Tag Archives: The Roots

Video: Elvis Costello & The Roots – “Walk Us Uptown”

Elvis Costello & The Roots - "Walk Us Uptown"

The official music video for the debut track from the Elvis Costello & The Roots collaboration “Wise Up Ghost”. Directed by Mariana Blanco.

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Audio: Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke & The Roots Sing “Blurred Lines”

Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke & The Roots Sing "Blurred Lines"

Jimmy, Robin Thicke & The Roots play “Blurred Lines” on classroom instruments in the Late Night “Music Room.” (instrument list below) Jimmy Fallon – wood block, Casio keyboardRobin Thicke – spoonsQuestlove – wooden clackerMark Kelley – kazooKamal Gray – xylophoneJames Poyser – melodicaCaptain Kirk – ukuleleTuba Gooding Jr. – recorder, banana shakerFrank Knuckles – cowbellBlack
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Audio: Dice Raw “Over” (prod. Khari Mateen)

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Dice hooks up with frequent collaborator Khari Mateen for the first joint from his Jimmies Back LP.

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Progressive Soul Vol.27

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Track listing 1. The Roots – The OtherSide feat. Bilal Oliver & Greg Porn 2. Babble Feat.Phonte -The Physics 3. Joy Denalene – Should Have Never (Jake One remix).feat.Bilal Oliver 4. Dwele – Red Clay 5. D’angelo – Left & Right Live (Vodoo Tour – Stockholm)

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Big Daddy Kane & The Roots – RAW Live

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Big Daddy Kane and The Roots performing BDK’s hit single “RAW”.

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soulROCKS minitape pt6

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Track listing 1. Chester French – Not Over You 2. Mark Ronson – Lose it 3. Asher Roth – Be Myself 4. Gnarls Barkley – Go On 5. The Roots – How I Got Over 6. Blur – Fool’s Day

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soulROCKS minitape pt1

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Track listing 1. Lenny Kravitz -Lady 2. N.E.R.D – Don’t You Worry About It 3. Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc 4. Gnarls Barkley/ The Raconteurs – Crazy As She Goes 5. The Roots – The Seed 2.0

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A Tribe Called Quest

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Without question the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s, A Tribe Called Quest was formed in 1988, though both Q-Tip (b. Jonathan Davis) and Phife (b. Malik Taylor) had grown up together in Queens. Q-Tip met DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad while at high school and, after being named by the Jungle Brothers, the
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Cody ChesnuTT

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Cody Chesnutt was beginning to live the life every struggling musician dreams about. His band The Crosswalk was signed to Hollywood Records and had completed a debut album “Venus Loves A Melody” when problems arose. Victims of label politics, The Crosswalk was sent packing and Chesnutt’s band broke apart. Cody retreated to the comfort of
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The Roots “The Fire” feat. John Legend

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