Organix (album)

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Organix!
Roots Organix.jpg
Studio album by
The Roots
ReleasedMay 19, 1993
Recorded1992-1993
GenreOld school hip hop[1]
Length62:31
LabelSelf-released
Cargo Records (re-release)
ProducerThe Roots
The Roots chronology
Organix!
(1993) 		Do You Want More?!!!??!
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]
Philadelphia Inquirer(favorable)[3]
RapReviews7/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[5]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[6]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[1]
Winston-Salem Journal4/4 stars[7]

Organix is the debut studio album of American hip hop band The Roots, released on May 19, 1993 by the band, independently. It was originally sold at the band's shows in Europe. The album earned enough industry buzz to earn The Roots offers from major record labels, after which they signed with DGC Records, which at the time was better known for its grunge music releases. Organix was re-released in 1998 on Cargo Records.[7]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Roots Is Comin'"Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson1:15
2."Pass the Popcorn"Trotter, Thompson, Kenyatta Warren, Joshua Abrams5:31
3."The Anti-Circle"Trotter, Thompson, Abrams3:46
4."Writer's Block"Trotter, Thompson, Leonard Hubbard1:42
5."Good Music (Prelude)"Trotter, Thompson1:01
6."Good Music"Trotter, Thompson4:33
7."Grits"Trotter, Thompson, Scott Storch, Malik Basset, Tony Greene, Jamal Dorsey6:34
8."Leonard I-V"Trotter, Thompson, Hubbard, Storch4:05
9."I'm Out Deah"Trotter, Thompson, Storch4:08
10."Essawhamah? (Live at the SOULSHACK)" (recorded live in Slovenia, May 19, 1993)Trotter, Thompson, Abrams, Hubbard, Storch4:20
11."There's a Riot Going On"Thompson, Sylvester Stewart0:11
12."Popcorn Revisited"Trotter, Thompson4:03
13."Peace"Trotter1:14
14."Common Dust"Trotter, Thompson, Abrams, Warren5:02
15."The Session (Longest Posse Cut in History, 12:43)"Trotter, A. Thompson, Storch, Hubbard, Basset, Teresa Thompson, Rohanee, Conway Armstead, Jamal Dorsey, Joseph Simmons, Micah Pitts, Tony Greene12:43
16."Syreeta's Having My Baby"Trotter, Thompson0:43
17."Carryin' On"Trotter, A. Thompson, Storch, Hubbard1:28

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Hull, Tom (July 5, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Qa'id. Review: Organix. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
  3. ^ Columnist. "Review: Organix". The Philadelphia Inquirer: F01. August 15, 1993. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
  4. ^ DJ Fatboy. Review: Organix. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
  5. ^ Hoard, Christian (ed.) "Review: Organix". Rolling Stone: 702–703. November 2, 2004.
  6. ^ Abdul-Rakhman, Sobhi. Staff Rating: Organix. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Johnson II, Douglas G. "Review: Organix". Winston-Salem Journal: 5E. June 26, 1998. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. (Transcription of original review at talk page)

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