The Drill (song)
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"The Drill" is a single by Oakland Hip hop
group Zion I
, released in 2003 on Raptivism Records. The single was the opening track and lead single from their second album Deep Water Slang V2.0
. The single's B-side is "Flow", featuring Living Legends
member The Grouch
, who the duo later released a full-length collaboration album with, titled Heroes in the City of Dope
.
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...
group 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 in 2003 on Raptivism Records. The single was the opening track and lead single from their second album Deep Water Slang V2.0
Deep Water Slang V2.0
Deep Water Slang V2.0 is the second album from underground Hip Hop duo Zion I. This was another critical success for the group, and with music videos for the singles "The Drill", "Finger Paint", "Boom Bip" and "Le, Le, Le", this received more commercial attention than their past work.-Track...
. The single's B-side is "Flow", featuring Living Legends
Living Legends
Living Legends is a rap group composed of eight hip hop artists from California. Beginning in the early 1990s, the crew garnered a following by recording, promoting, and performing their music independently...
member The Grouch
Living Legends
Living Legends is a rap group composed of eight hip hop artists from California. Beginning in the early 1990s, the crew garnered a following by recording, promoting, and performing their music independently...
, who the duo later released a full-length collaboration album with, titled Heroes in the City of Dope
Heroes in the City of Dope
Heroes in the City of Dope is a collaboration album by West Coast hip hop artists Zion I and The Grouch, released October 10, 2006 on Om Records. The album features production from Zion I's producer Amp Live, The Grouch and his fellow Living Legends member Eligh. Guest appearances are provided by...
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A-Side
- "The Drill" (Radio Edit)
- "The Drill" (Instrumental)
- "Flow (Fluid Mix)" (featuring The GrouchLiving LegendsLiving Legends is a rap group composed of eight hip hop artists from California. Beginning in the early 1990s, the crew garnered a following by recording, promoting, and performing their music independently...
and GoapeleGoapele-Early life:Goapele's South African father Douglas Mohlabane was an exiled political activist who struggled against the Apartheid System. Goapele's New York-born Israeli Jewish mother Noa had been attending protests since the age of 12. Noa attended Friends World College and was studying in...
)
B-Side
- "Flow" (featuring The GrouchLiving LegendsLiving Legends is a rap group composed of eight hip hop artists from California. Beginning in the early 1990s, the crew garnered a following by recording, promoting, and performing their music independently...
) - "Flow" (Instrumental)
- "Flow (Fluid Mix)" (Instrumental)