Posts Tagged ‘The roots’

There are very few Christmas songs out there that can top the upbeat and joyful tone of Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” It’s become a staple of the holiday season, and frankly... Read more »

As if not being able to vote but still killing the hip-hop game wasn’t wild enough, Joey Bada$$ has marked off two more things from any MC’s bucket list: performing with The Roots on national TV.... Read more »

First President Obama gets in on the fun, and now the Roots and Jimmy Fallon can’t help but give their take on the utterly inescapable “Call Me Maybe.” Joined by Carly Rae herself, the Legendary Roots... Read more »

Bonnaroo officially dropped their lineup today, and it’s no slouch. The festival will run from June 7-10 in its usual spot in Manchester, Tennessee. Headliners for this year include Radiohead, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and... Read more »

When Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon was in NYC, The Roots invited him to stop by Fallon’s spot for a little jamming. Being the gentleman that he is, he accepted, and what went down next was what... Read more »

Mos Def & Talib Kweli kept it classy for their stop on Jimmy Fallon’s show, showing up in suits and performing the new track “You Already Knew” along with the Dilla-produced “Little Brother.” The Roots lent... Read more »

The Roots gave us a preview of this with their video series featuring four songs from undun. Now they keep the artistic snowball rolling with this 9-minute short film that further aids in telling the tragic... Read more »

It must have been kind of nice for The Roots to take center stage last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The show’s house band performed two renditions of “Tip The Scale” and “The Other... Read more »

Another piece in The Roots‘ undun puzzle - this is the fourth video we’ve seen, and lets us hear the opening track of the album which features the smooth vocals of Aaron Livingston. If you haven’t... Read more »

For those who have not been keeping track, this is video number three off of undun, the upcoming album from The Roots. The video for “Stomp” is presented in black and white, which is consistent with... Read more »

Last week we got “Make My,” the powerful new video from The Roots‘ upcoming album undun. With their upcoming album, The Roots tell the story of a thoughtful young man who–after evaluating his circumstances–turns into a... Read more »

The Roots are about to drop their 13th studio album titled undun, and recently they released their first single. “Make My” now has visuals and seems to be the first page of their telling of Redford... Read more »

Here’s the first leak off The Roots‘ upcoming album undun. Questlove explained that this project is more of a concept album, held together by one theme that revolves around the story of a thoughtful young kid who... Read more »

This is an absolutely blistering Roots assisted rendition of tUnE-yArDs, errr, tune “Gangsta” from their annoying to type album w h o k i l l. Jimmy Fallon has had a lot of great musical guests on... Read more »

Here’s some footage of Big Sean’s performance of “I Do It” & “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay” on Jimmy Fallon. And of course he’s backed by none other than the legendary band themselves, The Roots! Hit the... Read more »