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The Roots

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The Roots on The Colbert Report
The Roots "The Star Spangled Banner (04/15/2008)" (mp3) The Roots - Official Site (Culture Bully)

Blog of the Day: SoundRoots
(Timedoor)

VIDEO: The Roots “75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)”
The Roots "75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)" (mp3) The Roots - Official Site The Roots (Culture Bully)

The Roots on The Late Show
The Roots feat. Chrisette Michele & Wale "Rising Up (04/28/2008)" (mp3) The Roots (Culture Bully)

ROOTED BY NIGHT
(GUTTERBREAKZ)

The Roots - Live @ Summer Camp
The Roots were second only to The Flaming Lips on my most anticipated acts list for Summer Camp. (Music For Kids Who Can't Read ...)

The Roots - Rising Up
music Via Sister Toldja - a quite excellent song by the roots featuring Wale and Chrisette Michele (Lovely Media)

Erykah Badu + The Roots N. America Tour Dates
(MOG Most discussed tracks)

Swedish roots/reggae/hip-hop community Skawars...
Swedish roots/reggae/hip-hop community Skawars is back with a new website: http://www.skawars.nu/ (It's a trap! Scandinavian musi ...)

Got a ROOT! out of it
(Martin Scorsese Is Really Quit ...)

The Roots

The Roots are an influential Grammy Award-winning American band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for a having a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip-hop which includes live instrumentation. Their debut album was released in 1993 and they have collaborated with a wide range of artists from different genres, including Roy Ayers and Cody Chesnutt. The Roots have garnered critical acclaim and influenced many rap and R&B acts.

  • Grammy awards
    • 1999: Won for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for “You Got Me” (featuring Erykah Badu and Eve)
    • 2002: Nominated for Best Rap Album for Phrenology
    • 2004: Nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for “Star;” nominated for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for “Don’t Say Nuthin’.”
    • 2007: Nominated for Best Rap Album for Game Theory; nominated for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for “Don’t Feel Right.”
  • MTV Video Music Awards
    • 2003: Nominated for MTV2 award for “The Seed 2.0”
  • mtvU Woodie Awards
    • 2004: Nominated for Road Woodie and Welcome Back Woodie
  • BET Awards
    • 2005: Nominated for Best Group
  • NAACP Image Awards
    • 2005: Nominated for Outstanding Duo or Group
    • 2007: Won for Outstanding Duo or Group
  • Named one of the “twenty greatest live acts in the world” by Rolling Stone in 2003
  • Won a “Heroes Award” from the Philadelphia chapter of the Recording Academy in 2004
  • First Hip-Hop group to perform at Lincoln Center in January, 2002
    • 2007: Won for Max Stevenson International Hip-Hop Award for ‘Game Theory’ album