Zachg

Zachg
Also known as
  • Hemol
  • Zach G
  • Zach Moldof
Born
Zachary Granger Moldof

(1981-07-22) July 22, 1981 (age 45)
Broward County, Florida, U.S.
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenreAlternative hip hop
Occupations
InstrumentSampler
Years active2000–present
LabelRad Reef
Websitezachg.bandcamp.com

Zachary Granger Moldof (born July 22, 1981), better known by his stage name Zachg, is an American hip hop artist who is based in Los Angeles, California. He is a founder of the lifestyle collective Rad Reef, which released the New No Wave compilation in 2013. He is one half of the design duo Twin Beast. He has collaborated with Main Attrakionz, Jel, Silky Johnson, Black Noise, BK Beats, Left Leberra, and Dizzy D, among others.

Life and career

Zachg, who is Jewish, is originally from Broward County, Florida and grew up in Windmill Ranch Estates in Weston, Florida. He attended University of Central Florida for advertising. He examined the roots of sampling in hip hop with his master's thesis at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

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. He was also featured on "Hyperbolic Chamber Music II", which was produced by Steel Tipped Dove.

In 2012, Zachg released Cloudlife, a collaborative EP with Main Attrakionz and Jel. It was described by Fact as "an unusually focused release" from Main Attrakionz. He produced "J Bar" and "Take Her Shoppin" off of the EP. In that year, he also released Raindancin (in the Pussy), as well as Mostly Power and Mostly Peace.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Productions

Compilation appearances

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, 2016). "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.