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Illadelph Halflife

Chapter 1 of the story of The Roots' third album Illedelph Halflife

By What Had Happened Was

3:00 AM EST on November 22, 2023

Episode Info

  • Season4
  • Episode7
In this episode Questlove takes us back to 1994 to tell the story of the creation of The Roots' third album Illedelph Halflife. This album marked a notable and near controversial direction change in the group's sound and in this conversation we learn what motivated it and the existential crisis it created for this founding member.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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