After 5 albums as a part of Geffen, The Roots are moving on to work under Jay-Z at Def Jam Left. Before their stint at Geffen is complete, the Illadelph band will release “Home Grown! The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1 & 2. The albums are greatest hits combined with unreleased tracks, remixes, b-sides, and live cuts.

Check the tracklisting:

Volume 1

1. No Hometro/Proceed 2 – Roy Ayers

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2. Distortion to Static [Black Thought Mix]

3. What They Do

4. Next Movement

5. Good Music

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6. Lesson

7. Star

8. Hypnotic

9. Silent Treatment

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10. You Got Me f. Eve, Jill Scott

11. Clones

12. What You Want

13. Act Too (Love of My Life)

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14. Do You Want More?!!!??!

15. It’s Comin’ [Live]

16. Double Trouble

Volume 2

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1. Din da Da

2. Seed/Melting Pot/Web [Live on BBC Radio One’s Worldwide Show with Giles

3. Boom!

4. Thought@work

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5. Ya’ll Know Who

6. Lesson Pt. 3

7. Adrenaline f. Dice Raw, Beanie Sigel

8. Don’t Say Nuthin’ [Remix]

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9. Pass the Popcorn [Remix]

10. Quicksand Milennium (The Legend of Quicksand Milennium)

11. Break You Off [Dub/Sound Check at Bogarts Cincinnati, Oh 2003]

12. Essaywhuman?!!!!! [Organix Version]

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13. No Alibi

14. Sacrifice [Live on BBC’s Radio One’s Worldwide Show with Giles Peterson