Do You Want More?!!!??!

Do You Want More?!!!??!
Studio album by The Roots
Released	January 17, 1995
Recorded	1993-1994: The Trocadero, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sigma Sound Studios - Ivory Studios Suite #3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nebula Sounds, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Battery Studios, New York, New York
Genre	Jazz rap
Length	73:45
Label	DGC, Geffen
Producer	Grand Negaz, Questlove, Kelo, A.J. Shine, Black Thought, Rahzel
The Roots chronology
Organix (1993) Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995) Illadelph Halflife (1996) Singles from Do You Want More?!!!??! "Distortion To Static" Released: July 26, 1994 "Proceed" Released: February, 1995 "Silent Treatment" Released: April 4, 1995

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]
NME	(7/10)[3]
Philadelphia Daily News	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
The Source	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	[8]
Sputnikmusic	[9]
Trouser Press	(favorable)[10]

Do You Want More?!!!??! is the second studio album by American hip hop band The Roots, released January 17, 1995 on DGC Records.^[11] The band's major label-debut, it was released two years after their independent debut album, Organix (1993). Do You Want More?!!!??! has been considered by critics as a classic of hip hop jazz.^[12][13] In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro/There's Something Goin' On"	The Grand Negaz	1:18
2.	"Proceed"	The Grand Negaz	4:35
3.	"Distortion to Static"	Questlove, Kelo, A.J. Shine	4:18
4.	"Mellow My Man"	The Grand Negaz	4:41
5.	"I Remain Calm"	Black Thought, Questlove	4:08
6.	"Datskat"	The Grand Negaz	3:40
7.	"Lazy Afternoon"	Black Thought, Rahzel, Sista Urban, Rachel Graham	5:06
8.	"? vs. Rahzel"	Questlove, Rahzel	3:18
9.	"Do You Want More?!!!??!"	Black Thought, Questlove, A.J. Shine	3:21
10.	"What Goes On, Pt. 7" (featuring Elo)	The Grand Negaz	5:32
11.	"Essaywhuman?!!!??!"	Questlove, Black Thought	4:59
12.	"Swept Away" (featuring Cassandra Wilson)	The Grand Negaz	3:50
13.	"You Ain't Fly"	The Grand Negaz	4:42
14.	"Silent Treatment"	The Grand Negaz	6:52
15.	"The Lesson Pt. 1" (featuring Dice Raw)	Questlove	5:12
16.	"The Unlocking" (featuring Ursula Rucker)	The Grand Negaz	8:11

• The track listing on some album releases denotes the first track, "Intro/There's Something Goin' On," as track #18 [continuing the track count from Organix (17 tracks)]. The rest of the tracks continue upward from 18 to "The Unlocking" (being track #33)

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[14]	104
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15]	22
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16]	2

References

1. Bush, John. Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
2. Hopkins, Tracy E. Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
3. Columnist. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". NME: 4. November 12, 1994.
4. Columnist. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". Philadelphia Daily News: 46. January 27, 1995.
5. Hoard, Christian. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". Rolling Stone: 702–703. November 2, 2004.
6. Columnist. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". The Source: 97. November 1995.
7. Powell, Kevin. Review: Illadelph Halflife. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
8. Aaron, Charles. "Review: Illadelph Halflife". Spin: 88. June 2008.
9. Abdul-Rakhman, Sobhi. Staff Rating: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
10. Moon, Tom. Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Trouser Press. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
11. "Do You Want More?!!!??! — The Roots". TheRoots.com. Retrieved 28 Jun 2014.
12. Anderson, Brett. Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
13. Walton, Brian M. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". Washington Informer: February 15, 1995.
14. "The Roots – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Roots. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
15. "The Roots – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for The Roots. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
16. "The Roots – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for The Roots. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

Notes

• Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
• Colin Larkin (2002). Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Edition 4. Virgin Books. ISBN 1-85227-923-0.

External links

• Do You Want More?!!!??! at Discogs
• Back to the Roots at Jam!
• No Boundaries for Roots of Philly at Los Angeles Times