Audio: The Roots “How I Got Over”

Good music, but I want more rapping from Black Thought.

The Legendary!!! They never fail, man…

can’t wait for the album!!!

I was really excited to hear the studio version of this because the live version is so tight. Have to say I am pretty disappointed although its still enjoyable. The studio version just doesn’t have the same energy, much like Common’s “The Food” where he intelligently put the live version on his album.

glook….bringin the soul man flavor on the mic.

chea

I dig it

Yo put the live version on the album as a BONUS TRACK, PLEASE……THIS SHIT IS FRESH AS HELL THOUGH…….I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE….THE ROOTS NEVER FAIL……..LEGENDARY STATUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

where are the horns?!?!??! come on guys can’t hit us up with the energy of the live show and deliver this for the record..

Please add the live version as a bonus track. Thank you

i hope this doesn’t turn into to how i got over’s “birthday girl” song scenario

been lovin yall since organix but man dice / black should not be singing on this track.

On the second listening, I still dig it, but I think a better singer than Dice Raw would’ve been a better look. But the lyrics are on point.. Black Thought meets Bobby Womack

shut up about the live version. i feel that this track has a very deliberate vibe that was well executed…but yeah, i would of loved to hear atleast one more verse from black thought

Glad suma Y’all liked it. Didn’t hear none of it but thought, Just Damn! EVERYBODIES A *&@!^ CRITIC! Let up!

Wish U Fellas all the best of luck & continued success!

crazy YOOO

its hard to go from the live version to this one

PLEASE don’t “Birthday girl” this track!!!!

Bates College…Lewiston, ME…2001…The Legendery killed it!!!

thank you, i’ll come again.(stereotypical Indian voice)lol.

I’ve been a fan for a long time and this proves why I continue to be a fan. I like the live version as well, but this rocks it too

This shit is dope. . . I think the thing everyone is missing after the insane performance on Fallon is the horns.

I think if this shit had the horns popping on it it would keep a lot of the feel from the performance.

Heads thinking they shouldn’t sing are closed minded.

and the emotiveness in the song…this might be one of thought’s most soulful vocal performances…the flashes of spirituality…the energy in thought’s voice when he sings “how i got over”….it almost feels like y’all approached this like you were new artists…you really wiped the slate clean and came with a fresh approach….a difficult feat for a group as seasoned as the legendary.

again i SALUTE

Ever since I first heard black Thought sing I be fienen to hear him sing. he’s gota cool soulful voice. I think he’s a dope lyricist but I like hearing him sing too. I mean I thought the man only rapped… the singing seems to be more of a fit for his band.

How I Got Over, im buying for sure in 2 months

It’s aiiiiight, but man, if they could get Kevin Federline and Asher Roth (2 most underrated in the game)on the remix it’d be a CLASSIC.

damn Black Thought got a sexy voice

okay, i feel the same way about the live version as nearly everyone else in here, but it’s still a dope song!

shit is hot, B!

There’s no apostrophe in “its entirety”, unless you want to say “it is entirety” which you might, who knows. ♥the roots.

this is cool, but i do like the live version better.

what!?
A Rap group making actual songs?
bueno

Shit is the jam, cot damn. The Roots are bad muthas, shut your mouths! I like to hear his singing. Black’s voice is dope. So fuck off if you don’t like it. Bitchin’ whiny ass polesmokers.

do your thing black.

Goes without saying…awesome track.

Does it remind anyone else of Web or 75 Bars??

Almost like Web was knockin at the door…75 Bars kicked the door in…and now HIGO is at last in the house; puttin up pictures of black jesus and Obama.

Remensient of Mayfield and days of Afro cuban rythems wit a spalsh of jazz FUSION baaaaaaaabaaaaaaaaaaaay real smooth. The Fallon TV show version is more of a James Brown groove I’ll take both, showin the world that Hip Hop/Rap is as multi faceted as Bethoveen. Brilliant!

“First thing they teach you is not give a (expletive)” Are you serious? I love it.

dopest song they’ve put out in years!!!

KD06-
its not about thought being a real MC. the roots are simply expanding on the genre that is hip hop. Plus, the roots are clearly a hip hop band but they are also clearly a band that mixes both rap with jazz and funk (mellow my man, anti-circle). The roots are only staying true to their ground breaking style of fusing genres of music. plus, how can you hate on black thought after the verse he lays down in this track. its dope, everyone knows it.

ps. put this version and the live version on the album

the roots are the buisness. appreciate what the roots are doing for you people! cant wait for the album. trying to put this on my profile but the roots have not logged on their myspace for awhile lol but still! the roots fo life!!

Grizzy…
Damn that singing! Autotune is next then yall will say they are expanding the genre. I’m in the minority but I know good music and this aint it. If I want Blues, Soul, and etc I’m going to pump some blues, soul, and etc. This is a format that usually leads to the demise of most MC’s. I can accept melodies from those who can really do it ie. Mos Def and Cee Lo. But this off tune wackness is no different than 50 or Jah Rule. Hip Hop use to have a filter,the consumer. We are all so starved for music that we will accept B.S. and call it good because of who made it? Not here… Is it different yes. Is it dope no. “If I don’t like I don’t like it don’t mean that I’m hating”

Secondly, Backpack Music stuck in 99′, maybe so as a matter of fact I’ll take 95′. When was backpack music in? The bar was high then. I’m all about progression depth of content, and INNOVATIVE style but doing what the rest do isn’t cool. Understand the the core values of hip hop. The Roots are the original no doubt but this is a step in the wrong direction. They haven’t been the same since Things Fall Apart. After that is was down hill for the Roots and each time they drop I’m looking for that next classic. The closest thing to me was Game Theory. Real heads know what I’m talking about…

I am SO dissapointed. This song is so static and boring. What happened to The Roots? This is so whack.

@ KIlla Watt, how can you say that you won’t be buying an album based on one track? How can you say that they’ve lost ‘all flavour and attitude’ based on one track? Reading BT’s interview in Hip Hop Game, it does sound like it’s going to be a more upbeat record but haven’t they earned the right to put out material like that? Their stuff has always been a reflection of the times and now that Obama is in office, there’s an air of hope and optimism that they feel they need to get across. ‘How I Got Over’ in itself could mean getting past all the bullsh*t they’ve dealt with as a band, all the corruption etc you’ve mentioned or could be taken from an individual point of view. They’re output is not just about social injustice or corruption, it’s a social commentary and I’m sure if they can get it right so far, they can get it right again. Get over it and give the album a listen before you condemn it completely.

I can not even believe the bullshit I have read on some of these blog entries…..Open your eardrums and LISTEN….Are you afraid of innovation. First of all nobody was hating on Kanye this way when he made an autotune album…Nobody hates on Jay when he makes the death of autotune…purely average..then the Roots drop another gem on you and you don’t appreciate the fact that for the past how many years these cats have pushed this music forward. You have got to be kidding if you are not buying this album…you don’t know anything about hip hop …or your culture…how do you not respect the fact that they make a song that has elements of jazz, and blues music…that is African american culture really just american culture. These guys are true innovators comparable to what the Beetles did in Rock music these guys do for Rap music but don’t get the credit due ….even from their own people. They def. have not lost their edge, do you really believe black thought questo and the others think that because Obama is in the white house everything is all gravy…sounds like you are just searching for something or someone to criticize when maybe you should be looking at the eardrums in the mirror like Mike Jack said. No disrespect but some of you guys are way off base. I am not saying that the Roots are perfect or Mos Def or Common or Talib but they keep the music alive …they do it for the love of the artform…not for money or mainstream success like so many other performers in so many other mediums….I think it is so important to recognize what a group like the Legendary Roots have done for us as a people, as a culture….Every album has been a classic….dare you to challenge me on it!!!!

track gets hotter every single listen.

future classic, fuck the haters, love this shit!

intalectual:

Your must be kidding? Every Roots album was not a classic! There comes a point when cats have to be honest with themselves. We are all fans of the Roots but their early material is what made us fans. Phrenology was a turning point for them. The cameos that made the Roots albums such an experience were gone; Dice Raw, Scratch, Malik B, and etc. The point is they are Legends no doubt but if they make something wack it’s still wack. No diss it’s truth. At some point or another our favorites are going to make garbage. I’m not saying it’s time for them to hang it up but sometimes sticking to the script yields the greatest result ie. the dedicated fans from Organix, Do you Want More, Illadelph, and Things Fall Apart. If you didn’t get down with them through those albums then why are you even on the site?

The Roots are not Kanye nor Jay I have a different expectation of them. 808′s was a dark album but I’m certain Kanye will never attempt it again. It was hist turn to experiment but he knows autotune has saturated the market and his performances were too stressful trying to hit those notes. As far as Jay’s DOA the song is average but the rap game needs a gut punch (kanye included). Stop biting other cats style. This is my issue with the current Roots jam. Don’t sing cause everyone else is.

I’m beginning to wonder what some of you all’s ipods and music collections look like. From the sound of things not too much music from the golden era’s of hip hop 89′ and 95′….

download link?

Welcome, to the 2000′s “REAL music”.

*turns it up louder*

The Roots been singing. This ain’t pop dickhead, it’s soul music. Black was talking about this way before it got hot. He was talking about this around when “The Tipping Point” came out.

Yall Haters KILL me!

This music got SOOOUUULLL! (James Brown voice)

Some copy-cat emcee spits some luke warm bull, to a wanna be PREMO beat (made with a computer, soundin straight 1996 and Yall Haters ride that dick HARD!

But THE ROOTS release this soulful, ORIGINAL, song (one their website, that YOUR ON)
and you talk shit..

Hip-Hop aint DEAD, The Fans Just SUCK!

a full set of horns and a faster tempo are what are missing from the live version to the studio, plus the hook sounds muted, need to get rid of the filter. I still like this version but live (in person or the fallon version) this song kicks me in the ass and makes me happy all at once. Please think about having a live version on the album or re-recording this with a bit more oomph! on it. keep up the good work, can’t wait for the album.

Amazing song! I love it…

i’ve seen the roots live more than any artist out there. They are the definition of hip hop. simple and plain!

when an artist switches it up, people like to write it off after the first listen but a true fan will give it multiple chances before they say it’s wack. the ecstatic didn’t completely sit well with me on first listen but on the 2nd and the 3rd it all started to make sense and mos is my fav solo artist.

What kills me is how these hatin lame a$$es always think they know what will make the music better. YOU ARE A NOBODY HIDING BEHIND A SCREEN NAME ON A BLOG THREAD! YOU DON’T KNOW $HIT ABOUT MAKING MUSIC!!! let the people that know what they are doin handle that.

this song is fire and i’m sure the album will be on par. nothin but respect for the roots crew, from old music to new!

p.s. i never even comment on these threads but I felt it was necessary to put in my two cents.

Meh expected better from the best hip hop group.

I’m the only motherfucker that matters and this album is a brilliant followup to the darkness of Rising Down already. The lyrics are dope, the mood and production techniques are different and reflect that. Altogether this is aces and it’s a safe bet this album will reflect the quality of this single in a positive manner, given it is still a ways away. The Roots will deliver again.

The Roots have clearly given up on radioplay and have succeeded in making their mark without traditional means. They’re on cable TV every night, you can’t say that for anyone else. Let them succeed in their own way, they are already a legend in hip hop and everyone prominent hip hop artist of the last two generations of them recognizes.

man, the roots are just growing constantly with every peace of music they do. they have been a part of my live for how long, 10 years by now? meanwhile i have kids, and my little son is dancing around to their songs like i do…true neosoul music for the heart…this is how hip hop has to grow not that selfish however shit that you hear on the radio..

I can sleep at night knowing that The Roots are making quality music for our future listening pleasure! Thank you jesus!

What’s with the ‘Roots fans’ who are calling this track weak?! This song is the essence of what’s so brilliant about the roots in the ’00s, great great soulful sound. This is a bloody fantastic track, I can’t wait for the album.

I love hip hop music! I don’t care what everyone else thinks about this track…This is the hottest $ish I have heard in a long time. The Roots are constantly evolving and consistently creating good music. If you don’t like it turn on your radio and listen to some Soulja Boy or something. If you do like it request it on the radio and tell your friends and strangers to buy the album…don’t copy it for your friends or add it to share sites. This band deserves to make money and keep making music like the rolling stones, so we can hear them 30-40 years from now with new and classic tracks.

ok well i’ve listened to this like, twenty times now and like all the best Roots tracks, it’s a grower. my only problem is, it’s the sort of joint that works great in the context of an album…but as the lead single? I still say they should have got a female vocal for that hook, especially as the rest of the track is pure soul. Dice just doesn’t have an emotive enough voice to carry this one. sorry.

still, sterling effort from the Philly crew, can’t wait for the album, especially that Peaches en Regalia cover! nuts…

The Roots… One of the few holdin hip-hop up to the level of talent it deserves. Love this track, and the “real” band providing more energy and synchronicity than any one dj and lyricist could. Only wish the download link still worked, what’s with that eh?!?

How on earth can you hate on this track? Are you serious?

yall stop hating

Anybody? Anybody? Can I get help w/the download issue?

You guyz are in-F’n-creadible I LOVE YOU, really if it wasn’t for you guys i probally go Krazy. Real Hip-Hop-nothing but good music,I’ve driven from London,Ohio(columbus area)to new york,New York to hear you perform, you guyz should know in your heart and soul that you are what this generation needs positive thought provken good freak’n muzic,YOU GUYz MEAN THE WORLD TO ME, AND ALOT OF STRUGLING PEOPLE-ONE LOVE- & BE BLESSED AND KEEP BLESSING US WITH U-ONE

Who is this new bassist? Anyone know what happened to Hub?

Hub retired.. YOU BEEN IN A CAVE!!

Loves it! Sick and tired of being stuck in the same box when it comes to music. The Roots keep showing the world Hip Hop isn’t just what floods the radio and music video channels. Its different, unpredictable and always always evolving.

Peace

The. Roots. Enough said. Im sure the tracks are heavier than this sample. Roots make me H’d. Pause.

143 comments – it’s better to be talked about than ignored right? Unfortunatley it’s no longer donwloadable so I can’t comment on the track.

The Roots? Hip Hop heart and soul. Fully fledged muscians? Oh yes. I missed them at London’s Southbank so looking forward to when then next return.

This song is sick!!! Word Up!! Nasty Like James and Mayfield (The Live Fallon version). Hope to see ya in VA for the ump-teenth time. Peace

does that mean they will be TOURING SOON???! nice!

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Dallas, TX

Very simple:

Live Version is so much better. C’mon Roots give us that Live sound on the CD. That is why all of us are huge fans.

Roots fan since day 1.

I feel this one, can’t wait!

It sure did throw me off at first, but I really like this song. Is that Black Thought SINGING?????

It reminds me of kinda like 60′s doo-wop era, i can see a temptations-like video going with this.

its crazy, cause its way different, but if anybody, the roots can pull it off. why are people getting pissed off with this track? doesn’t make sense, the roots have been experimenting since phrenology, like 6 years or so ago, maybe longer.

Gotta love that shit we all relate too !!

ONE.

Wow, I think this story set the record for the most comments posted on one topic. Hopefully the Roots continue to keep up the good work.

The Roots has always been “Da Bomb” baby!!!
The Roots FOREVER!!!

The Roots are back with a bomb!!!! come to Portugal or the UK for the How I Got Over tour!

Soul Power!

in the words of Roy Ayers.

Wow… That’s a nice track

so dope! BT and the legendary roots crew do it once again… Good Lord, can’t wait for the album. this is such a tease!

THE ROOTS FA LIFE!

this is what Hip Hop needs ,all u fish niggas need to get wet
The roots push it to your chest and all you wanna do is hate
bigups 2 the roots., further more catchup and shutsup
stand bye and get splashed with the real
fukin cornballs.
we R Hip Hop

Roots r fuckin sick

Please put the download links back up!! I want to download this track.

Can’t stop listening to this song. Love you guys!

man this song shows the roots’ ability to send a message, appeal to the masses, and still sound hot as hell….that’s what it takes, just like nowadays you just can’t get a college degree, you gotta get a master’s or doctorate!!

step ya game up chumps!!

Ok, when is this album coming out? It is now February and I still can’t find a release date anywhere…it is still coming out in February, isn’t it?!?

I knew you brothers had the keys to the doors of knowledge and understaning when I first heard your lyrics. The Roots are deeply connected spritually and mentally! Keep doing what your doing and continue to pray for Malick!

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