…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

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concept album hip hop album studio album

…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin is a conceptually dark, socially conscious hip-hop album by The Roots that explores themes of violence, poverty, and systemic injustice through a satirical narrative.

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...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin	1
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (album) by The Roots	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concept album ⓘ hip hop album ⓘ studio album ⓘ
artist	The Roots ⓘ
byArtist	The Roots ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticalReception	generally positive reviews ⓘ
distributionFormat	compact disc ⓘ digital ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ
follows	Undun ⓘ
genre	alternative hip hop ⓘ hip hop ⓘ
hasCharacter	multiple fictional narrators ⓘ
hasPart	“Black Rock” ⓘ “Dies Irae” ⓘ “Never” ⓘ “The Coming” ⓘ “The Dark (Trinity)” ⓘ the Devil ⓘ surface form: “The Devil” “The Unraveling” ⓘ “Tomorrow” ⓘ “Understand” ⓘ “When the People Cheer” ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	audio ⓘ
narrativeForm	satirical narrative ⓘ
notableFor	dark conceptual approach ⓘ experimentation with soundscapes ⓘ social commentary ⓘ
partOf	The Roots ⓘ surface form: The Roots discography
performer	The Roots ⓘ
producer	Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter ⓘ surface form: Black Thought Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ⓘ surface form: Questlove The Roots ⓘ
recordLabel	Def Jam Recordings ⓘ Okayplayer Records ⓘ
theme	poverty ⓘ satire ⓘ systemic injustice ⓘ urban life ⓘ violence ⓘ

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The Roots → album → …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin ⓘ

Undun → followsWork → …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin ⓘ

this entity surface form: ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter → notableWork → …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin ⓘ

this entity surface form: ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (album) by The Roots