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True & Livin'
True & Livin'
Studio album by Zion I
Released	April 19, 2005
Genre	Hip hop
Length	59:15
Label	Live Up Records
Producer	Amp Live
Zion I chronology
Singles from True & Livin
	"Bird's Eye View"; Released: 2005; "Temperature"; Released: 2005;

True & Livin is a studio album by Zion I. It was released by Live Up Records in 2005.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	favorable^[1]
Blender	^[2]
Dusted Magazine	favorable^[3]
East Bay Express	favorable^[4]
HipHopDX	7.5/10^[5]
PopMatters	^[6]
Prefix	7/10^[7]
RapReviews.com	9/10^[8]
Vibe	favorable^[9]
XLR8R	favorable^[10]

Kabir Hamid of Chicago Reader described the album as "soulful hip-hop that favors acoustic sounds over electronics, thoughtfulness over braggadocio, and spirit-enhancing grooves over testosterone-fueled beats."^[11] Rachel Swan of East Bay Express wrote, "This is hip-hop without irony, geared for people who prefer feel-good vibes and songs with happy endings."^[4] A.J. Wolosenko of Vibe wrote, "True & Livin' is an album full of contradictions, and that's what makes it so interesting and appealing."^[9] Del F. Cowie of Exclaim! commented that "While past efforts dabbled with drum & bass and delved into melodic electronics and live instrumentation, this organic effort represents the most potent synthesis yet of their spiritually-infused hip-hop."^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"True"	0:58
2.	"Doin' My Thang"	3:28
3.	"Bird's Eye View"	2:34
4.	"The Bay"	3:48
5.	"Luv"	3:25
6.	"Soo Tall"	3:06
7.	"I Need Mo"	4:27
8.	"Rockin'"	1:16
9.	"Temperature" (featuring Talib Kweli)	2:43
10.	"One Chance"	4:11
11.	"Amerika"	1:39
12.	"Poems 4 Post Modern Decay" (featuring Aesop Rock)	4:25
13.	"Heads Up"	2:48
14.	"Next to U"	3:48
15.	"What U Hear" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)	6:09
16.	"Stranger in My Home" (featuring Gift of Gab)	3:49
17.	"Oh Lawd Blues"	3:27
18.	"Livin'"	3:14

References

^ Rabin, Nathan (May 17, 2005). "Zion I: True & Livin'". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ Hsu, Hua. "Zion I : True & Livin'". Blender. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ Drimmer, Josh (May 26, 2005). "Dusted Reviews: Zion I - True & Livin'". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Swan, Rachel (April 13, 2005). "Zion-I". East Bay Express. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ J-23 (May 25, 2005). "Zion I - True & Livin'". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 4, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Braidwood, Stefan (May 11, 2005). "Zion I: True & Livin'". PopMatters. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ Cpacifico (October 24, 2005). "Zion I - True and Livin'". Prefix. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ Chan, Nin (April 26, 2005). "Zion I :: True & Livin'". RapReviews.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Wolosenko, A.J. (May 17, 2005). "Zion I -True & Livin'". Vibe. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ Mayo, James (June 14, 2005). "Zion I True & Livin'". XLR8R. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ Hamid, Kabir (June 2, 2005). "Zion I, One.Be.Lo". Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
^ Cowie, Del F. (January 1, 2006). "Zion I's Home Life". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 4, 2019.