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The Roots To Play 3 Month Residency In NY

Feb 19th, '09  •  by XXL Staff  •  6 Comments

Just as The Roots will begin their gig as house band for Jimmy Fallon when he takes over "Late Night With Conan O’Brien" on NBC, ...

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Jim Jones Denied Entrance At Roots Show

Dec 19th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

The hip-hop police apparently still keeps tabs on Jim Jones. Dipset's capo was slated to make an appearance at the Roots' "Okayplayer Holiday Jammy" at ...

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The Roots Throw Free Holiday Jam, Questlove Speaks On New TV Gig

Dec 18th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  3 Comments

The Roots are getting into the holiday spirit tonight (12/18) by throwing a free concert in New York City’s B.B. King Blues Club. Dubbed the “Okayplayer ...

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NEWS: Pusha Praises 08 Hip-Hop Tours

Nov 25th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  12 Comments

Rappers are getting the picture. As record ...

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The Roots Involved In Bus Crash

Nov 21st, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  4 Comments

The legendary Roots crew survived a bus crash in Paris, France yesterday (11/20). None of the group members sustained injuries. Drummer ?uestlove detailed the horrific crash ...

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The Roots To Retire In 2009?

Nov 17th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  17 Comments

The Roots are reportedly giving up their bread and butter for a while. The group recently announced they'll stop touring to become Jimmy Fallon's house ...

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De La Soul, Naughty By Nature And Others Bring The House Down At 5th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors

Oct 3rd, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  4 Comments

De La Soul cast themselves as the introverted, suburbanites from Long Island when they first debuted in the early '90s with 3 Feet High and ...

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The Roots Hit The Road With Gym Class Heroes And Estelle

Sep 10th, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

The Roots are hitting the road next month with rock/rap act Gym Class Heroes and British import Estelle The Philadelphia collective released their latest album, <em>Rising ...

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Skillz: 5 Ways To Know You’re A Backpacker

Jul 21st, '08  •  by XXL Staff  •  9 Comments

Backpack rap isn’t dead yet. At least not yet. But in the past year, backpackers have seemingly taken a back seat to tight jeans-wearing hipsters. ...

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