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THE ROOTS
Originating as the duo of rapper and MC Black
ought and drummer ?uestlove, e Roots be-
came a major underground attraction in their
native Philadelphia. As the group expanded, so
did its reach, earning an invite to play across Eu-
rope.
e Roots cut a disc dubbed
Organix
to
sell at these shows, and soon the buzz around
them reached several major labels, leading to
a deal with the DGC arm of Universal.
eir
rst disc there,
’s
Do You Want More?!!!??!
,
quickly reached a broad audience, and
e
Roots cracked
Billboard
’s top with
’s
Il-
ladelph Hal ife
, which also included their rst
top- single, “What
ey Do,” featuring Ra-
phael Saadiq.
ings heated up even more in
with
ings Fall Apart
, the top- ve, plat-
inum-selling hit that featured Grammy winner
“You Got Me,” co-written with Jill Scott and
featuring Erykah Badu and Eve.
Phrenology
fol-
lowed in
, earning a Grammy nomination
for Best Rap Album like its predecessor. A series
of jam sessions formed
’s
e Tipping Point
,
which featured the Grammy-nominated tracks
“Star” and “Don’t Say Nuthin’.” A new deal with
Def Jam resulted in the bleak-toned and politi-
cally conscious albums
Game eory
(
) and
Rising Down
(
), both of which were readi-
ly embraced top- balms. In
,
e Roots
became the house band for Jimmy Fallon’s late-
night show, but the new, regular gig didn’t eat
into their creative energy.
How I Got Over
(
)
retained the political overtones of the previous
records but was more subdued, a re ection of
the recent change in leadership.
eir collab-
orative disc with John Legend,
Wake Up!
, was
similarly motivated, featuring mostly covers of
lesser-known classic soul music, including their
Grammy-winning rendition of “Hang On in
ere” by Mike James Kirkland. e Roots then
worked with Miami soul legend Betty Wright on
Betty Wright: e Movie
( ) and released the
concept album
Undun
, telling a story of (unsuc-
cessful) redemption.
e pattern repeated with
Wise Up Ghost
, a duet project with Elvis Costel-
lo, arriving in
and the self-destruction con-
cept album
...And en You Shoot Your Cousin
following in
.
e Roots are making their
Ravinia debut.
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