Oakland, CA – Zion I used to be within the center filming a video for “Calm Down” in July when MC Zumbi and his entourage have been robbed at gunpoint. Though the suspects managed to get away with $90,000 value digicam gear, Zumbi and the remaining the crew have been capable of stroll away with one thing rather more worthwhile — their lives.
Now, 5 months after the terrifying ordeal, Zion I is again with the contemporary black-and-white visible and an entire new perspective.
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“Calm Down is a particular mission as a result of we as a crew filming it have been pressured to make good out a horrible flip occasions,” Zumbi tells HipHopDX. “Whereas taking pictures initially in West Oakland, we have been robbed $90,000 value gear, mainly the DP’s Pink digicam. We have been confronted with the selection both giving up or discovering a option to flip it into constructive vitality in some way.
“We selected to start out a GoFundMe to recoup the deductible for the stolen digicam and used the remaining the cash to fund a good higher video than we had deliberate for beforehand.”
Directed by David Telles, the video options 4 masked males dressed like Donald Trump, Ronald Regan, Abraham Lincoln and Richard Nixon who’re chasing a number of black and Hispanic youngsters on their bikes.
“We modified the narrative to suit extra the sensation being hunted as a minority on this society,” Zumbi explains. “Sadly, the timing is ideal with the present state affairs. ‘Calm Down’ is an instance permitting the artistic course of to heal one’s wounds. I’m proud the squad for having the resilience to face behind this one and maintain pushing.”
“Calm Down” is taken from Zion I’s not too long ago launched Ritual Mystik album. The nine-track mission boasts options from Blu, Oddisee and Omega.
Take a look at the video above and album under.