After signing with independent label Ground Control Records, the duo released their debut single "Inner Light" in 1998, along with their debut EP Starship. In 1999, they released their next single "Critical" featuring Planet Asia, and another EP, Chapter 4. Their debut album Mind Over Matter finally surfaced in 2000. The effort was one of the most critically acclaimed underground albums of the year, and was nominated for Independent Album of the Year by The Source Magazine. AmpLive's futuristic production techniques and Zumbi's strong and substantial lyrical content were a major hit with underground Hip Hop fans.
Zion I recorded a second album titled Deep Water Slang, set for release in 2002, but their label went under and the album disappeared. They prepared a second version, Deep Water Slang V2.0, which was released in early 2003. Music videos were shot for the songs "The Drill", "Finger Paint", "Boom Bip" and "Le Le Le", giving them the most exposure of their career. Zion I started their own record label, Live Up Records, in 2003, and released a mixtape titled Curb Servin. In 2004, the duo released a compilation titled Politicks, and another mixtape, Family Business, which served as a prelude to their anticipated third album. They were featured along with Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Haiku D'Etat on the CD/DVD Calicomm 2004.
True & Livin' was released in early 2005, featuring guest appearances from popular underground artists like Talib Kweli, Aesop Rock, Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Gift of Gab. The album featured the single "The Bay," became a West Coast/College Radio hit, and featured a music video. The remix of "The Bay" earned the group its first significant commercial radio play in the San Francisco Bay area. The remix, and later projects, represent a concerted effort to reach hyphy audiences, by collaborating with artists such as Turf Talk, San Quinn, and Mistah F.A.B..
The duo's fifth album is a collaboration project with Living Legends member The Grouch, titled Heroes in the City of Dope, and was released on October 10, 2006. This fifth album was again highly critically acclaimed, and gained the talented band more artistic respect.
Their song "Spinning" was included in the soundtrack of the movie Grandma's Boy.
Zion I's song "Go Hard" was the feature song in popular video game NBA Live 10.
DJ DJ
Zion I Lyrics
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好听dj舞曲尽在我的宝盒
dj舞曲简介
dj舞曲是在Disco里播放的音乐
discotheque的简称 原意为唱片舞会
起先是指黑人在夜总会按录音跳舞的音乐
70年代实际上成了对任何时新的舞蹈音乐的统称
与摇滚相比，
DJ全称Disco jockey可以理解成DISCO舞厅的司仪或唱片骑士
在八十年代初 DJ们还不会充分发挥唱机的优点 只是机械的操作
到了八十年代末期 不知谁发明了一种叫做scratching records的玩法
把DISCO推向了它第一个高潮
之后 DISCO在卡拉OK出现的强力冲撞之下消沉了数年
在95、96年又以讯雷不及掩耳之势再次席卷世界 它又回来了
现在是DISCO以及DJ的全盛时期
各种新风格的音乐层出不穷 搓碟的手法越来越不可思议
DJ这两个字已经代表了最新、最劲、最毒、最HIGH的Muisc
The lyrics of Zion I's song DJ DJ are not in English, but in Mandarin. The song talks about a music box that plays various dance tracks by DJ. It explains briefly what DJ music is, which is music played at Discos or Discotheques, with a strong and consistent 4/4 beat, simple lyrics and melody. The song also explains that DJ is short for Disco Jockey, which refers to the emcee or the person in charge of the music at these Discos. The song also mentions that scratching the records became popular in the 1980s and contributed to DJ's rise in popularity. The song ends by saying that now DJ represents the newest, strongest, most potent and most exhilarating music.
Despite the fact that the lyrics of DJ DJ are in Mandarin, the message behind the song is universal. Anyone who loves and appreciates music can understand the significance of DJ and Dance music. The song shows how DJ and Disco music has greatly evolved over the years and how it remains a dominant music genre up to this day. The song also pays tribute to DJs because they are the ones who make the dance floor come alive.
Line by Line Meaning
欢迎使用酷我音乐盒
Welcome to the Cool Me Music Box
好听dj舞曲尽在我的宝盒
All the good DJ dance music is in my treasure box
dj舞曲简介
Introduction to DJ dance music
dj舞曲是在Disco里播放的音乐
DJ dance music is played in disco
discotheque的简称 原意为唱片舞会
The abbreviation of a discotheque originally means a dance party with records
起先是指黑人在夜总会按录音跳舞的音乐
Initially, it referred to the music that African Americans danced to in nightclubs with recorded music
70年代实际上成了对任何时新的舞蹈音乐的统称
In fact, it became a general term for any new dance music in the 1970s
与摇滚相比，
它的特点是强劲的、不分轻重的、像节拍器一样作响的4/4拍子，歌词和曲调简单
Compared with rock, it is characterized by strong and undifferentiated, sounding like a metronome with a 4/4 beat, simple lyrics and tunes
DJ全称Disco jockey可以理解成DISCO舞厅的司仪或唱片骑士
The full name of DJ is Disco Jockey, which can be understood as the emcee or music rider of a disco hall
在八十年代初 DJ们还不会充分发挥唱机的优点 只是机械的操作
In the early 1980s, DJs did not fully exploit the advantages of turntables and only mechanically operated them
到了八十年代末期 不知谁发明了一种叫做scratching records的玩法
By the late 1980s, someone invented a technique called scratching records
把DISCO推向了它第一个高潮
It propelled disco to its first peak
之后 DISCO在卡拉OK出现的强力冲撞之下消沉了数年
After that, disco declined for several years under the strong impact of karaoke
在95、96年又以讯雷不及掩耳之势再次席卷世界 它又回来了
In 1995 and 1996, it came back with a bang and swept the world
现在是DISCO以及DJ的全盛时期
Now is the heyday of disco and DJ
各种新风格的音乐层出不穷 搓碟的手法越来越不可思议
All kinds of new music styles emerge one after another, and the techniques of DJing are becoming more and more incredible
DJ这两个字已经代表了最新、最劲、最毒、最HIGH的Muisc
The two words DJ already represent the newest, strongest, most toxic, highest music
Contributed by Vivian S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.