Zion I
Album : The Takeover
Release Date : 2/17/09

review :

On their sixth album, this Oakland duo (plus guests Devin the Dude and Brother Ali) explicitly address an urban audience unbowed by class warfare and street crime. Unabashedly upbeat, MC Zumbi compares ghetto life to being a "caged bird," but even when he dismisses haters ("Burning incense, yeah, they tried to call us yoga"), he sounds optimistic. Mad-scientist producer Amplive — whose Radiohead and MGMT remixes created a buzz last year — blends jazz-influenced, melodic orchestrations with stark electro-bass rhythms, and on "Country Baked Yams," devises a unique Southern sci-fi vibe, mixing eight-bit blips with psychedelic soul.

Track listing

1. The Taking
2. Geek to the Beat
3. TakeOver
4. DJ DJ
5. Antenna
6. Caged Bird Part 1 (feat. Brother Ali)
7. In The Mornin’ (Caged Bird Part 2)
8. Radio
9. Gumbo
10. Country Baked Yams (feat. Devin the Dude)
11. Coastin (feat. K. Flay)
12. Juicy Juice
13. Peppermint Patty
14. Bring In The Light
15. Legacy (feat. Ty / Jennifer Johns)

No profanity, or inaproppriate remarks.