undun
by The Roots
- Type: Album
- Released: 6 December 2011
- Label: Def Jam
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:41
- Community rating: 3.89/5 from 11 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
This ambitious concept album tells the story of the short, tragic life of a fictional character named Redford Stephens in reverse chronological order. The Roots employ a somber, chamber-pop influenced sound, blending live instrumentation with Black Thought's grim storytelling. It is a poignant meditation on poverty, crime, and determinism.
Genres
Descriptors: conceptual, crime, death, existential, rap, conscious, storytelling, live, classic
Tracklist
- Dun (01:16)
- Sleep (02:15)
- Make My (04:27)
- One Time (03:55)
- Kool On (03:48)
- The OtherSide (04:03)
- Stomp (02:23)
- Lighthouse (03:43)
- I Remember (03:14)
- Tip The Scale (04:17)
- Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou) (01:51)
- Possibility (2nd Movement) (00:55)
- Will To Power (3rd Movement) (01:03)
- Finality (4th Movement) (01:31)
Credits
- Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter - Member
- Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson - Member
- Malik B. - Member
- Leonard "Hub" Hubbard - Member
- Scott Storch - Member
- Kamal Gray - keyboards
- Rahzel - Member
- Captain Kirk Douglas - Member
- Black Thought - Member
- Kamal Gray - Member
- Kirk Douglass - guitar
- Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson - drums
- Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard - Member
- Frank 'Knuckles' Walker - Member
- Malik B. - Member
- Questlove - Member
- Leonard "Hub" Hubbard - Member
- Rahzel - Member
- Karl B. Jenkins - a&r
- Lenny Santiago - a&r
- Richard Nichols - a&r
- Leesa D. Brunson - a&r [coordination]
- Mark Tavern - administrator [administration]
- Kenny Gravillis - art direction
- Kristen Tiengst - artwork [coordination], photography by [coordination]
- Tai Linzie - artwork [coordination], photography by [coordination]
- Todd Rusell - artwork [coordination], photography by [coordination]
- Mark Kelley - bass
- Anna Tes - design
- Brad Rubens, Esq. - legal [legal counsel]
- Deborah Mannis-Gardner - legal [sample clearances]
- Shawn Gee - management
- Antoinette Trotman - management [business affairs]
- Ian Allen - management [business affairs]
- Jerry Juste - management [business affairs]
- Vol S. Davis III - management [business affairs]
- Dave Kutch - mastered by
- Frank "Knuckles" Walker - percussion
- Jamel Shabazz - photography by [cover photo]
- Clifton Bell - photography by [inlay photo]
- Doug Joswick - product manager [package production]
- Rob Caiaffa - promotion [marketing]
- Damon Bryson - sousaphone
- Tariq Trotter - vocals