The Roots

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Years Active
1987 – present (38 years)
Founded In
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, is 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 Creativ… read more
The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, is 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… read more
The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, is 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… read more

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1 Play track Things Fall Apart You Got Me
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2 Play track Illadelph Halflife What They Do
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3 Play track Phrenology The Seed (2.0)
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4 Play track Things Fall Apart The Next Movement
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5 Play track Do You Want More?!!!??! Mellow My Man
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6 Play track Things Fall Apart Dynamite!
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7 Play track The Roots (International Version) Step Into the Relm
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8 Play track Things Fall Apart Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New
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9 Play track Things Fall Apart 100% Dundee
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10 Play track Things Fall Apart The Spark
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  1. 585,544 listeners

    22 Feb 1999 · 18 tracks

    Things Fall Apart
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  2. 486,917 listeners

    25 Nov 2002 · 13 tracks

    Phrenology
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  3. 343,679 listeners

    24 Sep 1996 · 20 tracks

    Illadelph Halflife
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  4. 331,214 listeners

    1 Jan 2004 · 10 tracks

    The Tipping Point
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