{"product_id":"the-roots-game-theory-new-vinyl","title":"The Roots – Game Theory (New Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW DOUBLE LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew sealed copy. 2025 reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame Theory is the seventh studio album by the Roots, released in 2006 through Def Jam Recordings. It was the group's first album for the label after leaving Geffen Records and was recorded largely using GarageBand. Compared with Phrenology and The Tipping Point, the album takes a darker and more stripped down approach, with less emphasis on conventional hooks and a stronger sense of cohesion across the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusically, Game Theory combines the Roots' live instrumentation and jazz influenced hip hop with dense, serious production and a pronounced influence from Public Enemy. Black Thought's lyrics address war, violence, politics, social conditions, and personal loss, while the album also pays tribute to producer J Dilla. \"Atonement\" incorporates a sample of Radiohead's \"You and Whose Army?\" and \"False Media\" establishes the record's political tone from its opening moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame Theory debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. Its darker tone and focused social commentary distinguished it from the Roots' immediately preceding work and marked the beginning of their Def Jam period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Dilltastic Vol Won(derful)\u003cbr\u003eA2 False Media\u003cbr\u003eA3 Game Theory\u003cbr\u003eA4 Don't Feel Right\u003cbr\u003eB1 In The Music\u003cbr\u003eB2 Take It There\u003cbr\u003eB3 Baby\u003cbr\u003eC1 Here I Come\u003cbr\u003eC2 Long Time\u003cbr\u003eC3 Livin' In A New World\u003cbr\u003eD1 Clock With No Hands\u003cbr\u003eD2 Atonement\u003cbr\u003eD3 Can't Stop This\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resolute Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48434797838594,"sku":"0602517040953","price":46.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0007\/9304\/files\/TheRoots_GameTheory.jpg?v=1788551176","url":"https:\/\/resoluterecords.ca\/products\/the-roots-game-theory-new-vinyl","provider":"Resolute Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}