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Rap
The Roots
12 Reviews
2 Tracks
23 Features
4 The Pitch
50+ News
Reviews
(12)
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Do You Want More?!!!??!
The Roots
Best New Reissue
By
Tarisai Ngangura
March 13, 2021
Rap
Things Fall Apart
The Roots
By
Marcus J. Moore
August 28, 2016
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...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
The Roots
By
Jayson Greene
May 23, 2014
Rock
/
Rap
Wise Up Ghost
Elvis Costello / The Roots
By
Jayson Greene
September 19, 2013
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Undun
The Roots
By
Nate Patrin
December 6, 2011
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How I Got Over
The Roots
By
Nate Patrin
June 25, 2010
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Rising Down
The Roots
By
Nate Patrin
April 29, 2008
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Game Theory
The Roots
By
Ryan Dombal
August 31, 2006
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Home Grown! The Beginners Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vols. 1 & 2
The Roots
By
Nick Sylvester
November 22, 2005
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The Tipping Point
The Roots
By
Nick Sylvester
July 14, 2004
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Phrenology
The Roots
January 28, 2003
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The Roots Come Alive
The Roots
January 31, 2000
Tracks
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"Make My" [ft. Big K.R.I.T.]
The Roots
By
Larry Fitzmaurice
October 17, 2011
Rap
"How I Got Over"
The Roots
July 27, 2009
Features
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Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago Through the Years: A Photo Review
By
Seth Dodson
May 6, 2024
5-10-15-20
Black Thought on the Music That Made Him
By
Ryan Leas
August 22, 2023
Lists & Guides
The 53 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s
By
Pitchfork
November 3, 2022
Lists & Guides
The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s
By
Pitchfork
September 28, 2022
Lists & Guides
The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s
By
Pitchfork
September 27, 2022
Photo Gallery
Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 Photos: Live Shots
By
Pitchfork
July 19, 2022
Lists & Guides
The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years
By
Pitchfork
October 4, 2021
Lists & Guides
The 11 Best Electric Guitars for Any Budget
By
Andy Cush
June 14, 2021
Lists & Guides
33 Musicians On Why They’re Voting in the 2020 Election
By
Marc Hogan
October 13, 2020
Longform
How Musicians Are Fixing the Summer Music Scene With Their Own Festivals
By
Grayson Haver Currin
April 19, 2018
Longform
Sunshine Wishes and Hologram Dreams: Artists on Their Best, Worst, and Weirdest Music Festival Moments
By
Ryan Dombal
April 7, 2015
Photo Gallery
Roots Picnic 2014
By
Pitchfork
June 5, 2014
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The Confessions of a Conscious Rap Fan
By
Mychal Denzel Smith
June 28, 2022
The Pitch
Revisiting
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
, A Celebratory Concert Film and Reclamation of Black Fandom
By
Rawiya Kameir
June 7, 2020
The Pitch
Questlove On Why Music Festivals Matter and How to Do Them Right
By
Jace Clayton
August 24, 2016
The Pitch
Letterman's Musical Legacy
By
Paul de Revere
May 12, 2015
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The Roots Announce U.S. Tour With Arrested Development and Digable Planets
By
Jazz Monroe
April 9, 2024
News
Lil Wayne, André 3000, Jill Scott, and More to Perform at Roots Picnic 2024
By
Jazz Monroe
February 19, 2024
News
The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove Sued by the Estate of Former Bassist
By
Allison Hussey
March 28, 2023
News
De La Soul Honor Trugoy the Dove, Chat, and Perform With the Roots on
Fallon
By
Evan Minsker
March 17, 2023
News
St. Vincent and the Roots Cover Portishead’s “Glory Box” on
Fallon
By
Evan Minsker
March 9, 2023
News
Ms. Lauryn Hill, Ari Lennox, and More to Perform at 2023 Roots Picnic
By
Matthew Strauss
February 20, 2023
News
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
News
Madonna and the Roots Play “Music” With Classroom Instruments on
Fallon
By
Matthew Strauss
August 11, 2022
News
The Roots, Haim, and Sheryl Crow Announced for the Big Climate Thing Festival
By
Jazz Monroe
and
Allison Hussey
June 27, 2022
News
Afropunk Brooklyn 2022: The Roots, Burna Boy, Isaiah Rashad, Earl Sweatshirt, and More
By
Nina Corcoran
June 15, 2022
News
Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 Tickets On Sale Now
By
Pitchfork
March 8, 2022
News
The Roots Picnic 2022: Jazmine Sullivan, Mary J. Blige, Wizkid, and More
By
Matthew Strauss
February 15, 2022
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