Zion I

Editor's Review:

Beep beep beep. Wake up. Rub your eye boogers out and open your ears to Zion I’s third album, True & Livin’. After five years and two albums, Zion I have finally found themselves. Tackling serious issues such as social injustice, relationships and whether hip-hop is worth making at all, Zion I come correct and could easily be compared to A Tribe Called Quest in their prime. Zion I producer Amp Live combines upbeat rap, jazz and blues sounds and drops bangers with guest spots from the likes of Talib Kweli, Aesop Rock, Del and Gift of Gab. This is the year for The Bay, but not just that gangster shit. Straight out of Oakland, Zion I are here for real. Please don’t sleep.
– Alan Weibel

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Record Label Live Up Records Released May 2005

Tracks 1. True feat. Fred Hampton Jr. 2. Doin' My Thang 3. Bird's Eye View 4. The Bay 5. LUV 6. Soo Tall 7. I Need Mo 8. Rockin' 9. Temperature feat. Talib Kweli 10. One Chance 11. Amerika 12. Poems 4 Post Modern Decay feat. Aesop Rock 13. Heads Up 14. Next To U 15. What U Hear feat. Del 16. Stranger In My Home feat. Gift of Gab 17. Oh Lawd Blues 18. Livin' feat. Fred Hampton Jr.

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