The Roots (Rap) - Organix

Artist:

Roots (Rap) (The)

See Also:

Scratch The Angry String Orchestra - The String Quartet Tribute To The Roots

Description:

Personnel includes: Tariq Trotter (rap vocals); Chuck Treece (guitar); Ahmir Thompson (keyboards, drums); Scott Storch, Marc (keyboards); Joshua Abrams, Leonard Hubbard (bass).
Engineers: Otto Capobianco, Dave Ivory, Ahmir Thompson.
Recorded in 1993.
The Roots (Rap): Kamal, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, Black Thought.
Recording information: 1993.
The Roots are one of hip-hop`s finest and most respected ensembles. Distinguished by their stripped down, turntable-less sound (with bass, guitar, and keyboards providing the only accompaniment) and their witty, sometimes philosophically-minded rhymes, The Roots sound like no one else. They infuse the most fundamental elements of rap with a raw, soulful integrity while still managing to spin laid-back retro grooves.
ORGANIX ranges from catchy sing-along choruses ("Pass the Popcorn") and free-form beat poetry ("Writer`s Block") to grin-inducing topics ("Grits"), mystic free association ("Peace"), and flat-out fly jams ("I`m Out There"). Taken together, the mixing of real instruments with forms primarily associated with electronic media and, even more importantly, the formidable songwriting and MC talents of The Roots, make this some of the freshest and most engaging music around.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Roots Is Comin`, The
2. Pass the Popcorn
3. Anti-Circle, The
4. Writers Block
5. Good Music (Preclude)
6. Good Music
7. Grits
8. Leonard I-V
9. I`m Out Deah
10. Essawhamah? - (At The Soulshack)
11. There`s a Riot Going on (Part II) - (Video mix, extended house, acid jazz, Hip Hop, Radio Friendly, edit)
12. Popcorn Revisited
13. Peace
14. Common Dust
15. Session, The - (Longest Posse Cut In History)
16. Syreeta`s Having My Baby
17. Carryin` On

Album Information

Release Date:

08/08/2006

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Underground/Alt Rap

Label:

Remedy

Producer:

Ahmir Thompson; Tariq Trotter

Catalog Number:

01

Original Release Year:

1993

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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