The Roots' 13th release is a concept album with a bravura twist: It narrates the story of a bootstrapping hustler in reverse, from death to birth. The morally ambiguous gangster tale is a pop-culture staple; unfortunately, Black Thought’s skilled but stolid rapping adds nothing new to the idiom. Sonically, though, undun is a knockout, sliding between genres, with the slinky digital grooves of songs like "Sleep" rubbing against the guitar-anddrums assault of "Stomp." The record ends with a three-part instrumental, including some mighty Elvin Jones-style bashing by Questlove – a musical coda more gripping than the saga that preceded it.
The Roots are undeniably the best live group in hip hop and they are seemingly becoming or have become the best hip hop group period. No other group comes to mind that has the longevity, relevance, and consistency as these artists do. I can proudly say i saw them in 1996 open up for the Pharcyde, and knew then, what i know now. There is nothing that compares to them. This latest installment is NO let down and could arguably make my best of the year list.
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