Undun
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Undun is a concept album by hip hop band The Roots that narrates the rise and fall of a fictional young man through introspective, jazz-influenced production and storytelling.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | The Roots ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Redford by Sufjan Stevens ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Redford Stevens ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | Top 20 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widespread acclaim ⓘ |
| featuresArtist |
Big K.R.I.T.
ⓘ
Dice Raw ⓘ Greg Porn ⓘ Just Blaze ⓘ Phonte ⓘ Sufjan Stevens ⓘ Truck North ⓘ |
| followsWork |
…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
ⓘ
surface form:
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
|
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
jazz rap ⓘ progressive rap ⓘ |
| hasElement |
live instrumentation
ⓘ
orchestral suite ⓘ piano interludes ⓘ storytelling ⓘ string arrangements ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | concept album narrative ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dun
ⓘ
Kool On ⓘ Lighthouse ⓘ Make My ⓘ One Time ⓘ Redford Suite ⓘ Sleep ⓘ Stomp ⓘ The OtherSide ⓘ Tip the Scale ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 38 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle |
introspective
ⓘ
narrative-driven ⓘ |
| metacriticScore | universal acclaim range ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rise and fall of a fictional young man ⓘ |
| narrativeProtagonistName | Redford Stevens ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
existential struggle
ⓘ
fate and choice ⓘ morality ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| performer | The Roots ⓘ |
| previousWork | How I Got Over ⓘ |
| producer |
Dice Raw
ⓘ
surface form:
Dices Raw
Hot Sugar ⓘ Khari Mateen ⓘ Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ⓘ
surface form:
Questlove
Sufjan Stevens ⓘ The Roots ⓘ |
| productionStyle |
introspective
ⓘ
jazz-influenced ⓘ minimalist ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 2011 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
Okayplayer Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2011-12-02 ⓘ |
| structure | reverse-chronological narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of choices
ⓘ
determinism vs free will ⓘ poverty and crime ⓘ |
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