The next big thing coming out of the Underground Rap scene is the album release of the follow up to Zion I & The Grouch "Heroes In the City Of Dope." For those that are not familiar with Zion I & The Grouch, they are from Oakland California. The Grouch is on the far right and Zion I are the other two music artists. Amp Live is in the middle and the music producer. Zumbi is the one on the left teaming up with Amp Live to deliver the hottest rhymes in the music industry. Recently Amp Live has been producing beats with live instruments to give an original feel to his work. Their music has been featured on Step-Up 3D, The Buried Life on MTV, CSI, and several other forms of media. Below is a message from the Zion I & The Grouch.com website, a track listing, and a teaser trailer for the tour to come that is "Zion I & The Grouch Are Heroes in the Healing of the NATION."
Zion I & The Grouch have been known to attract audiences from Reggae to Rock, their original work in composing music is the key to the diverse fan base.
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At last! West Coast hip-hop stalwarts Zion I & The Grouch return with their sophomore collaborative effort, Heroes in the Healing of the Nation. The long-awaited follow-up to the group's 2006 critically acclaimed Heroes in the City of Dope could not arrive at a more fitting hour. This time around Z&G raise the stakes to expand the playing field from City to Nation, inviting listeners everywhere to join them on their quest in channeling their highest selves. Amp Live provides the bulk of the banging backdrops as Zumbi and The Grouch consciously kill it with a well versed ease.
Zion I & The Grouch have been leaders marching to the beat of their own 808's for some time now but the group suggests that we're all cut from the same cloth.
"Anyone changing other peoples lives for the better is a hero to me" explains The Grouch of the album's title. "People are going through a difficult transition these days," adds Zumbi. "We want this album to aid in that process."
Heroes features an array of musical brethren, including Freeway, Fashawn, Casual, Mystic, Eric Rachmany, Jacob Hemphill of Soja, Eligh, Codany Holiday, and the R.O.D. Heroes in the Healing of the Nation is due out March 22, 2011.
TRACK LISTING
01. Invitation (ft. Brother Ali)02. Leader
03. Victorious People (ft. Freeway)
04. Drop It On The 1
05. It's Goin' Down (ft. Jacob Hemphill from Soja)
06. I Used To Be A Vegan
07. Rockit Man (ft. Silk E)
08. Be A Father To Your Child (ft. Roy Ayers)
09. Healing Of The Nation
10. Frankenstein
11. Plead The Fifth (ft. Codany Holiday, Fashawn, & Casual)
12. Test of Time (ft. Marty James)
13. Journey to Forever (ft. Mystic & Eric Rachmany)
14. Like A G (ft. Los Rakas)
-Marco Cervantes
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