The Roots

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Country of origin: United States

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44 votes

Bands I've seen live (459 items)
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Published 2 years, 11 months ago

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the giraffe's Hip-Hop showcase (52 items)
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Published 1 year, 7 months ago

11 comments

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My favorite Hip-Hop artists (22 items)
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Published 2 years, 5 months ago

6 comments

9 votes

My Favorite Songs (92 items)
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Published 5 months, 2 weeks ago

1 comment

9 votes

Favourite Music Artists (22 items)
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Published 3 years, 4 months ago

3 comments

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The Roots Videos

The Roots - The Seed (2.0) ft. Cody ChesnuTT

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About: The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are known for a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which includes live instrumentals. Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called The Square Roots.Since their first independent album release, the band has released 11 studio albums, two EPs, two collaboration a The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are known for a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which includes live instrumentals. Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called The Square Roots.Since their first independent album release, the band has released 11 studio albums, two EPs, two collaboration albums and have collaborated with a wide range of artists from different genres. On March 2, 2009, The Roots became the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The Roots' work was met with critical acclaim.

The discography of The Roots, an American hip hop band, consists of eleven studio albums, fourteen singles, three compilation albums, two extended plays, and one live album. The Roots began performing in 1989 as The Square Roots with rapper Black Thought, drummer Questlove. Rapper Malik B., and bassist Leonard Hubbard joined the band in 1991. Over its history, Questlove, and Black Thought have always remained with The Roots while their lineup of backing musicians has changed.

In 1993, The Roots debuted with independently released album Organix, and signed to DGC Records (later MCA Records) that same year. The Roots' debuted on Geffen with Do You Want More?!!!??!, an album that was unique in hip hop for using no sampling, and being embraced more by fans of alternative rock than fans of hip hop. Do You Want More?!!!??! peaked at only number 104 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US. Illadelph Halflife, the third album by the Roots, peaked at number twenty-one on the Billboard 200. In 1999, The Roots' fourth album Things Fall Apart became the band's biggest success. The album was certified gold in the US, and its single "You Got Me" peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100, and number nineteen on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. "You Got Me" won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2000. In 2002, The Roots released Phrenology, which contained the band's second single to chart on the Hot 100. "Break You Off", which featured Musiq Soulchild, peaked at number ninety-nine.

The Roots founded the company Okayplayer, and released The Tipping Point in 2004. In 2006, The Roots signed to Def Jam, and released Game Theory under Def Jam and Rising Down in 2008; the band's final album How I Got Over was released in 2010. The Roots released two live concert albums, the first being The Roots Come Alive in 2000, and the next The Roots Present in 2005. In 2009, The Roots became the house band for the late-night show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Undun is the eleventh studio album by American hip hop band The Roots, released December 2, 2011, on Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions for the album took place at several recording locations in Philadelphia and New York City. Upon its release, Undun received general acclaim from music critics. ... (more)

Jazz-rap (1), Alternative Rock (1), Funk (1), Soul (1), Neo Soul (1), Alternative Hip Hop (1)

TV

1. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.4

870 Watched

2. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Rating:

7.2

522 Watched

3. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Rating:

5.5

292 Watched

4. Late Show with David Letterman (1993)

Rating:

6.5

164 Watched

5. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

Rating:

6.1

133 Watched

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Music

1. Things Fall Apart

Rating:

8.2

36 own

2. Phrenology

Rating:

7.2

23 own

3. Rising Down

Rating:

8.6

10 own

4. How I Got Over

Rating:

8.1

7 own

5. Undun

Rating:

8.4

4 own

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Movies

1. Chasing Liberty (2004)

Rating:

5.7

355 Watched

2. Block Party (2005)

Rating:

6.4

50 Watched

3. Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009)

Rating:

3 want to see

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Favorite Underrated Bands (23 person items)

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My Favorite Songs (92 person items)

"The Seed (2.0) ft. Cody ChesnuTT"

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Play That Funky Music (71 person items)

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the giraffe's Hip-Hop showcase (52 person items)

"The 2nd time I saw Rage Against the Machine they had been on tour with Wu-Tang Clan and Atari Teenage Riot. Wu-Tang made a habit of not showing up for soundchecks and being generally disorganized, which got them kicked off the tour. RATM replaced them with The Roots & thus introduced me to the greatest live hip-hop act in the world (so say the experts, and who am I to disagree?). What sets them apart? Well, for the most part it's the fact that they've always used instruments to create their so"

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Favorite Bands and Musicians (124 person items)

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100 Music Stars of the 2000s (100 person items)

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Favorite bands currently active (42 person items)

"Why not in my top? I respect The Roots for being the best live hip-hop group on the planet, enough to own every album they've put out. And while I've listened to all their albums & enjoyed them, I've rarely gone out of my way to listen to one after the first week or so that I've had it. I have no idea why, but that's how it's been. If I listened to them more often & maybe had an opinion as to which albums I like better than others (or even knew how ONE of their songs goes) they could be in my to"

johanlefourbe added this to a list 2 years, 5 months ago

My favorite Hip-Hop artists (22 person items)

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WHats On The I-Pod *7/26/11 (264 person items)

the giraffe added this to a list 2 years, 11 months ago

Bands I've seen live (459 person items)

"The best live hip-hop act in the world."

kerpele added this to a list 3 years, 4 months ago

Favourite Music Artists (22 person items)

the giraffe added this to a list 4 years, 2 months ago

Best Live Bands (50 person items)

"Ask anyone. The Roots are the best live hip-hop act on the planet. They play their own instruments, and can rock a crowd as well as any rock group. Amazing."