Draft:Local Astronauts

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The Local Astronauts an American songwriting and production Duo featuring Kenrick Mejia^[1] aka PolyRob and Badru Umi^{[citation needed]} aka BADRU / “GoodKingBad” formed in Inglewood, CA, in 2016. PolyRob the Lead Producers provides a diverse multi-genre production style laced with gritty elements & heavy bass. While BADRU curates the execution of the teams production and lyrical features. Since their inception, The Local Astronauts have produced and worked with a variety of Hip Hop, Alternative and R&B artists, including Aceyalone, Jay Worthy, Method Man, Robert Glasper, Conway the Machine, Larry June, Cali Swag District, Papoose, Planet Asia, The Outlawz and many others.

History[edit]

Badru and PolyRob met in Leimert Park at a legendary open-mic event called Project Blowed in the early 2000’s. At that time PolyRob was a Rapper /Producer in a local rap group named PoliDony while fostering his eventual partnership with Big Wy, CEO Wacko and 319 music. Badru just transitioned from working as a promoter, A&R and tour manager at Def Jam records, Interscope records, Priority records before becoming General Manager of Project Blowed recordings / Decon media and managing various Rap Artists like Freestyle Fellowship and others.

In 2019 the Local Astronauts duo began to expand into a collective focused on developing talent and curated collaborations, presently consisting of additional Producers; Tony Ozier, Dae One and vocalists; Washeyi Choir, A1 Krishna and Lovey Jean. They also release re-occuring projects with T.F, Meaku and many other talented Artists.

The Local Astronauts songs have also been featured in various Television and Film syncs such as; Summer Night (Independent), The Package (Netflix), Shots Fired (FOX network), L.A.s Finest (FOX, Netflix), Glasper/Martin Present Dinner Party (2021), Robert Glasper Electric Trio^[2] (2021) and a host of other titles.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Title	Main Artist	Album Details	Distribution
No Retirement	Planet Asia x Local Astronauts	Released: 2024 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
East To West: The Compilation	Flee Lord x Local Astronauts x Dough Networkz	Released: 2023 Label: Lord Mobb x Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Skanless Summer: 80z Babyz (Re-Rock Edition)	T.F x Local Astronauts	Released: 2023 Label: Local Astronauts x ETS	Digital Audio, Streaming
King Kaiju	Noa James x Local Astronauts	Released: 2023 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Skanless Summer: 80z Babyz	T.F x Local Astronauts	Released: 2022 Label: Local Astronauts x ETS	Digital Audio, Streaming
Hybrid Vibes Volume 2	Meaku x Local Astronauts	Released: 2022 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Wolf Pack Vol 1	Dough Networkz x Local Astronauts	Released: 2022 Label: Follow Your Dreamz x Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Skanless Summer	T.F x Local Astronauts	Released: 2021 Label: Local Astronauts x ETS	Digital Audio, Streaming
Light Work	Peryon J Kee x Local Astronauts	Released: 2021 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Bitters	Phonk P x Local Astronauts	Released: 2020 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
12:30AM	Domo x Local Astronauts	Released: 2019 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Broken Cuffz Vol 2	Dough Networkz x Local Astronauts	Released: 2019 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming

Singles[edit]

Title	Main Artist	Album Details	Distribution
No Retirement	Planet Asia x Local Astronauts	Released: 2024 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
East To West: The Compilation	Flee Lord x Local Astronauts x Dough Networkz	Released: 2023 Label: Lord Mobb x Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Skanless Summer: 80z Babyz (Re-Rock Edition)	T.F x Local Astronauts	Released: 2023 Label: Local Astronauts x ETS	Digital Audio, Streaming
King Kaiju	Noa James x Local Astronauts	Released: 2023 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Skanless Summer: 80z Babyz	T.F x Local Astronauts	Released: 2022 Label: Local Astronauts x ETS	Digital Audio, Streaming
Hybrid Vibes Volume 2	Meaku x Local Astronauts	Released: 2022 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Wolf Pack Vol 1	Dough Networkz x Local Astronauts	Released: 2022 Label: Follow Your Dreamz x Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Skanless Summer	T.F x Local Astronauts	Released: 2021 Label: Local Astronauts x ETS	Digital Audio, Streaming
Light Work	Peryon J Kee x Local Astronauts	Released: 2021 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Bitters	Phonk P x Local Astronauts	Released: 2020 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
12:30AM	Domo x Local Astronauts	Released: 2019 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming
Broken Cuffz Vol 2	Dough Networkz x Local Astronauts	Released: 2019 Label: Local Astronauts	Digital Audio, Streaming

References[edit]

^ "Kendrick Mejia | Editor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
^ Himes, Matthew A. (2021-10-08), Robert Glasper Electric Trio (Music), Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Burniss Earl Travis, On Air, retrieved 2024-06-02

[1] "Kendrick Mejia | Editor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

[2] Himes, Matthew A. (2021-10-08), Robert Glasper Electric Trio (Music), Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Burniss Earl Travis, On Air, retrieved 2024-06-02

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