For the seventh consecutive year, the folks at OkayPlayer hosted a gigantic party for their friends, journalists, musicians and other industry types featuring the Roots performing with special guests. What makes the party so incredible […]
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Album Review: Guilty Simpson and Small Professor Highway Robbery
Guilty Simpson and Small Professor Highway Robbery Coalmine Records Release Date: September 24, 2013 Track Listing Take Your Power (Intro) Get That Pay (Scooby Mix) I’m the City feat. Boldy James and Statik Selektah Blap […]
When I first learned that the Roots and the legendary Elvis Costello would be collaborating on an album, titled Wise Up Ghost my initial thought was — “Well that is a rather unlikely collaboration. How will that work?” From the tracks […]
There are several things I enjoy about this line of work – introducing you, friendly reader, to music that’s worthy of your time and your love is a critical aspect of what I do. But […]
As a music fan and as a hip hop fan growing up in the 80s and 90s, I was a big fan of A Tribe Called Quest, so when i saw Q-Tip, Talib Kweli and […]
Back in December, the great folks at Okayplayer had the Roots, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, and a host of super talented others perform at that company’s sixth annual Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl, and being in […]
The 6th Annual Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl 12/19/12 featuring the Roots, William Hart from the Delfonics, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Wild Belle, and others
I received this incredibly adorable invite to the 6th Annual Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl featuring a little band you all may have heard of by the name of the Roots, with a ton of […]