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The Roots “How I Got Over” Review

5417 days ago
Culture Bully — Following the dark overtones of 2008's "Rising Down," the Legendary Roots Crew have returned with "How I Got Over," a record that reexamines the bleak state of our culture, this time striving to find a glimmer of hope amongst the darkness. more info
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The 11 Best Songs By The Roots of the 00s

5419 days ago
The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — The 00s might be best described as the Roots experimental period.  Their songs challenged the tradition hip-hop norms and opened new doorways to what the genre could be. I first saw the Roots in the 90s in a college gym.  I had never seen a rap gr... more info
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CD Review: The Roots, “How I Got Over”

5419 days ago
Popdose — At this point, the Roots have been around long enough — and have been accruing glowing reviews long enough — that there are two kinds of hardcore music lovers: Those who are fans of the band, and those who are tired of hearing about how great the... more info
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The Roots Are At 'Crossroads' On How I Got Over, Says ?uestlove

5419 days ago
MTV.com News — 'You really don't hear any hip-hoppers dare use the word 'midlife crisis,' the drummer tells MTV News.By Mawuse Ziegbe, with reporting by Steven Roberts ?uestlove Photo: MTV News The Roots' long hip-hop career is rivaled by only a few acts.... more info
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Video: The Roots and Monsters of Folk: "Dear God 2.0"

5420 days ago
Pitchfork — In director Jason Goldwatch's video for "Dear God 2.0", the Roots' version of the Monsters of Folk track "Dear God", lead MC Black Thought plays a cabdriver who experiences a whole ton of societal ills from the front seat of his car. Monsters of F... more info
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The Roots feat. Monsters of Folk “Dear God 2.0″ Video

5420 days ago
Culture Bully — Music video for "Dear God 2.0" by the Roots from the group's 2010 album, "How I Got Over." more info
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Hear The New Roots Album Right Now

5420 days ago
We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Roots are streaming their new album, How I Got Over, in its entirety over at their myspace. It doesn’t come out until tomorrow, so you can decide if it’s worth you hard earned $$. We got early leaks/previews of two of the albums songs, “Dea... more info
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Yim Yames Joins The Roots On Fallon

5420 days ago
Stereogum — On Friday, the Roots posted up a full album stream of their 11th LP, How I Got Over. The LP credits ought to have a special mention of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’s music booker: many of its Stereogum-friendly collaborators/sample sources (Amber ... more info
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Shorties (Stream New Albums by Alejandro Escovedo and The Roots, and more)

5420 days ago
LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming Alejandro Escovedo's new album, Street Songs of Love (out June 29th). At the band's MySpace page, stream the new Roots album, How I Got Over (out June 21st). BBC News profiles Harper Lee and her novel, To... more info
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Early Buzz: Franco, The Roots, Garfunkel and more headlines

5420 days ago
Pop Candy — Good morning! The weekend flew by way too quickly, didn't it? Highlights from mine included seeing the Mermaid Parade at Coney Island and watching ... more info
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