Rising Down Guest Spots

January 29, 2008 – 12:00 pm

In what will be the left-of-center hip hop event of the decade, The Roots latest album Rising Down is STACKED with guest appearances. In addition to crew regulars Dice Raw, Truck North, P.O.R.N. and yes, Malik B, confirmed guests include: Mos Def, Common, Kweli, Peedi Peedi, Styles P, Wale, Patrick Stump, Mercedes Martinez, and Chrisette […] read more…

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New Black Thought Freestyle

January 25, 2008 – 12:00 pm

I know ya’ll were thirsty for some new heat from Black Thought so BONG! there it go. This one is Thought freestyling in the booth over the “Thought @ Work” beat. Dubbed “Tanko @ Work,” Black and Tankoshi-san are in fact the ichiban. read more…

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The Roots in Japan

January 18, 2008 – 12:00 pm

The hardest working band in hip hop made a stop off in Japan to do some shows in Osaka and Tokyo. Skillz and ?uestlove hit us off with some journal entries during their time out there, while Gingerlynn has plenty of flicks to chronicle the trip. read more…

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Happy New Year!

January 2, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Welcome to 2008, The Roots got the year started in a major way, here’s Gingerlynn reporting on their hectic start to 08: First up, Health and Happiness to everyone in ‘08! Lechiam (pronounced with a “chhh”)*. ‘07 went out with a bang, punctuated by the Hova show in Vegas with The Illadelphonics and a fantastic pre-New-Years-Eve […] read more…

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