The Roots – The Tipping Point

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Label:	Geffen Records – 0602498623763
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	Jul 12, 2004
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious

Tracklist

103.a	Star Performer [Samples Of "Everybody Is A Star"] – Sly And The Family Stone* Producer – "?uestlove"* Written-By – Trotter* Written-By [Samples Of "Everybody Is A Star"] – Sylvester Stewart Performer [Samples Of "Everybody Is A Star"] – Sly And The Family Stone* Producer – "?uestlove"* Written-By – Trotter* Written-By [Samples Of "Everybody Is A Star"] – Sylvester Stewart	7:36
103.b	Pointro Featuring – Wadud Ahmad Producer – "?uestlove"*
104	I Don't Care Producer – Richard Nichols Vocals – Dom (2) Written-By – Trotter*	4:02
105	Don't Say Nuthin' Producer – Scott Storch Written-By – Trotter*	3:36
106	Guns Are Drawn Producer – Richard Nichols Vocals – Aaron Livingston Written-By – Trotter*	5:16
107	Stay Cool Performer [Samples Of "Harlem Hendo"] – Al Hirt Producer – Melvin "Chaos" Lewis Vocals – Martin Luther Written-By – Paterno* Written-By [Samples Of "Harlem Hendo"] – Yolanda Paterno Performer [Samples Of "Harlem Hendo"] – Al Hirt Producer – Melvin "Chaos" Lewis Vocals – Martin Luther Written-By – Paterno* Written-By [Samples Of "Harlem Hendo"] – Yolanda Paterno	3:34
108	Web Producer – Robert "LB" Dorsey Written-By – Trotter*	3:17
109	Boom! Featuring – Dice Raw Producer – Melvin "Chaos" Lewis Written-By – Trotter* Written-By [Resung Elements From "Poison"] – Nathaniel Wilson Written-By [Resung Elements From "Wrath Of Kane"] – Marlon Williams Featuring – Dice Raw Producer – Melvin "Chaos" Lewis Written-By – Trotter* Written-By [Resung Elements From "Poison"] – Nathaniel Wilson Written-By [Resung Elements From "Wrath Of Kane"] – Marlon Williams	2:58
110	Somebody's Gotta Do It Featuring – Mack Dub Producer – Tahir Jamal* Vocals – Devin The Dude Written-By – Ibrahim*	4:09
111	Duck Down! Producer – Scott Storch Vocals – Dom (2) Written-By – Trotter*	3:56
112.a	Why (What's Goin On?) Producer – Zoukhan* Written-By – Bey*	16:41
112.b	The Mic Backing Vocals – Ol' Dirty Bastard Featuring – Truck North Producer – The Grand Wizzards Vocals – Dave Chappelle
112.c	Din Da Da

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Geffen Records
Copyright © – Geffen Records
Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Produced For – Tuff Jew Productions
Produced For – Noize Trip
Produced For – B2L Music
Produced For – Zoukhan O'Bey
Recorded At – The Studio
Recorded At – Sound Villa
Recorded At – The Hit Factory Criteria
Mixed At – The Studio
Mixed At – Manhattan Center Studios
Mixed At – Can-Am Recorders
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By – Mijac Music
Published By – Five Sisters Music
Published By – Songs Of Marl
Published By – C.A.K. Music, Inc.
Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
Record Company – RCA Label Group
Record Company – BMG Music
Made By – Universal M & L, – 51510336

Credits

A&R – Richard Nichols
[A&R istration] – Alicia N. Graham
Art Direction, Design – Gravillis Inc.
Bass – Adam Blackstone
Executive-Producer – Richard Nichols
Guitar – Martin Luther
Horns – Kevin Hanson
Keyboards – Omar Edwards
Legal – Brad Rubens, Esq.
Management – Watch Your Back Management
Management [Business Manager] – GEE Financial Group, LCC
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Mixed By – Russell Elevado (tracks: 103, 106, 109)
Percussion – Frank "Knuckles" Walker
Performer [The Roots Are:], Bass [Bass And Thangs] – HUB (2)
Performer [The Roots Are:], Drums [Drums And Stuff] – ?uestlove*
Performer [The Roots Are:], Keyboards [Keys And Deez] – Kamal*
Performer [The Roots Are:], Vocals [Vocals And Shit] – Black Thought
Recorded By – Wayne Allison (tracks: 105, 112.a)

Notes

Tracks numbered 103 through 112 on release.

105, 111 produced for Tuff Jew Productions.
110 produced for Noize Trip
108 produced for B2L Music
112 produced for Zoukhan O'Bey.
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All songs recorded at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA except 105, 112 recorded at The Sound Villa and Hit Factory, Miami, FL.

103, 104, 106, 107, 109 to 112.a mixed at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
108 mixed at Manhattan Center Studios, New York, NY.
105 mixed at Can Am Studios, Tarzana, CA.

"Star" contains samples of the composition "Everybody Is a Star" by Sly and The Family Stone written by Sylvester Stewart and published by Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp obo itself and Mijac Music (BMI). Performed by Sly and The Family Stone courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.
"Stay Cool" contains samples of the composition "Harlem Hendo" written by Paul Griffin and Yolanda Paterno and published by Five Sisters Music (BMI). Performed by Al Hirt courtesy of The RCA Label Group, a unit of BMG Music.
"Boom!" contains resung elements from the composition "Poison" written by Nathaniel Wilson and Marlon Williams, published by Songs Of Marl/C.A.K. Music, Inc. (ASCAP) and C.A.K. Music, Inc. (ASCAP).
Also contains resung elements from the composition "Wrath of Kane" written by Antonio Hardy and Marlon Williams, published by Songs Of Marl/C.A.K. Music, Inc. (ASCAP) and C.A.K. Music, Inc. (ASCAP).

℗ 2004 Geffen Records © 2004 Geffen Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 02498 62376 3
Barcode (Scanned): 602498623763
Rights Society: SABAM / MS
Matrix / Runout (Mould / Hub Text): MADE IN BY UNIVERSAL M & L
Matrix / Runout: 06024 986 237-6 01 * 51510336
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0145

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Tipping Point (2×LP, Album)	Okayplayer Records	0602498624166	Europe	2004
Recently Edited	The Tipping Point (CD, Album)	Geffen Records	9863067, 986 306-7	UK	2004
Recently Edited	The Tipping Point (2×LP, Album)	Geffen Records	B0002573-01	US	2004
Recently Edited	The Tipping Point (2×LP, Album)	Geffen Records	986 241-6	Europe	2004
Recently Edited	The Tipping Point (CD, Album)	Geffen Records	UICF-1023	Japan	2004