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Watch Nas, Q-Tip & The Roots Revisit Illmatic On The Tonight Show

4089 days ago
Stereogum — Nas’s beyond-classic debut Illmatic turns 20 this year, and he’s celebrating by releasing a 20th-anniversary reissue and doing the album in full on tour. Last night, he appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s rebooted Tonight Show, performing the Illmatic t... more info
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The Roots – “When The People Cheer”

4089 days ago
Stereogum — In their capacity as the Tonight Show house band, the Roots don’t exactly need to keep making albums, but they’re doing it anyway. The long-running Philly group has just announced plans to release album number 11, And Then You Shoot Your Cousin. ... more info
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50 Cent, Nas, The Roots, Action Bronson, YG, Jhene Aiko, Troy Ave & more playing 2014 Hot 97 Summer Jam (lineup & tix)

4095 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — Action Bronson at Irving Plaza in January (more by Lukas Hodge) One-day NYC-area hip hop festival Hot 97 Summer Jam returns to East Rutherford, NJ's MetLife Stadium on June 1 this year. The two-stage lineup was just announced and the... more info
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What's going on Wednesday? (Elvis Costello & The Roots, Juicy J, Imperial Topaz, Life Size Maps, New Myths & more)

4117 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — Elvis Costello & The Roots at Brooklyn Bowl in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Elvis Costello, The Roots @ The Capitol... more info
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Roots Picnic 2014 lineup & tix (Snoop Dogg, Janelle Monae, War on Drugs, Action Bronson, A$AP Ferg, Rudimental, more)

4125 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — The Roots Picnic will return for its seventh year on May 31 at Festival Pier in Philly. This year's lineup is excellent and diverse as always, including Snoop Dogg (who will be backed by The Roots), Janelle Monae, The... more info
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Roots Picnic 2014 Lineup

4125 days ago
Stereogum — The Roots are having a big year, having just been promoted from Late Night house band to Tonight Show house band. And now they’ve announced plans to bring their Roots Picnic festival back to Philadelphia for the seventh time. As usual, the Roots wi... more info
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Rick Ross Does The Money Dance With The Roots On 'Tonight Show': Watch

4131 days ago
MTV.com News — Jay Z was not in the house on Monday night for the performance. By Gil Kaufman more info
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Watch Rick Ross Play The Tonight Show With The Roots

4131 days ago
Stereogum — “The Devil Is A Lie,” Rick Ross’s new Jay Z collab, is a harder and more anthemic song than either Ross or Jay has any business making at this late-career date. And last night, appearing on Jimmy Fallon’s newly reinvisioned Tonight Show, Ross... more info
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How The Roots Got Over

4135 days ago
Stereogum — Questlove remembers the exact moment when the Roots became passé. In Mo’ Meta Blues, the memoir he published last year, the renowned drummer, bandleader, producer, DJ, and all-around music geek flashes back to the filming of Michel Gondry’s conc... more info
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The Roots of The Roots: Everything You Need to Know About Jimmy Fallon’s Band

4137 days ago
Time — This week, Jimmy Fallon took a page out of The Jeffersons handbook and moved on up — from Late Night to The Tonight Show. Fortunately for viewers, he brought his house band, The Roots, with him. The Roots now join the ranks of The Tonight Show ban... more info
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