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Zion I

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Biography

Zion I is a hip hop duo from Oakland, California, USA, consisting of producer/DJ, Amplive and MC Baba 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 an album with The Grouch, Heroes in the City of Dope, 2009's The Take Over, 2010's Atomic Clock, and their newest collaborative album with The Grouch, 'Heroes in the Healing of the Nation'.

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Top Tracks

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    I got a bird's eye view
    Hip hop, there's so many things you can say about it, you feel me?
    Like, on the real like, hip hop is just, beautiful
    Hip hop is life
    [Verse 1]
    Bird's Eye View - (2:34)  -  6,860 plays
  2. Coastin' (feat. K.Flay) - (4:26)  -  8,201 plays
  3. The Bay - (3:47)  -  2,664 plays
  4.  
    Lyrics
    [Zion]
    Original master, architect
    Intel-lect, respect
    My heart full of splinters
    Agitating, so frustrating
    Trippin - (5:07)  -  2,846 plays
  5. Doin' My Thang - (3:27)  -  2,342 plays
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