According to NBC New York, the prolific film director Spike Lee will be directing a live webcast concert for John Legend and The Roots on September 23rd in NYC. This will be the second installment of a American Express-sponsored concert series called “Unstaged”. The first show featured Arcade Fire performing, and was directed by “12 [cont.]

In a recent interview with XXL, Black Thought spoke on the fate of his long-awaited solo album and collborative LP with Danger Mouse. Any word on your long-awaited solo album? I’ve been working on the solo record at different points of my career. And for whatever reason Def Jam wasn’t on board for what we [cont.]

Let’s all thank J. Period, John Legend and The Roots for bringing Pete Rock and CL Smooth together for their first track in 6 years. PR & CL straighten it out for this first burst from J.Period’s “Wake Up! Radio” mixtape. LISTEN: John Legend & The Roots – “Our Generation (J. Period Remix)” (feat. Pete [cont.]

Here’s a clip of the Roots and John Legend performing “Little Ghetto Boy” in the studio, in preparation for their Wake Up! collaborative LP dropping this month.

Money Making Jam Boys In Studio Session from Time & Tide on Vimeo. Not familar with the Money Making Jam Boys? That would be the new offshoot project from the likes of Dice Raw, Black Thought, and other Philly cats. Here’s a taste of what they are cooking up for their forthcoming mixtape release.

The Roots and John Legend get bluesy in their latest video. Wake Up! LP in stores September 21st.

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The Roots and John Legend debut the video for the lead single from their collaborative album of the same name. Nice little homage to Do The Right Thing at the beginning, as Tariq gets his Sam Jackson on.

New (old) tracks from the collaborative LP, Wake Up!, due out next month, as a part of GMA’s Summer Concert Series. Meanwhile, pre-orders for the album just went up at Itunes, complete with three bonus pre-order tracks and one bonus performance video.

The Roots back up Trey Songz for this Late Night With Jimmy Fallon performance of “Already Taken”, from the Step Up 3-D soundtrack.

The Roots LP, How I Got Over, is in stores now. Video directed by Rik Cordero. “The Fire” chronicles a post-apocalyptic death march set in 1945 during the final stages of World War II in Europe. After a cataclysmic event renders the war futile, a paramilitary splinter group — led by a Kurtz-like figure known [cont.]

The Roots and John Legend team for this album of cover songs, capturing the conscious attitudes of the 60′s and 70′s and applying them to today’s “yes we can” generation. You might not recognize some of the titles, but you’ll definitely hear some familiar samples in there, replayed by the team. Needless to say, we’re [cont.]

The Roots back Big Boi for a peformance of “Shutterbugg” on Late Night Night With Jimmy Fallon. Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son Of Chico Dusty in stores now.

Long before Amy Winehouse became a walking tabloid, the hardest working man in show-business, ?uestlove, was singing her praises, turning a whole generation of hip-hoppers on to her unique, soulful sound. In a recent article published in the U.K.’s Sun, ?uesto and Winehouse will join Raphael Saadiq for an as of yet unnamed supergroup project. [cont.]

It’s sad to say, but even in this day and age, some people need to be convinced that “rap music” actually deserves its label. Fortunately, it’s easy to point them to The Roots, as the Philly collective always shows off plenty of musicianship, and point man Black Thought can rhyme with the best of them. [cont.]

RIDICULOUS! Roots and JL cover Baby Huey’s “Hard Times”, as used for Ghostface Killah’s “Buck 50″ and Diamond D’s “Red Light Green Light”, among countless other classic hip-hop tracks. Possibly to be included on the upcoming Wake Up Sessions collaborative LP.

Man, if Jimmy only knew how much value he has under his roof with The Roots as his stage band. Em spits ridiculous verses from his collaboration with Pink, taken from Recovery, in stores now.

John Legend and The Roots team for this cover of the Ernie Hines classic, which may or may not appear on their collaborative LP, The Wake Up Sessions Vol. One. Free download, courtesy of Levi’s Pioneer Sessions. LISTEN: John Legend + The Roots – “Our Generation” (MP3) John Legend + The Roots – “Our Generation” [cont.]

Eminem – Relapse – Em’s latest LP dropped yesterday, with Itunes being the only ones to step up with any kind of bonus content. The Itunes Deluxe Edition comes with two pretty enticing bonus tracks – “Session One” features Em next to his almost Shady Slaughterhouse crew, while the “Ridaz” features Dr. Dre production. These [cont.]

The Roots back Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars’ performance of “Billionaire” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.