The Roots have always been about Fusion, Hailing from Philidelphia the unit have been producing hits since 1993. Their style is made up of Jazz, Hip Hop free flow, Funk, Rock and instrumentals. They have worked with a broad range of artists including Rahzel, Roy Ayers and Ereka Badu to name but a few.
The current members of The Roots are Black Thought (MC), Questlove (drums), Kamal (keyboard), F Knuckles (percussion), and Captain Kirk (guitar) and can be found on the Jimmy Fallon show as the live band.
They for me personally represent a dying breed within the Hip Hop culture, A culture that now seems to be driven by charts and bling, the beautiful struggle seems to be but a catchphrase. Whereas the Roots seem to live that message through their music, bringing intellect to the microphone.
Heres a selection of some of my favourite tracks
