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Rising Down

The Roots

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Released: Apr 2008
Label: Def Jam
The storm that was anticipated on 2006's Game Theory has arrived on this dark, dense collection. It begins with a taped phone conversation, a tense inner-band argument over label apathy, before settling into the fuzzy noise of "Rising Down," where guest emcee Mos Def declares that "identity's in crisis" as the chorus concedes, "Everything's for sale/Even souls." That search for space and identity informs the album's themes, and is set against a thrilling and mercurial backdrop of feedback, backmasked instrumentation and skeletal, jittery rhythms.
- Sam Chennault
The Roots - Rising Down 2008-05-29
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    The Pow Wow (Album Version (Edited))
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    Rising Down featuring Mos Def, Styles P (Album Version (Edited))
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    Get Busy featuring Dice Raw, Peedi Peedi (Album Version (Edited))
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    I Can't Help It featuring Malik B., Porn, Mercedes Martinez, Dice Raw (Album Version (Edited))
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    The Show featuring Common, Dice Raw (Album Version (Edited))
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    Rising Up featuring Wale, Chrisette Michele (Album Version (Edited))
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