Posts Tagged ‘The Roots’
The Roots Perform ‘unDun’ songs with Bilal on Jimmy Fallon (Video)
December 7, 2011
There is no question in my mind that when it’s all said & “dun” the Legendary Roots crew will eventually end up in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Sooner than most artists you’d expect, but I know they still have many more albums left in them. For now they rocked a few selections from their new ‘unDun’ album with the help of Philly soul singer Bilal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. More video under the hood…
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Snoop Dogg x Wiz Khalifa Perform ‘Young, Wild, & Free’ with The Roots on Jimmy Fallon (Video)
December 6, 2011
Snoop D.O. Double G & Wiz Khalifa stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s show last night & rocked “Young, Wild, & Free” with The Roots….
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The Roots – ‘One Time’ featuring Phonte & Dice Raw
November 29, 2011
This new Roots project has the makings of a classic piece work. All of the leaks have been really dope and this one is no exception. One more dope collab for the project down with Phonte and Dice Raw checking in on this one.
B.O.B. & The Roots Perform ‘Strange Clouds’ On Jimmy Fallon (Video)
November 23, 2011
B.O.B’s new single is one of my favorite new joints right now especially from a musical & production standpoint. Last night on the Jimmy Fallon show B.O.B. flipped it a little & it still sounded dope. I may have to rip me an audio copy of this joint right here because this live version really sounds special….
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The Roots – ‘Sleep’ (Video)
November 22, 2011
This series of videos from The Roots has been incredible not to mention the dope songs that have been released from their new project undun which drops December 6th.
The Roots – Stomp (Video)
November 15, 2011
The Legendary Roots crew drop another video from their upcoming album “undun” as promised. The Roots continue to drop a new video every week until the album is released December 6th. Everyone one of these videos connect to each other & so far “Stomp” is the third video that was released up to this point. Great & creative strategy in my opinion….
The Roots – “undun” (Album Cover)
November 10, 2011
The Roots let the fans get a look at the album cover for their upcoming album “undun” due on December 6th. The cover alone brings back memories of when me & my friends were those same ghetto kids doing backflips off of dirty mattresses in the hood. Dope choice for a album cover….
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The Roots – Tip The Scale (Video)
November 9, 2011
“Tip The Scale” is the second video released from The Roots upcoming album “undun” which is based on the short life of of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999) who apparently was caught up in the street life but unfortunately met an untimely demise. Check the video as the legendary Roots crew give you a better visual picture as they piece it all together for the fans with a new video every week.
The Roots – ‘Make My’ (Video)
November 4, 2011
First video from The Roots new project undun. This song feature Big K.R.I.T. Very dope visuals and song.
undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford’s internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out ‘on the corner’. Utilizing a reverse narrative arc, the album begins as the listener finds Redford disoriented–postmortem–and attempting to make sense of his former life. As he moves through its pivotal moments he begins to deconstruct all that has led to his (and our own) coming undun. – The Legendary Roots Crew
Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake – ‘History of Rap’ (1-3) (Video)
October 31, 2011
They been doing this on the Jimmy Fallon Show with The Roots backing them up for a while now, there are some funny impression in there also. Jimmy Fallon as Rick Ross tho?!?!? LMAO!
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The Roots – “Life, Love, & Loot”
October 28, 2011
Inspired by the Captain Morgan commercial campaign of “Life, Love, & Loot”, Philly’s finest The Roots flipped the musical theme of the liquor brand’s primary song into a dope ass joint with a great classic rock feel. Black Thought aka Tariq Trotter kills this joint on the vocals so well it sounds like he may have outdid Lenny Kravitz himself at his own signature vocal style. The song won’t appear on the The Roots upcoming album “undun” due December 6th, but damn this joint is dope even if for a commercial campaign. Check out the Spin Magazine article with Questlove regarding the project & listen to the track below. Some Behind The Scenes video after the jump…. Glasses Up!
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The Roots – ‘Make My’ feat. Big K.R.I.T.
October 18, 2011
First single from The Roots’ new project entitled ‘undun’ due to be released on Island/Def Jam on December 6th. This is the only track with a feature on the entire album and it happens to be from Mississippi’s own Big K.R.I.T.. Not only is Big K.R.I.T. a great choice of collaborator if you’re going to limit your features, but this is also a dope track.
Questlove Speaks On Their ‘Roots’ in London, the Jimmy Fallon Show, & being inspired by J Dilla (Video)
September 14, 2011
While on tour in the UK, Questlove stopped by BBC 1xtra radio to speak on living in the UK for 3 years, their current gig on the Jimmy Fallon show, working with Jay-Z, & inspirations like the late great J Dilla.
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Skillz – ‘Love’N Hip Hop’ feat. Joe Tann
August 2, 2011
Skillz puts this joint together over The Roots and Weird Al Yankovic’s cover of Madvillain’s Accordion .
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Rakim & The Roots Celebrate 25 Years Of ‘Paid In Full’ In NYC (Video)
June 24, 2011
MTV caught up with Rakim & The Roots as they performed a series of shows up there to celebrate almost 25 years since the release of Eric B & Rakim’s Paid In Full album which was released back in ’87. Black Thought & Rakim speak upon how things have changed in Hip Hop & longevity…
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The Roots and Weird Al Yankovic Cover Madvillain “Accordion”
June 22, 2011
Released from Questlove’s SwiftFM account this joint covers one of my favorite joints from Madvillainy. Thought it was going to be another Weird Al funny cover song but they really did it justice. Dope!
OkayPlayerTV: The Roots Picnic (Video)
June 20, 2011
Although there were plenty of videos that surfaced on the web focusing on Philly’s largest summer festival & the many performers that graced the stage, The Roots crew’s Okayplayer team dropped a high quality recap over the weekend. As a Philly native it’s amazing for me to see what the The Roots annual picnic on Festival Pier on Penn’s Landing has grown into. The Roots continue to make me proud to be from Philly not only for the music they present to the world, but in the many ways they reach back for Philly artists, Philly fans, the city, & the community at large. Check out the video recap….Okay Player?
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The Roots Picnic In Philly Recap With Nas, Wiz Khalifa, & More (Video)
June 9, 2011
We obviously couldn’t make it up to Philly for the annual Roots Picnic in the 215, but fortunately many cameras were rolling to make us feel like we were.
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?uestlove and Black Thought Talk New Roots Album
June 7, 2011
In a interview with Billboard, Questlove and Black Thought shed some light on what to expect from the next Roots album that was rumored to take on a more orchestral feel.
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When I Was 17: Questlove (Video)
May 1, 2011
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