Do You Want More?!!!??!
Do You Want More?!!!??! is the second studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released January 17, 1995, on DGC Records.
The band's major label-debut, it was released two years after their independent debut album, Organix (1993). Do You Want More?!!!??! has been considered by critics as a classic of jazz rap. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. On November 2, 2015, twenty years after its release, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 500,000 units in the United States. The master tapes for the album, including some unreleased tracks, were destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire.
| Do You Want More?!!!??! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 17, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
| Studio | The Trocadero (Philadelphia), Sigma Sound Studios – Ivory Studios Suite #3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nebula Sounds, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Battery (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Jazz rap | |||
| Length | 73:45 | |||
| Label | DGC, Geffen | |||
| Producer | The Grand Negaz, Questlove, Kelo, A.J. Shine, Black Thought, Rahzel | |||
| The Roots chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Do You Want More?!!!??! | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Philadelphia Daily News | |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |  |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10 |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| The Source | 4/5 |
| Spin | |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18. | "Intro/There's Something Goin' On" | The Grand Negaz | 1:18 |
| 19. | "Proceed" | The Grand Negaz | 4:35 |
| 20. | "Distortion to Static" | Questlove, Kelo, A.J. Shine | 4:18 |
| 21. | "Mellow My Man" | The Grand Negaz | 4:41 |
| 22. | "I Remain Calm" | Black Thought, Questlove | 4:08 |
| 23. | "Datskat" | The Grand Negaz | 3:40 |
| 24. | "Lazy Afternoon" | Black Thought, Rahzel, Sista Urban, Rachel Graham | 5:06 |
| 25. | "? vs. Rahzel" | Questlove, Rahzel | 3:18 |
| 26. | "Do You Want More?!!!??!" | Black Thought, Questlove, A.J. Shine | 3:21 |
| 27. | "What Goes On Pt. 7" (featuring ELO The Cosmic Eye) | The Grand Negaz | 5:32 |
| 28. | "Essaywhuman?!!!??!" (recorded live at the Trocadero, December 15, 1993) | Questlove, Black Thought | 4:59 |
| 29. | "Swept Away" | The Grand Negaz | 3:50 |
| 30. | "You Ain't Fly" | The Grand Negaz | 4:42 |
| 31. | "Silent Treatment" (featuring Cassandra Wilson) | The Grand Negaz | 6:52 |
| 32. | "The Lesson Pt. 1" (featuring Dice Raw) | Questlove | 5:12 |
| 33. | "The Unlocking" (featuring Ursula Rucker) | The Grand Negaz | 8:11 |
| Total length: | 73:43 | ||
- The track listing on some album releases denotes the first track, "Intro/There's Something Goin' On," as track #18, continuing the track count from Organix (17 tracks). The rest of the tracks continue upward from 18 to "The Unlocking" (being track #33)
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 104 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 22 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 2 |
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| UK R&B Albums (OCC) | 18 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 98 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
Works cited
- Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Colin Larkin (2002). Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Edition 4. Virgin Books. ISBN 1-85227-923-0.
External links
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