The RootsGame Theory

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Hip Hop

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Boom Bap

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Tracklist

Dilltastic Vol Won(derful) 0:28
False Media 2:43
Game Theory 4:01
Don't Feel Right 4:08
In The Music 4:06
Take It There 2:50
Baby 2:50
Here I Come 4:11
Long Time 4:21
Livin' In A New World 1:47
Clock With No Hands 4:23
Atonement 2:35
Can't Stop This 8:35

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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006-08-29, CD Game Theory
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    Def Jam Recordings – B0007222-02 US 2006 US2006
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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006-08-25, CD Game Theory
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    Def Jam Recordings – 00602517001268 Europe 2006 Europe2006
    Cover of Game Theory, 2006-09-08, Vinyl Game Theory
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    Def Jam Recordings – B0007222-01 US 2006 US2006
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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006-08-29, CD Game Theory
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    Def Jam Recordings – B0007352-02 US 2006 US2006
    Cover of Game Theory, 2006, CD Game Theory
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    Mercury – 1706204 UK 2006 UK2006
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Game Theory, 2006, Vinyl Game Theory
    2×LP, Advance, Album, Promo, Stereo, Clean
    Def Jam Recordings – DEFF 16628-1 US 2006 US2006
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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006-08-29, CD Game Theory
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    Def Jam Recordings – B000722202 Canada 2006 Canada2006
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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006, CD Game Theory
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    Def Jam Recordings – 1700126 Australia 2006 Australia2006
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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006, CDr Game Theory
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    Def Jam Recordings – none Europe 2006 Europe2006
    Cover of Game Theory, 2006-08-29, CD Game Theory
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    Def Jam Recordings – B0007222-02 US 2006 US2006
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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006-08-25, CD Game Theory
    CD, Album
    Def Jam Recordings – UICD-6120 Japan 2006 Japan2006
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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006-08-25, CDr Game Theory
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    Def Jam Recordings – 00602517001268 US 2006 US2006
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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006, CD Game Theory
    CD, Album, russian obi
    Universal Music Group – 46050 2600881 Russia & CIS 2006 Russia & CIS2006
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    Cover of Game Theory, 2006, CD Game Theory
    CD, Album
    Астра – 331174 Ukraine 2006 Ukraine2006
    New Submission

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    Reviews

    • DJCVR's avatar
      DJCVR
      Solid Def Jam debut from some of Philly's finest. I like the idea of "stealing the album" plastered on the cover down to when Black Thought quotes the cover art on the wax. At this time this album was released I was watching people steal CD's running from mall security, not knowing a few years later I would be doing the same thing. The game on "Game Theory" would have been worth every month of probation I ever had in my juvenile offender youth, had I decided to push play on it some 15 years earlier.
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      C.V.R. The Bard
      18th/Feb.2k25
      • zomax's avatar
        zomax
        Great album. Vinyl has nice weight (180g?), sounds great, nice cut by RJ@STERLING.
        • TheBrodie's avatar
          TheBrodie
          Edited 13 years ago
          My favourite Hip Hop album, strong and pumping from start to finish, the live band add a great sound to the beats. I recently purchased a promo copy of the 2xLP and one thing I can say is it's censored which really pisses me off, so just to warn other buyers of that fact.
          • Ridiculoid's avatar
            Ridiculoid
            Edited 18 years ago
            G-R-E-A-T release by The Roots, probably the record they were trying to do since 'Phrenology' and without any of the dull moments that made 'The Tipping Point' such and unfocused, so-so effort. Long time past the boundaries of Hip Hop, 'Game Theory' blends the social consciousness of all their previous efforts with an approach that has more in common with Funkadelic than, say, Beastie Boys. Soulful and joyful, it delivers the funk, soul, rock and everything in between, showing an incredible amount of talent, musicianship and production skills wether to build hard hitting rants or intimate atmospheres. And the rhymes are ace too! Fantastic, a must

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