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Up From the Wackness

By Chris Blose

Philadelphia’s The Roots have spent 13 years banging out organic hip-hop with real instruments and unquestionable swagger. They’ve also spent 13 years asking—consciously or not—the following question: Can you be sonic pioneers with a radical sensibility and still get the club bumping? The Roots have successfully straddled the border between underground heroes and mainstream dabblers, all leading to their latest release,… return to article

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