The Roots


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Formed: 1989 in Philadelphia, PA
Years Active: 90 's, 00's
Genre: Rap

Biography:
Though popular success has largely eluded the Roots, the Philadelphia group showed the way for live rap, building on Stetsasonic's "hip-hop band" philosophy of the mid-'80s by focusing on live instrumentation at their concerts and in the studio. Thou ...More >>

Discography:
2008Rising Down
2006Game Theory
2004Tipping Point
2002Phrenology
1999Things Fall Apart
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Filmograpy:
2007Freestyle Fanatiks
2005Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club
2005Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2004Chasing Liberty
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Group Members:
Scratch
Rahzel
Hub
?uestlove
Malik B.
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Influenced By:
A Tribe Called Quest
De La Soul
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Followers:
Metabass 'N Breath
Heiruspecs
Hezekiah
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