It’s hard to believe two years have already passed since Bay Area Hip-Hop veterans Zion I [DJ AmpLive & MC Zion] released the acclaimed collaboration album with The Grouch of Living Legends “Heroes In The City Of Dope” – for fans it sounds as fresh and as the day it dropped – for those that never picked it up we want to awaken you once again to Zion I.
Firstly lets re-cap with two tracks from “Heroes In The City Of Dope.” The duo and The Grouch linked up with Mistah F.A.B. for Hit ‘Em produced by AmpLive and we also have Trains & Planes also produced by AmpLive.
Now that fans and the curious alike are switched on lets move onwards with the new material from Zion I we have today. Zion I are currently heating up to release their latest album “The TakeOver” due for release on January 27th 2009 via Gold Dust / Live Up – regular visitors will have already heard two new tracks on the Gold Dust Media Sampler (Mixed By Large Pro) that we dropped back in August.
One of the tracks on that Sampler has been made the lead single from “The TakeOver” and a video has just been completed. “Juicy Juice” is the track and once again is produced by AmpLive. The video is a spontaneous and fun take on being at the top of one’s game. See for yourself why the Oakland duo won’t stop ballin’ ’till there’s plaques on the wall.
Zion I – Juicy Juice (Video)
As if that wasn’t enough to whet your appetite for the release of “The TakeOver” Zion I have been leaking innovative tracks including remixes, verses and interpretations of/by the likes of Santogold, Public Enemy, Talib Kweli & more. The time has now come for those leaks to form a free mixtape entitled “The Search And The Seizure”. This free project is built for heavy walkman rotation in the classic sense, the A-side features Zion I putting their spin on hip-hop classics, with the B-side stepping into indie rock and electro territory. Boom-bap addicts and fans of Amp’s recent remixes for Radiohead, Jamie Lidell, Tapes N Tapes and more should have plenty to sink their teeth into.
We have “The Search And The Seizure” for Free Download as in mixtape format and also both Side A and Side B available to listen to or download individually via our Streaming Audio pages. The full tracklist and Old-School cassette covers are available on the Mixtape Download Page too.
Zion I – The Search & The Seizure (Free Download)
Zion I – The Search & The Seizure (Streaming Audio)
Enjoy “The Search & The Seizure” mixtape – spread the download and streaming page links around – no direct linking – and drop your thoughts for Zion I to read on our forums.
