The Tipping Point (The Roots album)

The Tipping Point
Studio album by
the Roots
ReleasedJuly 13, 2004
RecordedSeptember 2003 – April 2004
Genre
Length54:41
LabelGeffen
Producer
The Roots chronology
Phrenology
(2002) 		The Tipping Point
(2004) 		Game Theory
(2006)

The Tipping Point is the sixth studio album by American hip-hop band the Roots, released July 13, 2004 on Geffen Records. It is named after Canadian journalist Malcolm Gladwell's book of the same name (2000),[3] and is the follow-up to Phrenology (2002).[1][4] The album is a musical departure from their previous work, featuring a more diverse, yet pop-oriented sound, and it contains lyrics associated with rapping-prowess, political insight, and social commentary.[5][6][7][8] The Tipping Point has been noted by music writers for exhibiting and emphasizing soul, jazz, and funk influences as well.[9][10][11][12][13] The song "I Don't Care" was featured on the soundtrack of the game Gran Turismo 4.

The cover image is a stylised rendering of a 1944 Boston police mug shot of Malcolm X, following his arrest for larceny.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[14]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Blender[15]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[16]
The Independent[1]
Los Angeles Times[17]
NME8/10[18]
Pitchfork5.4/10[2]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[19]
SpinB[8]
The Village VoiceA−[20]

The album debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 109,000 copies in its first week[21] selling 428,000 in the US, as of 2008.[22] Despite mixed criticism towards its production and lyrical substance,[5][9][17][23] The Tipping Point received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 72 out of 100 on Metacritic.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
103."Star/Pointro" (featuring Wadud Ahmad)
7:36
104."I Don't Care" (featuring Dom)
  • Questlove
  • Tidd
  • Walker
  • Richard Nichols
4:02
105."Don't Say Nuthin'"
3:35
106."Guns Are Drawn" (featuring Aaron Livingston)
  • Douglas
  • Gray
  • Hubbard
  • Livingston
  • Thompson
  • Tidd
  • Trotter
  • Walker
  • Questlove
  • Tidd
  • Walker
  • Nichols
5:15
107."Stay Cool" (featuring Martin Luther)
  • Jenkins
  • Melvin 'Chaos' Lewis
  • Griffin
  • Trotter
  • Paterno
  • Chaos
3:34
108."Web"
  • Hubbard
  • Trotter
  • Thompson
  • Robert 'LB' Dorsey
3:16
109."Boom!" (featuring Dice Raw)
  • Chaos
2:57
110."Somebody's Gotta Do It" (featuring Devin The Dude, Jean Grae & Mack Dub)
  • Floyd Carson
  • Douglas
  • Gray
  • Tsidi Ibrahim
  • Hubbard
  • Jenkins
  • Trotter
  • Thompson
Tahir Jamal
4:08
111."Duck Down!" (featuring Dom)
3:56
112."Why (What's Goin' On?)" (featuring Latif) / "In Love With the Mic" (featuring Dave Chappelle, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Skillz & Truck North) (hidden track) / "Din Da Da" (hidden track)


16:22
Japan / UK bonus track / US vinyl release
No.TitleLength
113."Melting Pot" (cover of song of the same name by Booker T. & the M.G.'s)10:40
Sample credits
Extra Notes
  • i = "Why (What's Goin' On?)" only
  • ii = "In Love With The Mic" only
  • iii = "Din Da Da" only
  • iv = "Why (What's Goin' On?)" and "In Love With The Mic" only

Personnel

The Roots
Production
  • Producers: Questlove, Scott Storch, Melvin 'Chaos' Walker, Anthony Tidd, Frank 'Knuckles' Walker, Richard Nichols, Robert 'LB' Dorsey, Tahir, Zukhan
  • Executive Producer: Richard Nichols

Charts

References

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