Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vols. 1 & 2

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This is an iTunes' release that combines Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vols. 1 & 2, but also features one additional song: "The Pros."

Annotation last modified on 2017-05-08 21:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ Digital Media 1: Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1No Hometro / Proceed 2
The Roots feat. Roy Ayers45:50
2Distortion to Static (Black Thought mix)
recording of:
Distortion to Static
composer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper), Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots41:58
3What They Do
recording of:
What They Do
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kamal Gray (American keyboard player), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Rahzel Brown, Raphael Saadiq and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots5:15
4The Next Movement
recording of:
The Next Movement
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Mercedes Martinez, Tracey Moore and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots4.84:08
5Good Music
recording of:
Good Music
composer:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) and ?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
The Roots4:08
6The Lesson
The Roots feat. Dice Raw5:05
7Star
The Roots5:52
8The Hypnotic
recording of:
The Hypnotic
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) and Tre Hardson
The Roots feat. D’Angelo4:53
9Silent Treatment
recording of:
Silent Treatment
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots6:48
10You Got Me
recording of:
You Got Me
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Jill Scott, Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. Jill Scott and Eve4:56
11Clones
recording engineer:
David Ivory and Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams)
producer:
Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams)
mixer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams), Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots) and Bob Power
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) (in 1996)
keyboard:
Kamal Gray (American keyboard player) (in 1996)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996), Dice Raw (in 1996) and Malik B (American rapper) (in 1996)
samples:
Summer in the City by The Lovin’ Spoonful
recording of:
Clones (in 1996)
writer:
Phillip Blenman, Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Kenyatta Williams (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. MARS and Dice Raw44:54
12What You Want
The Roots feat. Jaguar Wright4:48
13Act Too (Love of My Life)
The Roots feat. Common4:55
14Do You Want More?!!!??!
recording of:
Do You Want More?!!!??!
composer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots4:45
15It's Comin' (live at the Trocadero, Illadelph December 1993)
The Roots feat. ELO a.k.a. Myself and AJ Shine a.k.a. Joe Young4:19
16Double Trouble
recording of:
Double Trouble
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Dante Smith, Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), James Poyser and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. Mos Def6:23
▼ Digital Media 2: Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sacrifice (live on BBC Radio One's Worldwide Show With Giles Peterson)
live recording of:
Sacrifice
composer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kamal Gray (American keyboard player), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots6:14
2No Alibi
recording of:
No Alibi
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kamal Gray (American keyboard player), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots5:26
3Essaywhuman?!!!!! (Organix version)
recording of:
Essaywhuman?!!!??!
composer:
Joshua Abrams (Jazz bassist), Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Steve Coleman (American jazz alto sax), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots4:20
4Break You Off (dub/sound check at Bogart's Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003)
live recording of:
Break You Off (in 2003)
composer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kamal Gray (American keyboard player), Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Kyle Jones (Scratch, from The Roots), Ben Kenney, Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Musiq Soulchild and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots5:28
5Quicksand Millennium
The Roots34:08
6Pass the Popcorn (Revisited)
recording of:
Pass the Popcorn
writer:
Joshua Abrams (Jazz bassist), Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) and Kenyetta Warren
The Roots4:04
7Don't Say Nuthin' (remix)
recording of:
Don’t Say Nuthin’
writer:
Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots3:36
8Adrenaline
recording of:
Adrenaline!
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Dwight Grant, Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper), Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. Dice Raw & Beanie Sigel5:18
9The Lesson, Part 3
The Roots feat. Dice Raw & Jaguar Wright3:34
10Y'all Know Who
The Roots54:00
11Thought@work
recording of:
Thought @ Work
composer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kamal Gray (American keyboard player), Ben Kenney, Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots5:21
12Boom!
producer:
Melvin "Chaos" Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
recording of:
Boom!
additional lyricist:
Antonio Hardy, Marlon Williams (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew) and Nathaniel Wilson
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Melvin Joseph Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots42:56
13The Seed / Melting Pot / Web (live on BBC Radio One's Worldwide Show With Giles Peterson)
The Roots16:02
14Din Da Da
recording of:
Din Daa Daa
writer:
George Kranz
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher)
The Roots8:29
15The Pros
The Roots3:17

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