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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
Dice Raw
Hub



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The Verve And Katy Perry Cling To UK Chart Summits

September 8, 2008
The Verve And Katy Perry Cling To UK Chart SummitsThe Verve have topped the UK album charts for a second week in a row with their reunion record, 'Forth'.

In a static week in the album chart, the only other new entry inside the top-ten was 'Breakout' by Miley Cyrus.

While The Chemical Brothers 'Brotherhood', which features a collection of their singles from the last 13 years, debuted at eleven.

In the singles chart, Katy Perry held onto the top spot for the fifth week with her controversial single 'I Kissed A Girl'.

The only other new entry inside the top-five were The Pussycat Dolls at number four with 'When I Grow Up'.

(by Jason Gregory)



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