Geffen Records
The Roots
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The Roots is an American Hip-Hop / Neo Soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to Hip-Hop which still includes live instrumentals.
Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called "The Square Roots".
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Frequent Collaborators
45 Collabs
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson
38 Collabs
Tariq Trotter
36 Collabs
Dice Raw
21 Collabs
Jason Goldstein
20 Collabs
Richard Nichols
18 Collabs
Karl B. Jenkins
18 Collabs
Porno (2)
18 Collabs
Steve Mandel
17 Collabs
John Legend
15 Collabs
Jon Smeltz
13 Collabs
Mercedes Martinez
9 Collabs
Truck North
9 Collabs
Chris Sclafani
8 Collabs
Raymond Angry
7 Collabs
Kamal Gray
7 Collabs
Montez Roberts
7 Collabs
Common
6 Collabs
Nick Banns
6 Collabs
Leonard Hubbard
6 Collabs
James Poyser
6 Collabs
Phonte
6 Collabs
Rick Friedrich
5 Collabs
Scott Storch
5 Collabs
Tracey Moore
5 Collabs
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
5 Collabs
Black Thought
5 Collabs
Kirk Douglass
5 Collabs
Robert "LB" Dorsey
4 Collabs
Metropolis Ensemble
4 Collabs
Melvin "Chaos" Lewis
4 Collabs
Dane Johansen
4 Collabs
Gregory Spearman
4 Collabs
Jack Stulz
4 Collabs
Pedro Martinez
4 Collabs
Owen Biddle
4 Collabs
Emily Daggett Smith
4 Collabs
Andrew Cyr
4 Collabs
Alice Yoo
4 Collabs
Sean Lee (5)
4 Collabs
Big K.R.I.T.
4 Collabs
Jeremy Grenhart
4 Collabs
Henry Wang
4 Collabs
Bilal Oliver
4 Collabs
D.D. Jackson
4 Collabs
Anthony Tidd
4 Collabs
Danny Kim
4 Collabs
Siwoo Kim
3 Collabs
Ursula Rucker
3 Collabs
Chaos (2)
3 Collabs
Tim Latham