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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 07:10 am

The Roots News

News about The Roots continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

Yesterday | Peterborough Today

Preview: City Roots festival

The City Roots event will fill the gap left by the much-loved Willow Festival, which last took place in 2003.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Hartford Courant

Daycation: A Ride To Rap's Roots

A DJ spins some sounds on the Hip-Hop On, Hip-Hop Off tour of significant sites related to rap in New York .

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Columbia College (Missouri), Columbia (University of South Carolina System), Columbia College Chicago, University of South Carolina System, Columbia College (South Carolina), Columbia University, Travel

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Slam Sports

Royal Ontario Museum displays Caribana art exhibit 'Roots to Rhythm'

Works by 24 artists of African-Canadian heritage will be displayed at the Royal Ontario Museum during the city's annual Caribana festival.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Travel, Winter Sports, Curling

NPR

New Roots Album May Be Group's Best

Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ET. All Things Considered , July 14, 2008 - The new album from the Philadelphia hip-hop band The Roots contains verses from the perspective of a ...

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Audio, Black Entertainment

Sun Jul 13, 2008

The New York Observer

Chris Rock, ?uestlove (But No Chappelle) at Powell Fund-Raiser

Reclusive comedian Dave Chappelle missed two flights out of Ohio last night and failed to get to a Manhattan fund-raiser for Congressional candidate Kevin Powell of Brooklyn.

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Related Topix: Why?, Hip-Hop, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Radar Online

Everyone but Chappelle Makes It to the Powell Fundraiser

Wednesday night's fundraiser for Democratic congressional candidate and Real World alum Kevin Powell , billed as "An Evening with Dave Chappelle ," was notable not only for the young, fresh crowd it drew, but ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Wed Jul 09, 2008

HipHopDx

Platinum Pied Pipers: Triple P Funk

Aboveground; underground...it's all relative to Platinum Pied Pipers ' producer Waajeed .

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Slum Village, Black Entertainment, Detroit, MI

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Express

Zap Mama lede

MARIE DAULNE IS beautiful, elegant, tall and confident. And as the leader of Zap Mama , she creates funky, soul-filled songs that tie together African rhythms, sedative lounge harmonies, jazz horns and hip-hop ...

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Related Topix: Folk, Zap Mama, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Wolf Trap, VA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

OnMilwaukee.com

The Roots plant firmly onto the Summerfest grounds

A national summer tour brought The Roots to the Miller Oasis tonight. Published July 5, 2008 at 3:28 a.m. Tags: the roots , rising down , hip-hop Since their first album nearly ten years ago, The Roots have ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Music, Entertainment

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Canada.com

Roots coming to Edmonton

Philadelphia's innovative hip-hop act the Roots is coming to Edmonton for the first time.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Stetsasonic

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Philly.com

Daniel Rubin: Ex-Roots bassist has what kids need to hear

Forty minutes into his master class, Leonard Nelson Hubbard still hasn't picked up his bass.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Quick

Sure Shot: Summer Music Conference begins

It was a huge week in hoops, with the NBA Draft going down last night and all kinds of gems over at the Boogie Spot on QuickDFW.com. Not to mention Shaq vs.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Prince Paul, Hip-Hop

Sat Jun 28, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

Music exhibit on display in northeastern Ky.

A historical music exhibit with Bluegrass State connections has made a stop in northeastern Kentucky.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, Kentucky

Thu Jun 26, 2008

OnMilwaukee.com

Summerfest picks: Julie Lawrence

Hip hop doesn't get much better than The Roots. See them on the Fourth of July at the Miller Lite Oasis.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Tue Jun 24, 2008

WHEC-TV Rochester

Music filled weekend

The Rochester International Jazz Festival ended on Saturday night but music continued Sunday at the 14th Annual Rochester Music Fest.

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Related Topix: Rochester Metro, Rochester, NY, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Funk, Kool & the Gang

Sun Jun 22, 2008

The Capital Times

SoCo Music Fest set for Willow Island again -- with the Roots, Black Keys

Last year they brought the Flaming Lips and Cowboy Mouth to Madison for a free show.

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Related Topix: Gza, Hip-Hop, Willow-Island, NE, Black Entertainment, Entertainment

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Beachcomber

Grilled Lincolns bring the Baltimore party to Ocean City

A bit of the Baltimore sound will make its way down to Ocean City this Friday when The Grilled Lincolns play Booty's Bar & Grill.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, O.C., Hip-Hop

Tahoe Daily Tribune

Pato's mission takes him to Tahoe on June 21

Pato Banton is coming to Whiskey Dick's on Saturday, June 21. This might be the last chance for South Shore reggae fans to catch Pato Banton while he's still in the music business.

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Related Topix: Reggae, Pato Banton, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Entertainment

Wed Jun 18, 2008

City Paper

"Love and Happiness" Is Forever

I'm digging the new Estelle, Portishead, N.E.R.D., and Roots, but you know what I think is my favorite new joint of all? My favorite album right now is the new Al Green, Lay It Down .

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, N.E.R.D, Soul, Al Green

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Green remains without peer

'Lay It Down,' Al Green After two decades of devoting himself to gospel and his ministry in Memphis, Al Green returned to secular themes and soul music in the mid-'90s. The comeback hit full stride when he ...

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Related Topix: Willie Mitchell, Soul, Anthony Hamilton, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Al Green

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