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Studio album by the Roots
Released November 26, 2002
Recorded June 2000 – September 2002
Studio Electric Lady (New York)
Genre
Hip hopprogressive rapneo soulrap rock
Length 70:17
Label MCA
Producer
Cody ChestnuTTDJ ScratchKamal GrayKamiah GrayKarreem RigginsKelo SaundersOmar the ScholarQuestloveScott StorchTahir JamalThe Grand WizzardsZoukhan Bey
The Roots chronology
Things Fall Apart
(1999) Phrenology
(2002) The Tipping Point
(2004)

Phrenology is the fifth studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released on November 26, 2002, by MCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 2000 to September 2002[1] at Electric Lady Studios in New York.[2] It was primarily produced by members of the band and features contributions from hip hop and neo soul artists such as Cody ChesnuTT, Musiq Soulchild, Talib Kweli, and Jill Scott.

Although it did not parallel the commercial success of the band`s previous album, Things Fall Apart, the album reached number 28 on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold steadily, remaining on the chart for 38 weeks.[3] On June 3, 2003, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.[4] Upon its release, Phrenology received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised its musical direction and lyrical themes, and it was included in numerous publications` year-end lists of the year`s best albums.[citation needed]

Background
Following the breakthrough success of Things Fall Apart (1999), its release was highly anticipated and delayed, as recording took two years.[1][5] The album is named after the discredited pseudoscience of phrenology, the study of head shapes to determine intelligence and character, which was used to rationalize racism during the 19th century in the United States.[6] Its cover art was created by artist/printmaker Tom Huck.[7]

Music and lyrics
Primarily a hip hop album, Phrenology features lyrical themes of hip hop culture and its commodification, with musical elements of rock, jazz, techno, hardcore punk, and soul music.[5][8][9][10][11] According to music critic Greg Kot, the Roots forge a connection between hip hop and neo soul on the album,[12] while Treble writer says it can `best be described` as progressive rap,[13] and Entertainment Weekly`s Raymond Fiore calls it the band`s `left-field rock-rap opus`.[14] A production of the Soulquarians collective,[15] the album features contributions by Cody ChesnuTT, Musiq Soulchild, Talib Kweli, and Jill Scott.[1]

On `Something in the Way of Things (In Town)`, Amiri Baraka performs a poem about how the spirit of death and decay permeates African-American urban experiences. Set to a fusion of several African-American music influences, his poem observes `something in the way of our selves` and uses unusual imagery such as death `riding on top of the car peering through the windshield` and a `Negro squinting at us through the cage` with a smile `that ain`t a smile but teeth flying against our necks`.[16]


Information is adapted from the album`s liner notes.[7] `(co.)` denotes Co-producer. Track numbers continued from Things Fall Apart.

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
87. `Phrentrow` (featuring Ursula Rucker)
Ahmir ThompsonRuckerOmar Edwards
QuestloveOmar the Scholar
0:18
88. `Rock You`
Tariq TrotterGeorge Spivey
DJ ScratchThe Grand Wizzards (co.)
3:12
89. `!!!!!!!`
ThompsonBenjamin KenneyLeonard Hubbard
The Grand Wizzards 0:24
90. `Sacrifice` (featuring Nelly Furtado)
TrotterThompsonJames GrayHubbard
Kamiah GrayKamal Gray (co.)
4:44
91. `Rolling with Heat` (featuring Talib Kweli)
TrotterThompsonGrayKyle JonesTalib GreeneKarl Jenkins
The Grand Wizzards 3:42
92. `WAOK (Ay) Rollcall` (featuring Ursula Rucker)
ThompsonGrayHubbard
The Grand Wizzards 1:00
93. `Thought @ Work`
TrotterThompsonHubbardGrayKenney
Questlove 4:58
94. `The Seed (2.0)` (featuring Cody ChesnuTT)
TrotterAntonious Bernard Thomas
QuestloveCody ChesnuTT (co.)
4:27
95. `Break You Off` (featuring Musiq)
TrotterThompsonHubbardGrayJonesKenneyJenkinsTaalib JohnsonJill Scott
Kamal Gray 7:27
96. `Water`
TrotterThompsonHubbardGrayKenneyTahir Williams
Tahir JamalKelo Saunders (co.)The Grand Wizzards (co.)
10:24
97. `Quills`
TrotterKarriem Riggins
Karreem RigginsThe Grand Wizzards (co.)
4:22
98. `Pussy Galore`
TrotterScott Storch
Scott StorchZoukhan Bey
4:29
99. `Complexity` (featuring Jill Scott)
TrotterThompsonHubbardGrayScottEdwards
The Grand WizzardsQuestlove (co.)Omar the Scholar (co.)
4:47
100. `Something in the Way of Things (In Town)` (featuring Amiri Baraka)
ThompsonKenneyBaraka
The Grand Wizzards 7:16

Sample credits and notes

`Thought @ Work` contains elements from the composition `Apache[broken anchor]` by The Sugarhill Gang, `Jam on the Groove` by Ralph McDonald, and `Human Beat Box` by The Fat Boys. According to Questlove, recording artist Alicia Keys `drop[s] in` on the track.[7]
`Water` comprises three parts, noted in Questlove`s liner notes as `a. the first movement / b. the abyss / c. the drowning`, and contains elements of `Her Story` by The Flying Lizards.[7]
`Quills` contains elements of `Breakout` by Swing Out Sister and features guest vocals from Tracey Moore of the Jazzyfatnastees.[7]
`Pussy Galore` contains elements of `Because I Got It Like That` by the Jungle Brothers.[7]
On the CD version of the album, there are 18 tracks instead of 16: Tracks 15, 16 and 17 are silent blank tracks.[1] Track 18 starts with another 2:00 of silence, and after that consists of two untitled songs, identified as `Rhymes and Ammo`, originally from Soundbombing III (2002)[33] and featuring Talib Kweli, and `Thirsty!`, which is originally a track by Elektrochemie LK called `When I Rock`.[34]
Personnel
Credits for Phrenology adapted from Allmusic.[35]

Musicians
Black Thought – vocals
Sarah Chun – cello
Omar Edwards – arp synthesizer
Nelly Furtado – background vocals
Michelle Golder – cello
Kamal Gray – keyboards, theremin, production
Jef Lee Johnson – guitar
Alicia Keys – featured artist
Talib Kweli – vocals
Malik B. – featured artist
Tracey Moore – background music
James Poyser – moog synthesizer, strings
Questlove – assistant engineer, drums, mixing, production, sequencing
Rahzel – beatboxing
Ursula Rucker – featured artist
Jill Scott – vocals
James Blood Ulmer – guitar
Nuah Vi – cello
Hope Wilson – screams
Ben Kenney - guitar

Production
Jon Adler – assistant
Pablo Arraya – assistant
Jim Bottari – engineer
Andrew Brooks – assistant
Cody ChesnuTT – producer
Jeff Chestek – engineer, mixing
Tom Coyne – assistant, mastering, mixing
Kareem Da Bawl – producer
Andre Dandridge – assistant
DJ Scratch – producer
Robert `LB` Dorsey – assistant, engineer
Caliph Gamble – assistant
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Gordon Glass – assistant
Jason Goldstein – mixing
Kenny J. Gravillis – design
Tom `Evil Prints` Huck – illustrations
Ben Kenney – mixing
Steve Mandel – assistant, engineer
Carlos `Storm` Martinez – engineer
James McKrone – assistant
Shinobu Mitsuoka – assistant
Kurt Nepogoda – assistant
Richard Nichols – executive producer, mixing
Omar the Scholar – producer
Bob Power – mixing
Kareem Riggins – producer
Kelo Saunders – producer
Jesse Shatkin – assistant
Jon Smeltz – engineer
Scott Storch – producer
Tahir – producer
Shawn Taylor – assistant
Steef Van De Gevel – assistant
Vince Vilorenzo – assistant
Scott Whiting – assistant
Ray Wilson – engineer