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Watch New Video for The Roots ft. John Legend, "The Fire"

The Roots have debuted the video for the single “The Fire” off their latest album How I Got Over, and it’s…a period piece? Directed by Rik Cordero, the video is set in 1945 in Europe, towards the violent and apocalyptic end of World War II....  read more

Listen to the New Roots Album Now

The Roots’ new studio album, How I Got Over, drops tomorrow, but if the thought of waiting another 24 hours for it is just too much to bear, you can listen to it right now....  read more

The Roots Talk Album Concept, Collaborate With Monsters of Folk

The Roots are facing a mid-life crisis. At least, that’s the way Questlove described the new album, an impressive list of collaborations and fresh sounds that comes out on June 22. How I Got Over recruits the likes of Joanna Newsom, Monsters of Folk, John Legend and more to communicate The Roots’ personal brand of hip-hop....  read more

Jim James and Joanna Newsom Featured on New Roots Album

The Roots’ forthcoming album, How I Got Over, has been in the works for quite a while. But with one track featuring My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and another sampling Joanna Newsom’s “The Book of Right On,” it’s probably worth the wait to see what ?uestlove and the rest of The Roots crew have come up with (via Spinner)....  read more

The Roots Announce New Album Release Date, Record With Booker T.

We were expecting The Roots latest album, How I Got Over, last June. But the band couldn’t stop recording, meaning the disc’s realease got pushed back time and time again. But according to Billboard.com, they’ve finally announced that How I Got Over will be available June 8 via Def Jam Records....  read more

The Roots Prep How I Got Over for Fall Release

It's only been a little more than a year since The Roots dropped their much-fêted electro-experimental LP Rising Down, but Philly's finest (or second-finest, depending where you fall on egocentrism) have been hard at work in the interim. Their next album has just been given a name, How I Got Over, and an expected release month, Billboard reports....  read more