529 & Speakeasy Promotions Present:
Jonwayne
Jonwayne
Los Angeles’ Jon Wayne, known as Jonwayne, kicked off his career as an underground beatmaker and became a rapper out of necessity. A prolific run of self-released digital download releases began in 2008. In 2011, after he had established himself at L.A.’s crucial Low End Theory club night, Wayneissued the beat tape Bowser on Alpha Pup and followed it with the self-released mixtape I Don’t Care, which featured his gruffly delivered blue-collar rhymes, a result, in large part, of not being able to find any rappers for his beats. A subsequent alliance with Stones Throw began in 2012 with the instrumental album Oodles of Doodles. His first release for the label as an MC came in 2013 when he dropped Rap Album One, which won BBC DJ Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Winners Album of the Year.
The following year brought Cassette on Vinyl, a nine-track summary of Wayne’s Stones Throw Cassette trilogy with featured guests Jeremiah Jae, Zeroh, and Oliver the 2nd. The five-track Jonwayne Is Retired, featuring vocals from Anderson Paak, arrived in 2015 as the first release on Wayne’s Authors label. Despite that EP’s title, Jonwaynereleases continued in 2016 with a series of Authors singles that began with “Wonka,” as well as a vinyl-only instrumentals album, Here You Go, for House Shoes’ Street Corner Music. Rap Album Two, a deeply and sometimes darkly introspective set, followed on Authors in 2017.
Danny Watts
Danny Watts is a thought-provoking lyricist out of Houston, Texas. Along side his group, n3wthought, He pushes ideals of positivity.
EMV
Los Angeles Producer/DJ Eric Michael Vallely. Debut LP for Leaving Records, Resoultion was released in 2012.
Linqua Franqa
literary wordplay. social commentary. personal confession. boom bap.
Wesdaruler
Not much to say. I’m just some dude who makes beats and hopes you listen. I live in Athens, GA. Wasn’t born here, but my dad was. I’ve been coming here all my life, so I guess that counts. Athens is known for it’s music, but not the kind of music I make. I just want to add to the city. There’s more to hip hop than people around here think…
