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- Grammy award winning hip-hop trailblazers The Roots are set to release Rising Down on April 28th via Def Jam Recordings. Known for their prolific lyrics and live instrumentation, the Legendary Philadelphia crew is composed of Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter (vocals), Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (keyboards), Frank Knuckles (percussion), Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas (guitar) and Owen Biddle (bass). Garnering critical praise throughout their career, The Roots have firmly established themselves as a band with uncompromised artistic control and integrity. With Rising Down, the band's 10th album release, The Roots continue to take bolder steps adding new depths and range to their repertoire.
- The Pow Wow
- Rising Down
- Get Busy
- @ 15
- 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)
- Becoming Unwritten
- Criminal
- I Will Not Apologize
- I Can't Help It
- Singing Man
- Unwritten
- Lost Desire
- The Show
- Rising Up
- Birthday Girl
- The Grand Return
- Pow Wow 2

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Essential Listening
frazeamaze | 08/05/2008 | See all frazeamaze's reviews (2) »
All I can say is that The Roots have once again succeeded in producing a brilliant album! An absolute must have!
Black Thought is the most slept on MC ever!
THE LEGENDARY
...the hardest working band in Hip-Hop are back.. HARD!!!
gottaloveeo2 | 28/04/2008 | See all gottaloveeo2's reviews (1) »
- Do You Want More
- From The Ground Up (European Import)
- Game Theory
- Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Vol. 1
- Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Vol. 2
- Illadelph Half Life
- Phrenology
- Phrenology (with Bonus DVD)
- Roots Come Alive
- The Tipping Point
- Things Fall Apart (Ltd Ed) (Enhanced)











































