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The Roots

Last album

April 29, 2008

First published

December 12, 2008

Downloads

16360 albums downloaded

Biography

The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning hip hop group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. Inspired by the "hip-hop band" concept pioneered by Stetsasonic, the Roots themselves have garnered critical acclaim and influenced later hip-hop and R&B acts. The Roots' original lineup included Black Thought (MC vocals) and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (drums), who were classmates at the Philadelphia High School for Creative Performing Arts.

Albums

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  Rising Down Published in 2008

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  Game Theory Published in 2006

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  Phrenology Published in 2002

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  Things Fall Apart Published in 1999

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  Illadelph Halflife Published in 1996

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  Do You Want More?!!!??! Published in 1995

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  Common

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