VIDEO: Scott Storch and Questlove Talk to VIBE

One of the biggest surprises when I was at the Roots Pre-Grammy Jam in LA last month was seeing the one and only Scott Storch take his place back on the keys. If you didn’t know, before Storch produced hits for Dr. Dre and Paris Hilton (?), he was a member of the Roots crew. [...]

PHOTOS: The Roots Jam at BB Kings, NYC

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The 3rd annual Roots Holiday Jam went down this past weekend at BB Kings in New York City. In addition to the legendary Roots crew, the stage was graced by the cast of the hit Broadway Musical Fela, Brother Ali, The Hynotic Brass Ensemble, and surprise guest [...]

PREVIEW: The Roots – How I Got Over

Short teaser clip to The Root’s newest song, “How I Got Over,” shot by BBGUN. How The Roots are able to record music, shoot videos, and STILL hold down a 5 night a week gig (in addition to their Highline Ballroom residency) eludes me. They are seriously the hardest working dudes in the business right [...]

EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: The Roots, Common, and Amerie at The Velvet Room, Atlanta

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Common + The Roots – Come Close, Love Is…
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Amerie + The Roots – Why Are U?, One Thing
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The Roots – You Got Me
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Download: All three tracks in a Zip file.
On September 19th, 2009, [...]

New Music: The Roots – How I Got Over

The Roots – How I Got Over
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We first heard this track on Jimmy Fallon. This is the full version. I don’t know when their new album is coming out, (especially with a steady gig), but this is a good preview.

Recap: The Roots Picnic

Around this time last year, I was somewhere lurking around the Okayplayer discussion board lamenting over the fact that I missed the first annual Roots Picnic and explaining to my roommate that neither hell nor high water would stop me from going to the next show. And despite my poor luck when it comes to [...]

Photos: The Roots Picnic

So unfortunately, I was not in Philly for The Roots Picnic which took place this past weekend, but my homegirl Vickey (aka Sneakshot) was in the building, and took these dope shots of the show. If you didn’t know, The Roots Picnic was stacked with acts like Santigold, The Black Keys, TV on the Radio, [...]

It’s Official: The Roots Will Be Jimmy Fallon’s Backup Band

At first I didn’t want to believe it, but unfortunately its true. The Roots will back the horribly unfunny Jimmy Fallon when he takes over Conan’s spot in 2009.
On the bright side, Americans–many for the first time– will get to see The Roots on their televisions 5 nights a week. Of course, this exposure might [...]

The Roots on Tour with Gym Class Heroes and Estelle

The Roots are on tour again. Don’t these dudes have wives and children to go back to??
They were just on the road this spring and summer, but they head back outd with Gym Class Heroes and Estelle in the Fall. The lineup is rather odd–I don’t really see a common fanbase between these three [...]

Pictures: The Roots Picnic, Philadelphia, PA

I’m really mad I missed this, because I heard it was live. Fortunately, Julian (of Bullets over Romance) was kind enough to offer up some pictures of Saturdays event, which featured such acts as The Roots, Santogold and Gnarls Barkley. I’ve been hearing nothing but good reviews of the thing, so they better put this [...]

Video: The Roots – Rising Up On David Letterman

Haven’t seen this yet (thanks to work) but I’m sure they killed it.

Video: The Roots – Rising Up Feat Chrisette Michelle and Wale, Tour Dates

After the abbhoration that was Birthday Girl, we get yet another video from the Roots’ forthcoming album Rising Down. Neither video measures up to the one for 75 Bars though.

Rising Down drops next week. Also, the Roots have teamed up with Erykah Badu and added more tour dates for you pleasure, including a two night [...]