Spiffy New Zion I

Yay Area hip-hop duo Zion I just dropped a supa-dope record Atomic Clock yesterday, and it's a bumpin' one.  There's a lot more growth on this record, with AmpLive mixing up more diversely influenced beats, and Zumbi blastin' off his usual calculated flow that never gets boring.  Be sure to peep their collabs with Seattle MC Macklemore and Rebelution (fuh-ree at their website).

Rep it, you will.

Zion I and the Grouch- "One"

Brand new banger begat by Bay Area's best. Hyphy hometown heroes now championed by Hal. I tried to make the rest of this post alliterative but fuck that shit. I've been bumping "Hit 'Em," their collabo with the delightful Mistah F.A.B. and they've reloaded with this cut, a baby from Justice and Graduation-era Kanye with hard-yet-thoughtful musings on top. These dudes have been putting out records since '97, and I think this is their year to break out of Norcal, thizzing the whole way through. After all, the joint is featured on Step Up 3. Who said hyphy was dead?

For: ghostriders, whips, ghostriders with whips, scrapers, people who like to be told when to go DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB etc.

Zion I and the Grouch- "One"