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ARTIST Hip Hop
The Roots
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The Roots is an American Hip-Hop / Neo Soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to Hip-Hop which still includes live instrumentals. Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called "The Square Roots".
Members
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson ,James Poyser ,Malik B. ,Joshua Abrams ,Scott Storch ,Leonard Hubbard ,Martin Luther ,Frank "Knuckles" Walker ,Ben Kenney ,Nikki Yeoh ,Dave Guy ,Kirk Douglass ,Raymond Angry ,Owen Biddle ,Ian Hendrickson-Smith ,Mark Kelley ,Karl B. Jenkins ,Tarik Luqmaan Collins ,Kyle Jones ,Rozell Brown ,Damon Bryson ,Kenyetta Warren ,James Gray [xiii]