At this point, my anticipation for Live From The Underground has me willing to sacrifice a goat to the Soundscan gods. K.R.I.T. continues to keep his name in the air with the release of videos for two of his more talked about features, “Make My” with The Roots and T.I.’s flagship comeback record “I’m Flexin’.” Read the rest of this entry »

The Roots’ 13th studio LP undun will be their first project that isn’t thematic in nature, but rather their initial venture into concept albums. At ten tracks, the album is a bit shorter that what we’re used to, and according to Questlove it’s “a movie without visuals,” complete with the plotlines of a concrete narrative. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night was Justin Timberlake-time again on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. The singer-turned-actor had a new film (In Time) to promote and – as he and Fallon have done previously with parts one and two – Timberlake went above just sitting on the couch, choosing instead to rap it up with the show’s host for “The History Of Rap 3.” Read the rest of this entry »

Everybody has a lil’ Captain in them, PAUSE. The Legendary Roots Crew recently took on the task for remixing (in other words) reformulating the theme song to Captain Morgan’s “To Life, Love and Loot” campaign and they tackle the assignment with the same intensity that occurs when the famed spiced rum hits the bloodstream. Read the rest of this entry »

The Roots and Big K.R.I.T. didn’t come together because they are labelmates. Both acts dedicate their lives to delivering music that can be infused into your soul, in turn seeing life outside of marketing windows, media coverage and even this here blog post. Over a serene backdrop that allows the lyrics to occupy the center stage, Read the rest of this entry »

Beyonce’s “Best Thing…” has received so much radio play that the only way I could possibly look forward to hearing it again is with The Roots playing the supporting role, Read the rest of this entry »

Never missing a beat, whether they’re on the road or helping Jimmy Fallon sound like Chuck D., Questlove recently unveiled great news for fans of The Roots. Hip-Hop’s most legendary band are back in the studio recording the following up to their Grammy-nominated, How I Got Over. Read the rest of this entry »

Justin Timberlake returned to Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night last night and the two decided to follow up the wildly popular original “History Of Rap” with a sequel. Read the rest of this entry »

Hennessy’s throwing a BYOB party for everyone and it’s taking place in the comfort of your home. In the upcoming The Art Of Blending film, Thibaut De Longeville, best known for the Just For Kicks and Air Force 1 sneaker docs, captures a one-off show curated for Hennessy’s Artistry series where several music mavericks – including Chaka Khan, Q-Tip, Mary J Blige, The Roots, Eve, Bobby Brown and Erykah Badu Read the rest of this entry »

Like everybody else on the night in mention, The Roots got the frostbite shoulder with their Grammy-nominated album. Still, a little spilled milk can’t derail the enriched ingredients what it takes to retain the title of “legendary.” For starters, though, oblivious to the national cameras, The Roots did take home three storied awards at the 53rd Grammy Award ceremony Read the rest of this entry »

Alright gang, it’s the last week for submissions for our “Collect Your Thoughts” competition ending this Friday. We decided to throw in another round of Black Thought trivia. Here’s a quick chance to win an autographed copy of The Roots’ Grammy-nominated LP, How I Got Over but you’re going to have to do your research for this one. Run your memory banks…or run to Google. Test out your fanboy/girl Roots knowledge with this latest challenge formed by Tariq himself. Read the rest of this entry »

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Our “Collect Your Thoughts” competition is in full swing and the entries are coming in daily. We are thankful its been well-received and we want to pay it back by allowing everybody a chance to win free sh*t even if you haven’t entered yet. So we pose a quick, Black Thought trivia question. Read the rest of this entry »

Black Thought has been releasing recorded music since 1992 and has long since established himself as one of the most fierce and prolific emcees in history. In fact, give the man a hand. No, seriously, give him a hand, because he’s has lost track of how many features and solo joints the emcee’s had a hand in and needs your help. Read the rest of this entry »

Aloe Blacc made his national TV debut performing “I Need A Dollar” a few nights ago on Fallon. According to The Roots’ drummer, the late night staff still in awe a day later, winning Aloe a few new fans. As a huge fan of the album, I’m enthused he’s getting the deserved attention Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been months since I watched his life slip. All I could think about that day was how life didn’t make sense. How does a 20 year old who bought his first house a week prior just leave like that, never to return to his son because of a negligent driver? Why him? A man who did what was right in a world where so many do wrong? Read the rest of this entry »