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On last night’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, actress and singer Zoë Kravitz stopped by to chat about her new film, Insurgent, due in theaters…

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The Roots are the biggest rap band in the world and the best band in late night, but they are also free agents. That’s what…

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  Just in case you didn’t know, Rashida Jones is Hollywood royalty as the daughter of music mogul Quincy Jones and ‘Mod Squad’ actress Peggy…

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Days after announcing his “Yeezus” tour, Kanye West and Charlie Wilson performed “Bound 2″ on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon“ The new father hit the…

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Well isn’t that nice. The Roots drummer Questlove did a good deed when he realized he located J.Cole’s missing phone. After doing some investigative work…

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Tariq is his name on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” But hip hop fans know him as the lyrical wizard of The Legendary Roots Crew,…

The music gods seemed to converge in New York earlier this week as two musical geniuses combined their talents.  Soul singer D’Angelo and Roots drummer Questlove  jammed at Brooklyn Bowl, performing some classics and new material. RELATED: DEMOS Web Series Interviews The Roots’ Black Thought D’Angelo opened his set with his new single “Yes”, then […]

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If this doesn’t get you in the holiday spirit, then nothing else will do. Watch as pop/R&B singer Mariah Carey joins Jimmy Fallon and The Roots backstage before Monday night’s show for a musical treat like no other. The band, late night show host and singer grabbed some instruments you’d find in an elementary school […]

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The Roots put on an incredible performance during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.

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It turns out Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson of The Roots is good with more than one kind of drumstick. The Roots drummer/Front man of the house band for Jimmy Fallon’s late night talk show on NBC debuted his new catering business, Quest Loves Food, in New York at a star-studded event last week. The party was […]

The Roots will kick off Philadelphia’s annual celebration of Black Music Month with their fourth-annual Roots Picnic on June 4th. The event will take place at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in the band’s hometown of Philadelphia, PA.  Black Thought, lead MC of The Roots spoke to TheUrbandaily.com about one of the Summers best shows.  […]

In the 1980s, musicians only scratched the surface of what could be done with the music video. Michael Jackson set the standard and in the 1990s, everyone raced to match or surpass him.