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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
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Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello Announces New Album

July 9, 2010
Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello Announces New AlbumStreet Sweeper Social Club, which features Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello, have announced details of a new mini album.

'The Ghetto Blaster' is due to be released via digital download on August 16 and CD on September 6.

It includes four original songs, as well as covers of M.I.A's 'Paper Planes' and 'Mama Said Knock You Out' by LL Cool J.

The group, which also features The Coup's Boots Riley, are also set to embark on a US tour in August.

The tracklisting for 'The Ghetto Blaster is:

  1. Ghetto Blaster
  2. Everythang
  3. Paper Planes (M.I.A. cover)
  4. The New **** You
  5. Scars
  6. Mama Said Knock You Out (LL Cool J cover)
  7. Promenade (Guitar Fury Remix)

(by Jason Gregory)



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