Wake Up! is the new collaboration project between GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriterJohn Legend and the internationally known, GRAMMY Award-winning hip-hop band The Roots. This project is inspired by old-school soul of the late 60s and 70s and will feature covers from prominent artists of that time like Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Teddy Pendergrass. The idea for this collaborative album first came in 2008. Fans can expect […]
Fresh, jazzy beats as well as moisture filled the air yesterday evening at Park Slope’s Prospect Park. This very well-attended Celebrate Brooklyn! event was hosted by Brooklyn native Talib Kweli and welcomed some of the biggest names in Hip Hop for decades. Thousands upon thousands of people piled into the Prospect Park Bandshell yearning to hear […]
I am SO TIRED. Did I just come back from vacation a month ago? As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I’ve recently been given a high-priority project, and the release date is actually in a matter of months, so we’re already in crunch time with set up. I’ve been logging insane hours at […]
Eminem has taken hold of the spotlight once again. After taking some time off Eminem has definitely come back with a BIG BANG! The rapper has been traveling around promoting his latest album ‘Recovery.’ He has recently done performances with The Roots and Jay-Z. One thing is for sure, when Eminem decided to come back […]
Just 2 weeks ago we released this single coming from The Roots featuring John Legend. The song is titled ‘Fire’ & now features B.O.B. The song did big numbers when they put it out & got everybody excited for their up & coming project. The Roots new album ‘How I Got Over’ comes out tomorrow […]
The Roots has released a visual for their first single ‘Dear God 2.0’. The song is has a deep message and the video matches the theme. The video release is all in preparation for The Root’s ninth studio album How I Got Over. The video features a cameo from Jim James from rock band Monster […]
Besides waiting on the highly anticipated Drake & Nicki Minaj albums every body has been talking about the new Roots albums that supposed to drop on June 22nd. The album is titled ‘How I Got Over’ & is supposed to be another classic to add to their long list of plaques on the wall. When […]
‘How I Got Over’ is the upcoming release from Philadelphia’s hip hop band The Roots. The release will mark the group’s 9th studio album and is set to drop June 22nd. ‘Do it Again’ seems to be a leak off of the album, it comes shortly after The Roots released their second single entitled ‘Dear […]
At some point, The Roots have to sound like everyone else in hip-hop, right? After all, the group has been making progressive hip-hop since the late-90’s/early aughts. And yet, on ‘Dear God‘, the new single from the band’s upcoming album, How I Got Over, Questlove, Black Thought, and the rest of The Roots crew continue […]
DJ’s like Z-trip and blogs like Hood Internet have been playing match-maker between hip-hop and the rest of the music world, bringing together unlikely tracks and crowds. Danger Mouse’s Grey Album (a mash up of The Beatles’ White Album and Jay-Z’s The Black Album) was only the beginning for this new breed of spinners/ music […]
When the seventh season of Entourage returns, Vincent Chase (played by Adrian Grenier) is going to have one heck of a girlfriend experience. The creators of the show have just signed porn star, Sasha Grey for a re-occuring role as Vinnie’s girlfriend, reports TV Guide. The acclaimed adult film star whose last cross-over move was […]
The good folks at DatPiff.com just released some heat!! I don’t know how this got past me for the few hours that it did, or if it’s some old shit that I didn’t snatch up, but regardless it’s a classic. Seems like Questlove and his band put a niffty live spin on some J. Dilla […]
