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Oct 26, 2011 at 3:39 pm

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?uestlove Wants Black Thought To Get His Male Lauryn Hill On [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

?uestlove Wants Black Thought To Get His Male Lauryn Hill On [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

What can be said about The Roots that hasn’t already been said? Everyone knows they are the go to band for rappers wanting to experiment with live instrumentation. Need we remind you of their performances with Jay-Z for his Unplugged show in 2001 and his Fade to Black concert film? The Philadelphia bred hip-hop musicians are posted behind Hov.

Though many know the drummer, Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, for his

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Oct 17, 2011 at 6:03 pm

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The Roots f/ Big K.R.I.T., “Make My”[NEW MUSIC]

The Roots f/ Big K.R.I.T., “Make My”[NEW MUSIC]

The Legendary Roots crew will be dropping a new studio album, undun, on November 6, 2011. Check out the first song “Make My” featuring labelmate Big K.R.I.T.

The Roots “Make My” featuring Big K.R.I.T. by okayplayer

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Oct 17, 2011 at 2:11 pm

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The Roots’ “undun” Tracklist And Artwork

The Roots’ “undun” Tracklist And Artwork

Despite having busy schedules, The Roots have been hard at work in the studio and are promising fans a new album by this December!

From performing as the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to recently hosting a Pre-Emmy Awards jam session, the legendary crew has returned with their latest musical creation, a new album entitled undun (Island Def Jam).” undun is the “re-telling of the short life

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Jun 3, 2011 at 1:31 pm

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Black Thought Eager To Perform With Nas At Roots Picnic

Black Thought Eager To Perform With Nas At Roots Picnic

The Roots will kick off Philadelphia’s annual celebration of Black Music Month with their fourth-annual Roots Picnic on June 4th. The event will take place at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in the band’s hometown of Philadelphia, PA.  Black Thought, lead MC of The Roots spoke to TheUrbandaily.com about one of the Summers best shows.  “The Roots Picnic every year is unique,” he says of the eclectic mix of performers.  “[This

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Mar 1, 2011 at 9:52 am

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Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Esperanza Spalding To Perform At 4th Annual Roots Picnic

Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Esperanza Spalding To Perform At 4th Annual Roots Picnic

The Roots announced the line-up for their 2011 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Esperanza Spalding, Wiz Khalifa, and Mr. Illmatic himself, Nasir “Nas” Jones will appear.

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Feb 24, 2011 at 9:45 am

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Bell Biv DeVoe & The Roots Perform “Poison” & “Do Me” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Bell Biv DeVoe & The Roots Perform “Poison” & “Do Me” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Bell Biv DeVoe (BBD) performed their hit singles “Poison” and “Do Me” with The Roots backing them up on last night’s episode of “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.”

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Feb 17, 2011 at 1:15 pm

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D’Angelo, Raphael Saadiq, ?uestlove & Ali Shaheed Muhammad “Lady” [THROWBACK]

D’Angelo, Raphael Saadiq, ?uestlove & Ali Shaheed Muhammad “Lady” [THROWBACK]

Watch D’Angelo’s legendary 1997 Chris Rock Show performance of “Lady” with Raphael Saadiq, ?uestlove of The Roots, Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and Spanky Alford.

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Feb 17, 2011 at 12:21 pm

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The Legendary: A Film About The Roots [Video]

The Legendary: A Film About The Roots [Video]

Hip-Hop needs more movies and less trailers for music videos. Thankfully someone had the foresight to document The Roots while they are still together as opposed to trying to piece them together after a break-up.

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During The Legendary Roots Crew’s acclaimed Hennessey Artistry Tour, where they were joined on different dates by the likes of Ron Isley, Eve, Mary

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Feb 17, 2011 at 12:16 pm

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Odd Future Make “Sandwitches” On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon [VIDEO]

Odd Future Make “Sandwitches” On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon [VIDEO]

Los Angeles area underground hip-hop collective Odd Future (aka OFWGKTA*) took over the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon set for the wildest performance in LNJF history.

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Feb 14, 2011 at 12:45 pm

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John Legend Re-Teaming With Kanye West For New Album

John Legend Re-Teaming With Kanye West For New Album

John Legend is slated to return to the studio with the man who helped make him one of the biggest names in R&B, Kanye West. Legend says that he’s already begun work on the album.

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