School Me On The Roots [Best Album?]
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I'm a casual fan right night, but ready to drop some $ on a couple of their albums. Which is the best?
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Both Phrenology and Things Fall Apart are REALLY good, I went with Phrenology though after some thinking but both are pretty equal for me...
If you like the darker jazzier type of beats Roots-? then Things Fall Apart is awesome...
Phrenology is a whole lot of different styles, more mainstream... -
Phrenology is nice, but I don't think it's really one of their best albums, Break You Off is a great record though:
How I Got Over is one of the most current releases you'll hear from them and it really showcases the brilliance of Black Thought and the group as a whole:
The Tipping Point contained one of my favourite beats from The Roots:
Rising Down was another great release:
Illadelph Halflife is a great album as a whole, real classic record, this was their second record and the sounds on here are up there with some of their best:
Finally, Things Fall Apart is another great release… perhaps best known for its crazy front cover:
Another great release from The Roots and arguably one of their best… Return to Innocence Lost is a memorable record, very ill.
It's difficult to sum up a group that has 13 records, but hopefully some of these videos will lead you to more… 'cos we want more (in reference to their album, Do You Want More?), always!
As for their best album, to me it's How I Got Over. I have always loved The Roots since Phrenology dropped, but that album to me was flawless… I'm a tad too young for releases such as Illadelph Halflife to have that 'I remember when it dropped moment,' but I think if I had, Illadelph Halflife would be my favourite album… -
Preciate it!!!
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Things Fall Apart has the best guest appearances.
Or The Tipping Point if you're a fan of rappers just spitting. -
Illadelph halflife is their best album to me
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I think Things Fall Apart is the best. They are all just as good as eachother, the easiest way i can explain it is Rising Down and Game Theory are the weakest 2 imo. but they are still great albums. just the weaker of the albums haha.
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Illladelf half life, things fall apart,game theory,how i got over, they are the most consistent group of all time with Wu Tang.
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get some of the old and some of the new.
get Illadelph Halflife and The Tipping Point.
or Things Fall Apart and How I Got Over -
I havent heard all their stuff but i know How I Got Over was the best album released last year..
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For me Things Fall Apart with Illadelph Halflife coming in at 2nd
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Illadelph halflife is their best album to me
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things fall apart is their best joint to me
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rising down is slept on, especially "rising up i couldnt stop bumping it when i first heard it......
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Illadelph Halflife with Things fall apart not too far behind
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Tipping Point
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T/S if they ever in your city for a concert, check that ? out yo, on the real
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yeah I hear they put on a good show
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king hassan wrote: »T/S if they ever in your city for a concert, check that ? out yo, on the realKingdomKame wrote: »yeah I hear they put on a good show
Oh yea, this is what you really need to do. See them live. -
Things Fall Apart!!!
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That's a tough choice. Things Fall Apart is easily their most complete and influential album, but I also love their earlier, more jazzy and organic albums (Do You Want More, Illadelph Halflife). How I Got Over and Game Theory are near classic status in my book - these are perhaps the most lyrical of all Roots albums and Game Theory is unique thanks to paranoic, dark production. Tipping Point is their weakest link.
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I was gonna cop Phrenology first, I heard a few cats say that was their best...but sound like I need to go with Things Fall Apart. I'm definitely coppin Undun Tuesday. If they tour with that album i'm there.
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Best album HAS to be "Things Fall Apart"...loved that album and loved watching them peform it live..
followed by Illadeph Halflife and DO YOU WANT MORE??
The Mighty ROOTS CREW in full effect... -
off the no ? that live album they have ? on all these junts. though it's music from all these albums that live junt is just the next level. when they introduce jill scott for the 1st time man that ? rides. you gotta own that live roots album and that dj quik live at the house of blues. that's how you prove that hip hop is real music to those no believers.