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Planetary Alignment Music

Planetary Alignment Music

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Independent artists. Complete creative control.

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From the archive

About the label

About · 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

In the label's words

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

In the label's words

“a musically aesthetic body of work that reminds us that hip hop is alive and well”
On KILLSHIT

Selected
Works

22 releases from the label, 2014 to 2022. Albums, EPs and singles, in order of year.

Cover art for The Afterlife EP by Jura Shaheed: a glowing swirl of clouds above a winding golden river through dark hills

Home feature · EP · 2020

The Afterlife EP

Jura Shaheed. “What you NEED to close out this year properly!!”

Showing all 22 releases

  1. 012014Ready For The Curl (W.I.W.C.M.B. 2)Thesselonious
  2. 022014Prince Paul Saved My LifeThesselonious EP
  3. 032015POLOBOOTBUSBEATSThesselonious
  4. 042015KILLSHITMallz x Thess
  5. 052016Funny Bone, Vol. 1 (feat. Max Ptah)Cool D
  6. 062016Fables Without WordsThesselonious
  7. 072016The Re-ReleaseThe Munkeys Are Conspiring
  8. 082016My Sincere Appreciation Vol. 24Cool D EP
  9. 092016My Sincere Appreciation Vol. 16Cool D EP
  10. 102016Let Go Be Free b/w Let's Make The Room StankRC Walker Single
  11. 112016Let Me In: The Meditation b/w Queen of GraceRC Walker Single
  12. 122016Maytag (feat. Crystal LaJuene)Jura Shaheed Single
  13. 132016That's How It Is (Remix)Mallz x Thess Single
  14. 142016The Search pt. 2 (feat. Riyah B.)Jura Shaheed Single
  15. 152017TacticationThesselonious
  16. 162017Culture Re-HustledMallz x Thess
  17. 172018Summer BreaksThesselonious
  18. 182018Harlequin & DeathThesselonious
  19. 192019The Death of SaturnThesselonious
  20. 202020The Afterlife EPJura Shaheed EP
  21. 212021Meditations in MahoganyThesselonious
  22. 222022Tomorrow's HereJura Shaheed EP

The
Artists

Six acts on the roster. Bios from the label's own pages.

Artist

Thesselonious

Since '84 in hip hop, in some form: rapping, DJing, making beats. Emcee. Producer. Reggae collector. Chicago's Very Own Marathon DJ. NACROBATS founding member. #ShrugLifer. #OBCT Team Founder. #DrumSnob. Twitter addict. Talk show cohost. #UsualSuspect.

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

Source Thesselonious bio

Latest The Death of Saturn; Meditations in Mahogany.

@thesselonious on Twitter (opens in new tab)

Artist

Jura Shaheed

Emcee, producer, songwriter and composer. Loves traditional jazz, soul and hip hop, and has produced and written since his youth. His music blends soul and experimental sounds; the goal is to be recognized as a renaissance emcee.

Latest The Search Pt. 2 feat. Riyah B.; The Afterlife EP.

@jurashaheed81 on Twitter (opens in new tab)

Artist

Cool D

Contributing to the art of hip-hop since age 10; at 14 began making beats with two Casio SK-10 keyboards. Dedicated to dropping music every chance he gets. A “free agent” with a large number of releases with Joe LeftHand & Culture Power 45 as well as with the label.

Latest My Sincere Appreciation Volume 16; Funny Bone, Vol. 1 (feat. Max Ptah).

Duo

Mallz x Thess

On the label: KILLSHIT (2015), That's How It Is (Remix) (2016) and Culture Re-Hustled (2017).

Latest KILLSHIT; Culture Re-Hustled.

@mallz on Twitter (opens in new tab)

Artist

RC Walker

Writes, plays several instruments, sometimes sings. Started in the '90s as a guitarist with Seattle's live instrumental Maroon Colony crew. Has worked with house legends Terry Hunter and Ron Maney, jazz artists Kafele and Khari Lemuel, and hip-hop masters Jura Shaheed and Drunken Monkeee.

Latest Let Go Be Free b/w Let's Make The Room Stank; Let Me In b/w Queen of Grace.

Thesselonious on the air

Radio & Shows

As heard on

WVLM · VisulLive

Co-host of the VisulLive talk show. His Sunday show has been running for over a decade.

Wednesday Show

8–10 PM CT

Central time, Chicago.

Sunday Show

6–9 PM CT

Central time, Chicago. Full calendar: link coming.

The Shop

It's ALL art, and all art should be supported.

  • P.A. Music Tee
  • Legacy Labelmates Tee
  • Sincere Appreciation 24 Tee
  • Return of the Trill Tee
  • Goodbye To Grunge Tee
  • OBCT Tee
  • Maytag Tee
  • Tubman Dub Tee
  • Tomorrow's Here Tee

Made to order. Ships 7-10 business days after order.

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Contact · Booking

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pa.music.chicago@gmail.com

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The Afterlife EPJura Shaheed
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