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Rediscovered: The Roots, 'Things Fall Apart'

Rediscovered: The Roots, 'Things Fall Apart'

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The Roots perform at the 2024 Roots Picnic at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on the weekend of May 31.

The Roots Are Celebrating The Anniversary of DYWM With Several Special Shows

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Questlove’s Sly & The Family Stone Documentary to Premiere at 2025 Sundance

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Roots Picnic 2024: The Okayplayer Primer

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OKP 25-Year Anniversary: The Exclusive Questlove Interview

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Shout Outs From the Okayplayer Extended Family on Our 25 Year Anniversary

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Okayplayer Celebrates 25 Years With 25 Essential Artists From the OKP Boards

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Black Thoughtof The Roots performs on stage at Hampden Park National Stadium on July 23, 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland.

“Kanye is Less Kanye Now” Black Thought Says of Newer Kanye West Music

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American musician, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor Questlove Ahmir Khalib Thompson, of the American hip hop band The Roots, plays on stage during JazzFest at The Knitting Factory in New York, New York, circa 2000.

The Soulquarians Quietly Won the Late ‘90s, Early 2000s Rap War

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