Zion I

Zion I
File:Zioni.jpg Amp Live (left) and Baba Zumbi (right)
Background information
Origin	Oakland, California
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Ground Control, Raptivism, Live Up Records, Gold Dust Media
Associated acts	The Grouch, Eligh, Bassnectar
Website	www.zionicrew.com
Members	Baba Zumbi Amp Live
Past members	K-Genius

Zion I is an American hip hop duo from Oakland, California, consisting of Baba Zumbi and Amp Live.

Career

Zion I released the debut album, Mind Over Matter, in 2000. It was nominated for "Independent Album of the Year" by The Source magazine. The second album, Deep Water Slang V2.0, was released in 2003.

True & Livin' was released in 2005, featuring guest appearances from Gift of Gab, Talib Kweli, and Aesop Rock.

Heroes in the City of Dope, the first collaborative album with The Grouch, was released in 2006. Zion I released the sixth album, The Take Over, in 2009.

Zion I released the seventh album, Atomic Clock, in 2010. Heroes in the Healing of the Nation, the second collaborative album with The Grouch, was released in 2011.

The duo's ninth album, Shadowboxing, was chosen by SF Weekly as one of their "10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012".

Members

Current

• Baba Zumbi (MC Zion) - rapper
• Amp Live - producer

Former

• K-Genius - DJ

Discography

Studio albums

• Mind Over Matter (2000)
• Deep Water Slang V2.0 (2003)
• True & Livin' (2005)
• Break a Dawn (2006)
• Heroes in the City of Dope (2006) (with The Grouch)
• The Take Over (2009)
• Atomic Clock (2010)
• Heroes in the Healing of the Nation (2011) (with The Grouch)
• Shadowboxing (2012)

Compilation albums

• Curb Servin': The Mixtape Sessions (2003)
• Politicks: Collabs & B-Sides (2004)
• Family Business (2004)
• Street Legends (2007)
• The Search & The Seizure Mixtape (2008)
• Bringers of the Dawn (2009)
• Zion I Sampler (2010)
• Live at KEXP Vol. 5 (2009)
• The Rapture: Live from Oaklandia (2015)

EPs

• Enter the Woods (1997)
• New Dimensions (1998)
• Starship (1998)
• Chapter 4 (1999)
• The Vapors (2013)
• The Masters of Ceremony (2014)
• Libations (2014)
• The Sun Moon and Stars (2015)

Singles

• "Inner Light" (1998)
• “Critical" b/w "Venus" (1999)
• "Revolution (B-Boy Anthem)" (2000)
• "Boom Bip" b/w "Le Le Le" (2001)
• "Cheeba Cheeba" b/w "Kharma" (2002)
• "The Drill" b/w "Flow" (2003)
• "Salt in the Game" b/w "Break Rap" (2005)
• "Bird's Eye View" b/w "Luv" (2005)
• “Temperature" b/w "The Bay" (2005)
• "Act Right" b/w "Target Practice" (2006)
• “One" b/w "Trippin" (2006)
• "Hit ‘Em" b/w "Trains & Planes" (2006) (with The Grouch)
• "Soul Searchin" b/w "Moves That Make Me" (2006) (with The Grouch)
• "Lift Me Up" b/w "Smack" (2007) (with The Grouch)
• "Count It Down (Nomak Remix)" (2007)
• "Juicy Juice" (2008)

Guest appearances

• The Planets - "Can't Stop" from The Opening (2002)
• Triple Threat - "Hit 'Em Off" from Many Styles (2003)
• Goapele - "The Daze" from Even Closer (2004)
• Relic - "Trust Yourself" from Note to Self (2004)
• Rico Pabón - "Pa 'Fuera" from Louder Than Fiction (2006)
• Ty - "Oh!" from Closer (2006)
• DJ Deckstream - "Spread Love" from Soundtracks (2007)
• Omina - "Keep Move'n" from Bust (2007)
• CLP - “Rockin' Wiz Us" from Supercontinental (2008)
• The Jacka - "Dream" from Tear Gas (2009)
• Webcam Hi-Fi - "Promised Land" from Livity Is My Temple (2009)
• Bicasso - "Party Metroid" from Rebel Musiq (2009)
• Pro the Leader & Dopestyle - "Back Wit a Vengence" from Hip Hop Depression (2010)
• Minnesota - "Float" from Altered States LP (2012)
• Latyrx - "It's Time" from The Second Album (2013)
• Bassnectar - "Lost in the Crowd" from Noise vs. Beauty (2014)

External links

• Zion I discography at Discogs