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Black Thought, Questlove, Kamal Gray, Captain Kirk Douglas, Damon “Tuba Gooding Jr.” Bryson, and others
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GRAMMY award-winning The Roots are an American hip-hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and Ahmir “Questlove“. They are known for a jazzy and eclectic approach to hip-hop featuring live musical instruments. The group’s work has consistently been met with critical acclaim.
ThoughtCo ranked the band #7 on its list of the 25 Best Hip-Hop Groups of All-Time, calling them “Hip-hop’s first legitimate band.” The band’s sound is heavily influenced by the Wu-Tang Clan and the RZA‘s grimy and haunting production style, replete with samples from old jazz and classical music.
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In 2004, The Roots were featured on the album, True Love, by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album and showcased many notable musicians, including Eric Clapton, Trey Anastasio, No Doubt, Ben Harper, Manu Chao and Ryan Adams.
In 2007, The Roots performed at Lollapalooza along with others, including Cage the Elephant, Cold War Kids, Interpol, Lady Gaga, Muse, Patti Smith, Regina Spektor, Snow Patrol and Stephen Marley.
Between 2009 and 2014, they served as the house band on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.
In addition to the band’s music, several members of The Roots are involved in side projects, including record production, acting, and regularly serving as guests on other musicians’ albums and live shows.
Their discography includes fourteen studio albums, plus three collaborative studio albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, and two live albums.
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