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.”

The hip-hop duo of Slug and Ant, known as Atmosphere, cancelled their April 25 show in Toronto after having been denied access to the country.

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Atmosphere’s new album, “If Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That S___ Gold,” hit stores on April 22. XLR8R’s Stacey Dugan sat down Sean Daley otherwise known as the emcee Slug and producer Anthony “Ant” Davis to discuss the duo’s latest effort.

Read the full article at XLR8R.com.

Catch Atmosphere live in  on stage 8 p.m. on May 2 and 3 at Emo’s in Austin, Texas.

For more on Atmosphere and tour dates, see Rhymesayers Entertainment.