Emcee
Producer
Reggae collector
DJ

Thesselonious

Chicago's very own marathon DJ. In hip hop since '84.

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As heard onWVLM VisulLive

The bio

Who is Thess

Thesselonious has been involved with hip hop since 1984 in some form, whether rapping, DJing, or making beats.

He's an emcee. Producer. Reggae collector. Chicago's Very Own Marathon DJ. NACROBATS founding member. #ShrugLifer #OBCT Team Founder. #DrumSnob. Twitter addict. Talk show cohost. #UsualSuspect

He is also a visual artist: flyers and album layouts. Multiple releases, and more coming. His Sunday show has been running for over a decade.

Founder, OBCT Team
NACROBATS
ShrugLife #ShrugLifer
DrumSnob #DrumSnob
Talk show cohost
#UsualSuspect

Releases

The wall

Release art, pasted up. Latest on the label site: The Death of Saturn and Meditations in Mahogany.

Cover art for The Death of Saturn by Thesselonious — **The Death of Saturn**Thesselonious, 2019

Cover art for Meditations in Mahogany by Thesselonious — **Meditations in Mahogany**Thesselonious, 2021

Cover art for Harlequin and Death by Thesselonious: a harlequin and a skeleton in a starry garden — **Harlequin & Death**Thesselonious, 2018

Cover art for Tactication by Thesselonious — **Tactication**Thesselonious, 2017

Cover art for Fables Without Words by Thesselonious — **Fables Without Words**Thesselonious, 2016

Cover art for the EP Prince Paul Saved My Life by Thesselonious — **Prince Paul Saved My Life**Thesselonious, EP, 2014

Cover art for Culture Re-Hustled by Mallz x Thess — **Culture Re-Hustled**Mallz x Thess, 2017

Cover art for KILLSHIT by Mallz x Thess — **KILLSHIT**Mallz x Thess, 2015

Cover art for The Re-Release by The Munkeys Are Conspiring — **The Re-Release**The Munkeys Are Conspiring, 2016

Cover art for The Afterlife EP by Jura Shaheed — **The Afterlife EP**Jura Shaheed, label feature

Label

Label: Planetary Alignment Music. Independent artists, complete creative control.

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Discography

Selected works

01Meditations in MahoganyThesselonious, 2021

01The Death of SaturnThesselonious, 2019

01Summer BreaksThesselonious, 2018
02Harlequin & DeathThesselonious, 2018

01TacticationThesselonious, 2017
02Culture Re-HustledMallz x Thess, 2017

01Fables Without WordsThesselonious, 2016
02That's How It Is (Remix)Mallz x Thess, 2016

01POLOBOOTBUSBEATSThesselonious, 2015
02KILLSHITMallz x Thess, 2015

01Ready For The Curl (W.I.W.C.M.B. 2)Thesselonious, 2014
02Prince Paul Saved My Life (EP)Thesselonious, 2014

Listen on the label page

Side B

Credits

Thesselonious

From: Chicago
Roles: Emcee, producer, reggae collector, DJ
Visual: Flyers and album layouts
Crews: OBCT Team (founder), NACROBATS
Tags: #ShrugLifer, #DrumSnob
Label: Planetary Alignment Music

Collaborators

Duo: Mallz x Thess
Group: The Munkeys Are Conspiring, featuring Audio (Voodoo) Forensicks (and Thess). ConspiringMunkeys.com

In the label's words

Our purpose is to help independent artists attain recognition and income doing dope music while retaining complete creative control.
Planetary Alignment Music

incredible chemistry and amazing skills in both lyrics and production
On Mallz x Thess

A Tribe Called Thess: The work ethic speaks for itself.
Thesselonious bio

On the air

Shows and radio

Shows, Central time.

Shows, Central time

Wednesday Show

8-10 PM CT

Shows, Central time

Sunday Show

6-9 PM CT

His Sunday show has been running for over a decade.

Where he works: live on WVLM, the radio station. Co-hosts the VisulLive talk show and is an on-air live DJ on VisulLive.com, the online talk platform. Full calendar: link coming

Visual artist