The legendary Roots crew, one of the most consistently solid names in hip-hop for the last 20 or so years, are coming out with a new full-length entitled How I Got Over on June 22. The album sees the Roots teaming up with artists like Phonte of Little Brother, along with some less predictable names like Dirty Projectors. The lead single, “Dear God 2.0″, showcases the raw realism of Black Thought’s vocals over the gentle crooning of Monsters of Folk’s “Dear God”, assuring the listener that the Roots are still as angry and politically charged as ever, and this new diversification of sounds across the musical spectrum shows the group maturing in new and unexpected ways. Grab the track for the price of an email address here, watch the video for the track “How I Got Over” here, and check out this youtube video wherein ?uestlove rejects the assumption of hip-hop being made “for the youth and only by the youth” and talks about what to rap about “when the left digit in your age is a 4″ (“you can’t talk about slingin’ crack rock and a wicked jump shot”) and the reasons behind the new-found maturity present on the new album.
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