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The Roots

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    1.5M

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    41.6M

  • Listeners

    1.5M

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    41.6M

Years Active
1987 – present (34 years)
Founded In
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Creati… read more
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 pioneere… read more
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 an… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Things Fall Apart You Got Me
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 3,125 listeners
2 Play track Phrenology The Seed (2.0)
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 1,648 listeners
3 Play track Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding The Roots, Volume 1 What They Do
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 1,234 listeners
4 Play track Things Fall Apart Dynamite!
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 732 listeners
5 Play track Do You Want More?!!!??! Mellow My Man
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6 Play track Things Fall Apart The Next Movement
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7 Play track Make My Make My
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8 Play track Things Fall Apart 100% Dundee
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9 Play track Right On Right On
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10 Play track 100 Tubes Hip Hop 2013 The OtherSide
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Albums

  1. 404,989 listeners

    25 Nov 2002 · 18 tracks

    Phrenology
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  2. 346,898 listeners

    22 Feb 1999 · 18 tracks

    Things Fall Apart
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  3. 296,365 listeners

    1 Jan 2004 · 10 tracks

    The Tipping Point
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  4. 242,277 listeners

    24 Sep 1996 · 20 tracks

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