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Title: The Roots - Rising Down
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2008, Hip Hop, Alternative Hip Hop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7/26
Matrix #: Def Jam B0011138-01
Condition: VG+++ (LM) | Members: Black T (73' - Alive), Questlove (71' - Alive), Kamal G (69' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Malik B’s addiction and long absences had strained his relationship with The Roots, and his return on this album gave the record an extra layer of damaged friendship and survival.
2. Political Science: Rising Down is one of the group’s darkest records, confronting war, climate anxiety, racism, surveillance, and a country that felt increasingly unstable.
3. Studio Lore: The album opens with a real argument recorded during a tense phone call between band members, immediately framing the record as conflict rather than celebration.

7/10/26 LM