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Reviews

(12)

Do You Want More?!!!??!

The Roots

Best New Reissue

By Tarisai Ngangura

March 13, 2021

Things Fall Apart

The Roots

By Marcus J. Moore

August 28, 2016

...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

The Roots

By Jayson Greene

May 23, 2014

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Wise Up Ghost

Elvis Costello / The Roots

By Jayson Greene

September 19, 2013

Undun

The Roots

By Nate Patrin

December 6, 2011

How I Got Over

The Roots

By Nate Patrin

June 25, 2010

Rising Down

The Roots

By Nate Patrin

April 29, 2008

Game Theory

The Roots

By Ryan Dombal

August 31, 2006

Home Grown! The Beginners Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vols. 1 & 2

The Roots

By Nick Sylvester

November 22, 2005

The Tipping Point

The Roots

By Nick Sylvester

July 14, 2004

Phrenology

The Roots

January 28, 2003

The Roots Come Alive

The Roots

January 31, 2000

Tracks

(2)

"Make My" [ft. Big K.R.I.T.]

The Roots

By Larry Fitzmaurice

October 17, 2011

"How I Got Over"

The Roots

July 27, 2009

Features

(22)

Black Thought on the Music That Made Him

By Ryan Leas

August 22, 2023

The 53 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s

By Pitchfork

November 3, 2022

The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s

By Pitchfork

September 28, 2022

The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s

By Pitchfork

September 27, 2022

Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 Photos: Live Shots

By Pitchfork

July 19, 2022

The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years

By Pitchfork

October 4, 2021

The 11 Best Electric Guitars for Any Budget

By Andy Cush

June 14, 2021

33 Musicians On Why They’re Voting in the 2020 Election

By Marc Hogan

October 13, 2020

How Musicians Are Fixing the Summer Music Scene With Their Own Festivals

By Grayson Haver Currin

April 19, 2018

Sunshine Wishes and Hologram Dreams: Artists on Their Best, Worst, and Weirdest Music Festival Moments

By Ryan Dombal

April 7, 2015

Roots Picnic 2014

By Pitchfork

June 5, 2014

Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

By Mark Richardson

June 13, 2013

SHOW ALL Features

The Pitch

(5)

The Confessions of a Conscious Rap Fan

By Mychal Denzel Smith

June 28, 2022

Revisiting Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, A Celebratory Concert Film and Reclamation of Black Fandom

By Rawiya Kameir

June 7, 2020

Send It On: Roy Hargrove’s Immaculate Blend of Jazz, Hip-Hop, and R&B

By Danny Schwartz

November 7, 2018

Questlove On Why Music Festivals Matter and How to Do Them Right

By Jace Clayton

August 24, 2016

Letterman's Musical Legacy

By Paul de Revere

May 12, 2015

News

(50+)

The Roots Announce U.S. Tour With Arrested Development and Digable Planets

By Jazz Monroe

April 9, 2024

Lil Wayne, André 3000, Jill Scott, and More to Perform at Roots Picnic 2024

By Jazz Monroe

February 19, 2024

The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove Sued by the Estate of Former Bassist

By Allison Hussey

March 28, 2023

De La Soul Honor Trugoy the Dove, Chat, and Perform With the Roots on Fallon

By Evan Minsker

March 17, 2023

St. Vincent and the Roots Cover Portishead’s “Glory Box” on Fallon

By Evan Minsker

March 9, 2023

Ms. Lauryn Hill, Ari Lennox, and More to Perform at 2023 Roots Picnic

By Matthew Strauss

February 20, 2023

Future, Missy Elliott, the Roots, Glorilla, and More to Perform During 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Celebration at 2023 Grammys

By Rob Arcand

February 2, 2023

Madonna and the Roots Play “Music” With Classroom Instruments on Fallon

By Matthew Strauss

August 11, 2022

The Roots, Haim, and Sheryl Crow Announced for the Big Climate Thing Festival

By Jazz Monroe and Allison Hussey

June 27, 2022

Afropunk Brooklyn 2022: The Roots, Burna Boy, Isaiah Rashad, Earl Sweatshirt, and More

By Nina Corcoran

June 15, 2022

Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 Tickets On Sale Now

By Pitchfork

March 8, 2022

The Roots Picnic 2022: Jazmine Sullivan, Mary J. Blige, Wizkid, and More

By Matthew Strauss

February 15, 2022