Album • 2004

The Tipping Point

The Roots12 songs • 54 minutes

The Tipping Point is the sixth studio album by American hip-hop band the Roots, released July 13, 2004 on Questlove's Okayplayer Records and Geffen Records. It is named after Canadian journalist Malcolm Gladwell's book of the same name, and is the follow-up to Phrenology. 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. The Tipping Point has been noted by music writers for exhibiting and emphasizing soul, jazz, and funk influences as well. 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. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tip...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)

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Star/PointroExplicit
The Roots
7:37
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I Don't Care (feat. Dom)Explicit
The Roots
4:03
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Don't Say Nuthin'Explicit
The Roots
3:36
4
Guns Are Drawn (feat. Son Little)
The Roots
5:16
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Stay CoolExplicit
The Roots
3:35
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WebExplicit
The Roots
3:17
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BOOM!Explicit
The Roots
2:58
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Somebody's Gotta Do It (feat. Jean Grae)Explicit
The Roots
4:09
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Duck Down!Explicit
The Roots
3:57
10
Why (What's Goin On?)
The Roots
4:21
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In Love With The Mic (feat. Skillz & Trunk North)Explicit
The Roots
3:49
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Din Da Da
The Roots
8:14

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