The Roots

Philly never gets its props, but the City of Brotherly Love has pioneered its fair share of hip-hop innovations. Schooly D was the first gangsta rapper; DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince perfected rap comedy, and the Roots became the first rap act to put together an impressive live show without samples and sequencers. On their third album, "illadelph halflife," {cq} the Roots capture in the studio the same chemistry between rhymes and live instruments that they've generated on stage. The album does include samples, but they're samples of the band's own exploratory jam sessions in Philadelphia's legendary Sigma Sound Studios. --Geoffrey Himes

1996-09-24 - Geffen Records

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Illadelph Halflife Album Tracks

1. Intro - The Roots,

2. Section - The Roots, Abdul-Basit, Smart

3. Panic!!!!! - The Roots, Brown, Larry [1]

4. It Just Don't Stop - The Roots, Abdul-Basit, Smart

5. Episodes - The Roots, Abdul-Basit, Smart

6. Push up Ya Lighter - The Roots, Abdul-Basit, Smart

7. What They Do - The Roots, Brown, Larry [1]

8. ? Vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut) - The Roots, Jones

9. Concerto of Desparado - The Roots, Black Thought

10. Clones - The Roots, Abdul-Basit, Smart

11. UNIverse at War - The Roots, Hubbard, Leonard Ne

12. Dave Vs. Us - The Roots, Brown, Larry [1]

13. No Great Pretender - The Roots, Abdul-Basit, Smart

14. The Hypnotic - The Roots, Hardison

15. Ital (The Universal Side) - The Roots, Fareed

16. One Shine - The Roots, Hubbard, Leonard Ne

17. The Adventures in Wonderland - The Roots, Rucker, Ursula

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