Members
- Frank "Knuckles" Walker2002current
- “Captain” Kirk Douglas2002current
- Mark Kelley2011current
?uestloveoriginalcurrent
Black Thoughtoriginalcurrent- Dame “Tuba Gooding, Jr.” Brysoncurrent
- Dave Guycurrent
- Ebony Joicurrent
- James Poysercurrent
- Kamal Graycurrent
- Martin Luther McCoyelectric guitarcurrent
- Rahzel1995–1999
- Scratch1998–2003
- Owen Biddle2007–2011
- Ben Kenney2002
- Hub2007
- Malik Boriginal · 2001
Scott Storch1995
Collected from open sources (4) · facts link to sources
Discography
The Roots Come Alive Too: DYWM30 Live at Blue Note NYC2025
Tracklist not collected yet.
…and Then You Shoot Your Cousin2014
Tracklist not collected yet.
Wise Up Ghost2013
Tracklist not collected yet.
Betty Wright: The Movie2011
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undun2011
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How I Got Over2010
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Wake Up!2010
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Rising Down2008
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Game Theory2006
Tracklist not collected yet.
The Best of the Roots2006
Tracklist not collected yet.
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vols. 1 & 22005
Tracklist not collected yet.
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding The Roots, Volume 12005
Tracklist not collected yet.
Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding The Roots, Volume 22005
Tracklist not collected yet.
The Tipping Point2004
Tracklist not collected yet.
Do This Well2004
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Phrenology2002
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Things Fall Apart1999
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Things Come Together1999
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The Roots Come Alive1999
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Illadelph Halflife1996
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Do You Want More?!!!??!1994
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Organix1993
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Distortion to Static Remixes
Tracklist not collected yet.
Retour aux sources1997
Tracklist not collected yet.
The Roots From the Ground Up1994
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Gallery
Label
- Record label
- Geffen Records
- Record label
- DGC Records
- Record label
- Interscope Records
- Record label
- MCA Records
- Record label
- Interscope Geffen A&M
- Record label
- Universal Music Group
- Record label
- Def Jam Recordings
- Record label
- The Island Def Jam Music Group
Achievements
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Award
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album
- Award
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group
Similar artists
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: Roots, The Roots Featuring D'Angelo, The Roots ft. Cody Chesnu TT, ザ・ルーツ
The Roots are an American hip-hop band formed in 1987 by rapper Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014. The regular members of The Roots on The Tonight Show are Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), James Poyser (keyboards), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson (sousaphone), Stro Elliot, Dave Guy (trumpet), Kamal Gray (keyboards), and Raymond Angry (keyboards).
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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