Root Down

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Root Down
Root Down cover
EP by The Beastie Boys
Released 1995
Recorded 1995
Genre Hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Old school hip hop
Label Capitol Records, Inc.
Producer The Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato, Jr.
The Beastie Boys chronology
Aglio e Olio
(1995)		 Root Down
(1995)		 Don't Mosh in the Ramen Shop
(1996)

Root Down is a Beastie Boys EP released in 1995.

Tracks 1-3 are variations of the original song Root Down released on their 1994 album Ill Communication, tracks 4-10 recorded "live in Europe, winter 1995". Produced by the Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato, Jr. Released by Capitol Records, Inc. 1995.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Root Down (Free Zone Mix)" – 3:48
  2. "Root Down (LP)" – 3:31
  3. "Root Down (PP Balloon Mix)" (Produced by Prince Paul) – 3:30
  4. "Time To Get Ill" – 1:59
  5. "Heart Attack Man" – 2:08
  6. "The Maestro" – 3:14
  7. "Sabrosa" – 2:53
  8. "Flute Loop" – 1:39
  9. "Time For Livin''" – 1:58
  10. "Something's Got to Give" – 4:57 (Ends at 3:56. Hidden track can be heard at 4:28)

The album pays homage to jazz legend Jimmy Smith and his seminal album Root Down: a sample from Smith's song "Root Down (And Get It)" is the basis for "Root Down."

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