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Key Information
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| Artist: |
The Roots |
| Record Label: |
Geffen Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
R&B |
| Subgenre: |
Rap |
| Release Date: |
July 13, 2004 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Star/Pointro
2. I Don't Care
3. Don't Say Nuthin'
4. Guns Are Drawn
5. Stay Cool
6. Web
7. Boom!
8. Somebody's Gotta Do It
9. Duck Down!
10. Why (What's Goin On?) |
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The Roots: Black Thought (vocals, various instruments); Kamal (keyboards); Leonard Hubbard (bass instrument); ?uestlove (drums, percussion). Since their inception, Philadelphia's Roots could always be counted on to expand the edges of hip-hop. PHRENOLOGY marked the height of the troupe's experimentation with punk breaks, long jazz loops, and raps ranging from the hardcore to the whimsical. For that album's follow-up, THE TIPPING POINT, the outfit smoothes off some of the edges for a more conventional rap release, but as it's a Roots record, the result is still resoundingly innovative. When the theme from the TV show KNIGHT RIDER is inserted into "Don't Say Nuthin'," what ensues is a sinister sonic landscape. When the Roots throw in a previously mined sample, as with Al Hirt's "Harlem Hendo" on "Stay Cool," they twist it around and break it down in a manner no other artist would even imagine. Meanwhile, Black Thought, that MC of immeasurable coolness, flies fancifully over the beats and grooves with the g... |
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