Cali Zack
Austin, Texas, United States | INDIE
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Cali Zack and N/A, a popular rap duo from Austin, Texas, is poised to give the rest of the world a taste of the sound that their hometown has heartily embraced. - Spinner.com Tricia Spencer
Phranchyze, Dubb Sicks, Cali Zack, Notion, and others toast Austin indie rap. - The Austin Chronicle
Hailing from Austin by way of West Los Angeles, Cali Zack brings a laid back confidence to the mic. His melodic hooks and clean flow make him easily accessible as an MC. His grimy southern inspired keyboard production is warm and familiar –comparable to Mannie Fresh in his Cash Money heyday. Zack has obviously drawn inspiration from all corners of the hip hop world. He makes the kind of music that we all like to hear.
-urb magazine.com,
Dan Vidal
- urb.com
Mining deep rhythmic crevasses, Austin’s Cali Zack assembles his underground rapper friends, including Mr. Blakes, Zeale 32, Emcee, Joe Average, Broke Bread, Speaker, Crew 54, and Jonny Danger, to help celebrate the release of his new project, The Clean South. With support from DJ Shoestrings, expect long-winded drops into the most remote caverns of hip-hop iconoclasm. - Robert Gabriel
I think Cali Zack is one of my new most likely to expand his hustle this year.
-Tee Double - Kinetic Global/ Crowd Control.com
Cali Zack has been selected by Un Heard Radio a new internet radio and netwroking site as one of their first hiphop artists. Check for the song "Thats What They Say"by Cali Zack & N/A. - UnHeardofRadio
"a bill comprising a who’s-who of Austin hip-hop that includes Cali Zack"
-Decider Austin
...about KrsOne show at teh MOHAWK Lounge in Austin Texas 1/24/09.
http://austin.decider.com/events/krsone-cali-zack-dubb-sicks-crew-54-brooks-city-an,35442/ - Decider Austin
Many sights and sounds of Texas hip hop’s up-and-comers will be witnessed in the show’s opening hours, from the more hardcore to the laid back to the indie remixed.Cali Zack,Zeale, Brooks City, Crew54, and Dubb Sicks will all do their best to win a fan or two and turn the head of KRS-One. - Austinist
Discography
Cali Zack, The Dank, 2005
Cali Zack presents The Clean South, 2007
Cali Zack & N/A, Fuck Your Mixtape The EP, 2009
Cali Zack & N/A, WORK, 2009
Rapid Ric Mixtape, "I Love Stuff" single f./ Bushwick Bill
Cali Zack, Street Value, 2010
Cali Zack, Get Your Game Up, 2011
Cali Zack is also featured on releases by Dubb Sicks, Haps, Brokebread, and Emcee.
and is available on itunes.com, cdbaby.com, napster, rhapsody, and can be heard on KNON Dallas and KAZI Austin which are both FM stations.
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Bio
Since 2002 when Cali arrived in the Lone Star State he has assembled quite a catalogue. In 2003 his debut album "The Dank" was met with impressive reviews. Following that Cali released a hometown compilation called "Cali Zack presents The Clean South", with many of Austin's best emcees and producers in tow. But know one was ready for his partnership with N/A Productions, a little known at the time, but well respected producer and engineer. This upgrade in beats, quality, and overall professionalism elevated Zack to a new level where he thrived, touring with artists such as KRS-One, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Too $hort, Talib Kweli, Method Man, Redman and Ghostface Killah. Cali Zack's intense live show, universal appeal, and respect for the game make him an obvious favorite to break out and make some real noise in the future.
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