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True & Livin' | 
 enlarge | Artist: Zion I
Label: Gold Dust Media
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 142100
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 730003000621
EAN: 0730003000621
ASIN: B00171NYR2
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | True | | • | Doin' My Thang | | • | Bird's Eye View | | • | The Bay | | • | Luv | | • | Soo Tall | | • | I Need Mo | | • | Rockin' | | • | Temperature | | • | One Chance | | • | Amerika | | • | Poems 4 Post Modern Decay | | • | Heads Up | | • | Next to You | | • | What You Hear | | • | Stranger in My Home | | • | Oh Lawd Blues - Zion I, Anserson, A. | | • | Livin' |
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Album Description
Zion-I's new album, True & Livin', is the Oakland based duo's third full-length release. Organic soulful compositions, conscious and insightful vocal wordplay and lush strings, horns and bass lines comprise the fabric of their best album to date. In the vein of OutKast and The Roots, Zion-I have successfully cultivated legions of fans equally impressed by their amazing live stage show as their superb recorded material. Composed of producer Amp Live and emcee Zion and featuring Talib Kweli, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Del (The Funky Homosapien) and Aesop Rock, True & Livin' will continue to prove that quality, musical Hip-Hop will prevail!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 Consciously Focused Hip Hop Legends June 15, 2007
These brothers are so intelegent that their material could be the subject of books because their introspection is so clear, relevant and thoughtprovoking. Mindover Matter was mindblowing and True & Livin is another head banger-lyrically and well as musically. I have the highest respect for brothers whose music is so evidently focused on the state of our community. They are consistent track after track that you know some serious thought was put into the material. As long as you keep making this kind of music you will always have a serious committed fan base. The tracks are so progressive, accentuating the interpretation of the lyrics. This is definately an asset because many artist in this genre have hard beats, and nice tracks overshadowing the lyrics, mostly because they aren't saying anything anyway and they know it themselves. The fans then just focus on the track and tune out the message which is a blur. Not Zion I, they enunciate, pronounce and showcase their lyrics to complement the track so your head can nod, with your third eye open, all in unison. They are phenomenal, complete and a complement to the Hip Hop Nation. Truthfully they are the toast, butter and any flavor marmalade you could wish.
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A FUTURE CLASSIC April 14, 2007
This release is amazing, probably one of the best complete albums of the last 10 years. It has grown on me quite a bit since the first listen over a year ago. My favorite track is the hidden/bonus at the very end, but essentially it is a non-skip record, which is almost impossible to find.
 really tight February 26, 2007
Solid album. Forget hyphy, THIS is Bay Area.
Stand outs are Bird's Eye View (incredible beat), Temperature (lotta heart went into that), and The Bay.
Great Album. GREAT ALBUM!! November 24, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
True rap, real rap, amazing beats with amazing rappers = pure great rap. i recommend this album to anyone who really appreciates real rap. GREAT ALBUM. ps. check out all their music. their great rappers
FEEL GOOD MUSIC June 5, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i'ma keep it short,this album just makes you feel good when you hear it.the beats,rhymes,& guest appearances by other artists all compliment each other.only vice is that there are like 3 songs i skip,otherwise it would be 5 stars.stand out track is "poems 4 post modern decay" with aesop rock.definitely check this one out,worth ya money.
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