The Roots – How I Got Over T-Shirt

Description

2010. The Roots were quietly making the most reflective album of their careers.

By the time How I Got Over dropped on June 22, 2010, The Roots had spent nearly a year holding down The Tonight Show band chair — a move plenty of heads called out as a sellout at the time. Then this album arrived and reminded everyone: Black Thought was still writing some of the most weighted verses in hip-hop, and ?uestlove was still one of the most patient, gifted arrangers the genre has ever known.

Cut in the shadow of the Great Recession — Detroit tanking, foreclosures, wars overseas — the record leaned into gospel-tinged introspection instead of protest. “Dear God 2.0” flipped the Monsters of Folk track into a genuine prayer. “The Fire” pulled John Legend up onto a hymn about perseverance. “Right On” sampled Joanna Newsom, of all people, and made it feel like the most obvious break in the world. And the title cut — leaning on Dirty Projectors’ Amber Coffman — is Black Thought reaching for hope with both hands.

Nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2011 Grammys. Peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200. Sat right between Rising Down (2008) and undun (2011) — the middle jewel of The Roots’ late-career “faith and consequence” trilogy. Ask any real head about the Roots’ post-Things Fall Apart run and they’ll tell you: this one is where the crew turned reflective without ever losing the pocket.

Product Details

• Premium Bella Canvas 3001 — 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Lightweight 4.2 oz fabric with a retail fit
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed construction
• Tear-away label for comfort
• Available in Black, Navy, and Chocolate

For the ones who defended The Roots when everybody else called them the late-night band. For the heads who know “Dear God 2.0” is a top-tier verse. For the Legendary Roots Crew faithful. For you.