Zion I and The Grouch
Hero’s in the City of Dope
Live Up
When underground legends The Grouch and Zion I get in the studio together, expect a barrage of political lyrics and catchy beats. The MCs’ new album sounds like a love child of DJ Shadow and Mos Def. The voice of Zion and beats of Amp Live have always been a good combo, as proved on the duo’s last album “True and Liv’in,” but when you add a The Grouch’s voice, the plot thickens accordingly, with the Zion’s high-pitched voice providing a yin to The Grouch’s gruff yang. Go straight to the second track, “Hit ‘em,” and confirm your suspicions that this album was worth your money (or bandwidth). The beat is infectious to the point of delirium, and with a simple hook followed by quick lyrics, this is definitely a track to nod your head to. All the beats on the album are peppered with strings and horns, which makes a very interesting listen and will you keep you engaged the whole way through. Still, the album seems a bit bumpy at times: Zion’s a better rapper than the grouch, and a better lyricist. It shows.
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No doubt. passed me by till I heard Hit Em’ on Madden 08. ain’t looked back on the Zion/Grouch combo
zion better than grouch…lets be serious…stupid comment, their way too different and original in their own styles to say one is better than the other….and for you to say it shows the grouch is worse than zion on the album just shows that your hip hop headness is missing some screws…grouch on a track such as giventake or everafter…cant be compared to zion on boop bip or trippin’…way too different and dope….grouch i s the beat,,,zion catches it and gets ahead of it…too different