you will never know the pain of editing 168 minutes worth of music down to two 78:59 minute discs.

i mean down to the SECOND!!!

and the friggin LINER NOTES!!!!

sheeeesh

i will say this much.

this is the GREATEST 2 disc compilation of music ever assembled for a group without ONE top ten hit.

not even a top 10 rap hit.

but pound for pound this was an eye opener.

i'll give you the rundown--


yall better buy this shit cause it aint like interscope is going to celebrate us leaving home

disc one

-29. (interlude)/proceed 2 w/ roy ayers/(interlude2)
-28. distortion to static
-27. what they do w/ rapheal sadiq
-26. the next movement/(interlude3)
-25. good music
-24. the lesson pt 1 w/ dice raw
-23. star
-22. the hypnotic w/ d'angelo
-21. silent treatment
-20. you got me w/ jill scott....and eve! (interlude4)
-19. clones w/ MARS and dice raw
-18. what you want w/ jaguar wright (interlude5)
-17. Act Too: Love Of My Life w/ Common
-16. Do You Want More?!!??!?! (interlude6)
-15. It's Coming w/ aj shine and elo/myself (live from illadelph dec 1993) (interlude7)
-14. double trouble w/ mos def (interlude8)


disc two

-13. sacrifice (live on BBC's radio one "worldwide" with Giles Peterson)
-12. No Alibi (interlude9)
-11. Essaywhuman?!?!?!?!
-10. Break You Off (Dub Check at Bogarts Cn ohio 2003) w/ Neo
-9. Quicksand Mgodamnlenium (9 days of sweat and no sleep for this...i encourage you to dickride me for this one...cause lord knows there were about 34 other thing$ i coulda been doing besides looking in a storage unit like im jodie foster in "silence of the....") (interlude10)
-8. Pass The Popcorn (revisited)
-7. Dont Say Nothin' (Remix)
-6. Adrenaline w/ beanie siegal and dice raw (interlude 11)
-5. The Lesson Pt 3 w/ jag and dice raw
-4. Y'all Know Who (Ruff Mix)
-3. Thought@Work (sorry...tried to sneak beatles on there...almost got away with it and them someone blew whistle) (interlude 12)
-2. BOOM!
-1. The Seed/Melting Pot/Web (live on BBC's radioone "worldwide" with Giles Peterson) w/ Martin Luther
0. Din Da Da (interlude 13)

43 Jawns

im going to bed now.

g'nite.

*Strokes beard*

Nice.

You gotta love that dude.
Just wait for "UFM:TP"

Quest even had a hand in that, and he don't even know it.

I know often you may think we don't take into account your continuous efforts to appease us fans,but it is appreciated...

and with that being said...

sign Tanya Morgan and myself to Def Jam Left!!!!

ha! ha!
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ghheeea. looks like a dope ass greatest hits.
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waiting for the following albums-
Pharrell Williams-In My Mind
V-The Revelation is now televised
Roots-Game Theory
Outkast
Jazzanova
Clara Hill

ghheeea. looks like a dope ass greatest hits.
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waiting for the following albums-
Pharrell Williams-In My Mind
V-The Revelation is now televised
Roots-Game Theory
Outkast
Jazzanova
Clara Hill

■

cmon now, what can we expect? ■

I was thinking he was including the 13 interludes in his count.

Silent treatment is one of the best ever choruses in Hip-Hop

Thanks so much. I am sure to get this first day it is released in Australia.

sike, Tuesday baby!!!!! Can't wait.

Hey Q, whats w/ the counting -29 to 0? Ur not printing the liners like that are u? tryin to fuck w/ everybody trying to keep track

thanks ?uest, I can't wait...

how is it different from the original one?
new arrangements?...new lyrics?
thanks again

Track #12. Different beat, and Thought does ?uest's verse. And probably some other shit that I forgot.

Im going to cop that shit

I got tickets to the concert in Vancouver on Nov.9, if its out by then will you guys be doing a signing after the show?

no pre-order in the okaystore?

thanks for all the work, ?uest!

one.

i agree

...can't wait.

But I couldn't bait you, huh? (10-minute $2bill Jill Scott)

Any chance I could get a soundboard recording of this piece from you?

http://www.therootslive.com/Roots_MTV2/roots_mtv2_04.mp3

...good lookin' out.

i need a release date and official website yo.
this is major and should hold me down until GT

<Tony Yayo

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will cop

Quest, are you counting backwards because this is your final release on this label?

Oh, and don't worry, I'll cop it the first day it comes out. Thanks for all your hard work :)

.

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it's probably going to be a bitch to find when i get back.

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In 15-20 years generic records will be released entitled "The Roots: The Interscope years 1987-2005" and "The Roots: The Def Jam Years, 2005 - ?" ?uest is the Coltrane of this hip-hop shit!

can't...wait

i cant wait for this
and i have most of this shit.

-precisely.

Good lookin out
All your hard work is mos def appreciated
keep up the good work
we need more artists like u
oh yeah hook up the pre orders before i spend all my money on dumb stuff

even if cost of two separate cds >>> cost of a one double cd

thanks for putting in all the hard work.

Is it going to be a double CD packaged together or two seperate CD's to purchase, a'la Nelly?
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>Is it going to be a double CD packaged together or two
>seperate CD's to purchase, a'la Nelly?

more money for the record company (for something that's already free money) if it's two seperate, which do you think?

Shoulda put a Dilla/?uest session on there...

Just kidding ?uest dont get mad
well not kidding but you understand

thanks

muahahahahahahahaha...

>muahahahahahahahaha...


MAKE IT HAPPEN :)

first i heard of this.

it will be bought.

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"ask beavis, i get nothing but head" - big l

peace & love

has (2) dat pop sounds though.

but damn i'm too late : (
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>this is the GREATEST 2 disc compilation of music ever
>assembled for a group without ONE top ten hit.
>
>not even a top 10 rap hit.

they won a grammy for that song, was a commercial success and was the driving force behind their best selling record.

give yourself some credit quest, that song was a huge hit!

11.

cot damn.... cant catch a freakin break...

This will rival Full Clip as the best hip-hop greatest hits compilation...


Can't wait for the 15th

if primo can muster up my near 14 paragraph complete story of the "break you off" tragedy.....

then "maybe"

you should try one of those on The Game Theory
i've never heard you mad

by the way, my screenname's lame
http://www.last.fm/user/KennyFresh/

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this idea is genius, if i do say so myself

by the way, my screenname's lame
http://www.last.fm/user/KennyFresh/

14. i would read it yo. lmao.

What's the release date again?

cant wait for it to drop..Thanks for all the time and effort

peace

will be copping this ASAP

NICE TRACK LIST

cool wonder what this is

Thanks ?uest for all your hard work on this.

As someone who has only really discovered the Roots over the last year, ploughed through the back catalogue, loving it all on the way, witnessed my first Roots live show in London this year and cracked a few TP beats, I am amazed at your generosity and that of the OKP fans.

I can't wait for this collection

Cheers

Des

Good deal, while some would just throw some crap together and jet on out of there, its great to here you busted your ass so we could have something to enjoy

can't you keep a secret from us?

--me--
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27!!!!

once its sent off to get pressed, the tracklists would emerge on all the amazon.com, cduniverse.com, towerrecords.com, etc.

might as well hear it here first from the man himself.

me thinks it is ?uestlove who can't keep a secret.

ayyyyyyyyy ahmir. (LOL!!!)

Love,
Mrs. 15 ;)

i was gonna suggest in another post you put that on there because i still rock that 20 minute session on my ipod. the whole seed/melting pot sequence is amazing

worldwide session is unbelievable, i'm so happy that it's gonna be there.

>-3. Thought@Work (sorry...tried to sneak beatles on
>there...almost got away with it and them someone blew whistle)

?uest, you trying to get Geffen sued before you leave? (Which would be hilarious; what a way to make an exit.) At least it would help Michael get back on his feet. LOL!

Looks dope Questo, I'll mos def pick this jawn up when it drops.

Yo man I feel your pain i've been editing down 800 photos to a final fourty for a project. Editing sucks...wish i had had this cd to listen to while i was doing it. Well thanks for the comp i'll be rotating that till GT comes out. Much love to all the editiors out there unite haha.

.....frum da tracklisting I say thiz makez me want ta still find dat bootleg "Do This Well" since it haz tonz of da 12inch mixez dat'z not gonna be on thiz.

will defo be getting this on release.

Any news on GT would be great too.

Thanks again for all your effort, especailly finding QM

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27!!!!

we gonna give it a stab.

thanks for your hard work!
your liner notes are the bonus part for me.
can't wait to read them.


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damn

I will definitely cop this. Can't wait for the Def Jam debut, either.

I got an idea dat they will make Quezto.....

(1)add a DVD with thiz
or
(2)add another disc with some single remixez dat didn't make da cut

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

>I got an idea dat they will make Quezto.....
>
>(1)add a DVD with thiz
>or
>(2)add another disc with some single remixez dat didn't make
>da cut
>
>???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
>

God DAMN! If this came with every Roots song/jam session ever, a lyrics book for all their songs, and liner notes for all the songs, you would still want more.

u lost

holla at us!

in fact i'd have to say that its still my favorite roots song ever. in addition, i'm not exactly sure why they would include "what you want" because as much as i enjoy the song there are much better ones in their catalog.

.

?UEST, the Roots,

Your music, talent, ideas and everything that you do is greatly appreciated. Keep it up... hip hop community in Vancouver is growing... you guys are apart of it.

Can't wait for it to come out. I hope it doesn't sell out, i'll cry.

shitthatcannotbefoundonanofficiallyreleasedalbumanydiehardcouldpossiblypossess goes, vol. 2 looks like the better compilation.

that being said,

i will be buying both the day of.

the liner notes alone.....

somebody's gotta know

...i've bought every ROOTS album (except Organix which i downloaded...hey, don't blame me) and I own an Ipod...kind of pointless to buy that album when you got "On-The-Go"

...blame Steve Jobs

all i gotta say is thanks, shiiiiiet

din da da coulda stayed home. lol. sorry, i cut off tipping point after 'why' is finished.
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some of you dont even read the posts... it was in here at least two times.

my 2 cents

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YOU THINK YOUR JOB IS STRESSFUL???

and here i am, excited to hear these interludes.


no dice on the sig.

i cant front
i been w/ yall since dywm and i dont expect to stop

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thank you quest
cant WAIT to get this

^^ yeah pretty much. the liner notes are like scripture. ha!

gotta say ive never been one for greatest hits compilations - either i have the albums already or want to have the actual albums / pieces of work that are an artist's statement....but seeing how thats exactly what this is given the work that was put into it (and all the goodies) - this will be my november b-day present to myself

since i moved to ny, whenever the roots come on the ipod it always feels like home!

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<--- that new hotness...

F.R.O.D.O. = FOR RIDE OR DIE ONLY

“The spirituality of which I speak in principle, I have never attained to.” (c) wesley

that definitely should have been on there

then i guess there would always be songs left off that we'd gripe about

still..

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?uest, i noticed the deceding order of the track numbers? is this final, or would you be continuing from where ttp left off?

If he were to continue from TTP, only new or unreleased stuff would get new tracklist #, the rest would get their original tracklist.. at least thats what I am assuming. A declining track list for these two cds would be a lot easier and less confusing to the new fans.

good point.

maybe the decending order is like a 'countdown' until they're off of geffen.

haha. anyhow good lookin'.

(boris voice)

thank you guys very much for all your hard work. This album is gonna be awesome. Cant wait.

U ain't got 'Water' on the track listing???...

For a 'home grown guide 2 understatnding the roots' CD...U gotta throw this jawn on it...it's a quintisential(sp) ROOTS song....IMHO

* shucks out of post*

i gotta put it on the list

Nov 15

just playing..thanx though

I don't think you're Jody Foster.....you're fuckin' Hanibal man! You are one driven/sick man....thanks for the time and the energy.

I wept!

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Far superior than the album version of Hypnotic. Still looks hot to def though. Definetly gonna cop.

Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.
-- Benjamin Disraeli

Shut the fuck up cunts.

but he only lists 30...hopefully this means bonus tracks....

overall this looks like really nice...i'm definitely coping it..November 15

obviously everyones gonna have tracks they wished were on there (cough, Dynamite, cough cough Concerto, cough) but either way ?uest we definitely appreciate the hard work...can't wait for game theory

carpal tunnel ain't never hurt so bad...

BUT

it was WORTH it. =)
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(umm.....tmrw night editing part 2)

**runs to bed**

Damn, that looks like some good ish! And not that I'm complaining but I thought you might put Proceed w/Bahamadia on there...not that I even need it, still got the tape at home.but that was one of the illest joints yall did.

Anyway...new album....Ursula/One Shine ish?? Gotta bring her back man! Along with an instrumental!

numbering-i chose it as a system that leads to "1"

-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
.....
...
...

...

0. Din Da Da
1. The Roots is Comi
2. Pass The Popcorn
3...

i see this as a cheat sheet.

like the ultimate roots mix cd--

gives you an idea of how vibey we were: (proceed 2), how young and dumb we were (it's comin live), how real hip hop we were (clones), neo (hypnotic), judgemental (what they do) cutting edge (you got me), strict in rehersals (lesson 3's birth is on there), lyrical (yall know who),corny but cute (good music), horny (break you off....and yes you guys will love this version), on point with the interludes (phonte says QUOTE: "this may be yall best opening intro/lude since tfa"---i agree....but of course i had help from a friend on this one so it was a no brainer) and of course smart (when i turned in the liner notes...the stories alone took up about 70something pages....i think the "Mrs"--who designed it---used a .00940043 sized font)

the die hards will love the sound quality of having clean ass versions of the shit they booted.

toilet readers will love the liner notes

newbies just make learn to love the roots

and then may they complete their collections to then discover the highlights yall say is missing from this collection.

yes...water would be a highlight.

but it serves it purpose on phren.

if i put ALL the highlights on this....

then it defeats purpose

this is to get you curious and satisfy.

is that "Sacrifice" from Peterson in CD quality ???

rocking the ripped mp3 daily.

btw, next week I'll have some Marvin DVD's (one docu, one concert) from his Belgian period early 80's (right before Sexual Healing, check my avatar), straight from the director of the docu (who apparently knew Marvin back then). I asked Brain to tell you, I'm making copies for D and you. Inbox or e me about how to get them directly to you if you read this (if not I'll find a way via Brain).

or stickers? Any promotional give aways with a pre-order of this? any okp web site specials?

?uestion and the answers

this comp is going to feature ALTERNATE versions, stuff we DON'T already have, and TONS of liner notes!

i'm so frikin sick of all these tired ass brainless collections of shit even average fans already have, minus the rest of the good shit, plus 2 "bonus" tracks that wind up on every website in existence beforehand anyway. and nothing to read.

PS: if you have a minute, go read the VIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! thread.

>toilet readers will love the liner notes

star and boom

are gonna dissapoint ya...

>(phonte says QUOTE:
>"this may be yall best opening intro/lude since tfa"---i
>agree....but of course i had help from a friend on this one so
>it was a no brainer)

My quick thoughts on Homegrown:

-That intro is one of my top 5 Roots interludes ever.

And the thing that's so heartbreaking/melancholy about that shit is listening to it, and then thinking about that artist's current situation.

-One deduction comes because "Sacrifice" was my LEAST favorite song on "Phren," and I personally woulda went with "Complexity." I still say that joint is like y'alls 17 Days.......the hit that never got its credit.....

-ANOTHER deduction comes courtesy of Silent Treatment.......you mean we couldn't get ANY of the 12" remixes? The Beatminerz joint? The Kelo (?) produced joint with the horn loop? The Black Thought "IwantIwantIwantIwantIwantIwant..." shit? C'mon, man! Shame on yuh! (c) ODB

-And again, I must take my hat off to you for being so honest and willing to embarrass yourself, 'cause LB duds (although not many at this point in our careers), will NEVER see the light of day. I thought the Project Pat joint was embarrassing, but when y'all hear Thought and Elo doing their best '93/NYC/Das Efx/Carhartt jacket wearing psycho-murderer steez.....nigga.....I damn near lost it....that shit is painfully hilarious....

-And niggas will be very happy to hear a crispy, mastered version of "Quicksand Millennium".......I was mad to see this one not make TFA, but after hearing what replaced it ("Double Trouble") I couldn't hate...

-Overall, I give the joint a 4.5 outta 5. Just for the simple, ironic fact that this is one of the best Greatest Hits compilations in hip hop, by a group that only has one "real" hit. Respect due...

-And yeah.....the interludes are the stars of the show....

you gotta admit this is LIIIIIIIIIIIGHT years ahead of the phren "sacrifice"

(and i talk about this in detail in the liner notes)

having die hards in mind...i kinda wanted to "right" the "wrongs" with the songs that got lukewarm reception with the diehards

mainly: sac, break, and don't

i prefer these version waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay above the album jawns

>i prefer these version waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay above
>the album jawns

You don't know how much these words exite me (no erotico). I'm dying to hear this compilation. Whether this turns out to be great or a dud(I would bet anything I own that it won't be a dud), my hats go off to you for all the hard work you have put in for all of us, and for The Roots. Peace.

cuz yeah, the gilles sac is stirring

is one of my favorites roots songs period

the guitar sounds just...

man..

this joint is just hot

>-One deduction comes because "Sacrifice" was my LEAST favorite
>song on "Phren," and I personally woulda went with
>"Complexity." I still say that joint is like y'alls 17
>Days.......the hit that never got its credit.....

that version was incredible though.... miles beyond the album version. Ben Kenney was beautiful on that track (no homo)

>And the thing that's so heartbreaking/melancholy about that
>shit is listening to it, and then thinking about that artist's
>current situation.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/psykosoulmusic.htm
http://www.myspace.com/psykosoulmusic
http://www.broadjam.com/artists/artistindex.asp?artistID=15895

... was the first Roots songs I ever heard.. and of course one of my favorites. Always wondered why you guys never play it at shows. Well the first Roots show I went to in 1996 at Club Mecca in Boulder, Colorado, you guys did it... but since then... nope. I would still like a CD quality live version of Hip-Hop 101 too... but alas

Yall not gonna release that ever?
Performed it on Teen Summit
930 club

and don't even release it?

sort of...

(don't say i don't listen to yall)

It's one of those joint I forget about. Great track though.

...

the only thing i wish was that the pro's and monster were on it

may 6th 2001 the group opened the show at the trocadero with this song in pitch blackness

"i do the south philly strut like the mummas
lets talk numbers, how many rappers Black punish
the figures'll get way into the hunneds
thats how i know you dont want it
you better hurry run from it..."

the roots is takin over
what the fuck the roots is takin over

etc.

that song is actually called the pros and thats what im hoping for one day

hee hee.

cant find shit about it on itunes

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?uest, i'm really looking forward to this.
14 paragraphs for break you off? awesome.

:-)

Any release date know for us folks across the atlantic and oceanic?
or is it faster to buy online?

My crew is coming.

young master quest..you've done well.. i shall coppeth this when it hitteth thine records stores..good man!!



boy is a white racist word!!

I have a copy of song with Brother ?uest,Black Thought, and an English female Emcee...first time I heard it a week ago...and ?uest is rappin'up there...does anybody know the name of that song?

this will be copped.

All these years on this site and never a full version of Diedre v. Dice?????

If I spelled it wrong, I don't care!!!!

You aint never lie. Thats a bangin ass track listing, Nov.15th it is!!!!!

YES!!!

Any news on what date this will be released in the UK? Amazon is only selling the US import at the moment. Don't know whether I should go for the import or hold off for an official release over here?

Don't tell me some shit like it almost made it on there, then not gimme a NAME of the person that fucked it up for everybody!

if so, good. if no, frown

unfortunately, it's the illadelph version... not the mib version

Will you be doing any videos for the joints?

i'd suggest a video for what you want, i mean... what else is there?

there's already a "what u want" video...


new songs? not newly recorded... but lots of unreleased and rare shit...


quicksand millenium


dont say nuthing remix (which i dont like much... the beat is dope, but the song doesnt match)


distortion to static (black thought mix)


reggae dub version of break you off


you got me with jilly instead of erykah


dot dot dot... ahem