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Things Fall Apart
Hip-Hop · 1999 · 17 tracks

Things Fall Apart

The Roots

A landmark of organic hip-hop. Crisp live drumming and sharp social commentary recorded with the warm, dusty intimacy of a late-night jazz session.

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The album that proved a live band could make a hip-hop masterpiece without losing the grit of the street.

A sophisticated blend of intellectual urgency and late-night soulful composure.

Things Fall Apart · vs · The Roots
Contemplative+1.1σ

Contemplative saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
Act Won (Things Fall Apart)
0:54
02
Table of Contents, Parts 1 & 2
3:37
03
The Next Movement
4:10
04
Step Into the Realm
2:49
05
The Spark
3:53
06
Dynamite!
4:46
07
Without a Doubt
4:15
08
Ain’t Sayin’ Nothin’ New
4:34
10
Act Too (The Love of My Life)
4:55
11
100% Dundee
3:53
12
Diedre vs. Dice
0:47
13
Adrenaline!
4:28
14
3rd Acts: ? vs. Scratch 2… Electric Boogaloo
0:51
15
You Got Me
4:19
16
Don’t See Us
4:30
17
The Return to Innocence Lost
11:55
18
Act Fore… The End?
0:05
Moments Worth Waiting For
The crisp, dry rimshot that anchors the hypnotic loop of The Next Movement
Erykah Badu's hauntingly smooth hook floating over the sparse percussion of You Got Me
The transition into the high-speed lyrical clinic of Adrenaline! where the tempo feels dangerous
The devastating spoken word narrative that closes out The Return to Innocence Lost
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