The RootsRising Down

Label:

Island Def Jam Music Group – 176829-2

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Conscious

Tracklist

1 The Pow Wow
VoiceRichard Nichols
2 Rising Down
Engineer [Mos Def Vocals]Jan Fairchild
FeaturingStyles P
3 Get Busy
FeaturingPeedi Peedi
Producer, Recorded ByRitz Reynolds
Scratches [Uncredited]DJ Jazzy Jeff
4 @ 15
5 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)
Drums?uestlove*
Recorded ByMontez Roberts
6 Becoming Unwritten
ProducerRadji Mateen
7 Criminal
ChorusKevin Hanson
FeaturingTruck North
8 I Will Not Apologize
ProducerRichard Nichols
Rap [Chorus]Talib Kweli
9 I Can't Help It
FeaturingMalik B.
ProducerRichard Nichols
10 Singing Man
FeaturingTruck North
11 Unwritten
ProducerRadji Mateen
12 Lost Desire
FeaturingTalib Kweli
13 The Show
FeaturingCommon
Recorded ByAnthony Kilhoffer
14 Ri
FeaturingWale
ProducerJames Poyser
15 Birthday Girl
Recorded By [Patrick Stump Vocals]Russ Elevado*
VoicePatrick Stump
Voice, ProducerShane Clark (2)
16 The Grand Return
VoiceRichard Nichols
17 Secret Track

Credits

  • A&RLenny Santiago
  • A&R [istration]A.J. Benson
  • A&R [Coordination]Leesa D. Brunson
  • Art DirectionKenny Gravillis
  • Art Direction, Coordinator [Art, Photography]Todd Russell
  • Backing Vocals [Atmospheric]Mercedes Martinez (tracks: 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15)
  • Chorus?uestlove* (tracks: 12, 14)
  • DesignGravillis, Inc.*
  • Executive-Producer, Management, Management [Creative], Art DirectionRichard Nichols
  • FeaturingPorn* (tracks: 8 to 10)
  • Illustration [Cover Illustration]Mel Marcelo
  • Legal [Legal Counsel]Brad A. Rubens*
  • Management, Management [Business]Shawn Gee
  • Mastered ByDave Kutch
  • Mixed BySteve Mandel (tracks: 5, 6)
  • Mixed By [Assistant]Tim Sturges (tracks: 2, 3, 7 to 15)
  • Other [Business Affairs]Randy McMillan
  • Other [Marketing]Erica Holley
  • Other [Package Production]Doug Joswick
  • Other [Sample Clearances]Deborah Mannis-Gardner
  • ProducerThe Roots (tracks: 3, 6 to 13)
  • RapBlack Thought
  • Recorded BySteve Mandel (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)
  • Recorded By [Assistant]Tim Sturges (tracks: 8, 12)
  • Recorded By [Drums]Steve Mandel (tracks: 3, 15)
  • Voice?uestlove* (tracks: 1, 15)

Notes

Tracks numbered 128 through 142.

Tracks 15 to 17 are Bonus Tracks

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 6 02517 68292 4
  • Barcode (String): 602517682924

Other Versions (5 of 17)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Rising Down (CD, Album) Def Jam Recordings B0011138-02 US 2008
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Rising Down (CD, Album, Super Jewel Box) Def Jam Recordings 0602517717084 Europe 2008
Recently Edited
Rising Down (2×LP, Album) Def Jam Recordings B0011138-01 US 2008
Recently Edited
Rising Down (CD, Album, Enhanced, Stereo) Def Jam Recordings UICD-6152 Japan 2008
Recently Edited
Rising Down (CD, Album) Def Jam Recordings 1768292 Australia 2008

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