The Roots, Explained with a Single Chord

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The Roots album “Things Fall Apart” from 1999 is a great album, and there’s one song in particular, one CHORD especially that feels so good. In trying to understand why, I kept going, kept analyzing, looking at the larger context of this chord, this album, and The Roots as a band - and then I figured it out. This one chord kind of explains…The Roots, and what they’ve managed to accomplish in the past, nearly 25 years since its release.
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TOPICS COVERED
The Roots
Questlove
Black Thought
Ahmir Thompson
Tariq Trotter
Things Fall Apart
The Next Movement
Hip Hop
Organix
Do You Want More
Illadelph Halflife
The Tonight Show
Jimmy Fallon
Music Theory
Music History

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@williamgeorge2580 Год назад

Twenty five years ago? Hmm. Yeah. A quarter century. I guess that's right. Twenty five. And now I'll go lie down and have cry.

@diggingthegreats Год назад

😂😂

@trinitylegacygroup2481 Год назад

I remember it like it was yesterday

@librasky Год назад

😭

@carstarsarstenstesenn Год назад

life is too short

@thescoobymike Год назад

Things fall apart

@jerrystackpaper Год назад

I recommended you to my music teacher, you truly figured out how to simplify music without dumbing it down which is crazy, perfect content

@dreddiknight Год назад

I did the same!

@Jacqueal Год назад

Things Fall Apart is my favorite Roots album largely because I saw them live at NYU right before they released it. Changed my life.

@MrDecksels Год назад

For me, it definately changed the way I listen to Hip Hop. Nothing was the same after hearing that album.

@otisthetowndrunk Год назад

Same, except Illadeph Halflife was the album and time frame.

@alo.5141 Год назад

Illadelph and Things Fall apart STILL stand the test of time more than 25 YEARS later!🔥🔥🔥🔥

@ByDobson Год назад

Things Fall Apart is crazy because it’s one of the greatest albums ever released in any genre, and you can still make an argument for it not being the Roots best album

@devaniposey5540 Год назад

Crazy but true cause I still say Illadelph Halflife is the best Roots album and I was born in '98.

@KhayJayArt Год назад

Haha ur old

@bluegroove777 Год назад

@@KhayJayArt lol laugh while you can. you will be one day too. Btw questlove was born in 1971 so age aint slowing him down

@vinson9932 Год назад

Illadelph Halflife best album hands down!

@ChainSwingerHxC 4 месяца назад

@@devaniposey5540i was born in 99 and listened to the roots AFTER that album. it's funny how jus a year can make it feel like some people have totally different knowledge and understanding of the same things

@roievans9859 Год назад

This was one of those CD's you could play, front-to-back. This was the soundtrack to many after bar gatherings.

@bagelssmellgreat Год назад

So thankful you're finally hitting on The Roots. Yes, I want more!

@diggingthegreats Год назад

🔥🔥 Check out the Soulquarian series - including the other Roots video linked at the end of this one!

@infezioneintestinale Год назад

You sir are a hell of a story teller. One of the best tritone subs story i've ever heard

@JoshuaDb_The_Witness Год назад

Man this is REALLY well done. Im a bassist/multi instrumentalist - bass has always been my bread and butter - and Hub is the reason why.

@gabself Год назад

That's so cool, I've been obsessed with that song and that chord for years

@Mystic-Philly Год назад

Hell Yeah!!!! Philly 215 267, the 21 Pound, Stand Up!!!!! Been blessed to work with these guys!!! The jam session that actually birthed these additional artists, including Jaguar Wright, Kindred Family Soul, Jasmine Sullivan, Floetry, Bilal, Jazzyfatnastees, and many more was The Black Lily….. at the famous 5 Spot in Philly and The Wetlands in NYC…. The beginning stages began at Ahmir’s home.

@crnkmnky Месяц назад

🎶❤

@NotMuchThanks Год назад

You got me singing JUUUUST THE TWOOO OF UUUUUS over that chord

@T_R_O_Y_McClure Год назад

Things fall apart is one of the best hip hop albums ever. Can i also point out that the day it was released (2/23/99) we also got the slim shady lp, prince amongst thieves, and to a lesser extent, war zone by black moon. Great day for hip hop

@neagah13 Год назад

And this is why The Roots is the best group in hip-hop with the best discography, amazing video like always!

@HerveBoisde 8 месяцев назад

Tribe are arguably better. But I’ve seen the Roots live (before they became Fallon’s studio band) and they were great

@devaniposey5540 Год назад

It's crazy bro how you done covered a bunch of my favorites artists and songs and dug deeper with your research and knowledge I never knew about. I was 1 year old when Things Fall Apart dropped in '99. I'm 25 now, and how the hell would I know anything about what you just articulated? 😭

@joecolon3381 3 дня назад

❤

@EddieG1888 Год назад

RIP Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, the low end of The Roots.

@Ribs4Lunch Год назад

The world is lucky to have had The Roots. And Black Thought is a top 3 MC all time. I said it.

@joshandrox Год назад

Digging The Greats = the DJ's DJ channel. Love the content man

@brandonshaw5882 Год назад

This is one of my favorite hip hop albums of all time. I played this so much in my Discman back in the day when it came out.

@trinitylegacygroup2481 Год назад

You’re onto something buddy. Let’s take into account the song right after The Next Movement which is Step Into A Realm, where Malik B (RIP🙏🏾💪🏾) goes absolutely OFF and takes us further into the theme of the album. If The Next Movement was saying “We’re about to take you on a journey,” then Realm was saying, “And here we go!” Just an awesomely incredible album.

@jimmyd5289 Год назад

Not sure how, but I knew it was gonna be THAT chord. Thanks for this, and very well done. MUCH respect sir!

@leonjj39 Год назад

Roots one the best live show in the 90's rap and a jam session unbelievable. 1st time hearing Next Movement, this keeps ringing in my ear . Thanks for the breakdown

@DPSFSU Год назад

Things Fall Apart is probably my favorite album, ever. Do You Want More is up there as well.

@kobejamal Год назад

would love to see you breakdown d’angelo’s black messiah. you’re doing god’s work with this channel.

@coolman000099 Год назад

I am so happy I found this channel. You are AMAZING

@vicsmooth27 Год назад

Amazing video! I remember being a child and You Got Me video came on tv and I was in awe. Growing up in NY all I knew in hip hip was Bad Boy, The Lox, DMX, etc. then to hear the Roots music, definitely changed my life. 20+ years later and I’m still in awe of these guys.

@colevandervaart4739 Год назад

Thanks for making this incredibly definitive and detailed video, so that I can start crawling forward. Thank you!!!!

@dreddiknight Год назад

Damn, I remember my piano teacher showing me the tritone substitution a few years back! I have to go and get out all my Roots albums now too! 🙂

@arielarnau3413 Год назад

This video is dope ... but we'll come back to that in just a second.

@diggingthegreats Год назад

😂😂

@verb26 Год назад

More than just one! That whole album is something else, all together! The soundtrack to my senior year in HS. Thanks for covering it!

@eespecialeventsdj Год назад

Thank you for doing this video!! My mind has changed over the years about this chord! Also thank you for digging into the cadences. The Db acts like a tritone-sub! Great job bro!

@diggingthegreats Год назад

🙏🙏

@jesseshort8 Год назад

Happy Easter Brandon.

@CDMESD Год назад

I love how you incorporated Stetsasonic. The HipHop Band! Illadelph Half-life and Things Fall Apart were my albums.

@im2dirty4u Год назад

Man, this took me back to music theory class in high school. So cool! Great vid man! I am sad to say, i havent listened to this album yet, but i damn sure am now.

@TedTalksBass Год назад

God this channel is too good

@diggingthegreats Год назад

🙏

@MrBarney2107 Год назад

Another important aspect of this track is that the D flat/C minor section is 14 bars long, but each switch from D flat to C takes up 4 bars. This means that the other section breaks in 2 bars earlier than you expect, which makes the change sound much fresher and more interesting - I've been listening to this track for 20 years, and it never gets old. I guess this is another jazzy influence?

@unstopology Месяц назад

Bought the album for "You Got Me", found out the whole album was amazing! Revisiting it, with this new knowledge, makes it so much better.

@Davidcfillion Год назад

Another GREAT video, thanks for breaking this down by using this amazing track. I have always loved music but these videos really are making me appreciate music on a new level and help me understand the why I love music.

@DaveDTitan Год назад

There is one person you seem to leave out when you talk about this collective, and that person is DJ jazzy Jeff. He is on the next movement Shrek, and he also collaborated and produced on most of the artist you named. You should check out his production on Jay lives instrumental, a charmed life. his influence on the Philadelphia. Sound should not be ignored.

@monz7951 7 месяцев назад

Love your work, love the Roots and also just wanted to say we deeply miss Hub, genuinely one of my fav bassists growing up. Rip. Big up for the videos man 🙌🏼

@chrisbullock6477 Год назад

Much appreciate your coverage of The Roots, and your care and respect of their style of Hip Hop.

@bpt11 Год назад

Dude I swear it's like you make these videos just for me and my musical interests thank you for making this content please keep doing what you're doing you are so good at it

@q-dawwg626 Год назад

You explain and take myself and everyone that subscribe to your channel because you have an amazing love for music and giving the artform of HIPHOP a universal platform. To which I say THANK YOU brother.

@unworthyServant08 Год назад

Thank you so much for covering this! When I first got introduced to beatmaking back in 2004, I quickly grew fond of the Roots, especially ?'s drums and Hub's basslines. I own pretty much all of their albums, and I too think they are (or maybe were, at this point??) underrated hip hop heroes. There's no band or act as unique as they are, and with the breadth of experience they have. As luck would have it, The Next Movement was the first of their songs that I got into, then pivoted over to Illadelph Halflife, and then it was history from then on!

@bryanbalment7993 Год назад

Full disclosure: I'm completely illiterate in terms of musical theory. But Things Fall Apart is one of my favourite albums of all time and that chord on The Next Movement is one of my favourite things about it. I still don't really understand the theory, but it's pretty cool to know that it exists.

@billhoult3262 Год назад

It is insane that every single video of yours is about an artist or album that i like and listen too, and yet i always learn something new. Top music channel on youtube rn!

@keiththomas111 6 месяцев назад

I met quest love dad in Yeadon he had a flea market there look just like him🥁 Don't forget there Organix album with Malik B also they had the 5 Spot jumping in Philly on Bank Street if you know you know also with Kindred the family soul I was there for all that good times and music 🎵🎶😊

@jpaw1325 Год назад

Killer video. I love how you boil it all down to the tritone sub. Strong metaphor.

@stevenlyle6390 Год назад

Great video! I always love your music history breakdowns, and it's very cool to see you bring in some music theory with it.

@timpanini Год назад

It’s crazy how much i enjoy your videos and this channel. And you only talk about that kind of hiphop that i love! Wow! Love from Sweden

@devwhite22 Год назад

Well said and perfectly edited; WELL DONE! Thank you for sharing these jewels of musical history! #RESPECT

@morgangleave8518 Год назад

Man I love this video. I really dig how the music is broken down, and it makes so much sense to me, with making my own sounds - and why the C Harmonica is my favourite to play! Thank you!

@stevechase2232 Год назад

You are a masterful rabbit hole maker! Informative and creative!

@fla.one_ Год назад

As a crazy Roots fan that as Mo Metta Blues as bible, I approve this message and gotta thank you for the content you create!!! TEACH THEM!!! 🙌🙌✨

@Xolanidj Год назад

I love the breakdown. Yea, Questlove is a living music encyclopedia! Yes, Black Thought is one of the best emcees to ever do it. If you are a person who does any kind of music performances, you better study The Roots!

@nullnullnull_03 Год назад

Love this channel!

@gheefreak 6 месяцев назад

I love watching music theory videos because I can kind of here where they're going before they get there, and I haven't been a musician for like ten years. It reminds me of skills I used to have.

@EddieHazel87 4 месяца назад

The Neapolitan chord. Phrygian vibes. Plus some harmonic minor because of the major/dominant V chord in a minor key.

@marknesium Год назад

very very nice breakdown!!!! kudos.

@chloemchll3774 Год назад

Just found the channel w this video. You got a subscriber from it. Love seeing this sort of mixed approach (a little music theory, a little historical context, etc) being applied to hip hop.

@goatmade8933 Год назад

The breakdown of using the 7s and music theory resolution. Love this channel!❤

@xAntoIRL Год назад

This chord pumps energy into my bones idk y

@Ramos-Lavina Год назад

There ain’t too much YT content that I’d consider auto-like ‘able… but your content is definitely in that category for me 💯💯💯

@cartermyers9554 Год назад

The roots probably are my favorite rap group and I love how you are analyzing them and helping me understand them. More people need to make videos on them.

@brendanokellymusic Год назад

Great video as usual. I learned a few things. Thanks for the chords ...

@MrDecksels Год назад

I think a video on 'Act Too (The Love of My Life)' wouldn't be a bad idea. It's hard to explain, but there's just something about this song that makes it stand out on the entire album. It almost feels like a hymn.

@juanrojas7505 9 месяцев назад

excepcional episodio!! the roots are legends. greetings from chile

@tobbetobster9930 Год назад

Another one of my faves, was lucky and copped things fall apart on vinyl a few weeks ago

@michaelruiz74 Год назад

MTV needs to give you your own special!

@Btone33 11 месяцев назад

@Diggingthecreats First I enjoy your videos. I love history as a whole! Second I love Jazz, My Dad was A Quasi Beatnik from the '60s and Hung out with some amazing people. some Who I've met in life. This is a very enjoyable perspective about hip hop and The Roots! Thanks

@els1f Год назад

We talking tritone substitution today!?🙌🙃 Goddamn these videos are amazing!

@kylebradley8172 Год назад

Man, you have a gift. You’re a grown musician’s Bill Nye.

@dad_fi Год назад

This all this your killing it thank you

@ryanlafond9488 Год назад

this dude's a genius

@djbonne1 Год назад

Very nice mah friend...thankxx

@sharondalewis1620 7 месяцев назад

This is literally my favorite Roots song

@spaggio Год назад

Great job

@limeyamos Год назад

the kick drum on Clones off Illadelph is one of hardest hitting bass drums ever

@dave_s_vids Год назад

I've figured it out, you're the Rick Beato of hip-hop! Love it, keep going please!

@discobeatsrock8720 Год назад

…and I dig you. Great stuff man

@freezerman5871 Год назад

Super intersting analysis.

@tenormadness Год назад

Bringing me back to my undergrad days with that cadence talk!

@CDMESD Год назад

Thank you for the chords. Truly appreciate that.

@A.ChristopherJohnson Месяц назад

Great theory B !!

@bmuhamad 11 месяцев назад

Interesting take on the origin of The Roots. Thanks.

@thatslucachris Год назад

Yes!!! 🙌🏽

@alexanderclaylavin 11 месяцев назад

Malik B rest in peace

@5RRRtarRiver Год назад

The levels where you use wordplay “the roots” band and the root notes. Circumspect. Deep. Cheers!

@bisiesto29 Год назад

Those chords, man! 🔥🔥🔥

@TeagueChrystie Год назад

You've done no wrong - nothing even close, it's all been great - since you started, but this one was *particularly* well constructed.

@coltondillard7811 Год назад

So I wake up on my birthday hoping to find something cool to watch and BAM there you are. Freaking sweet

@diggingthegreats Год назад

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

@AlexGwaze Год назад

I have a challenge for you. You must do at least 3 videos on DIGABLE PLANETS!! I seriously can't wait any longer. Just the bass alone in Rebirth of The Slick is worthy of one. Then Ladybug's (sweetest voice in hiphop) comparison to other rappers. Their poetic lyrics, politics (Blowout Comb), production. There is series with of cotent like you've done with the legend Dilla. Show the Planets some love. Only you can do it right.

@KwisBwown Год назад

drummer pushin the quacckine too now a Pfizer peddler

@yomommastupid Год назад

From what i know they never moved to London. They supposed to sign a deal that felt through so they went on a promo tour in Europe. Released their first songs through Gilles Petersons label Talk Loud Records, as well as independently releasing their first album Organix, before signing a million dollar deal with Geffen.

@Shades-of-76 Год назад

According to Questlove on Talib’s PP podcast they spent a year in London back then. I loved Talkin Loud stuff, Galliano, Young Disciples, Incognito, 4hero 😎 Didn’t know The Roots released on it though, thanks for the heads up. I actually caught Gilles DJing again just a fortnight ago. Class as always.