After 25 years, a dozen records and multiple awards, the Roots are trying something new -- a full-length concept album. Already known for pushing the boundaries of hip-hop, the Roots' "undun" tells ...

The Roots' new LP 'Undun' is a stirring hip-hop opus as it narrates the story of a young man's fateful journey into a life of crime. Black Thought's descriptive storytelling and the group's ...

In the topsy-turvy market of the past five years, these managers led their funds to some of the best performances in their respective areas. Here's what they're bullish on now. This post is in ...

P(AllHipHop News) Despite a busy schedule of performing as the house band on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and also taking part in the Pre-Emmy Awards jam session, the Philadelphia based hip-hop ...

The Roots have been so good for so long (two decades) that it’s perhaps easy to take them for granted. The Philadelphia octet is higher profile than ever as the house band for the “Late Night with ...

I can’t recall ever having a harder time choosing my hip-hop album of the year, but I think that may be because we are at a crossroads moment in hip-hop history. In some ways every year is a ...

The Roots have inspired intrigue among the hip-hop and neo-soul congregations for more than two decades through their masterful use of live music — something nearly extinct in rap — and the gritty, ...

The concept album. It's a nebulous, musical roll-of-the-dice that can garner both awe-inspiring returns -- Marvin Gaye's genius 1971 protest statement 'What's Going On' -- and laughable, ...

Long-running, forward-thinking hip-hop icons the Roots have revealed that they have begun work on their next album, Undun. Late last night (July 26), drummer extraordinaire and band mouthpiece ...

The Roots will return with a new album, "undun," their first conceptual full-length, on Dec. 6. By Jason Lipshutz Editor As if serving as the house band on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” curating ...

Yo, first things first – if this album is your introduction to The Roots, you’re doing it wrong. Undun is The Roots’ tenth studio album, their ninth if you don’t count their ‘demo project’ Organix ...