>>1)how old are you: 26
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>>2)what is your favorite album from The Roots?
>Do you want more??!!??!!
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>>3)when did you first hear the group?
don't really remember, probably rap city on much music...
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>>4)approximately how many shows of theirs have you attended?
May 13th will be number 2
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>>5)have you ever tried to put someone onto The Roots?
Yes
>>a.if so, did they take to the music?
The people I put onto the roots i knew would take, that is why I opened there ears to it
>>6)is The Tipping Point an automatic purchase for you, or
>>might you not buy it?
Automatic buy
>>7)do you think that The Roots will ever meet with the same
>>type of commercial success that a Jay-Z or a 50 Cent has?
No...unfortunately
>>8)what do you think has held the group back from meeting a
>>larger commercial success thus far:

>>b.the "alternative" band element throwing folks off . .

>>9)for the record, i believe that Phrenology has sold
>>somewhere around 700,000, while Things Fall Apart might be
>>in the 850,000 units range. knowing that it's hard to
>>determine without hearing the music, i ask you to play the
>>part of Creskin for a moment: will The Tipping Point be more
>>commercially successful or less commercially successful than
>>previous Roots albums?
Without hearing the first single, which will probably have a lot to do with sales, I am gonna say yes, more commercially successful

BLT