Tag Archives: The Roots
The Roots – To Life, Love & Loot (Remix)
The Roots remixed a track from a Captain Morgan TV ad in New York and the final outcome is what you’re hearing now. Quite edgy and this definitely ‘rocks’ out.
Looks like more and more companies are branching out and reaching out to artists to become part of their campaigns nowadays huh? The Roots’ upcoming album undun is due out December 6.
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The Roots – Make My (feat. Big K.R.I.T.)
Producer: Khari Mateen & The Roots
Album: undun
Label: Def Jam Records
iTunes:
The first single from the upcoming The Roots’ album Undun is now here. “Make My” features Mississippi native Big K.R.I.T. and will serve as the only guest appearance from the album. Below is a statement from Questlove regarding the concept of the project.
“At this point in our career we’d like for our work to have a unifying theme, and an experiential quality. As a DJ, I am the King of playlists, but I don’t want our albums to feel like a playlist or a mixtape for that matter. We want to tell stories that work within the album format and we want the stories to be nuanced and useful to people. undun is the story of this kid who becomes criminal, but he wasn’t born criminal. He’s not the nouveau exotic primitive bug-eyed gunrunner like Tupac’s character Bishop in “Juice”… he’s actually thoughtful and is neither victim nor hero. Just some kid who begins to order his world in a way that makes the most sense to him at a given moment… At the end of the day… isn’t that what we all do?”
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Jimmy Fallon, Brian Williams & The Roots Slow Jam The News
Just when you thought Brian Williams did not have a funny bone in his body. He helps Jimmy Fallon and The Roots crew slow jam the news.
Jimmy Fallon “The History Of Rap Pt. 2” (feat. Justin Timberlake & The Roots)
These guys are so hilarious.
With The Roots crew backing them again, they sing some of rap’s greatest songs, in a medley including everything from Kurtis Blow to Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, N.W.A. and a bunch more.
OS REWIND: Jimmy Fallon “The History Of Rap” (feat. Justin Timberlake & The Roots)
John Legend & The Roots – Shine (Live)
Producer: N/A
Album: iTunes Live from Soho: John Legend & The Roots
Label: Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Music
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/itunes-live-from-soho/id416160707
Damn, the people who were in that NYC Apple store must have gotten a real nice treat when they performed. John Legend & The Roots’ live album is on iTunes now.
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Jimmy Fallon “The History Of Rap” (feat. Justin Timberlake & The Roots)
Watch Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake and The Roots crew perform a medley on rap music On Late Night.
John Legend & The Roots – Hard Times (feat. Black Thought)
Don’t get this confused with the last John Legend & The Roots track we posted earlier, this one has Black Thought blacking out on a verse. Wake Up! drops September 21st.
John Legend & The Roots – Shine
Slowing it down a bit with something new from John Legend and The Roots’ collaborative album Wake Up! scheduled for release September 21st. This is the second single from the project.
Rick Ross & The Roots Backstage Practicing BMF Live
Click The Picture To Watch Rozay & The Roots Practice “BMF” Live
Tune into Jimmy Fallon tonight to catch the live performance of “B.M.F.” with The Roots playing live.
John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up Everybody (feat. Common & Melanie Fiona)
We have really high hopes for the collaborative John Legend & The Roots album Wake Up! after watching the video teasers (see: “Our Generation” and “Hard Times” that dropped a few weeks ago. This is a good remake of the Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes classic.
If anyone ever asks where the good music has been, it’s RIGHT HERE. Wake Up! is due out September 21st. track courtesy of People Magazine
John Legend – Our Generation (feat. The Roots)
In the same lane the Nas “Hey Young World” and Raphael Saadiq “It’s A Shame,” Levi’s Pioneer Sessions 2010 Revival Recordings links up with John Legend and The Roots as they record “Our Generation” – a classic by soul singer Ernie Hines. Definitely came out dope.
You can watch the video of them in the studio in our videos section. John Legend is preparing his collaborative album with The Roots, Wake Up! due out later this year.
The Roots – Dear God 2.0 [Video]
Click Image To Watch The Roots’ “Dear God 2.0″ Video
The world premiere video for The Roots’ “Dear God 2.0,” the first single from their album How I Got Over due out in stores everywhere tomorrow. Directed by Jason Goldwatch.
The Roots – The Fire (Remix) (feat. B.o.B & John Legend)
The original version of this will be found on the How I Got Over album due out tomorrow, but this Bobby Ray remix didn’t quite make the cut. The album is sounding good thus far, be sure to pre-order and cop it tomorrow.
Stay tuned for the “Dear God 2.0” video to drop later today. Props to OKP
The Roots – Radio Daze (feat. Blu, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw)
You could have heard a snippet of this track with the album sampler, but this is the full song featuring Blu, P.O.R.N. and Dice Raw from the How I Got Over album dropping June 22nd. After the jump, you can watch The Roots performing “Dear God 2.0” on Jimmy Fallon.
