The Roots have let go the second video off their next album, the concept heavy undun. “Tip The Scale” features Philly MC Dice Raw on the brief vocals, and the video by director Clifton Bell shows the minutes leading up to the shoot ‘em up horror of last Friday’s video premier, “Make My.”

“undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford’s internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out ‘on the corner’. Utilizing a reverse narrative arc, the album begins as the listener finds Redford disoriented–postmortem–and attempting to make sense of his former life. As he moves through its pivotal moments he begins to deconstruct all that has led to his (and our own) coming undun.”

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