Friday, August 8, 2008

The Roots - Respond React



http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7m7BvEeFnlM

This track with its solid beat, raw emceeing, and technical layered loops, represents The Roots at their best. Black Thought - one of the best to ever pick up the mic - rips some mad intelligent, abstract flow alongside Malik B. on this track off their 1996 release Illadelph Halflife. As reflected in the album name, The Roots are a Philadelphia group who are known for the incorporation of live instruments in their sound ranging from bass guitars and sausophones to (former member) Rahzel on Beatbox. If you lovin hip hop say yes.

"The attractive assassin, blastin the devil trespassin
Master gettin cash in an orderly fashion
Message to the fake nigga flashin
Slow up Ock, before you get dropped and closed like a caption"

1 comment:

vanwarrenstom said...

Ima gonna need to listen to this on a proper system, not my pissy office computer speakers...