Years Active: 1998-2007
Band Members: Rahzel, Scratch, Hub, ?uestlove, Black Thought, Malik B.
Influenced by: A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, Digable Planets, De La Soul
Genre: Hip-Hop
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Aug 27 2008 8:30AM
by BoomBox Staff
Filed under: The Rundown, Songs
The Boombox Music Blog: 'Things Fall Apart,' by The RootsIn an environment consumed with the excessive promotion of hardcore/gangster rap, an alternative to that norm emerged in the Roots. In 1999, the band took advantage of the growing neo-soul movement, adding... Read moreJun 05 2008 6:30AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop Videos
The Boombox Music Blog: Artist: The Roots feat. Chrisette Michele and WaleSong: 'Rising Up'Why You Should Watch: Tired of listening to the same ten songs on the radio? The Philadelphia Roots crew have something to ease your pain. It's called good music. ... Read moreApr 24 2008 13:00PM
by Steve Baltin
Filed under: Spinner Interview
Spinner.com: As Roots drummer and spokesman Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson knows, hip-hop careers tend not to last very long. That is certainly not the case, though for his band, as the Philly crew has just released its tenth album, 'Rising Down,' which features...Read more
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08/20/08
We Don't Die, We Multiply: Hip-Hop Groups (Column) If we were naming hip-hop's best musi...
PopMatters
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08/13/08
Gamers pull a fest one on Dylan Devotees of Bob Dylan were shocked at the New American M...
New York Daily News - New York NY
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08/09/08
The Week In Review: Duffy, The Roots, Metal Masters Most surprisingly, Duffy capped her ...
The Morning Call - Allentown PA
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08/08/08
New American Music Union Because American Eagle gave Kiedis free rein, and because he ca...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
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08/07/08
New South Side festival a musical vision Because American Eagle gave Kiedis free rein, a...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
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08/05/08
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AllHipHop.com
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07/10/08
Canadian Music Month: Nelly Furtado is Hip-Hop It's been close to two years since Nelly ...
AllHipHop.com
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07/10/08
Singer Al Green lets his singular voice speak for itself Al Green is on Mars. Or at leas...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO
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06/26/08
The Neo-Soul Family Tree N eo-Soul, Neo-Soul. Where for arte thou, Neo-Soul?
AllHipHop.com
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06/24/08
Music legend Al Green is getting a BET award - and has a top new CD AL GREEN HASN'T issu...
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia PA
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06/22/08
Esperanza Spalding's CD blends jazz, Brazil, hip-hop Spalding's contemporary fusion incl...
Newsday - New York NY
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06/13/08
Erykah Badu; the Roots Erykah Badu knows how to make an entrance.
Variety
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06/13/08
[POP QUIZ]What's on your iPod? Distilling the body of work of more than one hundred perf...
The Birmingham News - Birmingham AL
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06/13/08
A DYNAMIC FORCE IN HIP-HOP The Roots have a reputation as one of the most musically adventurous acts around [THE ROOTS, 10:45 p.m. Friday; Miller Lite Stage.]
The Birmingham News - Birmingham AL
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06/12/08
Black (Hip-Hop) Music Month Timeline II: '92 - '95 T he early 90s spawned some of the mo...
AllHipHop.com
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06/09/08
Photos From Philadelphia's Inaugural Roots Picnic Over the past decade and change, the s...
Stereogum
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06/09/08
Review: Erykah Badu can't compete with the Roots in concert Erykah Badu found that out t...
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
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05/30/08
Music Review: Lay It Down Al Green 's new album, Lay It Down , doesn't sound like a retu...
Entertainment Weekly
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08/11/08
Hip-hop heavyweights the Roots are going ... [Upcoming Tours] Hip-hop heavyweights the R...
Idolator
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08/10/08
All Points West: Day 2 With a much, much larger crowd came even more grumbling about fer...
Time Out NY
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06/19/08
'Hittin' the Town' for Thursday, June 19, 2008 The Roots return to town, Uganda Roberts ...
Hittin' the Town - NOLA.com
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06/16/08
'Hittin' the Town' for June 16 - 22, 2008 The summer sizzles with bourbon and burlesque ...
Hittin' the Town - NOLA.com
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06/12/08
Hip Hop: All Bad [Race] Are you one of the apologist types who argues that not all hip h...
Gawker
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06/09/08
Erykah Badu can’t compete with the Roots in concert Erykah Badu found that out the hard ...
The Concert Blog
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06/03/08
The Roots - Live @ Summer Camp The Roots were second only to The Flaming Lips on my most...
Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good
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05/30/08
Interview: Rapper Wale Discusses Hustling the Web and His Seinfeld Mixtape I'm in New Yo...
Listening Post
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05/27/08
Al Green in Santa Cruz Sunday at the Santa Cruz Blues Festival, the Rev. Al Green felt h...
A+E Interactive - San Jose Mercury News
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05/13/08
Live: The Roots' TV Taping They're not so much live shows as simulations of live shows, ...
If Your Status Ain't Hood - The Village Voice
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05/06/08
The Roots plunge deeper into the darkness on 'Rising Down' Once typecast as jazzy bohemi...
Turn It Up - Chicago Tribune
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05/04/08
Jazzfest: Ludacris Goes Green The Ludacris guest spot with the Roots on Saturday afterno...
ArtsBeat - The New York Times
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05/01/08
BREAKING NEWS: McCarren Park Pool Parties Announce Free Summer 2008 Shows FREE show at M...
Kickin' Concerts
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04/29/08
The Week in Music: Madonna, Portishead, The Roots, Robyn, Constantines Philadelphia hip-...
The Culture Czar
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04/28/08
Music Review: The Roots Keep It Serious On CD 'Rising Down' The Roots have shown they're...
Starpulse News Blog
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04/17/08
[VIDEO] The Roots do Colbert’s theme After listening to the Coup's "My Favorite Mutiny...
You Ain't No Picasso
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04/17/08
Islands: “Waterloo Sunset†(The Kinks) I've been jamming the Kinks ever since SXSW.
You Ain't No Picasso
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04/16/08
Roots Resurrect Hendrix (Or At Least Wyclef) On "The Colbert Report" [Videodrone] Colber...
Idolator
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04/16/08
the ROOTS on the Colbert Report smashing guitars (video), Picnic festival, 2008 Tour Dates & a new album
Brooklyn Vegan
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04/04/08
Al Green - new ?uestlove-produced album, 2008 Tour Dates The title of Al Green's Lay It ...
Brooklyn Vegan
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03/29/08
New Music: The Roots ft. Wale & Chrisette Michele - Rising Up Wale layers his in-the-poc...
Washington City Paper - Black Plastic Bag
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03/26/08
Patrick "The White Akon" Stump Yanked From Roots Album [Reworkings] You didn't want the ...
Idolator
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03/20/08
Cash Camp's Crank Dat Yank = Crank That (Soulja Boy)? I've been taking some of what I di...
ProHipHop
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03/20/08
Crayon Physics Deluxe Gelf has been running " Varsity Letters " which has been a thingam...
The Assimilated Negro
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03/20/08
Days of Wrath Poster, Official Site Launched "Produced and directed by emerging filmmake...
ProHipHop
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03/19/08
The Roots' Rising Down: Bangers, With a Price Rising Down , the new Roots album, starts ...
If Your Status Ain't Hood - The Village Voice
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