Do You Want More?!!!??! [Deluxe Edition]

by The Roots

Overview

Because the Roots were pioneering a new style during the early '90s, the band was forced to draw its own blueprints for its major-label debut album. It's not surprising then, that Do You Want More?!!!??! sounds more like a document of old-school hip-hop than contemporary rap. The album is based on loose grooves and laid-back improvisation, and where most hip-hoppers use samples to draw songs together and provide a chorus, the Roots just keep on jamming. The problem is that the Roots' jams begin to take the place of true songs, leaving most tracks with only that groove to speak for them. The notable exceptions -- "Mellow My Man" and "Datskat," among others -- use different strategies to command attention: the sounds of a human beatbox , the great keyboard work of Scott Storch, and contributions from several jazz players (trombonist Joshua Roseman, saxophonist Steve Coleman and vocalist Cassandra Wilson). By the close of the album, those tracks are what the listener remembers, not the lightweight grooves. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	06/25/2021
Label:	Geffen / Island
UPC:	0602507439118

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Roots   Primary Artist
Bahamadia   Primary Artist
Roy Ayers   Primary Artist
Dice Raw   Primary Artist,Rap,Vocals,Featured Artist
Questlove   Primary Artist,Vocals
Joe Simmons   Primary Artist
Tariq Trotter   Primary Artist
Steve Williamson   Primary Artist
Ursula Rucker   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Malik Abdul-Basit   Primary Artist
Electric Light Orchestra   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Cassandra Wilson   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Voices,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Rufus Harley   Guest Artist,Bagpipes
Steve Coleman   Guest Artist,Saxophone
B.R.O.Ther. ?   Kazoo,Vocals,Voices,Co-Producer,Fender Rhodes,Vocals (Background),Drums
ELO the Cosmic Eye   Vocals,Featured Artist
Bun B   Vocals (Background)
Malik B.   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Sista Urba   Vocals (Background)
Brother Question   Drums,Kazoo,Fender Rhodes,Vocals (Background)
S.S.O.T.K.   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Piano
Shortie No Mass   Vocals (Background)
Black Thought   Fiddle,Turntables,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background),Vocals
Rachel Graham   Vocals (Background)
Tuta Aquino   Sequencing
Scott Storch   Keyboards,Fender Rhodes
Graham Haynes   Trumpet
Josh Roseman   Trombone
Rahzel   Vocals,Voices,Percussion,Bass (Vocal),Human Beatbox
Hub   Bass,Harp,Fiddle,Violin,Washboard,Contrabass,Jew's-Harp,Guitar (Bass),Violin (Bass),Bass (Upright),Counter Tenor (Vocal)

Technical Credits

B.R.O.Ther. ?   Producer,Performer
Len & The 13%   Performer
Josh Abrams   Composer
Basset-Smart   Composer
ELO the Cosmic Eye   Performer
Rahzel "The Godfather Of Noyze"   Composer,Producer
The Roots   Composer,Engineer,Performer
Jim Bottari   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Questlove   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Musician,Producer
Kelo   Producer
Da Beatminerz   Producer
Paul Borg   Recording
Tim Latham   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
David Carpenter   Assistant Engineer
Gordon Rice   Engineer
Unknown writer   Composer
Kamal Gray   Composer
Divine Beings   Performer
Taj Walton   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Mixing
Jim Botari   Mixing,Recording
J.J. Bottari   Mixing
Jim Hinger   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
George Spatta   Mixing,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
A.J. Shine   Mixing,Producer,Mixing Engineer,Executive Producer
Thomas Trotter   Composer
Vince Kershner   Engineer
Kenyatta Kelo Williams   Producer
Grand Negaz   Producer,Remix Engineer,Recording Arranger
Brother Question   Producer,Assistant Producer
Alison Dyer   Photography
Joe Simmons   Composer,Musician
Ari Foreman   Design
S.S.O.T.K.   Performer
A.J. Cline   Mixing
Tariq Trotter   Mixing,Composer,Musician,Mixing Engineer
Steve Coleman   Composer,Performer
Steve Williamson   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Steve Howard   Mixing,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Bob Power   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Kieran Walsh   Recording
Black Thought   Mixing,Performer,Vocal Arrangement,Composer,Producer
Kelo Saunders   Mixing,Producer
Francisco Spero   Executive Producer
David Ivory   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Ewart Dewgarde   Composer
Joshua Abrams   Composer
Rehani Sayed   Composer
Ahmir Thompson   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Stro Elliot   Composer
Amir Thompson   Composer
Karl B. Jenkins   Composer
Malik Abdul-Basit   Composer,Musician
Scott Storch   Composer,Performer
Karl Jenkins   Composer
Frank Williams   Composer
Russell Elevado   Mixing
Dave Ivory   Engineer
Dilip Harris   Mixing
Rahzel   Composer,Producer
Richard Nichols   Mixing,Producer,Mixing Engineer,Executive Producer
Steve Mandel   Recording
Malik B.   Performer
Ursula Rucker   Composer
Anthony Tidd   Mixing
Ali Staton   Recording
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Otto Capobianco   Engineer
Leonard Hubbard   Composer
Antoine Green   Composer
Steve Reece   Mixing,Recording
Walt Dewgarde   Composer
Hub   Performer
Smart Abdul-Basit   Composer