Name: Things Fall Apart
Brand: The Roots

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Catalogue number

MOVLP787

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-03-26

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Little Amber Fish

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600753423257

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

The Roots

Genre GB

Hip Hop

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The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987. They are known for their unique blend of live instrumentation and rap, creating a sound that is both innovative and authentic. With a career spanning over three decades, The Roots have released numerous critically acclaimed albums and have collaborated with some of the biggest names in music. Their socially conscious lyrics and powerful performances have solidified them as one of the most influential hip hop acts of all time.

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Things Fall Apart (also referred to as When Things Fall Apart) is the fourth studio album by hip hop band The Roots, released 23rd February, 1999 on MCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Electric Lady Studios during 1997 to 1998, coinciding with recording for other projects of the Soulquarians collective, including D’Angelo’s Voodoo (2000), Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun (2000), and Common’s Like Water for Chocolate (2000). The album is a landmark moment for The Roots and the collective, as it “swelled the Roots clique into a movement-style posse”.

The album has been considered by music writers as The Roots’s breakthrough album, earning praise from major publications and critics, while becoming the group’s first record to sell over 500,000 copies. It includes the song You Got Me, which won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, while Things Fall Apart was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album of the same year, losing to Eminem for his The Slim Shady LP.

Things Fall Apart

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