2003 studio album by Zion I
Deep Water Slang V2.0 is a studio album by Zion I . It was released by Raptivism Records in 2003. It peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[1]
Critical reception [ edit ] Scott Thill of AllMusic gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, writing, "This Berkeley-based (big ups, Cal Bears!) underground hip-hop duo's sophomore effort is chock-full of their usual lyrical hooks and flows, but as with much product released by those looking to make their way in the bling-bling marketplace, it suffers somewhat in the production department."[2] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! wrote, "Even now, when people are becoming more open to experimentation in hip-hop, it's rare to see such a diverse album still easily identified as hip-hop."[4] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club praised "a heightened sense of political consciousness."[5]
Track listing [ edit ] Title 1. "Jahmbo" 0:34 2. "The Drill" 3:09 3. "Warriors Dance" (featuring Pep Love ) 3:41 4. "Finger Paint" (featuring Susie Suh and Dust) 4:31 5. "Kharma" 4:06 6. "Flow" (featuring The Grouch ) 5:25 7. "A.E.I.O.U." 3:27 8. "Deepwaterslang" 1:12 9. "Cheeba Cheeba" (featuring Aceyalone ) 2:49 10. "Kick Snare" (featuring Dust and Deuce Eclipse) 2:34 11. "Sorry" 5:13 12. "Le, Le, Le" 4:03 13. "Boom Bip" (featuring Goapele ) 4:20 14. "Mind Blow" 4:38 15. "Dune" 3:32 16. "One More Thing" (featuring Susie Suh; bonus track) 3:41 17. "The End" (bonus track) 3:55
Personnel [ edit ] Credits adapted from liner notes.
Zion (Zion I) – vocals, berimbau (12), flute (15) 418 Hz Productionz (Zion I) – production DJ Fuze – turntables (1) Queen Jahneen – vocals (1) Tef the Traktitioner – co-production (2), keyboards (2) DJ J-Period – turntables (2, 5) Pep Love – vocals (3) Jog9 – vocals (3, 9) Susie Suh – vocals (4, 5) Dust – vocals (4, 12) B'nai Rebelsfront – guitar (4) Errol Cooney – guitar (4) Vernon Hall – bass guitar (4) Josh Jones – drums (4) Deuce Eclipse – vocals (5, 12) The Grouch – vocals (6) Goapele – vocals (6, 11, 13) Ajai Jackson – piano (6), electric piano (6), string arrangement (11) Steve Hogan – upright bass (6) Max MacVeety – drums (6) Vin Roc – turntables (6, 9, 14) Mike Tiger – synthesizer (7), guitar (14) Paris King – guitar (8) Aceyalone – vocals (9) Martin Luther – vocals (9) Killa Kela – human beatbox (10) DJ D-Sharp – turntables (10) Robert Thompson – violin (10) Quincy Griffin – flute (11) Betsy London – viola (11) Jeff Watson – cello (11) Willie Maze – turntables (12) Blak Lion – guitar (13) Jason Moss – mixing Justin Weis – mastering Theo Rodrigues – art direction, layout Martin Aranuado – art direction, layout Victor J. Brunetti – additional layout Robin Twomey – photography References [ edit ] ^ a b "Zion I Chart History (Independent Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 3, 2019. ^ a b Thill, Scott. "Deep Water Slang V2.0 - Zion I" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 3, 2019 . ^ Drumming, Neil (February 21, 2003). "Deep Water Slang v2.0" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 3, 2019 . ^ Quinlan, Thomas (January 1, 2006). "Zion I Deep Water Slang V2.0" . Exclaim! . Retrieved September 3, 2019 . ^ Rabin, Nathan (February 26, 2003). "Zion I: Deep Water Slang 2.0" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved September 3, 2019 . External links [ edit ]
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