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Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson found himself in the hot seat on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live. When Andy Cohen asked Questlove if he had ever not been credited for his contribution to an album, he said Prince hadn’t credited him on Prince’s One Night Only album. Apparently, Thompson sat in on drums for a song and didn’t receive any recognition. ?uestlove isn’t tripping though. He later said, “There’s no need
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What can be said about The Roots that hasn’t already been said? Everyone knows they are the go to band for rappers wanting to experiment with live instrumentation. Need we remind you of their performances with Jay-Z for his Unplugged show in 2001 and his Fade to Black concert film? The Philadelphia bred hip-hop musicians are posted behind Hov.
Though many know the drummer, Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, for his
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The Legendary Roots crew will be dropping a new studio album, undun, on November 6, 2011. Check out the first song “Make My” featuring labelmate Big K.R.I.T.
The Roots “Make My” featuring Big K.R.I.T. by okayplayer
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Despite having busy schedules, The Roots have been hard at work in the studio and are promising fans a new album by this December!
From performing as the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to recently hosting a Pre-Emmy Awards jam session, the legendary crew has returned with their latest musical creation, a new album entitled undun (Island Def Jam).” undun is the “re-telling of the short life
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The Roots will kick off Philadelphia’s annual celebration of Black Music Month with their fourth-annual Roots Picnic on June 4th. The event will take place at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in the band’s hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Black Thought, lead MC of The Roots spoke to TheUrbandaily.com about one of the Summers best shows. “The Roots Picnic every year is unique,” he says of the eclectic mix of performers. “[This
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The Roots announced the line-up for their 2011 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Esperanza Spalding, Wiz Khalifa, and Mr. Illmatic himself, Nasir “Nas” Jones will appear.
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Bell Biv DeVoe (BBD) performed their hit singles “Poison” and “Do Me” with The Roots backing them up on last night’s episode of “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.”
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Watch D’Angelo’s legendary 1997 Chris Rock Show performance of “Lady” with Raphael Saadiq, ?uestlove of The Roots, Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and Spanky Alford.
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Hip-Hop needs more movies and less trailers for music videos. Thankfully someone had the foresight to document The Roots while they are still together as opposed to trying to piece them together after a break-up.
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During The Legendary Roots Crew’s acclaimed Hennessey Artistry Tour, where they were joined on different dates by the likes of Ron Isley, Eve, Mary
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Los Angeles area underground hip-hop collective Odd Future (aka OFWGKTA*) took over the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon set for the wildest performance in LNJF history.
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John Legend is slated to return to the studio with the man who helped make him one of the biggest names in R&B, Kanye West. Legend says that he’s already begun work on the album.
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Boyz II Men’s debut album, Cooleyhighharmony, hit stores officially introducing the Philadelphia quartet to he world. The album was an instant success, thanks to the album’s lead single “MotownPhilly.”
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