🌎🎙🌟THE BEST OF THE ROOTS 🎧🎙🎛🎚🌅

90s and 2000s hip hop and r&b VA

Called "the best Roots mixtape ever" by The Source Magazine and named Allhiphop.com's "Best Mixtapes of the Year 2006", J.PERIOD's official Best of the Roots is a one-of-a-kind collector’s item and a must-have for any fan of the best band in hip hop. Packed with over 50 tracks of Roots classics, rarities and exclusive J.PERIOD remixes, The Best of the Roots also features 6 exclusive new Black Thought freestyles and original tracks produced by J.PERIOD. Guest appearances from standout Roots crew members, plus Jay-Z, Rakim, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Big Pun, Stevie Wonder and more.

The Best of The Roots (Hosted by Black Thought)

Produced in partnership with Sony Records and in tandem with John Legend & The Roots’ Grammy-winning WAKE UP! album, J.PERIOD presents WAKE UP! RADIO, a star-studded remix project that imagines a world where mainstream radio transmits music with a message. Employing an all-star cast including Common, Jimmy Fallon, Q-Tip, and John Legend & The Roots themselves, J.PERIOD reinterprets and re-imagines the original WAKE UP! recording sessions to create a powerful and progressive collection of soul remixes. Features a history-making collaboration between John Legend, Black Thought and Rakim on "In the Ghetto (Wake Up!)" (Produced by J.PERIOD), and the reuniting of hip hop legends Pete Rock & CL Smooth for “Our Generation (J.PERIOD Remix)”.

J.PERIOD, John Legnd & The Roots Present... WAKE UP! Radio

I have several mixes by The Roots. This is one of the earliest ones I made. I like the vibe throughout, hence the title Vibin' With The Roots. Shout out to all of my people in Philly and all my Temple University alums.

Vibin' With The Roots

#FBF: B.I.G. vs JAY-Z vs NAS

Back to catch wreck and get mad props, representin' and keepin' it real... DJ DANJ!! takes it to the 90s with the second part of this year's #MYHIPHOP series... classics by Snoop Dogg, B.I.G., Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, A Tribe Called Quest, Redman, Ice Cube, Nas, Noreaga, DMX, Cypress Hill, GangStarr, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Black Moon, Das EFX, Showbiz & AG, and more... recognize

#MYHIPHOP... IN THE 90s...

They put the G in "G-Funk", the G in "Gangsta Shit", the extra G in "Dogg"... the notorious, infamous, incredible, untouchable Death Row. DJ DANJ!! treatin' bustas like a punk-ass ciz-op with the hittas from Dre, Pac, Snoop, Tha Dogg Pound, Rage, Nate Dogg, and more... now ya rollin' with THA ROW, so listen up, BEEEEOTCH!

djDANJ!!: THE ROW

I am 'THE CURATOR' DJ MR. MILES (formerly DJ DANJ!!) and I give you '93 'TIL, featuring some of the best hip-hop and R&B from the year 1993! Music by Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Janet Jackson, SWV, 2Pac, Onyx, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, Mary J. Blige, Naughty by Nature, Ice Cube, KRS-One, Zhane, Jade, Brand Nubian, De La Soul, Lords of the Underground, Spice 1, MC Eiht, Black Moon, The Pharcyde, Souls of Mischief and a lot more!!

'93 TIL!!

I am DJMr. MILES and if I can be so obliged to get about 50 minutes of your time... this is the [TIMBALAND] mood.

Classics by Aaliyah, Jay-Z, Missy, Justin Timberlake, Ginuwine, Total, Lil Kim, SWV, Usher, LL Cool J, Ludacris, and more... and beats by the man they call Timbaland... all brought to you by MR.MILES . Feel it!!

the [TIMBALAND] mood... 7.13.18

The Roots Vs The Fugees Mix...Tribute party Friday, June 8th @ Beauty Bar 1444 W. Chicago Ave. 9pm - 2am

03 The Roots Vs The Fugees (Click down arrow to download)

The year was 1997. It was a typical beautiful Seattle spring day where rain would come down at a moments notice and then make way for the sun. It was freshman year of high school and I was coolin with my boy Ramone in his pop's old Cutlass and we just knew we were doing it big. (Ahh the good old days) Anyway, it was an aforementioned rainy day and we were in the beautiful bliss of riding with no destination and enjoying life & good hip-hop. Ramone was one of those kids who had the big-ass books of CD's at all times. The dude had every CD that would come out. Mainstream shit, underground shit, obscure shit (what up C-Bo & Celly Cel) whatever you wanted, son had it. Like taking pride in having any and EVERYTHING you could think of. He lived in my building and was older, so we would cruise Seattle for hours trying to pick up chicks and absorbing that good shit that was coming out in abundance in those great times (Goodie Mob! Camp Lo! Keith Murray!). Anyway, this day I grabbed one of those heavy ass CD books when it began to rain and we were Mobb Deep'd out (if that's even possible. Hell on Earth is still one of the greatest albums EVER) and I saw the this cover of some dudes huddled in a classic pose that is Illadeph Halflife. I remember seeing them in a short article in Vibe or something but didn't really pay attention. "This any good?" I asked. My man looked at it and said "Hell yeah. I STAYS with that hot shit." Skeptical, I just gave him a look. This was the same dude who was championing E-40 and the Oakland cats MAD early (no diss but they had to grow on me. LOL) He grabbed the CD and put it on. Man, to this day I haven't been that blown away and mad at myself for underestimating anyone. The sounds and grooves I heard. Incredible beats! All anchored by the incredible drumming of some cat named Questlove. Black Thought and Malik B. killing it on EVERY track. The perfect singing and harmonies that showed a deep knowledge and appreciation for soul music. Why had I never heard of these dudes??!!! I prided myself on being a hip-hop head. What the hell!!!! I've since been a life-long fan and was definitely proud of them when they gained much-deserved commercial success and rightfully won Grammy's. I was amused when people hopped on the NeoSoul train and were trying to act like they were down all along. I cheered when Quest got his just due as a musical genius and a cultural icon. I loved the Soulquarian collective that spawned the incredible "Voodoo" and "Like Water for Chocolate" masterpieces. I championed the acts that they embraced and helped (Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Little Brother, JazzyFatnastees, Bilal, so many greats!) and I can truly say that they are one of the greatest groups in history. Not just Hip-Hop. In ALL music. And I still remember that day with much joy as the day I was introduced to The Roots. Enjoy. Buy all their albums. Y'all know how I get down. This is my Tribute to the Roots mix. Tell a friend. - Dj Rashad Hayes

1. Yo MTV Raps Interview
2. Act Too (the Love of my Life) ft. Common (Rashad Hayes Mix)
3. Proceed
4. The Next Movement ft. Jazzy Jeff
5. Concerto of the Desperado
6. In the Music
7. Section
8. Step into the Realm
9. No Greater Pretender
10. Don't Say Nuthin
11. Don't Feel Right
12. It Just Don't Stop
13. Break You Off ft. Musiq
14. You Got Me
15. Pussy Galore ft. Jill Scott
16. Without a Doubt
17. Fly Interlude
18. Ain't Sayin Nothin New
19. Dynamite! (produced by J Dilla)
20. Web 20/20
21. Rising Up ft. Chrisette Michelle
22. What They Do ft. Rapheal Saddiq
23. No Alibi
24. The Day ft. Blu & Phonte

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Vibin' With The Roots

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