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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 |
---|---|
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 | 2:56 |
Hustla [Bonus Track (Edited)] | 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 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
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 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 [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 !!!!!!! | 1:25 |
Panic!!!!!! | |
Panic!!!!! | 1:24 |
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 the Desperado | 3:38 |
Concerto of Desparado | 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 | 5:33 |
What Goes on Pt. 7 | 5:34 |
Essaywhuman?!!!??! | 5:00 |
Swept Away | 3:50 |
You Ain't Fly | 4:43 |
Silent Treatment | 6:53 |
The Lesson Part 1 | 5:01 |
The Lesson, Pt. 1 | 5:13 |
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 |