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2006 studio album by Zion I & The Grouch
Heroes in the City of Dope is the first collaborative studio album by Zion I and The Grouch . It was released on Om Records on October 10, 2006. It peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,[ 1] as well as number 34 on the Independent Albums chart.[ 2]
Critical reception
Kevin Jones of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, saying: "With no shortness of inspiration, Zion I and the Grouch ensure that not a minute of this record goes to waste, matching engaging auditory pleasure with words that actually amount to something."[ 5] Marisa Brown of AllMusic called it "partially introspection, partially consciousness, and partially hyphy-inspired dance music."[ 4] Eric K. Arnold of East Bay Express wrote: "This collaborative effort presented an alternate view of Bay Area rap, one more concerned with quality-of-life issues than grill-pieces and rims."[ 10]
Track listing
Title Producer(s) 1. "Noon Time" Amp Live 1:01 2. "Hit 'Em" (featuring Mistah F.A.B. ) Amp Live 3:37 3. "Lift Me Up" Eligh 2:54 4. "Trains & Planes" Headnodic 4:19 5. "Current Affairs" Amp Live 2:43 6. "Too Much" (featuring Chali 2na ) Amp Live 3:30 7. "Faint of Heart" Amp Live 3:33 8. "Make U Fly" (featuring Esthero ) Amp Live 3:44 9. "Smack" (featuring DJ Platurn) Amp Live 3:37 10. "Open the Door" The Grouch 3:19 11. "Trigger" Amp Live 3:36 12. "Digital Dirt" Amp Live 5:21 13. "10 Fingers, 10 Toes, 10 lbs, 10 oz" (featuring Deuce Eclipse) Amp Live 4:24 14. "Hero" Amp Live 1:28 15. "Bad Lands" Amp Live 3:36
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Zumbi (Zion I) – vocals
Amp Live (Zion I) – production (except 3, 4, 10)
The Grouch – vocals, production (10)
Indela Mass – vocals (1, 11), guitar (1), electric piano (1)
Mistah F.A.B. – vocals (2)
John Lucasey – vocals (2)
Geechi T. – trumpet (2)
Martin Luther – vocals (3)
Eligh – production (3)
Headnodic – production (4), guitar (13), bass guitar (13, 15)
Jennifer Epp – vocals (5)
Madame Mangle – vocals (5)
Chali 2na – vocals (6)
Kevin Choice – keyboards (7)
Esthero – vocals (8)
Errol Cooney – guitar (8)
Marguerite Ostro – violin (8)
DJ Platurn – turntables (9)
Jason Moss – guitar (11), mixing
Jeremy Miller – guitar (11, 15)
Brandon Jordan – vocals (11), guitar (11)
C. Holiday – vocals (12)
David Goodlett – guitar (12)
Joe Cohen – saxophone (12)
Adam Theis – trombone (12)
Deuce Eclipse – vocals (13)
Justin Weis – mastering
Motivate Movement – layout, design
Paul Beresniewicz – illustration
Snap Jackson – photography
Charts
References
^ a b "Zion I The Grouch Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 1, 2019.
^ a b "Zion I The Grouch Chart History (Independent Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 1, 2019.
^ Iandoli, Kathy (October 8, 2006). "Heroes In The City Of Dope" . AllHipHop . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ a b Brown, Marisa. "Zion I - Zion I & the Grouch Are Heroes in the City of Dope" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ a b Jones, Kevin (February 25, 2007). "Zion I & The Grouch - Heroes In The City Of Dope" . Exclaim! . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Pulikkaseril, Cibby (2006). "Zion I and The Grouch - Heroes in the City of Dope" . MVRemix . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Solomon, Eric (October 30, 2006). "Zion I and The Grouch - Heroes in the City of Dope" . Prefix . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Kim, Susan (December 19, 2006). "Zion I & The Grouch :: Heroes in the City of Dope" . RapReviews.com . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Arnold, Eric K. (October 18, 2006). "Zion-I & the Grouch - Heroes in the City of Dope (Om Hip-Hop)" . SF Weekly . Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ Arnold, Eric K. (December 27, 2006). "Close 2 tha Edge: Year in Review" . East Bay Express . Retrieved September 1, 2019 .
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