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The Roots Are 'Rising Down'

19th March 2008 | by Gavin Riley

The Roots are heading back to earth with a new album called 'Rising Down'. The LP is the tenth from the Philadelphia-based collective.

The album is described in a statement as the band's “most political to date, dealing with issues like addiction, nihilism, hypocritical double standards in the prison system and overall life in Philadelphia.”

Sounds fun. Yet, for some reason they've snapped up some guy called P.O.R.N, and also the annoying (but not Pete Wentz annoying) frontman of Fall Out Boy, Patrick Stump to guest vocal on the LP.

Also on the cover notes will be Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Styles P.

The LP will see the light of day on Def Jam Records on April 29th.

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Rising Down:

01 'The Pow Wow'
02 'Rising Down' [ft. Mos Def and Styles P]
03 'Get Busy' [ft. Dice Raw, Peedi Crakk and DJ Jazzy Jeff]
04 '@15'
05 '75 Bars' (Black's Reconstruction)
06 '(Time Up)'
07 'Criminal' [ft. Saigon and Truck North]
08 'I Will Not Apologize' [ft. P.O.R.N. and Dice Raw]
09 'I Can't Help It' [ft. Malik B and P.O.R.N.]
10 'Singing Man' [ft. Truck North and P.O.R.N.]
11 'Up There (Unwritten)' [ft. Mercedes Martinez]
12 'Lost Desire' [ft. Talib Kweli and Malik B]
13 'The Show' [ft. Common]
14 'Rising Up' [ft. Chrisette Michele and Wale]
15 'Birthday Girl' [ft. Patrick Stump]