The Roots’ eight studio album, Rising Down, reached #6 on the Billboard 200 when it was released in 2008. The darkly funky, politically charged release features guest appearances by Common, Chrisette Michelle, Talib Kweli, Dice Raw, Peedi Peedi, Mos Def, Style P and Fall Out Boys’ Patrick Stump. Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary, Bone-Color 2 LP. Limited Edition. (Def Jam Recordings)

Tracklist:

A128:The Pow Wow
A129:Rising Down
A130:Get Busy
B131:@15
B132:75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)
B133:Becoming Unwritten
B134:Criminal
C135:I Will Not Apologize
C136:I Can’t Help It
C137:Singing Man
C138:Unwritten
D139:Lost Desire
D140:The Show
D141:Rising Up