The Roots
The Roots are an American hip hop band, formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots currently serve as the house band on NBC's The
| Members Black Thought, Questlove, Captain Kirk Douglas, Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson, Raymond Angry, James Poyser, Mark Kelley, Stro Elliot, Kamal Gray, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Dave Guy |
| Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Basic Info
| Also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dynasty, The Square Roots, The Tonight Show Band |
| Genres Hip hop, alternative rap, conscious rap, progressive soul, progressive rap |
| Labels Def Jam, DGC, Interscope Geffen A&M, MCA, Okayplayer |
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Discography
Organix (1993) Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995) Illadelph Halflife (1996) Things Fall Apart (1999) Phrenology (2002) The Tipping Point (2004) Game Theory (2006) Rising Down (2008) How I Got Over (2010) Undun (2011) ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2014)
Band lineup
Current members Black Thought – rap and singing vocals (1987–present) Questlove – drums, backing rap vocals, beatboxing (1987–present) Kamal Gray – keyboards, backing rap vocals (1994–present) Captain Kirk Douglas – guitars, singing vocals (2003–present) Tuba Gooding, Jr. (Damon
