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Rising Down

Rising Down is the eighth studio album by the American hip-hop band the Roots, released on April 28, 2008, on Def Jam Recordings. The album's title is adapted from William T. Vollmann's book Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means (2004). Expanding on the dark, dense production and political tone of Game Theory…

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Genres
Hip-hop · hardcore hip-hop
Label
Def Jam
Length
47:14
Producers
L.A. Reid (exec.) · Richard Nichols (also exec.) · the Roots · Black Thought · James Poyser
Recorded
2006–2007
Released
April 28, 2008

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related to Release and promotion · 33
Rising Down → April, B/Hip-Hop Albums, Bars, Basically, Billboard, Billboard's Top Rap Albums, Birthday Girl, Black's Reconstruction, By October, Canada, Def Jam Recordings, Elsewhere, Fall Out Boy's Patrick, February, France, However, In, It, Norway, Okayplayer
related to Critical reception · 30
Rising Down → AllMusic, At Metacritic, Black Thought's, Blender's Hsu Hua, By, Chicago Tribune, Dark, Dhalgren, Entertainment Weekly's Sean Howe, Game Theory, Greg Kot, Harry Allen, It's, Los Angeles Times, Marisa Brown, Nate Patrin, Oliver Wang, Pitchfork, PopMatters, Rolling Stone's Jody Rosen
related to Music and lyrics · 25
Rising Down → According, Add, Blade Runner, But, Fender Rhodes, Freedom, Game Theory, In, It, Kamal, Philadelphia, Questlove, Rising Up, Roots, Similar, Some Thoughts, The, The Roots, This, Urgent Means
Producers · 12
Rising Down → Black Thought, James Poyser, Khari Mateen, L.A. Reid (exec.), Pedro Martinez, Questlove, Radji Mateen, Richard Nichols (also exec.), Ritz Reynolds, Shane Clark, Tahir Jamal, the Roots
related to External links · 5
Rising Down → Defiance, DiscogsRising Down, MetacriticThe Roots Issue Tracks, The New York Times, Their Fears
Genres · 2
Rising Down → hardcore hip-hop, Hip-hop
related to Personnel · 2
Rising Down → Allmusic, Credits
Label · 1
Rising Down → Def Jam
Length · 1
Rising Down → 47:14
Recorded · 1
Rising Down → 2006–2007

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Rising DownLabelDef Jam1.00infobox
Rising DownLength47:141.00infobox
Rising DownProducersL.A. Reid (exec.)1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersRichard Nichols (also exec.)1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersthe Roots1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersBlack Thought1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersJames Poyser1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersKhari Mateen1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersPedro Martinez1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersQuestlove1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersRadji Mateen1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersRitz Reynolds1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersShane Clark1.00infobox
Rising DownProducersTahir Jamal1.00infobox
Rising DownRecorded2006–20071.00infobox
Rising DownReleasedApril 28, 20081.00infobox
Rising Downis aeighth studio album by the American hip-hop band the Roots0.90text

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