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The Roots
Though popular success has largely eluded the Roots,
the Philadelphia group showed the way for live rap, building on ?Stetsasonic's
"hip-hop band" philosophy of the mid-'80s by focusing on live
instrumentation at their concerts and in the studio. Their live shows
are among the best in the business. The Roots' first major-label album,
Do You Want More?!!!??!, was released in January 1995; forsaking usual
hip-hop protocol, the album was produced without any samples or previously
recorded material. It peaked just outside the Top 100, but was mostly
ignored by fans of hip-hop. Instead, Do You Want More?!!!??! made more
tracks in alternative circles, partly due to the Roots playing the second
stage at Lollapalooza that summer.
Early in 1996, the Roots released Clones, the trailer single for their
second album. It hit the rap Top Five, and created a good buzz for the
album. The following September, Illadelph Halflife appeared and made number
21 on the album charts. The Roots' third album, 1999's Things Fall Apart,
was easily their biggest critical and commercial success; The Roots Come
Alive followed later that year.
The long-awaited Phrenology was released in late November 2002 amid rumors
of the Roots losing interest in their label arrangements with MCA. In
2004, the band remedied the situation by creating the Okayplayer company..
The same year, the band held a series of jam sessions to give their next
album a looser feel. The results were edited down to ten tracks and released
as The Tipping Point in July of 2004. Two volumes of the rarities-collecting
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots appeared at
the end of the year. Game Theory, the group's first album for Def Jam,
followed in 2006, and two years later the especially politically-charged
Rising Down came out. Currently, the Roots are the house band for NBC’s
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Let us connect you with a The Roots Agent now to book The Roots to appear at your next corporate, private or special event!
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