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Heroes in the City of Dope
Studio album by Zion I & The Grouch
Released	October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	50:49
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
"Hit 'Em" Released: 2006 (2006) "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, as well as number 34 on the Independent Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	3.5/5
AllMusic
Exclaim!	favorable
MVRemix	8.5/10
Prefix	7.0/10
RapReviews.com	8/10
SF Weekly	favorable

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." Marisa Brown of AllMusic called it "partially introspection, partially consciousness, and partially hyphy-inspired dance music." 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."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Zumbi (Zion I) – vocals
• Amp Live (Zion I) – production (except 3, 4, 10)
• The Grouch – vocals, production (10)
• Indela Mass – vocals (1, 11), guitar (1), electric piano (1)
• Mistah F.A.B. – vocals (2)
• John Lucasey – vocals (2)
• Geechi T. – trumpet (2)
• Martin Luther – vocals (3)
• Eligh – production (3)
• Headnodic – production (4), guitar (13), bass guitar (13, 15)
• Jennifer Epp – vocals (5)
• Madame Mangle – vocals (5)
• Chali 2na – vocals (6)
• Kevin Choice – keyboards (7)
• Esthero – vocals (8)
• Errol Cooney – guitar (8)
• Marguerite Ostro – violin (8)
• DJ Platurn – turntables (9)
• Jason Moss – guitar (11), mixing
• Jeremy Miller – guitar (11, 15)
• Brandon Jordan – vocals (11), guitar (11)
• C. Holiday – vocals (12)
• David Goodlett – guitar (12)
• Joe Cohen – saxophone (12)
• Adam Theis – trombone (12)
• Deuce Eclipse – vocals (13)
• Justin Weis – mastering
• Motivate Movement – layout, design
• Paul Beresniewicz – illustration
• Snap Jackson – photography

Charts

References

1. ^ "Zion I The Grouch Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Zion I - Zion I & the Grouch Are Heroes in the City of Dope". AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
5. ^ 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.

External links

• Heroes in the City of Dope at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2006 albums
• Zion I albums
• The Grouch (rapper) albums
• Om Records albums
• Albums produced by Eligh