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The dynamic production duo of Sean C & LV are back with a treat on the eve of Halloween. Serving as an outtake from  Loud Dreams Vol. 1, they gathered Philly's trio in the form of Black Thought, STS, and Peedi Crack for this fiery track. Can you...

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Statik Selektah announced he would be putting out a new album titled What Goes Around on Aug. 19. After debuting the first single "Carry On," Statik gathers some heavy lyrical names for "The Imperial." Bronson, Royce and Black Thought all drop plenty of gems in their verses...

The "special week" continues in Orland, Fla. for The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon as Fallon and The Roots supply another musically-themed hit skit for audiences everywhere to enjoy. Yesterday, we talked about the hilarious Soul Train parody they debuted on the show called "Dance Avenue," and now Black Thought is back with a Harry Potter Rap...

Black Thought and Questlove of The Roots swung by The Breakfast Club to discuss their latest release, And Then You Shoot Your Cousin. While with DJ Envy, Angela Yee, and Charlamagne Tha God they talked about how working with Jimmy Fallon effected them creatively, staying connected to their hometown and arguing over creative differences...

I hate the word unique, but I have never seen anything like what The Roots pulled off last night at Joe's Pub in New York City. In front of a small, select gathering of people that included journalists (including Toure), label and publishing executives and industry tastemakers, the hardest working band in show business were presenting an event that was billed as half Roots show, half album-inspire

With recent news of Ryan Lewis launching his 30/30 Project, an HIV awareness foundation, XXL couldn't help but think of all the other hip-hop heads that are down for a cause. From scholarships to self empowerment, rappers are surely not slipping when it comes to giving back. ...

Pharoahe Monch is re-emerging from a slight absent with a new album called PTSD. Considered one of hip-hop’s purist lyricists, Monch teams up with The Roots’ own Black Thought on “Rapid Eye Movement.” With two titans going head to head, the song defines what good rhymes are about....

The Roots have a busy schedule ahead of them with the continuing transition into Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show, but that hasn't stemmed their creative ambitions; they put out a collaborative album with Elvis Costello last September, titled Wise Up Ghost, and have been in the studio working on their own 11th studio album, which Questlove tweeted last year was set to be called ...And Then You... R

Last week marked the debut of the new Tonight Show featuring Jimmy Fallon, and the longtime Late Night host and Saturday Night Live alum brought along his house band for the past five years, The Roots, for the prestigious new gig. This week, wh...

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