Planet Asia

Asia worked across rapper, singer and musician. The registers place that work in hip-hop. This article rests on 8 catalogued compositions, 102 issued recordings and 24 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Planet Asia • Birth Name — Jason Green • Alias — Planet Asia King Medallions • Born — 24 October 1976 • Birthplace — Fresno, California, U.S. • Genre — Hip-hop • Years Active — 1996–present • Label — * Interscope • Avatar • Gold Chain Music • Stones Throw • Wandering Worx • Brick • Battle Axe • Past Member Of — * Cali Agents • Durag Dynasty • Gold Chain Military • Strong Arm Steady • Website — therealplanetasia.com/

Originally from Fresno, California, Planet Asia moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1998 and began working with a local producer, Fanatik. Between 1997 and 2001, Planet Asia released several 12" singles, including "Definition of Ill" (Stones Throw) and "Place of Birth" (ABB Records). In 2000, he released the album How the West Was One with fellow rapper Rasco, under the group name Cali Agents. He earned acclaim in 2001 when The Source gave him the first round draft pick and Independent Album of the Year award, and he landed a deal with Interscope Records. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 for the song "W" by Mystic. While signed to Interscope Records, Planet Asia was not promoted much and stayed with Interscope until 2003 without releasing an album. In 2003, Avatar Records signed Planet Asia and in 2004 released his debut album, The Grand Opening. It earned him another Independent Album of the Year award from The Source. Avatar also released 12" vinyl records including "Summertime In The City" b/w "G's & Soldiers" (featuring Kurupt), "Its All Big" b/w "Right or Wrong", and "Real Niggaz" (featuring Ghostface Killah). The song "G's & Soldiers" was in the 2005 film Be Cool. After leaving Avatar, Planet Asia started his own record label, Gold Chain Music, with Walt Liquor. His next album, The Medicine, was released on October 3, 2006, on ABB and Battle Axe Records. The album was produced by Evidence of Dilated Peoples, with co-production from The Alchemist, Nucleus and Bravo. On June 26, 2007, he released The Jewelry Box Sessions: The Album on Gold Chain Music. In 2011, Planet Asia was a judge on the Ultimate MC TV show alongside Royce da 5'9", Sean Price, Organik, and Pharoahe Monch. In 2017, Planet Asia and Apollo Brown released a collaboration album titled Anchovies, followed by Sardines in 2023.

• 1999: Still in Training • 2004: The Grand Opening • 2005: Jewelry Box Sessions: Part One (as King Medallions) • 2006: The Medicine • 2007: Jewelry Box Sessions: The Album (as Medallions) • 2010: Crack Belt Theatre • 2012: Black Belt Theatre • 2016: Egyptian Merchandise • 2017: Dirty Planet • 2018: The Golden Buddha • 2018: Mansa Musa • 2019: Initials on my Jewelry • 2020: Bodhidharma • 2021: Block Shaman • 2021: Holy Water • 2021: Rule of Thirds

• 1998: Planet Asia • 2000: The Last Stand • 2011: The Bar Mitzvah • 2014: Zapco Exp • 2016: Asiatic Prince • 2017: Velour Portraits • 2019: Medallions • 2019: AGE: All Gold Everything • 2020: Arctic Plus Degrees: The Sun Don't Chill Allah

• 2000: How the West Was One (Ground Control) • 2004: Head of the State (Pockets Linted/Groove Attack) • 2006: Fire & Ice (Pockets Linted Entertainment)

• 1997: Representation (EP) - (with Skhoolyard) • 2002: A New Way of Thinking (with Skhoolyard) • 2006: Black Majik (as King Medallion) (with Arch Angel) • 2008: Planet F.L.O. (with F.L.O.) • 2008: Pain Language (with DJ Muggs) • 2008: Pain Language: The Mixtape (with DJ Muggs) • 2010: Chain of Command (with Gold Chain Military Crew) • 2011: Camouflage Jackets (with G-Force) • 2011: Cracks in the Vinyl (EP) (with Madlib) • 2011: Each Step Becomes Elevated (with Tri-State as General Monks) • 2012: Everyday Is Christmas (EP) (Gold Chain Music) • 2012: Respeta at Santa Barbarie (EP) (with Superanfor) • 2012: The Arrival (with Doo Wop) • 2013: Abrasions (with Gensu Dean) • 2013: The 2nd Coming (with Bronze Nazareth, Cappadonna, M-Eighty, Nino Grave & Canibus, as The Almighty) • 2013: High End Cloths (EP) (with DirtyDiggs) • 2013: 360 Waves (with Durag Dynasty) • 2014: Via Satellite (with TzariZM) • 2015: The Tonight Show: Starring Planet Asia (with DJ Fresh) • 2015: 2010 A.D. (EP) (with Dirty Diggs) • 2015: Nautica Nagas (with Dirty Diggs) feat. Eddie Brock • 2016: Seventy Nine (with DJ Concept) • 2017: Anchovies (with Apollo Brown) • 2017: Unfinished & Untitled (with Copywrite) • 2019: Blak Majic (with The Architect) • 2019: Jackpot (with El Maryacho) • 2019: The Planet Asia & Milano Constantine EP (with Milano Constantine) • 2020: Yard to the Last Song (EP) (with Yard Massive) • 2020: Trust the Chain (EP) (with 38 Spesh) • 2020: Cashmere Corners (EP) (with A-Plus Tha Kid) • 2020: Camo Jackets (with Calvin Valentine) • 2020: Pharoah Chain (with The Musalini) • 2021: No Exit Plans (EP) (with Phil A) • 2022: Duffle Gods (EP) (with Scarr) • 2022: Heist the Crown (EP) (with Body Bag Ben) • 2022: U.z.i. Universal Zeitgeist Intelligence (with Snowgoons) • 2023: Sardines (with Apollo Brown) • 2024: Trust the Chain II (EP) (with 38 Spesh)

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Other artist(s) — Album • "In Your Area" — 1999 — Peanut Butter Wolf — My Vinyl Weighs a Ton • "Madskillz-Mic Chekka" — BT, Rasco — Movement in Still Life • "Ear Drums Pop (Remix)" — 2000 — Dilated Peoples — The Platform • "Listen" — 2005 — Littles, Khalid — Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture • "A Moment In Time" — 2007 — Evidence — The Weatherman LP • "Longevity" — 2001 — DJ Fakts One, Rasco, Shakes Da Mayor — Long Range • "The Movement" — 2009 — The Jacka — Tear Gas • "4 All My N****s" — Mistah F.A.B., Turf Talk, Ya Boy — Hyphy Ain't Dead • "Don't F*** Wit Them" — 2010 — J. Stalin, Philthy Rich — Early Morning Shift, Vol. 3 • "Serious Rappin'" — 2011 — Termanology, Inspectah Deck — Cameo King II • "Sakura" — 2012 — Evidence — Step Brothers • "Gat In Your Mouth" — Rasco — United Fakes of America • "Change Up" — 2013 — Lee Majors — G Slaps Radio Vol 4: Turkey Bags In My Louis Duffle • "Put on a Show (Tonite)" — Mitchy Slick, The World's Freshest, Murs — Feet Match the Paint • "Fire" — 2014 — Hex One, 5th Element, Tek-nition — Hologramz • "Triple Beams" — 2015 — Apollo Brown, Westside Gunn — Grandeur • "Hold Us Down" — E.D.I. Don, Translee — The Hope Dealer, Pt. 1 • "Iceberg" — 2017 — Nicholas Craven — Craven N • "Ravioli" — 2021 — Switch — Save Yourself • "We Got Chu" — 2021 — Onyx — Onyx 4 Life • "Serpent's Tongue" — 2025 — Switch • "Packinamac" — 2026 — Dope Sasquatch, Ren Thomas, Halfcut, Hex One, Tone Spliff, Sutter Kain

Planet Asia is established in Library of Congress under no2001018618. Recorded as rapper, singer and musician. Established in Discogs under 34215.