How I Got Over [Explicit]

I've long been of the belief that The Roots are not only the best hip hop group out there, but they are one of the top BANDS period. Of any genre of music. The Roots have long been one of the more intelligent staples in hip hop, always counted on to come correct with meaningful thought provoking lyrics, and live music.

A lot of hip hop is done with computers and whatnot, but make no mistake people: This is a BAND! One only has to tune in to Jimmy Fallon's show week nights to see them play.

This album is a special kind of thing. The lyrics are on point, as always, the guest appearances aren't necessarily the same ol' same ol' that you see on every hip hop album. There's no Drake, no Lil Wayne, none of that. It's real hip hop with real hip hop artists.

No talking about killing people, doing drugs, or sleeping with any girl they can get. This is grown folks hip hop.

This album, "How I Got Over" is unique in that it fits together so cohesively. There's nothing that feels like filler, here. It's almost like it blends into the next track, kind of like an album by the group "Enigma" does.

Standout tracks include "Now or Never" (featuring Phonte of Little Brother and Dice Raw), which is my personal favorite after three times listening to the album, Dear God 2.0 (featuring Monsters of Folk), the title track "How I Got Over" (featuring Dice Raw) and "Walk Alone" (featuring Truck North, Dice Raw and someone named P.O.R.N.).

Black Thought is solid once again as the frontman of this band, and if you have any semblance of desire to hear true genuine hip hop, then you have to buy this. There's no ifs ands or buts about it. Support true hip hop, and not that lame stuff you hear on the radio.

I've heard a lot of people complain about the album saying it's too short. And clocking in at a bit over 41 minutes, it's short compared to many hip hop album out there. However, for one, there's not a ton of interludes, which tends to pad hip hop albums when the artists have nothing to say, and also, and this is just me personally, but I'd rather have 41 minutes of solid hip hop that has something meaningful and personal to say, than an 80 minute album that's half average at best, and half decent.

But that's just me.

this album is really good from the start, the last two songs or so lose it a little but still a really good album. i think this is better than thier last couple. the album has great features like underground legend Phonte from the group Little Brother and LA rapper Blu. black thought on point with the lyrics as always. i will say thou the chick singing on the day annoys the crap out of me witch sucks cuz the verses phonte and blu put on that song are tight. but the albums great and has some must hear songs for roots fans
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1)peace of light- just an intro so not muchto say here
2)Walk alone-***** great song for the album to open on i like this song alot
3)Dear God-**** another pretty good song not quit 5 star but still good
4)Radio Daze-***** another one of my favs on the album i like what the roots are saying here
5)Now or Never-**** a pretty good song featuring Phonte who has a real nice verse
6)How I Got Over-***** this songs F%^&ing tight, its the single an for good reason deff one of the best on the album
7)DILLAtude-just a small tribut to Producer J Dilla but i like that its on the album more of a intro than a song
7)The Day-*** ok im mixed on this cuz Phonte and Blu kill thier verses but the chourse is really annoying. if they could have found a diff singer this song would be tight
8)Right on-***** ok this is my fav song on the album. i feel like im at a roots concert in the middle of space or sum real dope shizz like that cuz the sound on this is out of this world
9)Doin it Again-**** another solid song but not amazing
10)the Fire-**** once again solid but not amazing i like john legend even thou it dosnt really sound like him
11)tunnel vision-*** this ones just ok
12)web 20/20-*** just ok here to the album goes down a lil these last few
13)hustla-** i really dont like this song it annoys me mainley the chourse is pretty reapetitive

but all in all albums dope buy it an support real music

What do I think of when I think of The Roots?: Original, talented, diverse, consistent, reliable. I've never disliked a Roots album, and this is no exception. How I Got Over exceeded my fairly high expectations--by alot.
This album stayed in for about 3 straight hours when I put it in my stereo, uninterrupted. Every song flows together, it's great.
There are many guest appearances on the album, they all do well, my favorites being Blu and Phonte from Little Brother/Foreign Exchange(great to hear him rapping again), also nice to hear from Dice Raw and Peedi Peedi. The lyrics on How I Got Over are great, with Black Thought having more conscious lyrics than ever, it seems.
The beats are really soulful and nice. Some of the beats I could just listen to all day, great blends of different instruments over drums from ?uestlove.
There aren't any filler tracks(like all Roots albums), and each track seems to be just as good as the last. I just love the vibe the album gives, and it's hard to stop listening to it, or skip a track.
My favorite tracks: Right On, Radio Daze, Now or Never, How I Got Over, Doin It Again....I loved em all except Walk Alone, Web 20/20, and Hustla. I liked all of those, but didn't love them.
Long live The Legendary Roots Crew!