i honestly haven't been a big fan of some of the Roots recent works...

but UNDUN is pretty much a flawless record to me...

i think I can say honestly it may be the most thoughtful, consistently written album in the CANON of hip hop. Not that it's the GOAT MC performance...its just to me there are no throw away lines and there ARE MANY MANY high points...absolutely incredible writing

i think the production is fresh sounding and fits perfectly with the ARC of the story and album... i might understand if it is not someones cup of tea though

conceptually?? what album that has been released in x amount of years was really more important than this one? every major issue in the black community comes up in the discourse... poverty, drugs, education, family, crab mentality, transcendance of surroundings, violence etc

the fact that it just seemingly went unnoticed...smfh. it didnt even get the critical darling treatment

i wont even mention...the technical ...i'll just say it sounds like it was mixed by professionals

why bother?