The Roots (seminal hip hop group)

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The Roots are an American Grammy Award-winning hip hop/neo soul band, formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known for a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which includes live instrumentals.Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called the Square Roots.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1993 Organix The Roots 4 3
1995 Do You Want More?!!!??! The Roots 5 1
1996 Illadelph Halflife The Roots 4 2
1999 Things Fall Apart The Roots 4 5
2002 Phrenology The Roots 7
2004 The Tipping Point The Roots 4.35 5
2006 Game Theory The Roots 4.5 2
2008 Rising Down The Roots 4.5 4
2010 How I Got Over The Roots 4.25 5
2010 Wake Up! John Legend & The Roots 6
2011 Betty Wright: The Movie Betty Wright & The Roots 1
2011 undun The Roots 5 3

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
2000 Instrumental Album Compilation The Roots 1
2004 Do This Well Compilation The Roots 1
2005 Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding The Roots, Volume 1 Compilation The Roots 1
2005 Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding The Roots, Volume 2 Compilation The Roots 1
2010 Dilla Joints Compilation The Roots 1
— Mellow My Roots Compilation The Roots 1

Album + Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1999 The Roots Come Alive Live The Roots 3
2004 Nagoya Blue Note: September 7, 2004 Live The Roots 1

Album + Mixtape/Street

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
2006 The Best of the Roots Mixtape/Street The Roots 1

Album + Remix

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
— Distortion to Static Remixes Remix The Roots 1

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1996 What They Do The Roots 2
2002 Break You Off The Roots feat. Musiq 1
2004 Don't Say Nuthin The Roots 1
2007 Marathon Man (remix) The Roots 1
2010 Wake Up Everybody John Legend & The Roots 1
— The Next Movement The Roots 1
— The Seed (2.0) The Roots 1
— You Got Me The Roots 1

EP

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1994 The Roots From the Ground Up The Roots 1
1999 The Legendary The Roots 1

Unspecified type

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
— 5th Dynasty Raw The Roots 1
— Hip Hop Collection: The Roots The Roots 1

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