okayplayer’s Review of The Roots’ undun

Earlier today at Manhattan’s Legacy Studios, a select group of folks were given the opportunity to listen to The Roots upcoming album (dropping December 6th). Check out what was said for track five below and head to OKP for the rest.

The Jump
Comes in on an abrupt one-beat transition, followed by big, no, HUGE drums and hard-hitting rappity-rap: “If not for these hood inventions / I’d be just another kid with no intentions” and “when he’s tired of running / Through the layers of the onion, he’ll shed a tear…” The chorus has the feel of a bluesy 70s rock song that you would hear in the soundtrack of a Martin Scorcese flick when the chips are down: “We all on a journey…but on the other side that’s when we settle up the score.” After the third chorus the pitch wavers uncomfortably on the hi-hat and the drums sloooooww doooown.

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17 Responses to “okayplayer’s Review of The Roots’ undun”

  1. Instant Classic?

    Rihanna broke my said this on October 21st, 2011 at 12:38 am

  2. By the sound of things, it’s going to be a great album. But I can’t just judge a Roots album based off an Okayplayer review, that’s like judging a Benzino album based off a review from The Source (the only difference is that The Roots are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more talented than Benzino).

    turftalka said this on October 21st, 2011 at 12:39 am

  3. This is gonna be my vote for album of the year probably

    Chicago said this on October 21st, 2011 at 12:44 am

  4. I can’t just keep hearing about this, I NEED this album NOW. I know they are gonna deliver music on another level from what we’ve been listening to recently.

    Julian Michael Caldwell said this on October 21st, 2011 at 1:14 am

  5. that shit sounds incredibly heavy. not a lot of projects like this out nowadays, i cant wait

    thatrealshit said this on October 21st, 2011 at 1:58 am

  6. i was the first to dislike this

    umadbro? said this on October 21st, 2011 at 3:21 am

  7. this has the making of a fucking classic album

    the roots + concept album + short album = classic

    nuffsaid said this on October 21st, 2011 at 6:02 am

  8. Stop using the fucking word “classic” and wait for the shit to come out. Yall cant call SHIT based off one track and a basic review from a site that is SUPPOSED to say good things about The Roots since 1999 you dumbasses.

    Real Speak said this on October 21st, 2011 at 6:09 am

  9. http://www.facebook.com/J.JanekPhotography

    Jane said this on October 21st, 2011 at 8:10 am

  10. http://youtu.be/lv9rkzDz3ck
    HIP HOP AT IT’S FINEST

    T said this on October 21st, 2011 at 8:43 am

  11. can’t wait

    peteROC said this on October 21st, 2011 at 9:59 am

  12. Name a roots album that hasn’t been classic…waits….no?…thats what I thought

    bzo said this on October 21st, 2011 at 12:17 pm

  13. Lyrically…

    Plies > Black Thought

    Fact. said this on October 21st, 2011 at 1:10 pm

  14. #RappityRap

    Proto said this on October 21st, 2011 at 1:14 pm

  15. iiiiiiiiiiiiii wwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnntttttttttttttttt ttttttttttttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisssssssssssssssssssssss

    VaultHolla1 said this on October 21st, 2011 at 1:27 pm

  16. Not hating but don’t the Roots own Okayplayer or something.

    dk said this on October 21st, 2011 at 3:55 pm

  17. Fact, you are so fucking ignorant!
    Lyrically…
    Black Thought > Plies. fact you just lost your hip hop pass. Black Thought is better then any rapper from florida & thati s true fact

    James R aka the real truth said this on October 21st, 2011 at 6:58 pm

 

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