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The Tipping Point
by Roots
ALBUM RANKINGS:
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
2.5001
Avg. Critic Score:
2.7150
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Entertainment WeeklyAn eclectic and often breezy reimagining of hip-hop's energetic essence
PopMattersIn terms of their own oeuvre, it's certainly a solid addition, even if it suffers from the molting pain that comes from incorporating music that's so stylistically against their own grain. ...more
All Music GuideWhat the album lacks in ambition and social commentary it makes up for with deep soul. ...more
Rolling StoneThe downside to The Tipping Point's chameleonic variety is that the Roots too rarely sound like themselves, or even like a collective
Stylus MagazineAs a listening experience, The Tipping Point is a decent album, a rough transition at best and a stumble at worst. ...more
Reviews by score:
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E! Online
Following 2002's experimental Phrenology, which featured all manner of drum 'n' bass and techno influences, the real-instrument-playing Philadelphia hip-hop collective ditches the frills on Tipping Point....read the complete review at E! Online
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New Musical Express
The Tipping Point has more soul, vision and musicianship than most bands muster in a...read the complete review at New Musical Express
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Mojo
This time, the division between uninspired, joyless Gang Starr pastiches like Don't Say Nuthin and the polymorphous likes of Stay Cool or Outro has never sounded so glaringly...read the complete review at Mojo
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The Austin Chronicle
Culled from 80 hours of studio jam sessions,The Tipping Pointdistills the instrumental prowess of the Roots through a filter of bare-bones rap sensibilities. Already heralded as Black Thought's coming out,TPfinds the always-dependable MC stepping up...read the complete review at The Austin Chronicle
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musicOMH.com
Their reputation as hip-hop's best live act precedes them and their previous offering Phrenology was a creative monster. Since then The Roots have lost bassist Ben Kenney to rock stalwartsIncubus, and, unfortunately, it would seem that he has taken some...read the complete review at musicOMH.com
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