Illadelph Halflife

~ Release by The Roots (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Clean version omitting "The Adventures in Wonderland"

Annotation last modified on 2009-05-08 15:42 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
34Intro
recording of:
Intro
30:35
35Respond/React
assistant recording engineer:
Martin Czembor
recording engineer:
Otto Capobianco and Chris Trevett
co-producer:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
producer:
Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams)
assistant mixer:
Tim Donovan
mixer:
Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams) and Bob Power
bass guitar:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) (in 1996)
harp:
Julia Haines (in 1996)
keyboard:
Kamal Gray (American keyboard player) (in 1996)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996) and Malik B (American rapper) (in 1996)
remixer:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
recording of:
Respond/React (in 1996)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kenyatta Williams (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
4.355:12
36Section
assistant recording engineer:
Vince Kershner
recording engineer:
Otto Capobianco and David Ivory
co-producer:
Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams)
producer:
The Grand Negaz
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
bass guitar:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
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) and Malik B (American rapper) (in 1996)
recording of:
Section (in 1996)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kamal Gray (American keyboard player), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
44:08
37Panic!!!!!
assistant recording engineer:
Carlton Lynn
recording engineer:
Hans Gutknecht
co-producer:
The Grand Negaz and Rahzel
producer:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
mixer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Ken Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill) and Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots)
drums (drum set), Rhodes piano and tambourine:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) (in 1996)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996)
other vocals:
Rahzel (in 1996)
recording of:
Panic!!!!!!! (in 1996)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Rahzel Brown and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
3.351:25
38It Just Don't Stop
recording engineer:
David Ivory, Kenyatta Williams (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams) and Bob Power
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
bass guitar:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
keyboard:
Kamal Gray (American keyboard player) (in 1996)
background vocals:
Tracey Moore (in 1996)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996) and Malik B (American rapper) (in 1996)
recording of:
It Just Don't Stop (in 1996)
writer:
Kamal Gray (American keyboard player), Kenyatta Williams (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
44:34
39Episodes
recording engineer:
David Ivory, Melvin Joseph Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis) and ?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
co-producer:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
producer:
Chaos (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis)
mixer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Chaos (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis), Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots), Bob Power and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) (in 1996)
Rhodes piano:
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)
vocals:
Jazzyfatnastees (in 1996)
recording of:
Episodes (in 1996)
writer:
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), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper), Melvin Joseph Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis), Tracey Moore and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
45:56
40Push Up Ya Lighter
recording engineer:
David Ivory
co-producer:
Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams)
producer:
The Grand Negaz
mixer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams) and Bob Power
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) (in 1996)
Rhodes piano:
Kamal Gray (American keyboard player) (in 1996)
lead vocals:
Bahamadia (in 1996), Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996) and Malik B (American rapper) (in 1996)
recording of:
Push Up Ya Lighter (in 1996)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Antonia Reed, Kamal Gray (American keyboard player), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
4.354:36
41What They Do
assistant recording engineer:
Vince Reynolds
recording engineer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Gerry “The Gov” Brown (engineer & producer), David Dachinger and Bob Power
co-producer:
The Grand Negaz and Raphael Saadiq
producer:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
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
bass and guest vocals:
Raphael Saadiq (in 1996)
bass guitar:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) (in 1996)
guitar:
Spanky (Guitarist C. Edward Alford) (in 1996)
keyboard:
Kamal Gray (American keyboard player) (in 1996)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996)
other vocals:
Rahzel (in 1996)
vocals:
Angela Slates (in 1996)
recording of:
What They Do (in 1996)
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)
4.355:57
42? Vs. Scratch
1:48
43Concerto Of The Desperado
recording engineer:
David Ivory, Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams) and Gordon Rice
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
cello:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
keyboard:
Kamal Gray (American keyboard player) (in 1996)
background vocals:
Amel Larrieux (in 1996)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996)
recording of:
Concerto of the Desperado (in 1996)
writer:
Kenyatta Williams (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
43:38
44Clones
recording of:
Clones
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)
5:03
45UNIverse At War
producer:
Chaos (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis)
mixer:
Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams), Melvin Joseph Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis), Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots) and Bob Power
bass guitar:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
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) and Common (US rapper) (in 1996)
recording of:
UNIverse at War (in 1996)
writer:
Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper), Melvin Joseph Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
4.54:56
46No Alibi
recording engineer:
David Ivory
co-producer:
Chaos (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis)
producer:
The Grand Negaz
mixer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Chaos (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis), Ken Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill), Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
bass guitar:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
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)
background vocals:
Tracey Moore (in 1996)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996) and Malik B (American rapper) (in 1996)
recording of:
No Alibi (in 1996)
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)
3.655:09
47Dave vs. US
recording engineer:
David Ivory and Gordon Rice
producer:
The Grand Negaz
mixer:
Bob Power
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
saxophone:
David Murray (jazz saxophonist and clarinetist)
other vocals and spoken vocals:
Rahzel
recording of:
Dave vs. US
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), David Murray (jazz saxophonist and clarinetist) and Rahzel Brown
30:53
48No Great Pretender
recording engineer:
David Ivory and Gordon Rice
producer:
The Grand Negaz
mixer:
Kelo (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams) and Bob Power
keyboard:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
lead vocals:
Malik B (American rapper)
other vocals:
Rahzel
recording of:
No Great Pretender
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper) and Rahzel Brown
3.654:26
49The Hypnotic
recording engineer:
David Ivory
co-producer:
LA Jay and SLIMKID3
producer:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
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
bass guitar:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
bell:
Kamal Gray (American keyboard player) (in 1996)
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) (in 1996)
organ and Rhodes piano and background vocals:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) (in 1996)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996)
recording of:
The Hypnotic (in 1996)
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
3.55:19
50Ital (The Universal Side)
assistant recording engineer:
Martin Czembor
recording engineer:
Chris Trevett
co-producer:
The Ummah (90s US hip hop production trio)
producer:
The Grand Negaz
mixer:
Bob Power
bass guitar:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
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) and Q‐Tip (American rapper) (in 1996)
recording of:
Ital (The Universal Side) (in 1996)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Kamal Gray (American keyboard player), Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
3.54:54
51One Shine
recording engineer:
David Ivory and Vince Kershner
producer:
The Grand Negaz
assistant mixer:
Tim Donovan
mixer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) and Bob Power
bass guitar:
Hub (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) (in 1996)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) (in 1996)
keyboard:
Scott Storch (producer) (in 1996)
saxophone:
Steve Coleman (American jazz alto sax) (in 1996)
trombone:
Joshua Redman (tenor saxophonist) (in 1996)
trumpet:
Graham Haynes (American cornetist, trumpeter and composer) (in 1996)
vocals:
Lee Andrews (in 1996), Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) (in 1996), Amel Larrieux (in 1996) and Cassandra Wilson (in 1996)
recording of:
One Shine (in 1996)
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)
35:40
53Outro
recording of:
Outro
30:15