The Tipping Point

~ Release by The Roots (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Star/Pointro
producer:
?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
lead vocals:
Black Thought
samples:
Everybody Is a Star by Sly & the Family Stone
recording of:
Star/Pointro
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Sylvester Stewart and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
47:36
2I Don’t Care
producer:
Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots), ?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Anthony Tidd and Frank "Knuckles" Walker
lead vocals:
Black Thought
recording of:
I Don't Care
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, Anthony Tidd and Frank "Knuckles" Walker
4.354:03
3Don’t Say Nuthin’
producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
lead vocals:
Black Thought
recording of:
Don’t Say Nuthin’
writer:
Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
4.653:36
4Guns Are Drawn
producer:
Richard Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots), ?uestlove (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Anthony Tidd and Frank "Knuckles" Walker
lead vocals:
Black Thought
recording of:
Guns Are Drawn
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Aaron Earl Livingston, Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, Anthony Tidd and Frank "Knuckles" Walker
4.255:16
5Stay Cool
producer:
Melvin "Chaos" Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis)
lead vocals:
Black Thought
samples:
Harlem Hendoo by Al Hirt
recording of:
Stay Cool
writer:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician), Al Hirt, Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Yolanda Paterno and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
43:34
6Web
producer:
Robert "LB" Dorsey
lead vocals:
Black Thought
recording of:
Web
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Robert Dorsey, Al Goodman (US 70s R&B singer/producer), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Walter Morris, Harry Ray and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
43:17
7Boom!
producer:
Melvin "Chaos" Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis)
lead vocals:
Black Thought
recording of:
Boom!
additional lyricist:
Antonio Hardy, Marlon Williams (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew) and Nathaniel Wilson
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Melvin Joseph Lewis (US hip-hop producer Melvin Lewis) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
42:58
8Somebody’s Gotta Do It
producer:
Tahir Jamal (US hip-hop producer Tahir Jamal)
lead vocals:
Black Thought
recording of:
Somebody’s Gotta Do It
writer:
Floyd Carson, Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Tahir Jamal (US hip-hop producer Tahir Jamal), Tariq Luqmaan Trotter and Tsidi Ibrahim (US rapper, formerly ‘What? What?’)
44:09
9Duck Down!
producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
lead vocals:
Black Thought
recording of:
Duck Down!
writer:
Montez Roberts, Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
43:56
10Why (What’s Goin On?) / In Love With the Mic / Din Da Da
cover recording of:
Din Daa Daa
writer:
George Kranz
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher)
music quoted on:
Shake
recording of:
In Love With the Mic
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team), Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Donnie Ray Lewis, Jamal Miller, Tahir Jamal (US hip-hop producer Tahir Jamal) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
recording of:
Why (What's Goin On?)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Zukhan Bey, Corey Latif Williams, James Gray, Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
16:45
11Melting Pot
cover recording of:
Melting Pot
writer:
Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter), Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Booker T. Jones
10:40