Comments on: Video: The Roots, “How I Got Over” http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/30/video-the-roots-how-i-got-over/ The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: alpha http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/30/video-the-roots-how-i-got-over/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 alpha Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:01:57 +0000 http://www.thefader.com/?p=16739#comment-2748 Dear Mr. Enemy, tl;dr Dear Mr. Enemy,

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]]> By: Obama No Get Enemy http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/30/video-the-roots-how-i-got-over/comment-page-1/#comment-2731 Obama No Get Enemy Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:41:53 +0000 http://www.thefader.com/?p=16739#comment-2731 Dear Mr. Macia, What you wrote is definitely funny and a good read. But Tariq Trotter's lyrical ability is all that's up for discussion here. He wrote the lyrics in this song. The members of the roots didn't all sit around and each write 4 bars. Their musicality and precision as a band may have no doubt improved from the Jimmy Fallon Show ( like that saying, "How do you get to carnegie hall... practice"). But the roots are not a group that's short on practice, having backed and performed with so many artists over the years, not to mention their tireless road show where they headline. I'm just saying, what you wrote is funny... but doesn't make much logical sense. Do you own Do You Want More?!!!??! That's an album where you might be able to say THE ROOTS have improved their songwriting, when ?uestlove and Malik B were all contributing lyrically and it was more of a collbaorative effort. At this point though, it's all about black thought. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ybqP7G6Po Dear Mr. Macia,
What you wrote is definitely funny and a good read. But Tariq Trotter’s lyrical ability is all that’s up for discussion here. He wrote the lyrics in this song. The members of the roots didn’t all sit around and each write 4 bars. Their musicality and precision as a band may have no doubt improved from the Jimmy Fallon Show ( like that saying, “How do you get to carnegie hall… practice”). But the roots are not a group that’s short on practice, having backed and performed with so many artists over the years, not to mention their tireless road show where they headline. I’m just saying, what you wrote is funny… but doesn’t make much logical sense. Do you own Do You Want More?!!!??! That’s an album where you might be able to say THE ROOTS have improved their songwriting, when ?uestlove and Malik B were all contributing lyrically and it was more of a collbaorative effort. At this point though, it’s all about black thought. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ybqP7G6Po

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