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

soulrocks — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:41:59 +0000

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

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

soulrocks — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:21:38 +0000

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 keyboard
Robin Thicke – spoons
Questlove – wooden clacker
Mark Kelley – kazoo
Kamal Gray – xylophone
James Poyser – melodica
Captain Kirk – ukulele
Tuba Gooding Jr. – recorder, banana shaker
Frank Knuckles – cowbell
Black Thought — maraca

Audio: Dice Raw “Over” (prod. Khari Mateen)

soulrocks — Thu, 30 May 2013 00:41:18 +0000

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

Progressive Soul Vol.27

soulrocks — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:05:11 +0000

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)

Big Daddy Kane & The Roots – RAW Live

soulrocks — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:00:57 +0000

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

soulROCKS minitape pt6

soulrocks — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:00:25 +0000

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

soulROCKS minitape pt1

soulrocks — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:13:13 +0000

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

A Tribe Called Quest

soulrocks — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:41:14 +0000

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 trio began performing. Tribe’s recording debut came in August 1989, when their single, “Description of a Fool,” appeared on a tiny area label, they signed to Jive later that same year. They released their first album, “People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm”, one year later. Much like De La Soul, Tribe looked more to jazz as well as ’70s rock for their sample base “Can I Kick It?” plundered Lou Reed’s classic “Walk on the Wild Side” and made it viable in a hip-hop context. No matter how solid their debut was, second album The Low End Theory outdid all expectations and has held up as one of the best hip-hop albums of all time. Tribe cemented their support of the rap community with 1993’s “Midnight Marauders”. Though impossible to trump Low End’s brilliance, the LP offered several classics including “Award Tour” and “Electric Relaxation”. Returning in 1996 with their fourth LP, Beats, Rhymes and Life, Tribe showed signs of wear; it was a good album, but proved less striking than “The Low End Theory” or “Marauders”. While touring in support of 1998’s “The Love Movement”, the group announced their impending breakup.

Website www.atcq.com

Cody ChesnuTT

soulrocks — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:02:09 +0000

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 his bedroom studio; the Sonic Promise land. Alone and armed with an array of instruments, one microphone and a 4-track, his project developed. This informal, lo-tech setting allowed the Atlanta-native to capture the honest passion of his creative energy on his debut “The Headphone Masterpiece” The Roots’ album ” Phrenology” featured him collaborating with the band on their version of his song “The Seed.” Chestnutt also produced and co-wrote two songs on “Southern Discomfort”, the debut album by Epic Records Artist Rehab.

www.codychesnutt.com

The Roots “The Fire” feat. John Legend

soulrocks — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:33:51 +0000