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The Roots - The Seed (2.0) ft. Cody ChesnuTT Play Video

The Roots - The Seed (2.0) ft. Cody ChesnuTT

Music video by The Roots performing The Seed (2.0). (C) 2002 Geffen Records

The Roots - You Got Me ft. Erykah Badu Play Video

The Roots - You Got Me ft. Erykah Badu

Music video by The Roots performing You Got Me. (C) 1999 Geffen Records

The Roots - The Next Movement Play Video

The Roots - The Next Movement

Music video by The Roots performing The Next Movement. (C) 1999 Geffen Records

The Roots - How I Got Over Play Video

The Roots - How I Got Over

Music video by The Roots performing How I Got Over. (C) 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group

The Roots - What They Do (No Subtitles) Play Video

The Roots - What They Do (No Subtitles)

Music video by The Roots performing What They Do. (C) 1996 Geffen Records

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The Roots Biography

The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are known for a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which includes live instrumentals. Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called The Square Roots.

Since their first independent album release, the band has released 10 studio albums, two EPs, two collaboration albums and have collaborated with a wide range of artists from different genres. On March 2, 2009, The Roots became the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The Roots' work was met with critical acclaim.

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The Roots Lyrics

The Roots - The Seed Lyrics

Knocked up nine months ago
And what she's fittin' to have she don't know
She wants neo-soul cause hip hop is old
She don't want no rock 'n' roll

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The Roots - You Got Me Lyrics

If you don't worry 'bout where I been or who I saw or
What club I went to with my homies
Baby don't worry, you know that you got me
If you don't worry 'bout where I been or who I saw or

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The Roots - Don't Say Nuthin' Lyrics

Yeah! that all mighty amazing, ill, highly contagious
Kamikaze south splash like it shot from a gauge
Until your body sound clash, head of the class, Magna Cum Laude
Beats bring the beast out me, flagrant, foul rowdy

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The Roots - Birthday Girl Lyrics

What is it we wanna do
Now that I'm allowed to be alone with you?
Birthday girl, it's your birthday
Wherever you wanna go

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The Roots - Rising Up Lyrics

Yesterday I saw a B-girl crying, yesterday I saw a B-girl crying
I walked up and asked what's wrong
She told me that the radio's been playing the same song all day long
So I told her I got something you've been waiting for

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The Roots - Don't Feel Right Lyrics

It don't feel right, it don't feel right
I don't feel, I don't feel, I can't feel it no more
It don't feel right, it don't feel right
I don't feel, I don't feel, I can't feel it no more

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The Roots - I Can't Help It Lyrics

I, I, I can't help it, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I can't help it
I can't help it, I can't help it

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The Roots Discography

The Roots albums.

  • Rising Down - 28/04/2008 (Def Jam Recordings/GB)
  • Game Theory - 29/08/2006 (Def Jam Recordings/US)
  • Organix - 24/10/2005 (Scenario Records/GB)
  • The Tipping Point - 12/07/2004 (Universal Island Records/GB)
  • The Tipping Point (disc 1) - (Geffen Records/US)
  • The Tipping Point (disc 2) - (Geffen Records/US)
  • Phrenology - 12/2002 (MCA Records Ltd./GB)
  • Things Fall Apart - 23/02/1999 (MCA Records/US)
  • Illadelph Halflife - 24/09/1996 (Geffen Records/US)
  • Do You Want More?!!!??! - 17/01/1995 (Geffen Records/US)

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