Ten days after announcing his 20th anniversary tour, the rapper passed away. It is with a heavy heart that we share that Bay Area rapper, Baba Zumbi from the rap group Zion I, has transitioned due to ...

The streaming giant beat out Paramount and Comcast after a unanimous board vote. 5 hours ago I was 12-years-old when I first learned about Zion I through a large poster featuring the group's Mind Over ...

Zion I's Stephen "Zumbi" Gaines died on August 13th of still unknown causes. There is currently a criminal investigation open. The circumstances surrounding the death of Zion I's Stephen "Zumbi" ...

Baba Zumbi, best known as the lead rapper of Bay Area group Zion I, has reportedly died. Details are scant, but friends, fans, and others connected with the rapper and producer have been pouring in ...

Oakland, California rapper Steve “Baba Zumbi” Gaines, founding member of the hip-hop group Zion I, died at age 49 on August 13. Gaines’ family shared a statement with KQED confirming the rapper’s ...

The duo known as Zion I says that hip-hop has got to be about more than just guns, money and women, and they mean to do more. They step up to bring socially conscious lyrics that flow with ...

Steve “Baba Zumbi” Gaines, founder of the hip-hop group Zion I, has died at age 49. The California rapper’s family confirmed his death to KQED Friday, but did not share a cause of death. AllHipHop ...

Zion I have long been a staple of the Bay Area hip hop scene. Ever since the release of 2000’s critically acclaimed debut Mind Over Matter, the duo’s adventurous sound has the Bay Area hip hop ...

Amp Live and MC Baba Zumbi, also known as Zion-I, aren't pop-culture superstars like M.I.A., Modest Mouse, Thievery Corporation or some of the other acts appearing on the Treasure Island Music ...

Despite the cooling October air and looming midterms, hundreds of Berkeley students in warm sweaters, beanies and tie-dye clothing crowded Sproul Plaza early Friday evening in eager anticipation of ...

Zumbi, born Steve Gaines, made up half of the Oakland duo Zion I, who were stalwarts of the Bay Area hip-hop scene for decades. Zumbi died at 49 and what follows is an appreciation of his art and ...