It has been a while since the release of The Roots’ last studio album And Then You Shoot Your Cousin. While many thought they were finished with albums because of the passing of their longtime manager Rich Nichols, during a lunch to promote their new song “It Ain’t Fair” from the Detroit soundtrack, Questlove revealed that the crew is still at it. He was asked if The Roots were still working on their next project, to which Questlove responded: “Yes, we are.”
The group’s drummer went on to say “It’s still tentatively titled End Game. 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.”
Because Nichols is no longer there to tell the group to stop, Questlove revealed that the group recorded 263 songs for the album so far. The drummer said “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.”
Source: hiphopdx.com
