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Lead Performance: The Roots; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
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''When rap music began, most people thought it was a fad,'' states the intro to illadelph halflife. On their innovative second album, the Roots prove doubters wrong by flavoring street beats with bugged-out rhymes and jazzy live instrumentation. Not that they need the help, but with guests like Q-Tip, D'Angelo, and jazz diva Cassandra Wilson, the Roots will have ''fans listenin' from Michigan to Switzerland'' (''Respond React'') in no time. A-
Posted Sep 27, 1996
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