About this Artist

The legendary Roots Crew have become one of the best-known and most respected hip-hop acts in the business, winning four Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Album for Wake Up!, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for “Hang On in There” (with John Legend), and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “You Got Me” (with Erykah Badu). The band’s current Grammy nomination count is 14. Additionally, The Roots Picnic, an annual star-studded mix of musicians, has become a celebrated institution. The Roots were named one of the greatest live bands around by Rolling Stone and serve as the official house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Black Thought and Questlove were executive producers of the acclaimed documentary series Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America on AMC.