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i've heard a little bit of them, but not much. they are opening for the concert i'm going to on saturday though, so hopefully they put on a good live show...

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love the roots..and that track is phenomenal...i love how they recorded the whole album with live instruments

if you get the chance, get cody chesnutt's album...actually, it was meant to be a demo, but people that heard it liked it so much that they convinced him to release it as is..so it became a lo-fi (he recorded it in his apartment), 2 disc, 36 track album, and rare to find...the seed 2.0 was actually a rendition of 'the seed' by chesnutt himself and is found on his 'headphone masterpiece' album..the roots amped it up and put verses in it, but kept the hook...

check out chesnutt's 'serve this royalty'..another great track off his album..i'm sure you can find it on kazaa

http://www.codychesnutt.com

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The Seed 2.0 is awecome... The Roots are one of the most original and influential hip-hop acts ever... They're just awesome. I love when the drummer integrates drum and bass type beats into some of their songs - besides that, he's just good. Rahzel... what more is there to say? The way they help other bands play and be noticed is cool too. All around good group.

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i used to work for them directly... they are some pretty cool down to earth guys for the most part (notice i say for the most part) Ahmir (questlove) is probably the coolest out of the bunch.

i worked on thier sites and stuff.

Okayplayer

honestly i dont' like the video to the seed... i didn't like the video for break you off either.

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i suggest you guys take a listen to the roots 'organix' album..great stuff on their..all live instruments as well...

and wreckk, okayplayer.com is a great site..good job..and ?uestlove is da ****..i love how laid back he is when he plays the drum..with the fro, the hair pick, and the toothpick stickin outta his mouth! haha..classic

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i love the roots. 'Come Alive' is such a wickid live album. i tried to get Illadelph Halflife, but it was ?17, so i thought i'd look around for it somewhere cheaper:)) i jsut gotta thank my bro for getting one of their albums a few years back, before i was really influenced by many bands or music types etc. and then after listening to 'do you want more', i was just like 'yes!'

great group.

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The Roots own. One of their favourite performances for me is with Jay Z on MTV Live, with Jaguar Wright on backing vocals upstaging Mary J Blige IMO.

i second that...wright and rahzel stole the show in my opinion...and you can't beat that live version of 'song cry'...great stuff..

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Could you say one of the only good hip hop acts out there that don't sound like everything else in hip pop and ©rap? I think so, but I can't say that I don't like hip hop, just the poppy stuff. Rap is tiring, that's why I don't listen to it much, I hear it enough everywhere anyways (damn eminem and 50 cent) Anyways, awesome track!

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can't see the video on this comp.. but i'll watch it when i get home.. i've always liked the roots :D and for some reason it reminded me of lauryn Hill.. :blink: i don't know why, but what ever happened to her? i really like her "miseducation..." CD

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can't see the video on this comp.. but i'll watch it when i get home.. i've always liked the roots :D and for some reason it reminded me of lauryn Hill.. :blink: i don't know why, but what ever happened to her? i really like her "miseducation..." CD

I guess, she figured that she won a few grammy's and so, time to move onto a new thing... but, i'm not really sure if she has been working on a new album or not :unsure:

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