Heroes in the City of Dope

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,^[1] as well as number 34 on the Independent Albums chart.^[2]

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)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	3.5/5[3]
AllMusic	[4]
Exclaim!	favorable[5]
MVRemix	8.5/10[6]
Prefix	7.0/10[7]
RapReviews.com	8/10[8]
SF Weekly	favorable[9]

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."^[5] Marisa Brown of AllMusic called it "partially introspection, partially consciousness, and partially hyphy-inspired dance music."^[4] 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."^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Noon Time"	Amp Live	1:01
2.	"Hit 'Em" (featuring Mistah F.A.B.)	Amp Live	3:37
3.	"Lift Me Up"	Eligh	2:54
4.	"Trains & Planes"	Headnodic	4:19
5.	"Current Affairs"	Amp Live	2:43
6.	"Too Much" (featuring Chali 2na)	Amp Live	3:30
7.	"Faint of Heart"	Amp Live	3:33
8.	"Make U Fly" (featuring Esthero)	Amp Live	3:44
9.	"Smack" (featuring DJ Platurn)	Amp Live	3:37
10.	"Open the Door"	The Grouch	3:19
11.	"Trigger"	Amp Live	3:36
12.	"Digital Dirt"	Amp Live	5:21
13.	"10 Fingers, 10 Toes, 10 lbs, 10 oz" (featuring Deuce Eclipse)	Amp Live	4:24
14.	"Hero"	Amp Live	1:28
15.	"Bad Lands"	Amp Live	3:36

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

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[1]	29
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[2]	34