Last Friday, Erykah Badu joined The Roots on Jimmy Fallon to pay homage to the late great Michael Jackson. I've been waiting for a video rip, but this works for me. Big shouts to ItsAllTheWayLive (and ?uestlove) for the HQ audio. UPDATE: Brought this back up for two reasons. I feel it got overlooked in [...]
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After we all enjoy the marathon of Michael Jackson videos airing on TV today, tune in to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tonight for a The Roots x Erykah Badu MJ tribute. Read Badu's words on Michael's passing, and ?uesto's words about tonight's tribute.
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Last night, The Roots debuted their first single and title track on their own nightly gig. How’s that for convenience.-RD
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The Roots debuted a new song "How I Got Over" off of their next record on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 6/24. Check it out below:
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The Roots have been confirmed to open the Meltdown Festival in London this coming June.The band will perform with 91-year-old Sax Legend Andy Hamiliton and David Murrary at the prestigious Royal Festival Hall.The Festival is renowned for putting artists from different genres together and 2009 will be no different.The Roots are set to perform on the 13th [...]
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The Roots April 9th, 2009 Paramount Theatre Seattle When I was growing up, it seemed as if only a few thing were always consistent. One of those was my love for music. Me and my brother would lock ourselves in our rooms for hours, going through albums from Jazz and Hip-Hop to Rock n' Roll and Punk. It didn't [...]
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On Tuesday night The Roots, Gym Class Heroes, and Estelle hit The Roseland Ballroom for their NYC stop on this North American tour. The house was packed, the energy was electric, and the show was a stunning example of truly amazing live performance. Make sure you read Jon Pareles's piece in The New York Times which breaks down the entire show. Below, we've got a fresh photo gal [...]
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I hate to admit it, but I am glad I didnt buy this album. I have a big dilema with this. I usually dont mind if I dont like a cd after buying it, because I am "supporting the cause." The charity so to speak being the music industry, and as someone who tells themself that one day someone will buy a disk of sorts that I am singing on.... I buy albums. Sometimes even twice.White people really like...
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This show opened up with the Roots since the headliner of the night was Erykah Badu. Unfortunately I didn't get to see her and I hope that doesn't taint this review. I was able to take a few snaps of the show even though I was warned many times that there were to be no photos allowed. Fortunately our seats weren't ridiculously out there in the theatre and I was able to get some decent photos....
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The Roots - Philly legends, Hip-Hop veterans, and one of my favorite musical outfits – have recently released their 10th LP, Rising Down. As is typical with a Roots release, and due in large part to their self-financed web community Okayplayer.com, there has been much internet buzz (and some snark) about the new record. And while the boards at Okayplayer are not always a reliable source, the al...
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The 5th installment of okayplayerTV exclusively features The Roots . Check it out above as Los Angeles okayplayerTV crew Greg The Dude and Tunji capture interviews with Black Thought and ?uestlove from when they performed at the 2008 UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival. Then click here to get full videos of the gang performing "Rising Up" and "Long Time." Episode 1: Janelle Monae Episode 2: J*DaVe...
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Happy Birthday to the Mighty ?uestlove, thanks for sharing all your gifts with the world, and congrats on getting the gift you most wanted this year, President Obama! Not only is this day historic on those fronts, but Qoolquest has shared some sentiments on twitter about the transition (NOT retirement) ahead for The Roots as they get set to play their final show of a tour that began in Oc ...
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It's that time of year, October 3rd to be precise. A very special double birthday shout out to two of the best emcees on the planet. Show some love, y'all! Also accepting b-day wishes in this board post here.
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Here's what we know: Jimmy Fallon's vlog debuted last night on NBC.com. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will premiere on March 2, 2009. Jimmy's house band will be The Roots! Conan O'Brien will take over The Tonight Show on June 1, 2009 Jay Leno is not exiting NBC after all and will in fact be hosting a prime time talk [...]
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We went to post this when the video hit YouTube, but it was quickly removed. Then I decided to save it for Holiday Season considering it's lovey-family theme. Then I got swept away to Tokyo with DJ Soul and just got back last night. Well, without further ado, The Roots on NickJr's Yo Gabba Gabba show performing their song "Lovely, Love My Family." [...]
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| 2 I Remain Calm |
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| 3 Silent Treatment |
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