The Roots – How I Got Over
Here’s the first single/title track from The Roots’ upcoming How I Got Over which drops September 29th on Def Jam.
World premiered over at Okayplayer. Props to dan.
Previously: The Roots – How I Got Over (Live on Jimmy Fallon) (Video)
July 20th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
smh @ myself for droppin 20 cash on that carne asada shit
July 20th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Is that a white dude?
how he get in the Roots?
July 20th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
yo what was good wit the 7ft nigga wit the body armor on lookin like a brown termniator
July 20th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
colombians are filthy. Nice to look at but they are fucking savages.
No shots.
^
none taken
July 20th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
the legendary.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
can I ask a quesion tho? for real?
Why nobody shows love to Amps blog? But ran over to “Combat Jacks” blog just because it was posted on Nah?
I’m just saying that shit ain’t real b…that sheeple shit ain’t the bizness
Combat Jack shit looks OD generic and boring
July 20th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
smh @ myself for droppin 20 cash on that carne asada shit
^
*also raises hand*
I wasn’t gonna tell the lady after she made my plate that i didn’t want it, but when she said 15 yucks, i wanted to give the Texas Tornado spin with the flying rabbit punches..
Needless to say the food was scrumptious…
July 20th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Yo BIG SETH, back then, remember
Scott Storch worked also with The Roots !
July 20th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
AmpGeez a.k.a. Nahstradamus Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
colombians are filthy. Nice to look at but they are fucking savages.
No shots.
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Word LOL, niggas live OD filthy…my nigga rom the block is Columbian but he chills with my Dominican niggas…He stays in a 2 bedroom apartment with his Moms, Pops, 2 sisters and his older brother.
this nigga sleeps in the living room under the kitchen counter by the frigerator LMFAO
But real talk you can fuck a Columbian before you can fuck a Domincan….Dominicans don’t real fuck black niggas like Puerto Ricans do
July 20th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
this don’t sound dope recorded as it does live.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Yeah, I’ve been waiting for this track….HOW I GOT OVER is the shit…..I needed this!!!!! I still like the live version the best, but this is still FRESH AS HELL!!!!!!! BLACK THOUGHT!!!!!!
July 20th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Why nobody shows love to Amps blog? But ran over to “Combat Jacks” blog just because it was posted on Nah?
I’m just saying that shit ain’t real b…that sheeple shit ain’t the bizness
Combat Jack shit looks OD generic and boring
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Nah, I give CJ his props cause he has a unique perspective on the rap game and he’s a good writer. I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing and being Nah jr. is not it. I’ve been slacking off, enjoying the summer, but I’ve gotta improve my OG content. Not to get hits or readers, but because i want to just improve as a writer and I know I can do just as good or better work then these other bloggers…when motivated.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Why are The Roots still on Def Jam?
July 20th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
shit… i knew that was gonna happen. listened to the live version ahead of time ad it sounds better than the official song.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
*Sees footage of foxy brown getting boo’d*
I would still eat that
July 20th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
I think Miss Info exploits Hip-Hop, I don’t think she has a genuine interest in it. I don’t think she would even asscociate with blacks if she was at a “Top 100 Radio Station”…
No Shots but I’, just sayin’
July 20th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
i wanted to give the Texas Tornado spin with the flying rabbit punches..
Needless to say the food was scrumptious…
^
*dead* & word
July 20th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
when their defjam deal is finish
next step, motown music !
July 20th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
p.rican bitches are the least discriminatory bitches known to man. FACT
July 20th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
no shots of course
July 20th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
with black bitches in a close 2nd
July 20th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
# FaMs! a.k.a. The Black Lee Westwood Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
can I ask a quesion tho? for real?
Why nobody shows love to Amps blog? But ran over to “Combat Jacks” blog just because it was posted on Nah?
I’m just saying that shit ain’t real b…that sheeple shit ain’t the bizness
Combat Jack shit looks OD generic and boring
^^
content.
Honestly, You are focusing too much on the aesthetic. There needs to be substance first. Then you can worry about the look. Have you visited CJs blog lately? He has changed the look (not that it is a great design, I actually hate the new look) only after he got the content where it needed to be. That’s why I visit his blog. It was off of a Nah Right cosign, and there is nothing wrong with that.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
The Roots > Roots (The Miniseries)
Malik B > Toby
July 20th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
colombians are filthy. Nice to look at but they are fucking savages.
–NO THEY ARE NOT!!!
I was fucking with this colombian chick that looked like Kloe kardash… hands down best head i got in 2009.. box wasnt half bad either
July 20th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
AmpGeez a.k.a. Nahstradamus Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Why nobody shows love to Amps blog? But ran over to “Combat Jacks” blog just because it was posted on Nah?
I’m just saying that shit ain’t real b…that sheeple shit ain’t the bizness
Combat Jack shit looks OD generic and boring
====================================
Nah, I give CJ his props cause he has a unique perspective on the rap game and he’s a good writer. I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing and being Nah jr. is not it. I’ve been slacking off, enjoying the summer, but I’ve gotta improve my OG content. Not to get hits or readers, but because i want to just improve as a writer and I know I can do just as good or better work then these other bloggers…when motivated
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Nah no shots at CJ, but his shit does look Generic…but niggas flocked to it just because it was posted on Nah.
But same with me, I do NEWNESS just because..I don’t get paid nor do I care about hits…but I wanna build a non biased place to get informed about Hip-Hop and current events.
It’s just fucked up when Bloggers suck dick and become worse than the rappers they write about…Rubbing shoulders and take payola …shit is sickning.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
can I ask a quesion tho? for real?
Why nobody shows love to Amps blog? But ran over to “Combat Jacks” blog just because it was posted on Nah?
I’m just saying that shit ain’t real b…that sheeple shit ain’t the bizness
Combat Jack shit looks OD generic and boring
^Casket come on now. I aint speaking for no one but me… but Combat Jacks site is the shit. Son’s stories are interesting and captivating. Now i’ll say this for Amp’s site. I’ve been there about three times, and thats two times more than I’ve been to rapradar. It aint nothing personal, but I don’t got time during the day while i’m at work to be going back and forth between sites. I come here for the jokes in the comments. Thats it. After I leave work, i’m done with the internet, minus some online video games every now and then. But I’m at the park with my son or chilling with my girl.
I wish amp all the best, but I’m just not on the nets like that
July 20th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
i wanted to give the Texas Tornado spin with the flying rabbit punches..
–What is this move, im intrigued
July 20th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
baby jesus Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
p.rican bitches are the least discriminatory bitches known to man. FACT
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agreed…with NYC asians in 2nd and russin and nordic white girls in 3rd
of course this is exclusive to NYC
July 20th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
And One thing I wish I could stress to all these hip hop blogs is that they need to worry about a tight layout before they “make it all grungy & urban”
Most of them try to hard to be “urban” instead of focusing on good, well grounded design principles. add that funky shit after your site looks good & don’t go too far.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
*Sees footage of foxy brown getting boo’d*
I would still eat that
^^^
thas kurput x spragga x jay-z x rawse x aw fuk it…mad rapper cock on ya taste buds.
it look like she formin the unmistakable booty-do too.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
# FaMs! a.k.a. The Black Lee Westwood Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Dominicans don’t real fuck black niggas like Puerto Ricans do
^
Columbus left and said “Take* all the pussy you want”
July 20th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
kevfallopian tube paratoopa w/velcro O lottos on/def-fervescent launcher Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
*Sees footage of foxy brown getting boo’d*
^
I need to expand on my site list Nahright dont cut it anymore…
July 20th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
being too concerned with the look when you have nothing is like putting a ford focus engine inside of a lambo…
no one will want to drive that because people will see right through it.
WHy do you think people diss kia’s.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
# A tribe called quest aka No Draws unda Im Big Brotha Thunda Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
i wanted to give the Texas Tornado spin with the flying rabbit punches..
–What is this move, im intrigued
^ Fail on your part. How’d could you not know what that is? or at least deduce a mental image from the name? (pause where applicable)
July 20th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
the problem wit The Game diss about jigga
is that he talks about the age
but what about rae, ghost, mef, ice cube, snoop
38/39/40 years old’s people like jayz
game is 31 so when Nasir 35 will have 40
he needs to stop rapping. game can’t be on da jigga’s level because when he will have 40 that sure that he won’t rap this same gangsta ish …
and that is the problem
July 20th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
>>>>>esaky, nation, dre anyone: (1) what ever happened to the the brother with the signature hoodie that used play the bass for the roots?
and to (2) AmpGeez a.k.a. Nahstradamus Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
colombians are filthy. Nice to look at but they are fucking savages.
No shots.
___________________
FAMS:
Word LOL, niggas live OD filthy…my nigga rom the block is Columbian but he chills with my Dominican niggas…He stays in a 2 bedroom apartment with his Moms, Pops, 2 sisters and his older brother.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This filthy ColOMbian [spell it correctly you "illeterate suma-ma-bitch" (bun b)] belives that you two ignorant individuals do thsi sight and people of color a grave diservice when you reinforce and degrade human beings in such a manner.
live from a filthy law school library,
filthy colombian francois
July 20th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Dominicans don’t real fuck black niggas like Puerto Ricans do
–Its not preference tho because ive seen dr chicks with black guys and they usually prefer darker dominicans (unless they see me). Its usually the way they are raised, Dominican parents are half racist.
My uncle never stopped hearing it from my grams about marrying a black women.. but who could blame him, she looks like a 5 foot tyra banks i shit you not
July 20th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
# Seth Gueko Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
the problem wit The Game diss about jigga
is that he talks about the age
but what about rae, ghost, mef, ice cube, snoop
38/39/40 years old’s people like jayz
game is 31 so when Nasir 35 will have 40
he needs to stop rapping. game can’t be on da jigga’s level because when he will have 40 that sure that he won’t rap this same gangsta ish …
and that is the problem
^^
You make a good point… but it is almost completely incoherent.
Stay in school my nigga.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
a photo of someone taking a photo
*head explodes*
July 20th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
>WHy do you think people diss kia’s.
Because in the early 90s the driver’s side door handle would jiggle clean off of a Kia. True story.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
^ Fail on your part. How’d could you not know what that is? or at least deduce a mental image from the name? (pause where applicable)
–Well the rabbit punches are pretty much self explanitory but the texas tornado is going to need some splaining
July 20th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
FRANCOIS Says:
This filthy ColOMbian [spell it correctly you "illeterate suma-ma-bitch" (bun b)] belives that you two ignorant individuals do thsi sight and people of color a grave diservice when you reinforce and degrade human beings in such a manner.
^^
I hope all your misspellings are there for ironic purposes.
illiterate is the funniest one though. LMMFAO.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
–Its not preference tho because ive seen dr chicks with black guys and they usually prefer darker dominicans (unless they see me). Its usually the way they are raised, Dominican parents are half racist.
My uncle never stopped hearing it from my grams sister about marrying a black women.. but who could blame him, she looks like a 5 foot tyra banks i shit you not
Fixed*
July 20th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
>she looks like a 5 foot tyra banks i shit you not
before or after top model.
Tyra got thick after that TV money came in.
owwww.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Idk what Pr girls you know but id say 90% of them tht i know like black dudes only…dominican girls i see wit white dudes constantly and black girls i see with everybody…and to all the other spanish nahgers white girls love us..until they find out im black too and then i neva get to meet their parents
July 20th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
>–Well the rabbit punches are pretty much self explanitory but the texas tornado is going to need some splaining
Google “Kerry Von Erich”.
Shout out to Kurt Cobain.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
I think it very disrespectful to come to America from a 3rd World country and adopt American culture for financial gain but discriminate against the people in it and have resentment towards them.
Go back where you came from…don’t smile in a nigga face and say “si” but then behind closed doors you covet out kinship with the land and hate us.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
y’all forgetting about those persians.
they’re mad cool until they wanna McNair a brotha for leaving out the hummus.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Go back where you came from…don’t smile in a nigga face and say “si” but then behind closed doors you covet out kinship with the land and hate us.
–That happens in all family, black ones included
July 20th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
>>>>>>Big Seth
i have 2 dum it down 4 da lil dunns. plus i love that Bun B line from “big pimpin”
my favorite is that the author, amp, says all that racist crude shit and then says “no shots” as a disclaimer to neutralize his statement. it is the equivalent of saying, “blacks are filthy savages–BUT I AM NOT RACIST.” his co-signer’s comments are just as barbaric.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I think it very disrespectful to come to America from a 3rd World country and adopt American culture for financial gain but discriminate against the people in it and have resentment towards them.
Go back where you came from…don’t smile in a nigga face and say “si” but then behind closed doors you covet out kinship with the land and hate us.
^Fams, being the son of immigrants to this country, Americans don’t give two shits about foreigners. The mere fact that you regarded to them as natives of 3rd world countries shows the blatant level of disrespect that americans have for foreigners, but then get mad when we come over here and learn your education better than you and grind harder than you to build ourselves up and eventually get our families to a better position in life.
And for the record. Most foreigners don’t discriminate against blacks cuz they’re american. They discriminate against whites cuz their american, everyone, including blacks, discriminate against blacks cuz they just hate us.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Stay in cool
wavey!
July 20th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
# A tribe called quest aka No Draws unda Im Big Brotha Thunda Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Dominicans don’t real fuck black niggas like Puerto Ricans do
–Its not preference tho because ive seen dr chicks with black guys and they usually prefer darker dominicans (unless they see me). Its usually the way they are raised, Dominican parents are half racist.
My uncle never stopped hearing it from my grams about marrying a black women.. but who could blame him, she looks like a 5 foot tyra banks i shit you not
^
she looks like a 5 foot tyra banks”.
Trust Me if that’s true grams would not be talking sheiiiiiit. or shes blind
My grandmother took one look at a rihanna video playing on T.V and said I need a girl like that
July 20th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
>>>FaMs! a.k.a. The Black Lee Westwood Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
I think it very disrespectful to come to America from a 3rd World country and adopt American culture for financial gain but discriminate against the people in it and have resentment towards them.
Go back where you came from…don’t smile in a nigga face and say “si” but then behind closed doors you covet out kinship with the land and hate us
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As an individual who promotes, champions, and has dedicated a career to the protection of human and civil rights for people of color and impovershed people all over, my immigrant brown ass cannot fight change the hate in your blood. “go back where you came from.” You sound like pat buchanan right now, xenophobic with undigested, antiquated racist food for thought. God bless you.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
booooo-riiiiiiing
July 20th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
man, the live version makes this sound too laid back. I mean, I like it, but the premier on fallon was crazy!! Can’t wait til the Roots come back to ATL
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@ Nation ^^ good looks jacked the pic
16 Bars of the Day ? xcursions ^
@ Nah right
I agree with all the comments above like it’s the roots ! The Bar is set so high for them.. Hasn’t been a group in there lane since hmmmm Planet Ubiquity
lol.. Regardless there live performance is one the best i have ever scene !
Black Thought Pound 4 Pound isn’t top 10 ? Is that up for debate ?
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