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The Roots’ ‘Bad’ Rapper Channels Anger Into Fiery Rhymes

  • 3/11/08 at 2:45 PM

Right or wrong, people have identified rapper Black Thought as the Roots’ weak link ever since the band broke out the college-circuit ghetto a few years back. But apparently Thought’s had enough of all that: Over this track’s sirenlike bass line, the MC spits three and a half minutes of breathless fury, throwing darts at nameless detractors and basking in his hard-earned riches. See him beat the crap out of a gagged suit in the awesome video!

75 Bars

From the forthcoming Rising Down
The Roots

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