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The Roots

The Roots is credited on 121 albums across 540 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1994–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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121

Albums

540

Pressings

4

Decades active

463

In collections

Biography

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The Roots is an American Hip-Hop / Neo Soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to Hip-Hop which still includes live instrumentals.
Malik B., Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, and Josh Abrams were added to the band, originally called "The Square Roots".

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Credited work

121 albums · 540 pressings · active 1994–2026

  • Production · 408
  • Performance · 376
  • Other credits · 47
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: The Studio · Battery Studios, New York · Sony Music Studios, New York City · Ivory Studios

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