http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38114&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rssOriginally formed in 1989, this Philadelphia supergroup is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Pioneers of the live-rap movement, the Roots use traditional instrumentation in lieu of samples and drum machines. Their distinctly jazzy sound is the direct result of highly skilled musicianship, as demonstrated on their high-quality albums and always impressive live performances. In addition to their signature, organic sound, they are also known for their positive and conscious lyricism. Emcees Black Thought and Malik B always give you something to think about, dropping verses on such heavy topics as politics, equality and respect for fellow man. The Roots have opened the door for a new breed of artist, stressing the importance of original music and intelligent content, a refreshing contrast to hip-hop's glut of party-thug rappers. They are without a doubt one of the most important bands around, not just as emcees, but as musicians and role models. - Brolin WinningEast Coast Undergrounden720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:36:55 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38114&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss Originally formed in 1989, this Philadelphia supergroup is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Pioneers of the live-rap movement, the Roots use traditional instrumentation in lieu of samples and drum machines. Their distinctly jazzy sound is the direct result of highly skilled musicianship, as demonstrated on their high-quality albums and always impressive live performances. In addition to their signature, organic sound, they are also known for their positive and conscious lyricism. Emcees Black Thought and Malik B always give you something to think about, dropping verses on such heavy topics as politics, equality and respect for fellow man. The Roots have opened the door for a new breed of artist, stressing the importance of original music and intelligent content, a refreshing contrast to hip-hop's glut of party-thug rappers. They are without a doubt one of the most important bands around, not just as emcees, but as musicians and role models. - Brolin Winning http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264445&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 3264445 tra.3264445 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Phrenology alb.285494 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/9/2/1322950_170x170.jpg 2002-11-26 00:00:00.0 2002-11-26 00:00:00.0 true The Seed 2.0 - (featuring Cody Chestnutt) tra.3264445 268000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264445&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264445&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312983&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 5312983 tra.5312983 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Things Fall Apart alb.5306746 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/8/1/631846_170x170.jpg 2004-05-04 00:00:00.0 1999-02-23 00:00:00.0 true You Got Me tra.5312983 259000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312983&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312983&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264446&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 3264446 tra.3264446 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Phrenology alb.285494 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/9/2/1322950_170x170.jpg 2002-11-26 00:00:00.0 2002-11-26 00:00:00.0 true Break You Off - (featuring Musiq) tra.3264446 447000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264446&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264446&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403906&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 20403906 tra.20403906 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Rising Down alb.20395972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/3/2/1302330_170x170.jpg 2008-04-29 00:00:00.0 2008-04-29 00:00:00.0 true Rising Down featuring Mos Def, Styles P (Album Version (Explicit)) tra.20403906 220000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403906&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403906&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6215884&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 13 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 6215884 tra.6215884 The Roots art.38114 0.99 The Tipping Point alb.6215265 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/1/2/1302174_170x170.jpg 2004-07-20 00:00:00.0 2004-07-13 00:00:00.0 true Don't Say Nuthin' tra.6215884 215000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6215884&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6215884&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686124&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 24 Sep 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 2686124 tra.2686124 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Illadelph Halflife alb.111873 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/0/8/1298059_170x170.jpg 1996-09-24 00:00:00.0 1996-09-24 00:00:00.0 true What They Do tra.2686124 357000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686124&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686124&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8776743&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 8776743 tra.8776743 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Home Grown! 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264441&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 3264441 tra.3264441 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Phrenology alb.285494 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/9/2/1322950_170x170.jpg 2002-11-26 00:00:00.0 2002-11-26 00:00:00.0 true Sacrifice - (featuring Nelly Furtado) tra.3264441 284000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264441&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264441&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403901&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 20403901 tra.20403901 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Rising Down alb.20395972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/3/2/1302330_170x170.jpg 2008-04-29 00:00:00.0 2008-04-29 00:00:00.0 true Criminal featuring Truck North, Saigon (Album Version (Explicit)) tra.20403901 248000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403901&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403901&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278267&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 11278267 tra.11278267 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Game Theory alb.11277380 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/2/1302297_170x170.jpg 2006-08-29 00:00:00.0 2006-08-29 00:00:00.0 true Here I Come tra.11278267 251000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278267&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278267&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264450&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 3264450 tra.3264450 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Phrenology alb.285494 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/9/2/1322950_170x170.jpg 2002-11-26 00:00:00.0 2002-11-26 00:00:00.0 true Complexity - (featuring Jill Scott) tra.3264450 287000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264450&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3264450&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312972&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 5312972 tra.5312972 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Things Fall Apart alb.5306746 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/8/1/631846_170x170.jpg 2004-05-04 00:00:00.0 1999-02-23 00:00:00.0 true The Next Movement tra.5312972 250000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312972&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312972&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278264&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 11278264 tra.11278264 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Game Theory alb.11277380 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/2/1302297_170x170.jpg 2006-08-29 00:00:00.0 2006-08-29 00:00:00.0 true In The Music tra.11278264 247000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278264&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278264&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10775417&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 10775417 tra.10775417 The Roots art.38114 0.0 King's Ransom: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture alb.10773508 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/8/1278992_170x170.jpg 2006-08-08 00:00:00.0 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 true The Seed 2.0 tra.10775417 235000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10775417&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10775417&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2648974&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 2 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 2648974 tra.2648974 The Roots art.38114 0.99 The Roots Come Alive alb.113063 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/0/2/1302097_170x170.jpg 1999-11-02 00:00:00.0 1999-11-02 00:00:00.0 true You Got Me tra.2648974 530000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2648974&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2648974&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403907&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 20403907 tra.20403907 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Rising Down alb.20395972 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/3/2/1302330_170x170.jpg 2008-04-29 00:00:00.0 2008-04-29 00:00:00.0 true Get Busy featuring Dice Raw, Peedi Peedi (Album Version (Explicit)) tra.20403907 209000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403907&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403907&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312975&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 5312975 tra.5312975 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Things Fall Apart alb.5306746 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/8/1/631846_170x170.jpg 2004-05-04 00:00:00.0 1999-02-23 00:00:00.0 true Dynamite! tra.5312975 285000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312975&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312975&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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Dice Raw (Album Version (Explicit)) tra.20403903 280000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403903&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20403903&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278257&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 11278257 tra.11278257 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Game Theory alb.11277380 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/2/1302297_170x170.jpg 2006-08-29 00:00:00.0 2006-08-29 00:00:00.0 true Clock With No Hands tra.11278257 263000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278257&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11278257&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312978&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss East Coast Underground Tue, 23 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Roots on Rhapsody Online 5312978 tra.5312978 The Roots art.38114 0.99 Things Fall Apart alb.5306746 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/8/1/631846_170x170.jpg 2004-05-04 00:00:00.0 1999-02-23 00:00:00.0 true Act Too (The Love Of My Life) tra.5312978 294000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312978&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5312978&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-roots%2Ftop-tracks.rss