The Roots
(1987 - )
Group - United States
Releases (40)
Official
Album
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Organix
1993
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Do You Want More?!!!??!
24 Oct 1994
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Illadelph Halflife
24 Sep 1996
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Things Fall Apart
22 Feb 1999
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Phrenology
26 Nov 2002
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The Tipping Point
12 Jul 2004
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Game Theory
25 Aug 2006
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Rising Down
25 Apr 2008
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How I Got Over
21 Jun 2010
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undun
05 Dec 2011
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…and Then You Shoot Your Cousin
19 May 2014
Album - Live
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The Roots Come Alive
02 Nov 1999
Album - Compilation
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Things Come Together
1999
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Do This Well
Dec 2004
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Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding The Roots, Volume 1
15 Nov 2005
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Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding The Roots, Volume 2
15 Nov 2005
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Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vols. 1 & 2
15 Nov 2005
Album - Mixtape/Street
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The Best of the Roots
08 Aug 2006
Album - Remix
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Distortion to Static Remixes
Single
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Silent Treatment
1995
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What They Do
1996
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Clones / Section
1996
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The Next Movement
1999
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Don't Say Nuthin
2004
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I Don’t Care
18 Jan 2005
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Marathon Man (remix)
11 Sep 2007
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Champion
27 May 2016
EP
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The Roots From the Ground Up
1994
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The Legendary
20 Jul 1999
Other - Live
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Live in Zurich '97
1997
Promotion
Album - Live
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Nagoya Blue Note: September 7, 2004
2004
Album - Compilation
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Dilla Joints
Apr 2010
EP
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Come Alive (Clean Album Sampler)
1999
Bootleg
Album - Live
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Live Au Festival Rock En Seine
11 Jun 2013
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Montreux Jazzfest 2003
Album - Compilation
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Instrumental Album
2000
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Hip Hop Collection
2002
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Organamix (Does Anyone Like Good Music?) Roots Rare & Remixed
2007
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Mellow My Roots
EP - Live
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Roots Live
Relationships (20)
Founded By
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Malik B
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Black Thought
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?uestlove
Members
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Malik B
( - 2001)
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Black Thought
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?uestlove
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Rahzel
(1995 - 1999)
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Scratch
(1998 - 2003)
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“Captain” Kirk Douglas
(2002)
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Frank "Knuckles" Walker
(2002)
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Owen Biddle
(Sep 2007 - Aug 2011)
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Mark Kelley
(Aug 2011)
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Martin Luther McCoy
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Ben Kenney
( - 2002)
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Hub
( - 31 Aug 2007)
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Ebony Joi
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Kamal Gray
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Dave Guy
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Scott Storch
( - 1995)
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James Poyser
Recordings by (431)
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The Roots Is Comin’
1:17
(1993)
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Pass the Popcorn
5:32
(1993)
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The Anti‐Circle
3:48
(1993)
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Writer’s Block
1:45
(1993)
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Good Music (prelude)
1:00
(1993)
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Grits
6:36
(1993)
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Leonard I–V
4:06
(1993)
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I’m Out Deah
4:11
(1993)
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Essawhamah? (live at Soulshack)
4:21
(1993)
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There’s a RIOT Goin’ On
0:13
(1993)
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Popcorn Revisited
4:06
(1993)
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Peace
1:16
(1993)
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Common Dust
5:04
(1993)
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The Session (Longest Posse Cut in History 12:43)
12:45
(1993)
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Syreeta’s Having My Baby
0:42
(1993)
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Carryin’ On
1:26
(1993)
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Good Music
4:35
(1993)
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Intro / There’s Something Goin’ On
1:18
(24 Oct 1994)
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Proceed
4:35
(24 Oct 1994)
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Distortion to Static
4:18
(24 Oct 1994)
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Mellow My Man
4:41
(24 Oct 1994)
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I Remain Calm
4:08
(24 Oct 1994)
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Datskat
3:40
(24 Oct 1994)
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Lazy Afternoon
5:06
(24 Oct 1994)
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? vs. Rahzel
3:18
(24 Oct 1994)
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Do You Want More?!!!??!
3:21
(24 Oct 1994)
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What Goes On, Pt. 7
5:32
(24 Oct 1994)
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Essaywhuman?!!!??!
4:59
(24 Oct 1994)
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Swept Away
3:50
(24 Oct 1994)
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You Ain’t Fly
4:42
(24 Oct 1994)
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Silent Treatment
6:52
(24 Oct 1994)
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The Lesson, Pt. 1
5:12
(24 Oct 1994)
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The Unlocking
8:11
(24 Oct 1994)
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It’s Comin’
6:27
(1994)
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Dat Scat
5:14
(1994)
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Worldwide (London Groove)
8:13
(1994)
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Do You Want More?!
3:30
(1994)
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Silent Treatment (radio edit)
4:32
(1994)
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The Lesson Part 2
5:21
(1994)
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Lazy Afternoon (alternate version)
5:06
(1994)
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Silent Treatment (Kelo's mix-clean)
4:07
(1995)
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Silent Treatment (Da Beatminerz mix-clean)
4:19
(1995)
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Silent Treatment (Street mix)
7:00
(1995)
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Silent Treatment (Da Beatminerz bonus beats)
2:05
(1995)
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Silent Treatment (Black Thought's '87 You and Yours mix-clean)
4:38
(1995)
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Silent Treatment (Question's mix-clean)
4:55
(1995)
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Silent Treatment (Kelo's bonus Beats)
2:01
(1995)
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Silent Treatment (Black Thought's bonus beats)
2:00
(1995)
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Dat Skat
3:43
(1995)
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The Good, The Bad and The Desolate
4:06
(10 Sep 1996)
All Recordings By Results >>
On Recordings (50)
Performer
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Summertime
6:01
Bobby Womack + The Roots
(06 Oct 1998)
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Burnin’ and Lootin’
4:53
Bob Marley with The Roots featuring Black Thought
(26 Oct 1999)
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The Roots (interlude)
0:57
Jill Scott
(10 Jul 2000)
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Lift Your Fist
3:48
Guru feat. The Roots
(03 Oct 2000)
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Rock Me Baby
7:46
B.B. King, Trey Anastasio, and The Roots
(2001)
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Return to Innocence Lost
5:41
Ursula Rucker with The Roots
(2003)
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Funky Kingston
4:06
Toots & The Maytals feat. Bootsy Collins & The Roots
(06 Apr 2004)
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Funky Kingston
4:05
Toots & The Maytals feat. The Roots
(2004)
Instruments
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Hurricane
5:37
Black Thought, Common, Mos Def, Dice Raw, Flo Brown, Jazzyfatnastees & The Roots
(11 Jan 2000)
Vocals
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Da Jawn
5:19
Bahamadia
(02 Apr 1996)
Remixed
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Montara
4:53
Bobby Hutcherson feat. The Roots
(06 May 1996)
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I Confess (The Roots remix) (a cappella)
3:46
Bahamadia
(1996)
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I Confess (The Roots remix)
3:59
Bahamadia
(1996)
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I Confess (The Roots remix) (instrumental)
3:58
Bahamadia
(1996)
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Tabou (Roots remix)
4:11
Les Nubians
(22 Sep 1998)
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Tabou (The Roots remix without rap)
3:47
Les Nubians
(1999)
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Tabou (The Roots remix with rap)
4:10
Les Nubians
(1999)
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Remind Me of Self (Roots remix)
3:58
Common
(2001)
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Montara (The Roots remix)
4:37
Bobby Hutcherson
(2003)
Produced Material That Was Sampled In
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Apprehension
4:39
Don Cherry with The Watts Prophets
(Oct 1994)
Produced
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Da Jawn
5:19
Bahamadia
(02 Apr 1996)
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Otherside of the Game
6:33
Erykah Badu
(11 Feb 1997)
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Sometimes (mix #9)
0:44
Erykah Badu
(11 Feb 1997)
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Sometimes…
4:10
Erykah Badu
(11 Feb 1997)
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The ’Notic
5:20
The Roots feat. D’Angelo
(01 Jul 1997)
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All Night Long
7:35
Common feat. Erykah Badu
(30 Sep 1997)
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Why
4:45
Eric Benét & The Roots
(17 Feb 1998)
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Cold Blooded
4:58
Common feat. Rahzel, Roy Hargrove & Black Thought
(28 Mar 2000)
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Big Pimpin’ (album version)
4:05
JAY‐Z
(12 Jun 2000)
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Lift Your Fist
3:48
Guru feat. The Roots
(03 Oct 2000)
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Izzo (H.O.V.A)
5:08
JAY‐Z
(18 Dec 2001)
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Can't Knock the Hustle / Family Affair
6:06
Jay‐Z feat. Mary J. Blige
(18 Dec 2001)
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Jigga What, Jigga Who
2:34
JAY‐Z
(18 Dec 2001)
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Can I Get A…
1:42
JAY‐Z
(18 Dec 2001)
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Ain’t No
1:01
JAY‐Z
(18 Dec 2001)
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Star
4:25
Sly & the Family Stone w/ The Roots
(13 Jul 2005)
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Long Time
4:21
The Roots feat. Peedi Peedi & Bunny Sigler
(25 Aug 2006)
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Don’t Feel Right
4:08
The Roots feat. Maimouna Youssef
(25 Aug 2006)
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Livin’ in a New World
1:47
The Roots feat. John‐John of Nouveau Riche
(25 Aug 2006)
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Game Theory
4:01
The Roots feat. Malik B
(25 Aug 2006)
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Can’t Stop This
8:35
The Roots
(25 Aug 2006)
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Cops See Fogel’s ID / Seth Saves Evan
4:11
The Roots feat. Dice Raw of Nouveau Riche & Malik B
(25 Aug 2006)
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Atonement
2:35
The Roots feat. Jack Davey of J*Davey
(25 Aug 2006)
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Take It There
2:50
The Roots feat. Wadud Ahmad
(25 Aug 2006)
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Clock With No Hands
4:23
The Roots feat. Mercedes Martinez of Jazzfatnastees
(25 Aug 2006)
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Baby
2:50
The Roots feat. John‐John of Nouveau Riche
(25 Aug 2006)
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In the Music
4:06
The Roots feat. Malik B & Porn
(25 Aug 2006)
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I Will Not Apologize
4:34
The Roots feat. Porn & Dice Raw
(25 Apr 2008)
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Becoming Unwritten
0:36
The Roots
(25 Apr 2008)
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Criminal
4:08
The Roots feat. Truck North & Saigon
(25 Apr 2008)
Credited as (275)
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The Roots
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John Legend & The Roots
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BT & The Roots
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DJ Krush + The Roots
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Jennifer Hudson feat. The Roots
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The Roots feat. Erykah Badu
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The Roots feat. Malik B
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The Roots feat. Maimouna Youssef
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The Roots feat. Malik B & Porn
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The Roots feat. Wadud Ahmad
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The Roots feat. John-John of Nouveau Riche
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The Roots feat. Dice Raw of Nouveau Riche & Malik B
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The Roots feat. Peedi Peedi & Bunny Sigler
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The Roots feat. Mercedes Martinez of Jazzfatnastees
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The Roots feat. Jack Davey of J*Davey
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The Roots feat. Dice Raw of Nouveau Riche
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The Roots feat. Mercedes Martinez of The Jazzyfatnastees
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The Roots feat. Cody ChesnuTT
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John Legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought
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John Legend & The Roots feat. Common & Melanie Fiona
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John Legend & The Roots feat. C.L. Smooth
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John Legend & The Roots feat. Malik Yusef
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The Roots & Bahamadia
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The Roots feat. Musiq
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The Roots feat. Musiq Soulchild & Musiq
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The Roots feat. Truck North, P.O.R.N. & Dice Raw
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The Roots feat. Monsters of Folk
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The Roots feat. Blu, P.O.R.N. & Dice Raw
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The Roots feat. Phonte & Dice Raw
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The Roots feat. Dice Raw
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The Roots feat. Blu, Phonte & Patty Crash
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The Roots feat. Joanna Newsom & STS
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The Roots feat. John Legend
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The Roots feat. Peedi Peedi & Truck North
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The Roots feat. STS
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The Roots feat. Big K.R.I.T. & Dice Raw
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The Roots feat. Greg Porn & Truck North
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The Roots feat. Bilal Oliver & Greg Porn
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The Roots feat. Greg Porn
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The Roots feat. Nelly Furtado
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The Roots feat. Talib Kweli
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The Roots feat. Jill Scott
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The Roots feat. Talib Kweli & Dice Raw
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Morcheeba feat. The Roots & Mr. Coplex
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The Roots feat. Ursula Rucker
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The Roots feat. Musiq Soulchild
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Guru feat. The Roots
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The Roots feat. Roy Ayers
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The Roots feat. Jill Scott and Eve
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The Roots feat. Jaguar Wright
All Recording Results >>
Works (2)
Wrote
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Otherside of the Game
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Sometimes...
Events (25)
Main Performer At
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Soundset 2016
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65th Annual GRAMMY Awards
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One World: Together at Home
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Wireless Festival 2012, Day 1: Main Stage
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BET Awards 2016
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North Sea Jazz Festival 2017, Day 1: Nile Stage
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Vegoose 2006, Sunday: Jokers Wild Stage
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Glastonbury Festival 1998, day 2: Jazz World Stage
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Planeta Terra Festival 2013
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Summerfest 2016, Day 5: Miller Lite Oasis
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Lollapalooza 2007, day 2: Bud Light Stage
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Southside 2003, Day 3, Hauptbühne
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Summerfest 2012, Day 4: Miller Lite Oasis
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Summerfest 2009, Day 9: Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard
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Southside 2003
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Reading Festival 2004, day 2: Main Stage
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2012‐03‐02: Studio 6B, GE Building, Rockefeller Center, New York City, NY, USA
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2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival, Day 3: What Stage
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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2007, Day 3: Coachella Stage
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Later... with Jools Holland: Series 13, Episode 4
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The Roots
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Rock Werchter 2003, day 2: Main Stage
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Open'er Festival 2007, day 1: Main Stage
Guest Performer At
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2012‐07‐07: Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark
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2010‐11‐16: Studio 6B, GE Building, Rockefeller Center, New York City, NY, USA
Links (30)
Official Homepages
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http://www.theroots.com/
Other Databases
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http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/R/Roots,_The/
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https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_roots
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98062493
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http://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/3350
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https://d-nb.info/gnd/10297159-6
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98062493
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https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139681477
Lyrics Page
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http://muzikum.eu/en/122-9036/the-roots/lyrics.html
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https://genius.com/artists/The-roots
Last.Fm
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https://www.last.fm/music/The+Roots
Songkick
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https://www.songkick.com/artists/417487
Discogs
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https://www.discogs.com/artist/76894
Allmusic
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https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000415906
Imdb
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1437310/
VIAF ID
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http://viaf.org/viaf/155086809
Wikidata
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1052139
Secondhandsongs
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https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/5536
Stream For Free
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/78xUyw6FkVZrRAtziFdtdu
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https://www.deezer.com/artist/239
Purchase Music For Download
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id43680
Streaming Page
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https://tidal.com/artist/24996
Fan Pages
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http://brucebase.wikidot.com/relation:the-roots
BBC Music
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/80b3cf5e-18fe-4c59-98c7-e5bb87210710
Social Networking
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https://twitter.com/theroots
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https://www.facebook.com/TheRoots
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https://www.instagram.com/theroots/
Soundcloud
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https://soundcloud.com/the_roots
Myspace
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https://myspace.com/theroots
Youtube Channels
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https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRootsVEVO