As house band on The Tonight Show, the Roots are in the odd position of having full and complete job security. That means they’re utterly free to turn their albums into art-rap excursions, which is exactly what they’re doing. Just like the band’s last album, 2011′s undun, their new …And Then You ...

Questlove is one of many reasons for the success of Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show, and this summer the Roots co-leader will expand his TV profile with a new VH1 series. As Executive Producer of SoundClash, each week he’ll bring three artists together in a unique collaborative performance. Per AP, “the concept behind t...

The Roots will release their eleventh studio album And Then You Shoot Your Cousin next month. We’ve already heard “When The People Cheer” and now they’ve shared “Tomorrow,” featuring guest vocalist Raheem DeVaughn. Listen below. (via 1200 Squad) And Then You Shoot Your Cousin is out 5/1...

“Move That Dope,” the burping, twitching Future/Pusha T/Pharrell/Casino posse cut from Future’s new album Honest, is easily my favorite single of the year, in any genre. And last night, Future and Pusha T appeared on The Tonight Show to perform a scaled-down version of the track with the Roots. (If you’re ...

Tomorrow night, Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, will go into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. And last night, as part of The Tonight Show’s week-long project of hosting as much of this year’s Hall Of Fame incoming class as possible, Jimmy Fallon booked Islam as a musical guest. On [...]