audio: Bonus song from Rising Down international release

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! read more…

Rising Down in stores today+Roots on Letterman and Green Lantern

The Roots had a long day in NYC yesterday which started with rehearsals for their performance on David Letterman, followed by the actual throw-down which even had Dave jumping out of his seat. The crew then headed to Sirius Radio for three hours of: live performances, on-air calls from fans, and to chop it up […] read more…

Audio: Rising Down title track

Here goes another heat rock, this one is called “Rising Down (Hum Drum)” featuring Mos Def, Dice Raw and Styles P. Keep reading to find out about the meaning of the album artwork. “Rising Down (Hum Drum)” read more…

“Get Busy” World Premiere Video

Startin’ the weekend off on a good note with the premiere of the second single we shot with Rik Cordero. Here’s “Get Busy” featuring Dice Raw, Peedi Crakk and Dj Jazzy Jeff. Everything was filmed inside the Cornerstone/The Fader offices in Manhattan which we completely took over for the day. read more…

“75 Bars” Video

World Premiere Video for “75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)” starring Black Thought, ?uestlove, and Tuba Gooding Jr. directed by Rik Cordero. For your mobile devices, download the high quality MPG here. This is the first of two videos we’ve shot with Rik, the second is for “Get Busy”, which features Dice Raw and […] read more…