The Roots released Things Fall Apart in 1999 and this was their breakthrough album, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 charts and earning a gold record. The album was eventually certified platinum in April 2013.

Mos Def contributed to the track entitled “Double Trouble“, while the track “Act Two” features African-Belgian band Zap Mama and Common. The track “You Got Me“, a duet with R&B singer Erykah Badu and Eve and Jill Scott intended by Black Thought for the “unconscious” population, peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

At the 42nd Grammy Awards “You Got Me” won the award for Best Rap Performance and the album was nominated for Best Rap Album.

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