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submitted by Nick Feb 21st 2014 10:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Questlove remembers the exact moment when the Roots became passé. In Mo’ Meta Blues, the memoir he published last year, the renowned drummer, bandleader, producer, DJ, and all-around music geek flashes back to the filming of Michel Gondry’s concert film Dave Chappelle’s Block Party in 2004: I remember one moment so clearly that it’s like [...]

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T.I.: Watch A Pigtailed Young Thug Join T.I. & The Roots On The Tonight Show

submitted by Nick Aug 8th 2014 02:00 pm (stereogum.com)

First things first: Look at Young Thug. Look at him. He has his bleached pigtails done up in those Princess Leia buns. He is wearing the tightest clothes that any rapper has ever worn in public. He has a pink flag hanging out of his pants. The man is a street-rap star, and he is [...]

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The Roots: – “Never” Video

submitted by Nick Jun 11th 2014 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)

The Roots’ new album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin is a conceptual art-rap affair, made without any real concern for the marketplace, and so it’s not much of a surprise that their latest music videos are conceptual allegory-type deals. They’ve already unveiled a stop-motion clip for “Understand...

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50 Cent: Watch 50 Cent And G-Unit Reunite At Hot 97 Summer Jam

submitted by Nick Jun 2nd 2014 06:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Last night, the New York rap-radio giant Hot 97 held its annual Summer Jam show, and it was as crammed with special guests as ever. During Nicki Minaj’s headlining set alone, she brought Lil Wayne, Drake, Young Thug, Soulja Boy, and Lil Herb to the stage, while the Roots got to play local hero, backing [...]

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Watch Chad Smith & Will Ferrell’s Drum-Off And Red Hot Chili Peppers Play “Don’t Fear The Reaper” With The Roots On Fallon

submitted by Nick May 23rd 2014 02:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith have long found themselves near the top of every celebrity-lookalike listicle, and last week, we learned the news that the two would stage a drum-off for charity on The Tonight Show. That drum-off happened last night, and massive credit is due to Will Ferrell for [...]

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The Roots: Watch The Perform “Never” With A-Trak On The Tonight Show

submitted by Nick May 21st 2014 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)

It’s not surprising, of course, that the Roots were on The Tonight Show last night. They’re on The Tonight Show every night. But yesterday, the group released their expansive, experimental new album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin. And they marked the occasion by doing double duty, as the show’s house band...

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