Illadelph Halflife

Illadelph Halflife
Studio album by The Roots
Released	September 24, 1996
Recorded	July 1995 - May 1996
Studio	Nebula Studios (Philadelphia, PA) DARP Studios (Atlanta, GA) Lotheflex's Dungeon (Philadelphia, PA) Halfwayhouse (Philadelphia, PA) ?uestion's Soup Kitchen (Philadelphia, PA) Sonic Studios (Philadelphia, PA) Battery Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	East Coast hip hop, Jazz rap, Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Length	78:45
Label	Geffen Records / DGC
Producer	?uestlove, Black Thought (co.), Chaos, The Grand Negaz, Kelo, L.A. Jay (co.), Richard Nichols (exec.), Rahzel (co.), Raphael Saadiq (co.), Slimkid3 (co.), The Ummah (co.)

The Roots chronology
Previous	Do You Want More?!!!??! (1994)
Next	Things Fall Apart (1999)

Illadelph Halflife is the third studio album by American hip hop band The Roots. It was released on September 24, 1996 under Geffen Records. Recording sessions took place at Battery Studios in New York City, DARP Studios in Atlanta and at Nebula Studios, Lotheflex's Dungeon, Halfwayhouse, ?uestion's Soup Kitchen and Sonic Studios in Philadelphia from July 1995 to May 1996. Production was handled by Questlove, Kelo, The Grand Negaz, Chaos and Scratch, with co-production from L.A. Jay, Rahzel, Slimkid3, Raphael Saadiq, Black Thought and The Ummah. It features a tougher and broader sound than their previous album, 1994's Do You Want More?!!!??!. It features guest appearances by Common, Q-Tip, Bahamadia, Dice Raw, Ursula Rucker and M.A.R.S., in addition to R&B and jazz musicians such as Amel Larrieux, D'Angelo, David Murray, Steve Coleman, Cassandra Wilson and Graham Haynes.

The album peaked at #21 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, making it The Roots' highest charting release at the time. Illadelph Halflife released the singles: "What They Do", "Clones" and "Concerto of the Desperado". It received positive reviews from critics, who praised The Roots' progression, maturity and jazz influences. 

Track listing

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1.	"Intro"	-	-	-	0:34
2.	"Respond/React"	Black Thought, Malik B	Smart Abdul-Basit, Thompson, Trotter, Williams	Kelo, Black Thought (co.)	5:07
3.	"Section"	Black Thought, Malik B	Grey, Smart Abdul-Basit, Thompson, Trotter	The Grand Negaz, Kelo (co.)	4:08
4.	"Panic!!!!!!!"	Black Thought	Brown, Thompson, Trotter	?uestlove, The Grand Negaz (co.), Rahzel (co.)	1:24
5.	"It Just Don't Stop"	Malik B, Black Thought	Grey, Hubbard, Smart Abdul-Basit, Trotter, Williams	Kelo	4:33
6.	"Episodes"	Black Thought, Dice Raw, Malik B	Grey, Jenkins, Lewis, Moore, Smart Abdul-Basit, Thompson, Trotter	Chaos, ?uestlove (co.)	5:56
7.	"Push Up Ya Lighter"	Black Thought, Malik B, Bahamadia	Grey, Reed, Smart Abdul-Basit, Thompson, Trotter	The Grand Negaz, Kelo (co.)	4:36
8.	"What They Do"	Black Thought	Brown, Grey, Hubbard, Saadiq, Thompson, Trotter	?uestlove, Raphael Saadiq (co.), The Grand Negaz (co.)	5:57
9.	"? vs. Scratch"	-	Jones, Thompson	?uestlove, Scratch	1:47
10.	"Concerto of the Desperado"	Black Thought	Trotter, Williams	Kelo	3:38
11.	"Clones"	M.A.R.S., Black Thought, Dice Raw, Malik B	Blenman, Jenkins, Smart Abdul-Basit, Trotter, Williams	Kelo	4:54
12.	"UNIverse at War"	Common, Black Thought	Hubbard, Lewis, Lynn, Trotter	Chaos	4:55
13.	"No Alibi"	Malik B, Black Thought	Grey, Hubbard, Smart Abdul-Basit, Thompson, Trotter	The Grand Negaz, Chaos (co.)	5:11
14.	"Dave vs. US"	-	Brown, Murray, Thompson	The Grand Negaz	0:50
15.	"No Great Pretender"	Malik B	Brown, Smart Abdul-Basit, Thompson	The Grand Negaz	4:25
16.	"The Hypnotic"	Black Thought, D'Angelo	Hardson, Thompson, Trotter	?uestlove, Slimkid3 (co.), L.A. Jay (co.)	5:19
17.	"Ital (The Universal Side)"	Q-Tip, Black Thought	Fareed, Gray, Thompson, Trotter	The Grand Negaz, The Ummah (co.)	4:53
18.	"One Shine"	-	Hubbard, Storch, Thompson, Trotter	The Grand Negaz	5:40
19.	"The Adventures in Wonderland"	Ursula Rucker	Rucker, Thompson	The Grand Negaz, ?uestlove (co.)	4:34
20.	"Outro"	-	-	-	0:15