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The Roots

The Roots Picnic 2010 Line-Up Announced!

Thumbnail image for The Roots Picnic 2010 Line-Up Announced! by ADSMarch 2, 2010

The 3rd Annual Roots Picnic line-up is finally announced by the man himself ?uestlove. In this video ?uesto announces the date of the picnic (June 5th) and the performers. Headlining the show will be Vampire Weekend and a possible RUN-DMC REUNION with performances from The Clipse, Mayer Hawthorne, Nneka, The Very Best, Tune-Yards, Das Rascist, [...]

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Random Hype:The Roots-Groundhog Day (Video)

Thumbnail image for Random Hype:The Roots-Groundhog Day (Video) by ADSFebruary 5, 2010

This is a funny video of Captain Kirk and The Roots performing this ‘Groundhog Day’ song a couple days ago on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy didn’t want to let Kirk sing the song and well just watch and see why not.

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Late Night With The Roots (Mixtape)

Thumbnail image for Late Night With The Roots (Mixtape) by ADSJanuary 8, 2010

Here is a mixtape of a compilation of some of the best performances that the Roots have done on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’. The guest list includes Public Enemy, Mos Def, Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Wale, and much more.

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Clipse Ft. The Roots-Popular Demand (Live On Jimmy Fallon)

Thumbnail image for Clipse Ft. The Roots-Popular Demand (Live On Jimmy Fallon) by ADSJanuary 7, 2010

The Clipse performed their track ‘Popular Demand’ Live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon backed by The Roots. Black Thought spits a verse where Cam’ron usually is in the song.

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Raekwon X The Roots-Catalina (Live On Jimmy Fallon)

Thumbnail image for Raekwon X The Roots-Catalina (Live On Jimmy Fallon) by ADSDecember 17, 2009

Raekwon got a little help from The Roots for his performance of ‘Catalina’ off ‘Only Built For Cuban Linx II’. Rae and The Roots kill this performance and Black Thought even drops a verse of his own on the track.

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The Roots-Late Night W/ Jimmy Fallon Sandwiches (EP)

Thumbnail image for The Roots-Late Night W/ Jimmy Fallon Sandwiches (EP) by ADSDecember 16, 2009

The greatest band in late night, created this free EP filled with ‘Sandwiches’ which are small sets that the band plays in between commercial breaks. The Roots have composed over 1,000 sandwiches since they began the new gig in March. Questlove put the 22 best ones in this EP. Enjoy

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Wale Ft The Roots-Pretty Girls (Live On Jimmy Fallon)

Thumbnail image for Wale Ft The Roots-Pretty Girls (Live On Jimmy Fallon) by ADSNovember 11, 2009

Wale stopped by Jimmy Fallon on the day of the release of Attention Deficit and performed the track ‘Pretty Girls’ backed by The Legendary Roots. Black Thought performs the second verse on the track.

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The Roots-How I Got Over (Video)

Thumbnail image for The Roots-How I Got Over (Video) by ADSSeptember 30, 2009

Finally here are the visuals for The Roots ‘How I Got Over’ directed by BBGUN.

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The Roots-How I Got Over (Trailer)

Thumbnail image for The Roots-How I Got Over (Trailer) by ADSSeptember 23, 2009

The Roots debut single off their upcoming album ‘How I Got Over’ has a video that is coming soon. I am glad that The Roots hooked up with the direction team BBGUN, this will almost assure that the video is dope.

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Janelle Monae X The Roots-Sincerely Jane (Live)

Thumbnail image for Janelle Monae X The Roots-Sincerely Jane (Live) by ADSAugust 7, 2009

Janelle Monae performed her song ‘Sincerely, Jane’ backed by The Roots at this weeks Roots Jam Session at the Highline Ballroom.

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