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The Roots - Dicography
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The Roots, also variously known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dynasty, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy-winning hip-hop band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. Inspired by the "hip-hop band" concept pioneered by Stetsasonic, The Roots themselves have garnered critical acclaim and influenced later hip-hop and R&B acts.
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Organix (1993)
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Organix is the debut album by The Roots. It was originally sold at Roots shows in Europe. The album earned enough industry buzz to earn the Roots offers from major record labels, and they signed with DGC records, which at the time was better known for its grunge music releases.
1. "The Roots Is Comin'"
2. "Pass The Popcorn"
3. "The Anti-Circle"
4. "Writers Block" (feat. Mc Jah)
5. "Good Music" (Prelude)
6. "Good Music"
7. "Grits"
8. "Leonard I-V"
9. "I'm Out Deah"
10. "Essawhamah?" (Live at the Soulshack)
11. "There's A Riot Going On"
12. "Popcorn Revisited"
13. "Peace"
14. "Common Dust
15. "The Session" (Longest posse cut in history, – 12:43)
16. "Syreeta's Having My Baby"
17. "Carryin' On"
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Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995)
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Do You Want More?!!!??! is the second studio album from Hip Hop band The Roots. The album was their first on a major label, released two years after their oft-forgotten independent debut Organix. In a sample-led Hip Hop world, the group has been acclaimed for their live recording style, their crew includes a drummer, a keyboard player, a bass player, a beatboxer and two MC's.
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.
1. "Intro/There's Something Goin' On"
2. "Proceed"
3. "Distortion To Static"
4. "Mellow My Man"
5. "I Remain Calm"
6. "Datskat"
7. "Lazy Afternoon"
8. "? vs. Rahzel"
9. "Do You Want More?!!!??!"
10. "What Goes On Pt. 7"
11. "Essaywhuman?!!!??!"
12. "Swept Away"
13. "You Ain't Fly"
14. "Silent Treatment"
15. "The Lesson Part 1"
16. "The Unlocking"
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Illadelph Halflife (1996)
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Illadelph Halflife, released in 1996, is the third full length album from The Roots. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums. The album received various other awards. In 2006 the album was selected as one of Hip-Hop Connection's 100 Best Rap Albums from 1995 to 2005, and is held as one of the best albums by The Roots by many fans.
The album itself is the closest The Roots would get to straight up, simple East Coast hip-hop. Whereas on their first two albums The Roots had a loose, jam session feel to their music, they seemed much more focused on Illadelph Halflife, working hard to give the listener stronger hooks to focus on, one of the main criticisms of the first two albums.
1. "Intro"
2. "Respond/React"
3. "Section"
4. "Panic!!!!!!!"
5. "It Just Don't Stop"
6. "Episodes" (featuring Dice Raw)
7. "Push Up Ya Lighter" (featuring Bahamadia)
8. "What They Do" (featuring Raphael Saadiq)
9. "? Vs. Scratch"
10. "Concerto of the Desperado"
11. "Clones" (featuring Dice Raw & M.A.R.S.)
12. "UNIverse At War" (featuring Common)
13. "No Alibi"
14. "Dave Vs. Us"
15. "No Great Pretender"
16. "The Hypnotic" (featuring D'Angelo)
17. "Ital (The Universal Side)" (featuring Q-Tip)
18. "One Shine" (featuring Cassandra Wilson)
19. "The Adventures In Wonderland"
20. "Outro"
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Things Fall Apart (1999)
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Things Fall Apart is a hip hop album by the Philadelphia based group The Roots, released on February 23, 1999, (see 1999 in music) by Geffen Records. Things Fall Apart is considered to be the group's breakthrough album, and includes the song "You Got Me" which won the group a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The album was also nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album (which was won by Eminem for The Slim Shady LP). The album was critically well received with Rolling Stone, calling it a "top-flight record", and All Music Guide calling it "One of the cornerstone albums of alternative rap."
The album's opening track, "Act Won," contains an excerpt from the Spike Lee film, Mo' Better Blues. The excerpt is from a scene where Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes are discussing the current state of African American music (or culture in general) after a gig. The album takes its title from Chinua Achebe's novel of the same name.
1. "Act Won (Things Fall Apart)"
2. "Table of Contents (Parts 1&2)"
3. "The Next Movement" (featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff)
4. "Step Into The Realm"
5. "The Spark"
6. "Dynamite!"
7. "Without A Doubt" (featuring Lady B)
8. "Ain't Sayin Nothin' New" (featuring Dice Raw)
9. "Double Trouble" (featuring Mos Def)
10. "Act Too (The Love of My Life)" (featuring Common)
11. "100% Dundee"
12. "Diedre Vs. Dice" (featuring Dice Raw)
13. "Adrenaline!" (featuring Dice Raw & Beanie Sigel)
14. "3rd Acts:? Vs. Scratch2...Electric Boogaloo"
15. "You Got Me" (featuring Erykah Badu & Eve)
16. "Don't See Us" (featuring Dice Raw)
17. "The Return To Innocence Lost" (performed by Ursula Rucker)
* "Act Fore (The End?)" (Hidden track)
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The Roots Come Alive (live album, 1999)
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The Roots Come Alive is a live album from the group The Roots. It was recorded in Zurich, New York City and other places and released November 2, 1999. A double CD edition containing 6 extra tracks was also released with a limited pressing.
1. "Live At The T-Connection"
2. "The Next Movement"
3. "Step Into The Realm"
4. "Proceed"
5. "Mellow My Man/Jusufckwithis"
6. "Love Of My Life"
7. "The Ultimate"
8. "Don't See Us"
9. "100% Dundee"
10. "Adrenaline!"
11. "Essaywhuman?!???!!!"
12. "Silent Treatment"
13. "The Notic"
14. "You Got Me"
15. "What You Want"
16. "We Got You"
17. "The Lesson - Part III (It's Over Now)"
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Phrenology (2002)
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Phrenology (released November 26, 2002) is the sixth album from The Roots. Immediately following the breakthrough success of Things Fall Apart, its release was highly anticipated and highly delayed, as recording took two years. The album includes guest appearances from artists including Nelly Furtado, Cody ChesnuTT, Musiq, Talib Kweli, and Jill Scott. Phrenology did not chart as high as Things Fall Apart, reaching #28 on the Billboard 200 in comparison to Things Fall Apart's eventual peak of #4. However, like The Roots' previous album, Phrenology sold steadily and was eventually certified gold, signifying sales of at least 500,000 units.
The album was named for the discredited pseudoscience of phrenology, the study of head shapes to determine intelligence and character. Phrenology was sometimes used to justify racism in the past.
1. "Phrentrow"
2. "Rock You"
3. "!!!!!!!"
4. "Sacrifice" (featuring Nelly Furtado)
5. "Rolling with Heat" (featuring Talib Kweli)
6. "WAOK (Ay) Rollcall"
7. "Thought @ Work"
8. "The Seed (2.0)" (featuring Cody ChesnuTT)
9. "Break You Off" (featuring Musiq)
10. "Water"
11. "Quills"
12. "~Censored~ Galore"
13. "Complexity" (featuring Jill Scott)
14. "Something in the Way of Things (In Town)" (featuring Amiri Baraka
15. Untitled (hidden track, silent)
16. Untitled (hidden track, silent)
17. "Rhymes and Ammo/Thirsty!" (featuring Talib Kweli) (hidden track, silent until 2:00)
18. Untitled (hidden track, silent)
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The Tipping Point (2004)
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he Tipping Point (released July 13, 2004) is the seventh album from The Roots. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200, at #2 on the R&B chart and at #71 in the UK. It is arguably the most commercial of all Roots albums with radio-friendly tracks such as "Don't Say Nuthin'". At the same time, The Tipping Point stays true to The Roots style of going deep into a groove for longer than most hip-hop artists; this is evident on the album's hidden track "Din Da Da".
The album is named after the Malcolm Gladwell book of the same name, while the album photo is the mugshot of an 18-year-old Malcolm X before his conversion to Islam in prison. Some later releases of the albums, including the iTunes version replace Malcolm X with a similarly-posed image of Black Thought as seen in on the "Stay Cool" single cover (see below).
Comedian Dave Chappelle is uncredited on the hidden track "The Mic."
1. "Star/Pointro" (featuring Waduud Ahmad )
2. "I Don't Care" (featuring Dom)
3. "Don't Say Nuthin'"
4. "Guns Are Drawn" (featuring Aaron Livingston)
5. "Stay Cool" (featuring Martin Luther)
6. "Web"
7. "Boom!" (featuring Dice Raw)
8. "Somebody's Gotta Do It" (featuring Devin The Dude, Jean Grae & Mack Dub)
9. "Duck Down!" (featuring Dom)
10. "Why (What's Goin On?)"
11. (Bonus Track) "In Love With The Mic" (featuring Dave Chappelle, Skillz & Truck North)
12. (Bonus Track) "Din Da Da"
13. (Bonus Track on Japan version) "Melting Pot" (Booker T. & the M.G.'s cover)
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Game Theory (2006)
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Game Theory is the seventh studio album from Philadelphia hip hop group The Roots, their first on Def Jam Records, which like the group's previous label, Geffen Records, is part of the Universal Music Group. It was released on August 29, 2006. The first single, "Don't Feel Right", was released online in May 2006 and is available for free download on the group's MySpace page (link). The album features guest appearances from Peedi Peedi and returning Roots MCs Malik B. and Dice Raw. The album closes with a song titled "Can't Stop This", an eight minute tribute to the late J Dilla.
The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards, but lost to Release Therapy by Ludacris.
1. "Dillatastic Vol Won(derful)"
2. "False Media"
3. "Game Theory"
4. "Don't Feel Right"
5. "In the Music"
6. "Take it There"
7. "Baby" The Roots,
8. "Here I Come"
9. "Long Time"
10. "Livin' in a New World"
11. "Clock With No Hands"
12. "Atonement"
13. "Can't Stop This"
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