Here's a BBQ mix just in time for the long weekend. Cosmo Baker lays down the 6th official mixtape for the upcoming Annual Roots Picnic. The playlist is incredibly diverse, including artists like Gang Starr, Naughty By Nature, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Robert Glasper, Solange, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kendrick... Read more

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 year's Roots Picnic as well as Posdnous and Trugoy discussing working on a new album. Check out the video below.... Read more

Here's a video recap of the recent Roots picnic. It features footage of Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def), De La Soul, Wale, Rakim, The Roots and more. Check it out below. Related: De La Soul performs with The Roots at their picnic (Video)... Read more

Here's some more footage from The Roots' Picnic. This time De La Soul shares the stage with the band. Check out their performances of Buddy, Ego Trippin' Pt. 2 with Black Thought and A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturday." Related: Yasiin Bey performs with The Legendary Roots Crew at The... Read more

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, Childish Gambino, Danny Brown, The Legendary Roots Crew and much more. You can listen to the whole mixtape below.  Related: ... Read more