finetune artist: The Roots (Rap)

Featuring an infamous human beatbox/turntable backing up three MCs, the Roots have elevated hip-hop music by using live instrumentation instead of samples. Performing in the underground hip-hop circuit since 1987, the group has made waves in both the rap and jazz scenes since their first album in 1995. In an era where hip-hop's classic elements have been swallowed in a vortex of cheap imitations, the Roots continue to redefine themselves as both musicians and storytellers, while still garnering the respect of hardcore fans and the press alike.

Listen to The Roots (Rap) at Finetune.

(2008) Rising Down
(2008) Rising Down
(2007) Marathon Man (Remix)
(2006) Pre-Game
(2006) Pre-Game
(2006) Game Theory
(2006) Game Theory
(2005) Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Volume 2
(2005) Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Volume 1
(2005) Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Volume 2
(2005) Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Volume 1
(2004) Things Fall Apart
(2003) Break You Off
(2002) Phrenology
(2002) Phrenology
(2002) Phrenology [Edited]
(1999) The Roots Come Alive
(1996) Illadelph Halflife
(1995) Do You Want More?!!!??!
(1993) Organix

You Got Me
The Seed (2.0)
You Got Me (Featuring Jill Scott)
The Next Movement
What They Do