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"Hit 'Em" is Making Some Waves...
Posted on January 31, 2007 2:15 AM
Every now and then, some backpacker artist and someone from the other end of the track get together and make some music; sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t. This is one of those cases where it works.
Zion I have been making waves on the underground scene for over a decade now, and the same can be said of The Grouch and his crew, Living legends. For those who don’t know by now, Grouch and Zion I teamed up to drop Heroes In The City Of Dope towards the end of 2006, which turned out to be a pretty decent album.
While two of the three guest spots on the album were from artists you’d expect to see on a Zion I album or on a Grouch album- those artists being Esthero and Jurassic 5’s Chali2na -the third guest spot most likely drew some confused looks from at least a few backpackers. And that artist is Mistah Fab.
While Fab has been getting his fair share of shine lately, he’s also been getting a good amount of negative publicity in recent times. Some of that has been due to his decision to champion the hyphy movement with such bravado, when a good portion of hip hop fans across the nation have a negative feelings towards the genre due to the whole ignorant vibe a lot of people associate with hyphy.
Nonetheless, Fab’scurrently one of the bigger stars to come out the bay, and it’s definitely a good look to have him on the album, In fact, it’s questionable as to whether or not the single would even be getting spins on the radio without Fab’s verse on there. Not only that, but his verse doesn’t sound out of place alongside the verses of two other Oakland emcees, even if their verses are just a bit more lyrical.
Zion I and Grouch have put in a lot of work up to this point, and have even dropped a couple of classic songs together (“Silly Putty” and “Flow”) before recording this album. Their music is a lot different than a lot of the stuff that’s been blowing up out of the Bay Area recently, and it’d be great if some of the hype off of this song and their new album led to people checking out some of their older stuff. Although a few of you might have heard this track already, some of you may not have, and the video is fairly new so check it out.
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Can't really say that I've heard of these guys, save for Mistah Fab. Ain't really got a problem with it though. Collabos are good for hip-hop; it encourages the newer emcees to be more innovative, think outside of the "norm" box, and step thier game up lyrically so they won't get blown out on the track. Nothing wrong with that IMHO.
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I'm from the Bay and I Luv hyphy music. Just the music, and I like it for what it is party go dumb music. It's refreshing to see Mr.Fab under a new light and not hollin' all that "thizz world" non-sense. (dude don't even do drugs)
Zion I have been puttin' it down for years in the Bay it would be nice to see them get some shine so all the other coast who really not feelin' the hyphy movement can recognize that there is alot more depth in the Bay other than hyphy.
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Ahhhhhhh nice my nigga! Thanks for putting Zion I and the Grouch (& Eli) on the SOHH map. I love my mainstream niggas but I'm underground hip hop at heart. They keep it moving.
Good video and dope track.
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The west coast underground over the past decade has always been pretty hot. I mean Dialated, jurassic, planet Asia, S.O.B. etc. All very tight. I always thought the next big rap act would've came from that era. Zion I is aiight. I don't think he's as talented as some of the katz I mentioned but he gets love. I waiting on the Strong Arm Steady.
That new Heroes CD was easily top 5 West Coast if not national CD of the year. Props for giving some good recognition to a couple of the most underrated artists in the game.
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Yes Beantown is mos def in the house!!!
The world may not know it yet but, MA (Mass) got next in this hiphop game believe that......... G.E.D (Grind Every Day) productions is in here baby.....ooooh and the video and song is hot......ONE!
never got around to checking out that album, but I like the few songs I've heard from it.
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WoW. Everything I've heard from Mister FAB has been G-A-R-B-A-G-E, but that was pretty dope. If he dropped an album with tracks like that, and some hyphy shit it'd be cool. Not everyone can do both,get critical acclaim, and drop the "hot" song of the moment. I think that's why people say Jay is the best, when their are several dudes that are way better. I might have to check for FAB more now. I mos definately gotta check for that heroes album also.
wass good rogue?? yea me myself, i'm from da bay.. EAST OAKLAND, murda dubz babii, and u really aint gon get dis hyphy shit if u aint frum here u feal? one hunned cuzz. if u aint into shakin yo dredz and lettin yo body go, then dont even attempt to listennin to our music cuzz. i mean, its an alternative to shootin up nigguhz, u feal me? cuz at one time oakland cali was da murda capitol, and since we gotinto dis hyphy shit, we ben doin a lil bit better, we alwayz gon be roudy, but shakin our dredz letz us get out our frustration, instead a killin our selves up az people u dig?
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