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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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Paramore, Katy Perry 'Praying For Japan' Following Earthquake And Tsunami

March 11, 2011
Paramore, Katy Perry 'Praying For Japan' Following Earthquake And TsunamiParamore's Hayley Williams and Katy Perry are among the music stars who have expressed their sadness following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

The country was rocked by its most powerful earthquake since records began in the early hours of this morning (March 11).

The 8.9 magnitude quake triggered a massive tsunami, which has spread to surrounding countries in the Pacific Ocean.

Many music stars have been reacting to the disaster on Twitter.

"My prayers go out to anyone that is being effected by the disaster in Japan,” Katy Perry said.

Williams said she was “praying so hard” for people in Japan and Hawaii, which was also struck by the tsunami.

Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am told his Twitter followers to “pray for Japan” and revealed he had been unable to contact several friends.

Chris Brown said: “I’m buggin out right now over japan!!#praying."

The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami is unclear.

(by Jason Gregory)



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