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2003 studio album by Zion I
Deep Water Slang V2.0
Released February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18 )
Genre
Hip hop Length 62 :00
Label Raptivism Records
Producer
418 Hz Productionz
"Boom Bip" Released: 2001
"Cheeba Cheeba" Released: 2002
"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]
Critical reception
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
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
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
Charts
References
^
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
Studio albums Collaborative albums Mixtapes/Compilations EPs