The Roots - Game Theory
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There was some understandable concern when the Roots signed to Def Jam that label honcho Jay-Z and his Carter Administration might try to bling up Philly's finest with a radical image makeover. Although they appear in business suits on the back of the Game Theory disc, the hand-drawn monochromatic hangman image on the front suggests that it's hardcore truth-telling hiphop business as usual, and heavy-hitting tracks like False Media, Don't Feel Right and Livin' In A New World confirm it. If anything, the grooves have gotten tougher and funkier on Game Theory, but Jay-Z clearly intends to move some units, so Black Thought's tirades about society's ills now come with shout-along choruses and women...
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