ARTIST: The Roots
TITLE: Game Theory
LABEL: Def Jam
GENRE: Hip-Hop
BITRATE: 185kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 47min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-08-29
RIP DATE: 2006-08-16

Track List

01. Dilltastic Vol Won(derful)      0:28
02. False Media                     2:44
03. Game Theory (Feat. Malik B.)    4:01
04. Don't Feel Right (Feat.         4:08
Maimouna Youssef)
05. In The Music (Feat. Malik B. &  4:07
Porn)
06. Take It There (Feat. Wadud      2:50
Ahmad)
07. Baby (Feat. John-John & Malik   2:50
B.)
08. Here I Come (Feat. Dice Raw &   4:11
Malik B.)
09. Long Time (Feat. Peedi Peedi &  4:21
Bunny Sigler)
10. Livin' In A New World (Feat.    1:47
John-John)
11. Clock With No Hands (Feat.      4:23
Mercedes Martinez)
12. Atonement (Feat. Jack Davey)    2:36
13. Can't Stop This                 8:35

Release Notes:

Game Theory is the 6th studio album from Philadelphia Hip Hop group The Roots,
their first on Def Jam Records, scheduled to hit shelves on August 29, 2006. The
first single, "Don't Feel Right", was released online in May 2006 and is
available for free download on the group's MySpace page. The album features
guest appearances from Peedi Peedi and former Roots MC Malik B., who will be
performing on 3 songs. The album closes with a song titled "Can't Stop This", an
eight minute tribute to the late J Dilla.

Described by Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson as "very mature, serious, and very
dark". Unlike their two previous efforts, Phrenology and The Tipping Point, Game
Theory combines The Roots progressive tendencies and lush, jazz influenced
hiphop into a more homogenous and cohesive recording than past efforts had
shown. In what could be a salute to a fellow progressive band, The Roots sample
Radiohead's "You And Whose Army?" on the track "Atonement".

The subject material for Game Theory follows the more serious tone of the album,
with topics ranging from the war in Iraq to violence in music. ?uestlove was
quoted as saying ôThere was too much going on that we couldnÆt just sit back and
not speak on it.ö

Quoted from Rollingstone.com: "In this day and age, I'm kind of noticing that
nobody in urban music really has the balls to just stop partying for one
second," says ?uestlove. "I mean, partying is good and whatnot, and it's cool to
get down, but I really think that 2006 called for a very serious record. This
ain't the Debbie Downer record, or the political, save-the-world record, but
this is definitely not the MC-based, battle-themed album that the Roots have
been known for. This is our most serious record to date."