The Legendary Roots Crew The Fifth Dynasty The Square Roots
Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Hip hop[1]
alternative rap[2]
conscious rap[3]
progressive soul[4]
progressive rap[5]
Discography
The Roots discography
Years active
1987 (1987)–present
Labels
Def Jam
DGC
GOOD
Interscope Geffen A&M
MCA
Okayplayer
Spinoffs
Nouveau Riche
Soulquarians
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Ray Angry
James Poyser
Mark Kelley
Stro Elliot
Jeremy Ellis
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Dave Guy
Past members
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Owen Biddle
Kid Crumbs
Dice Raw
F. Knuckles
Hub
Ben Kenney
Martin Luther
Rahzel
Scratch
Scott Storch
Nikki Yeoh
Ava Coleman
Website
theroots.com
The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.
The Roots are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hip hop featuring live musical instruments[6] and the group's work has consistently been met with critical acclaim. ThoughtCo ranked the band #7 on its list of the 25 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All-Time, calling them "Hip-hop's first legitimate band."[7]
In addition to the band's music, several members of the Roots are involved in side projects, including record production, acting, and regularly serving as guests on other musicians' albums and live shows.
^Bush, John (n.d.). "The Roots: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^Patrin, Nate (June 25, 2010). "The Roots: How I Got Over Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^Nieman, Carrie (May 14, 2003). "Digging the Roots". Style Weekly. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^Gross, Jason (May 10, 2006). "The Roots: They're a (funky) American band". Creative Loafing Charlotte. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^Lewis, Miles Marshall (August 9, 2007). "Common". Dallas Observer. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^Powell, Kevin (October 24, 1996). "Album Review: Illadelph Halflife". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
^Adaso, Henry (October 12, 2017). "25 Greatest Hip-Hop Groups – Best Rap Groups of All Time". ThoughtCo. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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