About this release
The Best Of The Roots by DJ J-Period is an album released in 2006. The record is rooted in Hip Hop, placing it within a lineage of albums that shaped the genre. Spread across 51 tracks, it is a sprawling double-album that rewards close listening from start to finish. Current listings open at $6.10, making it an accessible entry-level find. Play the 30-second audio preview, browse the full tracklist track by track, and explore related records across similar sounds, era, and hidden gems below.
Tracklist
Side A
| Position | Track Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Star (Exclusive Freestyle) | — |
| 2 | Malcom X Interlude | — |
| 3 | Come Together | — |
| 4 | The Next Movement | — |
| 5 | Thought Is Like Freestyle (Exclusive Freestyle) | — |
| 6 | Clones | — |
| 7 | Subliminal Minded (J.Period Exclusive) | — |
| 8 | Push Up Ya Lighter | — |
| 9 | Push Ya Lighter (J.Period Exclusive) | — |
| 10 | Concerto Of A Desperado | — |
| 11 | Concerto (J.Period Remix) | — |
| 12 | Rakim Interlude | — |
| 13 | Been Thru The Storm (J.Period Exclusive) | — |
| 14 | Superlyricism... R.I.P. Big Pun (Interlude) | — |
| 15 | Superlyrical | — |
| 16 | Supposed To Represent (Interlude) | — |
| 17 | In The Music | — |
| 18 | Don't Feel Right | — |
| 19 | Members Of The Band (Interlude) | — |
| 20 | Essaywuman?!!!??! | — |
| 21 | Life From The PJ's | — |
| 22 | PJ's (J.Period Remix) | — |
| 23 | Native Tongue Interlude | — |
| 24 | P*ssy Galore | — |
| 25 | Stay Cool | — |
| 26 | Stay Cool (J.Period Remix) | — |
Side B
| Position | Track Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | De La Soul Interlude | — |
| 28 | What They Do | — |
| 29 | You Got Me (Me Tienes Remix) | — |
| 30 | Me Tienes F. Nas (J.Period Remix) | — |
| 31 | Don't Say Nuthin (J.Period Knight Remix) | — |
| 32 | Don't Say (J.Period Stick Up Remix) | — |
| 33 | Nuthin (J.Period Shot Ya Remix) | — |
| 34 | Adrenaline | — |
| 35 | Adrenaline (J.Period Remix) | — |
| 36 | Yes Y'all (J.Period Remix) | — |
| 37 | Beat Street / B-Boy Interlude | — |
| 38 | Thought @ Work (J.Period Apache Remix) | — |
| 39 | Crazy Legs / Rock Steady Crew Interlude | — |
| 40 | Boom! / Wrath Of Kane (J.Period Blend) | — |
| 41 | Din Da Da (J.Period Volume Remix) | — |
| 42 | Rahzel Interlude | — |
| 43 | Act Too..Love Of My Life | — |
| 44 | Love Of My Life (Remix) | — |
| 45 | Streets Of Philly | — |
| 46 | What You Want | — |
| 47 | Water | — |
| 48 | You Got Me (J.Period Remix) | — |
| 49 | Jill Scott Interlude | — |
| 50 | Break U Off (Unreleased Exclusive) | — |
| 51 | Murder In The First | — |
