Organix (album)

Organix!
Studio album by
the Roots
Released1993
Recorded1992–1993
GenreOld school hip hop,[1] jazz rap[2]
Length62:31
LabelSelf-released, Cargo (re-release)
ProducerThe Roots
The Roots chronology
Organix!
(1993) 		From the Ground Up
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer(favorable)[2]
RapReviews7/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[1]
Winston-Salem Journal[6]

Organix is the debut studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released in 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. Organix was re-released in 1998 on Cargo Records.[6]

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
Total length:62:19

References

  1. ^ a b Hull, Tom (July 5, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Columnist. "Review: Organix". The Philadelphia Inquirer: F1. August 15, 1993. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
  3. ^ Jacobs, Qa'id. Review: Organix. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
  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. ^ a b Johnson II, Douglas G. "Review: Organix". Winston-Salem Journal: 5E. June 26, 1998. Archived from the original[dead link‍] on 2009-10-20. (Transcription of original review at talk page)

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