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3.3 ( 26 total votes )
The Roots - 75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)
Artist: The Roots
Producer: Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson
Album: Rising Down
Label: Def Jam
Believe it or not, hip-hop has not always been a three verse song (featuring a guest artist) with a sung hook and radio friendly bridge. Although every major record company refuses to push a record with anything but those components, Grammy award-winning band The Roots simply don’t care. On the first leak off their forthcoming eighth studio album, Rising Down, lead vocalist Tariq ‘‘Black Thought’’ Trotter spits 75 straight bars of intense, thought-provoking lyrical fury, over a simply drum pattern courtesy of member ?uestlove. Blacks Reconstruction is one of twelve songs that will be mixed and mastered for Rising Down, set for release on April 29th via Def Jam Records.
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ummm... na not me (lyrics are serious though)
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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This is hot fire... beat could maybe use something more but i ts true hip hop
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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this is tight .... has that old skool beat to it ... (typical of roots) but alwyas keep it st8 and lyke the beat .... kinda lil too wordy but i get it... don't think most ppl will tho haha
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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love the roots...they make MUSIC...every song they make has a real meaning...this wont get a great rating up here...but it wont be because of me
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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This is mad retro. 4 stars for hip hop.
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 115 |
Damn. This dude's flow rides those drums like crazy! I just don't bump songs like this on a regular basis so I won't rate.
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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flow is and has always been good with these dudes, but he says nigga too much, and it gets annoying as hell...but after a while he stops saying it and it gets a little better.
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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bout time the Roots leaked a new track! this is good for the album but not 4 the radio or club so much... but imma take this opportunity for thankin DJBooth for pumpin out a good crop of tracks this mornin. feels good to rate a few songs above 3 stars
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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Yes!
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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Beat needs some work but the roots are fire i enjoy there music alot dudes got talent deff. not a radio track but i am feeling the track very potent...
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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lovin it. the roots r the ish, and they always go hard with the old skool soundin stuff.
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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eh
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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I gave this songs 5 * out of respect, I love the Roots & Kweli too.
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 484 |
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The Roots are the truth
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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classic hip hop at its finest..
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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What can I say, ?uestlove does his thing on drums and Blackthought spits fire. The rest of the band is pretty nonexistent on this track, but I enjoyed the stripped down feel. As far as I am concerned all of their albums are classics, except for Game Theory which was still light years ahead of these other rappers.
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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I didn't like the horns in this song. Simple beat with rich lyrics.
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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Maybe I just don't understand what hip hop is, but he dropped the n-word 39 times in 3:16. That means that on average he uses the n-word every 5 seconds. Real cretive though. The beat sucks too, but then again maybe I don't understand hip hop. By the way he raps about money, his rep, and how much better a rapper he is than everyone else. Still old school though isn't it. 0 stars, but I can't rate it that low.
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2008 |
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well hey buddy if you dont know hip hop then dont rate this song cas thats all this song is should be 10
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2008 |
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this song is annoying...garbage
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2008 |
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i liked the initial old skool style but after a while all i herd was the same crap
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2008 |
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?uesto is bonkers on the drums and blackdot is one of the best lyricists of our time
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2008 |
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*thought not dot
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2008 |
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I dunno...I'm not feelin it!
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| Posted on Feb 26, 2008 |
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lol, DJ Mac's comment was pretty straight on. But there is something about this song that just works. I see people on here saying the beat sucks and stuff, but to me, those drums just sound killer.
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| Posted on Feb 28, 2008 |
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