Illadelph Halflife is the third studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released September 24, 1996, on DGC and Geffen Records.

[3][4] The New York Times writer Neil Strauss called the album "one of the year's best rap offerings" and wrote that "The Roots move indiscriminately from politically conscious lyrics (not just about black America but also about Bosnia, the Olympics and terrorism) to silly rhymes ('roam like a cellular phone/far from home')".

[14] The San Diego Union-Tribune's Jeff Niesel stated "the Roots find the perfect mixture of jazz and hip-hop for their songs about the hardships of urban life".

[20] A 2004 retrospective review by Rolling Stone perceived it as an improvement over the Roots's previous work, stating "The messages grew more focused on 1996's Illadelph Halflife, which includes several strident anti-gangsta tirades and taunts.

The intro of the song named "Section" is sampled by Jeremy Harding for his "Playground riddim", which was later used as the instrumental for Beenie Man's 1997 single "Who Am I (Sim Simma)".