Zion I

8.5

Zion I :: The Rapture: Live From Oaklandia

Patrick TaylorAugust 24, 2021

I'm still grappling with the loss of Zion I rapper Steve Gaines, aka Baba Zumbi. As I write this, the details surrounding his death are unclear. He went to Alt... Read More...

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R.I.P. Baba Zumbi (Stephen Gaines) of Zion I

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 17, 2021

UPDATE: A GoFundMe for Gaines' children's college tuition has been established. Please donate if you're able -- I just did. Thank you. Late last week I lear... Read More...

Editorials

6.5

Zion I & Mikos Da Gawd :: Stay Woke

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 9, 2016

Trying to correctly explain Zion I's status in 2016 shouldn't involve a half dozen rewrites in my head and a half dozen more in print but here we are. Last I kn... Read More...

MixtapeReview

5.5

Amp Live :: Headphone Concerto

Matt JostSeptember 16, 2014

I've never given the name Amp Live any particular thought. He's Amp Live, the musical half of Bay Area duo Zion I but frequently branching out to work with othe... Read More...

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6.5

Zion I :: ShadowBoxinglp

Patrick TaylorOctober 16, 2012

Oakland hip-hop duo Zion I have been making music together for fifteen years. The duo has always been a balancing act: producer AmpLive balances hip-hop and el... Read More...

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8.5

Zion I & The Grouch :: Heroes in the Healing of the Nation

Steve 'Flash' JuonMarch 1, 2011

Zion I. Collectively the union of Zumbi (formerly Zion) on the mic and AmpLive on the boards and decks. Highly critically acclaimed. The Grouch. Three decade r... Read More...

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Reviews

RIP Saafir (Reggie Gibson)

Roc Marciano :: Marciology

Yung Tory :: Still Here

Zion I :: The Rapture: Live From Oaklandia

R.I.P. Baba Zumbi (Stephen Gaines) of Zion I

Zion I & Mikos Da Gawd :: Stay Woke

Amp Live :: Headphone Concerto

Zion I :: ShadowBoxinglp

Zion I & The Grouch :: Heroes in the Healing of the Nation