The Roots

The Roots are an influential Philadelphia-based hip hop group, known for innovative lyrics 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.

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The Roots' original lineup included Black Thought (MC vocals) and ?uestlove (drums), who were classmates at the Philadelphia High School for Creative Performing Arts. As they began to play at school and on the streets, they added another MC named Malik B. and a bassist named Hub. As the Roots began to play in clubs around Philadelphia, they filled out the band by adding a keyboard player named Kamal and a beatboxer named Rahzel. Malik B. later left the group.

Philadelphia: Philadelphia () is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States....

Hip hop: Hip hop is a cultural movement that originated in the working class communities of New York City, United States, in the late 1970s. Other elements include beatboxing, hip hop fashion, and slang. Since first emerging in the South Bronx, hip hop culture has spread around the world. When hip hop music ...

Lyrics: Lyrics are the written words in a song. Lyrics can be written during the composition of a song or after the accompanying music is composed. Sometimes, however, music is adapted to or written for a song or poem that has already been written. The meaning conveyed in lyrical verses can be explicit or...

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