Big Apple Music Scene — As you may know by now, hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protestors were emptied out of Zucotti Park last night by an army of police officers in riot gear. This is certainly interesting from a political point of view; the imminent court decision on whe... more info

USA Today Music — Other notable releases include albums from Betty Wright, backed by The Roots, and a solo effort from Backstreet Boy Howie D. more info

Stereogum — A couple months ago, Beyoncé took to Fallon to perform a live version of song of the year/video of the year candidate “Countdown” with Fallon’s houseband, the Roots. Though recorded in July, it didn’t air until recently; check out the video ... more info

Stereogum — For her new album Betty Wright: The Movie, the ’70s soul legend teams up with the Roots, whose ?uestlove co-wrote and co-produced the entire album. And on the smooth rocker “Grapes On A Vine,” Lil Wayne shows up to kick a quick verse over a Cap... more info

Popdose — “Friday” is the Song of the Year for 2011. Over the course of about two weeks, this thing went from pseudo-professional amateur project to hipster YouTube sensation to cultural phenomenon to moderately hit single to subject of ironic covers (Step... more info

411 Mania — Check out "Tip the Scale"... more info

Stereogum — In the buildup to the December release of the Roots’ concept album, undun, the legendary rap collective is putting out a video every Tuesday at 12:06, which mirrors the 12/6 release date of the LP. Today’s clip is for “Tip The Scale,” a gritt... more info

Starpulse — Acclaimed hip-hop stars The Roots are to be honored with a mural in their native Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The You Got Me hit-makers, founded by rapper Black Thought and drummer Ahmir '?uestlov... more info

Stereogum — In director Clifton Bell‘s video for the Roots’ new single “Make My,” one guy gets shot a whole fuckload of times, and that’s pretty much the only thing that happens. The slow-motion black-and-white clip is just two minutes long, about half... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Last night, Justin Timberlake made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon yesterday and performed ‘The History Of Rap Pt 3′ alongside The Roots. more info