It's that time of year again, when you're hit with a ton of year end, best of lists. We're going to keep it simple. We have 2 lists: best hip-hop albums/mixtapes of the year and songs of the year. First up, here are our picks for the best hip-hop albums/mixtapes... Read more

The Roots performed with Big K.R.I.T. last night at New York City's Highline Ballroom. Check it out below. Also, click here to check out our playlist of music from The Roots spanning the last 2 decades. You can buy undun here. Make My ft Big K.R.I.T. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_Ir05jYMD7Y... Read more

The Legendary Roots Crew's new album, undun, drops on 12/6.  Although they have been around for nearly 20 years, it still seems very likely their best material is still ahead of them...and that's saying a lot because their past material is DAMN GOOD.  In anticipation of the new album, here's... Read more

Can't wait to hear that new Roots undun album?  Say no more.  Click here to hear a stream of the full album.  Click here to see all 4 videos from the album.      ... Read more

New music from The Roots with Phonte?? Nuff said. Check out One Time (stream only). undun drops on 12/6.... Read more

Over the last few weeks, The Roots have been dropping videos as a lead up to the release of their album, undun, on December 6. This week, they've released Sleep, which is part 4 of 4 videos. Like the album, the videos tell the story of Redford Stephens, a fictional... Read more

Here's part 3 of 4 videos from The Roots' upcoming undun album. It continues the story of the album's lead character, Redford Stephens (see below for the description). This one is shorter and seems more like set up for the finale. Check out Stomp featuring Greg Porn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxaeiAblJuA&feature=player_embedded Here are... Read more

Here's a new song and video from The Roots upcoming undun album.  The video is part 2 of 4 depicting the story of the album's subject, a character named Redford Stephens, who dies an unfortunate death at the age of 25 (click here for part 1).  The album is sounding... Read more

Here's a really intense video from The Roots. It's for their song Make My and depicts a violent and disturbing exchange. Make My is their collabo with Big K.R.I.T., but K.R.I.T.'s verse is not featured in the video. The Roots' upcoming undun album is a concept album which is “an... Read more

The countdown is on till 12/6 when The Roots release their new album, undun. Here's a behind the scenes look at the photo shoot for the album, as well as the album cover and tracklist. Check them out below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvhjTil0mq8&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1 Here's the album cover and tracklist: 1) Sleep 2) Make... Read more

A description of the concept behind the album and its full tracklist are below (note K.R.I.T. is the only feature). Here's the album description: undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford’s internal dialogues the album seeks... Read more

He discusses how the album is a concept album and why having the steady gig on The Jimmy Fallon show has given The Roots the security to fully pursue their artistic freedom.  Given how much The Roots have already pushed the boundaries of hip-hop, this album should be extremely interesting. ... Read more