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The Roots
 Illadelph Halflife $13.98 I went on a Roots shopping spreee recently and pretty much bought every album that I didn't already have. Illadelph Halflife was one of them and I simply don't know how I went so long without hearing this album... I honestly just bought all the albums for the sake of being able to own them all and help out the legendary crew. I honestly expected it to be a simple album with stuff I've heard somewhere before. What I did not expect was to stumble upon several complete goldmines such as "Section" and "Episodes". Those songs are early 90's hip-hop at its finest, simply perfect and on par if not better then the Nas classics of that time. It has been the same case with all the earlier albums I have bought. I will recognize and know several of the songs already but there will be a few songs I somehow was oblivious to and didn't discover until buying the album, I'm finding a new Roots favorite weekly. That's what's great about The Roots, they've been making music for over 20 years and always seem to bring it and never cease to amaze me. Simply outstanding.  The Roots Present $14.98 The Roots are the greatest live performing act in contemporary Hip Hop. It is such a pleasure to witness a Hip Hop beat being produced with live acoustics and sheer skill and not behind a sterilised studio. I would imagine that's why the group has such an authentic cross appeal. 'The Roots Present' succeeds in bringing out this ability to entertain through live performance in full force. This video is certainly a worthwhile addition to one's DVD collection. Enjoy.  Rising Down $13.98 I thought this album started out pretty strongly, but it began to wear out halfway through. I can only see this as just average album, its no where near as good as The Roots' last album "Game Theory." But overall it was a decent listen. |
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