Boyz II Men - Motown Philly

Another classic from the 90's feturing a guest appearance from ?eustlove of The Roots.

J.Period, John Legend, and The Roots - Wake Up Radio! (mixtape)

In anticipation of an award-winning evening for John Legend & The Roots’ WAKE UP! album (nominated for 5 Grammys at Sunday’s 2011 Grammy Awards), J.Period & Truelements Music are pleased to present WAKE UP! RADIO – a star-studded mixtape collaboration with Columbia Records’ multi-platinum singing sensation, and the hardest working Late Night band on the planet!

Hosted by The Roots’ own Black Thought, WAKE UP! RADIO pays tribute to the legacy of soul music that paved the way for WAKE UP! and imagines a world where mainstream radio transmits music with a message. Employing an all-star cast of musical contemporaries (including John Legend & The Roots themselves), J.Period dissects, remixes and rebuilds the original recording sessions from the WAKE UP! album in an unprecedented manner, defying the conventional wisdom of what a “mixtape” can be—producing a full-fledged remix album in the process. The result is a treasure trove of powerful new music, produced and remixed exclusively by J.Period for WAKE UP! RADIO.

Scheduled for release today, February 10, 2011 , WAKE UP! RADIO will be offered as a FREE DOWNLOAD in celebration of WAKE UP!’s 5 Grammy nominations, and will also be available as a Limited Edition gift-bag giveaway at The Roots’ Grammy Jam on Saturday, February 12 in Los Angeles, CA—consistently one of the hottest tickets on a weekend overflowing with events. J.Period will also be on hand in Los Angeles to perform at The Grammy Jam, DJing to open up for The Roots’ headlining performance.

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Beastie Boys - So What'cha Want feat The Roots live

The Beastie Boys kick it old school while The Roots play back up and it just goes to show that, no matter how old these guys get, they can still rip a microphone like it was toilet paper.

JT and Jimmy Fallon Give Us a Brief Tour of Hip-Hop

Now I know when most of you think "hip-hop" Justin Timberlake, or 'N Sync for that matter, should be the furthest thing from your minds. But, as time progressed and boy bands became extinct, JT was one of the few who survived the transition. Teaming up with Timbaland, JT released FutureSex/ LoveSounds, backed by the pulsing rhythms and hip hop drum arrangement that we've grown to love from Timbo. Suddenly, almost overnight, it wasn't gay to bob your head to the new Justin Timberlake track on the radio.

Now JT, to me, has always seemed like a bit of a wigger because it's hard to front like you're gangsta when you're dancing in synchronicity with four other dudes while singing about your broken heart, but he genuinely seems to have at least some basic hip-hop knowledge as evident on this excerpt from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it out and see The Roots, Jimmy Fallon, and JT take a tour through some classic, and not so classic, hip-hop tracks.

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Eminem & The Roots - Won't Back Down (Live On Jimmy Fallon)

Damn. Em killed it on stage with The Roots. Mr. Porter served back up vocals and The Alchemist added his pinch of flavor on the turntables. Eminem gave it 110% and looked completely out of breath at the end.

James Morrison Covers The Roots' Seed 2.0

James Morrison, most famous for soft-spoken British rock and frequent collaborations with Nelly Furtado, covers The Roots' "Seed 2.0" It's a pretty good cover and I love the unique spin he puts on the jam.

The Roots - How I Got Over

You may know the roots as the house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but long before they set up stage in 30 Rock (30 Rockefeller Center in New York City) The Roots have held it down as one of the best live acts of the past 20 years. Black Thought's impeccable rhyming accompanied by ?uestlove's funky drumming has garnered them a place in not just hip-hop history, but music history as a whole. My first exposure to them was with the single "Seed 2.0" from their awesome 2002 album Phrenology, and with that one hit, I was addicted for life. Check out their new video "How I Got Over" from the upcoming album of the same name below, "The Seed 2.0", and the original song that inspired it, Cody ChesnuTT's "Seed". Be warned: The Roots are a gateway drug that may lead to more good music.

The Roots - How I Got Over

The Roots ft. Cody ChesnuTT - Seed 2.0

Cody ChesnuTT - The Seed

The Roots - Dilla Jawns (mixtape)

Hello everybody in internet land. In order to prepare for 4/20, I've been on a streak amassing music to kick back relax with. With that, I bring you The Roots - Dilla Jawns. While I normally disapprove of cover songs as well as cover albums, I can say that this album is certainly worth your time. The album consists of The Roots covering some fantastic J. Dilla beats in a lively manner unheard from most hip-hop groups. For those that don't know, J. Dilla (aka Jay Dee, real name, James Dewitt Yancey) was a superb producer in the earlier part of the decade, working with top hip-hop acts like Common, Busta Rhymes, and De La Soul until his untimely passing away in 2006, due to cardiac arrest. It was later revealed that he suffered from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare blood disease, and possibly lupus. Since his passing, J Dilla's mother started the J Dilla Foundation: an organization dedicated to finding a cure for lupus. Though, J. Dilla has left the Earth, his music and legacy will be remembered for a long time to come. Give Dilla Jawns a listen and let me know what you think.

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