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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelGeffen / Polydor
EAN0602557085846
eBay Product ID (ePID)21052277991
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
Era1990s
FormatRecord
Release Year2016
InstrumentBass Guitar, Drums
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenreAlternative, Jazz, Rap & Hip-Hop
TypeAlbum
ArtistThe Roots
Release TitleIlladelph Halflife
Additional Product Features
DistributionUniversal Music
Number of Tracks20
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Reviews"...Melancholy and bliss combined. The Roots have perfected their narco drift. Navigating dub space, they veer from classical exotica to free jazz to African thumb piano and further out still...", 9 (out of 10) - "...Discarding the two-dimensional shuffle B-Boys have been doing of late, the moves on this album holler equal parts glee, anger, love, and hate....It's an artistic progression, and added confirmation of the Roots' place at hip-hop's vanguard.", "...the Roots prove doubters wrong with bugged-out rhymes and jazzy live instrumentations....with guests like Q-Tip, D'Angelo and jazz diva Cassandra Wilson, the Roots will have `fans listenin' from Michigan to Switzerland'...in no time." - Rating: A-, Ranked #20 on Spin's List of the "20 Best Albums of '96.", "...The Roots' sophomore album...sets the standard for all other MCs to follow as they prepare for the next millennium....They are the saving grace of a phoenix, and this is Hip-Hop.", Ranked #33 in the Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., 3.5 Stars (out of 5) "...still highlighting urban blight but not drowning in despair and hopelessness....the Roots are not afraid to take rap to places it's never been. Hip-hop manifested for the new millenium...", "...the Philly crew bob and weave past potential sophomore slump with the vigor of a sprightly Smokin' Joe Frazier....ILLADELPH HALFLIFE also attempts to expand the Roots' sound by blending samples and inviting guest vocalists...", 3 (out of 5) - "...the Roots built a disc that takes listeners on a patient, freestyle rhyming trip through some of their psyches' darker streets...", 4.5 Mics (out of 5) - "...an emotional and spiritually-fulfilling aural experience....the Roots blend vibes with a cornucopia of rappers, vocalists and artists..."