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The Tipping Point
Hip-Hop · 2004 · 9 tracks

The Tipping Point

The Roots

Organic pocket-playing. The Roots trade the experimentalism of Phrenology for a lean, soulful, and undeniably funky set of live-band anthems.

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It's the ultimate 'drummer's hip-hop album' with some of the best rapping you'll ever hear.

A confident and soulful celebration of musical craftsmanship and lyrical dominance.

The Tipping Point · vs · The Roots
Confident+3.3σ

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

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Star/Pointro
7:36
02
I Don’t Care
4:03
03
Don’t Say Nuthin’
3:36
04
Guns Are Drawn
5:16
05
Stay Cool
3:34
06
Web
3:17
08
Somebody’s Gotta Do It
4:09
09
Duck Down!
3:56
10
Why (What’s Goin On?) / In Love With the Mic / Din Da Da
16:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The relentless, breathless lyrical marathon by Black Thought on the track Web.
The unexpected muffled vocal filter on Don't Say Nuthin' that turns the hook into a rhythmic texture.
The massive, Sly Stone inspired groove that anchors the opening of Star/Pointro.
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