Zauntee
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Zauntee
| birth_name = Zachariah Erickson
| alias = Zauntee
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|05|21}}
| genre = Christian contemporary, Christian rap, rap/hiphop
| occupation = singer-songwriter-producer
| years_active = 2017–present
| label = Fair Trade Services, BEC, Atlantic
| website = {{URL|zauntee.com}}
}}
Zachariah Erickson, best known by his stage name Zauntee, is an American Christian rap/hip-hop artist from Tampa, Florida.{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Joshua |date=2024-03-10 |title=Beyond Beats: Zauntee's "We Already Won" Is Worship |url=https://worshipleader.com/worship-culture/zauntee-we-already-won/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Worship Leader |language=en-US}} He first began writing music at age 10, and began producing at age 14.{{Cite web |title=Zauntee |url=https://www.becrecordings.com/zauntee |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=BEC Recordings |language=en-US}} In 2021, at the 52nd GMA Dove Awards, his album 3:34 was a nominee for Rap/Hip-hop Album of the Year.{{Cite web |title=2021 Nominees |url=https://doveawards.com/2021-nominees/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=doveawards.com}} In 2024, at the 55th GMA Dove Awards, his album We Already Won received the same nomination. Also at the 55th GMA Dove Awards, his song "Hard Work God First" was nominated for Rap/Hip-hop Recorded Song of the Year.{{Cite web |title=2024 Nominees |url=https://doveawards.com/awards/2024-nominees |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=doveawards.com |language=en}} His song "God Had Other Plans" reached #1 on [https://thehotchart.com/ The Hot Chart] Christian Hip Hop radio chart.{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Joshua |date=2024-03-10 |title=Beyond Beats: Zauntee's "We Already Won" Is Worship |url=https://worshipleader.com/worship-culture/zauntee-we-already-won/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Worship Leader |language=en-US}}
History
On March 17, 2018, Zauntee released his debut extended play, titled Perspective, Part 1.{{Citation |title=Perspective Pt. 1 |date=2018-03-07 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3bd2aDyVHJwUc8JCGzUDQz |access-date=2024-11-18 |language=en}} It was followed on March 23 by Perspective, Part 2,{{Citation |title=Perspective Pt. 2 |date=2018-03-23 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4wJaEMTMIOdyvwH3ErRj0y |access-date=2024-11-18 |language=en}} both on Fair Trade. Later in 2018, he released two singles, "God Taught Me"{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3oo4U21V0Ba2fB7h5z9tp0?si=HYMVjiqVTp6cCus1kB-a3w |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=open.spotify.com}} and "No. 34".{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2l3HlQqRhi6s9g6jG1KzkO?si=mjZITY2jTMaOLn7w-6I65Q |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=open.spotify.com}} In 2019, he toured with the RIAA-multi-platinum certified band Casting Crowns on their "Only Jesus Tour". He also joined the Winter Jam 2020 tour.{{Cite web |last=Sande |first=Shirquille |date=2022-06-02 |title=Zauntee - Holy Culture |url=https://holyculture.net/directory/artists/zauntee/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=holyculture.net |language=en-US}} On September 4, 2020, he released a third extended play, Twenty Four Seven.{{Citation |title=Twenty Four Seven |date=2020-09-04 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/78W0lU34coKODcz3Ln3Vfn |access-date=2024-11-19 |language=en}} On November 13, 2020, he released 3:34, his first full-length album.{{Citation |title=3:34 |date=2020-11-13 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6IMYn2LIUsrE8dXaWUkWog |access-date=2024-11-19 |language=en}} He released his second album, The Stonebrook Project, on BEC Recordings, on October 28, 2022.{{Citation |title=The Stonebrook Project |date=2022-10-28 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2JvdBs33vEFPanVsFawXeU |access-date=2024-11-19 |language=en}} On February 23, 2024, he released his third album, We Already Won, on BEC.{{Citation |title=We Already Won |date=2024-02-23 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5FjeaQ1gGVrgTzwwbkB4cx |access-date=2024-11-19 |language=en}} In late March 2024, he announced via Twitter that he had signed with Atlantic Records.{{Cite web|date=March 26, 2024|access-date=February 11, 2025|title=I've Signed With Atlantic Records... |url=https://x.com/Zauntee/status/1772735084765843799 |website=Twitter}}
Discography
= Studio albums<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Spotify – Web Player |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/7jyr9Co4MKL1iWML1G7vch/discography |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Spotify |language=en}}</ref> =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of extended plays with selected chart positions ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Details |
| scope="row" | 3:34
|
{{Collapsible list | title = Track listing|1. "I'm Sorry"|2. "Die For You"|3. "Trust"|4. "Starts Right Now"|5. "Glory"|6. "Hurricane"|7. "Afraid of the Dark"|8. "Showtime"|9. "Winning"|10. "God Taught Me" }} |
|---|
| scope="row" | The Stonebrook Project
|
{{Collapsible list | title = Track listing|1. "Let Your Fire Fall"|2. "God is On my Side" (with Benxiah)|3. "Oxygen"|4. "Life I Chose" (with 2J Mako and GQ Dasteppa)|5. "BackFromTheDEAD"|6. "Hold us Down" (with GQ Dasteppa)|7. "Jesus Called My Name"|8. "Guide My Steps" (with DKG Kie)|9. "Rocks Cry Out" (with I Project)|10. "My Soul"|11. "Soldier in the Storm" (with 2J Mako)|12. "Move Me"|13. "Dad's Outro"|14. "Your Presence in this Place" (with Kalenie) }} |
| scope="row" | We Already Won
|
{{Collapsible list | title = Track listing|1. "The City is Mine"|2. "Do it Too"|3. "Blessed & Chosen"|4. "MVP Freestyle"|5. "I See Lights"|6. "No Runners Up"|7. "Hard Work God First"|8. "God Had Other Plans"|9. "Wartime"|10. "Aftermath"|11. "Read It and Weep"|12. "What I Think About"|13. "Sprit's Interlude"|14. "Lost My Breath"|15. "The Power of Power"|16. "My World"|17. "Hero that I Needed"|18. "One Step at a Time"|19. "If it Wasn't For You"|20. "We Already Won" }} |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
=Extended plays<ref name=":4" />=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of extended plays with selected chart positions ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Details |
| scope="row" | Perspective, Pt. 1
|
{{Collapsible list | title = Track listing|1. "I Knew"|2. "They So Mad"|3. "Idonotneed U"|4. "Can't No One"|5. "Tell'em" }} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Perspective, Pt. 2
|
{{Collapsible list | title = Track listing|1. "My Time Now"|2. "DRiPstarrKiDZz"|3. "Joyfully"|4. "Rise and Shine"|5. "Time Flies" }} |
| scope="row" | Twenty Four Seven
|
{{Collapsible list | title = Track listing | 2 = 1. "Go Off" | 3 = 2. "All in the Moment" | 4 = 3. "No. 34" | 5 = 4. "Fanatic" | 6 = 5. "Center Stage" | 7 = 6. "Shine Shine Shine" }} |
| scope="row" | 3:34
{{Small|(Warehouse Sessions)}} |
{{Collapsible list | title = Track listing|1. "Die For You" (warehouse session)|2. "Glory" (warehouse session)|3. "Trust" (warehouse session)|4. "God Taught Me" (warehouse session) }} |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
= Mixtapes<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=All.Things Mixtape by Zauntee {{!}} CD Reviews And Information {{!}} NewReleaseToday |url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=17622 |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.newreleasetoday.com}}</ref> =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of extended plays with selected chart positions ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Details |
| scope="row" | All.Things
|
{{Collapsible list | title = Track listing|1. "I Knew"|2. "My Time Now"|3. "Rise and Shine"|4. "They So Mad"|5. "Idonotneed U"|6. "Joyfully"|7. "Can't No One"|8. "Tell'em }} |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
= Singles =
== As lead artist<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zauntee Discography, Zauntee Artist Database, Zachariah Erickson {{!}} Jesusfreakhideout.com |url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/Zauntee.asp |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=www.jesusfreakhideout.com}}</ref> ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" |Year !Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | US Christ |
|---|
| scope="row" | "God Taught Me"
| rowspan="2" | 2018 | — |3:34 |
| scope="row" | "No. 34"
| — |Twenty Four Seven |
| scope="row" | "BackFromTheDEAD"
|2021 | — |The Stonebrook Project |
| scope="row" | "Read it and Weep"
| rowspan="5" |2023 | — | rowspan="5" |We Already Won |
| scope="row" | "Hard Work God First"
| — |
| scope="row" | "God Had Other Plans"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Blessed & Chosen"
| — |
| scope="row" | "Wartime"
| — |
| scope="row" | "Sinner"
|2024 | — | rowspan="2" {{non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Outwork U"
|2025 | — |
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |