Rising Down

~ Release by The Roots (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A128The Pow Wow
The Roots31:16
A129Rising Down
recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and Jon Smeltz
additional sound engineer:
Jan Fairchild
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest vocals:
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def) and Styles P (aka Styles of the LOX)
The Roots feat. Mos Def & Styles P4.353:40
A130Get Busy
additional recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter)
recording engineer:
Ritz Reynolds and Jon Smeltz
producer:
Ritz Reynolds and The Roots (US hip hop group)
assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest vocals:
Dice Raw and Peedi Crakk (a.k.a. Peedi Peedi)
The Roots feat. Dice Raw & Peedi Peedi4.653:29
B131@ 15
The Roots3.50:52
B13275 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)
recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and Montez Roberts
producer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
mixer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and ?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
drums (drum set):
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
sousaphone:
Dame “Tuba Gooding, Jr.” Bryson
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots53:16
B133Becoming Unwritten
recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter), Jon Smeltz and John Stahl
producer:
Khari Mateen (American producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist), Radji Mateen, The Roots (US hip hop group) and Tahir Jamal (US hip-hop producer Tahir Jamal)
mixer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and ?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
guest background vocals:
Mercedes Martinez
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots2.650:37
B134Criminal
recording engineer:
Khari Mateen (American producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist) and Jon Smeltz
producer:
Khari Mateen (American producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest background vocals:
Mercedes Martinez
guest lead vocals:
Saigon (US rapper) and Truck North
guest vocals:
Kevin Hanson
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. Truck North & Saigon4.354:09
2▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C135I Will Not Apologize
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
recording engineer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer), Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and Jon Smeltz
producer:
Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest lead vocals:
Dice Raw and Greg Porn (US rapper)
guest vocals:
Talib Kweli
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. Porn & Dice Raw4.54:34
C136I Can’t Help It
recording engineer:
Jon Smeltz
producer:
Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest lead vocals:
Malik B (American rapper) and Greg Porn (US rapper)
guest vocals:
Dice Raw and Mercedes Martinez
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. Malik B, Mercedes Martinez & Dice Raw4.354:40
C137Singing Man
recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and Jon Smeltz
producer:
Khari Mateen (American producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest background vocals:
Mercedes Martinez
guest lead vocals:
Greg Porn (US rapper) and Truck North
guest vocals:
Dice Raw
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. Porn, Truck North & Dice Raw4.54:08
C138Unwritten
recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter), Jon Smeltz and John Stahl
producer:
Khari Mateen (American producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist), Radji Mateen, The Roots (US hip hop group) and Tahir Jamal (US hip-hop producer Tahir Jamal)
assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest vocals:
Mercedes Martinez
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. Mercedes Martinez41:23
D139Lost Desire
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
recording engineer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer), Khari Mateen (American producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist) and Jon Smeltz
producer:
Khari Mateen (American producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist) and The Roots (US hip hop group)
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest lead vocals:
Malik B (American rapper) and Talib Kweli
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
vocals:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
The Roots feat. Malik B & Talib Kweli4.353:58
D140The Show
recording engineer:
Anthony Kilhoffer, Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and Jon Smeltz
producer:
The Roots (US hip hop group) and Tahir Jamal (US hip-hop producer Tahir Jamal)
assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest background vocals:
Mercedes Martinez
guest lead vocals:
Common (US rapper)
guest vocals:
Dice Raw
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
The Roots feat. Common & Dice Raw43:45
D141Rising Up
recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and Jon Smeltz
producer:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and ?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
assistant mixer:
Tim Sturges
mixer:
Jason Goldstein (engineer)
guest lead vocals:
Wale (US rapper)
guest vocals:
Chrisette Michele
lead vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
vocals:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
The Roots feat. Wale & Chrisette Michele4.654:19

Credits

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Jay Brown (A&R for Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Rihanna)
Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw)
Lenny Santiago
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/38361 [info]
other databases:http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/31801 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000784514 [info]
Wikidata:Q847199 [info]