The Roots release their fifth album ‘Phrenology’ recorded with Cody Chesnutt, Musiq Soulchild, Talib Kweli and Jill Scott (2002)

The Roots' 'Phrenology' is their fifth studio album featuring Cody ChesnuTT, Musiq Soulchild, Talib Kweli and Jill Scott and released on November 26, 2002 by Mca, Geffen.

1 . The Seed (w/ Cody Chesnutt, Official Video)

2 . Thought ("Work Live On The 2$ Bill")

3 . The Seed (Glastonbury)

4 . Break You Off (w/ Musiq, On "Conan," 2002)

5 . Break You Off (w/ Musiq)

6 . Water (Live)

7 . Quills

Track Listing : 1.Phrentrow (Ahmir Thompson, Ursula Rucker, Omar Edwards) - 00:18 . 2.Rock You (Tariq Trotter, George Spivey) - 03:12 . 3.!!!!!!! (Ahmir Thompson, Benjamin Kenney, Leonard Hubbard) - 00:24 . 4.Sacrifice (Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, James Gray, Leonard Hubbard) - 04:44 . 5.Rolling With Heat (Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, James Gray, Kyle Jones, Talib Greene, Karl Jenkins) -

The Roots serenade Florida (2013)

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November 16, 2013 - The Roots - that is Black Thought (MC), Questlove (d), Frank Knuckles (perc), Captain Kirk Douglas (g, voc), Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson (sousaphone), Mark Kelley (b), Kamal (kb) & Ray Angry (kb) - will be on the Big IV Stage at "Bear Creek Music Festival" held at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL More Info



John Legend and The Roots release a collaborative album : ‘Wake Up!’ (2010)

'Wake Up!' by John Legend & The Roots is a collaborative studio album released on September 21, 2010 by GOOD, Columbia.

1 . Hard Times (Studio)

2 . Compared To What (Studio)

3 . Wake Up Everybody (w/ Melanie Fiona, Common, Official Video) )

4 . Wake Up Everybody (Brooklyn)

5 . Little Ghetto Boy (Studio)

6 . Little Ghetto Boy

7 . I Can't Write Left Handed (Live)

8 . I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (On "The Jay Leno Show")

9 . Babel (Official Video)

Track listing : 1.Hard Times (Curtis Mayfield) 05:16 . 2.Compared to What (Eugene McDaniels) - 06:26 . 3.Wake Up Everybody (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) - 04:26 . 4.Our Generation (The Hope of the World) (Leon Moore, Corey Penn) - 03:15 . 5.Little Ghetto Boy (Prelude) (Owen Biddle, Kirk Douglass, James Poyser,

Blue Note publish ‘Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs’ by Elvis Costello and The Roots (2013)

'Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs' by Elvis Costello & The Roots is a collaborative studio album released on September 17, 2013 by Blue Note.

1 . Walk Us Uptown (w/ The Roots, Official Video)

2 . Being Interviewed On The Richard & Judy Show

3 . Wise Up Ghost(w/ The Roots, Brooklyn)

Track listing : . 1.Walk Us Uptown (Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson) - 03:22 . 2.Sugar Won't Work (Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson) - 03:31 . 3.Refuse to Be Saved (Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson) - 04:26 . 4.Wake Me Up (Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson) - 05:53 . 5.Tripwire (Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson) - 04:28 . 6.Stick Out Your Tongue (Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson) - 05:27 . 7.Come the Meantimes (Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson) - 03:52 . 8.(She Might Be a) Grenade (Elvis Costello, Ahmir Thompson) - 04:35 .

The Roots release ‘The Tipping Point,’ their sixth album (2004)

The Roots' 'The Tipping Point' is their sixth studio album released July 13, 2004 by Geffen / Interscope Records.

1 . Star

2 . I Don't Care (w/ Dom)

3 . Don't Say Nuthin'

4 . Stay Cool (At "Conan," 14/07/04)

5 . Web

6 . Boom (Chappelle Block Party, w/ Big Daddy Kane)

7 . Star (Chicago)

8 . The Mic & I Don't Care

9 . Harmony Festival

Track Listing : 1.Star/Pointro (L. Ron Hubbard, A.P. Thompson, Tariq Trotter) - 07:36 . . 2.I Don'T Care (Charles Douglas, L. Ron Hubbard, Warren Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Cindy Walker) - 04:02 . 3.Don'T Say Nuthin' (Scott Storch, Tariq Trotter) - 03:35 . 4.Guns Are Drawn (Charles Douglas, L. Ron Hubbard, A.P. Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Cindy Walker) - 05:15 . 5.Stay Cool (Tariq Trotter) - 03:34 . . 6.Web (L. Ron Hubbard, A.P. Thompson, Tariq Trotter) - 03:16 .

Def Jam publish The Roots’ ninth album : ‘How I Got Over’ (2010)

The Roots' 'How I Got Over' is their ninth studio album released on June 22, 2010 by Def Jam.

1 . Dear God 2.0 (w/ Monsters Of Folk)

2 . Walk Alone (w/ Truck North, PORN & Dice Raw, Highline Ballroom)

3 . Now or Never'

4 . How I Got Over

Track Listing : 1.A Peace Of Light (Ahmir Thompson, Ray Angry) - 01:50 . 2.Walk Alone (Tariq Trotter, Jamal Miller, Greg Spearman, Karl Jenkins, Jeremy Grenhart, Rick Friedrich) - 03:54 . 3.Dear God 2.0 (Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, Pedro Martinez, Richard Nichols, Jim James) - 03:51 . 4.Radio Daze (Tariq Trotter, Johnson Barnes, Greg Spearman, Karl Jenkins, Jeremy Grenhart, Rick Friedrich) - 04:16 . 5.Now Or Never (Tariq Trotter, Phonte Coleman, Jeremy Grenhart, Karl Jenkins) - 04:34 . 6.How I Got Over(Tariq Trotter, Karl Jenkins, Jeremy Grenhart,

Al Green releases ‘Lay It Down’ produced by two members of The Roots (2008)

Al Green's 'Lay It Down' is a studio album produced by Ahmir Questlove Thompson and James Poyser, both of The Roots and released on May 27, 2008 by Blue Note.

1 . Lay It Down (Live)

Al Green - Lay It Down

Track Listing : 1.Lay It Down

(Al Green, James Poyser) - 04:30 . 2.Just For Me (Al Green, James Poyser) - 03:58 . 3.You'Ve Got The Love I Need (Al Green, James Poyser) - 04:14 . 4.No One Like You (Al Green, James Poyser) - 04:31 . 5.What More Do You Want From Me (Al Green, James Poyser) - 04:13 . 6.Take Your Time (Al Green, James Poyser) - 04:37 . 7.Too Much (Al Green, James Poyser) - 03:29 . 8.Stay With Me (By The Sea) (Al Green, James Poyser) - 03:23 . 9.All I Need (Al Green, James Poyser) - 03:41 . 10.I'M Wild About You (Al Green, James Poyser) - 04:51 . 11.Standing In The Rain (Al

On TV today, The Roots with Conan (1995)

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March 9, 1995 - you do not want to miss hip hop band The Roots promoting their "Do You Want More?!!!??! " brand new album at "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on NBC

The Roots release ‘Things Fall Apart’ with Erykah Badu & Common among other guests (1999)

The Roots' 'Things Fall Apart' is their fourth studio album released on February 23, 1999 by MCA

1 . Act Too (Love Of My Life)

2 . The Next Movement

3 . Adrenaline (Woodstock, 1999)

4 . You Got Me (w/ Erykah Badu)

Track Listing : 1.Act Won (Things Fall Apart

) (Ahmir Thompson, Spike Lee) - 00:54 . 2.Table Of Contents (Parts 1 & 2) (Ahmir Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Kamal Gray, Rahzel M. Brown, Karl Jenkins, Kyle Jones, Leonard Hubbard, Smart Abdul-Basset) - 03:37 . 3.The Next Movement (Ahmir Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard) - 04:10 . 4.Step Into The Realm (Ahmir Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Smart Abdul-Basset, Kenyatta Williams) - 02:49 . 5.The Spark (Ahmir Thompson, Kamal Gray, Leonard Hubbard, Smart Abdul-Basset) - 03:53 . 6.Dynamite! (Tariq…

As we wish The Roots drummer Questlove a Happy Birthday, the day has come to do a ‘The Roots At Their Bests’ post

As we wish, today, Ahmir Khalib Thompson a.k.a. Questlove, drummer & producer a 'Happy Birthday,' the time has come to list the 'BESTS' of his band : The Roots

Video Tracklist :

1 . You Got Me (w/ Erykah Badu)

2 . The Seed (2.0) (w/ Cody ChesnuTT)

3 . What They Do

4 . The Next Movement

5 . How I Got Over

6 . Don't Say Nuthin'

7 . Silent Treatment

8 . Star

9 . Clones

10 . Dear God 2.0 (w/ Monsters Of Folk)

11 . Never (w/ Patty Crash)

12 . Rising Up (w/ Wale, Chrisette Michele)

13 . Birthday Girl (w/ Patrick Stump)

14 . Break You Off (w/ Musiq)

15 . Distortion To Static

16 . Concerto Of The Desperado

17 . I Don't Care (w/ Dom)

Audio : The Seed (2.0) . You Got Me . Guns Are Drawn . The Next Movement . What They Do . Don't Say Nuthin' . Double Trouble . Becoming Unwritten . Break You Off .

The Roots release their second album : ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’ (1995)

The Roots' 'Do You Want More?!!!??!' is their second studio album released on January 17, 1995 on DGC Records two years after their debut album, 'Organix'

1 . Proceed

2 . Proceed (Live Tv, 1995)

3 . Distortion To Static

4 . Mellow My Man (Live)

5 . Live In France (1996)

6 . Silent Treatment

7 . Silent Treatment (3/9/95)

8 . The Lesson Part 1 (w/ Questlove rapping)

Track Listing : 1.Intro/There'S Something Goin' On (The Roots) - 01:18 . 2.Proceed (Questlove) - 04:35 . 3.Distortion To Static (Questlove) - 04:18 . 4.Mellow My Man (Questlove) - 04:41 . 5.I Remain Calm (Questlove) - 04:08 . 6.Datskat (Questlove) - 03:40 . 7.Lazy Afternoon (Questlove) - 05:06 . 8.? Vs. Rahzel (Questlove) - 03:18 . 9.Do You Want More?!!!??! (Questlove) - 03:21 . 10.What Goes On, Pt. 7 (Questlove) - 05:32 .

Def Jam publish The Roots’ tenth album : ‘Undun’ (2011)

The Roots' 'Undun' is their tenth studio album produced mainly by member Questlove and released on December 2, 2011 by Def Jam Recordings

1 . Sleep (Live)

2 . Make My (Official Video)

3 . Make My (w/ Big K.R.I.T., Highline Ballroom)

4 . The Otherside (w/ Bilal)

5 . The Otherside (w/ Bilal)

6 . Stomp (w/ PORN)

7 . Lighthouse (w/ Dice Raw)

Track Listing : 1.Dun (Ray Angry, Ahmir Thompson) - 01:16 . 2.Sleep (Nicolas Koenig-Dzialowski, Ahmir Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Aaron Livingston) - 02:15 . 3.Make My (Khari Mateen, Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, Ray Angry, Justin Scott, Karl Jenkins) - 04:27 . 4.One Time(Brent Reynolds, Karl Jenkins, Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, Phonte Coleman) - 03:55 . 5.Kool On (Gregory Spearman, Jamal Miller, Tariq Trotter, Dewayne Julius Rogers Sr.) - 03:48 .

Curtom publish Curtis Mayfield’s second album : ‘Roots’ (1971)

Curtis Mayfield's 'Roots' is his second studio album released In October 1971 By Curtom.

1 . Keep On Keepin' ("OGWT" 1972)

2 . (We Got To Have Peace)

3 . (We Gotta Have Peace)

Track Listing : 1.Get Down (Curtis Mayfield) - 05:45 . 2.Keep On Keeping On (Curtis Mayfield) - 05:08 . 3.Underground (Curtis Mayfield) - 05:15 . 4.We Got To Have Peace (Curtis Mayfield) - 04:44 . 5.Beautiful Brother Of Mine (Curtis Mayfield) - 07:23 . 6.Now You'Re Gone (Curtis Mayfield, Joseph Scott) - 06:50 . 7.Love To Keep You In My Mind (Curtis Mayfield) - 03:48

Musicians : Curtis Mayfield - Vocals

Production : Produced By Curtis Mayfield . Roger Anfinsen - Engineer

Package : Hugh Brown - Art Direction . A. Scott Galloway - Liner Notes . Maria Villar - Design

RecordedIn 1971 At Rca Studios, Chicago,

Verve publish Joe Sample’s ‘The Pecan Tree,’ inspired by his Southeast Texas roots (2002)

Joe Sample's 'The Pecan Tree' is an album featuring eleven compositions inspired by his Southeast Texas roots and influences and released on June 11, 2002 by Verve.

Track Listing : 1.The Pecan Tree

(Joe Sample) - 05:24 . 2.Hot And Humid (Joe Sample) - 04:39 . 3.No One But Myself To Blame (Jonatha Brooke, Joe Sample) - 05:16 . 4.X Marks The Spot (Marie Laveau) (Joe Sample) - 05:11 . 5.Fool'S Gold (Jonatha Brooke, Joe Sample) - 05:20 . 6.Spanish Moss (Joe Sample) - 05:00 . 7.In A Heartbeat (Lauren Wild) - 05:00 . 8.El Dorado (Joe Sample) - 05:14 . 9.With These Hands (Benny Davis, Abner Silver) - 05:24 . 10.The Texas Two Step (Joe Sample) - 03:40 . 11.Memories (Joe Sample) - 03:51
Bill Traylor

Musicians : Joe Sample

- Piano . Lizz Wright-…

Sepultura release ‘Roots,’ their sixth album and the the last one with Max Cavalera (1996)

Sepultura's 'Roots' is their sixth (and the last with Max Cavalera) studio album featuring Carlinhos Brown, produced by Ross Robinson and released on February 20, 1996 by Roadrunner

1 . Roots Bloody Roots (Official Video)

2 . Roots Bloody Roots (w/ Les Tambours Du Bronx, Wacken Open Air, 2012)

3 . Attitude (Official Video)

4 . Attitude (On "2 Meter Sessions")

5 . CutT(hroat (w/ Scott Ian, Playthrough, June 17, 2020))

6 . Ratamahatta (Official Video)

7 . Ratamahatta (On "2 Meter Sessions")

8 . Breed Apart

9 . Breed Apart (w/ Roy Mayorga)

10 . Straighthate (Pinkpop Festival, 1996)

11 . Spit (California, 1996)

12 . Spit (1996)

13 . Lookaway (w/ Mike Patton & Jason Newsted, 1998)

14 . Dusted (Pinkpop Festival, 1996)

15 . Dusted (Hellfest, 2014)

Sepultura - Roots

Track Listing : 1.Roots

Charles Mingus records ‘Blues & Roots,’ an album for Atlantic (1959)

Charles Mingus' 'Blues & The Roots' is an album recorded on February 4, 1959 in New York City and released in March 1960 by Atlantic.

Track Listing : 1.Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (Charles Mingus) - 05:39 . 2.Cryin' Blues (Charles Mingus) - 04:58 . 3.Moanin' (Charles Mingus) - 08:01 . 4.Tensions (Charles Mingus) - 06:27 . 5.My Jelly Roll Soul (Charles Mingus) - 06:47 . 6.E'S Flat Ah'S Flat Too (Charles Mingus) - 06:37

Lee Friedlander

Musicians : Charles Mingus – Bass . John Handy – Alto Sax . Jackie Mclean – Alto Sax . Booker Ervin – Tenor Sax . Pepper Adams – Baritone Sax . Jimmy Knepper – Trombone . Willie Dennis – Trombone . Dannie Richmond – Drums . Horace Parlan – Piano Except On (6) . Mal Waldron – Piano On (6)

Production :

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David Gilmour & Benedict Cumberbatch, Bonnie Raitt & Alison Krauss, Bruce Springsteen & U2, Mary Wilson & Georgie Fame, Brittney Howard & The Roots, Sting & No Doubt, Steven Tyler, Jeff Beck & Sting, Bruce Springsteen & Bryan Adams, Ed Sheeran & Tom Jones, Sammy Davis Jr. & Andy Williams, Buika & Javier Limón , Sergio Mendes & Carlinhos Brown

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Candy Dulfer & Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks, Billy Idol & Miley Cyrus, Macy Gray & David Murray, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Sheryl Crow & The Dixie Chicks, Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb, Andy Williams & Judy Garland, Ricky Skaggs & John Scofield, Elvis Costello & The Roots, Buddy Guy & John Mayer, Eric Clapton & Mark Knopfler

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Mary J. Blige & Eve, Whitney Houston, The Roots, Valerie Simpson, Randy Crawford, Joe Sample, Ben E. King, Aaliyah, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Bettye LaVette, Aretha Franklin, Ms. Lauryn Hill

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Lauryn Hill & The Roots, Judy Garland & Count Basie, Macy Gray & David Murray, Gregory Porter & James Carter, Sam Moore & The Blues Brothers, Cyndi Lauper & Rod Stewart, Gweneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis, Richard Ashcroft & Coldplay, Tom Petty & Eddie Vedder, Bob Dylan & Grateful Dead, John Mayall & Gary Moore, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr

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Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper & Patti Labelle, Aretha Franklin & Lou Rawls, Fiona Apple & The Roots, Marianne Faithfull & Bill Frisell, Rosanne Cash & Ry Cooder, Brandi Carlile & Dave Matthews Band, Bruce Springsteen & Clarence Clemons, Roger Daltrey & The Chieftains, Gary Moore & Albert Collins, Peter Frampton & Leslie West, Randy Bachman & Walter Trout