How I Got Over (CD) (explicit)

Long-awaited 2010 album from Hip Hop pioneers The Roots.

The album, which takes it' s name from Clara Ward's Gospel classic, is The Roots' first new release since joining Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for a full time gig as the show's house band.

Grammy Award winners The Roots characterize the songs on the album as quot;depicting the everyman's search for hope in this dispiriting post-hope zeitgeistquot;.

The lead single, quot;Dear God 2.0.quot;, re-imagines the Monsters of Folk song quot;Dear Godquot; and features MOF members Yim Yames from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes and M.

Ward.

Also includes two appearances from Grammy-winning Soul man John Legend.

Other guests on HIGO include Joanna Newsom, Blu, Peedi Peedi, Mercedes Martinez, Icelandic alt-pop singer Patty Crash, newcomer Sugar Tongue Slim as well as long time Roots' Crew members Dice Raw, Truck North and P.O.R.N.