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Undun (Explicit)

The Roots

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Released: Dec 2011
Label: Def Jam Records
Undun is a concept piece about the fictional Redford Stephens, a gangster who apparently commits suicide after a violent life (though that's not immediately clear) and recalls his misdeeds from the sleep of the dead. It's a pretext for a hip-hop-as-tragedy motif that The Roots have refined ever since their 1996 album Illadelph Halflife. The music is melancholic, and Black Thought and a few guest MCs (including longtime collaborators Dice Raw and Greg Porn) drive the action with expository verses. It's as familiar as Biggie's Ready to Die, and haunting all the same.
- Mosi Reeves
The Roots - Undun 2011-13-06
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    Dun
    Dun
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    Sleep
    Sleep
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    Make My featuring Big K.R.I.T., Dice Raw
    Make My featuring Big K.R.I.T., Dice Raw
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    One Time featuring Phonte, Dice Raw
    One Time featuring Phonte, Dice Raw
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    Kool On featuring Greg Porn, Truck North (Album Version (...
    Kool On featuring Greg Porn, Truck North (Album Version (Explicit))
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    The OtherSide featuring Bilal Oliver, Greg Porn
    The OtherSide featuring Bilal Oliver, Greg Porn
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    Stomp featuring Greg Porn
    Stomp featuring Greg Porn
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    Lighthouse featuring Dice Raw (Album Version (Explicit))
    Lighthouse featuring Dice Raw (Album Version (Explicit))
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    I Remember
    I Remember
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    Tip The Scale featuring Dice Raw
    Tip The Scale featuring Dice Raw
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    Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
    Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
    Sufjan Stevens
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    Possibility (2nd Movement)
    Possibility (2nd Movement)
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    Will To Power (3rd Movement)
    Will To Power (3rd Movement)
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    Finality (4th Movement)
    Finality (4th Movement)
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