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	<title>The FADER &#187; The Roots</title>
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		<title>Hennessy Artistry Tour Blows Up New York City</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/08/hennessy-artistry-tour-blows-up-new-york-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Felipe Delerme</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bilal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video courtesy of Miss Info
Last night New York City&#8217;s Terminal 5 hosted the final stop of the Hennessy Artistry Tour which included surprise performances by Bilal, Don Omar (viva reggaeton!), Consequence, Karen Wheeler of Soul II Soul, Q-Tip, and Queen Latifah, as well as mixology scientists, Common and The Roots. We arrived a little later [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: The Roots, &#8220;How I Got Over&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/30/video-the-roots-how-i-got-over/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/30/video-the-roots-how-i-got-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Macia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s interesting to think that The Roots, with their years of dedication to craft and commitment to live tightness, might have become better songwriters by having to play meaningless rights free intro/outros to commercials on the Jimmy Fallon Show. It&#8217;s the equivalent of being Einstein and breaking your balls for years to crack the atom, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hennessy Artistry Tour Curated By Common &amp; The Roots Is Coming To A City Near You</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/the-hennessy-artistry-tour-curated-by-common-the-roots-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/the-hennessy-artistry-tour-curated-by-common-the-roots-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Macia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hennessy announces the fourth annual edition of the acclaimed Hennessy Artistry series, curated and headlined by hip-hop impresario Common, with The Roots also appearing as the house band.
Hosted exclusively by Hennessy, each show will feature a unique blend of performers and collaborators ranging from up-and-coming talent to cameos by iconic special guests.
Visit hennessyartistry.com for dates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freeload: The Roots f. Lil Wayne, &#8220;A Milli&#8221; (Live in Miami)</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/09/freeload-the-roots-f-lil-wayne-a-milli-live-in-miami/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/09/freeload-the-roots-f-lil-wayne-a-milli-live-in-miami/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official: this is the last version of &#8220;A Milli&#8221; that we will ever post… unless Cindy McCain covers it to appeal to the &#8220;that one&#8221; vote. And even then probably not. The Roots, live at the Fillmore in Miami with a special guest appearance by Weezy Baby. A Milli&#8217;s by ?uestlove.


Download: The Roots f. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audio/Video: Keys To The City Presents Philadelphia</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/07/14/video-audio-keys-to-the-city-philadelphia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/07/14/video-audio-keys-to-the-city-philadelphia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have not been to Philly do not fret because after you watch approximately 92 trillion videos from Diplo &#038; his Mad Decent crew as well as The Roots, look at some slideshows, listen to an exclusive Mad Decent mix and hear Diplo talk about the history of Philly DJs, you can pretend you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freeload: P.O.R.N. f. Peedi Peedi, &#8220;Rock Wit Me&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/06/20/freeload-p-o-r-n-f-peedi-peedi-rock-wit-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/06/20/freeload-p-o-r-n-f-peedi-peedi-rock-wit-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing the Philly phandom on ye olde blog homestead, here&#8217;s a newish joint from Roots Crew associate P.O.R.N., who we&#8217;ve been trying to find out more about ever since his guest appearances on Rising Down (not as much of &#8220;a grower&#8221; as Game Theory, but it holds up pretty well, no?). After repeatedly being thwarted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video/Freeload: The Roots&#8217; Big Day</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/29/video-freeload-the-roots-big-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/29/video-freeload-the-roots-big-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising Up hit the &#8220;record stores&#8221; today, but yesterday was the band&#8217;s big push on tv and radio. The dudes, plus Chrisette &#038; Wale, hit Letterman (Dave with the pound!) for &#8220;Rising Up&#8221;, but prior to that also recorded a full set on Green Lantern&#8217;s Sirius show before wrapping up the whole day at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: The Roots f. Chrisette Michelle &amp; Wale, &#8220;Rising Up&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/23/video-the-roots-f-chrisette-michelle-wale-rising-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/23/video-the-roots-f-chrisette-michelle-wale-rising-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Babies, breakdancers and an entire lineup of FADERy type sangers and rappers under the watchful eye of Rik Cordero. We can&#8217;t really complain about that. We have also decided that Wale&#8217;s voice is in direct center on the Black ThoughtDice Raw spectrum. Maybe they could join up with Grandaddy IU and start a barbershop quartet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freeload: The Roots f. Dice Raw &amp; Peedi Peedi, &#8220;Get Busy&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/01/freeload-the-roots-f-dice-raw-peedi-peedi-get-busy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/01/freeload-the-roots-f-dice-raw-peedi-peedi-get-busy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love the Roots and all, and Dice is so real on this, but we need to address something else real quick. See that &#8220;kid&#8221; in the photo above? That was a grown man before Peedi rapped on this. Like he literally sons dudes, which is kind of dangerous because it&#8217;s going to be really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: The Roots Rising Down Sessions</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/31/video-the-roots-rising-down-sessions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/31/video-the-roots-rising-down-sessions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FADER 12 coverboys prepped the release of their new album with some jam sessions last week which you may have heard about, and this morning they let out this little video of the highlights, including some music, some interview, some celebrities and dudes from BLK JKS hanging all kinds of out at the opening party. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audio: The Roots f. Wale &amp; Chrisette Michelle, &#8220;Rising Up&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/28/audio-the-roots-f-wale-chrisette-michelle-rising-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/28/audio-the-roots-f-wale-chrisette-michelle-rising-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s funny about this is that we&#8217;ve put both Wale and Chrisette Michelle in our magazine before. We see what you&#8217;re doing Roots! For real though, The Roots put together a solid rap album this time around and now that they&#8217;ve ditched &#8220;Birthday Girl,&#8221; this is the most upbeat jam on the whole thing. 


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		<title>Video: The Roots f. Fall Out Boy Dude, &#8220;Birthday Girl&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/11/video-the-roots-f-fall-out-boy-dude-birthday-girl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/11/video-the-roots-f-fall-out-boy-dude-birthday-girl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We won&#8217;t say where we got this from or ask why he or she has Google alerts for &#8220;Patrick Stump,&#8221;  but what we will say is that the Roots should just let this be the video for this song. 
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		<title>Audio: The Roots f. Patrick Stump, &#8220;Birthday Girl&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/10/audio-the-roots-f-patrick-stump-birthday-girl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/10/audio-the-roots-f-patrick-stump-birthday-girl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other night when we went to hear the new Roots album we started thinking that the only sure thing for a hit song on some level is if you make it about a birthday or a graduation, throw in the less popular dude from Fallout Boy and make vaguely creepy (in this context) BDP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: The Roots f. Dice Raw, Peedi Crakk &amp; DJ Jazzy Jeff, &#8220;Get Busy&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/07/video-the-roots-f-dice-raw-peedi-crakk-dj-jazzy-jeff-get-busy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/07/video-the-roots-f-dice-raw-peedi-crakk-dj-jazzy-jeff-get-busy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We can&#8217;t say we&#8217;re against the direction The Roots are going in: darker, harder hitting paranoid songs that still aren&#8217;t afraid to be a little jokey. That said, putting Peedi Crakk in a video is always a good look, also a good look is having  Rik Cordero shoot this and probably like 13 more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freeload: The Roots, &#8220;75 Bars (Black&#8217;s Reconstruction)&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/25/freeload-the-roots-75-bars-black-s-reconstruction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/25/freeload-the-roots-75-bars-black-s-reconstruction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Roots put this up on the Okayplayer blog a couple days ago and we found it floating around the information highway so thought wise to pass along. Viral! It&#8217;s the first track off their April 29th album Rising Down and is another shining example of why Black Thought should never do anything but rap [...]]]></description>
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