Members of the house band for NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and the official Music Curators for the City of Philadelphia, The Roots, have…
On the heels of his 2013 Grammy nomination for his contributions to The Roots album, Undun, Dice Raw is currently putting the finishing touches…
Music icon Prince is going to be honored for all of his musical contributions at New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall on March 7. Besides being honored by pop music’s elite, Prince will get a tribute from Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli and The Roots. Details concerning which of The Purple one’s songs will get a hip-hop twist. Along with […]
If you’ve ever heard of The Roots, you know their drummer, Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, is a huge Soul Train fanatic. Questlove went on Okay Player and remembered his first non-musical or blood related hero, Don Cornelius. In the piece, ?uestlove says, his bag of hard drives of Soul Train episodes have caused trouble for him […]
Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson found himself in the hot seat on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live. When Andy Cohen asked Questlove if he had ever not been credited for his contribution to an album, he said Prince hadn’t credited him on Prince’s One Night Only album. Apparently, Thompson sat in on drums for a song and […]
In the 1980s, musicians only scratched the surface of what could be done with the music video. Michael Jackson set the standard and in the…
In the 1980s, musicians only scratched the surface of what could be done with the music video. Michael Jackson set the standard and in the 1990s, everyone raced to match or surpass him.
In the 1980s, musicians only scratched the surface of what could be done with the music video. Michael Jackson set the standard and in the 1990s, everyone raced to match or surpass him.
Despite his recent nude photo scandal, a hit single about a**holes and douchebags, and a laughably absurd album cover, Kanye West has landed the headlining slot for the 84th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
John Legend’s long-awaited collaboration with The Roots, Wake Up!, has been getting a lot of positive buzz online lately. The album of covers of politically themed songs drops September 21st. Peep the lead single, “Wake Up Everybody,” a cover of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes’ classic from 1975, featuring Melanie Fiona and Common. Check […]
If there’s one word that best describes Ben Kenney, it’s versatility.
Singer worked on the project with the Roots, whom he has been 'following since I was a kid at UPenn.'
