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Organix
Hip-Hop · 1993 · 17 tracks

Organix

The Roots

A raw, live-instrumented debut that reimagines hip-hop as a jazz-club residency. Stripped-back, rhythmic, and pulsing with Philadelphia street energy.

1993 · Striding

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A sophisticated and earthy blend of intellectual curiosity and rhythmic precision.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
The Roots Is Comin’
1:18
02
Pass the Popcorn
5:33
03
The Anti‐Circle
3:49
04
Writer’s Block
1:45
05
Good Music (prelude)
1:01
06
Good Music
4:33
07
Grits
6:36
08
Leonard I–V
4:06
09
I’m Out Deah
4:11
10
Essawhamah? (live at Soulshack)
4:21
11
There’s a RIOT Goin’ On
0:13
12
Popcorn Revisited
4:06
13
Peace
1:16
14
Common Dust
5:04
15
The Session (Longest Posse Cut in History 12:43)
12:46
16
Syreeta’s Having My Baby
0:42
17
Carryin’ On
1:26
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition into the live recording of Essawhamah? where the crowd energy shifts the album's fidelity.
The relentless, twelve-minute lyrical marathon of The Session where the band maintains a hypnotic groove without breaking.
The dry, woody resonance of the upright bass soloing beneath the verses on The Anti-Circle.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Organix sound next to the rest of The Roots's catalogue?

Coffee Shop+2.7σ

Coffee Shop saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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