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| years_active = 1996–2021
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| label = {{hlist|Ground Control|Raptivism|Live Up|Gold Dust}}
| label = {{hlist|Ground Control|Raptivism|Live Up|Gold Dust}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[The Grouch (rapper)|The Grouch]]|[[Eligh]]}}
| website = {{URL|www.zionicrew.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.zionicrew.com}}
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* [[AmpLive|Amp Live]]
* [[AmpLive|Amp Live]]
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'''Zion I''' was an American hip hop project founded by [[Rapping|MC]] and [[Record producer|producer]] '''Baba Zumbi''' (real name Stephen Gaines) in Oakland, California.<ref name=eastbayexpress2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-reawakening-of-zion-is-baba-zumbi/Content?oid=13674336|title=The Reawakening of Zion I's Baba Zumbi|work=[[East Bay Express]]|first=Matt St.|last=John|date=February 28, 2018|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref> K-Genius and [[Amp Live]] were also project members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfweekly.com/music/changing-the-true-school/|title=Changing the True School|work=[[SF Weekly]]|first=Darren|last=Keast|date=June 14, 2000|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref>
'''Zion I''' was an American [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] project founded by [[Rapping|MC]] and [[Record producer|producer]] '''Baba Zumbi''' (real name Stephen Gaines) in Oakland, California.<ref name=eastbayexpress2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-reawakening-of-zion-is-baba-zumbi/Content?oid=13674336|title=The Reawakening of Zion I's Baba Zumbi|work=[[East Bay Express]]|first=Matt St.|last=John|date=February 28, 2018|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref> K-Genius and [[Amp Live]] were also project members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfweekly.com/music/changing-the-true-school/|title=Changing the True School|work=[[SF Weekly]]|first=Darren|last=Keast|date=June 14, 2000|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Originally formed as a group, Zion I released the debut studio album, ''[[Mind over Matter (Zion I album)|Mind over Matter]]'', in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/zion-i-fully-embraces-the-edm-craze/Content?oid=3372008|title=Zion I Fully Embraces the EDM Craze|work=[[East Bay Express]]|first=Whitney|last=Phaneuf|date=October 24, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref> It was nominated for "Independent Album of the Year" by ''[[The Source]]''.<ref name=popmatters2005/> ''[[Deep Water Slang V2.0]]'' was released in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,422817,00.html|title=Deep Water Slang v2.0 (2003) - Zion I|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Neil|last=Drumming|date=February 21, 2003|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023021434/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,422817,00.html|archive-date=October 23, 2014}}</ref>
Originally formed as a group, Zion I released the debut studio album, ''[[Mind over Matter (Zion I album)|Mind over Matter]]'', in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/zion-i-fully-embraces-the-edm-craze/Content?oid=3372008|title=Zion I Fully Embraces the EDM Craze|work=[[East Bay Express]]|first=Whitney|last=Phaneuf|date=October 24, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref> It was nominated for "Independent Album of the Year" by ''[[The Source]]''.<ref name=popmatters2005/> ''[[Deep Water Slang V2.0]]'' was released in 2003.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,422817,00.html|title=Deep Water Slang v2.0 (2003) – Zion I|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Neil|last=Drumming|date=February 21, 2003|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023021434/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,422817,00.html|archive-date=October 23, 2014}}</ref>


In 2005, Zion I released ''[[True & Livin']]''.<ref name=popmatters2005>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/zion1-true-2496121232.html|title=Zion I: True & Livin'|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Stefan|last=Braidwood|date=May 11, 2005|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref> It featured guest appearances from [[Gift of Gab (rapper)|Gift of Gab]], [[Talib Kweli]], and [[Aesop Rock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/wonder-twins/Content?oid=21359|title=Wonder Twins|work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|first=Charles|last=Mudede|date=May 18, 2005|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref>
In 2005, Zion I released ''[[True & Livin']]''.<ref name=popmatters2005>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/zion1-true-2496121232.html|title=Zion I: True & Livin'|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Stefan|last=Braidwood|date=May 11, 2005|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref> It featured guest appearances from [[Gift of Gab (rapper)|Gift of Gab]], [[Talib Kweli]], and [[Aesop Rock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/wonder-twins/Content?oid=21359|title=Wonder Twins|work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|first=Charles|last=Mudede|date=May 18, 2005|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref>
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''[[Heroes in the City of Dope]]'', the first collaborative album with [[The Grouch (rapper)|The Grouch]], was released in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/zion-i-the-grouch-are-heroes-in-the-city-of-dope-mw0000550299|title=Zion I & the Grouch Are Heroes in the City of Dope|work=[[AllMusic]]|first=Marisa|last=Brown|access-date=August 6, 2014}}</ref> In 2009, Zion I released ''[[The Takeover (Zion I album)|The Takeover]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/69626-zion-i-the-take-over-2496067837.html|title=Zion I: The Take Over|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=David|last=Berry|date=February 1, 2009|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref>
''[[Heroes in the City of Dope]]'', the first collaborative album with [[The Grouch (rapper)|The Grouch]], was released in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/zion-i-the-grouch-are-heroes-in-the-city-of-dope-mw0000550299|title=Zion I & the Grouch Are Heroes in the City of Dope|work=[[AllMusic]]|first=Marisa|last=Brown|access-date=August 6, 2014}}</ref> In 2009, Zion I released ''[[The Takeover (Zion I album)|The Takeover]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/69626-zion-i-the-take-over-2496067837.html|title=Zion I: The Take Over|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=David|last=Berry|date=February 1, 2009|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref>


In 2010, Zion I released ''[[Atomic Clock (Zion I album)|Atomic Clock]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/135277-zion-i-atomic-clock-2496094440.html|title=Zion I: Atomic Clock|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=David|last=Maine|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Heroes in the Healing of the Nation]]'', the second collaborative studio album with The Grouch, was released in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/120163-zion-i-and-the-grouch-heroes-in-the-healing-of-the/|title=Zion I & the Grouch - Heroes In the Healing of the Nation|work=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]|first=Chris|last=Faraone|date=May 6, 2011|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424083455/http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/120163-zion-i-and-the-grouch-heroes-in-the-healing-of-the/|archive-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> In 2012, Zion I released ''[[Shadowboxing (album)|Shadowboxing]]'', which was included on ''[[SF Weekly]]''{{'}}s "10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/12/21/the-10-best-bay-area-hip-hop-records-of-2012|title=The 10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012|work=[[SF Weekly]]|first=Tamara|last=Palmer|date=December 21, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130055/http://www.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/12/21/the-10-best-bay-area-hip-hop-records-of-2012|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>
In 2010, Zion I released ''[[Atomic Clock (Zion I album)|Atomic Clock]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/135277-zion-i-atomic-clock-2496094440.html|title=Zion I: Atomic Clock|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=David|last=Maine|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Heroes in the Healing of the Nation]]'', the second collaborative studio album with The Grouch, was released in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/120163-zion-i-and-the-grouch-heroes-in-the-healing-of-the/|title=Zion I & the Grouch – Heroes In the Healing of the Nation|work=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]|first=Chris|last=Faraone|date=May 6, 2011|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424083455/http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/120163-zion-i-and-the-grouch-heroes-in-the-healing-of-the/|archive-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> In 2012, Zion I released ''[[Shadowboxing (album)|Shadowboxing]]'', which was included on ''[[SF Weekly]]''{{'}}s "10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/12/21/the-10-best-bay-area-hip-hop-records-of-2012|title=The 10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012|work=[[SF Weekly]]|first=Tamara|last=Palmer|date=December 21, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130055/http://www.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/12/21/the-10-best-bay-area-hip-hop-records-of-2012|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>


In 2015, Amp Live left the group, and Zion I became Baba Zumbi's one-man project.<ref name=eastbayexpress2018/>
In 2015, Amp Live left the group, and Zion I became Baba Zumbi's one-man project.<ref name=eastbayexpress2018/>


In 2016, Zion I released ''The Labyrinth'', their first studio album not to include Amp Live.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/04/17/zion-i-wake-up-video-premiere-the-labyrinth|title=Zion I’s "Wake Up!" Video Is A Call To Action|work=[[The Fader]]|first=Ben|last=Dandridge-Lemco|date=April 17, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref>
In 2016, Zion I released ''The Labyrinth'', their first studio album not to include Amp Live.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/04/17/zion-i-wake-up-video-premiere-the-labyrinth|title=Zion I's "Wake Up!" Video Is A Call To Action|work=[[The Fader]]|first=Ben|last=Dandridge-Lemco|date=April 17, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref>


==Death of Stephen “Baba Zumbi” Gaines==
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On August 13, 2021, Zumbi died at the age of 49 after being hospitalized with [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Kershaw |last=St. Jawnson |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/bay-area-mourns-as-reports-say-baba-zumbi-of-zion-i-dies-of-covid-19/ |title=Bay Area Mourns as Reports Say Baba Zumbi of Zion I Dies of COVID-19 |website=All HipHop |date=August 14, 2021 |access-date=August 15, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mallory |last=Moench |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Police-investigating-death-of-well-known-Bay-Area-16388574.php |title=Bay Area rapper Zumbi dies at a Berkeley hospital. Fans are grieving and police investigating |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=August 15, 2021 }}</ref>
On August 12, 2021, Gaines checked himself into the [[Alta Bates Summit Medical Center]] for a mental health examination.<ref name="Gartrell2022">{{cite news |last1=Gartrell |first1=Nate |title=Exclusive: Zion I rapper Zumbi's death ruled a homicide, but no criminal charges filed |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/30/exclusive-zion-i-rapper-zumbis-death-ruled-a-homicide-but-no-criminal-charges-will-be-filed/ |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=The Mercury News |publisher=Bay Area News Group |date=30 September 2022}}</ref> He had reportedly also contracted [[COVID-19]] roughly three weeks prior.<ref name="Gartrell2022" />
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On August 13, 2021, he died of initially unknown causes at the age of 48.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kershaw |last=St. Jawnson |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/bay-area-mourns-as-reports-say-baba-zumbi-of-zion-i-dies-of-covid-19/ |title=Bay Area Mourns as Reports Say Baba Zumbi of Zion I Dies of COVID-19 |website=All HipHop |date=August 14, 2021 |access-date=August 15, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mallory |last=Moench |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Police-investigating-death-of-well-known-Bay-Area-16388574.php |title=Bay Area rapper Zumbi dies at a Berkeley hospital. Fans are grieving and police investigating |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=August 15, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mallory |last=Woodrow |url=https://abc7news.com/stephen-gaines-baba-zumbi-bay-area-rapper-hip-hop-artist/10964707/ |title=Family of hip hop artist Stephen 'Baba Zumbi' Gaines hires attorneys to investigate hospital death|newspaper=ABC7 Bay Area |date=August 20, 2021 }}</ref>
On August 20, 2021, the Gaines family announced that they hired attorneys to investigate what they believed was a suspicious death.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mallory |last=Woodrow |url=https://abc7news.com/stephen-gaines-baba-zumbi-bay-area-rapper-hip-hop-artist/10964707/ |title=Family of hip hop artist Stephen 'Baba Zumbi' Gaines hires attorneys to investigate hospital death |newspaper=ABC7 Bay Area |date=August 20, 2021 }}</ref>

In May 2022, the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau finalized a report detailing Gaines's death.<ref name="Gartrell2022" /> According to officers and hospital staff, Gaines experienced a panic attack which involved him chasing hospital staff for fifteen minutes and putting a security officer in a "choke hold." The report stated that Gaines died after being held down by three hospital security guards and handcuffed by officers from the [[Berkeley Police Department]] while unconscious.<ref name="Voynovskaya2022">{{cite web |last1=Voynovskaya |first1=Nastia |title=Criminal Charges in Zumbi Homicide Investigation Still Possible, Family Says |url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/13920004/zumbi-homicide-investigation-criminal-charges |website=KQED |publisher=PBS |access-date=24 May 2023 |date=5 October 2022}}</ref>


==Members==
==Members==
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* ''[[Politicks: Collabs & B-Sides]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Politicks: Collabs & B-Sides]]'' (2004)
* ''Family Business'' (2004)
* ''Family Business'' (2004)
*''The Alpha:1996-2006'' (2006)
*''The Alpha:1996–2006'' (2006)
*''Science of Breath'' (2006)
*''Science of Breath'' (2006)
* ''Street Legends'' (2007)
* ''Street Legends'' (2007)
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===Guest appearances===
===Guest appearances===
* [[Linkin Park]] - "Plc.4 Mie Haed" from ''[[Reanimation (Linkin Park album)|Reanimation]]'' (2002)
* [[Linkin Park]] – "Plc.4 Mie Haed" from ''[[Reanimation (Linkin Park album)|Reanimation]]'' (2002)
* The Planets - "Can't Stop" from ''The Opening'' (2002)
* The Planets – "Can't Stop" from ''The Opening'' (2002)
* Triple Threat - "Hit 'Em Off" from ''Many Styles'' (2003)
* Triple Threat – "Hit 'Em Off" from ''Many Styles'' (2003)
* [[Goapele]] - "The Daze" from ''[[Even Closer]]'' (2004)
* [[Goapele]] – "The Daze" from ''[[Even Closer]]'' (2004)
* Relic - "Trust Yourself" from ''Note to Self'' (2004)
* Relic – "Trust Yourself" from ''Note to Self'' (2004)
* Rico Pabón - "Pa 'Fuera" from ''Louder Than Fiction'' (2006)
* Rico Pabón – "Pa 'Fuera" from ''Louder Than Fiction'' (2006)
* [[Ty (rapper)|Ty]] - "Oh!" from ''[[Closer (Ty album)|Closer]]'' (2006)
* [[Ty (rapper)|Ty]] – "Oh!" from ''[[Closer (Ty album)|Closer]]'' (2006)
* DJ Deckstream - "Spread Love" from ''Soundtracks'' (2007)
* DJ Deckstream – "Spread Love" from ''Soundtracks'' (2007)
* Omina - "Keep Move'n" from ''Bust'' (2007)
* Omina – "Keep Move'n" from ''Bust'' (2007)
* [[Crown City Rockers]] - "B-Boy (Remix)" (2007)
* [[Crown City Rockers]] – "B-Boy (Remix)" (2007)
* [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]] - "For Ya Mind" from ''Guru's Jazzmatazz: Back to the Future'' (2008)
* [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]] – "For Ya Mind" from ''Guru's Jazzmatazz: Back to the Future'' (2008)
* [[Ise Lyfe]] - "Thigh Bone" from ''Prince Cometh'' (2008)
* [[Ise Lyfe]] – "Thigh Bone" from ''Prince Cometh'' (2008)
* CLP - "Rockin' Wiz Us" from ''Supercontinental'' (2008)
* CLP – "Rockin' Wiz Us" from ''Supercontinental'' (2008)
* [[The Jacka]] - "Dream" from ''[[Tear Gas (album)|Tear Gas]]'' (2009)
* [[The Jacka]] – "Dream" from ''[[Tear Gas (album)|Tear Gas]]'' (2009)
* Jern Eye - "Get Right" from ''Vision'' (2009)
* Jern Eye – "Get Right" from ''Vision'' (2009)
* Webcam Hi-Fi - "Promised Land" from ''Livity Is My Temple'' (2009)
* Webcam Hi-Fi – "Promised Land" from ''Livity Is My Temple'' (2009)
* [[Bicasso]] - "Party Metroid" from ''Rebel Musiq'' (2009)
* [[Bicasso]] – "Party Metroid" from ''Rebel Musiq'' (2009)
* Pro the Leader & Dopestyle - "Back Wit a Vengence" from ''Hip Hop Depression'' (2010)
* Pro the Leader & Dopestyle – "Back Wit a Vengence" from ''Hip Hop Depression'' (2010)
* Rebelution - "Safe and Sound Remix" from ''Remix EP'' (2011)
* Rebelution – "Safe and Sound Remix" from ''Remix EP'' (2011)
* Minnesota - "Float" from ''Altered States LP'' (2012)
* Minnesota – "Float" from ''Altered States LP'' (2012)
* [[Latyrx]] - "It's Time" from ''[[The Second Album (Latyrx album)|The Second Album]]'' (2013)
* [[Latyrx]] – "It's Time" from ''[[The Second Album (Latyrx album)|The Second Album]]'' (2013)
* [[Matisyahu]] - "Built to Survive" from ''[[Akeda (album)|Akeda]] (2014)
* [[Matisyahu]] – "Built to Survive" from ''[[Akeda (album)|Akeda]] (2014)
* [[Bassnectar]] - "Lost in the Crowd" from ''[[Noise vs. Beauty]]'' (2014)
* [[Bassnectar]] – "Lost in the Crowd" from ''[[Noise vs. Beauty]]'' (2014)
* Unified Highway - "Same Thing Coming" from ''Unified Highway'' (2016)
* Unified Highway – "Same Thing Coming" from ''Unified Highway'' (2016)
* [[Bassnectar]] - "The Antidote" from ''All Colors'' (2020)
* [[Bassnectar]] – "The Antidote" from ''All Colors'' (2020)


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1996 establishments in California]]
[[Category:2021 disestablishments in California]]
[[Category:2021 disestablishments in California]]
[[Category:Hip hop groups from California]]
[[Category:Hip-hop groups from California]]
[[Category:Rappers from Oakland, California]]
[[Category:Rappers from Oakland, California]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Oakland, California]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Oakland, California]]
[[Category:African-American musical groups]]
[[Category:African-American musical groups]]
[[Category:Alternative hip hop groups]]
[[Category:Alternative hip-hop groups]]

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Zion I
Amp Live (left) and Baba Zumbi (right).
Amp Live (left) and Baba Zumbi (right).
Background information
OriginOakland, California, U.S.
GenresAlternative hip hop[1]
Years active1996–2021
Labels
  • Ground Control
  • Raptivism
  • Live Up
  • Gold Dust
Past members
Websitewww.zionicrew.com

Zion I was an American hip hop project founded by MC and producer Baba Zumbi (real name Stephen Gaines) in Oakland, California.[2] K-Genius and Amp Live were also project members.[3]

Career

[edit]

Originally formed as a group, Zion I released the debut studio album, Mind over Matter, in 2000.[4] It was nominated for "Independent Album of the Year" by The Source.[5] Deep Water Slang V2.0 was released in 2003.[6]

In 2005, Zion I released True & Livin'.[5] It featured guest appearances from Gift of Gab, Talib Kweli, and Aesop Rock.[7]

Heroes in the City of Dope, the first collaborative album with The Grouch, was released in 2006.[8] In 2009, Zion I released The Takeover.[9]

In 2010, Zion I released Atomic Clock.[10] Heroes in the Healing of the Nation, the second collaborative studio album with The Grouch, was released in 2011.[11] In 2012, Zion I released Shadowboxing, which was included on SF Weekly's "10 Best Bay Area Hip-Hop Records of 2012" list.[12]

In 2015, Amp Live left the group, and Zion I became Baba Zumbi's one-man project.[2]

In 2016, Zion I released The Labyrinth, their first studio album not to include Amp Live.[13]

Death of Stephen “Baba Zumbi” Gaines

[edit]

On August 12, 2021, Gaines checked himself into the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center for a mental health examination.[14] He had reportedly also contracted COVID-19 roughly three weeks prior.[14] On August 13, 2021, he died of initially unknown causes at the age of 48.[15][16][17] On August 20, 2021, the Gaines family announced that they hired attorneys to investigate what they believed was a suspicious death.[18]

In May 2022, the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau finalized a report detailing Gaines's death.[14] According to officers and hospital staff, Gaines experienced a panic attack which involved him chasing hospital staff for fifteen minutes and putting a security officer in a "choke hold." The report stated that Gaines died after being held down by three hospital security guards and handcuffed by officers from the Berkeley Police Department while unconscious.[19]

Members

[edit]
  • Baba Zumbi – rapper (1996–2021)
  • K-Genius – DJ (2000–2002)
  • Amp Live – producer, DJ (1996–2015)

Discography

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Studio albums

[edit]

Compilation albums

[edit]
  • Curb Servin': The Mixtape Sessions (2003)
  • Politicks: Collabs & B-Sides (2004)
  • Family Business (2004)
  • The Alpha:1996–2006 (2006)
  • Science of Breath (2006)
  • Street Legends (2007)
  • The Search & The Seizure (2008)
  • Bringers of the Dawn (2009)
  • Zion I Sampler (2010)
  • Live at KEXP Vol. 5 (2009)
  • Hella Fresh Fest (2013)
  • The Rapture: Live from Oaklandia (2015)
  • Street Legends Volume 2 (2017)

EPs

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  • Enter the Woods (1997)
  • New Dimensions (1998)
  • Starship (1998)
  • Chapter 4 (1999)
  • The Vapors (2013)
  • The Masters of Ceremony (2014)
  • Libations (2014)
  • The Sun Moon and Stars (2015)
  • Wake Up (2017)

Singles

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  • "Inner Light" (1998)
  • "Critical" b/w "Venus" (1999)
  • "Revolution (B-Boy Anthem)" (2000)
  • "Boom Bip" b/w "Le Le Le" (2001)
  • "Cheeba Cheeba" b/w "Kharma" (2002)
  • "The Drill" b/w "Flow" (2003)
  • "Salt in the Game" b/w "Break Rap" (2005)
  • "Bird's Eye View" b/w "Luv" (2005)
  • "Temperature" b/w "The Bay" (2005)
  • "Act Right" b/w "Target Practice" (2006)
  • "One" b/w "Trippin" (2006)
  • "Hit 'Em" (2006) (with The Grouch)
  • "Lift Me Up" (2007) (with The Grouch)
  • "Count It Down (Nomak Remix)" (2007)
  • "Juicy Juice" (2008)
  • "We Don't Wife 'Em" (2016)
  • "Saving Souls" (2016)
  • "Peace" (2017) (with Locksmith)
  • "End Times" (2020)
  • "2 Eyes" (2021)
  • "Stay Focused" (2021)

Guest appearances

[edit]
  • Linkin Park – "Plc.4 Mie Haed" from Reanimation (2002)
  • The Planets – "Can't Stop" from The Opening (2002)
  • Triple Threat – "Hit 'Em Off" from Many Styles (2003)
  • Goapele – "The Daze" from Even Closer (2004)
  • Relic – "Trust Yourself" from Note to Self (2004)
  • Rico Pabón – "Pa 'Fuera" from Louder Than Fiction (2006)
  • Ty – "Oh!" from Closer (2006)
  • DJ Deckstream – "Spread Love" from Soundtracks (2007)
  • Omina – "Keep Move'n" from Bust (2007)
  • Crown City Rockers – "B-Boy (Remix)" (2007)
  • Guru – "For Ya Mind" from Guru's Jazzmatazz: Back to the Future (2008)
  • Ise Lyfe – "Thigh Bone" from Prince Cometh (2008)
  • CLP – "Rockin' Wiz Us" from Supercontinental (2008)
  • The Jacka – "Dream" from Tear Gas (2009)
  • Jern Eye – "Get Right" from Vision (2009)
  • Webcam Hi-Fi – "Promised Land" from Livity Is My Temple (2009)
  • Bicasso – "Party Metroid" from Rebel Musiq (2009)
  • Pro the Leader & Dopestyle – "Back Wit a Vengence" from Hip Hop Depression (2010)
  • Rebelution – "Safe and Sound Remix" from Remix EP (2011)
  • Minnesota – "Float" from Altered States LP (2012)
  • Latyrx – "It's Time" from The Second Album (2013)
  • Matisyahu – "Built to Survive" from Akeda (2014)
  • Bassnectar – "Lost in the Crowd" from Noise vs. Beauty (2014)
  • Unified Highway – "Same Thing Coming" from Unified Highway (2016)
  • Bassnectar – "The Antidote" from All Colors (2020)

References

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