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The Roots Don’t Have Any Yes-Men In Their Crew
The Roots Don’t Have Any Yes-Men In Their Crew
The Roots Don’t Have Any Yes-Men In Their Crew
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...
The Roots Impress With Their Most Ambitious Effort On ‘And Then You Shoot Your Cousin’
The Roots Impress With Their Most Ambitious Effort On ‘And Then You Shoot Your Cousin’
The Roots Impress With Their Most Ambitious Effort On ‘And Then You Shoot Your Cousin’
Earlier this year, while describing to XXL the logic behind The Roots’ newest concept album And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, bandleader Black Thought finished by bluntly saying, “I don’t know if that makes any sense.” The admission was a result of trying to sum up the significance of the album, which he described as being extremely “dense.” Anyone who attended the alb...
The Roots’ New Album Title Was Inspired By KRS-One
The Roots’ New Album Title Was Inspired By KRS-One
The Roots’ New Album Title Was Inspired By KRS-One
The Roots have been on a press run as of late promoting their new album, And Then You Shoot Your Cousin. With such a provocative title, many questioned the inspiration and idea behind it. During an interview with Sway, for Shade 45's Town Hall Discussion, ...
The Roots Pull Off Unique Performance Art Listening Party In NYC
The Roots Pull Off Unique Performance Art Listening Party In NYC
The Roots Pull Off Unique Performance Art Listening Party In NYC
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
Questlove Is Producing A VH1 Series
Questlove Is Producing A VH1 Series
Questlove Is Producing A VH1 Series
Accomplished musician and author Questlove of The Roots is adding another job to his already impressive resume, as he is reportedly joining VH1's new series Soundclash as an Executive Producer. While VH1's main focus has been on reality television as of late, they do have a history of great music programming with series' like I Love The 80s, Behind The Music, and most recently, The Tanning of Amer
Nicki Minaj Is Performing At The Roots’ Annual 4th Of July Jam
Nicki Minaj Is Performing At The Roots’ Annual 4th Of July Jam
Nicki Minaj Is Performing At The Roots’ Annual 4th Of July Jam
Aside from flooding the radio with her new found hunger and demolishing the box office with The Other Woman, Nicki Minaj is now set to get back on stage with a slew of big time shows on her schedule. First she has SummerJam next month, and now, she'll be performing at The Roots' annual festival Fourth of July weekend...
The Roots Get Animated In New Video
The Roots Get Animated In New Video
The Roots Get Animated In New Video
The Roots craft up a cartoon themed video for "When The People Cheer." Directed by Joe Baughman and with Apple Jacks everywhere, the group manages to deliver a deep message about the current standings of today's social affairs in the clip...
Here’s The Tracklist For The Roots’ New Album
Here’s The Tracklist For The Roots’ New Album
Here’s The Tracklist For The Roots’ New Album
UPDATE: ?uestlove also revealed that ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin can be preordered now plus features ---- The Roots will release their 13th studio album And Then You Shoot Your Cousin on May 20. Jimmy Fallon’s house band continues to take an artistic approach with their album cover featuring a 1964 piece from late artist Romare Bearden entitled Pittsburgh Memory. Fans will get the opportunit
Here’s The Cover Of The New Roots Album
Here’s The Cover Of The New Roots Album
Here’s The Cover Of The New Roots Album
The Roots’ upcoming studio album And Then You Shoot Your Cousin will be released on May 20. Along with the release date, the group also dropped the album cover and the credits. If you're looking to pre-order the standard album or deluxe packages with merchandize or vinyl you can go here. Credits are be...

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