Description
The Roots – The Tipping Point / Geffen Records Audio CD 2004 / 0602498323763
UPC 602498623763
The Tipping Point is the sixth studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released July 13, 2004 on Geffen Records. It is named after Malcolm Gladwell's book of the same name (2000), and it serves as the follow-up to Phrenology (2002). The album is a musical departure from their previous work, featuring a more diverse, yet pop-oriented sound, and it contains lyrics associated with rapping-prowess, political insight, and social commentary. The Tipping Point has been noted by music writers for exhibiting and emphasizing soul, jazz, and funk influences as well. The song "I Don't Care" was featured on the soundtrack of the game Gran Turismo 4.
| Label: | Geffen Records – 0602498323763 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
Jul 12, 2004 |
| Genre: | Hip Hop |
| Style: | Conscious |
Tracklist:
| 1A |
Star |
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7:36 |
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| 1B | Pointro |
| 2 |
I Don't Care |
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4:02 |
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| 3 | Don't Say Nuthin' |
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3:36 |
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| 4 | Guns Are Drawn |
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5:16 |
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| 5 | Stay Cool |
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3:34 |
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| 6 | Web |
|
3:17 |
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| 7 | Boom! |
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2:58 |
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| 8 | Somebody's Gotta Do It |
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4:09
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| 9 | Duck Down! |
|
3:56 |
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| 10 | Why (What's Goin On?) |
|
16:41 |
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| 10.b | The Mic |
| 10.c | Din Da Da |
- A&R – Jaha Johnson, Karl "Dice" Jenkins, Richard Nichols
- A&R [Administration] – Alicia N. Graham
- Art Direction – Gravillis Inc.
- Bass – Adam Blackstone, Hub
- Design – Gravillis Inc.
- Drums – ?uestlove
- Executive-Producer – Richard Nichols
- Guitar – Anthony Tidd, Kirk Douglass, Martin Luther
- Horns – Kevin Hanson
- Keyboards – Kamal, Omar Edwards
- Management – Watch Your Back Management
- Management [Business Manager] – GEE Financial Group, LCC
- Management [Legal] – Brad Rubens, Esq.
- Mastered By – Tom Coyne
- Percussion – Frank "Knuckles" Walker
- Producer – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: 1A to 2, 4, 10.c)
- Vocals – Black Thought
- Written-By – Thompson (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6 to 8, 10), Gray (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 10), Jenkins (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 8), Douglas (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 10), Hubbard (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), Trotter
