S3E39 The Roots by Drew Curry

There is a reason this group is introduced as The Legendary, it's because they are in fact legendary. The Roots have one of the best emcees of all time, one of the most incredible drummers to ever pick up sticks, who also happens to be one of the most musically knowledgable human beings to ever exist. Black Thought the emcee and Questlove the drummer went to high school in Philadelphia together and also busked on the street together. They have over the years created one of the only live musician hip hop bands. These two behemoths, with their bandmates, have went on to back musicians of all genres, become the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon band, authors, directors, actors, screenplay writers and so much more. They are also the creators of the Soul Aquarians and heavily produced the D'Angelo VooDoo album, Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun, Common's Like Water For Chocolate, and The Roots' Things Fall Apart amongst other projects. Check out a brief history on The Legendary Roots Crew, and why they had to change the groups name from The Square Roots. Check us out on Instagram @HipHopHistoryPod. Please like, subscribe and leave a review where possible. Thanks.