Undun is a Hip-Hop album by The Roots, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 19 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Jazz Rap
- lush
- melancholic
- storytelling
About
Beginning with a beeping flatline and ending with a four-part instrumental suite, <i>Undun</i> tells the tragedy of Redford Stevens—according to ?uestlove, a character who’s “young, gifted, black, and unraveling”—in reverse. Juxtaposing Black Thought’s bittersweet bars with indie folk, the group’s tenth album encompasses wordless, heart-wrenching Sufjan Stevens samples (“Redford [For Yia-Yia & Pappou]”) as well as the poignant boom bap of “Make My,” where, alongside Big K.R.I.T. and Dice Raw, Black Thought raps, “If there’s a heaven, I can’t find a stairway.”
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Tracklist
- 157Dun1:17
- 158Sleep2:16
- 159Make My4:27
- 160One Time3:56
- 161Kool On3:49
- 162The OtherSide4:03
- 163Stomp2:23
- 164Lighthouse3:44
- 165I Remember3:15
- 166Tip The Scale4:18
- Redford Suite
Credits
Performers
- Mark KelleyBASS
- Ahmir '?uestlove' ThompsonDRUMS
- Kirk DouglassGUITAR
- Kamal GrayKEYBOARDS
- Frank "Knuckles" WalkerPERCUSSION
- Tariq TrotterVOCALS
- Aaron LivingstonVOCALS
- Big K.R.I.T.FEATURING
- Dice RawFEATURING
- Mercedes MartinezBACKING VOCALS
- Tracey MooreBACKING VOCALS
- PhonteFEATURING
- PornoFEATURING
- Truck NorthFEATURING
- Bilal OliverFEATURING
- Larry GoldCELLO
- Sufjan Stevens
- Daniel FelsenfeldARRANGED BY
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 19 pressings tracked on Gatefold