We know you’ve been asking “Who exactly are P.O.R.N. and Truck North, both featured on Rising Down?” You’ve heard about them before, possibly seen Truck perform live with The Legendary- but who are these mysterious Philadelphia rappers? We’ve got the answers! Get to know P.O.R.N. and Truck in our exclusive interview with the guys, and find out how they linked up with The Roots, what their experience has been like, and what we can expect from them in the future. Check after the jump for some exclusive P.OR.N. and Truck North audio. read more…
One month until the first annual Roots Picnic! It all goes down in Philadelphia at Festival Pier on Saturday June 7th. Check out the brand new animated e-card and take advantage of the special “Picnic Pack” offer of 4 tickets for $158. That’s 9 hours of music featuring: The Roots, Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones, Santogold, Deerhoof, J*Davey, Diplo, The Cool Kids, & Esperanza Spalding for less than $40!
Another Roots song? You already knew “Birthday Girl” would only be out on the International release, but there’s another gem on there as well called “The Grand Return” featuring Dice Raw and Wahud Ahmad. Listen to Cap’n Kirk murder the guitar solo at the end!
Here are some vids to catch you up on The Roots this week thus far. First The Roots On David Letterman’s show this past Monday performing “Rising Up” with Wale and Chrisette Michele. Then that same night On Green Lanterns’ Hip Hop Nation show with Styles P and David Banner. Finally a video of Black Thought in the Booth on BET’s Rap City.
