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-{{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. +{{Template}}
 +:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcz2E4Rs2OU "[[Get Busy]]"
 +'''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.
 +===Studio===
 +*''[[Organix]]''
 +**Released: [[May 19]] [[1993]]
 + 
 +*''[[Do You Want More?!!!??!]]''
 +**Released: [[January 17]] [[1995]]
 +**Chart positions: 104 U.S.
 +**[[RIAA Certification]]:
 + 
 +*''[[Illadelph Halflife]]''
 +**Released: [[September 24]] [[1996]]
 +**Chart positions: 21 U.S.
 + 
 +*''[[Things Fall Apart (album)|Things Fall Apart]]''
 +**Released: [[February 23]] [[1999]]
 +**Chart positions: 4 U.S.
 +**[[RIAA certification]]: Gold
 + 
 +*''[[The Roots Come Alive]]'' ([[live album]])
 +**Released: [[November 2]] [[1999]]
 +**Chart positions: 50 U.S.
 + 
 +*''[[Phrenology (album)|Phrenology]]''
 +**Released: [[November 26]] [[2002]]
 +**Chart positions: 28 U.S.
 +**RIAA certification: Gold<ref name=riaa/>
 + 
 +*''[[The Tipping Point (album)|The Tipping Point]]''
 +**Released: [[July 13]] [[2004]]
 +**Chart positions: 4 U.S.
 + 
 +*''[[Game Theory (album)|Game Theory]]''
 +**Released: [[August 29]] [[2006]]
 +**Chart positions: 9 U.S.
 +**Sales: 300,000 copies
 + 
 +*''[[Rising Down]]''
 +**Released: [[April 29]] [[2008]]
 + 
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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.

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