The Roots

The Roots – undun (Short Film)

In honor of the release of their fantastic new LP, undun, The Roots have called on the talents of director Clifton Bell to put together a short film featuring four…

Album Review: The Roots – undun

It is the rare piece of music that can speak to many, yet speak to one.

New: The Roots & Sufjan Stevens – “Redford” / “Possibility” / “Will To Power”

Another week, more teaser tracks from the Roots’ upcoming undun – but this week, the legendary rap band deliver something a little different. You can now listen to three short…

New: The Roots – “Stomp”

Another Tuesday, another new Roots video – this one a fragment from track six on their upcoming record undun, “Stomp.” The video continues the story from last week’s “Tip the…

New: The Roots – “Tip the Scale”

The Roots thirteenth record undun will see the light of day in less than a month, and with the release of “Tip the Scale,” we’re starting to learn a little…

New: The Roots – “Make My” f/ Big KRIT, New Album

Did you realize that Philly hip-hop eight-piece The Roots are on their thirteenth album since 1993? Well, they are – Undun will drop December 6th – and they’re still going…

John Legend & The Roots – “Wake Up” (Arcade Fire Cover) (Studio Version)

It’s no secret that the Roots and John Legend admire Arcade Fire’s socially conscious lyricism and humanitarianism. Their first collaborative effort, a covers album dedicated to politically charged songs, was…

THURSDAY/FRIDAY

WATCH: Rye Rye – “Sunshine” f/ M.I.A. Music Video Interestingly enough, this video is exactly what I saw in my head the first time I heard Rye Rye and M.I.A.‘s…

Duffy – “Well Well Well” f/ The Roots

Duffy — who became Wales’ biggest popstar with hits like “Mercy” and “Warwick Avenue” a couple years back — is back with “Well Well Well” featuring none other than the…

ALBUM REVIEW: John Legend and The Roots – Wake Up!

STREET DATE: 09.21.10 | EMUSIC | AMAZON| INSOUND | ITUNES RATE WAKE UP! [STARRATER] There aren’t many hip hop artists out there willing to tackle socially and politically conscious music…

MONDAY/TUESDAY

HIGHLY REC’D: LCD Soundsystem – “Home” When This is Happening first came out, I listened to “Home” every day. Every time I got in my car, every time I turned on…

John Legend & The Roots – “I Can’t Write Left-Handed”

On the twelve minute, epic cover of Bill Withers’ “I Can’t Write Left Handed”, The Roots team up with John Legend to deliver an incredibly powerful and moving song in…

WEDNESDAY

HIGHLY REC’D: The Right Now – “Nobody” [Originally published yesterday, but the post had loading issues. It's been fixed and reposted] The first thing that came to mind while listening…

MONDAY

WATCH: Kanye West – “Runaway” f/ Pusha T (Live at MTV VMAs) Following the grating performance of the song (class act) Taylor Swift wrote for him, Kanye West performed “Runaway,”…

The Roots – How I Got Over, Album Review

Giveaway: How I Got Over on Vinyl and CD → STREET DATE: 06.22.10 | EMUSIC | AMAZON | INSOUND | ITUNES RATE HOW I GOT OVER: [STARRATER] The idea of…

The Roots – “Right On” (feat. Joanna Newsom and STS)

On their striking new LP, How I Got Over, prolific group, the Roots rework “The Book of Right-On” by the goddess and her harp, Joanna Newsom, taken from her 2004…

Listen to the Roots’ New LP, “How I Go Over” Now

You can start listening to the Roots’ new album, How I Got Over at their Myspace page. The album hits stores June 22 on Def Jam. Pre-order the LP on…

On Deck: The Drums, Major Lazer x La Roux, The Roots x Monsters of Folk, Beach House

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The Roots – “Dear God 2.0″ (ft. Monsters of Folk)

The Roots have revamped Monsters of Folk (aka Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis) track “Dear God” for their upcoming eleventh studio…