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The Roots
The Tipping Point
Album US 2004 on Geffen Records label
Hip-Hop/Rap (Conscious)
"Star" contains samples of the composition "Everybody Is a Star" by Sly and the Family Stone written by Sylvester Stewart. "Stay Cool" contains samples of the composition "Harlem Hendo" written by Paul Griffin and Yolanda Paterno, performed by Al Hirt. "Boom!" contains resung elements from the composition "Poison" written by Nathaniel Wilson and Marlon Williams, also contains resung elements from the composition "Wrath of Kane" written by Antonio Hardy and Marlon Williams.
Musicians
 | The Roots , *1987 US album by |
 | Adam Blackstone b, bass |
 | Leonard Hubbard b, bass, written by |
 | Questlove dr, drums |
 | Anthony Tidd b, g, guitar, written by |
 | Kirk Douglass g, US guitar, written by |
 | Martin Luther g, DE guitar, vocals |
 | Kevin Hanson man, g, tr, US horns |
 | Kamal Gray key, US keyboards, written by |
 | Omar Edwards key, US keyboards |
 | Frank "Knuckles" Walker perc, US percussion, written by |
 | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson dr, key, *1971 US producer, written by |
 | Black Thought dr, *1971 US vocals |
 | Wadud Ahmad voc, US featuring |
 | Dom , vocals |
 | Aaron Livingston , vocals, written by |
 | Dice Raw , US featuring |
 | Jean Grae voc, *1976 US featuring |
 | Mack Dub , featuring |
 | Devin The Dude voc, *1970 US vocals |
 | Skillz , featuring |
 | Truck North , US featuring |
 | Dave Chappelle , *1973 US vocals |
Producers
| Richard Nichols executive-producer |
| Tom Coyne mastered by |
| Bob Power mixed by |
| Jimmy Douglass mixed by |
| Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri mixed by |
| Russell Elevado mixed by |
| Jon Smeltz recorded by |
| Wayne Allison recorded by |
| Anthony Tidd producer |
| Frank "Knuckles" Walker producer |
| Scott Storch producer |
| Melvin "Chaos" Lewis producer |
| Robert "LB" Dorsey producer |
| Tahir producer |
| Zukhan producer |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard backing vocals |
| The Grand Wizzards producer |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star | The Roots | Sylvester Stewart | |
| 2 | Pointro | The Roots | ||
| 3 | I Don't Care | The Roots | Anthony Tidd, Frank "Knuckles" Walker | |
| 4 | Don't Say Nuthin' | The Roots | Scott Storch | |
| 5 | Guns Are Drawn | The Roots | Aaron Livingston, Anthony Tidd, Frank "Knuckles" Walker | |
| 6 | Stay Cool | The Roots | Melvin "Chaos" Lewis, Paul Griffin, Yolanda Paterno | |
| 7 | Web | The Roots | Robert "LB" Dorsey | |
| 8 | Boom! | The Roots | Antonio Hardy, Marlon Williams, Melvin "Chaos" Lewis, Nathaniel Wilson | |
| 9 | Somebody's Gotta Do It | The Roots | Floyd Carson, Tsidi Ibrahim | |
| 10 | Duck Down! | The Roots | Montez Roberts, Scott Storch | |
| 11 | Why (What's Goin On?) | The Roots | Corey Williams, Zukhan Bey | |
| 12 | The Mic | The Roots | ||
| 13 | Din Da Da | The Roots |
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