After 5 albums as a part of Geffen, The Roots are moving on to work under Jay-Z at Def Jam Left. Before their stint at Geffen is complete, the Illadelph band will release “Home Grown! The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1 & 2. The albums are greatest hits combined with unreleased tracks, remixes, b-sides, and live cuts.
Check the tracklisting:
Volume 1
1. No Hometro/Proceed 2 – Roy Ayers
2. Distortion to Static [Black Thought Mix]
3. What They Do
4. Next Movement
5. Good Music
6. Lesson
7. Star
8. Hypnotic
9. Silent Treatment
10. You Got Me f. Eve, Jill Scott
11. Clones
12. What You Want
13. Act Too (Love of My Life)
14. Do You Want More?!!!??!
15. It’s Comin’ [Live]
16. Double Trouble
Volume 2
1. Din da Da
2. Seed/Melting Pot/Web [Live on BBC Radio One’s Worldwide Show with Giles
3. Boom!
4. Thought@work
5. Ya’ll Know Who
6. Lesson Pt. 3
7. Adrenaline f. Dice Raw, Beanie Sigel
8. Don’t Say Nuthin’ [Remix]
9. Pass the Popcorn [Remix]
10. Quicksand Milennium (The Legend of Quicksand Milennium)
11. Break You Off [Dub/Sound Check at Bogarts Cincinnati, Oh 2003]
12. Essaywhuman?!!!!! [Organix Version]
13. No Alibi
14. Sacrifice [Live on BBC’s Radio One’s Worldwide Show with Giles Peterson
