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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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Beastie Boys, Tinie Tempah, Gorillaz To Release Record Store Day Singles

March 28, 2011
Beastie Boys, Tinie Tempah, Gorillaz To Release Record Store Day SinglesBeastie Boys, Tinie Tempah and Gorillaz are among the acts who will release singles for Record Store Day in April.

Beastie Boys will release the first single from their new album 'Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2', as a limited-edition vinyl.

The View have recorded the official anthem for this year's Record Store Day, a cover version of The Tweeds' 1980 song 'I Need That Record'.

Other releases include Gorillaz's 'The Fall' on 180-gram vinyl and Beck and Bat For Lashes collaboration 'Let's Get Lost'.

The Record Store day is an celebration of independent record stores, set to take place on April 16.

(by Holly Frith)





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