When it was announced that the Roots would be Jimmy Fallon's house band when he took over for Conan O'Brien, fans of the legendary Philadelphia crew were worried that would mean the band was over as a recording entity. Drummer ?uestlove put that talk to rest quickly after, however, Twittering that the band was working on their 11th album, titled How I Got Over. There's no word on what style the band will strive for, like whether or not they'll return to the acoustic jazz of their earlier albums or the synthy blasts of their previous albums, Game Theory and Rising Down.
i can't wait for the roots new album! it all started with a single i heard on radio and now i'm officially addicted to their music!!!! GET 'EM HUS!
May 6, 2009 at 10:51 a.m.
R.NESS
THE TIPPING POINT WAS ONE AMAZING CD IF IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT WITH JDILLA BEATS AND ALOT MORE TRACKS AND IF MORE SONGS SOUND LIKE THE START OF WHY TRACK 10 ON THE TIPPING POINT GO LISTEN TO IT IF U NEVER HEARD IT,Black Thought Is The King Of HipHop and RAP HANDS DOWN
May 22, 2009 at 2:53 p.m.
eq
man i've been digging the roots since Do You Want More ??!?!?! and had to go cop Organix to be down from the start. I've bought every single album since. I hope they stay right where they are...not too blown up, so they never have to worry about music media tearing them down. they are the true meaning of the word longevity.
June 20, 2009 at 5:44 p.m.
Moses
been down since Organix and i cop every album when they are released... the only hiccup was the tipping point which was kind of generic for the Roots Crew, but it did have its moments... sad to see this one pushed back until december... i was hoping to have it by now
October 12, 2009 at 5:55 a.m.
Corey
The Tipping point was a great cd as you said but Illadelph Halflife is their best album and def. in my top 5 of all time
October 23, 2009 at 6:14 p.m.
ItIsMe
Thank you Corey for saying that.
Illadelph Halflife was easily one of the most slept on albums in rap history. Why people never realized that is still a mystery to this day...
Any of The Roots fan e-mail me if they insipre you or how you feel about there tracks over the Years. Would Music like this survive longivaty like Jay-Z. We need some genre's like this still active before the industry compelty overcasts us with music that + to muntant teenage Southern songs. We should stilll have concious music out there. but e-mail if you a rapper a fan dj anything. it's the idea to think & create music . Badgrams
October 26, 2009 at 12:14 p.m.
ragz
whatever game theory was differently awesome.
December 1, 2009 at 2:57 p.m.
Status_Legato
Have been patiently waiting for this album to drop and I am ecstatic for the release of How I Got Over... Been down with the Roots since Organix and have been a die-hard ever since... Although Illadelph Halflife is def. in my top 5 i gotta say that Things Fall Apart is from front to back my fav. and one of the most overlooked Albums in Hip-Hop. Viva La Legendary Roots Crew, Keep the Music Alive!!!!
December 6, 2009 at 10:42 p.m.
Bphilli1
The Roots are the Hands Down! best group out there! They always come with REAL music instead of the pre packaged BULL that the rest of the world seems to enjoy. Real instrumentals, Real Content and Real music.
P.S. J Dilla, god rest his soul, passed away early in 2006. I doubt that he will contribute to the Roots new Effort 'how I got over'. If you like J.D check out his tribute CD 'the Shining' which features amoung other The roots Black thouhgt as well as some Common.
December 6, 2009 at 10:43 p.m.
Hujo
When is this album gonna be released... Their website says 10/20/09, cant seem to find it still!!?? Whats going on?
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i can't wait for the roots new album! it all started with a single i heard on radio and now i'm officially addicted to their music!!!! GET 'EM HUS!