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Lupe Fiasco performs Battle Scars with Guy Sebastian & The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Lupe Fiasco recently performed Battle Scars from Food & Liquor Pt 2, with Guy Sebastian & The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out the video. Related: See


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Lupe Fiasco performs Battle Scars with Guy Sebastian & The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Behind the Scenes of Joey Bada$$ performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

A few weeks ago, Joey Bada$$ and The Roots connected to make pure hip-hop magic on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, as they performed an amazing rendition of Joey’s Waves.


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Behind the Scenes of Joey Bada$$ performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Kendrick Lamar performs Swimming Pools (Drank) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Kendrick Lamar made his network TV debut last night. He performed Swimming Pools (Drank) with The Legendary Roots Crew on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out the performance and


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Kendrick Lamar performs Swimming Pools (Drank) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

De La Soul interview with OkayPlayer at The Roots Picnic 2012 (Video)

De La Soul. From the soul. Here’s a cool interview of Plug 1 and Plug 2 courtesy of OkayPlayer. It features some high-quality footage of De La’s performance at this


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De La Soul interview with OkayPlayer at The Roots Picnic 2012 (Video)

Official 2012 Roots Picnic Mixtape

Here’s the official mixtape for the upcoming 2012 Roots Picnic, just in time for your Memorial Day weekend BBQs. It features music from Eric B & Rakim, De La Soul,


May 26, 2012 Audio 1 comment
Official 2012 Roots Picnic Mixtape

Is 2010 the best Summer ever for hip-hop? These releases from Eminem, Drake, The Roots, Big Boi and Rick Ross are making a strong argument.

Can you come up with a better slate of Summer releases of rap albums than these: Recovery – Eminem Single:  Not Afraid Standout track (1 of many): 25 to Life Thank


July 20, 2010 Audio, Video 1 comment
Is 2010 the best Summer ever for hip-hop?  These releases from Eminem, Drake, The Roots, Big Boi and Rick Ross are making a strong argument.

It's official. John Legend and The Roots are releasing an album together in September

As you can tell by the numerous collabos between The Roots and John Legend on The Roots album, the 2 artists have been putting in some work together.  They will


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It's official.  John Legend and The Roots are releasing an album together in September

If you haven't heard the new Roots album yet, check out this sneak preview sampler. Props to OkayPlayer for always keeping it fresh.

I’ve posted quite a bit from and about this album over the last couple of weeks.  Now that I’ve heard the full album, I feel fully justified.  It’s an instant


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If you haven't heard the new Roots album yet, check out this sneak preview sampler.  Props to OkayPlayer for always keeping it fresh.

If hip-hop was dead it lives again with Drake and The Roots

With yesterday being Tupac’s birthday, it seems fitting to take a few ticks to reflect on the current state of hip-hop.  It’s been a bleak couple of years (with some notable exceptions


If hip-hop was dead it lives again with Drake and The Roots