Heroes in the City of Dope

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Heroes in the City of Dope
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Studio album by
Zion I & The Grouch
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
Genre Hip hop
Length50:49
Label Om Records
Producer Amp Live, Eligh, Headnodic, The Grouch
Zion I & The Grouch chronology
Heroes in the City of Dope
(2006)		 Heroes in the Healing of the Nation
(2011)
Singles from Heroes in the City of Dope
  1. "Hit 'Em"
    Released: 2006 (2006)
  2. "Lift Me Up"
    Released: 2007 (2007)

Heroes in the City of Dope is the first collaborative studio album by Zion I and The Grouch. It was released on Om Records on October 10, 2006. It peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, [1] as well as number 34 on the Independent Albums chart. [2]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop 3.5/5 [3]
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Exclaim! favorable [5]
MVRemix8.5/10 [6]
Prefix7.0/10 [7]
RapReviews.com8/10 [8]
SF Weekly favorable [9]

Kevin Jones of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, saying: "With no shortness of inspiration, Zion I and the Grouch ensure that not a minute of this record goes to waste, matching engaging auditory pleasure with words that actually amount to something." [5] Marisa Brown of AllMusic called it "partially introspection, partially consciousness, and partially hyphy-inspired dance music." [4] Eric K. Arnold of East Bay Express wrote: "This collaborative effort presented an alternate view of Bay Area rap, one more concerned with quality-of-life issues than grill-pieces and rims." [10]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Noon Time" Amp Live 1:01
2."Hit 'Em" (featuring Mistah F.A.B.)Amp Live3:37
3."Lift Me Up" Eligh 2:54
4."Trains & Planes"Headnodic4:19
5."Current Affairs"Amp Live2:43
6."Too Much" (featuring Chali 2na)Amp Live3:30
7."Faint of Heart"Amp Live3:33
8."Make U Fly" (featuring Esthero)Amp Live3:44
9."Smack" (featuring DJ Platurn)Amp Live3:37
10."Open the Door" The Grouch 3:19
11."Trigger"Amp Live3:36
12."Digital Dirt"Amp Live5:21
13."10 Fingers, 10 Toes, 10 lbs, 10 oz" (featuring Deuce Eclipse)Amp Live4:24
14."Hero"Amp Live1:28
15."Bad Lands"Amp Live3:36

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [1] 29
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [2] 34

References

  1. 1 2 "Zion I The Grouch Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Zion I The Grouch Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ Iandoli, Kathy (October 8, 2006). "Heroes In The City Of Dope". AllHipHop . Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Brown, Marisa. "Zion I - Zion I & the Grouch Are Heroes in the City of Dope". AllMusic . Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Jones, Kevin (February 25, 2007). "Zion I & The Grouch - Heroes In The City Of Dope". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ Pulikkaseril, Cibby (2006). "Zion I and The Grouch - Heroes in the City of Dope". MVRemix. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ Solomon, Eric (October 30, 2006). "Zion I and The Grouch - Heroes in the City of Dope". Prefix. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Kim, Susan (December 19, 2006). "Zion I & The Grouch :: Heroes in the City of Dope". RapReviews.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ Arnold, Eric K. (October 18, 2006). "Zion-I & the Grouch - Heroes in the City of Dope (Om Hip-Hop)". SF Weekly . Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Arnold, Eric K. (December 27, 2006). "Close 2 tha Edge: Year in Review". East Bay Express . Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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