Artist
The Roots
The Roots is a hip-hop artist from Philadelphia, USA formed in 1993. 34 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Philadelphia, USA · Best hip-hop albums
- 3.9 /5
- 7 ratings
- 34
- Releases
- 1992–2025
- Active years
- 1993
- Formed
Discography
22
Most popular
undun
2011 · 14 tracks
Things Fall Apart
1999
Wake Up!
2010
How I Got Over
2010
Do You Want More?!!!??!
1995
Illadelph Halflife
1996
… And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
2014
The Tipping Point
2004
Rising Down
2008
The Roots Come Alive
1999
Game Theory
2006
Phrenology
2002
From The Ground Up
2014
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots (Vol.1)
2005
The Roots Come Alive Too: DYWM30 Live at Blue Note NYC
2025
Back to the Roots Vol. 1 "Dotou No Hard Chain Hen"
1992
Back to the Roots Vol. 2 "Kanrui No Ballade Hen"
1992
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots (Vol.1 And Vol. 2)
2005
Betty Wright: The Movie
2011
Game Theory Deluxe Edition (Explicit Version)
2006
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide To Understanding The Roots Volume 2
2005
Organix
1993
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Singles & EPs
12
Pre-Game
EP · 2006
Black-ish – Juneteenth (Original Television Series Soundtrack)
Single · 2017
![Wake Up [Digital 45] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/22449/600.jpg)
Wake Up [Digital 45]
Single · 2010
Don't Say Nuthin
EP · 2019
You Got Me (Drum & Bass Mix)
Single · 2019
Don't Feel Right (International Version)
Single · 2006
Dear God 2.0
Single · 2010
Silent Treatment (Street Mix)
Single · 2021
Respond/React (Live at Blue Note NYC)
Single · 2025
Marathon Man (Remix)
Single · 2007
?uest vs. Knuckles (Edited Version)
Single · 2005
Break You Off
Single · 2003
![Wake Up [Digital 45] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/22449/1200.avif)
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About
The Roots are an American Grammy Award-winning hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are known for a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which includes live instrumentals. Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called The Square Roots. Since their first independent album release, the band has released 10 studio albums, two EPs, two collaboration albums and have collaborated with a wide range of artists from different genres. The Roots have served as the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon since its premiere in 2009. The Roots' work has been repeatedly met with critical acclaim. About.com ranked them #7 on its list of the 25 Best Rap Groups of All-Time, describing them as "Hip-hop's first legitimate band."
The Roots in brief
- How many The Roots releases are on Riffiter?
- 34 releases are catalogued, spanning 1992 to 2025.
- When was The Roots formed?
- The Roots formed in 1993, in Philadelphia, USA.
- What genre is The Roots?
- The Roots is catalogued under Hip-Hop.
- What is the most recent The Roots release on Riffiter?
- The Roots Come Alive Too: DYWM30 Live at Blue Note NYC, released in 2025.