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For the Roots' second major-label album, the band apparently recognized the weaknesses of the debut, since there are several songs which provide more structure than previous jam-session efforts -- two even became RB radio hits. But for all its successes, Illadelph Halflife mostly repeats the long-winded jams and loose improvisatory feel that characterized Do You Want More???. And while these songs may sound great live (a field where the Roots excel over any other rap act), in a living-room setting...

Philly never gets its props, but the City of Brotherly Love has pioneered its fair share of hip-hop innovations. Schooly D was the first gangsta rapper; DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince perfected rap comedy, and the Roots became the first rap act to put together an impressive live show without samples and sequencers. On their third album, "illadelph halflife," The Roots capture in the studio the same chemistry between rhymes and live instruments that they've generated on stage. The album does include...

If the use of the band slang "Illadelph" -- as in the album Illadelph Halflife -- wasn't enough to suggest the influence of the Roots on this Philadelphia rapper who has spent the last decade on the fringes of their 5th Dynasty crew, one listen to MC 13's debut album makes it clear that ?uestlove and the boys are only slightly lower than the Almighty in his estimation. Recorded mostly with live instruments and featuring the same heavy fug of jazz, soul, funk, psych and dub that the Roots specialize...