ZOOLAY is a Los Angeles based Rap duo with a golden era sound, buried beneath a refreshing taste of new school.  ZOOLAY was formed in 2007 &  is comprised of 2 mc’s, Don Ron and iLLz One.

ZOOLAY debuted in the L.A. underground scene with a mixtape entitled THE APE TAPE.

This project was released in the fall of 2008 and was hosted by DJ Tommy Blak of Project Blowed.

In a very short time THE APE TAPE quickly spread throughout California – from Los Angeles to the Bay Area.

New listeners became aware of a new group on the west coast making noise.

As the buzz and fanbase grew, so did the hunger and drive to become successful independent recording artist.

The two MC’s (DonRon and iLLz One) continued forward eventually meeting Drop City Yacht Club’s premiere producer T.H.X Beats.

T.H.X is best known for his works and production credits with such artist as Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Murs, David Banner, and Problem to name a few.

T.H.X provided some of the production on ZOOLAY’s sophomore project “Blood, Sweat & Beers”.

Blood, Sweat & Beers featured all original compositions and was  released on October of 2010.

The project was an instant success and  further revolutionized the band’s movement and growing fan base that stretched beyond the western region of the United States at this point.

Living off the success of the first 2 projects, the anticipation for their next album release “West Kept Secret” in 2012 was huge.

During the promotion of this album is how most people caught on to ZOOLAY.

West Kept Secret (LP) is the very reason the band began touring outside of their home state of California.
ZOOLAY found themselves performing in markets they had never been to before.
Cities such as Seattle, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland, Albuquerque, Denver, and Reno were some of the stops outside of California.

While touring and doing shows in these various cities, ZOOLAY eventually met and collaborated with the legendary group THE BEATNUTS from the East Coast.

THE BEATNUTS who are pioneers in hip hop via their production works and classic party hits, began to tour and record with ZOOLAY until eventually penning an EP deal with THE BEATNUTS new label imprint PIT FIGHT RECORDS for a future release.

THE BEATNUTS began to develop and mentor ZOOLAY, thus taking them under their wing and showing them ropes of the music industry.

The release of ZOOLAY’s West Kept Secret has not only solidified the band’s staying power in the music industry, but has taken it to International markets as well.

Presently Hip Hop fans across the world have purchased, downloaded and supported all of the band’s releases.

ZOOLAY prides itself on being original and not following trends, nor penciling rhymes that are simple or lack substance;

Furthermore, ZOOLAY decided to title their album “West Kept Secret” because eventhough many music fans worldwide are aware of their movement – so many have yet to find out about this inspirational hip hop duo.

The Album West Kept Secret featured collaborations and productions from the likes of Dibiase, T.H.X of Drop City Yacht Club, The Beatnuts, Exile, Planet Asia, Strong Arm Steady, Psycho Les, LMNO and many more.

ZOOLAY released a 6 song (EP) entitled “STILL LIVIN PROOF” in March of 2016.

“Still Livin Proof” will be the bands 3rd official studio release and is composeed of six songs that pay tribute to one of Hip Hop’s classic releases “Livin Proof” as recorded by Group Home of the Gangstarr Foundation.

The production for this project was inspired by what is said to be some of DJ Premier’s greatest work of all time.

The Project’s producer T.H.X -Recreated Dj Premiere’s beats “LIVE” in the studio, which originally were heavily centered around samples and looping.

Any true lover of the Hip-Hop culture is sure to nod their head to each track,

The stories painted on Still Livin Proof – are vivid, entertaining and will definitely win the listener over one track at a time.

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WEBSITE:       www.ZOOLAYMUSIC.com

TWITTER:             @ZOOLAY

INSTAGRAM:       @ZOOLAY

 FACEBOOK:          @ZOOLAY

EMAIL contact: zoolaymusic@gmail.com