Comments on: The Roots - Rising Down http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2008/05/the-roots-rising-down Hip-Hop Linguistics Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: TheGWH http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2008/05/the-roots-rising-down#comment-9391 TheGWH Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:18:22 +0000 http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2008/05/the-roots-rising-down#comment-9391 Rising Down with Mos Def and Styles P should be the 8th wonder of the world. Overall, I wasn't too impressed though, the beats are okay, but the lyrics are amazing.<ul></ul> Rising Down with Mos Def and Styles P should be the 8th wonder of the world. Overall, I wasn’t too impressed though, the beats are okay, but the lyrics are amazing.
    ]]>         By: EL http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2008/05/the-roots-rising-down#comment-9240 EL Sat, 31 May 2008 22:59:33 +0000 http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2008/05/the-roots-rising-down#comment-9240 All the songs were good, but ?uestlove's drum solo on "75 Bars" totally blew me away.<ul></ul> All the songs were good, but ?uestlove’s drum solo on “75 Bars” totally blew me away.
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      I think that if music was always catchy and liked after the first listen we would get very bored. Music rewards you when you stick with an album until you realise what its all about and listen to it in its own context! Thats what the Roots do and others should listen and learn!!

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          ]]>                     By: Cathal http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2008/05/the-roots-rising-down#comment-9178 Cathal Mon, 19 May 2008 19:46:02 +0000 http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2008/05/the-roots-rising-down#comment-9178 i love the song singing man! real deep lyrics in their!<ul></ul> i love the song singing man!
          real deep lyrics in their!
            ]]>                         By: Kats http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2008/05/the-roots-rising-down#comment-9156 Kats Mon, 12 May 2008 16:13:04 +0000 http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2008/05/the-roots-rising-down#comment-9156 Word. Black Thought has been in my top-5 for many, many years...<ul></ul> Word. Black Thought has been in my top-5 for many, many years…
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