The Roots

The Roots featuring John Legend – The Fire

June 10, 2010Music46 comments12 Views
The Roots just unleash the third single off their upcoming studio album, How I Got Over. Once again they link up with the soulful John Legend to lace up the chorus. You'll find this on their new album due out on June 22nd.



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The Roots – Dilla Joints (Mixtape)

April 4, 2010Uncategorized92 comments2939 Views
In an act of great musicianship the legendary Roots-crew pay respect to the late and great J Dilla offering their renditions of the producer's greatest hits. The featured mixtape belongs easily to the most sublime tributes to J Dilla we have seen to date. Enjoy in this...

The Roots – How I Got Over (Video)

October 1, 2009Uncategorized35 comments2 Views
Steering clear of the dark, edgy tunes featured within their past couple of albums, The Roots offer a much more classic sound in their new video for the track, "How I Got Over". As always, Black Thought's unmistakable rhymes soar through the band's renown live...

The Roots – How I Got Over

July 21, 2009Uncategorized24 comments
The Roots release their debut single from their upcoming album this fall entitled, "How I Got Over" The song was originally made its initial debut on the Jimmy Fallon show, but for those who missed it, you can hear the full track below. It features live instrumentation which...

Erykah Badu feat. The Roots – I Wanna Be Where You Are (Michael Jackson Cover)

July 1, 2009Uncategorized8 comments57 Views
The Roots take part in tribute with Erykah Badu to recreate this classic Michael Jackson cover entitled, "I Wanna Be Where You Are." The original song was featured on MJ's debut album as a soloist back in 1972 titled, "Got To Be There," and now the classic has been brought...

The Roots New Video: Rising Up

November 30, 19990 comment
Describing a Hip Hop group as veterans or seasoned isn't always necessarily a compliment in a genre that thrives off of new and cutting edge music. Several groups in hip hop who were around as recently as the mid to late 90's are respected for they’re past material but...