RESPECT EARNED OVERDUE: THE ROOTS’ THINGS FALL APART, 25 YEARS LATER
After three beloved albums, The Root’s music quality was never in question, yet the sales of their work were always in the red. So, for their fourth attempt at bat, the group felt pressured to deliver work with commercial impact. “We were kind of near the 400,000 [sales] mark and felt that What They Do would finally bring us to platinum,” said Questlove in an interview with Urban Legends. “It didn’t happen, even though the video was loved.”
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