Prior to  the release of their latest studio album, Left Back, Phonte and Big Pooh of Little Brother announced that they were breaking up as group.

I can’t remember if this many songs leaked from the last Roots album before it dropped but I hope this means folks are really fiendin for “How I Got Over.”

First single off The Roots’ forthcoming How I Got Over (June 22nd) courtesy of Shake and YHTN.

FROM MTV: John Legend is on the brink of releasing his next album, Wake Up Sessions, with the Roots. According to Legend, he’s been a fan of the Philadelphia band since his college days, when he was a student at the University of Pennsylvania. The singer told MTV News, “We’re, like, 99 percent done. We’ve […]

As two-thirds of Tanya Morgan, Von Pea and Donwill have proven themselves to be workaholics, not to mention great emcees.

Teen superstar Justin Bieber plays the drums?   Who knew?!?

The Roots have used their spot on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to expand their musical horizons.

Philly’s own Freeway teamed up with fellow Illadelphians, The Roots last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to perform “She Makes Me Feel Alright.”

The Roots annual concert festival in their hometown of Philadelphia has proven to be one of the most eclectic shows in recent years.

Ludacris teams up with The Roots to perform his single “How Low” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

With Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti’s catalog being reissued in the United States and the Broadway play based on his life becoming a huge success, one of his biggest fans,  ?uestlove of The Roots, points out the parallels between his life and the story of Hip-Hop.