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Amidst The Roots' busy schedule, from performing as the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to recently hosting a Pre-Emmy Awards jam session, the legendary crew has returned with their latest musical creation, a new album entitled "Undun" (Island Def Jam). Set for release on December 6, 2011, "Undun" marks the first conceptually-based album from The Roots and quickly reaffirms the creativity of the outfit that are notorious for pushing the envelope.

"Undun" is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford's internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out 'on the corner'. Utilizing a reverse narrative arc, the album begins as the listener finds Redford disoriented--postmortem--and attempting to make sense of his former life. As he moves through its pivotal moments he begins to deconstruct all that has led to his (and our own) coming "Undun". Or as The Roots' drummer and spokesman Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson puts it:

"At this point in our career we'd like for our work to have a unifying theme, and an experiential quality. We've been intentionally making our albums shorter in length so that they can be experienced as a continuous work. The music is band-oriented with an eye on the moody cinematic. As a DJ, I am the King of playlists, but I don't want our albums to feel like a playlist or a mixtape for that matter. We want to tell stories that work within the album format and we want the stories to be nuanced and useful to people. Undun is the story of this kid who becomes criminal, but he wasn't born criminal. He's not the nouveau exotic primitive bug-eyed gunrunner like Tupac's character Bishop in Juice... he's actually thoughtful and is neither victim nor hero. Just some kid who begins to order his world in a way that makes the most sense to him at a given moment... At the end of the day... isn't that what we all do?"

Formed in 1987, in Philadelphia, PA, the legendary Roots Crew, consists of Black Thought (MC), Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (electronic keyboards), F. Knuckles (percussion), Captain Kirk Doublas (electronic guitar), Damon Bryson (sousaphone) and James Poyser (electronic keyboard). Having previously released twelve projects, The Roots have become one of the best known and most respected hip-hop acts in the business.

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1.	Dun (Intro) Producers: Ray Angry; ?uestlove (of The Roots)

2.	Sleep Producers: Hot Sugar; ?uestlove (of The Roots)

3.	Make My featuring Big K.R.I.T.; Dice Raw Producers: Khari Mateen; ?uestlove (of The Roots); Ray Angry

4.	One Time featuring Phonte (of Little Brother & Foreign Exchange); Dice Raw Producers: Ritz; ?uestlove (of The Roots)

5.	Kool On featuring Greg Porn; Truck North Producer: ?uestlove (of The Roots)

6.	The OtherSide featuring Bilal Oliver; Greg Porn Producers: ?uestlove (of The Roots); James Poyser; Richard Nichols

7.	Stomp featuring Greg Porn Producers: Sean C; LV

8.	Lighthouse featuring Dice Raw Producers: Rick Friedrich; ?uestlove (of The Roots)

9.	I Remember Producers: Khari Mateen; ?uestlove (of The Roots)

10.	Tip The Scale featuring Dice Raw Producers: ?uestlove (of The Roots); Ray Angry; Khari Mateen; Richard Nichols

11.	Redford Suite: Redford (For Yia-Yia & Papou) featuring Sufjan Stevens Producer: Sufjan Stevens

12.	Possibility (2nd Movement) Producers: Ray Angry; Richard Nichols; ?uestlove (of The Roots)

13.	Will To Power (3rd Movement) Producers: DD Jackson; ?uestlove (of The Roots); Richard Nichols

14.	Finality (4th Movement) Producers: Ray Angry; Richard Nichols; ?uestlove (of The Roots)

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