There are three roots named for John the Conqueror. Each is in a separate botanical family and has a different method of use. HIGH JOHN THE CONQUEROR ROOT. High John the Conqueror is the most prized of the three John roots.
The first single released from the album, 4 Seasons of Loneliness, was released in August 1997. The song was Boyz II Men's highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles. It debuted at #2, behind Mariah Carey's Honey.
Also that year, Adam Yauch organized a two-day festival to raise awareness about the plight of Tibet, and the festival went on to become an annual event. the Beastie Boys ' long-awaited fifth LP, Hello Nasty, finally appeared during the summer of 1998 and became their third chart-topping album.