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  • Time Blog About Whitney Houston's Death Finds Musicians Afraid of Similar Fate 02/16/2012
  • Bonnaroo Lineup Announced 02/15/2012
  • Vans Relaunches Offthewall.tv Website 02/10/2012
  • Bon Iver + the Roots Turn 'Perth' Into an Eight-Minute Jam on 'Fallon' 02/09/2012
  • Kellie Pickler Proves Herself With 100 Proof 01/23/2012
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    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Captain Kirk Douglas of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Captain Kirk Douglas of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Captain Kirk Douglas of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought (C) of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Questlove of The Roots perform at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought (C) of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought (C) of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought (C) of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought (C) of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought (C) of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Black Thought of The Roots performs at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • The Roots - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: The Roots perform at The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party at The Crane Bay on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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    Biography

    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. Though their album works have been inconsistent affairs, more intent on building grooves than pushing songs, the Roots' live shows are among the best in ...more
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