Photos: “Rising Up” Video Shoot

April 15, 2008 – 12:00 pm

The Roots were in NYC yesterday to shoot the video for their single “Rising Up” featuring Wale and Chrisettte Michele. The video was directed by Rik Corder, check the pictures our boy Tone took during the shoot. read more…

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New videos on the way

April 9, 2008 – 12:00 pm

Although Billboard and ?uestlove report on the song being dropped from the album, Rik Cordero shot a video for “Birthday Girl” somewhere out in Long Island this past weekend. The Roots were not there, but as previously reported, the video features Adult Film Star / Performance Artist Sasha Grey as well as, according to one […] read more…

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“Get Busy” World Premiere Video

March 7, 2008 – 9:30 am

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…

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“75 Bars” Video

February 29, 2008 – 12:00 pm

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…

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