The Tipping Point

Pitchfork 5.4/10 Sixth studio album from Philly hip-hop mainstays The Roots forgoes the experimentation of 2002's Phrenology in favor of a safer-- and less rewarding-- approach.

Rolling Stone 3/5 The downside to The Tipping Point's chameleonic variety is that the Roots too rarely sound like themselves, or even like a collective.

The Independent 4/5 A furiously forthright, intelligent rap album.

All Music 3.5/5 What the album lacks in ambition and social commentary, it makes up for with deep soul.

The Observer 3/5 The Roots getting back to their, er, roots.

Slant 4/5 The Tipping Point might just be the Roots’s most jovial effort yet.