[Singles] Stalley f. Guilty Simpson & Truck North – “Rattle [Prod. dRes]“

Jan 6th

Posted by HipHopDX RSS Feed over at HipHopDX RSS Feed

Off The Roots' "L.E.G.A.C.Y."
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The Numbers Game: John Legend & The Roots

Sep 29th

Posted by B-Easy over at nappyafro.com

Well, it looks like The Roots (with the assist from John Legend) scored their second Top 10 debut album this year. Yea, Wake Up! didn’t crack 100,000 in first week sells, but for an album that consists of 1960′s & 1970′s soul music, 63,000 is pretty good. #6 Eminem/Recovery (Last Week: #3) – 65,800 ; Total: [...]
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Video: John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up Everybody (Live on The View)

Sep 28th

Posted by nation over at Nah Right

These guys reached all sorts of demographics this week, but all still very relevant to the album they’re pushing… basically what ?uestlove said here. Pick up the album on iTunes. Spotted @ YK2Daily.
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Video: John Legend & ?uestlove on 106 & Park

Sep 23rd

Posted by nation over at Nah Right

?uestlove was representing The Roots, alongside John Legend, yesterday on 106 & Park. Spotted via YK2. UPDATE: After the jump, check out a live performance of the song John was talking about in the interview, Bill Withers’ “I Can’t Write Left Handed.” Purchase their new album Wake Up! here. Previously: John Legend & The Roots on AOL [...]
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Video: John Legend & The Roots on AOL Sessions

Sep 22nd

Posted by nation over at Nah Right

Up top they perform “Wake Up Everybody” with Black Thought. Hit the jump for a Q&A with AOL Music and after that some “Behind The Sessions” footage. Props to MWP. The album is in stores today. Order it here. Previously: John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up Everybody (Live on Oprah)
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John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up!

Sep 21st

Posted by B-Easy over at nappyafro.com

Yea, you don’t see a “[Review]” at the end of that title up there for a reason. That’s because while I’m a huge fan of The Roots and Wake Up! is a good album, it only has like 4 to 5 rap verses on the whole album. So unfortunately, Wake Up! won’t get reviewed here [...]
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John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up! (Full Album Stream)

Sep 13th

Posted by nation over at Nah Right

Stream the whole thing below, until the album drops on September 21st , thanks to NPR (via Vulture.)
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John Legend & The Roots – “Shine”

Sep 8th

Posted by TC over at The Smoking Section

They say all good things must come to an end. But there’s still that humanly instinct that feeds us the need to finish in flashes of brilliance. When your John Legend x The Roots album is set to come to an end, this will be the last song that you hear and you can tell [...]
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John Legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought – Hard Times

Sep 7th

Posted by nation over at Nah Right

This is more like it.1 John Legend and The Legendary Roots Crew remake Baby Huey’s song that has spawned so many notable hip hop samples, with Black Thought spitting on this one. There’s a video for an in-studio performance of this song too. Wake Up! drops Sept. 21st. John Legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought [...]
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John Legend & The Roots – Shine

Sep 7th

Posted by nation over at Nah Right

The second single off John Legend & The Roots’ Wake Up! I know what you’re thinking, if this was really the second single, where’s the custom-made artwork to go along with it or the big name website to premiere something from these two high-profile acts… *shrug* I don’t ask too many questions. John Legend & The [...]
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The Wake Up! Originals Mix

Sep 3rd

Posted by Gotty™ over at The Smoking Section

I’m for this mix since my anticipation for Wake Up! is increasing with each track that releases. Found in the inbox, courtesy of Germany’s ChromeMusic. “I have put the upcoming Wake Up! cover album by John Legend & the Roots, together as a compilation with the original songs. The originals are put in order according to [...]
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Video: John Legend & The Roots – “I Can’t Write Left Handed” In-Studio Performance

Sep 1st

Posted by Gotty™ over at The Smoking Section

Photo: Boney Need a shot to wake you up this morning? Check out this in-studio footage of JLegend & The Roots band performing “I Can’t Write Left Handed,” another civic-minded tune from Wake Up!. The original track belonged to Bill Withers and the words tells the story of a Vietnam vet returning home without an arm [...]
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Video: John Legend & The Roots – “I Can’t Write Left Handed” In-Studio Performance

Sep 1st

Posted by Gotty™ over at The Smoking Section

Photo: Boney Need a shot to wake you up this morning? Check out this in-studio footage of JLegend & The Roots band performing “I Can’t Write Left Handed,” another civic-minded tune from Wake Up!. The original track belonged to Bill Withers and the words tells the story of a Vietnam vet returning home without an arm [...]
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John Legend & The Roots – “Wake Up Everybody” Video

Aug 21st

Posted by Gotty™ over at The Smoking Section

Fab 5′s opening remark that “pay tribute to the legends of the past and introduce the legends of the future” is accurate. There will come a time when The Roots & John Legend will see their names revered and referenced as good music from this time period, the same way my pops proudly speaks of [...]
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