Roots, The - Rising Down

Label:

Def Jam Recordings

Catalog#:

B0011138-01

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

29 Apr 2008

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Tracklist

A1	The Pow Wow	X
	Voice - Joe "A.J. Shine" Simmons* , ?uestlove* , Richard Nichols
A2	Rising Down	X
	Engineer [Vocal] - Jan Fairchild Rap [Featuring] - Mos Def , Styles P
A3	Get Busy	X
	Producer - Ritz Reynolds Rap [Featuring] - Peedi Peedi Recorded By - Ritz Reynolds Recorded By [Drums] - Steve Mandel
B1	@ 15	X
B2	75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)	X
	Drums - ?uestlove* Mixed By - ?uestlove* , Steve Mandel Recorded By - Montez Roberts Tuba [Sousaphone] - Dame "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
B3	Becoming Unwritten	X
	Mixed By - ?uestlove* , Steve Mandel Producer - Radji Mateen Recorded By - John Stahl
B4	Criminal	X
	Rap [Featuring] - Saigon , Truck North Recorded By - Khari Mateen Vocals [Chorus] - Kevin Hanson
C1	I Will Not Apologize	X
	Engineer [Recording Assistant] - Tim Sturges Producer - Richard Nichols Rap [Chorus] - Talib Kweli
C2	I Can't Help It	X
	Producer - Richard Nichols Rap [Featuring] - Malik B.
C3	Singing Man	X
	Rap [Featuring] - Truck North
C4	Unwritten	X
	Producer - Radji Mateen Recorded By - John Stahl
D1	Lost Desire	X
	Engineer [Recording Assistant] - Tim Sturges Rap [Featuring] - Malik B. , Talib Kweli Recorded By - Khari Mateen
D2	The Show	X
	Rap [Featuring] - Common Recorded By - Anthony Kilhoffer
D3	Rising Up	X
	Producer - James Poyser Rap [Featuring] - Wale Vocals [Featuring] - Chrisette Michele

Credits

Artwork By [Art Direction & Art & Photography Coordination] - Todd Russell
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Kenny Gravillis , Richard Nichols
Artwork By [Cover Illustration] - Mel Marcelo
Artwork By [Design] - Gravllis, Inc.
Backing Vocals [Atmospheric] - Mercedes Martinez (tracks: B3, B4, C3, D1, D2)
Engineer [Mix Assistant] - Tim Sturges (tracks: A2, A3, B4 to D3)
Executive Producer - Richard Nichols
Mastered By - Dave Kutch
Mixed By - Jason Goldstein (tracks: A2, A3, B4 to D3)
Producer - Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson* (tracks: A2, B2, D3) , Khari Mateen (tracks: B3, B4, C3 to D1) , Roots, The (tracks: A3, B3 to D2) , Tahir Jamal* (tracks: B3, C4, D2)
Rap - Black Thought
Rap [Featuring] - Dice Raw (tracks: A3, C1 to C3, D2) , Porn* (tracks: C1 to C3)
Recorded By - Jason Goldstein (tracks: B4, C1, D1) , Jon Smeltz (tracks: A2, A3, B3 to D3) , Steve Mandel (tracks: A2, B2, B3, C1, C3, C4, D2, D3)
Vocals [Chorus] - ?uestlove* (tracks: D1, D3)
Vocals [Featuring] - Mercedes Martinez (tracks: C2, C4)