- Band members: Tariq Trotter, Captain Kirk Douglas, James Poyser, Ahmir Thompson
- Summary: The 13th studio album is a concept album about the life of Redford Stephens, a fictional character who gets involved with drugs.
- Record Label: Island
- Genre(s): Rap, Alternative Rap, Political Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 32
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Mixed: 1 out of 32
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Negative: 0 out of 32
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Jan 3, 2012100[An] excellent record that anyone who wants to hear the graceful way by which hip-hop should age should add to their collections right away.
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Dec 20, 201180If one can express disappointment in undun, it's that it sets out to tell a story and tells it well, but delivers a short story or a novella where fans of The Roots would have undoubtedly preferred a full length novel.
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Dec 21, 201180The album is complete in itself. It's just 39 minutes, made brief to be listened to as a whole.
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Dec 1, 201160What it isn't--quite--is the magnum opus it could be. The second half loses impetus.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 32
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Mixed: 0 out of 32
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Negative: 0 out of 32
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