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Ready To Feel Old?: "Things Fall Apart" Turns Ten [Appreciations]

Feb 25, 2009, 2:00pm Idolator
The Roots - 100% Dundee
Things Fall Apart , the Roots album that bumped the Philadelphia band from hip-hop underdogs to the favorite rap group of thousands of white kids (this one included, for awhile), celebrated its 10th anniversary on Monday. With the band being installed as the house musicians for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon next week, I'd like to take a moment and remember how shockingly great the album sounded on first listen (on the way home from the local Circuit City), with its live rhythm section and Rahzel doing whatever he does and an all-star team [...]
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