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*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 …

*The 17th Annual Soul Beach Music Festival in Aruba has announced its star-studded lineup for Memorial Day weekend, May …

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*News broke earlier today that Chrisette Michele has quietly agreed to perform at Donald Trump’s Inauguration, and now …

*A mixtape linked to the Broadway smash “Hamilton” was first teased by the show’s star/creator Lin-Manuel Miranda back …

*Musician Questlove of The Roots is among three new members added to the board of trustees for New York Public Radio, …

*Barack Obama delivered the second and final “Slow Jam the News” segment of his presidency on Thursday’s “Tonight Show,” …

*BET insisted their Prince tribute would be better than Madonna’s offering at last month’s Billboard Music Awards, …

*A new track from The Roots doubles as the exclusive theme song for this year’s NBA Finals. The fitting “Champion,” with …

*Jimmy Fallon’s New York-based “Tonight Show” is going back to cali for a week’s worth of tapings, and has remade LL …

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*Earlier this week on the “Tonight Show” Jimmy Fallon and The Roots were joined by members of the …

*Viewing the upcoming Amy Winehouse documentary “Amy” proved to be an emotional experience for Questlove. …

*This week, ONE Musicfest, in partnership with Live Nation, announced the 2015 music lineup for one of the most …