Deep Water Slang V2.0

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Deep Water Slang V2.0
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Studio album by
Zion I
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)
Genre Hip hop
Length62:00
Label Raptivism Records
Producer 418 Hz Productionz
Zion I chronology
Mind over Matter
(2000)		Deep Water Slang V2.0
(2003)		 True & Livin'
(2005)
Singles from Deep Water Slang V2.0
  1. "Boom Bip"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Cheeba Cheeba"
    Released: 2002
  3. "The Drill"
    Released: 2003

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]

Zion I American hip hop duo

Zion I is an American hip hop duo from Oakland, California. It consists of Baba Zumbi.

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Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly A− [3]

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]

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Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Pep Love is a hip hop artist and a member of the Oakland, California-based hip hop collective Hieroglyphics.

Corey Scoffern, better known by his stage name The Grouch, is an American rapper and producer currently based in Maui, Hawaii but grew up and spent most of his time in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a founding member of Living Legends, an underground hip hop collective based in Los Angeles, California.

Goapele American soul and R&B singer-songwriter

Goapele Mohlabane, is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Her name means to move forward in Setswana, a Southern African language.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [1] 49

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References

  1. 1 2 "Zion I Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Thill, Scott. "Deep Water Slang V2.0 - Zion I". AllMusic . Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Drumming, Neil (February 21, 2003). "Deep Water Slang v2.0". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (January 1, 2006). "Zion I Deep Water Slang V2.0". Exclaim! . Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (February 26, 2003). "Zion I: Deep Water Slang 2.0". The A.V. Club . Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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