nas? i guess the porch monkey insult only caused temporary bad blood.




>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030908-480289,00.html
>
>Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003
>The Roots Reinvent The Rock-Rap Sound
>By CHRISTOPHER JOHN FARLEY
>
> One of the Roots' early albums was titled Do You
>Want More?!!!??!, and the band's answer to that question is
>still yes, with just as many exclamation points (and maybe
>not so many question marks). But despite a career that has
>lasted more than a decade, the band is looking to shake
>things up. Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, the Roots' drummer,
>says the group is considering calling its next album The
>Tipping Point, a reference to the Malcolm Gladwell book
>about the momentum of ideas, and to the fact that the band
>members are still seeking to take their career to that next
>level. "Our original fans are in their 30s," says Thompson.
>"Their little brothers or cousins are our new audience."
>
> So the Roots are making some changes. The group plans to
>start recording a new album this month, for release next
>year. A guitarist, Kirk Douglas (nope, not that Kirk, and
>yes, he's heard the jokes), has been added to the core
>lineup — Thompson, vocalist Black Thought, keyboardist
>Kamal and bassist Hub. Another guitarist, Martin Luther
>(not that one either), will also play on some cuts.
>
> The band, which has combined rock and rap on past
>releases, hopes to pioneer a more sophisticated blend of
>the genres. Says Thompson: " Exile on
>Main St. is my blueprint." The plan is to invite other
>musicians — John Mayer, Macy Gray and Nas are on the wish
>list — to drop by for jam sessions out of which, they
>trust, songs will emerge. The Roots' Philadelphia studio
>has even been tricked out with a whole bunch of amenities
>so the band can play host to longer, later jam sessions.
>"We definitely want a darker, murkier texture," says
>Thompson. We'll know next year how well it works out.