Album US 1996 on DGC label
Hip-Hop/Rap
The Roots , *1987 US album by | |
Brother ? , *1971 US voice, drums, south philly rhythmatist, drums, tambourine, performer, sedohr, electric piano, rhodes, drums, beats, drums, hi hats & triggers, drums, del.val.percussion.al, drums, producer, keyboards, keys, drums, the percussive side, drums, dec. '93 | |
Chuck D voc, *1960 US voice | |
Cornel West voc, *1953 US voice | |
Harry Allen , voice | |
Jai Silk , voice | |
Joe Young , voice | |
MC Power , voice | |
Wendy Goldstein , voice | |
Hub , bass, the lowdown low, bass, germantown bottom provider, bass, key bass, bass, bass manifestations, cello, bass, on the bass, bass, fend.al.bassist, bass, the lowend side, bass, dec. '93 | |
Questlove dr, drums, on the trigger, drums, percussive manipulations, keyboards, keys, drums, kalimba, co-producer | |
Julia Haines hrp, voc, harp | |
Kamal Gray key, US keyboards, the keymaster, keyboards, mt airy groover, written by, piano, electric piano, rhodes, keyboards, keyboard wizzidrations, keyboards, key man, piano, piano man, piano, ding-da-ding, ding ding.ding!, piano, on the piano, piano, on the pian.al, bells, sleigh bells, keyboards, the 88 side | |
Bad Lieutenant , rap, the attractive assassin | |
M-Ill-Itant , rap, the leader of the 5th gorilla chant, rap, no great pretender | |
Otto Capobianco g, recorded by, nebula sounds | |
Black Thought dr, *1971 US rap, south philly lyricist, rap, the only rapper to be in bed before 1 a.m. (?!!??), rap, the voice terrorizer, rap, south philly tour guide, rap, s.e.p.t.a. rider, rap, original vocalizations, rap, the desperado, rap, 100% real, rap, illadelph rep, rap, vit.al.lyric.al.scientist, rap, lead vocals, rap, vocals (dec. '93), rap, guard | |
Malik B. voc, rap, west oak lane brain shocker, rap, the backslapper, rap, 1/15th of scully wearers in philly, rap, (cr)iminal general, rap, always in areas that you fear to walk, rap, the islamic extortion.al | |
Mark Davis , recorded by, nebula sounds, assistant | |
Kelo , drums, kicks, co-producer, performer, willie wonka bubble machine, producer, gong, the gong player, recorded by, ?uestions soup kitchen | |
Kenyatta Williams , recorded by, lotheflex's dungeon, written by | |
Tracey Moore voc, US vocals, ahhhhhhhhs, written by, vocals, voc.al sensation.al, vocals, jfns '89-'96 (r.i.p.) | |
Fatin , vocals, ohhhhhhs, vocals, hmmmmmm, vocals, hmmmmmmmm | |
Dice Raw , US featuring, logan valley storyteller, featuring, corner-stone terrorist | |
Melvin "Chaos" Lewis , recorded by, ?uestions halfwayhouse, written by | |
Jazzyfatnastees , *1992 US vocals, sights you won't believe your eyes | |
Bahamadia , *1966 featuring, the anti-gangsta bitch | |
Raphael Saadiq voc, b, g, *1966 US bass, backing vocals, featuring, swiss bank account cashstrations (knuck, knuck, knuck), written by | |
Spanky g, guitar, wes mongomerations | |
Rahzel voc, *1964 US human beatbox, rhythmic nations, human beatbox, noise!, horns, vocal horns, human beatbox, vocal beats | |
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson dr, key, *1971 US recorded by, ?uestions bed and breakfast, written by | |
Angela Slates , vocals, vocal titillations | |
Scratch g, scratches, vocal scratching | |
Amel Larrieux voc, ep, *1973 US soprano vocals, on the soprano, voice, vibrato voice (dec. '93) | |
M.A.R.S. , other, never clone! | |
Common voc, acg, *1972 US featuring, sense (verbal sense) | |
David Murray ts, bcl, *1955 US saxophone, nooooise!!!!!, written by | |
Arlynn Page bvoc, US vocals, jfns '89-'96 (r.i.p.) | |
Dawn Beckman , vocals, jfns '89-'96 (r.i.p.) | |
Mercedes Martinez voc, US vocals, jfns '89-'96 (r.i.p.) | |
D'Angelo voc, *1974 US featuring, organ, guitar, vocal guitar, electric piano, rhodes | |
Q-Tip voc, *1970 US featuring, the new york side | |
Scott Storch key, p, *1973 US keyboards, dec. '93, written by | |
Steve Coleman as, *1956 US saxophone, jan. '94 | |
Joshua Roseman tb, GB trombone, jan. '94 | |
Graham Haynes cor, fh, *1960 US trumpet, jan. '94 | |
Cassandra Wilson voc, *1955 US vocals, jan. '94 | |
Lee Andrews voc, 1936-2016 US vocals, oooooh! (dec. '93) | |
Ursula Rucker voc, US featuring, the voice, written by |
Wendy Goldstein a&r |
Richard Nichols executive-producer, mixed by |
ROBO illustration, layout, design |
QuanZilla illustration, assistant illustrator |
Emily-Kate Berger layout, design |
Julius Niskey layout, design |
Watch Your Back Management management |
Tom Coyne mastered by |
Michael Lavine photography by |
Black Thought co-producer |
Bob Power mixed by, recorded by, battery studios |
Kelo mixed by, producer, co-producer |
Tim Donovan mixed by, assistant |
Martin Czembor recorded by, battery studios, assistant, recorded by, assistant |
Chris Trevett recorded by, battery studios |
Questlove remix, producer, co-producer |
Grand Negaz compilation producer, co-producer |
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson mixed by |
Vince Kershner recorded by, ivory productions, assistant |
David Ivory recorded by, ivory productions |
Rahzel co-producer |
Ken "Duro" Ifill mixed by |
Hans Gutknecht recorded by |
Carlton Lynn recorded by, assistant |
Chaos mixed by, producer, co-producer |
Tariq Trotter mixed by |
Raphael Saadiq co-producer |
Brother ? producer |
Gerry E. Brown recorded by, brilliant studios |
Digital recorded by, pookie studios |
Vince Reynolds recorded by, soundtrack studios, assistant |
Dave Dachinger recorded by, soundtrack studios |
Scratch producer |
Rafael Lipscomb recorded by |
Gordon Rice recorded by, ivory productions |
Melvin "Chaos" Lewis mixed by |
Paul Smith recorded by |
LA Jay co-producer |
Slim Kid 3 co-producer |
The Ummah co-producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Intro | The Roots | 0:34 | |
2 | Respond / React | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Kenyatta Williams, Smart Abdul-Basit, Tariq Trotter | 5:07 |
3 | Section | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Kamal Gray, Smart Abdul-Basit, Tariq Trotter | 4:08 |
4 | Panic!!!!!! | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Rozell Brown, Tariq Trotter | 1:24 |
5 | It Just Don't Stop | The Roots | Kamal Gray, Kenyatta Williams, Leonard Hubbard, Smart Abdul-Basit, Tariq Trotter | 4:33 |
6 | Episodes | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Kamal Gray, Karl B. Jenkins, Melvin "Chaos" Lewis, Smart Abdul-Basit, Tariq Trotter, Tracey Moore | 5:56 |
7 | Push Up Ya Lighter | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Antonia Reed, Kamal Gray, Smart Abdul-Basit, Tariq Trotter | 4:36 |
8 | What They Do | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Raphael Saadiq, Rozell Brown, Tariq Trotter | 5:57 |
9 | ? vs. Scratch | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Kyle Jones | 1:47 |
10 | Concerto Of The Desperado | The Roots | Kenyatta Williams, Tariq Trotter | 3:38 |
11 | Clones | The Roots | Karl B. Jenkins, Kenyatta Williams, Phillip Blenman, Smart Abdul-Basit, Tariq Trotter | 4:45 |
12 | UNIverse At War | The Roots | Leonard Hubbard, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Melvin "Chaos" Lewis, Tariq Trotter | 4:55 |
13 | No Alibi | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Smart Abdul-Basit, Tariq Trotter | 5:11 |
14 | Dave vs. US | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, David Murray, Rozell Brown | 0:50 |
15 | No Great Pretender | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Rozell Brown, Smart Abdul-Basit | 4:25 |
16 | The Hypnotic | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Tre Hardson | 5:19 |
17 | Ital (The Universal Side) | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Kamaal Fareed, Kamal Gray, Tariq Trotter | 4:53 |
18 | One Shine | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Leonard Hubbard, Scott Storch, Tariq Trotter | 5:40 |
19 | The Adventures In Wonderland | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Ursula Rucker | 4:34 |
20 | Outro | The Roots | 0:15 |