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The Roots

  1. the festival circuit
    The 2023 Roots Picnic Is a Convention for the ‘Canceled’With Dave Chappelle, Lil Uzi Vert, DJ Akademiks, Talib Kweli, and, somehow, more.
    By Justin Curto
  2. your musicianship is a wonderland
    John Mayer Concertgoer Questlove Filled in on Drums With ‘an Hour’s Notice’“Welp. I thought I was hangin with the crew tonight.”
    By Devon Ivie
  3. rip
    Leonard Hubbard, Founding Bassist for the Roots, Dead at 62 “Hub” played bass on the group’s first seven albums.
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. superlatives
    Black Thought on His Solo Work, the Roots’ Things Fall Apart, and 2020“This is the new normal for now, and we have to carry on and figure out how to roll with the punches.”
    By Starr Rhett Rocque
  5. obits
    Malik B., Founding Roots Member, Dead at 47He rapped on the band’s first four albums, including breakthrough Things Fall Apart.
    By Justin Curto
  6. last night on late night
    Janet Jackson Has a Good Time Performing ‘Runaway’ With Classroom InstrumentsJimmy Fallon is throwing scarves and Janet can’t stop giggling!
    By Chris Murphy
  7. new yorker festival
    Jimmy Fallon Fondly Recalls NBC Not Wanting Him for Late NightAlso, how NBC didn’t want the Roots, because they were too “urban.”
    By Devon Ivie
  8. aretha franklin
    Ariana Grande and the Roots Pay Tribute to Aretha FranklinThe singer took time on the eve of her album release to perform “Natural Woman” in honor of the late singer.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  9. crime report
    Man Arrested for Orchestrating Bomb Threat at the Roots’ SXSW Concert“Thanks for understanding,” Questlove tweeted.
    By Devon Ivie
  10. last night on late night
    Darlene Love Sings ‘Christmas’ on Fallon, Restores Order to This Chaotic WorldFeaturing lots of white turtlenecks.
    By Hunter Harris
  11. freestyle
    Black Thought’s 10-Minute Freestyle Is a Rap Master ClassJust wait until the sweat starts dripping.
    By Dee Lockett
  12. review
    Chappelle Tries to Tackle Trump and Trans Issues at RCMH. He Doesn’t Succeed.At least the Roots were good.
    By Jesse David Fox
  13. ham4ham
    Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Freestyle With the Roots in a Brief Return to Ham4HamTo celebrate the release of the Hamilton instrumentals.
    By Jackson McHenry
  14. Dave Chappelle Made a Surprise Appearance on Last Night’s ‘Tonight Show’Ahead of his Radio City Hall residency in August, Dave Chappelle made a special guest appearance during last night’s Tonight Show during a […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. roll clip!
    Watch the Roots New Musical on NBA History ‘The Evolution of Greatness’Starring Daveed Diggs, Michael B. Jordan, and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
    By Tolly Wright
  16. basketball
    The Roots Wrote a Basketball Musical for the NBA All-Star GameStarring Daveed Diggs, Michael B. Jordan, Jidenna, and others.
    By Hunter Harris
  17. last night on late night
    Paul McCartney and the Roots Sing a CappellaSo many colorful tiles.
    By Jackson McHenry
  18. last night on late night
    Busta Rhymes and the Roots Perform HamiltonLook at that fur coat.
    By E. Alex Jung
  19. last night on late night
    Steve Harvey Hijacked the Tonight Show to Host Family FeudAnnette Bening, Greta Gerwig, and Jimmy Fallon versus the Roots.
    By Tolly Wright
  20. Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Freestyle Rap on FallonAlso, he feels quite, um, amorous, toward elections.
    By Tolly Wright
  21. bet awards 2016
    Watch Prince Tributes at the BET Awards Prepare to weep purple tears at these harmonies.
    By Tolly Wright
  22. music festivals
    The Roots Picnic Is Coming to New York CityOn October 1 and 2.
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. last night on late night
    The Roots’ Tariq Is Back With Your Game of Thrones Rap RecapsFrom The Tonight Show.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  24. bitchassness
    Questlove, the Roots Pull Out of Bowie Gigs Because of a “#Bitchassness” outbreak.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  25. last night on late night
    Hear Fallon, Star Wars Cast Do A Cappella MedleyStar Wars week is great.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  26. last night on late night
    Watch Black Simon, Garfunkel Cover the Weeknd“I love it, I love it.”
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  27. duets
    Jimmy Fallon Performed With U2 at Madison Square GardenThey played “Desire,” of course.
    By Dee Lockett
  28. music
    Philly Mayor Michael Nutter Performs ‘Rapper’s Delight’ With the RootsNow, what you hear is not a test/ Michael Nutter’s rappin’ to the beat.
    By Greg Cwik
  29. covers
    Madonna, Fallon, and the Roots Did ‘Holiday’ With Random Classroom InstrumentsBecause why not?!
    By Dee Lockett
  30. acoustic
    Ludacris and the Roots Somehow Make ‘What’s Your Fantasy’ Even RaunchierSexy song gets sexier. 
    By Dee Lockett
  31. musical recaps
    Watch the Roots Musically Recap Game of ThronesA great way to recap.
    By Lindsey Weber
  32. last night on late night
    Ariana, 1D, Sam Smith Do ‘We Are the Champions’A capella!
    By Nate Jones
  33. last night on late night
    Watch Fallon and One Direction Sing an Xmas SongCute!
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  34. obits
    Questlove: On the Passing of Richard Nichols, the First Voice in My Book“He couldn’t stay out of the fray. He was the fray.”
    By Questlove
  35. last night on late night
    Fallon Used 50 Shades Trailer for an Awful PrankHe made it into one of those videos where a scary thing pops out and screams.
    By Jesse David Fox
  36. dave chappelle
    Dave Chappelle and Friends Will Play Radio City Music HallHe’ll be joined by the Roots, Janelle Monae, Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, and DJ Premier.
    By Lindsey Weber
  37. video
    Idina Menzel, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots Rock a Classroom Version of ‘Let It Go’We want all the versions of “Let It Go”! Every single one in the world!
    By Halle Kiefer
  38. Watch The Roots and Miley Cyrus Do an A Cappella Version of ‘We Can’t Stop’ Miley Cyrus was the only guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, and once again The Roots demonstrated that they’re the most gifted […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  39. viral videos perfected
    Miley and the Roots Sing ‘We Can’t Stop’ A CappellaIn The Brady Bunch boxes!
    By Lindsey Weber
  40. Jimmy Fallon and The Roots Did the ‘Sesame Street’ Theme Song With Muppet […] The Muppet cast of Sesame Street joined Jimmy Fallon and The Roots last night to perform the Sesame Street theme song on classroom […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  41. kid stuff
    Jimmy Fallon, the Roots, and Muppets Sing the Sesame Street ThemeCan you tell Fallon apart from Elmo?
    By Jesse David Fox
  42. chat room
    Questlove on His New Album With Elvis Costello“Yes, [’Blurred Lines’] is douchey, in a kind of a fun way.”
    By Jody Rosen
  43. Watch Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke, and The Roots Perform ‘Blurred Lines’ […] Last night on Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke visited and played a cover of his song “Blurred Lines” with him, the Roots, and Fallon using […]
    By Bradford Evans
  44. last night on late night
    Robin Thicke and Fallon Perform ‘Blurred Lines’On kids’ instruments!
    By Caroline Shin
  45. radio vulture
    Jody Rosen’s Songs of the WeekExtra credit to the guy who miked Questlove’s drums.
    By Jody Rosen
  46. Watch The Lonely Island Perform ‘YOLO’ with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots Andy Samberg was on Fallon yesterday and ended the show performing the song “YOLO” with his fellow Lonely Island bandmates, Jimmy Fallon, and […]
    By Bradford Evans
  47. right-click
    Hear Elvis Costello and the Roots’ First SingleOff their upcoming album, Wise Up Ghost.
    By Jesse David Fox
  48. Questlove and The Roots Are Writing the New ‘Tonight Show’ Theme Music“Oh, boy. I’m having these nightmares of da-da-da-ah. Ah. Waking up in the middle of the night. Oh, my god. Yeah. This is — I’m going to […]
    By Adam Frucci
  49. collaborations
    The Roots and Elvis Costello Made an Album TogetherIt’s out in September.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  50. The Roots Are Staying with Jimmy Fallon for ‘The Tonight Show’ One of the big questions about Jimmy Fallon’s ascendance to the Tonight Show throne in February 2014 has been “Will his amazing house band […]
    By Bradford Evans
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