The Roots
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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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- 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
- 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
- Released: November 26 2002
- Chart positions: 28 U.S.
- RIAA certification: Gold<ref name=riaa/>
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