Showing All "The Roots" Posts
Nov 8th, 2011 1 Comment
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.… Read Story »
Nov 4th, 2011 2 Comments
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… Read Story »
Oct 31st, 2011 1 Comment
Justin Timberlike returned to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to provide another "History Of Rap" medley, this time covering everything from Run DMC's "King Of Rock" to Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass." Read Story »
Oct 20th, 2011 11 Comments
Yesterday, we posted a fairly random and goofy list of Bon Iver's five favorite rap verses, which main man Justin Vernon had compiled for the current issue of Rolling Stone. As it turns out, Vernon… Read Story »
Oct 17th, 2011 1 Comment
On the heels of an album announcement -- undun, a concept album about the life of a man named Redford Stephens is out 12/6 -- The Roots drop that affair's first single, "Make My," which features… Read Story »
Sep 9th, 2011 9 Comments
You knew Pearl Jam wasn't going to let their 20th anniversary nostalgia-fest end without breaking us off with some new shit, right? Last night, the band showed up on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,… Read Story »
Aug 2nd, 2011 14 Comments
You could see this tUnE-yArDs performance on Fallon with Questlove and Black Thought coming from a year-and-a-half away, when @Questo tweeted "omfg!!!!! watching tune-yards on stage now. this is some… Read Story »
Jul 5th, 2011 5 Comments
How did you celebrate July 4th? On a rooftop BBQ listening to our summer mix? Maybe you stayed in and watched old episodes of Hoarders on Roku? Maybe I stayed in and did that. There is no way to… Read Story »
Jun 6th, 2011 Comment
The 4th Annual Roots Picnic went down in Philadelphia on Saturday. Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding performed, as well as Little Dragon, Ariel Pink, Dismemberment Plan, Man Man, and Beanie Sigel. Due… Read Story »
Feb 17th, 2011 35 Comments
NBC found its must-see TV last night, thanks to an intense four-minute appearance from a shock-tricked hip hop troupe of teenagers from Los Angeles. Honors to Tyler, The Creator and Hodgy Beats, with… Read Story »
