Artist of the Week: The Roots
April 25th, 2008, 11:13 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Jaime Galvan

Legendary hip-hop act The Roots return this week with the release of their latest studio album, “Rising Down.” “Rising Down” is the group’s 10th release. The crew from Philadelphia features Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter (vocals), Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (keyboards), Frank Knuckles (percussion), Kirk “Captain Kirk” Douglas (guitar) and Owen Biddle (bass). The band has made a name for themselves as being one of the best live acts around.
For more on The Roots, check out their Web site.
Click here to pre-order “Rising Down.”
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April 29th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
i saw the roots last night on letterman. they were great. even better than when i saw them live years ago. i can’t wait to get this new record.