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Shadow Boxing (Deluxe Edition)

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Download links and information about Shadow Boxing (Deluxe Edition) by Zion I. This album was released in 2013 and it belongs to Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Jazz, Drum & Bass, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Bop genres. It contains 16 tracks with total duration of 58:46 minutes.

Artist: Zion I
Release date: 2013
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Jazz, Drum & Bass, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Bop
Tracks: 16
Duration: 58:46
Buy on iTunes $9.99

Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. ShadowBoxing 2:39
2. Float 4:14
3. Human Being 3:48
4. Joe Frazzzier 6:23
5. Life's Work (feat. Goapele) 3:42
6. Buck Em 3:35
7. We Don't (feat. The Grouch & Eligh) 3:49
8. Take Knowledge 3:12
9. Rockin On 3:43
10. Trapped Out (feat. D.U.S.T.) 3:49
11. Sex Wax (feat. Collie Buddz) 2:57
12. Re-Load 4:37
13. Gusto (feat. Mike G & A1) 4:31
14. Whydays 2:10
15. Anymore 3:12
16. Human Being (BassNectar Edit) 2:25

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Zion I is a Bay Area hip-hop duo comprised of MC Zumbi and producer Amp Live. Their previous work has tended to focus on live instruments, but on Shadow Boxing they dive deep into an electronic space, enlisting the help of such producers as Bassnectar, Traxamillion, and DexBeats as well as guest rappers like Goapele and Collie Buddz. "This is an album about metaphorical kicks and throws at oneself," says Zumbi, "looking inward at the shadow self, and seeking awareness in the darkness of one's own psyche." If that sounds suspiciously like twaddle, don't worry about it: Zumbi is much more coherent when he's rapping, and his flow is razor-sharp and absolutely disciplined. Even more importantly, the beats are consistently world-class: Bassnectar is in top form on the acid-funk banger "Human Being," while "Sex Wax" features some wonderful dancehall toasting from Collie Buddz and "We Don't" brings Zion I's Bay Area compadres Grouch and Eligh on board for some tag-team rapping. One or two tracks hit less hard than the others, but in each of those cases it's because Zion I took a risk and it didn't quite pay off — and the willingness to take musical risks is one that needs to be encouraged in today's hip-hop world. Most of the tracks on this album succeed wildly and completely.