ZION-I

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Location:
BAY AREA, California, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Hip Hop / Rap / Alternative
Site(s):
Label:
Live Up Records, LLCGold Dust Media!K7
Type:
Major
Zion I is a hip hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer (& DJ), Amplive, and Mc Zumbi. The group is known to its followers for Amp’s futuristic production techniques, using a mix of live instrumentation and samples, and Zumbi’s positive and socially conscious lyrics. Zion I debuted in 1997 with the locally distributed cassette-only EP Enter the Woods. Their first single on Indie label Ground Control Records (“Inner Light”) paved the way for an album deal and in 2000, they released the critically acclaimed Mind Over Matter. In total, they have released six studio albums, 2000’s Mind Over Matter, 2003’s Deep Water Slang V2.0, 2005’s True & Livin’, 2006’s Break a Dawn (a Japan exclusive), also in 2006 a collaborative album with The Grouch, Heroes in the City of Dope, 2009’s The Take Over; and the 7th installment: Atomic Clock dropping 11.9.2010
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