Dubbed as "Health sounds for the soul"Green Tea Musik's Ricky Shabazz and Khalid Salaam started from the humble roots of two like minded masters of ceremony. A two-headed entity materialized based on their mutual respect for one another’s lyrical ability. A family-orientated friendship ensued along with an enduring vision of greatness. The heavens saw fit to bless one of the members of this new union with the gift of being a producer as well as an emcee. Moving as a self contained all-in-one organism, learning the production side of this healthy progression came naturally to the originally non-producing member. This growth was not only welcomed, but made their union even stronger and placed them in a position to not have to leave their gate in order to bring a soundtrack to their living vocabulary. Fast forward to over a decade later and they are still aiming for the soul with each project that they touch. They’ve solely produced each of their group projects collectively picking from their vast catalog of tracks. They’ve had 5 releases under the moniker PRODUX starting with Tapdance Renaissance, Black Faces, 70’s Baby, Carrot Cake, and the newly released, highly anticipated Aim for the Soul. Production is always credited under the trademarked Green Tea Musik.

They’ve quietly maneuvered throughout the Atlanta hip hop scene sprinkling their brand of seasoning here and there on projects like “The Unveiling” by Invizzbl Men, “Solid Infrastructure” by Mighty Network, “Smoking Work” by JamPoet, “Done Deal” by Done Deal, and “80s Baby” by Provy tha Boss. Green Tea has also been a long time collaborator with AL/NY/TX artist OneSon producing various tracks on each of his releases “Poor Man’s Testimony,” “Bama to Baghdad,” “Microwave Age,” and the upcoming “Canvas!” Although hip hop is the main blood vein of their musical existence, it isn’t their only stamp or contribution to their underground scoring. The film community has also taken notice as they’ve contributed heavily to the score of the independent produced documentary “Beatmakers” and the Lion’s Gate film based on the documentary called “Step Off” both of which were directed by LaRon Austin. They’ve been instrumental in the neo-soul community and the contemporary gospel scene as well. “Instrumental” is really an understatement when given some thought, because they play drums, keys, guitar, and several other instruments collectively in addition to sampling. They’ve produced full length projects for singers Fenner Eaddy, Aaqui, and several songs for Industry heavyweight Dandro and his album “Kingdom Swagger,” as well as newcomers Cressida, Ms AJ, X-Factor contestant Athena Renee, and Lando The Singer.

The main objective of their music is to not only to make something “DOPE,” but to offer music that is tailor made and fits each of them as artists. Being artists themselves has assisted in their empathy towards other artists and their need to express their thoughts to the appropriate sonic background. If you are unfamiliar with their body work google “Green Tea Musik,” see what pops up, you may be surprised by what you hear. “Be Healthy!”