Phrenology [Import Version] by The Roots (CD, 2002)

Island

0008811315825

25052289514

The Roots

2000s

CD

2002

English

East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap

Studio Recording

Phrenology [Import Version]

Album

Alternative, Jazz, Rap & Hip-Hop

"...The group adds yet another genre to a growing list of covered sonic territory that already includes Jazz, Soul, Funk and Blues: the blazing first full track, 'Rock You,' says it all...", Ranked #6 in Mojo's "Best Urban Albums of 2002in, Ranked #19 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums of 2003" - "A widescreen vision that suggested the Beastie Boys at their most eclectic...", Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002in, 3 stars out of 5 - "...They have a willingness to push the envelope of their organic jazz rap that leaves the competition standing...", Ranked #19 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums of 2003" - "A widescreen vision that suggested the Beastie Boys at their, "...Strikes a very funky balance between righteousness and humor, between headbanging grooves and truth-telling...", Ranked #16 on Spin's list of 2002's "Albums of the Year" - "...This fast, funky, fuming album bears as much relation to 'jazz rap' as a Hyundai Elantra does to a muscle car...", "The Band Play Furious, Funky, and Abstract with Aplomb."

Talib Kweli, Nelly Furtado, Amiri Baraka, James Blood Ulmer, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Cody Chesnutt

United States