Posted November 22, 2011 by Eddie "STATS" 10 comments

Video Premiere: The Roots “Sleep”

The fourth and last installment of our four-part series of video premieres from The Roots forthcoming masterpiece (I said it) undun, “Sleep” also happens to be the first track on the album (that’s what you call “Tarantino-esque“). But if the band references Pulp Fiction I am going to have to fall back on The Wire again–if only because these videos match that show’s ability to capture the street-level and the eternal with perfect clarity. “Sleep” is the moody album-opener featuring Aaron Livingston‘s raspy and unforgettable vocal, perfectly matched on the visual level by the grim reaper in a black Champion hoodie. Watch back to back with “Stomp“; “Tip the Scale” and ”Make My” for the full impact.

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Steo

illl, little Portishead vibe with the 5th Dynas all over it. what happens now? back to dull Tuesdays? Live stream on the 29th? anyone? roll on the 6th of December.
TheVizionary

I think this one is my favorite…

“I’ve lost a lot of sleep to dreams”

#DOPE LINE!!!!!!!!!!
- http://www.mental-illustration.com sis.courtney
  
  that line is on point!
http://www.mental-illustration.com sis.courtney

Definitely feeling this one!
AGP

Another amazing track
Marc G’s

”Make My” set the tone,this sets the anticipation.
BleSSeD_ViceS

WOOO!, Masterpiece indeed. December 6th can’t come soon enough. Thank you Roots for never failing to amaze me for 18 years. Hip-Hop’s cornerstone right there ^^^
sstretch

Damn, this joint was pretty dark right here. Good music though, copping the album for real.

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This song is also amazing. Can not wait for this album to drop. I am curious if these are the actual tracks or if they’re longer. All of the videos we’ve seen have been under 3 minutes (2 of the 4 under 2 minutes). Are these shortened versions of the songs edited for these videos or the true length? Stomp was 1:36, Tip The Scale 2:47, Make My 1:57, and this one is 2:32. That’s 4 songs that don’t even total 10 minutes. In the photo of the demo on Questlove’s desk, Tip the Scales clocks in at like 4:47, Stomp is also over 4 minutes. So, just hoping that these haven’t been edited down from the longer version glory. We want to hear the entire masterpiece!
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