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Celebrities

Black Thought to chronicle his childhood and career in memoir 'The Upcycled Self'

Music

Black Thought, El Michels Affair explore fame and identity on 'Glorious Game'

Black Thought Album

Courts

Wife of founding Roots member sues Questlove and Black Thought for fraud

Leonard Hubbard Lawsuit

Music

Black Thought celebrates 50th anniversary of hip-hop with spoken word tribute

Music

Black Thought gets introspective about 'That Girl' on second single from upcoming collaborative album

Black Thought/ El Michaels "That Girl"

Music

The Roots will star in upcoming PBS special

The Roots PBS

Music

Black Thought, El Michels Affair release lead single 'Grateful' from upcoming collaborative album

Black Thought El Michels Affair

Music

The Roots tease new single, 'Misunderstood,' from long-awaited album 'End Game'

Arts & Culture

Black Thought, legendary emcee of The Roots, gets honored with mural in Olde Kensington

Black Thought Mural Philly

Music

Black Thought, Danger Mouse release lead single 'No Gold Teeth' from upcoming collaboration

Music

Questlove, Black Thought, and Mick Jagger to produce James Brown docuseries for A&E

Music

Roots Picnic returning to Fairmount Park with Mary J. Blige, Jazmine Sullivan as headliners

TV

Questlove, Black Thought featured on 'Rise Up, Sing Out,' Disney's latest animated series

Questlove Black Thought Rise Up

Movies

Questlove-produced film premieres at Sundance, tells story of descendants of last-known slave ship in America

Questlove Descendant Film

Obituaries

Fans mourn death of The Roots founding member Leonard Hubbard

Leonard Hubbard The Roots death

Music

Black Thought to school young rappers during master class at Carnegie Hall

Music

Tariq Trotter chronicles childhood in Philly in Audible Original '7 Years'

Black Thought, Tariq Trotter Audible book

2020 Election

The Roots and Jimmy Fallon rap about how to properly complete Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot

the roots jimmy fallon voting

Festivals

Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda to headline virtual broadcast of Roots Picnic on June 27

TV

Questlove to host 'Potluck' special on Food Network

Music

The Roots' Black Thought releasing solo project after Thanksgiving

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Roots Picnic

Black Thought gets cerebral remembering the Roots of the Picnic

Black Thought

Comedy

Check out an ode to Wawa from The Roots and Jimmy Fallon

New Jersey Wawa Gas Station Stock_Carroll

Celebrities

Jimmy Fallon wants you to cook him dinner at your place in Philly

Olympics

Watch The Roots' tribute to the 2018 Winter Olympics on 'The Tonight Show'

jimmy fallon olympics

Videos