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With all apologies to my wedding, I can say that some of the best moments of my life have involved The Roots’ live shows, so when I heard Philly’s finest hip-hop crew had but out a collection of some of their best collaborations from Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (where they’re the house band) I jumped on the mixtape like Tiger Woods on a porn star. Sure enough the project’s packed with goodness, but almost no track hit me harder than their collaboration with Ludacris on I Do It for Hip-Hop. Originally off his Theater of the Mind album, here the original Wyldfyer production has been replaced with almost shockingly live instrumentation (a tuba’s never sounded doper) that largely holds true to the original but isn’t afraid to improvise. The result? A new school instant classic. You can download the mixtape below, and keep an eye out for The Roots new album How I Got Over, due to drop this February.
This song first appeared on the
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on January 18, 2010
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 475 |
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Oh. My. God.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1642 |
Im going to take a complete shot in the dark and take "hater" and "you don't know real hip-hop" comments, but I COMPLETELY like the original better, that was 5 stars, this is not any better than that to me.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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Lyrics were FIRE, beat didn't impress me...
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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I saw this on the JF show and seriously had to rewind this 3 times on my Tivo. The original beat tweaked by the legendary Roots was nuts. That switch on the hook was classic.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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This doesnt sound right, Luda's verse sounded much much better on the original beat for both Last Of A Dying Breed and I Do It For Hip Hop, but his verses are good
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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love this, but luda's verse and the hook is partially from that song he had with lil wayne, called "Last of a dying breed". still a beaut as expected from luda
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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I really liked what they did with this, especially the production. This is fire.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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i think if the track slowed down its intensity, this song would totallu be epic
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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Just so everyone knows this is a mix of Last of a Dying Breed -> I Do It For Hip Hop -> Last of a Dying Breed.
The Roots make everything better. This mixtape was much appreciated. I highly recommend for everyone to check it out. |
| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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Oh, and it's also LIVE, so commenting on sound quality is... lol.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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This track is a beast, i love the mix of I Do for Hip-hop and last of a dying breed.
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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nigga the original song was hard. the remix was hard. the roots now makes it a lot better
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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Shit is crack, one of my favorite MC's and one of the best crews in Hip Hop...
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 42 |
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Great lyricism...Only part of the beat I feel is the horns and the keys...
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 736 |
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haha good ish, combining last of dying breed and i do it for hip hop wit a brand new production. this goes hard
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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Ludacris + The Roots, yes please - anytime!
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2010 |
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HAAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! LOLLLL!!! LMAO!!! Gotta love Nathan S. You're hilarious dude.
This is a nice, creative live performance. Pure hip-hop moment. Luda and the Roots fo sho. |
| Posted on Jan 12, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2010 |
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agree with soulfullyreal.
Great track with a dope rapper and one of the dopest crews! I wish I could see the live video. |
| Posted on Jan 12, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 80 |
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this track is dope!!!!
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 78 |
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Tiger Woods on a Pornstar, Nathan, everytime
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2010 |
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Luda killed it!!
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2010 |
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This should be all the convincing you need to download this mixtape for your listening pleasure.
Looking forward to hear their new album, "How I Got Over", in the coming months. But for now, "Late Night With the Roots" will fill the gap nicely. |
| Posted on Jan 12, 2010 |
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I am not a fan of Fallon's late night show, but still tune in for The Roots, it is just a nice treat to be able to hear and see some live sh1t.
The Roots + anything = Banger/CLassic |
| Posted on Jan 13, 2010 |
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This was GREAT!!! The instrumentation is nuts, it's a shame it's not studio quality. Luda sounded great live.
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| Posted on Jan 13, 2010 |
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For a live recording its great, though i prefer the album tracks.
3.5 |
| Posted on Jan 13, 2010 |
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Love this!!!
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| Posted on Jan 13, 2010 |
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i downloaded this mixtape the moment i saw it . Luda goes hard.
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| Posted on Jan 16, 2010 |
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Would've really enjoyed video too!
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| Posted on Jan 17, 2010 |
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I did not get a chance to hear it all because the booth is trippin on My computer. But from what I did hear this joint is sickning. Shout out to Luda and of course the booth bloggers.
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| Posted on Jan 17, 2010 |
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u no what at first i wasn't feeling it like most of y'all on here,but when i really took a good listen,it is some quite epic ish lool..i love me soom roots and think they should gt abit more praise,but with that being said luda shows how a live performance should be done,just imagine if black had spit an verse on the middle on tht....
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| Posted on Jan 17, 2010 |
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Love this song nice remix!
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| Posted on Jan 17, 2010 |
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phire
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| Posted on Jan 18, 2010 |
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Something about his voicer just doesn't sound right to me... still hot
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| Posted on Jan 19, 2010 |
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Luda, The Roots.. I Expected Nothing Less
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tha's all I rap for
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