The Roots
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| - | :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcz2E4Rs2OU "[[Get Busy]]" | + | '''The Roots''' are an [[American hip hop]] band, formed in 1987 by [[Black Thought|Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter]] and [[Questlove|Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. |
| - | '''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?!!!??!]]'' | + | The Roots are known for a [[jazzy]] and [[eclectic]] approach to [[hip-hop]] featuring [[live]] [[musical instruments]] and the group's work has consistently been met with [[critical acclaim]]. |
| - | **Released: [[January 17]] [[1995]] | + | |
| - | **Chart positions: 104 U.S. | + | |
| - | **[[RIAA Certification]]: | + | |
| - | *''[[Illadelph Halflife]]'' | + | Their best-known song is "[[The Seed (2.0)]]" (2002). |
| - | **Released: [[September 24]] [[1996]] | + | |
| - | **Chart positions: 21 U.S. | + | |
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| - | *''[[Things Fall Apart (album)|Things Fall Apart]]'' | + | |
| - | **Released: [[February 23]] [[1999]] | + | |
| - | **Chart positions: 4 U.S. | + | |
| - | **[[RIAA certification]]: Gold | + | |
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| - | *''[[The Roots Come Alive]]'' ([[live album]]) | + | |
| - | **Released: [[November 2]] [[1999]] | + | |
| - | **Chart positions: 50 U.S. | + | |
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| - | *''[[Phrenology (album)|Phrenology]]'' | + | |
| - | **Released: [[November 26]] [[2002]] | + | |
| - | **Chart positions: 28 U.S. | + | |
| - | **RIAA certification: Gold<ref name=riaa/> | + | |
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| - | *''[[The Tipping Point (album)|The Tipping Point]]'' | + | |
| - | **Released: [[July 13]] [[2004]] | + | |
| - | **Chart positions: 4 U.S. | + | |
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| - | *''[[Game Theory (album)|Game Theory]]'' | + | |
| - | **Released: [[August 29]] [[2006]] | + | |
| - | **Chart positions: 9 U.S. | + | |
| - | **Sales: 300,000 copies | + | |
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| - | *''[[Rising Down]]'' | + | |
| - | **Released: [[April 29]] [[2008]] | + | |
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The Roots are an American hip hop band, formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Roots are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hip-hop featuring live musical instruments and the group's work has consistently been met with critical acclaim.
Their best-known song is "The Seed (2.0)" (2002).
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