The Roots

Photo illustration of A Tribe Called Quest on top of their album cover for Midnight Marauders

ELECTRIC RELAXATION

A Tribe Called Quest’s Most Influential Album Turns 30

Nothing was ever the same after the release of the group’s seminal third studio album.

Stereo Williams

FOREVER JAMMIN’

Ex-Bass Player for The Roots Dead at 62

Hubbard stayed with the group from 1992 to 2007, leaving two years before it began its Jimmy Fallon residencies.

Corbin Bolies

Let the Music Play

The ‘Black Woodstock’ Buried From History for 50 Years

In 1969, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, B.B. King, and more performed at a revolutionary musical festival in Harlem. New doc “Summer of Soul” asks: How come nobody knew about it?

Kevin Fallon

House Drink

Keeping Things Spicy With Black Thought of The Roots

The Roots’ frontman shares his favorite way to make a spicy Mezcal margarita.

Sammi Katz

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HEAVY HEARTS

Founding Roots Member Malik B. Dies at 47

“May he be remembered for his devotion to Islam, his loving brotherhood and his innovation as one of the most gifted MCs of all time,” the band said in a statement.

Blake Montgomery