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Philadelphia, United States (1993 – present)
The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning hip hop group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. Inspired by the “hip-hop band” concept pioneered by Stetsasonic, the Roots themselves have garnered critical acclaim and influenced later hip-hop and R&B acts.
The Roots’ original lineup included Black Thought (MC vocals) and Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson (drums), who were classmates at the Philadelphia High School for Creative Performing Arts. As they began to play at school and on the streets, they added another MC named Malik B., a bassist named Leonard Hubbard, and a keyboardist Scott Storch. Another MC, Dice Raw, frequently made album appearances with the group from 1995 to 1999 before leaving to record a solo album. Scott Storch also left to pursue career as a producer following the Do You Want More?!!!??! album, He produced songs such as Still D.R.E. by Dr Dre. The Roots filled his void with another keyboardist, Kamal who is still a member. A beatboxer named Rahzel also joined the group and contributed from 1995-1999. Alongside Rahzel was vocal turntablist, Scratch who greatly contributed to The Roots’ sound, most notably in live concerts. He left the group in 2003. Malik B. left the group in 2000. A guitarist, Ben Kenney, enjoyed a short stint with the group and contributed to their Phrenology album, but left to join Incubus.
The Roots’ original lineup included Black Thought (MC vocals) and Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson (drums), who were classmates at the Philadelphia High School for Creative Performing Arts. As they began to play at school and on the streets, they added another MC named Malik B., a bassist named Leonard Hubbard, and a keyboardist Scott Storch. Another MC, Dice Raw, frequently made album appearances with the group from 1995 to 1999 before leaving to record a solo album. Scott Storch also left to pursue career as a producer following the Do You Want More?!!!??! album, He produced songs such as Still D.R.E. by Dr Dre. The Roots filled his void with another keyboardist, Kamal who is still a member. A beatboxer named Rahzel also joined the group and contributed from 1995-1999. Alongside Rahzel was vocal turntablist, Scratch who greatly contributed to The Roots’ sound, most notably in live concerts. He left the group in 2003. Malik B. left the group in 2000. A guitarist, Ben Kenney, enjoyed a short stint with the group and contributed to their Phrenology album, but left to join Incubus.
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Phrenology
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Rising Down
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The Tipping Point
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Things Fall Apart
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The Seed (2.0)
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You Got Me
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The Next Movement
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Guns Are Drawn
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What They Do
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Don't Say Nuthin'
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Becoming Unwritten
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75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)
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100% Dundee
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Break You Off
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Double Trouble
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Proceed
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The Pow Wow
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Rock You
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Dynamite!
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Shoutbox
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placebosyndrome wrote:
eatin' the hell out of these sandwiches.
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deauthorized wrote:
Almost true... I always skip over "It Just Don't Stop" on Illadelph Halflife.
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axelboom wrote:
is there any bad songs by the roots? guess not
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Aaroneey wrote:
How do they possibly have 14 million plays?!?
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DaKing23 wrote:
How I Got Over needs to fucking come out already.
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kozzy420 wrote:
Yeah that Sandwiches is pretty sweet (;
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whiteclef1 wrote:
can anybody recommend me any good hip hop groups/artists please haha i'm running out!? :)
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TheOstinator wrote:
Thanks for providing the Sandwiches EP. I love The Roots and I love Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, this is so very awesome.
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kozzy420 wrote:
Black Thought is so awesome, same with Questlove. The roots baby!~
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ManDirky wrote:
The Late Night Jimmy Fallon Sandwiches EP reminds me on Dilla's Donuts.
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Wind_Ninja wrote:
Троли ебаные заполонили рупор: пиздите поменьше, сучары.
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realRemox wrote:
seeeeeed :D <33
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ChrisSandison wrote:
love the sandwitches release.
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homestar2525 wrote:
Free Jimmy Fallon jams: http://bit.ly/70rHSo
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dufrenois wrote:
Hi, I just want to present you the band call Bantunani with their afrogroove and strong lyrics you will just be touched by such strengh http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Bantunani Support them around you 'cause they are very engaged for a New world with a new Africa.
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T-101 wrote:
Top 3 Roots Albums? Mine: Do You Want More?!!!??!, Phrenology & Game Theory.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
The reviews are quite mixed actually. It deserves better.
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wmgilmor wrote:
Hey have you guys heard the new CLIPSE album "Till The Casket Drops" yet? It just streeted on 12/8 and its getting rave reviews. Give it a listen. Let me know what you think! http://www.last.fm/music/Clipse
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Don't talk about yourself like that, deauthorized.
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deauthorized wrote:
"All I wanted was some rice cakes!"
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9:30 Club, Washington DC, United States
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9:30 Club, Washington DC, United States
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The Roots
Warfield Theater, San Francisco, United States
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News
The Roots "How I Got Over" (Video)
30 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/theroots
The Roots "How I Got Over" (Video)
It's time to start visualizing exactly how The Roots got over. Here is the video for the title track off of The Roots' upcoming LP, How I Got Over. The .. …
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