The Roots “Bittersweet” (Side A&B) (New Music)

Take a listen to the two new songs from The Roots for Stella...

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Artist Label: Black Thought, The Roots

Top 5 Hip-hop Albums Of 2014's 2nd Quarter

Check out our list of what we feel have been the top five hip-hop/rap albums to release in the second quarter (Mid March - mid June) of the year 2014.

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Artist Label: 50 Cent, Future, NAS, Styles P, The Roots

The Roots ft. Patty Crash - "Never" (Official Video)

New video for a track off of The Roots' and then you shoot your cousin....

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Artist Label: Patty Crash, The Roots

The 7th Annual Roots Picnic Recap (Video)

Here is a recap of The 7th annual Roots Picnic that was located at Philadelphia's Festival Pier. The video recap features footage from Snoop Dogg, The Roots, Jhene Aiko, A$AP Ferg, Action Bronson, and more...

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The Roots Perform "Never" On Jimmy Fallon (Video)

…and then you shoot your cousin is in stores now, and here is a performance from the Philadelphia Rap Band The Roots on their own show accompanied by A-Trak.

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Artist Label: A-Trak, The Roots

The Roots Interview On The Breakfast Club (Video)

The latest interview on The Breakfast Club features Philadelphia Group The Roots who promote their upcoming album …and then you shoot your cousin on Pwoer 105's hit show.

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The Roots ft. Dice Raw & Greg Porn - "Understand" (New Music)

Watch the brand new video from The Roots below.

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Artist Label: Dice Raw, Greg Porn, The Roots

The Roots - "When The People Cheer" (Official Lyric Video)

A lyric video to the new single from The Roots. ...and then you shoot your cousin hits stores May 19th.

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The Roots x Raheem DeVaughn - "Tomorrow" (New Music)

The Roots' new track with Raheem DeVaughn off of their upcoming LP titled & Then You Shoot Your Cousin.

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The Roots - And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (Album Cover & Tracklist)

The Roots have a new LP on the way titled And Then You Shoot Your Cousin set to drop on May 20th, and the tracklist just hit the net, and can be viewed below.

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The Roots - And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (Album Cover)

Here is the album cover for the upcoming project titled And Then You Shoot Your Cousin from Philadelphia's The Roots.

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The Roots - "When The People Cheer" (New Music)

Its always good news when The Roots drop some new material. Here we have a release off of their upcoming album &TYSYC. Premiered on Hot97.

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The 7th Annual Roots Picnic (Date & Line-Up)

The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia line-up is officially announced. Rap Acts include Snoop, The Roots, ASAP Ferg, Just Blaze, Janelle Monaé, Action Bronson, araabMUZIK, Jhené Aiko and more. Video announcement from Questlove below.

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Rick Ross Performs With Lebron & The Roots In New Orleans (Video)

Rozay and The Roots perform alongside Lebron James at GQ's All Star Weekend Party in New Orleans.

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Artist Label: Lebron James, Rick Ross, The Roots

Elvis Costello & The Roots - "Walk Us Uptown" (Official Video)

As most should know by now, The Roots and Elvis Costello have an album in the works, and here is the brand new visual for their first released collaboration off of the LP.

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Artist Label: Elvis Costello, The Roots

The Roots & Elvis Costello Wise Up Ghost Album Release Date

The Roots & Elvis Costello's upcoming LP Wise Up Ghost has a release date of September 17th according to HHDX.

The album is slated to release on September 17. This is The Roots' first effort, as a group and collaborative, since their 2011 effort with John Legend, Wake Up!. Previously, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania natives have also released an effort with Betty Wright. (HHDX)

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Artist Label: Elvis Costello, The Roots

Black Thought & The Roots Freestyle On Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Black Thought freestyles on Jimmy Fallon's late night show as Jimmy brings up different conversation ideas with the audience members.

Previous: Prince Performs With The Roots On Jimmy Fallon (Videos)

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The Roots Speak on Their New Album, Artists Who Inspired Them (Video)

HardKnockTV gets up with Black Thought and The Roots.

The Roots' Black Thought, Kirk Douglas and Mark Kelley talk to Hard Knock Tv's Nick Huff Barili before their performance at the Samsung Galaxy Sound Stage during the SXSW 2013 festival. Topics include Black Thought's list of Top 5 MCs of all time, How the new Roots album is coming along as well as which song or artist inspired each member to want to do music for a career. We apologize for the loud noise in the background it was an intimate space backstage and Band of Horses was playing during the interview.

Previous: Black Thought Freestyles At “Lets Move It Philly!” (Videos)

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Artist Label: Black Thought, The Roots

Method Man & The Roots Perform “Protect Ya Neck” (Video)

Backed by The Roots, Method Man performs “Protect Ya Neck” minus the Wu on Jimmy Fallon.

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Artist Label: Method Man, The Roots

The Roots Announce 13th Album Title

Billboard gets a confirmation from The Roots' Ahmir that their upcoming 13th album will be titled & Then You Shoot Your Cousin, and it will be done with Elvis Costello.

“We had 13 or 14 songs, but then we said, ‘Ooh! Wait a minute! Let’s replace four of these songs with four better songs! And now we have the tightest 12-14 song collection out of about 20 songs that we made.”

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