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Video: Questlove Answers 10 Questions For ‘TIME’ Magazine
On June 18, aka this year’s “all hip-hop everything” day, there’s more to be purchased than just new CDs from some of rap’s biggest artists. Questlove is releasing his memoir, Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove, on that day,…
Elvis Costello and The Roots Announce ‘Wise Up Ghost’ Collaborative Album
This past January, Questlove broke some big news when he revealed that his band, the Roots, had at least a pair of new albums on the way. In addition to their & Then You Shoot Your Cousin full-length, they were hard…
Video: J. Cole Performs “Power Trip” With The Roots on ‘Fallon’
J. Cole stopped by the set of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night to perform his latest single, “Power Trip“, off his upcoming Born Sinner LP. And even though Miguel couldn’t make it out to sing the hook, the Fayetteville, N.C.…
Watch De La Soul Perform With The Roots on ‘Fallon’
De La Soul, aka our favorite group ever here at Potholes, was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. And instead of performing their ill new track, “Get Away“, the trio opted to perform a…
Watch Treach of Naughty By Nature Perform “O.P.P.” With The Roots
Despite the drama surrounding Naughty By Nature, Treach of the legendary hip-hop crew came through Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to throw down their most notable cut, “O.P.P.”. Despite sitting down for the entire track, Treach brings to the crowd…
Watch Bilal and The Roots Cover Steely Dan’s “Black Cow” Live on ‘Fallon’
As you might already know, the Roots have their own special musical guests on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon that sometimes don’t take the main stage for all to see when the show airs. And earlier this week, Bilal stopped by…
Video: Talib Kweli Performs “Come Here” With Bilal and The Roots on ‘Fallon’
In addition to k-os being on the set to warm up the crowd, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon featured Talib Kweli as the musical guest last night. The BKMC performed his smooth new Prisoner of Conscious single, “Come Here“, with a…
Video: K-os Performs “Try Again” With The Roots on ‘Fallon’
Although we were left underwhelmed by k-os‘ latest album, BLack on BLonde, the record wasn’t completely void of strong tracks. Among those is “Try Again”, a sharp collaboration with Black Thought of the Roots. And on last night’s Late Night With Jimmy…
Video: The Roots’ Goofball Audience Freestyles on ‘Fallon’
For their latest hilarious bit on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the Roots put on a full-on freestyle session inspired by some select audience members. And when I say the Roots, I’m not just saying that Black Thought raps for a…
The Roots’ ‘Things Fall Apart’ Goes Platinum
This past weekend The Legendary Roots Crew offered up a vinyl pressing of their late ’90s hip-hop classic Things Fall Apart as a special release for Record Store Day. Fourteen years later it stands as one of the, if not the best album…
