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Roots Picnic Expands to London, Black Thought Reflects on Philly Origins

*The Roots Picnic is heading overseas for the first time, marking a major expansion for the long-running Philadelphia …

*The 2026 Roots Picnic just got a major headline act. Grammy Award-winning rapper, producer, and entrepreneur JAY-Z has …

*Hip Hop’s premiere band, The Roots, demonstrated fierce musicianship, electric showmanship, and a set filled with …

*After declaring its lifelong love of hip-hop last year, the Roots Picnic will celebrate the year 1995 in 2025 with “A …

*PBS announced that the third episode of Next at the Kennedy Center, a series from the pubcaster’s first multi-year …

*Are The Fugees and The Roots gearing up for a Verzus battle? According to a flyer posted over at All Hip Hop, it …

*Questlove is speaking out about how hip-hop icon Dr. Dre helped save The Roots’ professional careers. During a …

*On the morning of August 8, 1978, the Philadelphia Police Department, at the direction of hardline Mayor Frank Rizzo, …

*Malik B., co-founder of The Roots, has died at the age of 47, his cousin Don Champion confirmed. “Mourning my …

*On “The Tonight Show” Monday, The Roots’ Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter celebrated Star …

*Monday’s entire broadcast of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” was filmed on a New York City …

[videowaywire video_id=”6E620ABFF868E021″] *Lauryn Hill and Andra Day each contributed musical salutes to …

[videowaywire video_id=”GGN57V1JH634V5RJ”] *Jimmy Fallon has run afoul of Prince fans after performing a …

*Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter, the lead MC of The Roots, also takes the lead in a new marketing campaign designed to …

*Amazon has teamed with Grammy-winning hip-hop collective The Roots and their Passyunk Productions to develop an …