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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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Adele's '21' Equals Madonna's Album Chart Record

March 28, 2011
Adele's '21' Equals Madonna's Album Chart RecordAdele has equaled Madonna's album chart record with new album '21'.

The London singer's '21' spent a ninth consecutive week at number one which is the longest for any female solo artist.

'21' has now matched Madonna's 'The Immaculate Collection', which held the title for nine weeks at number one in 1990.

In this weeks UK chart The Strokes' 'Angles' was a new entry at number three, with Jessie J's debut 'Who You Are' at number four.

Meanwhile, Adele's single 'Somebody Like You' climbed back to number one on the UK chart after slipping to number two last week.

(by Holly Frith)





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