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The Roots

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Members

Ahmir '?uestlove' ThompsonJames Poyser Malik B.Joshua AbramsScott StorchLeonard HubbardMartin LutherFrank "Knuckles" WalkerBen KenneyNikki YeohDave GuyKirk DouglassRaymond AngryOwen BiddleIan Hendrickson-SmithMark KelleyKarl B. JenkinsTarik Luqmaan CollinsKyle JonesRozell BrownDamon BrysonKenyetta WarrenJames Gray (13)

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Black Thought

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De La Soul

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A Tribe Called Quest

Little Brother

Little Brother

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

Slum Village

Slum Village

Gang Starr

Gang Starr

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Albums

Live Au Festival Rock En Seine

2013

Wake Up!

2010

Instrumentals Album

2000

Things Fall Apart

1999

LiVE

1999

EPs

Sampler

2006

The Legendary

1999

Retour Aux Sources

1997

From The Ground Up

1994

The Legendary EP

The Legendary EP

Pre-Game - EP

Pre-Game - EP

Other

The Next Movement

The Next Movement

Mellow My Man

Mellow My Man

Don’t Say Nuthin

Don’t Say Nuthin

undun

undun

What They Do

What They Do

Brown Sugar: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack

Brown Sugar: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack

Rising Down

Rising Down

Distortion to Static

Distortion to Static

Tracks by The Roots

50+ tracks in our catalogue

!!!!!!!Phrenology

? vs. RahzelDo You Want More?!!!??!

? vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut)Illadelph Halflife

"Game Of Thrones" Rap Season 4

"Give Tha Drummer Sum" (Questlove Freestyle Drum Sample)LiVE

100% DundeeThings Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)

100% DundeeThings Fall Apart

100% Dundee (Live)The Roots Come Alive

3rd Acts: ? vs. Scratch 2... Electric BoogalooThings Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)

3rd Acts: ? Vs. Scratch 2... Electric BoogalooThings Fall Apart

75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)Rising Down

A Peace of LightHow I Got Over

Act Fore...The End?Things Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)

Act Too (Love of My Life)Summer Heat 1999 — Volume One

Act Too (Love of My Life) (Remix)Brown Sugar: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack

Act Too (Love of My Life) [Radio Edit / Remix]Things Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)

Act Too (The Love Of My Life)Things Fall Apart

Act Too (The Love Of My Life)Things Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)

Act Won (Things Fall Apart)Things Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)

Act Won (Things Fall Apart)Things Fall Apart

AdrenalineInstrumentals Album

Adrenaline (J.Period remix)

Adrenaline [Woodstock 99]Woodstock 99

Adrenaline!Things Fall Apart

Adrenaline!Things Fall Apart (Explicit Version)

Adrenaline!Things Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)

Adrenaline! (Live)The Roots Come Alive

Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me AroundSoundtrack for a Revolution

Ain't Sayin' Nothin' NewThings Fall Apart

Ain’t Sayin' Nothin’ NewThings Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)

AntiquityDilla Joints

AtonementGame Theory

BabyGame Theory

Bass Intro/There's Something Goin' On/Love (Live at Blue Note NYC)The Roots Come Alive Too: DYWM30 Live at Blue Note NYC

Becoming UnwrittenRising Down

Been Thru The StormThe Best of The Roots

Birthday GirlRising Down

Bittersweet Side A

Bittersweet Side B

Black Rock…and then you shoot your cousin

Black Thought And The Godfather Of Noyze FreestyleLiVE

Boom!The Tipping Point

Bread and ButterGame Theory

Bread and Butter (Explicit)Pre-Game - EP

Break U OffThe Best of The Roots

Break You Off (A Capella)Juslisen

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!!!!!!!Phrenology
? vs. RahzelDo You Want More?!!!??!
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? vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut)Illadelph Halflife
"Game Of Thrones" Rap Season 4
@15Rising Down
100% DundeeThings Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)
100% Dundee (Live)The Roots Come Alive
3rd Acts: ? vs. Scratch 2... Electric BoogalooThings Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)
75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)Rising Down

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You Got Me

You Got Me

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The Seed (2.0)

The Seed (2.0)

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My Shot (Rise Up remix)

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Make My

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The OtherSide

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What They Do

What They Do

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Sleep

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The Fire

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One Time

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Don't Say Nuthin'

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Kool On

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Lighthouse

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Music videos by The Roots

Music videos

The Roots — Distortion To Static (Black Thought Mix)

Distortion To Static (Black Thought Mix)

The Roots — Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be)

Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be)

The Roots — DTDR - The Roots | The Seed - Melting Pot - Web (live) | 2005

DTDR - The Roots | The Seed - Melting Pot - Web (live) | 2005

The Roots — The Roots - Distortion To Static (At Ease Mix)

The Roots - Distortion To Static (At Ease Mix)