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83 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 60 Ratings

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  • Summary: The hip-hop collective's eighth album is their first for Def Jam records, and also features the return to the group of rapper Malik B.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Stylus Magazine
    100
    With Game Theory, the Roots have finally delivered on nearly every once-broken promise.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    It's all ghetto vérité and political paranoia, with claustrophobic production to match the doom and gloom.
  3. Q Magazine
    60
    Classic Roots. [Oct 2006, p.126]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. RadoslavP.
    10
    Incredible - borders gendre,rase,coolor and religion - everythnig for everyone.
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  2. KrishB.
    10
    The Roots have done it again. Now that they have moved to a decent record label they have shown their true intentions for hip-hop and i have to say that it is absolutely amazing.… Expand
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  3. Spongeee
    5
    The Roots are talented, but they will forever lack the ability to make 'songs' and not these weak, simple, 'real hip hop' jam sessions they call songs. Things Fall Apart was their apex...its been all downhill since. I rather watch them live, but as far as albums...they need to learn to make songs cause theyre wasting talent. And yes Idlewild was far better.… Expand
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