Illadelph Halflife

Illadelph Halflife
Studio album by
the Roots
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreHip hop, underground hip hop, jazz rap
Length78:45
LabelDGC, Geffen
ProducerThe Grand Negaz, Questlove, Black Thought, Kelo, Q-Tip (The Ummah), Raphael Saadiq, Scratch, Chaos, L.A. Jay, Slimkid3, Scott Storch
The Roots chronology
Do You Want More?!!!??!
(1995) 		Illadelph Halflife
(1996) 		Things Fall Apart
(1999)
Singles from Illadelph Halflife
  1. "Clones"
    Released: July 16, 1996
  2. "Concerto of the Desperado"
    Released: 1996
  3. "What They Do"
    Released: November 19, 1996

Illadelph Halflife is the third studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released September 24, 1996, on DGC and Geffen Records. It features a tougher and broader sound than their previous album, Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995).[1] The album also contains integration of programmed drums and guest contributions by R&B musicians such as Amel Larrieux and D'Angelo, as well as jazz musicians such as David Murray, Steve Coleman, Cassandra Wilson, Graham Haynes.[1][2] In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2006, the album was selected as one of Hip Hop Connection's 100 Best Rap Albums from 1995 to 2005. The multi-track tapes recorded to mix the album were destroyed in a fire at the Universal Studios back lot in 2008, however, the original 1996 master tape remains unaffected.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Aaron, Charles (June 2008). "Discography: ?uestlove". Spin. Vol. 24, no. 6. p. 88. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Linden, Amy. "Illadelph Halflife". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  3. ^ Rosen, Jody (2019-06-11). "The Day the Music Burned". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  4. ^ @questlove (2019-06-11). "For everyone asking why Do You Want More & Illdelph Halflife wont get reissue treatment" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-06-11 – via Twitter.