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The Roots (Band)

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Betty Wright: "Every Time I Start Singing They Say It's R&B"

    Last week, Miami soul queen Betty Wright opened up about her recent collaborative album with the Roots, Betty Wright: The Movie; her unlikely friendship with Lil Wayne and Birdman; and the meaning of Mother's Day, which she'll honor this year with a co-headlining show at the James L. Knight Center w ... More >>

  • News

    May 10, 2012

    Rove's Obama Attack Ad: Subliminal Racism

    Last week, Miami soul queen Betty Wright opened up about her recent collaborative album with the Roots, Betty Wright: The Movie; her unlikely friendship with Lil Wayne and Birdman; and the meaning of Mother's Day, which she'll honor this year with a co-headlining show at the James L. Knight Center w ... More >>

  • Music

    December 22, 2011

    Miami's best albums, EPs, and mixtapes of 2011

    Last week, Miami soul queen Betty Wright opened up about her recent collaborative album with the Roots, Betty Wright: The Movie; her unlikely friendship with Lil Wayne and Birdman; and the meaning of Mother's Day, which she'll honor this year with a co-headlining show at the James L. Knight Center w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Rock the Bells With Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Mobb Deep, September 13

    Photo by Marta PerezRaekwon the Chef cookin' it up.​See the full 20-photo Rock the Bells slideshow. Rock the Bells Rakewon and Ghostface Killa With Mobb Deep and ArtOfficial Fillmore Miami Beach September 13, 2011 Better Than: Album-length karaoke renditions of Ol' Dirty Bastard's Nigga Please ... More >>

  • Film

    August 4, 2011

    Beats, Rhymes & Life is a phenomenal doc about A Tribe Called Quest

    Photo by Marta PerezRaekwon the Chef cookin' it up.​See the full 20-photo Rock the Bells slideshow. Rock the Bells Rakewon and Ghostface Killa With Mobb Deep and ArtOfficial Fillmore Miami Beach September 13, 2011 Better Than: Album-length karaoke renditions of Ol' Dirty Bastard's Nigga Please ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Questlove and Giant Step's WMC Party at the Florida Room, March 12

    Photo by Stacey RussellQuesto at the decks.​A packed club on Miami Beach is nothing new. That's actually why many residents of the 305 avoid la playa like the plague. But if you are an inhabitant of SoBe, you know there are places that you can avoid all the nonsense and have a good time. The Fl ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2011

    WMC 2011: Ten best parties March 10 to 13

    Photo by Stacey RussellQuesto at the decks.​A packed club on Miami Beach is nothing new. That's actually why many residents of the 305 avoid la playa like the plague. But if you are an inhabitant of SoBe, you know there are places that you can avoid all the nonsense and have a good time. The Fl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Bardot's WMC 2011 Lineup: Eyes Lips Eyes, LazerDisk SexParty, Young Empires, and Others

    Jill Weisberg​Speakeasy and small live music venue Bardot has really brought the 'burbs and the beach to Midtown since it opened a few years ago. North of Space and west of South Beach, it's right off the highway, so Winter Music Conference partiers will find their way there easily, with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    The Roots and Ricky Martin Have a One-Night Stand

    The Roots Ricky Martin = ?​Television is a magic medium. It's also evil. And sometimes shitty. But really, who thought that Ricky Martin and the Roots would ever hook up? No one. And yet, thanks to TV (and the fact that Questlove's crew decided they needed a day job), we're all gonna get to wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2010

    Beings 7'' Release Party With Plains at the Vagabond, October 29

    ​Beings and Plains The Vagabond Friday, October 29, 2010 Better than: Waiting until the Beings 7'' is out of print and you've gotta pay Ebay prices. Beings is a band that transcends a niche audience, garnering regular praise from disparate South Florida demographics. The punks love Beings, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Hip-Hop Stars Over Miami Politicians In Overtown

    ​This past Saturday night, Banana Republican witnessed a magical moment in Overtown proving that Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell has got it right when he says hip-hop has the power to bring people together. A true cross section of Miami's hip-hop lovers came out to Ice Palace Studios to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    John Legend and the Roots Team Up for Wake Up!

    ​ John Legend and The Roots are each talented in their own right, and they've teamed up for a collaborative album called Wake Up! to be released next Tuesday. The album is a funky 70's soul throwback, and takes direction from legends like Marvin Gaye and Nina Simone. Special guest collaborators i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    ArtOfficial Talks Jail and their New Album; Playing Transit Lounge on Saturday

    ​People say Miami's a dance town, and we can't deny that. But the 305 is a hip hop town, too. Look at Mr. 305, Pitbull, Rick Ross, Flo Rida, Trick Daddy, or Trina. Or if we need to take you from those last old school to out of school, the godfather himself, our very own Luke Campbell. And when Kat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    MP3: Mayday Feat. Dice Raw and Ras Kass - "Make A Livin' (Remix)"

    Photo via Mayday / Derick G​Mayday still never ceases to amaze us. Every leaked record from their upcoming Stuck On An Island album has been nothing but sure-fire hip-hop goodness, mixed with a little bit of a multi-genre twist. A couple setbacks have delayed the album's release, though. An o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    305 Live: DJ Irie, Luther Campbell, Rick Ross and More in Local Hip-Hop News

    Photo courtesy of DjIrie.com​Well, it happens every year and this year is no different. The official DJ of the Miami Heat, DJ Irie, kicks off his annual Irie Weekend festivities at LIV tonight. The event is slated to start at 11 p.m. and will feature DJ Irie himself and fellow Artist Related ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010

    London via MIA

    Photo courtesy of DjIrie.com​Well, it happens every year and this year is no different. The official DJ of the Miami Heat, DJ Irie, kicks off his annual Irie Weekend festivities at LIV tonight. The event is slated to start at 11 p.m. and will feature DJ Irie himself and fellow Artist Related ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2010

    Head Spins: DJ Brooke G

    Photo courtesy of DjIrie.com​Well, it happens every year and this year is no different. The official DJ of the Miami Heat, DJ Irie, kicks off his annual Irie Weekend festivities at LIV tonight. The event is slated to start at 11 p.m. and will feature DJ Irie himself and fellow Artist Related ... More >>

  • Music

    April 22, 2010

    Scott Storch raked in hip-hop millions and then snorted his way to ruin

    Photo courtesy of DjIrie.com​Well, it happens every year and this year is no different. The official DJ of the Miami Heat, DJ Irie, kicks off his annual Irie Weekend festivities at LIV tonight. The event is slated to start at 11 p.m. and will feature DJ Irie himself and fellow Artist Related ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Michael's Genuine Food Cart on the Move

    Michael's Genuine's food cart.​The Michael's Genuine food cart, which made its debut last month, will make two appearances this week. Tomorrow, April 7, Michael Schwartz and his foodie pushcart will be at the Roots in the City grand opening ceremony. This nonprofit organization is all about bringi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Go for Baroque

    Michael's Genuine's food cart.​The Michael's Genuine food cart, which made its debut last month, will make two appearances this week. Tomorrow, April 7, Michael Schwartz and his foodie pushcart will be at the Roots in the City grand opening ceremony. This nonprofit organization is all about bringi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Musicians Demand Classified Gitmo Memos On How Their Tunes Were Used As Torture

    Of all the outrages perpetrated at Guantanamo Bay -- which New Times explored in depth earlier this year on our visit to the prison camp in southern Cuba -- one of the strangest has to be the military's music-based "futility technique."via Wikimedia Commons​In case you've succeeded in washing the ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2009

    Jazzy Jeff

    Of all the outrages perpetrated at Guantanamo Bay -- which New Times explored in depth earlier this year on our visit to the prison camp in southern Cuba -- one of the strangest has to be the military's music-based "futility technique."via Wikimedia Commons​In case you've succeeded in washing the ... More >>

  • Music

    June 19, 2008

    Head Spins: Drop.D

    Love Hate's resident hip-hop hero.

  • Music

    June 5, 2008

    Al Green

    Lay It Down (Blue Note)

  • Calendar

    January 31, 2008

    Dave Chappelle’s Playing on My Block, My Block

    Lay It Down (Blue Note)

  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    Redman

    Red Gone Wild (Def Jam)

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    Set List: Jneiro Jarel

    Red Gone Wild (Def Jam)

  • Music

    December 28, 2006

    Bang Your Head Off

    This is the pure original metal we're talking about — the Top 10 heavy-metal albums of 2006

  • Music

    December 21, 2006

    Everlasting Sounds

    Ten of the year's most timeless records

  • Music

    July 6, 2006

    Jaguar Wright's Soul Sessions

    Ten of the year's most timeless records

  • Film

    March 30, 2006

    Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

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    September 1, 2005

    Tutu-torial

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    June 9, 2005

    Do the Bard, Man

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    March 24, 2005

    WMC Week Two

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    March 17, 2005

    THIS JUST IN

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    January 27, 2005

    Gourmet Relief

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  • Music

    January 13, 2005

    Basshead

    Whose Culture?

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    December 23, 2004

    The Year in Caribbean Music

    Dancehall, soca, and protests

  • Music

    October 14, 2004

    Basshead

    Winners and Losers

  • Music

    September 23, 2004

    Basshead

    Agit Pop

  • Music

    November 27, 2003

    Ursula Rucker

    Silver of Lead (K7)

  • Music

    January 11, 2001

    Erykah Badu

    Mama's Gun
    Motown

  • Calendar

    December 21, 2000

    Black Blessings

    Blessings of Kwanzaa Celebration

  • Music

    March 9, 2000

    Femi Kuti

    Shoki Shoki (MCA/Universal)

  • Music

    June 3, 1999

    Kulchur

    Shoki Shoki (MCA/Universal)

  • Music

    May 21, 1998

    The Flesh Made Word

    Shoki Shoki (MCA/Universal)

  • Music

    June 19, 1997

    HellFest

    Shoki Shoki (MCA/Universal)

  • Music

    April 25, 1996

    Bang a Bong

    Shoki Shoki (MCA/Universal)

  • Film

    October 21, 1992

    The Catcher in the Fly

    Shoki Shoki (MCA/Universal)

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