The Roots - The Seed (2.0) (official Music Video) Ft. Cody Chesnutt Official

The lyrics "If Mary dropped my baby girl tonight / I would name her rock 'n roll" symbolize the birth of a new, creative sound .

The video features The Roots and Cody ChesnuTT performing in a large, light-filled room with massive windows and floor-to-ceiling bookcases . These performance shots are interspersed with scenes of a young girl exploring the mansion's grounds . The lyrics "If Mary dropped my baby girl

"The Seed (2.0)" is the standout second single from fifth studio album, Phrenology (2002). The track is an "uptempo retooling" of Cody ChesnuTT's original song "The Seed" from his own lo-fi masterpiece, The Headphone Masterpiece . Music Video Overview "The Seed (2

The song addresses the artist's disdain for the "formulaic" direction of early 2000s hip-hop (which they felt focused too much on "platinum, ice, and gold") and their desire to "fertilize" the genre with live instrumentation and rock influences . Production & Background Production & Background Directed by Jesse Peretz ,

Directed by Jesse Peretz , with Lynn Pateman serving as the producer .

The single and video were officially released on March 31, 2003 .