The 4th annual Okayplayer Holiday Jam was held last month and a slew of guests came out to rock the stage with The Legendary. One of the highlights of the night was when the cast of FELA! walked over from Broadway to transform B.B. Kings into the The Shrine. Black Thought kicked it off with an afrobeat mix of Criminal, which morphed into dozens of musicians and dancers taking the stage, bringing the full spirit of Fela with them. Enjoy our exclusive recording of the 15 min performance, and if you can dig it say “Yeah, Yeah!”
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Posted on October 19th, 2010 by HighVoltage in A Tribe Called Quest, Black Thought, Bobby Brown, D-Nice, Erykah Badu, Eve, Mary J. Blige, Mike Posner, Q-Tip, Questlove, Ronald Isley, The Roots
The Roots & Q-Tip headlined the Hennessy Artistry tour this year and last week they touched down in NYC for the grand finale. As with all the Hennessy shows, there were many special guests as Ronald Isley, Bobby Brown, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Mike Posner, D-Nice and Eve all took the stage with The Legendary. Hennessy was gracious enough to stream the event live on ustream, so you can check out the full concert on-demand below, as well as download our audio rip of the show.
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John Legend & The Roots played a special show at Terminal 5 this week in support of Wake Up that was broadcast on YouTube and directed by Spike Lee. It served as a great release party, as all of the album’s special guests were in the house (Common, Melanie Fiona, CL Smooth) as well as a surprise performance from Jennifer Hudson. Here is the full audio and video downloads.
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In support of the newly released Wake Up!, The Roots and John Legend perform a live session for AOL Music. Check the video out after the jump and be sure to tune in to the live webcast of their show in NYC tonight at 9pm here.
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The Roots went all out to perform their new single, Dear God 2.0, with the help of Jim James and an orchestra last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Pretty epic performance right here. How I Got Over is in stores this Tuesday, and on iTunes Sunday night at midnight.
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Posted on June 9th, 2010 by HighVoltage in DJ Jazzy Jeff, Questlove
For the first time ever, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Questlove teamed up for a very special performance at this years The Roots Picnic. I’m a fan of what Travis Barker has done with DJ AM (RIP) and A-Trak, so I was definitely curious to see what Jeff and Quest had cooked up. While Travis Barker’s projects are focused more on the party vibe, I feel Questlove and Jazzy Jeff were making a point to not only entertain, but to educate… and the outcome was phenomenal. They played everything- Jay-Z, A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock, The Pharcyde, Biggie, Kanye, Common, etc. and often played the original sample leading into the hip hop classic. Skillz served as hypeman for the occaison and did a great job getting the crowd involved without becoming overbearing. This is one rare gem you wont want to miss. Full download and stream of our exclusive recording after the jump.
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