The Tipping Point

~ Release by The Roots (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

variant 1:
matrix/runout: Universal logo ** (B000257302SP) B04F2230A
mastering SID: IFPI L772
mould SID: IFPI 2A05

variant 2:
Matrix / Runout: (B000257302SP) B04F2137C
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L772
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2A3A

Annotation last modified on 2022-02-18 03:43 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Star/Pointro
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
samples:
Everybody Is a Star by Sly & the Family Stone
recording of:
Star/Pointro
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Sylvester Stewart and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
47:36
2I Don’t Care
producer:
Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots), ?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ), Anthony Tidd and Frank "Knuckles" Walker
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
recording of:
I Don't Care
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Karl Bert Jenkins, Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter), Anthony Tidd and Frank "Knuckles" Walker
4.354:03
3Don’t Say Nuthin’
producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
recording of:
Don’t Say Nuthin’
writer:
Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
4.653:36
4Guns Are Drawn
producer:
Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots), ?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ), Anthony Tidd and Frank "Knuckles" Walker
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
recording of:
Guns Are Drawn
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Aaron Earl Livingston, Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter), Anthony Tidd and Frank "Knuckles" Walker
4.255:16
5Stay Cool
producer:
Melvin "Chaos" Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
samples:
Harlem Hendoo by Al Hirt
recording of:
Stay Cool
writer:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician), Al Hirt, Karl Bert Jenkins, Yolanda Paterno and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
43:34
6Web
producer:
Robert "LB" Dorsey
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
recording of:
Web
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Robert Dorsey, Al Goodman (US 70s R&B singer/producer), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Walter Morris, Harry Ray and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
43:17
7Boom!
producer:
Melvin "Chaos" Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
recording of:
Boom!
additional lyricist:
Antonio Hardy (singer, songwriter), Marlon Williams (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew) and Nathaniel Wilson (Kool G Rap)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Melvin Joseph Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
42:58
8Somebody’s Gotta Do It
producer:
Tahir Jamal (US hip-hop producer Tahir Jamal)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
recording of:
Somebody’s Gotta Do It
writer:
Floyd Carson, Karl Bert Jenkins, Tahir Jamal (US hip-hop producer Tahir Jamal), Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) and Tsidi Ibrahim (US rapper, formerly ‘What? What?’)
44:09
9Duck Down!
producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
recording of:
Duck Down!
writer:
Montez Roberts, Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
43:56
10Why (What’s Goin On?) / In Love With the Mic / Din Da Da
producer:
Zoukhan
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
416:40

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Release

manufactured in:United States