The Roots

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  Whodini's John "Ecstasy" Fletcher Dead at 56: Report

  PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2020

  John Fletcher — an American artist known best as vocalist Ecstasy with hip-hop trio Whodini — has died. News of Fletcher's passing was shar...

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  Black Thought and Danger Mouse Plot 'Dangerous Thoughts' Album

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2020

  Black Thought is fresh off the release of Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane and Abel, and when it comes to new material, he has no plans to...

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  Black Thought Finally Delivers Long-Awaited 'Streams of Thought Vol. 3'

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2020

  After detailing the effort back in July, Black Thought has finally shared the third volume of his Streams of Thought series. You can hear S...

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  Malik B. of the Roots Dies at 47

  PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2020

  Malik Abdul Basit — an American rapper and singer best known as formative Roots member Malik B. — has died. News of the artist's passing wa...

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  Black Thought Details 'Streams of Thought Vol. 3'

  PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2020

  In April, Black Thought hopped on a quarantine livestream to share new songs from a third instalment of his Streams of Thought release seri...

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  9 Concert Films That Will Tide You Over Until the Real Thing Comes Back

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2020

  By now, we're so deep into our socially isolated lives due to COVID-19 that we're starting to forget what going to concerts feel like. And...

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  ​Here's the Full List of Grammy Performers

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2020

  The 62nd annual Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday evening (January 26), and the list of performers has been finalized.   The star-stu...

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  Questlove to Make Directorial Debut with 'Black Woodstock'

  PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2019

  Questlove's forays into film and television have seen him produce, score and voice act, but the Roots drummer is now in the director's chai...