L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — About two years ago, the Roots made the somewhat head-scratching creative decision to take a steady gig as Jimmy Fallon's house band. It was a decision that frontman Black Thought proudly acknowledged as the venerable Philadelphia crew rocked the Mus... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Eminem took home the coveted Grammy for Best Album last night at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. The rapper beat stiff competition from the likes of B.o.B, Jay-Z, Drake and The Roots. In his acceptance speech, Eminem thanked Rihanna for takin... more info

Detroit Free Press — In the list of early winners in selected major categories, Detroit's Eminem wins for Rap Solo Performance. Other winners include Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Neil Young and John Legend & The Roots. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In one of the festival's boldest choices, the Philadelphia hip-hop band the Roots will team with trumpeter Terence Blanchard as one of the weekend's co-headliners. In one of the festival's boldest choices, the Philadelphia hip-hop band the Roots will... more info

ContactMusic — Soul superstar PRINCE has handed out $1.5 million (1 million) to charitable causes during his string of concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden.The Purple Rain icon wrapped up his residency at the fabled venue on Monday (07Feb11), with stars inc... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — TV on The Radio at The Roots Picnic 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) TV On The Radio will celebrate their forthcoming follow-up to Dear Science, the new LP entitled Nine Types of Light (due this Spring), in a most majestic... more info

Metalsucks — Last month Vince gave you the heads up that Mr. Yngwie Malmsteen himself was gonna sit in with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (The Roots serve as Fallon’s house band); well, that momentous occasion has now occurred, and our friends at Me... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) A variety of rap stars, R&B singers and artists will gather in Los Angeles during ASCAP's Rhythm and Soul's 2nd Annual Grammy Brunch. ASCAP will celebrate the Grammy nods for their artists, which includes Bruno Mars, The Roots, Jerma... more info

Impose Magazine — Most world famous rap crews have plenty of side jobs to go around supporting the lead MC, but in the case of the The Roots, Black Thought's precision as a rhyme animal leaves little chances of securing much stage time as the hype man. The most a Root... more info

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