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
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