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Dusting 'Em Off: The Roots - Things Fall Apart

Aug 29, 2009, 8:00am

Long before they became Jimmy Fallon's house band, The Roots were one of the chief proponents of alternative hip-hop. And with this 1999 release (their fourth), they managed to capture their famously explosive live sound and break through to mainstream audiences. It couldn't have happened on a more deserving record. "You Got Me", the band's excellent collaboration with Erykah Badu , was the hit (and a Grammy winner), but it's one of many gems on the 15-track album. Things Fall Apart is [...]

Artists: The Roots

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