Posts Tagged ‘The Roots’
DJ Premier On The Roots (Video)
July 4, 2013
The Roots… friends to the best DJs (just had a post with DJ Jazzy Jeff showing love to The Roots crew). Check out this clip a la OkayPlayer TV featuring DJ Premier speaking on his ties with the Philly Hip-Hop band and staple.
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The Roots Picnic 2013 (Video)
June 21, 2013
‘This is probably our most successful picnic.’ – ?uestlove, The Roots
And the above video mush-up packs The Roots Picnic 2013 experience into a capsule with less than 3 minutes total run time. Take a deep breath and click play. Focus! Among the appearances: DJ Premier, Hit-Boy, Solange, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Meek Mill… Joey Bada$$ (sure)… Trinidad James (what?!)…
And without spoiling it… let’s just say Naughty By Nature found a way to ‘make it work.’ (Remember the last post on them?)
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10 Questions for Questlove (Video)
June 18, 2013
Time Magazine’s Belinda Luscombe talks with ?uestlove (of The Roots) about his upbringing, records that influenced his career, his take on the direction of Hip-Hop, his new book (Mo Meta Blues), his group’s ‘retirement gig’ on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ and more.
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De La Soul Rocks With ‘The Roots’ On ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ (Video)
May 20, 2013
De La Soul with The Roots backing. Think this performance on ‘Late Night’ with Jimmy Fallon was major? Think… $#%! you KNOW it was dope! Watch and pat yourself on the back for being right. Video of De La doing “Jenifa Taught Me” above, then “A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays” after the jump.
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Black Thought Of ‘The Roots’ Speaks On Meeting ‘Questlove’ & His Rumored ‘Beef’ With Nas (Video)
April 22, 2013
Black Thought Of The Roots stopped by Complex TV’s ‘Combat Jack Show’ to speaks on the early beginnings of his group upon first meeting Questlove & also provides details on the brief beef he had with Nas.
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Comedy: Bill Cosby Shakes His ‘Skankin’ Azz With The Help Of ‘The Roots’ On ‘Jimmy Fallon’ (Video)
April 16, 2013
Above: Check Bill Cosby’s footwork. Haaa! He’s skanking to Black Uhuru‘s classic song “Sponji Reggae,†as played by The Roots for his walk-out music for his appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The Roots actually choose the piece because of its use on a classic episode of The Cosby Show. Dr. Coz goes in on the jig! Watch and chuckle.
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Black Thought Speaks On Acting Career, Lifestyle Changes, & Working On A Blues Album (Video)
February 26, 2013
It’s rather rare to catch Black Thought aka Mr. Tariq Trotter doing solo interviews. The talented Mr. Trotter is visually known as the lyrical frontman for the Legendary Roots Crew but compared to Questlove’s omnipresence in the media you would almost assume Tariq was nothing short of a hermit. It’s not everyday you get some interviews where he speaks on upcoming solo projects & what’s going on with his life. Check out the interview with Uber Urban as they catch up with Tariq as he speaks on doing a hip hop blues album, lifestyle changes, & more.
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Bill Cosby Being ‘Himself’ With Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (Video)
January 8, 2013
You know, I’ve seen so much video of Bill Cosby in serious activist mode… I almost forgot how funny he could be. By the way, ‘Bill Cosby Himself‘ is one of the three funniest stand-up comedy specials of all time. Just saying. The ‘Dad is Great…’ bit The Roots does here comes straight from that Cosby stand-up back in the day.
Above is part 1 of the first King of Must-See TV on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon… clowning with the host and Late Night’s Greatest Band, The Roots. Hahahaaaa! Check out part 2 after the jump (where the antics continue). So… is it like that in Philly for real JayForce?
(BONUS: I embedded a YouTube of ‘Bill Cosby Himself’ after the jump. Check it out. And you’re welcome!)
– @ojones1
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Joey Bada$$ Performs “Waves” on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ (Video)
November 20, 2012
This kid Joey Bada$$ is the truth! That’s why we’ve been posting his music on the site. We’re a little late posting this particular performance on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ but it’s clear the 17-year-old is making some “Waves” – backed by The Roots (above)! Then check out the single below. Glad to see the NYC kid chose ‘Waves’ produced by Freddie Joachim as Joey’s first “official” single. So, celebrate… with a FREE copy (explicit and clean versions available) of “Waves” (download here).
DOWNLOAD: JOEY BADA$$ – WAVES (EXPLICIT) | (CLEAN)
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R&B/Jazz: Robert Glasper – “Twice” (Questlove Remix) feat. Solange Knowles x The Roots
October 12, 2012
Pretty dope. Gotta admit it. And Solange is not to be slept on! ?uestlove’s remix of “Twice” (featuring Solange Knowles and The Roots) is another hot one off “Black Radio Recovered (The Remix EP).†Listen (and buy) via the links here.
ROBERT GLASPER – TWICE (?UESTLOVE’S TWICE BAKED REMIX FEAT SOLANGE KNOWLES X THE ROOTS) | BLACK RADIO RECOVERED (THE REMIX EP)
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DJ Jazzy Jeff Makes History With ‘The Roots’ On The 4th Of July Weekend In Philadelphia (Video)
July 9, 2012
It’s a fact that the largest 4th Of July celebration in the country every year takes place in the ‘City Of Brotherly Love’. Philadelphia….the birthplace of the United States. The cameras follow DJ Jazzy Jeff during all the festivities last week including the rehearsals & performances with The Roots, Queen Latifah, Common, Skillz, Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates) & more. Sit back & take a ride with one of the world’s greatest DJs in the hometown of our own Jayforce.
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Classic Clips: The Roots and A Tribe Called Quest Freestyle
February 8, 2012
Illadeph meets QB in this freestyle featuring Rahzel on the beat, with Black Thought, Consequence and Phife Dawg on the mics. As usual, Rahzel kills the beatbox while Ali Shaheed Muhammed and Questlove chill and groove to the beat. Would’ve been nice to hear what Q-Tip had to say, though. Guess time was up on Lorna’s Corner.
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Snoop Dogg on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ (Video)
February 4, 2012
The Roots & Jimmy Fallon continue to broadcast from Indianapolis during the Super Bowl XLVI festivities & many stellar guests have been stopping by. The ‘Doggfather’, Snoop D.O. Double G, stopped by to chop it up last night. Good choice of walk out music from Questlove & the Roots for when Snoop came out onstage. Always props always to Yardie for the videos…
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The Roots – Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around (Video)
February 4, 2012
“On February 14th, the soundtrack to the film ‘Soundtrack to a Revolution’ will be released. It features contemporary artists singing traditional Civil Rights-era freedom songs. The Roots perform “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around†in this clip, which juxtaposes black-and-white footage of 20th-century Civil Rights protests with color footage of the band performing in a recording studio.” – Rolling Stone
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Nas Performs with The Roots on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ During Super Bowl XLVI Festivities (Video)
February 3, 2012
While all the SuperBowl XLVI festivities are kicking off in Indianapolis, Nas stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s show, which is broadcasting from Indianapolis this week, to perform his latest single “Nasty” with assistance from the legendary Roots crew.
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Illadelph/matic (Mixtape)
January 31, 2012
DJ Mick Boogie put together a special mixtape featuring a unique mix of rarities and remixes featuring Nas and The Roots. Mick Boogie put the mix together for Madden Bowl 2012, part of this year’s Superbowl events in Indianapolis that take place on Thursday. Of course Madden Bowl 2012 will feature live performances from Mick Boogie, Nas and The Roots. Check the tracklisting, artwork, & Download the mix courtesy of Okayplayer.com under the hood below….
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Black Thought Says MLK’s ‘Dream’ Is Almost a ‘Nightmare’ Similar to a Boondocks Episode (Video)
January 16, 2012
The team over at ALLHIPHOP caught up with The Roots frontman Black Thought who spoke about the great things about Martin Luther King Jr’s dream, but in contrast to the notion of at what cost today in 2012. I don’t disagree with Black Thought’s analogy that Aaron McGruder’s “Return Of The King” episode of The Boondocks is similar to what’s going on today with our communities. Pay attention to the interview so you can fully understand the context from which Mr. Tariq Trotter & The Wurx are speaking…
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Black Thought Speaks on his past Selling Drugs & Being Kicked Out Of School (Video)
December 19, 2011
Black Thought spoke on some of the rough times in his life from a brief period selling drugs in Philly & being kicked out of school. Knowing Tariq Trotter he’s never been one of those types of cats to glorify that part of his past & even admits he wasn’t the most successful in that business. Black Thought also explains why some people assumed he was also from Detroit at one time. More video below from the interview with Questlove & Black Thought under the hood as they promote the new album ‘unDun’ which is available now…..
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The Roots Speaks on ‘unDun’ album on Power 105 New York (Video)
December 14, 2011
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