The Roots

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Formed: 1989 in Philadelphia, PA
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Styles: Hip-Hop, Alternative Rap, Jazz-Rap
Group Members: Scratch, Malik B., Rahzel, Black Thought, ?uestlove, Hub, Scratch
Biography: Though popular success has largely eluded the Roots, the Philadelphia group showed the way for live rap, building on Stetsasonic's "hip-hop band" philosophy of the mid-'80s by focusing on live instrumentation at their concerts and in the studio. Though their album works have been inconsistent affairs, ...Read full biography
Things Fall Apart
Released: 1999
Label: MCA
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One of the cornerstone albums of alternative rap's second wave, Things Fall Apart was the point where the Roots' tremendous potential finally coalesced into a structured album that maintained its focus ...Read full review
Game Theory
Released: 2006
Label: Def Jam
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Game Theory is the Roots' equivalent of a Funkadelic playlist containing "Wars of Armageddon," "Cosmic Slop," "Maggot Brain," "March to the Witch's Castle," and "America Eats Its Young." It's a vivid reflector ...Read full review
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