Feb 7th
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| Jay-Z made history in New York City on Monday night, performing the first of two sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall. Backed by ?uestlove and the Illadelphonics, Jay kept the event true to his city as special guests Alicia Keys and Nas joined him on stage for “N.Y. State of Mind” and “If I Ruled The [...] |
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3 days, 0 hours ago. Feb 6th
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| After the Giants victory over the Patriots, Jimmy kicked off the celebration with his post-game show. And what better way to do it than Flo’s live performance of “Good Feeling” with The Roots. Oh, yes indeed it is. yardie |
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| 3 days, 15 hours ago. Feb 3rd
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| The Roots put together a visual interpretation for their contribution off the Soundtrack For a Revolution soundtrack. The project will be released on February 14th and features other Civil Rights-era freedom songs performed by the likes of Joss Stone, John Legend, Anthony Hamilton, Wyclef Jean and others. |
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| 6 days, 9 hours ago. Feb 3rd
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| Source: RollingStone Support: iTunes In this clip, The Roots perform ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around’, a track that will be released on Soundtrack To A Revolution, which showcases contemporary artists singing traditional Civil Rights-era freedom songs. This project will be released on February 14th and is now available for pre-order. |
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| 6 days, 10 hours ago. Feb 3rd
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| MHz meets Brick Squad...who would've thought? Here's another loose one that won't be included on Copy's eagerly awaited "God Save The King" album. |
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| 6 days, 10 hours ago. Feb 3rd
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| Off the Soundtrack to a Revolution soundtrack, available for pre-order now. On February 14th, the soundtrack to the film Soundtrack to a Revolution will be released. It features contemporary artists singing traditional Civil Rights-era freedom songs. The Roots perform “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” in this clip, which juxtaposes black-and-white footage of 20th-century Civil [...] |
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| 6 days, 10 hours ago. Feb 3rd
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| Okayplayer and Mick Boogie dropped this mixtape last week. illadelph/matic (great name, by the way) is a unique mix of rarities and remixes featuring Nas and The Roots. Sounds dope… will defintiely be checking this out. DOWNLOAD Related posts: Mick Boogie Presents… Cynicus: The 10th Wonder Contest: Submit Your Ghetto Dream Video to Common Mixtape DJ of the Year: Mick Boogie |
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| 6 days, 14 hours ago. Feb 3rd
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| Nas appears on Jimmy Fallon’s show to perform his single ‘Nasty’, backed by The Roots. Previously: Nas Performs @ Winter X Games 2012 (Video) |
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| 6 days, 18 hours ago. Feb 3rd
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| Last night, Jimmy aired his in-house band The Roots and Esco’s performance of Nas’ single while in town for their headline gig at the Madden Bowl Bud Light Hotel in Indianapolis. Go Giants! yardie |
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| 6 days, 21 hours ago. Feb 3rd
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| The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon crew are in Indianapolis this weekend for Superbowl 46. During Thursday night’s airing, Nas with a little help from The Roots, performed his current single “Nasty.” Thanks to Yardie/MWP Previously: Nas Goes Snowboarding & Performs At The Winter X Games (Video) |
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| 6 days, 23 hours ago. Feb 2nd
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| Live at Indianapolis’ Bud Light Hotel. Currently in progress. |
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| 7 days ago. Feb 1st
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| A month after giving us “Work Out” on Letterman, J. Cole made his Late Night with Jimmy Fallon debut on Tuesday night. Backed by The Roots, Cole performs his single “Can’t Get Enough.” Looking forward to a video for his new single, “Nobody’s Perfect” with Missy Elliott soon. Cole World: The Sideline Story out now. Props to [...] |
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| 8 days ago. Feb 1st
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| Jermaine makes his way to Jimmy Fallon’s show to perform ‘Cant Get Enough’ with some help from The Roots. Previously: J. Cole Birthday Bash At Webster Hall (Video) |
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| 8 days ago. Jan 31st
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| Source: Okayplayer Mick Boogie, along with Okayplayer, put together a mixtape featuring new remixes of tracks with Nas and The Roots to promote this year’s festivities before the Super Bowl, including the Madden Bowl, which will go down this Thursday in Indianapolis. Take a look at the tracklist and download below. 01 MICK BOOGIE – ILLADELPH/MATIC 02 NAS [...] |
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| 9 days ago. Jan 25th
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| While we keep waiting for "The Heir Up There," The Surf Club's Chase N. Ca$he drops another Trill Living track with Rhymesayers' Jake One on the boards. |
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| 15 days ago. Jan 24th
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| As part of OKP’s “The Roots Of” series, Q-Tip traces his native tongue back to the Motherland. He later discovers that his ancestors were from West Africa. After the jump, ?uestlove and Black Thought find out their ancestry. |
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| 16 days ago. Jan 19th
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| With the Roots providing the music, Wale and Miguel serenaded the ladies last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon by performing their duet “Lotus Flower Bomb”. Ambition in stores now. |
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| 21 days ago. Jan 15th
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| I really love when hip-hop and live orchestra meet. DJ Premier’s Re:generation project with The Berklee Symphony Orchestra was pretty amazing. Last September, fellow hip-hop producer Pharrell also got down with a full orchestra band to record a theme for his I Am Other brand. Here’s a clip of Skateboard P working with the Henry [...] |
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| 25 days ago. Jan 13th
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| Now that I can definitively look back at 2011 from the objectively removed scope of 2012, the year in Hip Hop still feels as collectively chaotic now as it did during. Trying to single out an individual who ruled 2011, at this stage in the music industry, is nearly impossible. With so much week-to-week variation [...] |
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| 27 days ago. Jan 13th
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| While Common continues to be a hot topic, he made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night. With the legendary Roots crew backing him, Com got the studio audience in a party mood performing his The Dreamer/The Believer single “Celebrate.” Thanks to Yardie/MWP Previously: Genius Moment: Drake x Common “Imagine” (Parody) |
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| 27 days ago. Jan 13th
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| While Common continues to be a hot topic, he made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night. With the legendary Roots crew backing him, Com got the studio audience in a party mood performing his The Dreamer/The Believer single “Celebrate.” Thanks to Yardie/MWP Previously: Genius Moment: Drake x Common “Imagine” (Parody) |
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| 27 days ago. Jan 13th
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| The party doesn’t stop. Last night, Lonnie returned to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and brought his celebratory track to the stage along with The Roots. The Dreamer/The Believer in stores now. yardie |
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| 27 days ago. Jan 6th
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| Off The Roots' "L.E.G.A.C.Y." |
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| 1 month, 4 days ago. Jan 5th
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| Kevin Nottingham: 2011 brought us a lot of great hip hop. So much that it was almost impossible to do a Top 10 list. If you look at are lists below, you’ll notice we have just as many honorable mentions, making these more or less a Top 20 list! For me though, the Top 5 [...] |
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| 1 month, 5 days ago. Jan 4th
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| J-Live links up with MarQ Spekt for a dope freestyle over The Roots’ classic “Clones” from their 1996 album Illadelph Halflife. If you missed them last month, make sure you check out parts one and two of our in-depth interview with MarQ Spekt. Related posts: MarQ Spekt: Heroin Jonezz (feat Mobonix) [prod by MF DOOM] MarQ Spekt & [...] |
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| 1 month, 6 days ago. Jan 4th
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| Last night Black Star performed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon but I fell asleep. Thank goodness for the Internet otherwise I would’ve forever missed their performance of “Little Brother” [...] |
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| 1 month, 6 days ago. Jan 4th
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| J-Live spitting over the four-verse track Clones by The Roots in its entirety, off the classic album "Illadelph Halflife". As there are only three J-Lives, they enlisted the help of MarQ Spekt to set it off. The Clones freestyle, along with previously released freestyles such as over Gangstarr's Dwyck, will Read more » |
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| 1 month, 6 days ago. Jan 4th
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| Last night, Talib and Yasiin Bey hit up Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to perform “You Already Knew” with The Roots. After the jump, they paid their respects to the late J. Dilla with “Little Brother“. R.I.P. Jay Dee! yardie |
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| 1 month, 6 days ago. Jan 3rd
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| The Roots perform “The Fire” at the NHL’s annual Winter Classic game which was held in their hometown of Philly this year and featured the Flyers facing off against the Rangers at Ctizen’s Bank Park yesterday afternoon. Spotted: Info’s Previously: The Roots – Undun EPK |
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