The Roots-Undun is AMAZING

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Bought it today

Havent heard it yet

The Roots are performing on Jimmy Fallons show in 20 min
 
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That was a mixtape I just listened to right?

39 minutes long?

Glad I didn't pay for it. I'm disappointed when mixtapes are that short. Unless it's Curren$y

Is this CD as underwhelming as I felt like it was after 1 listen?

Or was my anger at how short it was clouding my judgement?
 
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TwentyFive.Lighters;3863852 said:
It's weak because it was simply 39 minutes long?

Well that sucked about it and for 4 tracks there's no fucking rapping it's just instrumental shit
It could be that I was just mad about the length so I couldn't enjoy it but...
I thought it was boring and uninspired plus people shit on How I Got Over for it having to many features (which didn't bother me) and this disc has just as many.
So I'm wondering what other people thought.
 
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You're god damn right I'm talking about Undun.
The sad thing is after the album finished playing the next song on my itunes was "Don't Say Nothing" by The Roots and it made me miss more grimey or up tempo Roots songs.
 
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It's not a mixtape and the roots are a band with a rapped so that's the reason for the instrumentals. I think the album is the shit but yea it is short as whit.
 
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southernmade;3863919 said:
lol sounds like he is.....good MUSIC isn't appreciated now days.....

If I wanna hear good music I'll listen to good musicians.
When I wanna hear a rapper backed by real instruments I listen to The Roots.
 
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Thanks for merging the thread Jamel
I get what you're saying about looking at it different than a rap album
I'm just gonna listen to some other stuff and come back to this when I'm in a different mood.

How I Got Over was a lot better than this to me though
 
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Yea, when you look at the song times, it feels like you gettin cheated out a full album. Looks like an EP. But when you listening, it don't feel that way. There are a solid ten tracks. That lighthouse joint may be my fav, but yea...whole album is amazing.
 
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Recently he [?uestlove] provided OKP posters with a “cliff notes” guide to undun, specifically regarding the narrative arc followed by main character Redford Stephens, which as noted, unfolds in reverse chronological order. You can of course get a much fancier cliff notes from the undun iOS app, but it’s always nice to hear ideas direct from the source’s mouth, for which reason we present ?uesto’s breakdown in all its uncapitalized glory (after the jump).

http://www.okayplayer.com/news/okp-exclusive-uestlove-breaks-down-the-roots-undun.html#comment-83476

song one-dead

song two-dying but dont know im dead yet, oh snap i am dead!!! wahhhhaa!

song three-someone kills me

song four- “got a problem nigga?….what?!?! what??!?!?!?….oh…you better walk away….so anyway yall like i was saying we shou——–

song five-work done. let’s celebrate a lil bit. but just for a lil bit

song six- its a dirty job but somebody has got to do it and a closed mouth dont get fed. even though im haunted by the actions that got me here

song seven- live like an animal. die like an animal. but life goes on.

song eight- am i my brothers keeper? nah dukes. this is a business. sorry. but you had it coming to you.

song nine- i hate being put in this situation, but now i gotta “handle something” and i gotta do what i gotta do. even if that mean an ICU…

song 10- im all business. and unlike these scumbags. im rising outta this mess somehow someway

song 11-14

a) nightfall. time to retire.

b) sleep

c) nightmares haunts

d) prepares for new day and whatever challenges that come forth/abrupt awakening.

?uestloves Breakdown of the album ....

this album actually takes some critical analysis to break down ...not a plug and play record ..which is great ...amazing album the verse by PORN on "stomp" is one of the best of the year..

"Fuck getting fucked

Immaculate conception

Now what’s beef ain’t even a question

Calico kisses, cold blood and crime tape

Flirt with death, every night it’s a blind date

One night stand, payback's a bitch

Shit have you skinny dipping in a pool of your piss

Blood, sweat, and tears, broken teeth and spit

Put the barrel in your mouth

Blow the devil a kiss

Put the knife in ya back cut down to the red meat

Daddy should’ve let me be a stain on the bed sheets

I’m one shot short of a Molotov cocktail

Kick in the door like welcome to my world

I’m an evil genius when it comes to this dumb shit

Half of the time I'mma keep it one hundred

Don’t play chicken when I’m driving them crazy

Get hit in the wing thigh breast or drumstick

We like"
 
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