The Roots officially kicked off their worldwide tour to promote Game Theory, released Aug. 29 by Def Jam. Representing Philly (literally, with a shout out every fucking 30 seconds), The Roots do kill it live. For their encore, they showed crazy range by playing covers--mostly commerical classics like Kanye, Snoop, Biggie, MJ, Tribe--adding that distinctive jazzy flavor only The Roots can bring. Alas, there were the gratuitous "go buy our album" plugs. So incessant was the self-promotion that Black Thought (in the pink shirt below) came across as desparate. Than again, all hip-hop crews do that shit. Rarely does the rocker tell a room to go buy an album, but rappers have no shame in pushing their goods. Read what Pitchfork has to say about Game Theory by clicking here. Or sample it yourself on their myspace page.
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