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-	{{Template}}	+	{{Template}}'''The Roots''' are an [[United States|American]] [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] band from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. They made their debut in 1993 and have gone on to collaborate with artists from a range of genres, such as [[Roy Ayers]] and [[Cody Chesnutt]]. 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.
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The Roots are an American hip hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. They made their debut in 1993 and have gone on to collaborate with artists from a range of genres, such as Roy Ayers and Cody Chesnutt. 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.