The Roots
Artist Type: Group
Group Formed:
1993
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Artist Biography
The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dynasty, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning hip hop group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. Inspired by the "hip-hop band" concept pioneered by Stetsasonic, the Roots themselves have garnered critical acclaim and influenced later hip-hop and R&B acts.
Artist Discography
Albums
Do You Want More?!!!??! (1994)
Game Theory (2006-08-28)
Illadelph Halflife (1996-09-24)
Organix (1993)
Phrenology (2002)
The Tipping Point (2004-07-13)
Things Fall Apart (1999-02-23)
Underground Sound
EPs
The Legendary (1999)
The Roots From The Ground Up
Singles
