Famous lyrics by »
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.
Albums by The RootsSort:By AlbumA - Z
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 |
Hamilton: An American Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording] [Clean] [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Act I: You'll Be Back | 3:28 |
...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Theme from Middle of the Night | 1:27 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| A Peace of Light | 1:50 |
| 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 |
| Dillatude: The Flight of Titus | 0:42 |
| The Day | 3:44 |
| Right On | 3:36 |
| The Fire | 3:41 |
| Tunnel Vision | 0:40 |
| Web 20/20 | 2:46 |
| Hustla [Bonus Track (Edited)] | 2:56 |
| Hustla | 2:56 |
How I Got Over [Clean] [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Peace of Light | 1:50 |
| Walk Alone | 3:54 |
| Radio Daze | 4:16 |
| Now or Never | 4:34 |
| DillaTUDE: The Flight of Titus | 0:42 |
| The Day | 3:44 |
| Tunnel Vision | 0:40 |
| 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]
Wake Up! [Bonus DVD] [2010]
Wake Up! [CD/DVD] [2010]
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 [Black Thought] | 2:21 |
| Distortion To Static [Black Thought Mix] | 1:58 |
| Distortion to Static | 2:21 |
| What They Do | 5:15 |
| The Next Movement | 4:08 |
| Good Music | 4:23 |
| 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 |
| Good Music | 4:08 |
| 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] |
Present [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Break You Off | 4:20 |
| The Next Movement | 2:32 |
| What Would I Do | 4:03 |
| Proceed | 3:49 |
| Burn | 3:42 |
| Clones | 6:29 |
Don't Say Nuthin' [2 Tracks] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Say Nuthin' [Radio Edit] | 3:38 |
| Don't Say Nuthin' [Instrumental] | 3:36 |
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 The First Movement/Water The Abyss/Water The Drowning | 10:24 |
| Water | 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 |
| For the Love of Money | 2:06 |
Things Fall Apart [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Table of Contents, Pts. 1-2 | 3:37 |
| The Next Movement | 4:10 |
| Step into the Realm | 2:49 |
| Step Into the Relm | 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 [Instrumental] | 4:18 |
| What You Want [Acappella] | 3:53 |
Illadelph Halflife [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Intro | 0:35 |
| Respond/React | 5:07 |
| Section | 4:09 |
| Panic!!!!! | 1:24 |
| Panic !!!!!!! | 1:25 |
| 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, Pt. 1 | 5:13 |
| 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 |
Organix [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Roots Is Comin' | 1:15 |
| Pass the Popcorn | 5:31 |
| The Anti-Circle | 3:46 |
| Writers Block | 1:42 |
| Good Music (Reprise) [Preclude] | 1:01 |
| Good Music | 4:33 |
| Grits | 6:34 |
| Leonard I-V | 4:05 |
| I'm out Deah | 4:08 |
| Popcorn Revisited | 4:03 |
| Peace | 1:14 |
| Common Dust | 5:02 |
Share your thoughts on the The Roots Band with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In