The Roots
‘Expansion Team’: How Dilated Peoples Spread Their Wings
‘Expansion Team’ was Dilated Peoples’ most commercially successful album, beloved by fans with a fondness for hip-hop’s Golden Age.
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News1 month agoQuestlove To Receive Sundance Institute Vanguard Award Celebration Honor For ‘Summer of Soul’
The ceremony will be held on October 20.
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Features1 month ago
The Best Roots Songs: 20 Hip-Hop Essentials
The Roots have worked tirelessly in the studio, absorbing a range of influences and recruiting a seemingly endless cast of gifted collaborators.
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Features2 months ago
The 25 Most Iconic Album Covers Of All Time
Truly iconic album covers don’t just define an album, they define an era, a generation and, in some cases, an entire musical genre.
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Features2 months ago
Best Hip-Hop Love Songs: 25 Tracks For 808s And Soulmates
Before hip-hop and R&B got together, the rap ballad showed the softer side of hip-hop. The best hip-hop love songs prove that MCs need love too.
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News2 months ago
Common, Black Thought, And Seun Kuti Perform New Song ‘When We Move’ On ‘Fallon’
The single is taken from Common’s new album, ‘A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2.’
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Features2 months ago
A History Of Hip-Hop In 20 Essential Songs
It's impossible to tell the history of any genre in a single article, but these 20 songs provide a roadmap for listening... and further exploration.
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Features3 months ago
The Best 90s Hip Hop Songs: Classic Cuts From A Golden Era
2Pac, Biggie, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Missy, Outkast, Dre, Snoop: The 90s were a decade in which hip hop became one of the biggest genres in the world.
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Features3 months ago‘The Tipping Point’: The Roots At The Crossroads Of Hip-Hop
‘The Tipping Point’ is populated by hip-hop’s forgotten heroes, and catches The Roots still finding their place in the pop culture pantheon.
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Features4 months ago
‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’: How The Roots Rebelled Against Hip-Hop
The Roots’ ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’ brought an ambitious sense of experimentation to hip-hop, revealing what a live band could do with the genre.
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Features6 months ago
‘Rising Down’: When The Roots Uplifted The Masses
On ‘Rising Down,’ The Roots delivered a call-to-arms, with Black Thought leading the charge and bringing some friends along for back-up.
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News6 months ago
Watch The Trailer For Questlove’s ‘Summer Of Soul’ Documentary
The trailer initially premiered during the 93rd Academy Awards, which Questlove served as music producer for.
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News6 months ago
James Francies Announces New Blue Note Album, ‘Purest Form’
Out on May 21, the new record is the follow-up to the pianist, producer and composer's 'Flight' from 2018.
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News6 months ago
The Roots Score Amiri’s Fall 2021 Collection Video
The visual begins with the band’s classic Monsters of Folk-assisted ‘Dear God 2.0.’
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News6 months ago
Questlove Set To Publish New Book, ‘Music Is History’
The book focuses on one song from each year between 1971 to 2021 and elucidate on how that track was informed by the politics and culture of that specific year.
