***NEW Roots - 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) off Rising Down + VIDEO!!!***

[liban906]

sorry if this was already posted but i ran a search and nothing came up.

The Roots - 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)

this track is crazy. black thought is a rap robot

this track definitely renewed my hype for this album. 2 more months

 

[houser34]

Good looks on the post.
I am stoked. Black and ?uest are beats.

 

[illscan]

Been knocking this joint for a couple of days now. The Roots have hands down produced the best east coast music in the last 2-3 years. They have put the easton their back & been the solitary light in a current state of straight basura type music.

 

[dgk3188]

Originally Posted by iLLscan

Been knocking this joint for a couple of days now. The Roots have hands down produced the best east coast music in the last 2-3 years. They have put the east on their back & been the solitary light in a current state of straight basura type music.

word. PEOPLE PLEASE GO OUT AND BUY THIS ALBUM WHEN IT DROPS!!

support good, genuine music.


cant wait for rising down

does this have a release date yet?

 

[flatbushfiyah23]

^I hope people support the album. Its a shame Game Theory is a classic that gets no respect.

This is nice track but doesnt seem like first single material. However I am definitely feeling it. Has there been any news on the album as far as guestappearances, release date etc?

 

[send one]

The Roots have got to be the epitome of underrated.

 

[dgk3188]

Originally Posted by SEND ONE

The Roots have got to be the epitome of underrated.

i wouldnt say underrated...


maybe over-looked? we might be saying the same thing though.

 

[liban906]

Originally Posted by FlatbushFiyah23

^I hope people support the album. Its a shame Game Theory is a classic that gets no respect.

This is nice track but doesnt seem like first single material. However I am definitely feeling it. Has there been any news on the album as far as guest appearances, release date etc?

its not the first single, its the first leaked track off the album. i think its the intro track if im not mistaken. the first single is gonna have patrickstump from fall out boy and they said its gonna be real pop oriented. i bet its still gonna be

though.

and game theory was a great album but def. not classic material. things fall apart, on the other hand, is classic

 

[illscan]

and game theory was a great album but def. not classic material.
You wilding.
GT > TFA. Yea, I said it.

 

[dgk3188]

Originally Posted by iLLscan

and game theory was a great album but def. not classic material.

You wilding.
GT > TFA. Yea, I said it.



co-sign. i love the darker mood of game theory. and ::flamesuit on:: i'll even take The Tipping Point before Things Fall Apart

 

[shaolinswordz32]

Originally Posted by iLLscan

and game theory was a great album but def. not classic material.

You wilding.
GT > TFA. Yea, I said it.

IMO step into the realm - one of the best roots songs EVER

adrenaline -

idk i like the vibe of things fall apart. it just feels like pure hip hop to me. i guess i can see where youre coming from but its all from perspective.don't get it twisted however, game theory was a great album and matter of fact im gonna go listen to it right now

 

[rhythmentality]

Home Grown Vol. 1 + 2 ... FTW.

 

[leftfieldgreen]

CANT WAIT

 

[flatbushfiyah23]

Originally Posted by Liban906

Originally Posted by FlatbushFiyah23

^I hope people support the album. Its a shame Game Theory is a classic that gets no respect.

This is nice track but doesnt seem like first single material. However I am definitely feeling it. Has there been any news on the album as far as guest appearances, release date etc?

its not the first single, its the first leaked track off the album. i think its the intro track if im not mistaken. the first single is gonna have patrick stump from fall out boy and they said its gonna be real pop oriented. i bet its still gonna be

though.

and game theory was a great album but def. not classic material. things fall apart, on the other hand, is classic

Good looks on the info. Interesting feature with fall out boy. Any news on a release date?

I have to agree with Illscan and others GT >>>>TFA. I can listen to GT all the way through and I love the darkness of the album. Glad to seeothers on here giving GT the respect it deserves. I feel as though that is one of the most slept on classics ever.

 

[liban906]

Originally Posted by FlatbushFiyah23

Originally Posted by Liban906

Originally Posted by FlatbushFiyah23

^I hope people support the album. Its a shame Game Theory is a classic that gets no respect.

This is nice track but doesnt seem like first single material. However I am definitely feeling it. Has there been any news on the album as far as guest appearances, release date etc?

its not the first single, its the first leaked track off the album. i think its the intro track if im not mistaken. the first single is gonna have patrick stump from fall out boy and they said its gonna be real pop oriented. i bet its still gonna be

though.

and game theory was a great album but def. not classic material. things fall apart, on the other hand, is classic

Good looks on the info. Interesting feature with fall out boy. Any news on a release date?

I have to agree with Illscan and others GT >>>>TFA. I can listen to GT all the way through and I love the darkness of the album. Glad to see others on here giving GT the respect it deserves. I feel as though that is one of the most slept on classics ever.

as of today, the release date is april 29, the anniversary of the LA riots in 92. in an interview on MTV with ?uestlove, he said this album is not as darkas game theory but its extremely political

 

[illscan]

I'm up late night, so..........................


On April 29, the Roots will unveil Rising Down - the latest step in the six-member Philadelphia hip-hop band's 15-year evolution on record. Thedarkly funky, politically charged project is now almost done after more than a year of recording, though it is currently missing contributions from plannedguest artists Common, Lupe Fiasco, and Q-Tip.

Earlier this week, EW stopped by the Manhattan studio where rapper Tariq ''Black Thought'' Trotter, 35, and drummer/producer Ahmir''?uestlove'' Thompson, 37, are working on some final touches, and scored an early listen to the still unsequenced 12-track set.

''RISING DOWN'' (possible alternate title: ''Humdrum'') Guest rappers Mos Def and Styles P join Trotter inunleashing a slew of dystopian imagery over heavy, atmospheric synths. ''It's not an intro, but more an introduction to the topical theme of thealbum,'' Trotter says. ''Mos kicks it off from one perspective. My verse is about global warming and how the world is all haywire. And Styles Pis rapping about prescription-drug campaigns, the stuff they advertise on TV, all the crazy side effects. We're all dealing with different aspects of thestate of the world.''

''GET BUSY'' It's a Philly celebration, with verses from longtime protégé Dice Raw (''kinda like W.E.B.DuBois/Meets Heavy D and the Boys'') and more recent associate Peedi Peedi as well as scratches from DJ Jazzy Jeff. The beat's driven by anaggressive, grinding bassline. ''That's the return of the boom-bap,'' says Trotter. ''We're revisiting golden-era East Coasthip-hop, but the synthesizers make it modern.'' Adds an oracular Thompson: ''What was 20 years ago is also tomorrow.''

''BLACK'S RECONSTRUCTION'' Trotter raps for 75 bars straight on this lyrical exercise, spitting effortless game(''Smooth like the dude Sean Connery was playing'') over a dirty drumbeat and foghorn-like tuba moans. ''It was a first take,''notes Trotter. (Show-off!) ''That's a song in the tradition of 'Web' and 'Thought @Work'. It's become something that die-hard fans check for, that extended freestyle, minimal chorus, hard-hitting lyricaljoint.''

''APOLOGIZE'' Thompson calls this rhythmic, brass-laced cut (also featuring Dice Raw) a tribute to late Afrobeat legendFela Kuti. Trotter's lyrics examine the challenges of today's music industry: ''Look into my daughter's eyes/Wonder, how can Iprovide?'' ''It's about not apologizing for what you are,'' Thompson elaborates. ''Dice Raw's verse does his commentaryon how the new minstrel image of black people is in vogue now - how that's the image that's being sold to you. It's really hard to hold on to yourdignity and not resort to shucking and jiving to sell records.''

''CRIMINAL'' (possible alternate title: ''Pay the Bills'') A simmering meditation on street life, stillawaiting a guest verse from Saigon. ''It's about being persecuted and having no other alternative,'' Trotter says. ''You could alsosee it from the angle of the Rockefeller laws,'' addsThompson, ''certain groups of people get persecuted and others get away with it.'' Chuckling sardonically, Trotter concludes: ''That[song] is a light-hearted one! It's a happy album...''

''I CAN'T HELP IT'' Trotter says this harrowing tale of addiction, bustling with keyboard burbles and etherealbackground vocals, is about ''giving in or not giving in to your urges.'' ''I can't help it/Maybe I'm selfish,'' heraps. ''The way I'm running is becoming a health risk/I might have a heart attack, I'm taking more pills than Elvis.''

''SINGER MAN'' Two little-known guest rappers chime in on this unsettling multipart suite, which segues from a spare bassdrone to a backmasked, drumless ambient section. ''That's three different first-person accounts of people that felt justifiable violence,''says Thompson. Trotter raps in the voice of ''an African child soldier fighting for Charles Taylor in Sierra Leone''; Truck North takes on therole of a suicide bomber; and the very unfortunately named emcee Porn explores the perspective of a school shooter.

''UP THERE'' ''It was a cold night/Not cold like the winter, but I can feel an energy in the air that I don'tlike'': Another claustrophobic narrative, backed by melting synths and an eerie vocal loop. Trotter compares its steady crescendo to 1996's''Panic''. ''It's a dream sequence. Someperson is driving me through this place where I see my life, like a drive-in movie. Then the guy disappears, and I'm being carjacked. It's one of thosethings like the 'You Got Me' video, where [the plot is] left wideopen - it's in the eye of the beholder.''

''LOST DESIRE'' Urgent verses from Talib Kweli (who shouts out his new project Idle Warship) and former Roots member Malik B anchor anotherlook at contemporary social ills: ''No one cares what the truth is/It's a fortress built on lies,'' goes the hook. ''Malik and Iare always the yin and yang of Philadelphia,'' says Trotter. ''He represents the street, that accurate commentary, and I'm kind of thepolar opposite of that. So we balance each other out on the song, and Kweli's in the middle, talking about what goes on in Brooklyn.''

''THE SHOW MUST GO ON'' Cascading drums and a serrated synth texture set off the song that Common is expected to appear on.(''He promised his left arm if he doesn't get us his verse!'' kids Thompson.) ''It's about where we are at this point in ourcareer, why we do it - a more introspective, personal type of joint,'' says Trotter. ''I'm saying some fly s--- on that song. I like thoseverses, boy!''

''RISING UP'' The title track's counterpart has a far lighter tone, courtesy of two fresh-faced guests: soulfulsongbird Chrisette Michele and much-buzzed-about Washington, D.C., rapper Wale. ''Where 'Rising Down' is one of the darker moments of the album, 'Rising Up' is the beaconof hope,'' says Trotter, who boasts on the song's hook that he's ''getting paper like John Travolta.'' The track's beatcalls to mind the polyrhythmic pulse of Washington's go-go scene - an unexpectedly touchy subject, it turns out. ''It's more percussive thanyour average Roots song,'' Trotter continues with a grin. ''But Wale, who's a die-hard 23-year-old D.C. native, just refuses to accept thatas go-go in any way, shape or form: 'What?! Oh, that ain't no go-go jam!' So it's our attempt at something quasi go-go-esque.''

''BIRTHDAY GIRL'' Summery guitar chords and an ultra-catchy hook sung by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump have made thisthe leading contender for Rising Down's first single. It's a pleasant breeze of a song - at least until you notice the vaguely creepy lyrics,in which Stump and Trotter fondly address an adoring female fan on the occasion of her 18th birthday. ''It's based on experiences that we all gothrough today, as musicians and as parents,'' Trotter says. ''It deals with what our daughters are exposed to, the effects of My SuperSweet 16, reality TV, all this crazy s---.'' Thompson, however, laughs off the song as a hip-hop Lolita: ''It's the mostbeautiful statutory rape song ever!''

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Dice Raw on the album

 

[flatbushfiyah23]

LiBan good looks on the release date info.

IllScan, I think you made my day posting that article LOL. That preview was great. I love the features on this album!! Mos, Styles, Kweli, Common, Chrissetteetc. I am pumped for this album and I really like the direction that I read about. I also love the fact its a 12 track album....this right now is easily mymost anticipated album of the year.

 

[illscan]

IllScan, I think you made my day posting that article LOL
Didn't know if you peeped it or not, so I reprinted it.

 

[liban906]

that track with mos def and styles p sounds like its gonna be crazy

i hope that leaks pretty soon

 

[twig1026]

...quality material rises again...its kinda sad that no more than 15 artists can intrigue me with their music these days

 

[dgk3188]

Originally Posted by Twig1026

...quality material rises again...its kinda sad that no more than 15 artists can intrigue me with their music these days

i feel you man....
and i've kinda been straying away from new material in hip-hop...

 

[cakah0lic]

Black Thought is a lyrical BEAST. Went to see them at the Nokia Theater last year and he did a I dunno how many bars freestyle (I was kindadrunk lol) and murdered it.

 

[flatbushfiyah23]

^I was there...and that was crazy! Thought has bars for days.

 

[dgk3188]