The Roots Illadelph Halflife

Posted on 09.24.1996

The Roots
Album: Illadelph Halflife
Release Date: September 24, 1996
Label: Geffen Records

Review:
Philly never gets its props, but the City of Brotherly Love has pioneered its fair share of hip-hop innovations. Schooly D was the first gangsta rapper; DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince perfected rap comedy, and the Roots became the first rap act to put together an impressive live show without samples and sequencers. On their third album, "illadelph halflife," cq the Roots capture in the studio the same chemistry between rhymes and live instruments that they’ve generated on stage. The album does include samples, but they’re samples of the band’s own exploratory jam sessions in Philadelphia’s legendary Sigma Sound Studios.

Track Listing :
1. Intro
2. Respond/React
3. Section
4. Panic!!!!!
5. It Just Don’t Stop
6. Episodes
7. Push up Ya Lighter
8. What They Do
9. ? Vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut)
10. Concerto of Desparado
11. Clones
12. UNIverse at War
13. No Alibi
14. Dave Vs. Us
15. No Great Pretender
16. Hypnotic
17. Ital (The Universal Side)
18. One Shine
19. Adventures in Wonderland
20. Outro