...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
by The Roots
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...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin is ranked 10th best out of 15 albums by The Roots on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Roots is Things Fall Apart which is ranked number 909 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,909.
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...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2014 | 37/64 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 42 Music Albums of 2014 | 33/42 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 2014 | 41/90 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 91 Music Albums of 2014 | 17/91 | 4 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 86 Music Albums of 2014 | 71/86 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2010s 65rating (64.71-64.17), #001-100* | 56/95 | - |
| 2026 | hedera | Top 99 Music Albums of 2014 | 8/99 | 5 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Curious Animal Best Albums 2014 | 22/40 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums of 2014 | 23/25 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 44 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 104 | |||
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...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/09/2024 20:51 |  teague | 4,365 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2023 04:02 | PapaShiz86 | 11,790 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2023 02:59 | ExTeaSea | 5,249 | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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BestEverAlbums 07/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5383): By RockyRaccoon...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin comments
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I think it's official, I have a hip-hop bias/inclination. Very straight-forward, vintage hip-hop. In a genre that, thanks to artists like Kanye, now focuses on heavily produced samples, it's nice to see bands like The Roots still sticking to their "roots". Classic and timeless in sound, not over complicated or trying too hard, honest and organic. A Roots album will always be something I welcome and this album is no exception.
Lachapelle 12/18/2015 17:47 | #154768
Wasn't sure about this release after my first listen a while back. After a few plays, I've realized that this album is actually amazing. It's dark tones coupled with a few contrasting high notes is perfect.
Favorite tracks: Never, When The People Cheer, Understand, The Dark (Trinity).
LebowskiRams TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/16/2021 02:56 | #266357
Is it a weak album or is it just weak by the unusually high standards of The Roots?
Interesting concept and decent execution
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/06/2015 02:58 | #136248
I really like the Roots, but this album has very little impact on me.
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