{"product_id":"the-roots-things-fall-apart-vinyl-2lp","title":"The Roots: Things Fall Apart Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHands down, \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e is the finest album The Roots have put together.\u003c\/i\u003e It's not nearly as ambitious as \u003ci\u003ePhrenology\u003c\/i\u003e, or as electric as the first time you heard \u003ci\u003eDoyouwantmore?\u003c\/i\u003e, but cut for cut \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e comes closest to realizing their vision as a group. It doesn't hurt that it boasts the \u003cstrong\u003eErykah Badu\u003c\/strong\u003e collabo, \"You Got Me,\" which did for \u003cstrong\u003eThe Roots\u003c\/strong\u003e what \"Killing Me Softly\" did for \u003cstrong\u003eThe Fugees\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, we get far more than just one solid crossover hit here. For one, \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvel of sequencing, a skill that not enough rappers learn to master. The record jumps straight out the box by beginning with the old school, jazzy breakbeat science of \"Table of Contents, Parts 1 \u0026amp; 2,\" \"The Next Movement\" continues the slightly organic feel, mid-tempo flows of \u003ci\u003eIlladelph Halflife\u003c\/i\u003e, and that vibe continues onto \"The Spark,\" where \u003cstrong\u003eDice Raw\u003c\/strong\u003e gets his. Then once you touch \"Dynamite,\" a slinky jazz guitar beauty, the album starts to build its momentum. They hit s*%t off lovely on the very next song, \"Without a Doubt,\" nodding to \u003cstrong\u003eSchooly D\u003c\/strong\u003e's Philly classic \"Saturday Night\" long before the \u003cstrong\u003eYoung Gunnaz\u003c\/strong\u003e did. \"Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New\" throws down more sultry soulfulness only to be followed by the \u003cstrong\u003eMos Def\u003c\/strong\u003e\/\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Thought\u003c\/strong\u003e pairing of \"Double Trouble,\" rocking the kalimbas for real. This run hits its apogee with \u003cstrong\u003eCommon\u003c\/strong\u003e collab \"Act Too (Love of My Life),\" arguably one of the most beautifullest odes to hip-hop ever. Super-duper mellow, especially compared to the 300 watt heat that preceded it, but \"Act Too\" offers the perfect cool-down hiatus that you need to refresh. There's still another half dozen or so songs that follow, including \"You Got Me,\" \"Adrenaline,\" and \"Don't See Us,\" but that middle run is the heart of the album and what makes \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e such a masterful example of music-making. If you only ever buy one Roots album what you waiting for?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Geffen 2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by O-Dub 01\/2006\u003c\/h6\u003e            .","brand":"The Roots","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":40257160249434,"sku":"hh-5514","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/theroots-thingsfallapart-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762283984","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/the-roots-things-fall-apart-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}