OKTV: The 5th Annual Roots Picnic Recap [VIDEO]

Performances from the Roots Picnic.  I got to go to this next.

Mick Boogie's illadelph/matic *The Madden Sessions Mix [MIXTAPE]

The title speaks for itself! Enjoy.

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40Cast! Ep.134 "We Could've Killed the Dougie" pt.2 of 2

Guest: @Rodimusprime #TBGWT

Topics:

- UnDun Is Not HIGO2

- Eminem's First Hip Hop Album

- Progression No Regression

- Niggas In Best Buy Ain't Shit

- Kobe F*cked Up

- Popsson's TyeDrizzy Diss

- Popsson Intervention

- Beat of The Week

- RIP Wrinkle Boy Swag

- Chris Lee Gone Teach Ya to Sang

- Twan's Here in Spirit

Featured Tracks:

1. Intro: Lil Wayne - Something You Forget
2. Little Brother - Two Step Blues
3. Lloyd Banks - Victory Freestyle
4. Mambo Sauce - Sweet babe
5. Jay-z Memphis Bleek Beanie Sigel - Murda Marcyville
6. Anthony Hamilton - Better Days
7. Outro: Eminem ft. Pink - Won't Back Down

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The Roots Interview w/ VEVO...Don't Mind if I do!

Let me be nosy out this b*tch and find out what Questlove and Blackthought be talking about behind the scenes.

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NEW! The Roots - Sleep [VIDEO]

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New! The Roots - Tip The Scale [VIDEO]

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The Roots ft. Big K.R.I.T. - Make My [OFFICIAL?? VIDEO]

YES! Wait.. *looks at running time* Not sure how OFFICIAL this really it. But its still some deep shit. Damn Homey..


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?uestlove Leaks Cover for UNDUN [PHOTO]

I ain't gone lie, I wish he had leaked the actual album. I need a new Roots albums and 40 Days is a long time away.

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RumorMeal: Blu's Verse Pulled From The Root's "UNDUN" Album??!??

So i'm just minding my own twitter business and I see a conversation go down between ?uestlove and Blu. Now we never do rumors, and the tweets come off very vague, but it seems like Blu had a verse on UNDUN which unbeknownst to him, got the yank-a-dank-dank treatment. I remember reading that the only feature on the album was Big K.R.I.T. Now I'm hearing other rumors that Phonte may have also had a feature on the album (probably completely untrue), but if it is true, does that mean his verse was pulled too?   And what does ?uestlove mean by "a battle royal lyrics... we went through EVERY line"

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?uestlove's Interview w/ Pitchfork..."Geniuses Have a Common Trait: They Sabatoge Their Shit?

Sitting in my cubicell doing what I do so well...nothing. WHile working overtime at nothing, I stumbled upon this ?uestlove interview at Pitchfork.com. What a dope interview. Now, yall know I am NOT a fan of Pitchfork because of their horrible album reviews, but this interview really dove deep into 15 years of HIp Hop experience. ?uestlove has never been one to shy away from telling a tale or two about encounters with people who we consider moguls in the game today. Here, he really brought the reader into his world and shows you the everything through his eyes. This is definitely a reason to put your boss on pause and get your read on!

Take some time and read the article HERE and enjoy as ?uestlove speaks on his early days, how he felt about the Chronic, getting cursed out by Puffy, working with Jay-z, the Soulquarians, MCA Records, and more...

Below are a few quotes that really made this a fast read.

"The Chronic represented everything that I hated about hip-hop as a fan, but then later represented everything that I stood for as a musician and engineer. In my head, I thought the Jungle Brothers' "Straight Out the Jungle" should be how hip-hop should sound: dirty, gritty, do-it-yourself. But The Chronic sounded clear."

"Jay's best trait is that he asks questions. He's not afraid to take advice. It's never been a brown-nosey thing with him. He hates that; never do you laugh at the boss' jokes when they're not funny. He's always willing to A-B it: Let's try A, let's try B, and let's even try C, and figure out which one works best. That approach is key to anyone's survival."

"Puffy was in my right peripheral, watching me going crazy the whole time. He was 14 deep with dudes dressed in all-black with black sunglasses. I literally went from, "God damn!" to "Oh, fuck." [laughs] I thought I was done."

"The Chronic was the blueprint for Ready to Die, which it clearly was. The Chronic was grandiose. Prior to that album, hip-hop records would have the token R&B song with a singer on it that was trying to get on the radio. But The Chronic was the first record where that aspect was now blown-out into an album, and the street songs were in the minority. I thought, "That's cheating, right?"

"The end of it was definitely the Chappelle's Block Party concert. Common and Erykah had broke up, and [director Michel] Gondry's coming to me like, "Ahmir, you must make them do a song together!" They didn't want to perform with each other."

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NEW! The Roots ft. Big K.R.I.T. - Make My [AUDIO]

DAMN THAT WAS FAST AS SHIT!!!!
This is the perfect type of Roots beat for K.R.I.T.
That Beat flip after Black Thought's verse >>>>>>>>>

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The Roots "UNDUN" Tracklist

The Roots album drops Dec. 6th.  I won't be talking to ANYONEOFYOUNEGROS Dec. 6th.

1. Sleep
2. Make My Ft. Big K.R.I.T. (FIRST SINGLE, DROPS NOV. 1ST)
3. One Time
4. Kool On
5. The Jump
6. Stomp
7. Lighthouse
8. I Remember
9. Tip The Scale
10. Redford



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Lupe Fiasco & The Roots perform "The Show Goes On" on Jimm Fallon

The Legendary: A Film About The Roots

The Legendary: A Film About The Roots from Cam Be on Vimeo.

Wanted to post this awhile back but had some computer problems. But that doesn't stop me from posting this short, short film. One of the best to ever do it.

J. Period, John Legend, & The Roots Present "Wake Up! Radio" [MIXTAPE]

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The Roots Performance @ The Sundance Film Festival [VIDEO]

?uestlove - What's in my Bag

?uest steps away from the drums to show you what's in his bag.

Top 10 of 2010 [Rap Edition]: #3 The Roots " How I Got Over "

Waiting for a Roots album is like waiting for a paycheck with 3 bonuses!  How I got over was a huge payday in Hip Hop this year.  The album is flawless from start to finish.  More artists need to put more thought into who they feature on their albums like The Roots did with H.I.G.O.  Its even been debated amoungst fanatics of the hip hop community that Blu & Phonte may have dropped better verses than BlackThought on some of the songs.  That is completely open to interpretation.  The popularity of Doing it Again Remix and The Fire only added to the anticipation of a classic The Roots & John Legend collab project with Wake Up!.

Top 10 of 2010 [ Soul Edition]: #6 Foreign Exchange " Authenticity " & #7 John Legend & The Roots "Wake Up"

 I don't think there are enough great things to say about a group like Foreign Exchange.  If there's any group out here that test the waters by putting themselves out there with every new project, its this group.  Phonte has come a very long way in a short time as an artist.  He's definitely one of the best lyricists in the game.  He now becoming one of the best male vocalists in the music industry and is getting Grammy Nom recognition for it.  Authenticity is everything the subtle cover art would lead inquiring minds to believe it to be.  The mood of the album is Jazzy and mellow.  The sounds are relaxing and smooth.  And the words are deeply poetic.  That's all I ever ask for from this group.  When I'm ready for life off, I enjoy All Roads, Eyes to the Sky, Authenticity, Don't Wait, and Make me a Fool.

Let me take you back.  Back to a time when people sang about the fight.  When people made real love songs.  When people how something to sing about.  Well in that time, we didn't have The Roots and John Legend.  SO!  Here we are with Wake Up.  Basically

Legend and The Roots primarily covered 1960s and 1970s soul music songs for the album with social themes of awareness, engagement, and consciousness.

 I think they did an excellent job recreating that Motown feel with a 2010 spin.  Its a shame that a lot of people missed out on this tribute cover album  You can't fail when you have The Roots taking something and redoing it the way it should be done.  Their version of Hard Times is one of the best I've heard.  Definitely a good purchase for anyone of any age.  I'll be playing this at future family functions fasho!