The Roots (Band)

Top 10 Civil Rights Anthems for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. loved South Florida. He visited the region many times throughout his career. He was a contemporary of some of Miami's most upstanding citizens, like Father Theodore Gibson of Overtown, as well as some of our most venerable party starters, like WMBM disc jockey Milton "Butterba ... More >>

Betty Wright's Mother's Day Concert With Monica at the James L. Knight Center May 13

Miami Soul Queen Betty Wright Talks The Roots, Lil Wayne, and "Old Songs"

Betty Wright should need no introduction, especially in Miami. The lifelong 305 resident has been making records in South Florida since 1956 when she sang on an album from her family's gospel band, Echoes of Joy, at age two. A veteran solo act by her late teens, Wright became one of R&B's top fe ... More >>

The Roots Danced Like Astronauts at the Arsht Center on Saturday, March 31

The Roots Adrienne Arsht Center Saturday, March 31, 2012 Better Than: Just about anything else that was going on in Miami on Saturday night. It was certainly the finest tuba anywhere in Miami Saturday night. Aside from for Questlove's drums, Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson's cheeks expanded to f ... More >>

The Roots at the Adrienne Arsht Center March 31

Questlove and The Roots Announce Official Miami Afterparty at Bardot on March 31

After Ultra Music Festival weekend (and the preceding, uh, seven days of Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week), we envision 90 percent of Crossfade's readership to be curled under their bedsheets in the fetal position. Every now and then you get up to sip some kombucha, pack a bowl, suck on ... More >>

Questlove Upset with Tina Fey, Triggers One-Sided Internet Feud

​Tina Fey. Not only is she a Bossypants, but the Philadelphia-born comedian, writer, and producer is also a hater -- according to fellow Philadelphian and NBC co-worker Questlove. The afro-picked drummer went on Bravo's new late night show, Watch What Happens: Live, and called Fey out for not sho ... More >>

Miami's Best Albums of 2011: Betty Wright and The Roots' The Movie

​To close out the year, Crossfade is picking its favorite albums by 305 artists. Check out the full list of Miami's Best Albums of 2011. Betty Wright With The Roots The Movie (Ms. B Records/S-Curve Records) Betty Wright's status as the queen of Miami soul has never been in question.

Atmosphere at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 16

Atmosphere's MC Slug and Ant Gonna Paint That Shit Gold September 16

Atmosphere's MC Slug knows what to do when life hands you lemons.​The sensitive MC has always been a rare figure in hip-hop. While the early 2000s did see a spike in "politically conscious" backpack rappers like Talib Kweli and Mos Def (both of whom took a page from Common's socio-empathetic rhy ... More >>

The Roots' Black Thought, J.Period, and the Live Mixtape at Florida Room This Sunday

The Roots' Black Thought.​We're pretty sure no one's ready to think about anything beyond December 31. But for all you diehard heads, January 2 is only a couple of days away and you don't wanna miss this thing. For the first time ever, New York City mixtape king J.Period will be bringing his hig ... More >>

The Roots, Q-Tip, Eve, and Bobby Brown at the Ice Palace, September 25

Photo by Marta Xochilt PerezMr. Q-Tip.​As we wrap up 2010, Crossfade looks back at the best live performances of the year. View the full list of Miami's Best Concerts of 2010.When Crossfade first stumbled into the Hennessy Artistry party, our biggest interest was the free booze. We were thinking: ... More >>

ArtOfficial's "Too Nasty" Off the Upcoming Fist Fights and Footraces

​If you consider most of the crap on Y100 to be hip-hop, we wouldn't expect you to understand. But ArtOfficial is the straight-up shiznit. As Miami's answer to the Roots, this six-member band's been thrilling local fans and crowds abroad for the past few years, rocking venues with some of MIA's s ... More >>

Questlove Blinded by the (iPhone) Light at Bardot's Basel Finale

Victor Gonzalez via iPhoneSecret photo of Questlove at Bardot.​Questlove with M1BardotSunday, December 6Better than: Anything starring Jimmy Fallon.Our tolerance level for pretentious Brooklyn scenesters and celebrity star fuckers reached its boiling point Sunday night. And we're done covering DJ ... More >>

Q-Tip Talks Kanye West, the Roots, and the Reunion of A Tribe Called Quest

​For any fan true fan of hip-hop music, you have a handful of people to thank for your favorite genre: Run DMC, 2 Live Crew, Public Enemy, and of course A Tribe Called Quest. During its heyday, this quintessential rap collective released eight albums, earned serious Billboard success, and infused ... More >>

The Roots' Questlove on Oprah, Jimmy Fallon, and Twenty Years in the Game

Flickr Naoharu​In the words of the movie Mean Girls, "That's why her hair is so big -- it's full of secrets." And when it comes to The Roots' Questlove, we bet that 'fro could tell some stories. After 20 years in the game, a Grammy, and a whole bunch of albums with The Roots (AKA the reigning ... More >>

The Roots, Q-Tip, Eve, and Bobby Brown for the Hennessy Artistry Bash at Ice Palace

Marta Xochilt PerezQ-Tip rips it real quick.​ Check out the full Hennessy Artistry slideshow. Q-Tip and the Roots With D-Nice, Daniel Merriweather, Kat DeLuna, secret guest Eve, and supa secret guest Bobby Brown Saturday, September 25, 2010 Ice Palace Better than: A bottle of Hennessy all to you ... More >>

The Roots: Our Five Favorite Videos by Questlove and Crew

via their MySpace page​You might remember how ecstatic we got when we heard about a private party Hennessy was throwing with the Roots. Then we heard all about how RSVPing was "no guarantee" that we'd actually get accepted to be on the list. Wait, what?We wondered how exactly the good folks over a ... More >>

RSVP for the Roots and an Open Bar at Next Saturday's Private Hennessy Party

​There's probably nothing we love more than a private party with open bar. Well, maybe our families or something, but not much else. So when we heard that Hennessy was following in Heineken's footsteps and launching a Hennessy Artistry bash with free booze, we jumped out of our seats.We didn't get ... More >>

The Rising Brings Ya Boi Chad, Wrekonize, J NiCS, and S.T.S to Transit Lounge This Thursday

​What do you get when a clothing brand decides to branch out into the realm of music? It all depends on the clothing brand in question. If we're talking about Brooks Brothers, the result could very well be a rousing soundtrack to your badminton match. When we're talking about Last Rights, the resu ... More >>

The Top Ten Scott Storch Productions

This week, New Times slogged knee-deep into the messy world of Scott Storch-- the coke, the family he ditched, the fortune he blew in spectacular fashion, it's all in there in unprecedented detail. But before he was a prime candidate for the best VH1: Behind the Music ever, Storch was a massive ... More >>

Roots in the City Farmers Market Brings Fresh, Affordable Food to Overtown

David KehrMiami Mayor Thomas Regalado greets an Overtown resident and market shopper​The Roots in the City Farmers Market in Overtown saw its busiest day yet during a dedication ceremony that included Miami Mayor Thomas Regalado and Commissioner Richard Dunn yesterday. The Booker T. Washington Hi ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch: Buy Local, The Good Life, Topless Photo, Smoked Out

Jacob KatelStay tuned....tomorrow Short Order goes Behind The Line at Gibraltar on Grove Isle.​It's been too long since we've highlighted recent posts from other local food blogs, eons in web time, so here's a roundup from just some of Short Order's many contemporaries.New farmers market in the he ... More >>

Deuces, 2008!

Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind.

Big Hair, Bigger Instrument

Young Esperanza Spalding is going to be a star on her own terms.

The Roots

Rising Down (Def Jam)

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Roots, Rock, Remixed (Quango/Rockr/Tuff Gong)

Community Celebration

Hooray! The Roots and Culture Festival returns

State of the Art

Slow V and Retrospect

The Randy Watson Experience feat. Donn

"Morning Bell" (BBE)

The Roots

BEST VENUE FOR LIVE MUSIC

Mansion

The Album Leaf

THIS JUST IN

Organic Hip-Hop

2Mex

Basshead

Ice Age

The Roots

<1>The Tipping Point Geffen

Soul Power

BBE Records brings the future of the funk

Tub's Dubs

A reissue of two classic albums exposes King Tubby as a master postmodernist

Sound Clappas

Today's producers specialize in digital dancehall

Who's Hip-Hop?

The Source Awards is growing more inclusive -- but not too inclusive

Letters from the Issue of April 10-16, 2003

Hector's mom, divide and conquer the black community, and hippies in Havana

Fast Humans

The Roots get experimental

Pull Up the Roots

Cuban pianist Omar Sosa moves beyond the Bay

Eve of Destruction

Dissed by Dre, rapper Eve struck gold anyway

Roots That Matter

Homegrown for Christmas

Packages for the mid-decade wrapped in South Florida

Everything You Know Is Wrong

Let our musical dictionary set you straight