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| Released | April 8, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | October - December 1996 | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 57:14 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Producer | Prince Paul | |||
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Roll with the New is the second comedy album by Chris Rock. It is a combination of live material (also seen in his special Bring the Pain ) and comedy sketches. The album won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album.
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