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…and Then You Shoot Your Cousin
Hip-Hop · 2014 · 11 tracks · 33m

…and Then You Shoot Your Cousin

The Roots

A thirty-three minute conceptual noir. Sparse piano, operatic interludes, and cynical lyricism create a claustrophobic, high-art hip-hop experience.

May 19, 2014 · Def Jam Recordings

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A claustrophobic and high-art exploration of urban nihilism through a lens of dark satire.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 33m
01
Theme From “Middle of the Night”
1:27
02
Never
3:54
03
When the People Cheer
3:01
04
The Devil
0:38
05
Black Rock
2:41
06
Understand
2:50
07
Dies Irae
1:08
08
The Coming
3:01
09
The Dark (Trinity)
5:17
10
The Unraveling
4:21
11
Tomorrow
5:06
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition from the operatic 'Dies Irae' into the gritty, distorted bass of 'The Coming'.
Black Thought's relentless, breathless delivery on 'The Dark (Trinity)' over a skeletal, haunting piano loop.
The way 'Tomorrow' provides a deceptive, soulful glimmer of hope that feels earned after the previous thirty minutes of gloom.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does …and Then You Shoot Your Cousin sound next to the rest of The Roots's catalogue?

Midnight+4.0σ

Midnight saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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