The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning hip hop group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, fa...read more on Last.fm →
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Joshua Mellin
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Sep 28, 2010
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The Roots have an uncanny ability to pair up with just about anyone. Whether its Jay-Z or Jimmy Fallon, or even Bill Clinton, they really are the world's best house band. On Wake Up!, they pair join with John Legend to recreate the breezy political e...
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James Curtis
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Jul 25, 2010
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Being from the UK, there are three things that make me marvel that The Roots took 16 years and 8 albums to produce what has critically been received as their best: 1) When "˜How I Got Over' came out in my country, it barely made a ripple of crap hitt...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Feb 7, 2010
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The Roots are set to release their ninth studio album How I Got Over. The album title comes from a Mahalia Jackson gospel song of the same name. The band has described the new LP as upbeat, funky with political influences. The title track was first p...
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