Break a Dawn

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Break a Dawn
Breakadawn.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 13, 2006 (2006-06-13)
Genre Hip hop
Length42:52
Label
  • Live Up Records
  • Handcuts Records
Producer Amp Live
Zion I chronology
True & Livin'
(2005)
Break a Dawn
(2006)
The Takeover
(2009)
Singles from Break a Dawn
  1. "Act Right" / "Target Practice"
    Released: 2006

Break a Dawn is a studio album by Zion I. It was released by Live Up Records and Handcuts Records in 2006.

Zion I American hip hop duo

Zion I is an American hip hop project founded by Baba Zumbi. K-Genius and Amp Live were the project's members.

Contents

Imran Khan of PopMatters wrote, "Break a Dawn traded on the strut of '70s funk, adding some summery spring to the cool, turntablist swings." [1]

PopMatters is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater, visual arts, travel, and the Internet.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rebel Intro"0:41
2."Act Right" (featuring Ms. Marianna)2:51
3."Target Practice" (featuring Deuce Eclipse and D.U.S.T.)3:32
4."Count It Down" (featuring Raashan Ahmad)3:42
5."My Life"3:31
6."Understanding"4:16
7."Beat Aquariouns"2:07
8."Lets Go"2:07
9."Oxygen"3:02
10."Heavens Gate"2:23
11."One"3:29
12."Live 4 Today"3:27
13."Yes Yes" (featuring Lyrics Born and Gift of Gab)4:39
14."Borderline"4:15

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Lyrics Born Asian-American rapper

Tsutomu "Tom" Shimura, better known by his stage name Lyrics Born, is a Japanese-American rapper and producer. He is one half of the duo Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.

Gift of Gab (rapper) American rapper

Timothy Jerome Parker, better known by his stage name Gift of Gab, is an American rapper best known for performing in the Bay Area hip hop duo Blackalicious along with DJ Chief Xcel. He is also a member of Quannum Projects, a Bay Area hip hop crew and record label, and has performed and recorded as a solo artist.

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References

  1. Khan, Imran (March 29, 2018). "Keeping an 'I' on the Prize: An Interview with Zumbi of Zion I". PopMatters . Retrieved September 4, 2019.