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Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove review – a soundtrack for the world, from the Sugarhill Gang to Kanye West

The Roots drummer, DJ, author and director is the ‘Ken Burns of black music’, and his personal reflections on a genre that last year turned 50 are full of wisdom and charm

The Guardian - UK

‘Rapper’s Delight planted a seed for the rest of my life’: Questlove on hoarding, capturing hip-hop history and the Kendrick-Drake beef

The drummer, DJ and Oscar-winning director is a key custodian of Black culture, with 200,000 records to prove it. So why does he think he’s getting too old for rap music?

The Guardian - UK

A festival of music, film and spectacle: the best of Belfast 2024

A year-long celebration aims to start a new chapter for Belfast, forging better connections and conversations within communities through creativity and culture

The Guardian - UK

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Roots’ Race to Make Hoodies and Sweatpants Sexy

The legacy brand has hired fashion provocateur Joey Gollish to breathe life back into it. Will Gen Z even notice?

The Walrus

Cardi B, Queen Latifah, The Roots Headline BET Experience

The BET Experience returns to LA with a star-studded concert lineup before the 2024 BET Awards, featuring Cardi B, Queen Latifah, The Roots, and more.

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“Playing at the Super Bowl is the easy part. It’s the musical director responsibilities leading up that’s stressful”: Adam Blackstone heads up the biggest gigs on the planet – now with a 5-string Jackson bass named after his grandmother

The Emmy and Grammy winner has led the musical charge for everyone from Rihanna to Eminem and Justin Timberlake. He explains why he went for Jackson over Fender for his signature bass, what makes five strings essential to his style, and how he leads the band while laying down the…

Guitar World

4 reasons I'm looking forward to OFFF Barcelona

Creative festival OFFF Barcelona is coming soon, and the lineup looks brilliant.

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Sepultura should go down as one of the bravest musical forces in metal – no matter which era of the band you look at

Sepultura were one of metal’s most celebrated names. Then, once frontman Max Cavalera left, they became one of its most underrated

Metal Hammer

Mumbai: NGO welcomes Saudi-based firm as it inks pact with 3 int'l recruitment agencies

MUMBAI: Mumbai-based senior cleric Mufti Manzoor Ziyaee who heads the NGO Ilm-O-Hunar Foundation has welcomed Saudi-based Maharah Human Resources Co's agreements with three major International recruitment agencies in India, especially Mumbai-based Roots recruitment services, to employ 50,000 Indian workers till 2030.

The Times of India

"We don’t take our brotherhood for granted now": Max and Iggor Cavalera on mending fences, Sepultura and the legacy of global metal

From blinding each other as kids to meeting Pelé and Javier Bardem, Max and Iggor Cavalera reflect on 40 years of music

Metal Hammer

Digging in: council rejects plan for allotments in green belt near Bristol

Privately-run project calls decision ‘a real shame’ but local people concerned at ‘aggressively growing business’ and threat to wildlife

The Guardian - UK

Hip-hop legends a ‘F.O.R.C.E’ to be reckoned with at United Center show

LL Cool J, The Roots, Common, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Z-Trip, Rakim, Common, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in grand style.

Chicago Sun-Times

Watch John Fogerty play a cacophonous Creedence classic on kid's instruments

John Fogerty joined Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on The Tonight Show for a gleeful romp through Creedence Clearwater Revival's Lookin' Out My Back Door

Louder

Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden gives thoughts on controversial Bristol allotment project

The allotment has sparked a lot of fury, with police being called to the field in Abbots Leigh last week to diffuse a spat between concerned local residents and company bosses

Bristol Post

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Soulfly at 25: how Max Cavalera assembled the metal avengers to save himself from grief, depression and addiction

After leaving Sepultura following the death of his stepson, Max Cavalera was at his lowest ebb. Then he got an idea for something new

Bristol Post

Council tells allotment company Roots to stop work after residents' revolt

"We will continue to monitor the site"

Bristol Post

Police called over allotments row as angry villagers block lorry

One person from the allotments business claimed he was assaulted

Bristol Post

Police called to allotment stand-off on edge of Bristol as work begins on project

The allotment group said it was "shocked to receive such a backlash"

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Edinburgh Live

Roots, an independent cafe and catering kitchen in the west end, confirmed they can no longer run their business as costs rise.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Roots Picnic is back, expands to 3 days

PHILADELPHIA — The Roots Picnic will return to the Mann Center on June 3 and 4 with headlining sets by Diddy with the Roots, Ms. Lauryn Hill performing her album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" and Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert.

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New Documentary Looks At The Roots Historic Hip-Hop Residency At The Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center embrace The Roots as the first hip-hop group in residency

Zenger

The Roots May Known As The House Band On The Tonight With Jimmy Fallon But They Are Much More

Kennedy Center embrace The Roots as the first hip-hop group in residency

Manchester Evening News

Last-minute legal challenge halts 'forced removal' of former political activist who sought refuge in Greater Manchester

The M.E.N. told how a Manchester charity believes Kouame's life would be in danger

Tribune News Service

Swizz Beatz will be featured in Grammy Awards all-star 50th anniversary of hip-hop tribute Sunday

SAN DIEGO — The Grammy Awards on Thursday announced an all-star tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop segment as part of Sunday's 65th annual Grammy Awards telecast and the lineup includes La Jolla resident and 2011 Grammy-winner Swizz Beatz. He is married to singer-songwriter and 15-time Grammy Award-winner Alicia…

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh caterers' 'spirit broken' after 'bending over backwards' for customers

Once a thriving sandwich shop in the West End and now a fully functioning private caterers, the Roots Catering Kitchen spoke out on social media about the festive period.

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