Vulvodynia's vocalist, Zion Bittenbender, is accused of sexual assault by an anonymous woman who claims to be his former ...
Zumbi, born Steve Gaines, made up half of the Oakland duo Zion I, who were stalwarts of the Bay Area hip-hop scene for decades. Zumbi died at 49 and what follows is an appreciation of his art and ...
Oakland rap crew Zion I delivers MC Zumbi's deliberative rhymes over revved-up soul and spastic scraper beats engineered by AmpLive. The pair takes a generous view of technology's role in creating and ...
There are very few people who may honestly be referred to as “national treasures” — someone whose contributions are not to one or another group within our community, but to all of us together: old and ...
Prior to the end of last month, it’d been almost four years since Lupe Fiasco released an album. His last project came back in 2018 with Drogas Wave. That project arrived with 24 songs and multiple ...
It’s the chorus from the new song “State of Freedom,” by Joshua David Washington — JoDavi — from his latest full-length album, “Zion.” The verses of the song are based on Elazar ben Yair’s final ...
“This system does not work for us, so we must take this system over.” The statement of intent that opens Zion I's new album rings true both politically and musically. Since their 2000 debut, producer ...