The Roots‘ upcoming album End Game is fast-approaching, and Questlove has shared some more information about it. Speaking to HipHopDX, Quest has revealed that the group have recorded 236 songs for the new album, and how much Richard Nichols, their longtime manager who passed away 2014, was involved in the process of previous albums.
Check out his comments below.
“The difference between this record and [the ones] that came before it was our longtime collaborator, who’s our manager and producer, is no longer with us. Usually, in that situation, [Nichols has] always been the centerpiece, the referee, between all the guys. So, this will be the first time we had to grow up and resolve our own arguments. But the one thing he was talented at was telling us to stop. Usually when we get to 100 songs, he’s like, ‘Guys. You have 100 songs. There’s 14 really good songs in these 100. Let’s stop and concentrate on the 14.’ Right now, we’re at 263. But ideas keep coming. I made the promise that by November 1, we are stopping. And we’re just going to pick a good 14. And I’m certain by then, it’ll be 400 songs.”
Last October, Questlove announced that the upcoming Roots album will be titled End Game. Since then, Black Thought has shared even more information, revealing that 9th Wonder, Salaam Remi, Karriem Riggins and Stro Elliot have produced for the record.
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