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Rising Down

The Roots

2008 · Hip Hop

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Rising Down by The Roots

Rising Down is a Hip-Hop album by The Roots, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 19 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.

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At the time of <i>Rising Down</i>'s release, ?uestlove called it The Roots’ most political album yet. It’s dark and anxious but still banging, with complex themes that feel purposeful, not patronizing. The title track, with Mos Def and Styles P, unpacks the pressure-cooker of American existence; on “75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction),” Black Thought’s bars are nimble and pointedly pro-black, spit over squelching bass and ?uest’s clattering drums. Yet “Rising Up” is a surprisingly optimistic closer, with a guest verse from Wale and airy vocals from Chrisette Michele.

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Tracklist

  1. 1The Pow Wow1:15
  2. 2Rising Down3:40
  3. 3Get Busy3:29
  4. 4@150:51
  5. 575 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)3:15
  6. 6Becoming Unwritten0:36
  7. 7Criminal4:08
  8. 8I Will Not Apologize4:34
  9. 9I Can't Help It4:39
  10. 10Singing Man4:07
  11. 11Unwritten1:22
  12. 12Lost Desire3:58
  13. 13The Show3:44
  14. 14Rising Up4:19
  15. 15Untitled3:18

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • Alternative Hip-Hop
  • dense
  • aggressive
  • political

Credits

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12 collectors on Gatefold own this · 19 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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