Posted October 17, 2011 by dantana 73 comments

Audio World Premiere: The Roots “Make My” ft Big K.R.I.T.

You’ve read the press release, now hear the first leak off undun. The track features Mississippi emcee and Def Jam label mate Big K.R.I.T. and was produced by Khari Mateen and The Roots. Go ahead and “Make My” below.

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Tom Clark

sweeet I’m so psyched for Undun
- Jeffrey Gussin
  
  ‘Make My’ sounds sweet. I’m looking forward to when the CD drops.
Tavatos

December 6th. date marked.
jesekfawcett

The Roots can never dissapoint. Blackthought I LOVE your voice to hell and back
behtash

Dice for the chorus’ again?! Not enough Black again!! smfh! Come on guys excited for the album still thou 87 to infinity
JB1

In a world of ring tone singles and blinged out hip hop, thank God we still have The Roots. That’s all I gotta say. Peace.
- illtek
  
  Word up…
http://twitter.com/#!/aboynamedandy aboynamedandy

Damn. So dope.
http://www.twitter.com/kgb860 kGb

the roots is one of the few bands i can pre-order without fear of disappointment… i look forward to this.
switch up @ 2:39 = #winning
Imran

“Unwritten and unwraveled…” gotta be a connection to Rising Down’s “Unwritten”!! Sweet.
Ramon

nice beat KRIT is da man!
http://www.leafy.se Leafy

Awesome, just awesome!
Benjourn85

It’s like hip-hop resuscitation. The Big K.R.I.T. feature worked well. I can’t wait to listen to the album/story. Then listen to it backwards.
- Ravi Sens
  
  Word
devoya

they become more poignant with each body of work. they raise the bar & remind me not to settle.
Rickyrose

Wow….last 2mins put me into a trance…that hit my soul…looks like we’re store for a even more musical Roots album. Yes!!!
- Jigga
  
  Wasn’t really feelin it up until the last 2 minutes but those were real nice
alseunarayan

always come correct!!
The Roots do it again!!
(I know this will be on my iPod for my flight to NZ!!)
Iris

there’s no music like The Roots music, everything they do is hot!! #philly
sid

Since 1987 still doin it!
kidtruth

Can’t wait for the album, so the bar on quality hip hop can be raised again.
derek

Big krit is amazing I hope we get some mos def on this album too
- Pooz30
  
  impossible… we might see Yasiin Bey though.
kyriz

The Legendary!!!! the suitable name for such a legendary crew….
Kimberly Sanon

Oh yes!!!!! I will be sharing this with my class!!!! Thank you!!!!
mCD

tHE rOOTS 4ever!!!!!
plb

“… to order his world in a way that makes the most sense to him at a given moment… At the end of the day… isn’t that what we all do?”

“There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. ”
-Proverbs 14:12
- Rickyrose
  
  preach on
http://sisterescape.blogspot.com/ Le Chele

I am so psyched by this! I hate that hip hop has distanced itself from storytelling:

http://sisterescape.blogspot.com/2011/10/getting-back-to-our-roots.html
http://myjestikblog.com myjestik

who wants to buy this for me for christmas? lol
Main-One

Classic!!!!!
CJD

<3 the roots <3 them saying their last album was going to be their last was playing on my mind pretty bad until today!
troubleman81

sounds a bit stevie wonderish…..i Like
- Rickyrose
  
  Stevie takes over the last 2 mins
http://www.fromraewithlove.com Rae

Love it!!! Big K.R.I.T. Is doing his thing! Many blessing to him & The Roots for giving takent a chance!
- loprimo
  
  Indeed love the roots !!
KenTaurus

The Roots NEVER disappoint! They always come through with that heat!
Kaddache

C’est que de bonnes nouvelles ça/ that only a great new’s.
abel siminya

How sick can these cats get!…Damn…
sstretch

Good joint right here, always copping the ROOTS album, can’t wait.

check out the beats at http://www.soundcloud.com/sstretch68323
se.po

GROWN FOLK MUSIC!!! – NO WORDS – JUST ENJOYING!!!
http://www.cre8tiveforces.com Dras

that rich and fullfilling music right there..right on for yall utilizing K.R.I.T properly
937andheartbreak

This MADE MY day. The roots need to come out with an album ever year.
http://www.kwaraboy.com Adedayo Adebiyi

Illadelph in the building…….dope music straight outta the 215
Kamiesha

Yeah , not disappointed. The Roots are like Sade and Maze feat. Frankie Beverly; Band and front man wouldn’t be the same without each other. All three of these bands give you some inspiration and melodrama in the same body of work. Always good ride music.
http://www.philiparthur.com/ Philip Arthur

Once again the hardest working group in Hip Hop does it again. Looking forward to purchasing the new album as always.
jamie

I think Im just not psyched on an R&B sounding roots. Ill probably revisit the older albums, just because I miss the straight up beats, upbeat flows and rawness. I dont imagine the album will be filled with these type cuts but if it is Ill respectively pass
Cliff

Wow, what a great song! This is what I love about the Roots – it’s so easy for the band to change styles with ease. Blackthought for the win!

Just wondering, did Owen play on this?
AGP

Amazing track…can’t wait for Undun
The Roots can do no wrong
kennyken

man to reach out and get big k.r.i.t. on their album…the roots are really working for hiphop. They had devin some time ago. This is a good look for them really and big k.r.i.t.
BLP

Big big big big big leap. Glad The Roots finally get to have some creative freedom while still being signed onto a label and making that money. These guys were working way too hard to support their art and now after 20 years, they’re finally getting to do what they want and it sounds incredible. Big up to Stonesthrow, Blacksmith, and Duck-down for letting their artists “do it all for the love yall!”
TASH

No disrespect–I got mad love for Tariq(Black Thought). But, I bought the best Roots’ album Things Fall Apart–last month again–and I put the CD in my car and didn’t have to skip a track. I have to admit I’m stuck in time with Hip Hop—because this new sound–is not gettin me?? I’m looking for a couple grimy head nod joints–haven’t been gettin them lately. Maybe I will stick with the MMJB or something–I need that ish!!
http://microphonemechanics.wordpress.com Jahi

If I could do the third verse I would say

we got debt ceilings and thrones
no originals more clones
more murder and death on microphones
we got cops killin in cold blood in the community
black on brown crime the worse kind of disunity
listening to Olu Seun Kuti bring my own fury
system still corrupt no matter judge or jury
some people too busy tweetin I don’t follow ya
send more food to Somalia
we need 1 million Dalai Lama’s
gather resources
people reduced to funerals and corpses
peace to Amy (winehouse)
the world has got a way to drive you crazy
feeding radiation milk to the babies
or it’s self induced on cellular’s
battle for your business and your mind
then they tell you it’s all fine and on sale
do they have some freedom at retail
we want truth no lies in 0 12
sureham

THANK “ROOTS” FOR BRINGING HIPHOP TO A EVOLVING LEVEL THAT A 47 YEAR OLD BROTHER CAN RELATE TO BECAUSE I,M HIPHOP TILL THE DAY I DIE
OKAYDUKE

The Roots’ production style has become really different since the started on LNWJF. Still dope thought.. “Grown folk music” I guess..
djrubadub

fcuk yes!!! i’m hyped for some new roots crew shit!!!
http://none muRafiki {Accra-Gha}

Mos def we know The Roots are back,jus can’t wait to lat hands on the album,also hoping to hear some cuts with long estranged Roots member Malik B.
Pariah

The Roots…doing their thang as usual.
datNIGGAJ

real music period. the last two minutes or so, or the instrumental part reminds me of 70s era stevie wondah. dope. great. let’s skip november and get to december already.
Dr. Derty

Damn. HIGO was gonna be hard to top. Sounds promising.
Terrence

This is a chill groove,what I like about The Roots is each disc is different.
R

I LOVE ITTTTTTTTTT!!!
R

damn it I played this about 15 times back to back tonight
http://newrnb.org Thomas Martin

Man I love the roots
Soulfantastic

That’s the raw! with a Dilla like flava… I can’t wait son.
Sylvia

Just divine..! Can’t wait!
Main-One

Yo Jahi, that was Dope!!!
This song is CLASSIC!!! It’s not other way to put it.
http://sheisinvincible.tumblr.com StreetWalkingBaby

Awesome instrumentals love the jazzy soul touch it has to it. Just awesome. The Roots never disappoint. They only get better and better, and that my friends is a real band
Juggy

Talent knows no boundries!
Andrea Richardson

Very nice track!!!
troubleman81

ok this my second and last comment on this post….1., thank you to those that keep okayplayer running on a daily. im soooo very glad i somehow stumbled upon the site again in the last couple years. the first few times i came to the site, i kept coming back day after day to see if anything had been posted. this was maybe 10 years ago after i had been to my first roots crew concert here in DC(9:30 club). black thought is the illest and ?uesto is a wiz wit a bass and snare……2., this is the largest post(comment wise) that i seen on here. that says the roots get much love. PEACE & BLESSINGS
Harry MC

this is just what i needed i had a experience recently that almost made me lose faith in good music , trouble is i been rhyming since 6 period lunch and have followed the roots almost as long ya are the voice of my generation never settle Reek Amir it is the fourth quarter two minutes left on the clock yall still in the game like the city we both hale from. thanks for giving me some ease in my day.
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