The Roots
Roots to Bring Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, Win Butler to Philly for Roots Picnic
The Roots Picnic has quickly become one of Philly’s great summer concert traditions, a one-day, three-stage festival where the Roots come back to Philly and […]
WATCH: Jimmy Fallon, Questlove Sing “We Are the Champions” With Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera and More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHHqPTQDIlo Following last night’s Super Bowl Jimmy Fallon and The Roots paid tribute to the game by doing an a cappella version of Freddy Mercury’s […]
WATCH: The Roots, Jimmy Fallon and One Direction Sing “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
Much like their ditty with Mariah Caray last year, singing her infectious “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Jimmy Fallon and his Philly-bred house […]
WATCH: The Roots Back Up ILoveMakonnen On “Tuesday” On The Tonight Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ldvVy6pkg Last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Atlanta hip-hopper ILoveMakonnen (aka Makonnen Sheran) performed his much-raved-about “Club Going Up On a Tuesday” for the first […]
Questlove Weighs in on Ferguson Via Twitter
The Roots‘ co-founder and drummer Questlove took to Twitter to weigh in on the dramatic events unfolding in Ferguson. His response is simple, but pretty […]
WATCH: Jimmy Fallon and The Roots Do a Spot-On U2 Cover Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oANxjUgbVFQ The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon was left without a musical guest yesterday evening, when scheduled performers U2 had to cancel last minute. Bono […]
The Roots Create Foundation to Help Students at Philly’s High School of Creative and Performing Arts
A recent $1.1-million budget cut at the Philadelphia High School of Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) left the school void of 19 teachers and staff members since […]
WATCH: Bradley Cooper Imitates NY Accent, Tells You How to Shut Up a Giants Fan in New #FlyEaglesFly Video
(Editor’s Note: Ticket editor Josh Middleton has designated this Oct. 9 entry as one of the blog’s top posts for 2014.) http://vimeo.com/108487000 The Philadelphia Eagles […]
PHOTO: Hillary Clinton’s Down With the Roots
Philly Roots drummer Questlove posted this photo of him and former Secretary of State (and future President?) Hillary Clinton on his Instagram feed. The caption […]
WATCH: The Roots and Jimmy Fallon Square Off On Family Feud
Last night Steve Harvey stopped by The Tonight Show to host a round of Tonight Show Family Feud that pitted host Jimmy Fallon (along with […]
WATCH: Bradley Cooper, John Legend and The Roots Team Up for Eagles Campaign Video
The Philadelphia Eagles released the latest video in its #FlyEaglesFly campaign, a new series of ads designed to promote the local NFL team’s upcoming season. […]
Artist Puts Up Site-Specific Rap Quotes Around Philly
One of Will Smiths site-specific lyrics installed in exact location. #therapquotes @jadapsmith http://t.co/Gyr5Zvu3qY pic.twitter.com/RkmOk3qaCr — The Rap Quotes (@TheRapQuotes) August 19, 2014 Artist Jay Shells […]
Roots Manager, Producer Richard Nichols, Dies
Billboard reports that Roots manager and producer Richard Nichols passed away today in a hospital in Philadelphia after struggling with leukemia. The Roots issued the […]
4th of July Jam In Philly: Good Concert, Bad Language
On Friday night, aka the 4th of July, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Hudson, Ed Sheeran and the Roots took to the stage in front of the […]
The History of July 4th Parkway Concerts In Philadelphia
Back in May, when we were writing about the announcement of this year’s 4th of July concert on the Parkway, we went looking for a […]