The Roots

One of the most influential hip-hop groups to spawn from the Philadelphia music scene, The Roots have been making their mark on the music industry since the debut of their first album - Organix – in 1993.  Since then the group has released over half a dozen albums including gems like “Illadelph Halflife” and “The Tipping Point“.

The group originally formed with Frontman and Emcee, Black Though (a.k.a. Tariq Trotter) and drummer, ?uestlove (a.k.a. Ahmir Thompson); both students at Philadelphia’s High School for Creative Arts.  After being joined by the remainder of the band, they found success with their live jazz-styled beats and highly charged hip-hop lyrics.  With their unique brand of hip-hop in tow, the group has performed all over the world from headlining musical mega-concert  ”Coachella”, appearing in Dave Chappelle’s movie “Block Party“, and even playing the live stage in Whistler, BC at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

After their various levels of success in the past few years, The Roots is ready to drop their newest record, “How I Got Over” in mid-June of this year.  This will be the band’s first album release since making headlines back in March of 2009 when they signed on with the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show as the house band.  Early whispers of the album are generating a buzz in the music world. Last week a preview track from the album popped up on the internet, adding fuel to the already roaring fire.