the roots 1414 Responses

Last post: 3 years, 5 months ago | Thread started: Dec 9, 08, 9:59 a.m.

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• vanilla_cam

  from groundbreaking hip-hop act to house band. how sad.

  http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/ar…

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• usrper

  wtf

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:02 a.m. – Permalink

• vanilla_cam

  for jimmy fallon. how sad.

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:03 a.m. – Permalink

• pylon

  The Roots are an amazing live band. Maybe they're tired of living on the road — they've been at it forever.

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:05 a.m. – Permalink

• Llyod

  gotta earn somehow

  • haha.– Ampersanderson

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:07 a.m. – Permalink

• TommyHam

  woah thats aweful

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:07 a.m. – Permalink

• BonSeff

  thats awesome

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:09 a.m. – Permalink

• dog_opus

  Yeah, heaven forbid that a band, having paid its dues in full and then some, mature and effect some well-deserved stability and substantial material comfort for itself, thus continuing the further advancement of minority artistic success and mainstream acceptance thereof.

  Sellouts.

  • chill with the sellout shit– Machuse1/2

    <— http://www.merriam-w…– dog_opus2/2

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:11 a.m. – Permalink

• harlequino

  Kinda sad. Mainly because they will be associated with that cock-knocker Jimmy Fallon.
  Happy to hear they are getting some steady paychecks though. Always like them a lot.

  There was a neat interview on NPR a couple years back with Questlove about how he learned drumming. In school he was frequently asked to be a drummer for young MC's provided he could (ironically) perfectly imitate drum samples and not be a regular drummer, only because no one in the neighborhood could afford turntables.

  • Would have been way cooler with Conan.– joeth

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:11 a.m. – Permalink

• CALLES

  i heard that if you scratch them they are actually white

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:12 a.m. – Permalink

• brandelec

  roots is the truth. who cares if they do this gig. money talks and those guys have been at it on the road forever. they'll just be recognized and exposed even more. good for them i think.

  plus i caught quest's drumstick at coachella last year. yea boi

  • you still got um?– Machuse1/3

    yessir, tried to get him to sign it at a local show– brandelec2/3

    lol @ catching a drumstick– sherm3/3

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:16 a.m. – Permalink

• moveinspace

  "The principles of true hip-hop have been forsaken
  It's all contractual, and about money making"
  -The Roots

  • *Slap!– Point51/2

    :)– moveinspace2/2

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:18 a.m. – Permalink

• Point5

  fuck, ain't that some shit... so they're taking a hiatus from touring for 2 years to do this shit? If there's anything I hate about television it's Oprah, Heroes and late night talk shows.

  • how can you compare oprah and heroes... I can understand oprah - dexter or oprah-ty pennington.. but heroes?– Meeklo1/3

    I'm not really comparing, simply stating that, well... personally, I think that... it SUUUUUCKSSS!– Point52/3

    wtf, Dexter is the best.– Jaline3/3

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:18 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  more power to them, although it will be interesting to see if they play originals or interpretations of pop music, 75 niggas anyone?

  • yeah but for that you are going to have to watch jimmy fallon– Meeklo

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 10:28 a.m. – Permalink

• blackspade

  u should tell ?uestlove what u think of him.. http://twitter.com/qoolquest

  

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  Dog-earDec 9, 08, 11:06 a.m. – Permalink