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The Roots are an American Grammy Award-winning hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are known for a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which 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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The Hamilton Mixtape [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No John Trumbull (Intro) | 0:46 |
| My Shot [Rise Up Remix] | |
| You'll Be Back | 4:10 |
| Who Tells Your Story | 4:13 |
Hamilton: An American Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording] [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You'll Be Back | 3:28 |
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Never | 3:54 |
| When the People Cheer | 3:01 |
| The Devil | 0:38 |
| Black Rock | 2:41 |
| Understand | 2:50 |
| The Coming | 3:01 |
| The Dark (Trinity) | 5:17 |
| The Unraveling | 4:20 |
| Tomorrow | 5:06 |
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin [LP] [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Never | 3:54 |
| When the People Cheer | 3:01 |
| The Devil | 0:38 |
| Black Rock | 2:41 |
| Understand | 2:50 |
| The Coming | 3:01 |
| The Dark (Trinity) | 5:17 |
| Tomorrow | 5:06 |
Wise Up Ghost & Other Songs [LP] [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Walk Us Uptown | 3:23 |
| Sugar Won’T Work | 3:30 |
| Refuse To Be Saved | 4:26 |
| Wake Me Up | 5:52 |
| Tripwire | 4:28 |
| Stick Out Your Tongue | 5:27 |
| Come the Meantimes | 3:52 |
| (She Might Be a) Grenade | 4:36 |
| Cinco Minutos Con Vos | 5:01 |
| Viceroy's Row | 5:01 |
| Wise Up Ghost | 6:26 |
Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Walk Us Uptown | 3:23 |
| Sugar Won't Work | 3:31 |
| Sugar Won’t Work | 3:31 |
| Refuse to Be Saved | 4:26 |
| Wake Me Up | 5:53 |
| Tripwire | 4:28 |
| Stick Out Your Tongue | 5:28 |
| Come the Meantimes | 3:53 |
| (She Might Be A) Grenade | 4:35 |
| [She Might Be A] Grenade | 4:36 |
| Cinco Minutos con Vos | 5:01 |
| Viceroy's Row | 5:01 |
| Viceroy’s Row | 5:01 |
| Wise Up Ghost | 6:26 |
| If I Could Believe | 3:53 |
Betty Wright: The Movie [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Old Songs | 5:39 |
| Real Woman | 5:35 |
| Grapes on a Vine | 5:16 |
| Tonight Again | 5:24 |
| Whisper in the Wind | 5:26 |
Undun [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sleep | 2:16 |
| Make My | 4:27 |
| One Time | 3:56 |
| Kool On | 3:49 |
| The OtherSide | 4:03 |
| Stomp | 2:23 |
| Lighthouse | 3:44 |
| I Remember | 3:15 |
| Tip the Scale | 4:18 |
Hope for Haiti Now [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'll Stand by You | 3:55 |
| Hard Times Come Again No More | 3:57 |
| Let It Be | 3:53 |
How I Got Over [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Walk Alone | 3:55 |
| Dear God 2.0 | 3:52 |
| Radio Daze | 4:16 |
| Now or Never | 4:34 |
| How I Got Over | 3:34 |
| The Day | 3:44 |
| Right On | 3:36 |
| The Fire | 3:41 |
| Web 20/20 | 2:46 |
| Hustla | 2:56 |
| Hustla [Bonus Track (Edited)] | 2:56 |
How I Got Over [Clean] [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Walk Alone | 3:54 |
| Radio Daze | 4:16 |
| Now or Never | 4:34 |
| The Day | 3:44 |
| Web 20/20 | 2:46 |
| Hustla | 2:56 |
How I Got Over [LP] [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Walk Alone | 3:55 |
| Dear God 2.0 | 3:52 |
| Radio Daze | 4:16 |
| Now or Never | 4:34 |
| The Day | 3:44 |
| Right On | 3:36 |
| Doin' It Again | 2:24 |
| The Fire | 3:41 |
| Web 20/20 | 2:46 |
| Hustla | 2:56 |
Wake Up! [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Times | 5:16 |
| Wake Up Everybody | 4:25 |
| Our Generation (The Hope of the World) | 3:16 |
| Little Ghetto Boy (Prelude) | 1:59 |
| Little Ghetto Boy | 5:26 |
| Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be) | 3:49 |
| Wholy Holy | 5:50 |
| I Can't Write Left Handed | 11:45 |
| Shine | 4:44 |
Wake Up! [Bonus DVD] [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Times | 5:16 |
| Wake Up Everybody | 4:25 |
| Our Generation (The Hope of the World) | 3:16 |
| Little Ghetto Boy (Prelude) | 1:59 |
| Little Ghetto Boy | 5:26 |
| Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be) | 3:49 |
| Wholy Holy | 5:48 |
| I Can't Write Left Handed | 11:45 |
| Shine | 6:33 |
Wake Up! [CD/DVD] [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hard Times | 5:16 |
| Wake Up Everybody | 4:25 |
| Our Generation (The Hope Of the World) | 3:16 |
| Little Ghetto Boy (Prelude) | 1:59 |
| Little Ghetto Boy | 5:26 |
| Humanity (Love The Way It Should Be) | 3:49 |
| Wholy Holy | 5:48 |
| I Can't Write Left Handed | 11:45 |
| Shine | 4:44 |
Rising Down [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rising Down | 3:40 |
| Get Busy | 3:31 |
| @ 15 | 0:52 |
| 75 Bars [Black's Reconstruction] | 3:16 |
| Becoming Unwritten | 0:37 |
| Criminal | 4:09 |
| I Will Not Apologize | 4:34 |
| I Can't Help It | 4:40 |
| Singing Man | 4:08 |
| Unwritten | 1:25 |
| Lost Desire | 3:58 |
| The Show | 3:45 |
| Rising Up | 4:19 |
| Birthday Girl [*] | 4:03 |
Rising Down [Bonus Tracks] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rising Down | 3:40 |
| Get Busy | 3:29 |
| @ 15 | 0:51 |
| 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) | 3:15 |
| Becoming Unwritten | 0:36 |
| Criminal | 4:08 |
| I Will Not Apologize | 4:34 |
| I Can't Help It | 4:39 |
| Singing Man | 4:07 |
| Unwritten | 1:22 |
| Lost Desire | 3:58 |
| The Show | 3:44 |
| Rising Up | 4:23 |
| Birthday Girl | 4:05 |
Rising Down [Clean] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rising Down | 3:40 |
| Get Busy | 3:30 |
| 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) [Version] | 3:15 |
| Criminal | 4:08 |
| I Will Not Apologize | 4:34 |
| I Can't Help It | 4:39 |
| Singing Man | 4:05 |
| Unwritten | 1:25 |
| Lost Desire | 3:58 |
| The Show | 3:45 |
| Rising Up | 4:18 |
Game Theory [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| False Media | 2:44 |
| Game Theory | 4:08 |
| Don't Feel Right | 4:08 |
| In the Music | 4:13 |
| Take It There | 2:51 |
| Baby | 2:51 |
| Here I Come | 4:11 |
| Long Time | 4:22 |
| Livin' in a New World | 1:48 |
| Clock with No Hands | 4:23 |
| Atonement | 2:36 |
| Can't Stop This | 8:35 |
Game Theory [Clean] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| False Media | 2:43 |
| Game Theory | 4:01 |
| Don't Feel Right | 4:08 |
| In the Music | 4:06 |
| Take It There | 2:51 |
| Baby | 2:50 |
| Here I Come | 4:11 |
| Long Time | 4:22 |
| Livin' in a New World | 1:47 |
| Clock with No Hands | 4:23 |
| Atonement | 2:35 |
| Can't Stop This | 8:35 |
Game Theory [Deluxe Edition] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| False Media | 2:44 |
| Game Theory | 4:01 |
| Don't Feel Right | 4:08 |
| In the Music | 4:07 |
| Take It There | 2:51 |
| Baby | 2:51 |
| Here I Come | 4:11 |
| Livin' In a New World | 1:48 |
| Clock With No Hands | 4:23 |
| Atonement | 2:36 |
| Can't Stop This | 8:35 |
Game Theory [Japan Bonus Tracks] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| False Media | |
| Game Theory | |
| Don't Feel Right | |
| In the Music | |
| Take It There | |
| Baby | |
| Here I Come | |
| Long Time | |
| Livin' in a New World | |
| Clock with No Hands | |
| Atonement | |
| Can't Stop This |
The Best of the Roots [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Next Movement | 2:38 |
| Clones | 2:35 |
| Push Up Ya Lighter | 1:58 |
| Concerto of a Desperado | 1:53 |
| Don't Feel Right | 2:09 |
| Essaywhuman?!!!??! | 1:47 |
| Stay Cool | 2:01 |
| Stay Cool [J. Period Remix] | 1:28 |
| What They Do | 2:26 |
| Adrenaline | 2:10 |
| Boom!/Wrath of Kane [J. Period Blend] | 1:38 |
| What You Want | 1:24 |
| You Got Me [J. Period Remix] | 2:54 |
| Break You Off [#] | 1:49 |
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Distortion to Static | 2:21 |
| Distortion To Static [Black Thought Mix] | 1:58 |
| Distortion to Static [Black Thought] | 2:21 |
| What They Do | 5:15 |
| The Next Movement | 4:08 |
| The Lesson | 5:05 |
| Star | 5:53 |
| The Hypnotic | 4:53 |
| Silent Treatment | 6:49 |
| You Got Me | 4:56 |
| You Got Me [Black Thought] | 4:21 |
| Clones | 5:30 |
| What You Want | 4:48 |
| Act Too (Love of My Life) | 5:36 |
| Do You Want More?!!!??! | 4:45 |
| Double Trouble | 6:24 |
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1 [Clean] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Next Movement | 4:07 |
| The Hypnotic | 4:52 |
| What You Want | 4:47 |
| Do You Want More?!!!??! | 4:44 |
| Double Trouble | 6:22 |
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 2 [2005]
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 2 [Clean] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Say Nuthin' [Remix] | 3:35 |
| Adrenaline | 5:18 |
| Boom! | 2:55 |
| The Seed/Melting Pot/Web [Live on BBC Radio One's Worldwide Show] | 16:02 |
I Don't Care [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Don't Care | 4:02 |
| Seed (2.0) | 3:59 |
| Stay Cool | 2:58 |
| I Don't Care [Multimedia Track] |
The Tipping Point [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Star/Pointro | 7:38 |
| I Don't Care | 4:03 |
| Don't Say Nuthin' | 3:36 |
| Guns Are Drawn | 5:16 |
| Stay Cool | 3:34 |
| Web | 3:17 |
| Boom! | 2:58 |
| Somebody's Gotta Do It | 4:09 |
| Duck Down! | 3:56 |
| Why (What's Goin On?) | 16:45 |
| Why [What's Goin On?] | 4:20 |
The Tipping Point [Clean] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Don't Care | 4:03 |
| Don't Say Nuthin' | 3:36 |
| Guns Are Drawn | 5:16 |
| Stay Cool | 3:34 |
| Web | 3:17 |
| Boom! | 2:58 |
| Somebody's Gotta Do It | 4:09 |
| Duck Down! | 3:56 |
| Why (What's Goin On?) | 4:21 |
Tipping Point [Bonus Track] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Star/Pointro | 7:36 |
| I Don't Care | 4:02 |
| Don't Say Nuthin' | 3:35 |
| Guns Are Drawn | 5:15 |
| Stay Cool | 3:34 |
| Web | 3:16 |
| Boom! | 2:58 |
| Somebody's Gotta Do It | 4:08 |
| Duck Down! | 3:56 |
| Why | 16:40 |
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Rap & Hip Hop [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Next Movement | 4:11 |
Juslisen [Special Edition] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Break You Off [LP Version][*] | 4:48 |
| Break You Off [Acapella][*] | 4:37 |
Phrenology [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Phrentrow | 0:21 |
| Rock You | 3:13 |
| Sacrifice | 4:45 |
| Rolling With Heat | 3:42 |
| Thought @ Work | 4:58 |
| The Seed (2.0) | 4:28 |
| Break You Off | 7:27 |
| Water | 10:24 |
| Water The First Movement/Water The Abyss/Water The Drowning | 10:24 |
| Quills | 4:21 |
| Pussy Galore | 4:29 |
| Complexity | 4:48 |
| Something In the Way of Things (In Town) | 7:16 |
| Rhymes and Ammo | 4:31 |
Phrenology [Bonus DVD] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Phrentrow | 0:18 |
| Rock You | 3:12 |
| Sacrifice | 4:44 |
| Rolling With Heat | 3:42 |
| Thought @ Work | 4:58 |
| The Seed (2.0) | 4:27 |
| Break You Off | 7:27 |
| Water | 10:24 |
| Quills | 4:21 |
| Pussy Galore | 4:29 |
| Complexity | 4:47 |
| Something in the Way of Things (In Town) | 7:16 |
| Double Trouble [DVD Track] |
Phrenology [Bonus Track] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Phrentrow | |
| Rock You | |
| Sacrifice | |
| Thought @ Work | |
| Seed | |
| Break You Off | |
| Water | |
| Quills | |
| Pussy Galore | |
| Complexity | |
| Something in the Way of Things (In Town) |
Phrenology [Clean] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Phrentrow | 0:18 |
| Rock You | 3:12 |
| Sacrifice | 4:44 |
| Rolling With Heat | 3:42 |
| Thought @ Work | 4:58 |
| The Seed | 4:27 |
| Break You Off | 7:27 |
| Quills | 4:21 |
| Pussy Galore | 4:29 |
| Complexity | 4:47 |
The Roots Come Alive [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Next Movement | 3:49 |
| Step into the Realm | 3:27 |
| Proceed | 2:45 |
| Mellow My Man | 5:02 |
| Love of My Life | 3:44 |
| The Ultimate | 3:58 |
| Don't See Us | 5:22 |
| 100% Dundee | 4:30 |
| Adrenaline! | 6:11 |
| Essaywhuman?!!!??! | 5:15 |
| Silent Treatment | 7:19 |
| The Notice | 4:29 |
| You Got Me | 8:51 |
The Roots Come Alive [Limited Edition Double CD] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Next Movement | 3:49 |
| Step into the Realm | 3:26 |
| Proceed | 2:44 |
| The Ultimate | 3:57 |
| Don't See Us | 5:21 |
| 100% Dundee | 4:30 |
| Essaywhuman?!!!??! | 5:15 |
| Silent Treatment | 7:19 |
| The 'Notic | 4:28 |
| You Got Me | 17:14 |
| What You Want | 4:08 |
Things Fall Apart [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Table of Contents, Pts. 1-2 | 3:37 |
| The Next Movement | 4:10 |
| Step Into the Relm | 2:49 |
| Step into the Realm | 2:49 |
| The Spark | 3:53 |
| Dynamite! | 4:46 |
| Without a Doubt | 4:15 |
| Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New | 4:34 |
| Double Trouble | 5:50 |
| Act Too: The Love of My Life | 4:55 |
| Act Too (Love of My Life) | 4:55 |
| 100% Dundee | 3:53 |
| Diedre Vs. Dice | 0:47 |
| Adrenaline! | 4:30 |
| You Got Me | 4:49 |
| Don't See Us | 4:31 |
| The Return to Innocence Lost | 5:40 |
| Act Too (The Love of My Life) | 4:55 |
Things Fall Apart [Limited Edition] [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Table of Contents, Pts. 1-2 | 3:37 |
| The Next Movement | 4:10 |
| Step into the Realm | 2:50 |
| The Spark | 3:52 |
| Dynamite | 4:45 |
| Without a Doubt | |
| Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New | 4:34 |
| Double Trouble | 5:50 |
| Act Too (Love of My Life) | 4:54 |
| 100% Dundee | 3:53 |
| Diedre Vs. Dice | 0:47 |
| Adrenaline! | 4:27 |
| You Got Me | 4:19 |
| Don't See Us | 4:30 |
| The Return to Innocence Lost | 5:34 |
What You Want [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What You Want [Radio Edit] | 4:00 |
| What You Want [Album Version] | 4:18 |
| What You Want [Acappella] | 3:53 |
Illadelph Halflife [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Respond/React | 5:07 |
| Section | 4:09 |
| Panic !!!!!!! | 1:25 |
| Panic!!!!! | 1:24 |
| Panic!!!!!! | |
| It Just Don't Stop | 4:34 |
| Episodes | 5:56 |
| Push Up Ya Lighter | 4:36 |
| What They Do | 5:57 |
| ? vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut) | 1:47 |
| Concerto of Desparado | 3:38 |
| Concerto of the Desperado | 3:38 |
| Clones | 4:54 |
| Universe at War | 4:56 |
| No Alibi | 5:11 |
| Dave Vs. US | 0:50 |
| No Great Pretender | 4:26 |
| The Hypnotic | 5:20 |
| Ital (The Universal Side) | 4:54 |
| The Adventures in Wonderland | 4:34 |
Illadelph Halflife [Clean] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Respond/React | 5:12 |
| Section | 4:08 |
| Panic!!!!!! | 1:24 |
| It Just Don't Stop | 4:33 |
| Episodes | 5:56 |
| Push up Ya Lighter | 4:36 |
| What They Do | 5:57 |
| Concerto of Desparado | 3:38 |
| Clones | 5:03 |
| Universe at War | 4:55 |
| No Alibi | 5:08 |
| No Great Pretender | 4:26 |
| The Hypnotic | 5:18 |
| Ital (The Universal Side) | 4:53 |
Do You Want More?!!!??! [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| There's Something Goin' On (Intro) | 1:19 |
| Proceed | 4:38 |
| Distortion To Static | 4:18 |
| Mellow My Man | 4:42 |
| I Remain Calm | 4:08 |
| Datskat | 3:40 |
| Lazy Afternoon | 5:06 |
| ? Vs. Rahzel | 3:18 |
| Do You Want More?!!!??! | 3:21 |
| What Goes on Pt. 7 | 5:34 |
| What Goes On, Pt. 7 | 5:33 |
| Essaywhuman?!!!??! | 5:00 |
| Swept Away | 3:50 |
| You Ain't Fly | 4:43 |
| Silent Treatment | 6:53 |
| The Lesson Part 1 | 5:01 |
| The Unlocking | 8:12 |
Do You Want More?!!!??! [Clean] [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Intro/There's Something Goin' On | |
| Proceed | |
| Distortion to Static | |
| Mellow My Man | |
| I Remain Calm | |
| Datskat | |
| Essaywhuman?!!!??! | |
| Swept Away | |
| You Ain't Fly | |
| Silent Treatment | |
| Lesson, Pt. 1 |
Do You Want More?!!!??! [LP] [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| There's Something Goin' On (Intro) | 1:18 |
| Proceed | 4:35 |
| Distortion to Static | 4:18 |
| Mellow My Man | 4:41 |
| I Remain Calm | 4:08 |
| Datskat | 3:40 |
| Lazy Afternoon | 5:06 |
| ? Vs. Rahzel | 3:18 |
| Do You Want More?!!!??! | 3:21 |
| What Goes On, Pt. 7 | 5:32 |
| Essaywhuman?!!!??! | 5:00 |
| Swept Away | 3:50 |
| You Ain't Fly | 4:42 |
| Silent Treatment | 6:52 |
| The Unlocking | 8:12 |
From the Ground Up [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Distortion To Static [Radio Edit] | 4:18 |
| Mellow My Man | 4:48 |
| Datskat | 5:18 |
| Do You Want More?!!!??! [Beat Mix] | 3:30 |
