Break a Dawn
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Break a Dawn is the fourth studio album by Oakland Hip hop
duo Zion I
, released exclusively in Japan
on June 13, 2006 through the duo's own Live Up Records and Japan's Handcuts Records. The album was re-released in December 2007 and is available internationally online. The album is produced entirely by the duo's beatmaker Amp Live and features guest appearances from Gift of Gab
(of Blackalicious
), Lyrics Born
, Raashan Ahmad (of Crown City Rockers
), Deuce Eclipse and D.U.S.T. Break a Dawn features the single "Act Right
" b/w "Target Practice".
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
duo Zion I
Zion I
Zion I are a hip hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer DJ AmpLive and MC Zumbi. The group is known to its followers for Amp's futuristic production techniques, using a mix of live instrumentation and samples, and Zumbi's positive and socially conscious lyrics. Zion I...
, released exclusively in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on June 13, 2006 through the duo's own Live Up Records and Japan's Handcuts Records. The album was re-released in December 2007 and is available internationally online. The album is produced entirely by the duo's beatmaker Amp Live and features guest appearances from Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab (rapper)
Gift of Gab is an American MC best known for performing in the Bay Area hip-hop duo Blackalicious with DJ Chief Xcel...
(of Blackalicious
Blackalicious
Blackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel . They are noted for Gift of Gab's often "tongue-twisting", multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's "classic" beats...
), Lyrics Born
Lyrics Born
Lyrics Born , is a Japanese American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and voice over announcer. He is also one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.-History:...
, Raashan Ahmad (of Crown City Rockers
Crown City Rockers
Crown City Rockers are a five-member hip hop band from Oakland, California, by way of Boston, Massachusetts and Pasadena. Formerly known as Mission:, they play old school inflected hip hop music with live instrumentation , citing influences such as: A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, KRS-One and De...
), Deuce Eclipse and D.U.S.T. Break a Dawn features the single "Act Right
Act Right
"Act Right" is a single by Oakland Hip Hop group Zion I, released exclusively in Japan in 2006 on Handcuts Records. It was the only single released from the duo's fourth album Break a Dawn, another Japanese exclusive. The song features a guest appearance from female rapper Ms. Marianna. The singles...
" b/w "Target Practice".
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Rebel Intro" | Amp Live |
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| 2 | "Act Right Act Right "Act Right" is a single by Oakland Hip Hop group Zion I, released exclusively in Japan in 2006 on Handcuts Records. It was the only single released from the duo's fourth album Break a Dawn, another Japanese exclusive. The song features a guest appearance from female rapper Ms. Marianna. The singles... " |
Amp Live |
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| 3 | "Target Practice" | Amp Live |
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| 4 | "Count It Down" | Amp Live |
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| 5 | "My Life" | Amp Live |
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| 6 | "Understanding" | Amp Live |
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| 7 | "Beat Aquariouns" | Amp Live |
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| 8 | "Let's Go" | Amp Live |
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| 9 | "Oxygen" | Amp Live |
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| 10 | "Heaven's Gate" | Amp Live |
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| 11 | "One" | Amp Live |
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| 12 | "Live for Today" | Amp Live |
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| 13 | "Yes Yes" | Amp Live |
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| 14 | "Borderline" | Amp Live |
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