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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0720642497227 Format: Explicit Lyrics Label: Geffen Records Manufacturer: Geffen Records MPN: 24972 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Geffen Records Release Date: September 24, 1996 Studio: Geffen Records Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Philly never gets its props, but the City of Brotherly Love has pioneered its fair share of hip-hop innovations. Schooly D was the first gangsta rapper; DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince perfected rap comedy, and the Roots became the first rap act to put together an impressive live show without samples and sequencers. On their third album, "illadelph halflife," {cq} the Roots capture in the studio the same chemistry between rhymes and live instruments that they've generated on stage. The album does include samples, but they're samples of the band's own exploratory jam sessions in Philadelphia's legendary Sigma Sound Studios. --Geoffrey Himes Average Rating:
 Rating: - The 5th Gorilla ChantIt's been over 12 years since I first heard this CD and to this day, when I hear the thump of Respond React, it still gives me goosebumps. I love this album. It's whats good about Hip Hop. Or should I say, it's what was good about Hip Hop. Flawless. Complete. Nothing today can come close. Lyrically stimulating. Black Thought is gem in this release. I won't insult your intelligence by saying this is the best Roots album. If your reading this, then you know who the Roots ... Read More Rating: - One Life To LiveUnderrated as hip-hop / rap's only band The Roots culminate their sophmore release Illadelph Halflife. Implementing smooth jazz keys on "Respond/React" leading the album off with high expectations. For your enjoyment "Section" is for anywhere you dwell the mainstream arrangement can be set on play. "Panic!!!!!!" is a high speed action packed street tale followed by "It Just Don't Stop" as the subject of grims setting of the streets seem to be the norm. Being alert of the street lifestyle Malik B. ... Read More Rating: - I love your styleI've seen these gentlemen in concert and they are phenomenal on and off the stage. I am a complete Roots fan. I love their ecclectic style and the joy of being pleasantly surprised after listening to any of their cd's. I love music in all it's forms and The Roots allow me to enjoy different styles of music without changing the CD. In this generation of mass produced music, it's good to see REAL musicians. I hope the group continues on its path of being innovative and not fall into the money trap ... Read More Rating: - Top Musical Album of all timeFrom all the music i have listened to. This CD is in my top five albums of all time. It is my favorite Roots album. What makes an album a classic is the time it stands through. If you have an album for ten years, and the new cds you buy, you compare them to the albums that you have had that have been through the times you have tried to play them out and listened to the same song over and over and they don't get old. That is when you know you have a true classical musical album. From: What they do, ... Read More Rating: - The definitive Roots album!This is one of the few albums I have that I can listen to from beginning to end without skipping one track. To say this album is a hip hop classic is not even doing it justice. I have been a Roots fan since 1994 and been listening to hip hop for 20 years. This album is so much better than what we listen to now, it is not even funny. Instead of buying new music I find myself buying albums from the 1994-1998 era alot. If you are a fan of rap/hip hop and don't have this album then you are ****ing up ... Read More |
