In the apt words of Roots bandleader ?uestlove, “”after eons of begging. my 20 year wish has come true: Wu Tang Clan. The Roots… “. Last night the New York rap lords were joined my the Philly home-grown Roots to run through a rendition of “Protect Ya Neck”. And it’s pretty awesome. In other Wu […]
Yesterday we shared rapper Kendrick Lamar’s new track “Compton” featuring Dr Dre. That song will be on Lamar’s new album good kid, m.A.A.d city out on October 22. Last night, Kendrick took to Jimmy Fallon to perform “Swimming Pools (Drank)” with the Roots. Check it out, ?uest takes care of the deep, octave-shifted vocals.
The War on Drugs put out one of our favorite records of 2011 with Slave Ambient. They also took to Jimmy Fallon last night to play “Baby Missiles” off of that album. Check out their groovy late night rendition featuring the Roots mastermind ?uestlove.
Last week, a new song from the upcoming Roots album Undun became available for streaming (listen to the Roots “Sleep” here). And while the album doesn’t drop until 12/6 on Def Jam, three new songs are streaming. The track titles are “Redford (Sufjan Stevens)”, “Possibility (Movement 1)” and “Will to Power (Movement 2)”. Sufjan Stevens actually […]
The Roots new album Undun drops on Dec 6, but we’ve got a new track from the album to enjoy til then. Check out “Sleep” below.