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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

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

Albums

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

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

^ "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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