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Long-in-the-Works Danger Mouse/Black Thought LP Due in August

Leonard Hubbard

Leonard ‘Hub’ Hubbard, Longtime Bassist for The Roots, Dies at 62

The Roots and Jimmy Fallon Perform Olivia Rodrigo‘s ‘Driver’s License’ as a Sea Shanty

Phish’s Trey Anastasio Was the First Late-Night TV In-Studio Guest Since March

Questlove and Black Thought Pay Tribute to Former the Roots Bandmate Malik B.: ‘The World Just Lost a Real One’

Malik B

Malik B, The Roots Founding Member, Dies at 47

Tonight show

Billy Idol Joins Jimmy Fallon and the Roots for ‘Social Distancing Remix’ of ‘Dancing With Myself’

Betty Wright

Betty Wright, Soul Hitmaker and ‘Clean Up Woman’ Singer, Dies at 66

The Tonight Show Don't Stand So Close to Me

Sting Joins Jimmy Fallon and The Roots for Remixed Version of ‘Don’t Stand So Close to Me’

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The Roots to Reissue Things Fall Apart, Do You Want More ?!!??!, and Illadelph Halflife for Albums’ Anniversaries

Natalie Merchant with The Roots on The Tonight Show

Watch Natalie Merchant Sing 10,000 Maniacs’ “These Are Days” With The Roots on The Tonight Show

Hole, Questlove, and Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic Respond to Destruction of Recordings in Universal Studios Fire

Roots Picnic 2019 Lineup: 21 Savage, Yasiin Bey, H.E.R., Lil Baby, More

Watch Weezer, Jimmy Fallon & the Roots Perform A-Ha’s “Take On Me” With Classroom Instruments

Watch Ice Cube Perform “That New Funkadelic” With the Roots on Fallon

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Stream Black Thought’s New EP Streams of Thought, Vol. 2

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Video: Black Thought – “Rest in Power”

Stream Black Thought’s New EP Streams of Thought, Vol. 1

Questlove Spotted Wearing “Kanye Doesn’t Care About Black People” T-Shirt

Rock Hall of Fame 2018: Andra Day, Lauryn Hill, and the Roots Pay Tribute to Nina Simone

NBC Moves to Dismiss Racial Discrimination Suit Against Questlove and Send It to Arbitration

The Roots’ SXSW Show Canceled After Bomb Threat [UPDATE]

Questlove Denies “Ridiculous Allegations” That He Racially Discriminated Against White Tonight Show Cameramen

Watch Camila Cabello and The Roots Perform “Havana” With Children’s Instruments on Fallon

Watch Black Thought’s Ridiculously Virtuosic 10-Minute Hot 97 Freestyle

Phrenology at 15: How the Roots Hit a New Peak With Their “Anti-Roots” Album

Watch The Roots’ NPR Tiny Desk Concert

The Roots Teach a Schoolhouse Rock-Style History Lesson About Slavery on black-ish

Watch Ariana Grande, Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, and More Perform at Charlottesville Benefit

Watch Pete Townshend, Alfie Boe, & The Roots Play “Love Reign O’er Me” On Fallon

Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, and Dave Matthews Band to Perform at Free Charlottesville Concert

Watch Kesha and the Roots Play “House of the Rising Sun”

Listen to the Roots Cover the Twin Peaks Theme on Fallon

Solange, Lil Wayne, and Pharrell to Headline Roots Picnic 2017

Watch Stevie Wonder Serenade Michelle Obama With “Isn’t She Lovely” and “My Cherie Amour” on Fallon

Paul McCartney, the Roots, and Sing Cast Team Up to Perform “Wonderful Christmastime” for Fallon

The Roots Will Perform at the NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans

Watch the Roots Perform “Super Mario Bros.” Theme With Shigeru Miyamoto

Watch Busta Rhymes, the Roots, and Joell Ortiz Perform “My Shot” From The Hamilton Mixtape

Watch Car Seat Headrest Play “Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales” on Fallon

Watch Alicia Keys Perform “Blended Family” with Young M.A on Fallon

Watch Phil Collins Perform “In the Air Tonight” With the Roots

Black Thought Is a Hero, Lil Uzi Vert Is For the Kids: 10 Takeaways From the 1st Annual NYC Roots Picnic

An All-Star Cast of Rappers Recreated the Original Posse Cut at Roots Picnic

Dave Chappelle Calls Trump “White Malcolm X” During Roots Picnic Speech

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