Roots, The - Game Theory

Label: Def Jam Recordings
Catalog#: B0007222-02
Format: CD
Country:US
Released:29 Aug 2006
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Conscious
Credits: Arranged By [Strings], Conductor, Cello - Larry Gold
Bass - HUB (2)
Cello - Jenny Dilorenzo
Drums - Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson
Executive Producer - Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson , Carter Administration, The
Guitar - Kirk Douglass
Keyboards - Kamal Gray
Mastered By - Dave Klutch
Mixed By - Jason Goldstein (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 to 13) , Russell Elevado (tracks: 2, 7, 9, 13)
Mixed By [Drums Premix] - Russell Elevado (tracks: 5)
Percussion - Frank "Knuckles" Walker
Producer - Kevin Hanson (tracks: 5, 6, 9) , Khari Mateen (tracks: 3, 10, 11) , Richard Nichols (tracks: 5, 6, 8, 9) , Roots, The (tracks: 3 to 12)
Rap - Black Thought
Rap [Featuring] - Malik B. (tracks: 3, 5, 8)
Recorded By - Jon Smeltz (tracks: 2 to 6, 8 to 13) , Khari Mateen (tracks: 3, 10, 11) , Robert "LB" Dorsey (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13) , Russell Elevado (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 9) , Steve Mandel (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 12, 13)
Viola - Davis Barnett
Violin - Charles Parker , Emma Kummrow , Gloria Justin , Igor Szwec
Notes:Tracks on CD are 114 through 126
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Tracklisting:

1   Dilltastic Vol Won(derful) (0:28)
    Mixed By - Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson , Steve Mandel
  Other [Overseen By] - J Dilla
  Recorded By - Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson
2   False Media (2:43)
    Producer - Kamal Gray , Randy Watson Experience
  Voice [Featuring] - Wadud Ahmad
3   Game Theory (4:01)
4   Don't Feel Right (4:08)
    Producer - Tahir
  Vocals [Featuring] - Maimouna Yousef
5   In The Music (4:06)
    Mixed By - Jon Smeltz
  Producer - Owen Biddle , Pedro Martinez
  Rap [Featuring] - Porno (2)
6   Take It There (2:50)
    Backing Vocals [Fx Vocals] - Mercedes Martinez
  Human Beatbox - Rahzel
  Producer - Adam Blackstone , Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson , Pedro Martinez
  Rap [Chorus] - Dice Raw
  Voice [Spoken Word] - Wadud Ahmad
7   Baby (2:50)
    Producer - John McGlinchey
  Recorded By - John McGlinchey
  Vocals [Chorus] - Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson , Dice Raw , Michael Heinzer
  Vocals [Featuring] - John-John
8   Here I Come (4:11)
    Co-producer - Brook D'Leau , Owen Biddle , Pedro Martinez
  Rap [Featuring] - Dice Raw
9   Long Time (4:21)
    Co-producer - Omar Edwards
  Producer - Darryl Robinson (2) , Owen Biddle
  Rap [Chorus] - Dice Raw
  Rap [Featuring] - Peedi Peedi
  Vocals [Featuring] - Bunny Sigler
10   Livin' In A New World (1:47)
    Backing Vocals - Mercedes Martinez
  Vocals [Featuring] - John-John
11   Clock With No Hands (4:23)
    Co-producer - Brook D'Leau
  Vocals [Featuring] - Mercedes Martinez
12   Atonement (2:35)
    Producer - Randy Watson Experience
  Vocals [Featuring] - Jack Davey
13   Can't Stop This (8:35)
    Co-producer - Randy Watson Experience , Roots, The
  Producer - J Dilla
  Recorded By - J Dilla
User Reviews:
Ridiculoid, Sep 14, 2006

G-R-E-A-T release by The Roots, probably the record they were trying to do since Phrenology and without any of the dull moments that made The Tipping Point such and unfocused, so-so effort. Long time past the boundaries of Hip Hop, Game Theory blends the social consciousness of all their previous efforts with an approach that has more in common with Funkadelic than, say, Beastie Boys. Soulful and joyful, it delivers the funk, soul, rock and everything in between, showing an incredible amount of talent, musicianship and production skills wether to build hard hitting rants or intimate atmospheres. And the rhymes are ace too! Fantastic, a must

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