
  • Released: June 11, 2021
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
Smino Luv 4 Rent
  • Released: October 28, 2022
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Motown
  • Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

ArtistAlbumDetails
Smino She Already Decided
  • Released: April 20, 2020
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
JayBaby TheGreatyWhite Belt
  • Released: February 11, 2022
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
  • Format: Digital download
JayBaby TheGreatyYellow Belt
  • Released: April 1, 2022
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
  • Format: Digital download
JayBaby TheGreatyOrange Belt
  • Released: May 5, 2022
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
  • Format: Digital download
JayBaby TheGreatyGreen Belt
  • Released: July 1, 2022
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
  • Format: Digital download
JayBaby TheGreatyBlue Belt
  • Released: August 12, 2022
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
  • Format: Digital download
JayBaby TheGreatyRed Belt
  • Released: October 20, 2022
  • Label: Zero Fatigue, Ugly Heart, Records by Anwar Carrots
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

ArtistAlbumDetails
Smino S!Ck S!Ck S!Ck [10]
  • Released: October 2, 2015
  • Label: Zero Fatigue
  • Format: Digital download
Smino blkjuptr [11]
  • Released: December 11, 2015
  • Label: Zero Fatigue
  • Format: Digital download
BariPrefix [12]
  • Released: September 10, 2018
  • Label: Zero Fatigue
  • Format: Digital download
Jay24 Tha Wait [13]
  • Released: July 24, 2019
  • Label: Zero Fatigue
  • Format: Digital download
JayBaby TheGreatyWater
  • Released: December 4, 2020
  • Label: Zero Fatigue
  • Format: Digital download

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